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Official: Ancient Airfix campaign
c4willy
#305
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Posted: Saturday, February 09, 2013 - 06:24 PM UTC
Now that Bill is simply AWESOME! Love the sea and torpedo splashing in! I also really like the idea of the clear support it's similar to an idea I've been tossing around after seeing a flying display of Enterprises!
firstcircle
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Posted: Saturday, February 09, 2013 - 09:52 PM UTC
Brilliant Bill, brilliant. You've inspired me, as I'll try to do a sea scape for my ship.
Do space ships "fly" since they don't need wings?
Do space ships "fly" since they don't need wings?
amegan
#243
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Posted: Saturday, February 09, 2013 - 10:10 PM UTC
Nice job William, the stand supports the model in an unobtrusive way, but if you can, reduce the amount of deflection on the ailerons and put one of them down, they control the rolling movement of the aircraft and work in opposite directions. on most aircraft a little aileron movement produces a lot of effect and an aircraft dropping a torpedo would be flying as steady as possible. Thanks for the description of how you made the sea, Dioramas have never been my strong point.
warreni
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Posted: Saturday, February 09, 2013 - 10:27 PM UTC
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Nice job William, the stand supports the model in an unobtrusive way, but if you can, reduce the amount of deflection on the ailerons and put one of them down, they control the rolling movement of the aircraft and work in opposite directions. on most aircraft a little aileron movement produces a lot of effect and an aircraft dropping a torpedo would be flying as steady as possible. Thanks for the description of how you made the sea, Dioramas have never been my strong point.
And it is not physically possible to move your ailerons like that, unless there is something very wrong with the aircraft..
amegan
#243
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Posted: Sunday, February 10, 2013 - 11:39 AM UTC
Bristol has been taken as far as it is going to go, but I have an Eduard 1/48 one in the stash, I might do the same scheme in a different kit
Great campaign idea, and I'll keep watching
Great campaign idea, and I'll keep watching
North4003
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Posted: Sunday, February 10, 2013 - 05:42 PM UTC
Sanding, sanding, sanding. My Airfix Hawker Typhoon. 
warreni
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Posted: Monday, February 11, 2013 - 10:03 PM UTC
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Hello everyone.
I am almost finished my latest build so I am lining up to start my entry in this cornucoppia of Airfix goodness.
I could not find the entry I was going to build in any of those lists but they are not be 100% comprehensive as I know was released before 1976 as it is in my 1976 catalogue.
I am not going to say what this kit is but keep everyone guessing during the build. I am sure someone will recognise it fairly quickly but we will see if I can finish this slightly more difficult build in time for the end of the campaign.
If it is against the rules to keep the build a secret until the end then I will have to reveal the mystery build early.
Until then,
Cheers
Warren
Update: Just found out when it was issued.. but it is not in the list..
Wait a minute while I extract my foot from my mouth.. I did not see that there were multiple pages for each of the databases of the Airfix releases and I found my kit on page 2 of the 1960's releases.
So all I have to do now is build it I suppose..
firstcircle
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Posted: Monday, February 11, 2013 - 10:17 PM UTC
Oh great, keep us in suspense a bit longer.. .
Mcleod
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Posted: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 07:58 AM UTC
Good work on the Bristol Fighter, Andrew; cool color scheme.
Brent, the Typhoon is coming right along. Keep your head up, this may be the last Ancient Airfix concern ever.
Airfix is really putting their foot down in the new-tool sector. In the cost/quality ratio, they are going to give the competition a real workover.
It's really nice to be part of a campaign remembering what Airfix used to be like.
Brent, the Typhoon is coming right along. Keep your head up, this may be the last Ancient Airfix concern ever.
Airfix is really putting their foot down in the new-tool sector. In the cost/quality ratio, they are going to give the competition a real workover.
