1/48 Sea Beau

[Old Wombat]

Quick update, as I still can't do pic's yet. (Soon, I promise!)

As certain parts will be open & some of the innards will be visible I'm doing some internal detail work. Nothing exact or consistent with any one type (it's getting both Bristol & DAP details, some of which are inconsistent) but at least make it look like the inside of an aircraft.

I should be finished with them tonight & I intend taking some photo's which I hope to be able to show you tomorrow.

[NARSES2]

Tease 

[Old Wombat]

Well, I didn't get the job finished BUT I did take photo's & sort out my SmugMug account!

So, here are the few photo's I've taken so far;

Folded wings:







Interior detailing (I'm slow at this):









There's still more detailing (a few more electrical boxes, radios, folding map table, pipes & wiring - things like that) & painting of the interior to go before I can button her up.

[PR19_Kit]

That wing fold is looking highly plausible. 

[Old Wombat]

Thanks, Kit!

[NARSES2]

That wing fold is looking highly plausible. 

It is indeed 

I like the start to the interior as well

[Rheged]

The whole opus is looking extremely competently done. Congratulations.

[Captain Canada]

Great job on this one ! Love the Beau and the idea of a naval one is right up there in the great ideas category.

[Old Wombat]

Thanks, gents!

There's more stuff in there now & I've started painting it (no pipes or wires, yet), & I think it's starting to look pretty good. Pity most of it will be barely visible through the openings but it'll be there & partially visible from the right angles.

[NARSES2]

And you'll know it's there 

[Old Wombat]

And you'll know it's there 

And, oddly, that does matter.

By the way, all;

It appears I'm not the only person to build a folding-wing Beaufighter.

Marcel du Long sets a high standard to aim for:



http://www.marceldulong.com/plastics/raaf-target-towing-bristol-beaufighter

[rickshaw]

Interesting.  Painted as a Target Tug.   Too much counter-shading and weathering for my liking though but well executed.     

[zenrat]

Nice work but I agree about the pre shading and weathering.

Did I read somewhere (possibly here) that the trailing edges of propeller blades in reality suffer more chipping than the leading?

[Old Wombat]

Nice work but I agree about the pre shading and weathering.

Did I read somewhere (possibly here) that the trailing edges of propeller blades in reality suffer more chipping than the leading?

Not on Grumman Trackers, they didn't. There was a generally even chipping across the whole face of the blade & leading edge. Where there was almost no chipping was the back of the blade (the "face" of the blade being the bit that bites into the air as the blade is turning, the "back" is the reverse of that side of the blade & is the bit that can be seen when viewing the aircraft from the front).

[NARSES2]

Interesting.  Painted as a Target Tug.   Too much counter-shading and weathering for my liking though but well executed.     

I wouldn't disagree, but it's a lovely model 

I also find the colour of the cowl rings interesting as they tend to come down more on the "side of the fence" I find myself on. Although I see them more of a darker bronze colour, but it's things like that that enliven this hobby of ours