benjaminsummerfield

Pre shading on the under surfaces with black and post shading on top, I usually just keep adding black to the main colour and then go over it again then tone it down with the original colour. This is also the first time I did the camo free hand.

As title says, get cheapest of the three for free. And they didn't bloody have the 32nd spit 22 I'm after

It's a good book he's done alot of new research, but based Red 2 on a blurry photo tho.

Ive seen this in the flesh and its superb, Jerry Crandell has found the 5th JV44 D9 Red 2 on a scrap heap in a blurry photo but you have to buy a £100 book too see it.

Must be the Internet security they work fine on my laptop and phone. Your missing out if you haven't seen them yet!

I remember this fondly from SP&R very nice weathering job.

I wonder if yellow mixed into a silver would make a gold colour? Citadel/ games workshop do several gold colours that would look great on bullet casings, you can put enamel over acrylic (think of it as oil floats on water) but not acrylic over enamel.

It really is beautifully engineered, like i said earlier i had to cosmetically fill the fuselage seam but only as its resin, if it was injection the cement would have bonded the plastic. The instructions are quite vague, luckily the Mushroom walkaround book helps to show what everything is and where it goes so id recommend using that if you build one (THANKS JIM!!!) The interior needs alot of care to get it all in the right place or it what fit but other than that there really aren't any fit issues, i cant wait for the Bulldog they're doing now! Small update... I've used Aluminium foil (Duck tape) to replicate the joining strips on the upper wings, im not sure if they're fabric or metal on the real aircraft but they are visible under paint. Im going to use the tape on the undercarriage legs aswell.

I knew this could be made into a great kit, I'm surprised there isn't more aftermarket for these old matchbox kits.

The tape idea sounds promising, the strut makes contact with the upper wing in places so I might give that a go.

Wingnut wings need to hire this guy!!

just a trial fit

More progress... Made a jig for the struts Nice gap on the dinghy pack!! Made a new arrestor hook from Albion alloys brass rod using the kits hook, some more etched to go aorund the hook too And test fitted the upper wing, it sits level and at the right angle but the struts dont sit flush where they meet the wing and theres a gap; i cant really fill it here as im leaving the upper wing off until its painted so need ideas here!!

Superb. Love the little touches like the dangling cords on the rockets, Tiffie was always a fave of mine.

Quick look at how's she's looking right now. Still some fiddly parts to do before I can start chucking paint on.

Started working on attaching the upper wing, I'm going to leave it off until its fully painted but need to make sure it fits There's a good how to on Silverwings website and they recommend drilling the holes for the struts at the angle they will be when finished. So I followed their advice and used scale plans to cut some foam filled plasticard to the same angle as the struts to rest my pinvise drill on. Seems to of worked but the struts don't stay in place tightly enough yet for a proper dry fit, I'm going to make a jig of some sort to hold the struts at the correct angle while they dry.

One of my favourite builds from the old forum, the paint is superb and looks like one of those lovely Kagero profiles has come to life!

i dont think there's any hard and fast rule, i always do RAF under carriage bays silver. The undercarriage legs are almost certainly silver, but no reason it couldnt have been sprayed the under surface colour by a maintenance unit. no doubt they were both.

i use white ensign for my main colours and Alclad, and Games workshop acrylics for weathering/hand painting. Its not to bad of a fit to be honest, just all the cleaning up thats a pain in the arse, the fuse took some filling but if it had been an injection moulded kit the cement would have sorted the gap out no problem. im actually enjoying it so far, just dreading the rigging!!

Reposting from my SP&R topic Link to the review http://www.scaleplasticandrail.com/kaboom/index.php/all-things-aviation/132-135-scale/132-kit-reviews/678-132-gloster-sea-gladiator Previously on Bens model bench........ This is my first full resin kit build kindly provided by SP&R, as resin kits go this is the best ive ever seen, the overall quality is better than the limited run boys usually manage, its gonna take alot more prep obviously but its totally accurate and i havent encountered any fit issues at all! Im finishing this as a pre war 802 squadron machine on HMS Glorious, ill be using some custom masks made by AD Astra as the kit decals are probably one of the only areas you can be a bit critical about. Plus the attractive diamonds on the top of the wings are actually yellow not blue as usually depicted. So far ive had to scratch build the cockpit framing as the kit one was too warped and broken to repair. p[ the engine is together save for a few scratch built parts ill add once its inside the cowling, as you can see its very comprehensive, although the Mercury isn't an overly plumbed engine so there isn't much more you could add. i used the collector ring as jig while i added the pistons as the exhaust manifolds need to mate up to this properly The instructions tell you that the wings should have 6mm of dihedral so i taped them flat to the bench and made spacers while they dried, same for the lowers although getting them level was trickier due to the fuselage. I painted the cockpit framing Alclad white aluminium, and above the waist line cockpit green, the cockpit is superb and matches the Mushroom publications book im using as reference perfectly!! Fuselage went together well despite my scratch built cockpit, although one side of the instrument panel needed to be trimmed alot for it to sit right, luckily it wont be visible due to the angle you'll view it from; this is a problem ive read about in other builds of this kit. The main area you can critisize the kit for is the fairy reed prop, it has no aerofoil cross section too it and is warped, also the spinner looks more like a football !! i put the spinner in my Dremel and used a grinding bit to act as a lathe to make it the correct tapered shape, i sanded a rounded edge onto the prop. its still not perfect but a big improvement, will see how it looks under some paint. The wings are now on, starting to look like a Glad now !! Ill update you all soon. Ben.

cheers, that was my first go at pre/post shading, thought id post it to help the forum fill up again.

Completed this about 2 years ago, i used Barracuda resin seat, access door, wheels, large gun bay bulges (which aren't quite correct but better than the kit ones, Grey matters do the right ones). i cocked up the engine mount somehow and it prevented the engine panels from fitting flush, no amount of force would get the engine to sit right so i gave up and glued the engine panels in place Fantastic kit though, ill definitely build another. Aircraft is finished as a Malta based aircraft of 249 squadron late 1942, finished in the ubiquitous malta blue for operations over the sea towards Sicily. I over painted the roundels in a paler blue as was the practice with this scheme so they stood out from the camo.

Here is my PCM spit XIV, trickier than a Tamiya spit to build but not too bad compared to PCM'S other kits I used Barracuda resin access door, wheels, seat, spares from the Tamiya Mk IX eg gunsight, undercarriage doors, master gun barrels and SAC metal undercarriage as the kit one is too scrawny! Paints are by White Ensign enamels which are superb, i used Maketar masks for the markings except for the JEFF which are AD Astra\ vinyl masks.