A bit more progress over the weekend, the roof & siren were added to the completed wheelhouse, and work started on detailing the bridge.



Bridge details completed, and the wind dodger added, one thing this does not show is that I have added a splash of colour with red / blue / yellow & black in the compartments in the flag lockers to represent the rolled signal flags.



Si

Hi Guys,

Hows everybody else getting on...?

Feeling a bit lonely all my own here at the minute.

Si

Si,

I know what you mean. Things have been pretty hectic around here and I haven't gotten much time for modeling, but a small amount of progress has been made on the 1/32 Wingnut Albatros D.V:




It's just about ready to start painting, whenever I can get around to that!

Thanks for keeping us up on the great work you're doing, it looks like an interesting kit!

Anyone else getting anywhere?

Michael

Hello, Si!
I am watching your every move. I'm covered deep in magazine comissions, which take priority, so I'll have to wait to join the fray. Keep up the good work!
Guido

Looking Good Michael, will look out for further progress.

Thanks for looking in Guido, understand the busy bit.

Si

A bit more progress, the parts for the 0.5" vickers turret were cleaned up



the detail is basic but sufficient scale, ammo belts would have been nice, and as this is not my usual scale I did not have any laying around in my spares box. However, witn a spare etched sight from the fret once fitted it looks effective.



The companionway hatch has also been added, and this view shows the paintwork on one of the flag lockers as well.

Next work on the torpedo tubes commenced. One hase been cleaned up, the air reservior fiited & test fitted to its rack. It was quite tedious drilling out all the lightening holes.



Si

OK the Seafire III has arrived on the bench and a start has been made.

Looking good so far Luciano.

A bit more progress on the MTB, both torpedo tubes have been cleaned up, as have the depth charge racks, and test fitted.



I had intended to have them sprayed, and the tubes fitted, but I as I have to spray outside, rain stopped play.

More soon,

Si

Nice work everyone!

Luciano, What Spitfire kit are you using? Looks good!

Si, That MTB is really coming together well! What kit are you going to use for the S-Boote?

Michael

Hi Michael, thanks for your kind words, I will be using the Revell S100.

A bit more progress, another minor shortcoming of the instructions is that they make no mention of the release gear for the depth charges. What I have done is a bit of a simplification , but looks quite effective.

the racks have had a hole drilled through the base horizontally, and peice of rolled copper wire threaded through.



the racks & the charges were then painted, and assembled, the two ends of the wire were brought back round the frames, over the top of the charge ang fixed trogether in the middge of the back of the frame & a lever added from a scrap of plasticard.



The mounts for the torpedo tubes and the completed depth charges were then added.



and finally I got as far as adding the port tube & loading racks. The fused warhead hwas been sprayed Tamiya Light Gunmetal.



Si

Hi all
slow progress on the 109 but shes coming along


The fit of the parts is perfect no filler yet
I should get the fuselage zipped up today.
More pics soon
Andy

Very nice clean work the Torchy, looking great.

Luciano, don't turn around mate, I'm on your tail !

Cheers, D

Looking good Torchy, nice work.

Got where I intended to be at the end of the weekend (almost). Starboard tube added, along with the mooring bits and cleats. The smoge generator has been fitted, just needs a couple of bits of plumbing and painting.



Si

Hi Michael, It's the Special Hobby Seafire III, Not bad so far but the cockpit needs some work as it's to wide for the fuselage to fit together. Some filler on the wings and ejector pin marks on some visable parts that have also needed filler.

D go for it, I've read the tactics for combat against the Zero

It will still take me a while until I can join the party here, folks! At the moment I'm still working on my Eurofighter, but it's close to the finishing line (feels like 1.000 decals .... ). After that I will start at the Fighter Campaign over at Aeroscale with a dual combo. But after that I will start here .... Should be sometime in June or July, I guess. But until then, I'm looking in from time to time.

Happy modelling!
Torsten

Hi all
All zipped up,a wee bit of filler needed top and bottom apart from that shes going togeather like a dream




More pics soon
Andy

Looking good Andy.

A small amount of progress over the long uk weekend, main foredeck fittings under way.

20mm Oerliken & Carley float.



Not much, but it is a bit further.

Si

Hi Si
The MTB looks cool mate,I want to see the Eboat

here an up date on the 109
bit of a tape and paint frenzy


He presto look whats fell out the box



I pre shaded with Tamiya NATO black,the light blue is Xtracrylix XA1208 LICHTBLAU RLM76
Tamiya dark green XF-61 and black green XF-27 for the wings
and Revell Aqua Color Lufthansa yellow 310 for the nose and rudder.
I'll hit it with a coat of Klear tomorrow,Ill tinker about with the u/c later tonight
More pics soon
Andy

Thanks Andy,

The109 is looking great too. Will start on the eboat shortly, just need to sort out a bit of room on the bench.

The 20mm has been assembled, but left in two sections for painting



the pedestal was sprayed ts66, and the barrel good old chaos black, details were then picked out on the barrel assembly, and then they were fitted to the foredeck of the boat. The liferaft & paddles have also been painted, they are just resting in plase, as I have to devise a way of scrathbuilding the lashings yet.



Si

hi all,

well i'm getting there the hurricane is almost done, just a flat coat to do and the masking on the bf110 is done, easier said than done on 1/144


paul

Hi all
calling this one done and I'm quite pleased the way its came out,the fit of the parts was superb and went together a treat.
Its the first time I've used Revell Aqua Color paint and I'm really impressed with the finish.
It's stopped raining so I managed to get some pics outside this morning,here goes ,hope you like....





The base is part of the reduction gear of the engine from a 109 crash site.
Andy

Beautful work Andy, and nice touch using the relic for a base.

Cheers, D

Nice work Andy, I like that the base is made from the real thing! Come on Logan, don't let that 109 rule the sky. Get the opposition up!

Nice work to everyone! Wish I could get off dead stop and get some more work done on the Albatros. I seem to have hit a modeling slump which is in no way the fault of the excellent WNW kit.

Michael

Thanks for the kind words boys
Michael... it looks like Logans dropped out,never fear I've just gone and got an Airfix MK1a spit from my LHS,I cant belive of the 300 odd kits in my stash I ain't go no Spitfire!!!
Andy

OMG, the horror! Well, if this campaign does nothing else I'll count it a win for getting you on the path of righteousness!

Michael