avatar_Spey_Phantom

My stash just grew again 2024

Started by Spey_Phantom, December 31, 2023, 12:36:08 AM

Previous topic - Next topic
Print
Go Down Pages 1 ... 108 109 110
User actions

PR19_Kit

#1635
Today at 03:30:20 AM
Quote from: NARSES2 on Today at 12:16:46 AMDiscussions at Telford, including a with a couple of gentlemen wearing hats  ;)


 ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;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

The Wooksta!

#1636
Today at 04:18:04 AM
Just ordered a bottle of Vallejo Deep Sky off eBay.  Apparently Xtracrylix did do it but it's since been deleted. 

And that's annoying.
"It's basically a cure -  for not being an axe-wielding homicidal maniac. The potential market's enormous!"

"Visit Scarfolk today!"
https://scarfolk.blogspot.com/

"Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance to the radio!"

The Plan:
www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic

Weaver

#1637
Today at 05:50:51 AM
From Airfix:

1/72nd Scale Vintage Classics Bristol Superfreighter.

Would never have paid the £25 RRP for it, but Hobby Points and Club discount got it down to £16.

Looks pretty decent. The cockpit glazings seem to be a reasonable fit, possibly needing some shimming on the sills, but nothing too onerous.
"Things need not have happened to be true. Tales and dreams are the shadow-truths that will endure when mere facts are dust and ashes, and forgot."
 - Sandman: A Midsummer Night's Dream, by Neil Gaiman

"I dunno, I'm making this up as I go."
 - Indiana Jones

PR19_Kit

#1638
Today at 09:40:40 AM
Got a basic Revell Spitfire Mk V from Hobbycraft as I needed an early-ish Merlin (or two....) for a Whiff project. If the engine fits OK, I'll get another one.
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

#1639
Today at 09:58:01 AM
Quote from: Weaver on Today at 05:50:51 AMThe cockpit glazings seem to be a reasonable fit, possibly needing some shimming on the sills, but nothing too onerous.

Possibly? Definitely!

"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

The Wooksta!

#1640
Today at 10:09:54 AM Last Edit: Today at 10:16:25 AM by The Wooksta!
Quote from: PR19_Kit on Today at 09:40:40 AMGot a basic Revell Spitfire Mk V from Hobbycraft as I needed an early-ish Merlin (or two....) for a Whiff project. If the engine fits OK, I'll get another one.

How many would you need?  I've a fair few kicking about.... I'll see what's in the airframe spares boxes.

Tbh, whilst it has a nice enough shape and a very nice cockpit, everything else - prop, undercarriage, canopy, radiator and oil cooler - are frankly terrible. It's an awful Vb too.
"It's basically a cure -  for not being an axe-wielding homicidal maniac. The potential market's enormous!"

"Visit Scarfolk today!"
https://scarfolk.blogspot.com/

"Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance to the radio!"

The Plan:
www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic

PR19_Kit

#1641
Today at 11:15:00 AM
Quote from: The Wooksta! on Today at 10:09:54 AMHow many would you need?  I've a fair few kicking about.... I'll see what's in the airframe spares boxes.

Tbh, whilst it has a nice enough shape and a very nice cockpit, everything else - prop, undercarriage, canopy, radiator and oil cooler - are frankly terrible. It's an awful Vb too.


It was just the engine and prop that I wanted, but this one has no prop!!!!  :banghead:

The spinner and the little locking washer are on the sprue, but the prop itself is missing. How can that be?  :-\
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 Wooksta!

#1642
Today at 12:53:28 PM Last Edit: Today at 12:55:48 PM by The Wooksta!
I'm sure I can supply a prop or three too - 3 or four blade and if the former, De Havilland or Rotol?

Would single stage Merlins for Mosquito be an alternate option?  I have some iffy cast early ones plus a spare pair of Tamiya nacelles.
"It's basically a cure -  for not being an axe-wielding homicidal maniac. The potential market's enormous!"

"Visit Scarfolk today!"
https://scarfolk.blogspot.com/

"Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance to the radio!"

The Plan:
www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic

PR19_Kit

#1643
Today at 01:52:21 PM
Mosquito Merlins might work better for the Whiff I'm thinking of, thanks.

And probably DH props in that case.
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
Print
Go Up Pages 1 ... 108 109 110
User actions