It's really nice to be part of a campaign remembering what Airfix used to be like.
warreni
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Posted: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 08:13 AM UTC
OK.. first clue.. The sprues are different colours to the usual Airfix releases..
firstcircle
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Posted: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 09:18 AM UTC
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OK.. first clue.. The sprues are different colours to the usual Airfix releases..
Erm, they don't glow in the dark, do they?
DaveCox
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Posted: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 09:29 AM UTC
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Quoted TextOK.. first clue.. The sprues are different colours to the usual Airfix releases..
Erm, they don't glow in the dark, do they?
If they did, I can only think of the 1/12 human skeleton..
warreni
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Posted: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 09:49 AM UTC
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Quoted TextOK.. first clue.. The sprues are different colours to the usual Airfix releases..
Erm, they don't glow in the dark, do they?
I haven't looked at the kit with the lights off but I don't think they do...
Jessie_C
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Posted: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 12:16 PM UTC
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OK.. first clue.. The sprues are different colours to the usual Airfix releases..
So they can't be silver, or white, or powder blue, or green, or grey, or black...
firstcircle
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Posted: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 12:33 PM UTC
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So they can't be silver, or white, or powder blue, or green, or grey, or black...
I seem to remember the Gnat and the Ferrari 250 both being in red - and they're on page 2, assuming you're looking at the ATF site!
warreni
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Posted: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 12:38 PM UTC
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Quoted TextSo they can't be silver, or white, or powder blue, or green, or grey, or black...
I seem to remember the Gnat and the Ferrari 250 both being in red - and they're on page 2, assuming you're looking at the ATF site!
You are both correct.. none of those colours. I have a feeling there were a fair few more than just two kits moulded in red, the DH.88 Comet being one of them.
Csouthwood
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Posted: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 12:43 PM UTC
I'm not sure about the date but one of the first Red Arrows Hawk kits was produced with red plastic as well
Jessie_C
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Posted: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 01:04 PM UTC
The Tiger Moth was done in yellow...
warreni
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Posted: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 01:14 PM UTC
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The Tiger Moth was done in yellow...
So was the Auster Antarctica.
firstcircle
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Posted: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - 11:58 AM UTC
So was my Britten Norman Islander.
And lots of filing on HMS Daring; the deck is glued on, and gradually reshaping pieces and filling sink holes.
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Sanding, sanding, sanding. My Airfix Hawker Typhoon.
And lots of filing on HMS Daring; the deck is glued on, and gradually reshaping pieces and filling sink holes.
Jessie_C
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Posted: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - 02:39 PM UTC
Mummified
Unmummified
And obviously needing quite a bit of touch up. I appear to have missed out in applying the masking on the right wing...
Unmummified
And obviously needing quite a bit of touch up. I appear to have missed out in applying the masking on the right wing...
Mcleod
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Posted: Thursday, February 14, 2013 - 03:55 AM UTC
Wow, Jessie. That's why I hate masking models. A necessary labor, with a high risk of messing it all up. I'm sure your expertise will fix it in short order.
Bye the way. I have this kit and was originally going to do it over the Moth. You were first, though, and I didn't want to get shown-up by a far better modeler.
Bye the way. I have this kit and was originally going to do it over the Moth. You were first, though, and I didn't want to get shown-up by a far better modeler.
amegan
#243
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Posted: Thursday, February 14, 2013 - 09:50 AM UTC
Golden Hind was a peculiar brown colour and I think almost the first release, the Bugatti was bright blue I think and the Bentley dark green, along with City of Truro. Now that would be a different build.
Jessie_C
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Posted: Friday, February 15, 2013 - 03:40 AM UTC
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Bye the way. I have this kit and was originally going to do it over the Moth. You were first, though, and I didn't want to get shown-up by a far better modeler.
As it stands right now I doubt that anyone can do a worse job of it...
md72
#439
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Posted: Friday, February 15, 2013 - 03:45 PM UTC
It's not a hanger queen yet!
Progress on the Kingfisher, Landing gear struts and primer.
Progress on the Kingfisher, Landing gear struts and primer.
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