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CF-104D Triple Sick
BlrwestSiR replied to BlrwestSiR's topic in LSM 1/35 and Larger Work In Progress
Thanks Peter! The funny thing is, Jimmy got all excited by the fire trucks and lights and people we had to take him to an offleash park and let him run. So our original idea of a short walk ended up much longer. The front canopy was a perfect fit. In fact, when I dry fitted it, it popped in and was held in place by friction alone. The opening parts and the fixed centre section are a bit more vague though. They're going to need some careful fitting. -
CF-104D Triple Sick
BlrwestSiR replied to BlrwestSiR's topic in LSM 1/35 and Larger Work In Progress
Interesting evening last night. Sue and I were out walking Jimmy, I'm getting texts from Martin when we come across a couple people looking at a house. There's a fire on the porch and at first, I'm thinking it's an odd and dangerous place for a fire bowl. Then I realize the folks watching are calling the fire dept. I look closer and realize there's no fire bowl but that a table is burning. I try to find a hose but nothing around. Sue sees that there's some people in the house next door so I bang on their door. A young woman opens the door and I ask if she has a hose as their neighbour's house is on fire. Her roommate hears this and runs to grab an extinguisher and hands it to me. At this point we all see there's a guy on the porch passed out drunk. How he didn't get burned I have no idea but he wakes up and gets out of there just in time. Using the extinguisher I got the fire out just as the fire department arrive. They made sure everything was safe and took our names down and thanked us. The homeowner did the same. Thankfully no one got hurt and we ended up with an eventful walk. So after all that, I got a bit of bench time in and removed the masks from the inside of the canopies. There's also a blast shield that goes behind the pilot's seat. I then added the HUD glass to the pilot's coaming. I then started on flying the clear bits on, starting with the canopy and the rearmost section. I also added the blast shield and the supports for it. There's a decent amount of detail in the kit OOB. It's unfortunate that some of it is let down by the inconsistency of the detail. -
CF-104D Triple Sick
BlrwestSiR replied to BlrwestSiR's topic in LSM 1/35 and Larger Work In Progress
Peter, the plastic has a sort of spongy feel to it if that makes sense. It's like the clear plastic you find in kids toys which has some give to it rather than being hard. -
What is on your bench right now ? Share a picture :)
BlrwestSiR replied to Martinnfb's topic in Modelling Discussion
Rob, the camo looks fantastic. It looks like the marker has worked, at least from a consistency and application viewpoint. Hopefully it dries well and you can get an even finish. -
Tamiya lacquer thinner is cool enough to use on plastic to strip paint. I haven't tried it on resin but have done several regular canopies with no side effects. I do give them a final polish to remove the last bit of residue and then they're as good as new.
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Special Hobby Whirlwind
BlrwestSiR replied to Peterpools's topic in LSM 1/35 and Larger Work In Progress
Very nice paint job Peter. Glad something went your way on this build. Hope I haven't jinxed things 😄 -
Trumpeter/Revell P-51B done
BlrwestSiR replied to JohnB's topic in LSM 1/32 and Larger Aircraft Ready for Inspection
Really nice nose job and build John. Quite the improvement over the original. I thought resin canopies weren't supposed to fog over from CA fumes? Maybe just a quick polish and it'll be good as new? Carl -
CF-104D Triple Sick
BlrwestSiR replied to BlrwestSiR's topic in LSM 1/35 and Larger Work In Progress
Peter, clear resin is exactly what I was reminded of when I was trimming the parts and cleaning up the attachment points. -
CF-104D Triple Sick
BlrwestSiR replied to BlrwestSiR's topic in LSM 1/35 and Larger Work In Progress
So did my single seater that I built earlier. -
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Much of the recent Tamiya kits are quite nice. Their M18 Hellcat and Achilles are both very nice. Having built the AFV Club versions of both, I was happy to see modern versions of each one. Carl
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Border Models Lancaster B.1 "Victorious Virgin"
BlrwestSiR replied to Winnie's topic in LSM 1/35 and Larger Work In Progress
It's awesome already. The amount of detail crammed in is truly impressive. -
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BlrwestSiR replied to Martinnfb's topic in Modelling Discussion
Definitely a cool looking camo scheme. -
CF-104D Triple Sick
BlrwestSiR replied to BlrwestSiR's topic in LSM 1/35 and Larger Work In Progress
Time for another small update. I started work on the canopies. There was surprisingly a fair bit of flash on the parts. The moulds are fairly new so wasn't expecting that. The other thing is the clear plastic had a rubbery sort of feel to them. Not the hard brittleness one usually associates with clear parts. Which is probably a good thing. I'm using an Eduard TFace masking set. It does both the interior and exterior of the canopies. Here they are with the Dark gull grey started. Now off to my cousin's wedding. -
Lucky Models has the kit up for preorder at $52.99. Squadron does too but they're asking $100 with free shipping. Since it's supposed to come out next month it shouldn't be long before some sprue shots start showing up.
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What is on your bench right now ? Share a picture :)
BlrwestSiR replied to Martinnfb's topic in Modelling Discussion
Looks really good there Rob. Carl -
Rog, sorry about that. I didn't know that Reskit was making burner cans until you posted it. Which means I'm not sure about their size either but hopefully they're correct. Carl
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Rog, that's quite the Phantom haul there, regardless of scale. I have some GT Resin stuff that has a similar texture issue. I'm not sure if it's the resin not curing properly or a worn out mould. One was on his NSI F-16 intake. I ended up getting the KASL one which is absolutely superb and worth the money. When I asked Gary about the swirled colours in the resin, he said that was the dye not having mixed properly but that the parts would be fine otherwise. So far they've been fine to use. If Reskit is doing F-4 cans, I'd definitely consider them. As for postage costs, I think Canada Post has USPS beat in terms of being expensive. That quote I got you on the same F-4 kit was bonkers. Carl
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An Ekranoplane! Cool!
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Revell Me262 B-1a/U-1 Nachtjäger "Red 12"
BlrwestSiR replied to CANicoll's topic in LSM 1/35 and Larger Work In Progress
Having fun is the biggest part of the hobby I'd say, at least for me. Your Me262 is looking great. I'd be more than happy with that mottling. Carl