PanzerWomble

Personal pet project for me , building aircraft that flew from Plymouth in the war. Gazza once said 'someone has to love the Typhoon' ....I know what he means . 193 formed at Harrowbeer in Jan 1943 , known oddly as a "Brotherhood of the Bellows" squadron ...in that the aircraft were partly funded by ex pats in Brazil . The airfield only lasted 4 years, a lot of squadrons passed through , and eventual was abandoned in 1946 . As a kid knocking around the old dispersal pits was fascinating , although with now a relatively active preservation society much more info is available than it was 40 years ago. ATOM paints , custom markings minimal weathering for a new aircraft At the presentation with the Barazilian Ambassador....apparently it was so wet and foggy in January 1943 they did a 'taxi by' rather than a 'fly by,' with one aricraft clipping the press car with it's wing ...oh dear. Concrete runways were removed to stop unauthorised landings, but the site is still clear with the old control tower now a cafe and open fields . A polpular sopt for learner drivers ! Micheal and Lucy run the Centre and have a lot of artefacts as well a nice cake ... Some links The Tea room Preservation group site Laterz PW

Not so much bought as made ,a paint stand to do OPR & what is OPR ? I took lessons from Mike Rinaldi on this technique via his Patreon , and believe it is one of the most powerful techniques to learn, after being recommended by NMAYHEW on this forum (cheers !) In another note , I see Martin Kovacs has finally noticed oil dot modulation in his latest video , which is similar but less controlled ....and about 7 years after Evan at PM36 was making videos about it ...nothing new huh ?

You might make a more 'interesting' load by using different shapes under the tarp , oil drums , spare wheels , random blocks etc . It will emphasise the tarp more and give it more interest than a uniform shape.

Looking good , such a pretty fighter the PZL . I feel there's always a sense of pathos with them , hopelessly outnumbered and out of date but still put up one hell of a fight . Those pilots had b***s of brass, and when they were done .....they came to the UK to carry on the fight , shooting down more aircraft per squadron in the Battle of Britain than did English pilots in the same period .

Swap and swap again .....just the walkways left to paint ..I love my Silhouette ...& don't tell me the colours are Cattywhompus , I don't trust the instructions 🥷

Waiting for paint ...Tiffie back up Starting OPR on the underside , gunsmoke , mud thrown up , general grime . It will tone down in 24 hours as the oils properly dry In another note I'm off to the airfield this aircraft was flown from this weekend to meet up with the RAF Harrowbeer Preservation Group.

Sorry to hear that Chris , I know that path well . Pens look great , must resist the urge to but a lathe ....

IDK where this is going

More F- U ...F4U

One of those rare breed of men , genuine steely eyed missile man . https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cl7y8zq5xpno

Gave me wood ….🫠

Drilling out fruil tracks 😀😀😀😀yes i know that one well BTW Paul I saw a tutorial a while ago about using very small dress makers pins instead of the brass wire , which is what I do these days with those tracks…makes them a lot more sturdy when you are done

I've only had a little play , seems ok to me . Solid in construction even though t must be 15 years old . Bit like the DeWalt/ Makita power tool dichotomy .....I have the Proxxon drill and transformer so went that direction 😀 ...oh and the hot wire table ....see these obsessions breed. ..and I'd buy German over Chinese tools most days of the week .

Oh dear ...the Womble is butchering a Coarsehair...I know nothing about them so making it up mostly .

My Proxxon addiction continues ....goodbye old toothbrush hello new to me sander ...

No wonder this plane looks so odd, Martians made it ? Or is this look just the result of hours painting wood grain panels?

The flying dining table ….looking good Martin

Not so blingy

Absolute cracker Hubert !! Worth the wait !

I hope those sandals went to charity as well ?

I admire your dedication to the detail , that lil destroyer I did a couple of years ago I did as a tip my toe in the water with 1/350 drove me nutz....the full Hood is a long way off which I feel may have to wait until I retire 😀

Not so much whats on the bench but the bench itself after a bit of a re org with new shelves adding valuable real estate. Paint and tools are all in the drawers , stash and completed are elsewhere . 72 inches of workbench and thats it , so stuff that doesn't turn out helpful isn't kept around . My office doubles up for working from home as well as glueing plastic together . Just need a friendly cat to keep me company like Carl .

Wowsers , yes had me fooled into thinking you interspersed real with scale photos 😀 You may have come across this website before , it's written by a German pilot, Hubert , who flew them from the start of the program , fascinating stuff. https://www.916-starfighter.de DC+107. https://www.916-starfighter.de/Large/dc107.htm

Nice Emil !!