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The FIRST PR19 (maybe....)

Started by PR19_Kit, July 01, 2020, 10:01:03 AM

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kitbasher

#15
July 07, 2020, 03:53:16 PM
Me, a mere civilian, try to be polite.

OGL, being a tyrant, treats you like some run of the mill vassal and doesn't even try!
What If? & Secret Project SIG member.
On the go: Beaumaris/Battle/Bronco/Barracuda/F-105(UK)/Flatning/Hellcat IV/Hunter PR11/Hurricane IIb/Ice Cream Tank/JP T4/Jumo MiG-15/M21/P1103 (early)/P1127/P1154-ish/Phantom FG1/I-153/Sea Hawk T7/Spitfire XII/Spitfire Tr18/Twin Otter/FrankenCOIN/Frankenfighter

PR19_Kit

#16
July 08, 2020, 03:54:18 AM
I daren't even respond to him either, him being my 'supplier' in this case.  ;D
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

Old Wombat

#17
July 08, 2020, 07:17:56 AM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on July 08, 2020, 03:54:18 AM
I daren't even respond to him either, him being my 'supplier' in this case.  ;D

You mean "dealer"! :wacko:
Has a life outside of What-If & wishes it would stop interfering!

"The purpose of all War is Peace" - St. Augustine

veritas ad mortus veritas est

PR19_Kit

#18
July 08, 2020, 09:24:43 AM
Quote from: Old Wombat on July 08, 2020, 07:17:56 AM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on July 08, 2020, 03:54:18 AM
I daren't even respond to him either, him being my 'supplier' in this case.  ;D

You mean "dealer"! :wacko:


Close counts.  ;D
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

Martin H

#19
July 08, 2020, 04:04:20 PM
 :wacko:
I always hope for the best.
Unfortunately,
experience has taught me to expect the worst.

Size (of the stash) matters.

IPMS (UK) What if? SIG Leader.
IPMS (UK) Project Cancelled SIG Member.

PR19_Kit

#20
July 10, 2020, 09:22:36 AM
The cockpit's all assembled and the top fuselage layer is in place, and PSR'd to death of course. It's a rubbish fit, to say the least, but it's on there now. Colin Freightdog's resin radome is glued in place, and there won't be ANY need for noseweight, I can tell you!

Waiting for the 2nd PSR session to dry off before I see if I can add the canopy bits.
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

Martin H

#21
July 10, 2020, 12:27:56 PM
Well that didnt work  :banghead: :banghead:
I hit quite a few issues trying to cast the wings for kit. So rather than waste even more rubber and resin I called it quits and informed Kit of the problems. He will be getting his orginal wings back tomorrow.
I always hope for the best.
Unfortunately,
experience has taught me to expect the worst.

Size (of the stash) matters.

IPMS (UK) What if? SIG Leader.
IPMS (UK) Project Cancelled SIG Member.

PR19_Kit

#22
July 10, 2020, 01:49:07 PM
I'll use the original wings that OGL tried to work on for this model, but I'll take measurements so I can maybe scratchbuild some one day.

Airfix U-2s go for RIDICULOUS prices on eBay these days!  :o
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

The Rat

#23
July 10, 2020, 05:01:01 PM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on July 10, 2020, 01:49:07 PM
Airfix U-2s go for RIDICULOUS prices on eBay these days!  :o

That's because you cornered the market!  ;D
"My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought, cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." Hedley Lamarr, Blazing Saddles

Life is too short to worry about perfection

Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/46dpfdpr

PR19_Kit

#24
July 11, 2020, 03:49:07 PM
The PR19 prototype has got both its tailplanes and one wing attached now.

It's quite long....................  ;D
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

PR19_Kit

#25
July 12, 2020, 06:16:39 AM
Here's something unusual, a Meteor with VERY long wings............  ;D




And evidence of a LOT of PSR, but it is an M'box kit of course.
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

PR19_Kit

#26
July 13, 2020, 01:40:29 PM
Goodness, you'd think that after building THREE of these PR19s already I'd have remembered how much ruddy PSR there is in trying to get all the joints invisible in some way.  :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

I've about finished the first bout of it, and I'm about to give it a dose of the Halfords Grey Primer. Then I'll get on with the next bout.......... :(
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

chrisonord

#27
July 13, 2020, 03:55:29 PM
I have been thinking of how to scratch build some  long wings to stick on a CF-100 , originally thought of using  some thick styrene sheet, but I  am not  convinced I  could  reduce the  thickness  down to the tips  . It will be something similar to  this build of yours Kit, and be in RAF service too. Thankyou for the  inspiration  :thumbsup:
Chris
The dogs philosophy on life.
If you cant eat it hump it or fight it,
Pee on it and walk away!!

The Rat

#28
July 13, 2020, 04:51:04 PM
Someone needs to do this with a Canberra. Not those barn doors that the WB-57 has, something a little more slender and attractive.
"My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought, cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." Hedley Lamarr, Blazing Saddles

Life is too short to worry about perfection

Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/46dpfdpr

rickshaw

#29
July 13, 2020, 06:38:08 PM
Quote from: The Rat on July 13, 2020, 04:51:04 PM
Someone needs to do this with a Canberra. Not those barn doors that the WB-57 has, something a little more slender and attractive.

You mean like my Canberra PR.9 Protoype?

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