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Playing in the Sandbox Group Build Sept 1, 2024 - Jn 1, 2025

Build BEAUFIGHTER they said, it's FUN they said :)


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I don't know guys, after second bottle of Rachael's Prosecco everything is sublime ....and thank you .... I think that the meaning of life is about choosing the right drug.  Not sure if it makes d\any sense in this language, but that's ok    ... on the other hand I shouldn't  be writing stuff 

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Thank You for the kind words gentleman, in terms of the paint .Well it is simple one colour cramped /dark spot, what airbrush can't reach, your eye won't see. :) 

The filler is drying on the oil cooler assemblies, so here is one nice motivational picture with some decent detail from this area .

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Than you Carl, Revell is the only game in town of course  and there are many, many places that are in need of improvement . I am trying to address only the most apparent ones.

For instance the fairing in front of the observer's canopy

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Super work, as usual, Martinn.

I am however a bit puzzled. The fairing on the fuselage top is fairly evident on the pics, but what is this transverse strip supposed to represent ?

Hubert

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Looking great, have you ever looked at the Lodella Beaufighter? They had corrected Vac parts for the cockpit and observer canopies.

Also, did you hear that there is a printer cockpit set coming for the Beau? Same company that did the 3D printer revell mustang exhaust. 

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1 hour ago, 1to1scale said:

Looking great, have you ever looked at the Lodella Beaufighter? They had corrected Vac parts for the cockpit and observer canopies.

Also, did you hear that there is a printer cockpit set coming for the Beau? Same company that did the 3D printer revell mustang exhaust. 

I have a Lodella Beau. it's missing the torpedo, but I'll look in the mashed box to see if the vacs are there for this build... hmmmm

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1 hour ago, 1to1scale said:

Looking great, have you ever looked at the Lodella Beaufighter? They had corrected Vac parts for the cockpit and observer canopies.

Also, did you hear that there is a printer cockpit set coming for the Beau? Same company that did the 3D printer revell mustang exhaust. 

The Lodela vac-form cockpit canopy is basically molded around the kit’s part, but for a missing lateral horizontal frame.

Hubert

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1 hour ago, 1to1scale said:

Looking great, have you ever looked at the Lodella Beaufighter? They had corrected Vac parts for the cockpit and observer canopies.

Also, did you hear that there is a printer cockpit set coming for the Beau? Same company that did the 3D printer revell mustang exhaust. 

As Hubert noted above, Lodela does not provide much of an improvement or corrects anything. The V-tail is wrong , canopies are mediocre at the best and the photo-etched parts are really very simplistic.

Model Monkey cockpit set was brought to my attention by Carl on the previous page, however I do not want to build this kit into perfection with a use of aftermarket. I would like to see what can be done with a use of basic tools and techniques . I am having fun sanding , cutting and filing. Don't forget guys that I am just an assembler :)

motivational pic. 

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