Sea Dakota MR.2A, No.206 Sqn, RAF St.Mawgan ++FINISHED ++

McColm · July 02, 2023, 01:07:18 AM

I worked late into the night yesterday until I got sleepy and came up with this. One wing looks higher than the other and the new engines look really big on the Dakota. There's no going back now just PSR.

Gaps between the fuselage and the wings.

The radome is cut down from the retractable radar on the Frog Avro Shackleton MR.3. The two torpedoes are from a Blackburn Gannet(spares or repair) ,the weapons pylons are off the Hasegawa Shinmeiwa PS-1 model

McColm · July 02, 2023, 10:57:53 AM

I found a bomb rack from a Shorts Sunderland kit and glued it underneath the Dakota's fuselage. The propellers have been cut down to size but not glued at this stage.
The fine milliput putty does start to go off after five minutes even if you wet it to shape it. So this build was in-line, then the Airfix RNLI Lifeboat, Rolls-Royce Phantom Menace and the Bristol Olympus although I didn't complete it in time.

McColm · July 02, 2023, 10:55:50 PM

The evening session

Yes that's the 1/72 Hasegawa Lockheed Neptune with a different vertical tail fin and Avro Shackleton MR.3 wings. (Can't use it on this GB build).

McColm · July 04, 2023, 04:17:28 AM

First session of sanding and its turning out very well.

Wardukw · July 04, 2023, 11:30:22 AM

Getting there Mac

kerick · July 04, 2023, 11:37:41 AM

Keep it up! Its going to look great.

killnoizer · July 04, 2023, 11:40:22 AM

Wow I LOVE those props

Rick Lowe · July 04, 2023, 10:25:18 PM

What is the grey thing in the background? The new Revell Swift Boat? Or the Airfix RNLI launch?

McColm · July 05, 2023, 12:15:29 AM

Quote from: Rick Lowe on July 04, 2023, 10:25:18 PMWhat is the grey thing in the background? The new Revell Swift Boat? Or the Airfix RNLI launch?

The grey thing in the background is the 1/72 Airfix RNLI Severn Class Lifeboat.

McColm · July 05, 2023, 10:27:01 AM

To add a bit of colour I'm using Mig acrylic Gun Metal paint, not happy with the top fuselage seam might need to add some lumps & bumps.
Hand painted using a brush/hairy stick.

McColm · July 06, 2023, 03:09:29 AM

The decals have been put on but not the same as the coloured printed display sheet suggested. The D8 is printed in white but the decals are in yellow. The D-day stripes didn't want to adhere on the wings so they were binned.
Lumps, bumps and fiddly aerials, wheels to be painted plus the windscreen added. Propellers need painting, windows need attending to.

Vulcan7 · July 06, 2023, 03:49:03 AM

looking very cool

Rick Lowe · July 06, 2023, 11:52:42 PM

Quote from: McColm on July 05, 2023, 12:15:29 AM
Quote from: Rick Lowe on July 04, 2023, 10:25:18 PMWhat is the grey thing in the background? The new Revell Swift Boat? Or the Airfix RNLI launch?
The grey thing in the background is the 1/72 Airfix RNLI Severn Class Lifeboat.

Thanks

McColm · July 07, 2023, 03:39:39 AM

A few more additions and a bit of painting, needs tidying up.

McColm · July 07, 2023, 01:59:48 PM

Disaster averted as the cockpit windscreen disappeared into the void of disppear. The new cockpit windscreen is made from a 1/72 Avro Lancaster cockpit canopy. The canopy has been painted silver but once cut and shaped looks as though it should be there. One or two touch-ups are required. Decals applied to the propellers, should be completed by late Saturday.