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Bomber_County

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  1. Gaz, it’s a very ingenious solution, it’s certainly not junk and it gives you a semi permanent bench, congrats…
  2. I bow in reverence to your superior knowledge oh great one, never shall I utter the expression “it’s looks ok to me” again………..🤪
  3. Looking mighty fine Martin, I wonder if anyone will ever do a new moulding of DC3 / C47…………ICM would be my choice as they have a track record in 48th twins albeit all Axis……..
  4. Scott, call me heretic but I built the SH Tempest without the nose update and it looks good to me………funny story, the SH Tempest was my first ever 1/32 kit. I bought at Telford show and was very happy. On the way back to the car a guy says , “ oh you bought the Tempest, the nose is completely wrong”. I told him where to go and reside, preferably where the sun doesn’t shine………..he scuttled off………
  5. Jarrod, absolutely stunning Sherman, this is the best 1/16 build I’ve ever seen. The weathering is perfect, it’s very difficult to know when to stop adding mud. The detail is exquisite and the stores added to the hull are beautifully observed. Congratulations, brilliant build…….
  6. On holiday this week, so a little more bench time. Engines now assembled and the rocker box covers replaced with Barracuda covers with RR logon on. You have to careful dremel out a notch for the magnets to locate inside. ……..now to concoct an engine colour……….
  7. Mark, just an idea. I quick Tamiya build or similar, no hassle, everything fits, do it OOB no AM and a subject you have never done before……I get so little time at the bench the urge is always there. ……hope it helps….l
  8. Thanks Rob, I tend to paint under a magnifying lens, so if it’s ok at that magnification it will be ok at Eyeball Mk 1. If you have the full Brassin set it comes with wiring etc for the bulkhead boxes on the left, I had scratch build those…….when do you think you’re is going to visit the bench?……..
  9. Nay Peter you know you want to, Carl would have it half finished by now…….
  10. Happy Birthday ………may your wishes all come true…….😁….
  11. Michael, did ever complete this? I’ve just finished the Elco 80’ see the Let’s Get Wet GB…………loved build the PT and intrigued how your S Boat was fairing…
  12. Thanks Peter, I keep expecting a mismatch or part not fitting but this is Tamiya. I keep distracting myself with, shall I add some detail etc………the one thing about RedFox is they are not a water slide decals so you no water whatsoever. They are a rigid panel…….
  13. Thanks Carl, it’s coming together well, suppose I expect that from Tamiya. Really impressed with the RedFox as they are of a rigid construction and lay down perfectly……..
  14. Bill, looking amazing, I’m really tempted to get this, I’ll finish the Mossie first I think…….
  15. Rob, absolutely stunning congrats, those stencils looked daunting but completed flawlessly…….
  16. Now the Elco is finished and off the bench, time to push on with the Mossie. Cockpit almost finished it was time to break out the RedFox not decals but very thin printed panels. Applied with PVA and away we go. IMHO they look good…….next is the .303 gunbay. Prepared the replacement barrels for a Master set, see blackened the tray. Also adding Barracuda Ammo chutes, more to come on those……..after the Elco cannot stop adding detail for my sins…..
  17. Martin, thank you, much appreciated. I would recommend this build to anyone, great fun…..
  18. Rob, very much appreciated. I actually completed the build last weekend but just couldn’t get the photography to look good, hence the the delay. The detailing was fun, just wish Griffon would have done a PE for this. Not sure if I’d build Italeri again but saying that their S-100 does look nice. The figures look ok but need work on them. I did see there are separate helmets that I will add to the model and also I have some binoculars in the spares box………
  19. All, I made it by the skin of my teeth, was a little concerned about the site upgrade but all is well. The Elco was an eBay purchase for around 2/3 cost of actual. It also came with a full crew complement, I may get around to these at at later date. My figure painting needs a lot of work in any case. The kit itself has 370 parts in light grey plastic, 87 etched parts in 0.4mm metal, 2 metal barrels for the Bofors and M4 guns plus a clear sheet for the many small windows and lengths of twine, wire, a small mesh sheet and screws to hold the deck in place. Added to this is the decal sheet and a 32 page instruction sheet all in a massive box measuring 725mm x 460mm x 105mm, something to take into account if ordering by mail. This was my first Italeri which was a little of an eye opener. The fit was overall good but very part had a parting line on it that was slightly imperfect and out of alignment. Therefore every part had to be scraped, filed and filled as required. I’ve attempted to add some detail where appropriate, as a base if you wanted to super detail the hell out of it, it’s a good canvas. I’ve seen several of these adapted for RC which would be a lot of fun. I added the spring mechanism in the M4 and all sorts of crazy stuff, wiring the mast, adding a full cockpit layout etc, it was great fun and could have done carried on indefinitely. A totally enjoyable build and refined some scratch building skills. Well recommend this kit and build, you have to have one big boat on the shelf……….. I found a new setting on my iPhone which came out a lot better than my attempts to use my DSLR, hope they are up to standard. Build log……..
  20. The behemoth is complete, just posting to Ready for Inspection…….
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