RCAF Thunderbird 2

[The Rat]

I've said it, and now I'm doing it. Managed to get an Aoshima Thunderbird 2 through a friend, and Canadair North Star decals from Belcher Bits, and we're off to the races! Pod is done, I did the outside of the door in a hi-viz scheme for safety.

20211223_183613 by Dave Bailey[/url], on Flickr

20211223_183550 by Dave Bailey[/url], on Flickr

[Old Wombat]

 

[The Rat]

I guess Flickr must be overloaded with people uploading Christmas photos, so I'll have to copy this from facebook for now. Just a test fitting, still a lot of painting and fiddling and swearing to do.

[Old Wombat]

Definitely can't go wrong with Thunderbird 2!

[Tophe]

Great twin-boomer!

[Dizzyfugu]

A Snow-Thunderbird? 

[Wardukw]

I loved Thunderbirds when i was a kid and that hasnt changed.
Ive still got 2 Thunderbird movies on one of my hard drives and this is a brilliant idea and damn it looks good .
Im pretty sure Gerry Anderson would be proud of this 

[philp]

Going for a scheme similar to this?
https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/againstallodds/images/5/5a/Fairchild_CC-119_Flying_Boxcar.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/1000?cb=20140112225628

[The Rat]

Going for a scheme similar to this?
https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/againstallodds/images/5/5a/Fairchild_CC-119_Flying_Boxcar.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/1000?cb=20140112225628

Yup!

[philp]

That should look great.

Awesome idea.

[The Rat]

Yup, the facebook image link lasted shorter than my first date. Here we are with flickr:

Dave Bailey, on Flickr

The AK Interactive True Metal seems to be a bit more difficult to work with than the old Rub n' Buff, I'll keep trying to get better with it. Some areas look great, others look awful. Flat black is under all areas, so it isn't the base coat that's the problem. Hmmm...

[Rick Lowe]

Flat black is under all areas, so it isn't the base coat that's the problem. Hmmm...

Possibly it would work better with gloss black?

[The Rat]

Flat black is under all areas, so it isn't the base coat that's the problem. Hmmm...

Possibly it would work better with gloss black?

Not sure, this is the first time I've used a black undercoat. Never found it necessary with Rub n' Buff.

[Rick Lowe]

Flat black is under all areas, so it isn't the base coat that's the problem. Hmmm...

Possibly it would work better with gloss black?

Not sure, this is the first time I've used a black undercoat. Never found it necessary with Rub n' Buff.

Oh, ok - I was thinking of what they recommended for the other system...  can't recall it at present, but the one where you rubbed metal powder into the black base - could well have been Rub 'n' Buff, come to think of it.
Or Metalizer...

[Captain Canada]

That's neat Ratty ! Love the pod.