nmayhew
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On 5/25/2021 at 5:01 PM, ScottsGT said:
FWIW, You can pre-order them. I just ordered my set. 27.32 EUR
got a link please?
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On 6/20/2020 at 3:20 AM, Wumm said:
Thanks for that Nick...
Kicking myself for not getting their spark plug and lead sets first time around. Now also unavailable to Au for the time being.
Bum!
yeah he's been a bit 'meh' as regards shipping - I sneaked in there just before he said no UK shipping because of Brexit (don't know if that's changed)
whilst the switches are very cool, the spark plugs are not drilled out and therefore pretty useless for what i had in mind (engine detailing, connectors for brake lines etc)
i just don't have the ability or the inclination for that stuff
3D parts in general will revolutionise the detailing side of our hobby i think - the regular resin guys better get on that train or in a few years they will be dinosaurs in my view, but that's for another discussion I suppose!
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and then attach to the seat
being RAF belt it attaches in two places - behind the seat down the back (doesn't matter can't be seen) and also down in one of the holes in bottom of the seat back
glued using super glue because it needs some strength - i hadn't crumpled them much so they were quite springy!
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cheers guys
HGW belts...
remember Sutton harness rather than US belts...
i found it helpful to tape it down to the desk to act as a second / third pair of hands
also to thread belts where possible before removing the buckle from the PE fret
note that the belts are not coloured both sides which is a shame because half the beauty of these things is being able to drape them which ever way you please - see below white back showing...
so i painted them a tan / buff colour as a make do...
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i glued the tail section together then attached to an already assembled fuselage
when i made my P-47 (Trumpy) with a similar arrangement with the tail fillet, i glued the individual fillet / tail sections to the fuselage first, *and then* glued the fuselage together - this in retrospect was a much better way to do it
it is very hard to get a good join *that you won't see* and not leave yourself with a lot of sanding, filling and rescribing to do
ask me how i know
this is just one of many attempts at fill / sand / spot prime / repeat...
the best sanding stuff i have ever used - Infini!
i have their big pads as well which you can snip up and use in between tweezers to sand even the tiniest nooks and crannies! (pic later)
and so for weeks i had something like this...
HGW belts up next - i'll try to post later today if i have time
cheers
Nick
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radiator - i had some Braz or something resin piece and also Eduard PE grills
in the end i chose the simplest option re construction of using the kit parts
some masking, glossing and dark wash and it looks pretty reasonable
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a few more cockpit pics...
i was very pleased with the switches
did some hairspray chipping on legdes as well...
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cockpit:
seat was 3D printed using file from SMCG Facebook group - Will Pattison - and 3D printing from TimC over here in UK
hairspray chipping on seat
yahu instrument panel
anyz cockpit switches
a few placards
HGW belts
floor is hairspray chipped and weathered with oils and also a panel line wash
there were only one or 2 pipes added with lead wire or styrene rod - a shame no-one makes a decent resin pit for the kit
some dry fit and realised the cockpit does not need to be glued in to fuselage - a small bit of play but it helped later on when putting everything else together
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4 gun version should look like this underneath
i decided to fill the holes, but not rescribe the panel line
it was an ongoing dog show really
if doing it again i would probably use sprue goo to fill the holes
this is really how *not to* do it!
there was a lot more touching up etc after the shot below, but if i am honest only minimal improvement - at this stage i was considering ditching the whole project
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Hasegawa 1/32 kit
Neville Duke went to my school so this my tribute build to him
for those not familiar, he was the highest scoring Allied ace of North Africa and the Med
he was also quite a 'chap' - he kept a diary which is like a cross between a comic book and Lord Flashheart in Blackadder - well worth a read:
to be converted to 4 gun 'early' model - not a great pics but enough to go on
thing to note:
- to be converted to 4 gun 'early' model
- middlestone and dark earth top side, with serial kept over small dark green patch
- dark green behind rear window
- US attempt at Sky underside - discussed here on Hyperscale:
- would almost certainly have had canvas covers in wheel wells, but CMK parts are about 1-2mm too small so beyond me to get them to look right
- yellow strips on wing leading edges
- would have Sutton seatbelt i believe
- I have Barracuda decals but may not use (they fail to identify 4 guns, sky undersides etc)
- custom masks will probably be used
I am currently half way through but will post some WIP pics which i have taken along the way
cheers,
Nick
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Yes!
finally!
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Just now, harv said:
Right ??....harv
yup
unless i missed something?
i was hoping against all hope that Tamiya would spring a surprise and release a new 1/32 WWII fighter...
hopes dashed
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wow
i just scrolled through what felt like 500 pictures of pure 'meh'
absolutely nothing new in 1/32
see you next year
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Hassy P-40
pleased with the wing roots but f*ck me it's tedious clean up on the tail section and behind the canopy (panel lines which should not be there)
Won't be doing another one of these in a looooong while
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On 2/28/2021 at 7:28 PM, JeroenPeters said:
For some reason the HGW inside and outside masks are too small. So had to add some additional masking tape. Eduard cockpit combing added too.
Super cool project
have you contacted HGW about their ‘short shot’ masks?
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impressive!
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no-one makes any FAA updates which i have always found puzzling
I have asked Roy at Barracuda and clearly no interest
also discussed with Aerocraft and more recently Tim Perry, so I am hoping someone takes the plunge
i have no interest in chopping up such an expensive kit, even if it is considered a very simply mod
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scribing and re-scribing panel lines
whatever i do looks pretty mediocre at best
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very underwhelming
whilst it's fun to guess and wish, some of the suggestions were quite amusing in that people think they would actually sell
anyway, it's all over now...
...until the next time!
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that LuckyModel price is stunningly cheap!
best I have seen elsewhere is AK Interactive at 54 Euros-ish
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Wife and I both working from home - I am in trading risk management and she is a finance lawyer
We live rurally so it's been awesome apart from no village pub
I am a lot fitter than before, and the garden looks pretty decent too!
No desire to go back to London any time soon (or ever really!)
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i remember the XIV being built - was the thread here or LSP? - and just going 'wow' at the time!
can't remember if i asked at the time, was there any photo reference for Brunhilde beyond the well known pic which just shows the nose / spinner with Johnson standing in front of it?
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depends on how confident you are with your skills I suppose?!
I have the set mastered by Radu Brinzan and it looks pretty sharp up close, but not sure my skills could mate it with anything and it not be obvious it was a hack job
hence i will be using the cheap as chips Revel IX!
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hey guys
awesome resin detailing bits for cockpits and engines from a company called Anyz
everything from spark plugs and end connectors to levers knobs and small wheels, as well as braided line in lots of different sizes and colours
service super good too
use with confidence
Nick
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P-40 / Kittyhawk Mk I 112 Sqn Neville Duke - GA-V / AK578
in LSM 1/35 and Larger Work In Progress
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Hassy kits have the reputation of being simple and easy to build for the most part
if you want to have panel lines where they should be, and more importantly not to have them where they shouldn't be, then their P-40s are not for you
notice the horizontal lines inside the insert do not line up with main exhaust area
this was a learning experience for me
1) i will be better the next time i tackle a kit like this
2) the next time may be some way off and i am leaning more towards Tamiya's (limited) selection of uber kits - life is just too short to build what saps the life out of you
3) simple kits are *not* easy kits - this is far more challenging in terms of skills required than building a Tamiya Spitfire in 1/32 - no way you'll need to be doing so much of this shit!
more fun...
in the below, i experimented with talcum powder mixed with CA glue - it did indeed make it much easier to sand and i will consider using this technique again, although i suggest masking along the areas you are going to fill so that you don't have to sand stuff unnecessarily
also note in the above the panel lines on the scallop mating the wing to the fuselage are almost completely washed out
this were a PITA to re-scribe, but do need to be done given the lines just above them are so crisp