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Official: Airfix II Campaign
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Posted: Tuesday, October 08, 2013 - 03:18 PM UTC
Well, ya sold me, I just ordered decals for the RCAF wrap around scheme.
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Posted: Thursday, October 10, 2013 - 10:01 AM UTC
Well, progress is slow but the F-84 is coming on.

The cockpit is due to have finishing touches, a final paint coat, weathering and decals for the side panel. Weight has been added to the splitter plate in the nose, fishing weights held in place with Blue Tack. A rudimentary joystick is in place and seatbelts added to the seat. Wings are stuck together, the jetpipe painted and glued in place. Photos will follow in the next few days but I warn you, I am not a tidy modeller.

I am also taking on a challenge, the Whaleback RAF Rescue Launch. Why a challenge? because there are no instructions or decals, it came from my late Uncles stash so they are long gone. Fortunately the box illustration will give me most of the information I need.

The hull and deck have been stuck together, that is the easiest part, the cabin and bridge are next.

Have you ever had that moment when you go to use a part which you think is on your cutting mat, and you can't find it, I have, tonight! I could have sworn I had the bridge back but can't find it anywhere. I looked on the bench, the floor, the rubbish bag even my person, but no. Where was it? ON THE SPRUE. That was a worrying 10 minutes. Onwards and upwards.
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Posted: Thursday, October 10, 2013 - 11:31 PM UTC

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Some really cool projects here. Love the diversity.



@ Andy... That is lovely... Is it a functioning model as well? Does it come worked open like that?






Hi Robert

Yes and yes piston,cams,pushrods ,rockers and valves all work
smashing little model
Build pics up soon
Andy
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Posted: Saturday, October 12, 2013 - 06:49 AM UTC
As I am working on the RAF launch with no instructions or decals, and making a little bit of 'heavy weather' (only because I don't have the instructions) would people mind if I did a bit of a whiffer? I am only thinking of the finish not the construction. thank you
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Posted: Saturday, October 12, 2013 - 10:16 AM UTC
There are no objections to 'what if' schemes in the rules, but just in case you change your mind, the instructions are available on line here. Since the kit is in the current Airfix catalogue, I'll bet that their missing parts department would provide a new set of decals and instructions if you asked them.
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Berwickboy
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Posted: Sunday, October 13, 2013 - 12:47 AM UTC
Thank you Jessie, I have bookmarked that page.

Here is my first progress photo, it took me a heck of a while to download this but hey, I did it. Just needs rear windows adding, weathering and side instrument panels adding before closing up. Happy, happy, happy

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Posted: Sunday, October 13, 2013 - 06:14 AM UTC
Looking good Mike.

Keep up the good work.

Happy modelling
Martin

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Posted: Sunday, October 13, 2013 - 02:38 PM UTC
Hi Mike,

Here's a little photo posting tip. The URL for your picture is http://gallery3.kitmaker.net/data/500/thumbs/Thunder-1.jpg

If you erase the "/thumbs" out of it, you'll get the large size picture like this:



I really like the Airfix F-84. It captures the elegant shape of the aircraft very well, and the cockpit is far superior to the Italeri kit.
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Posted: Monday, October 14, 2013 - 01:57 PM UTC
Here is what I'll be working on this time. This is a 1959 or so Airfix kit of the Ju 87B. The model has legions of rivets and raised panel lines. No cockpit; Karl and Lotar must be content to sit on posts inside the beast. No upper air intake or lower one either. The shape does say Stuka though. The decals are toast, I have to source some aftermarket ones or be creative. I'm thinking about a Regia Aeronautica or Condor Legion version.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/100645499@N04/10282243196/
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Posted: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 - 04:14 AM UTC
Oh, that's the one with the strange inflated bomb, too. I remember doing that such a long time ago!
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Posted: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 - 04:29 AM UTC
Jessica some one is at the door!

"Dong"
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Posted: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 - 05:34 AM UTC
I'm always a Freud of making slips like that...
North4003
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Posted: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 - 03:05 PM UTC
Here is my work thus far on the JU87B circa 1957 tooling. The kit is more like one of the early wooden kits. I sourced some Magyar Légierő decals from a Matchbox kit, so she is going to be a HAF Stuka.

My modeling philosophy, build what you have on hand, be thrifty, be creative.

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Posted: Friday, October 18, 2013 - 08:48 AM UTC
I've just fininshed getting down and dirty. The F84 fuselage has been joined, rubbed and scraped, painted along the lines to see if the joins are good and left for later.

I have drilled out the gun ports in the nose, added a missing strut to the front leg and done something new, I have added foil to the inside of the wing wheel wells as they are natural metal. The finish is not brilliant but as I am only making it for this build and my own use, I am not worrying too mush. Next time I will add the foil before joining the wings together. I might not do it in the nose as it is very awkward.

How's everyone else getting on?

Have a great weekend, i shall be watching Moto GP, World and British Superbikes, quite a few titles in the offing here.
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Posted: Friday, October 18, 2013 - 11:00 AM UTC
Airfix forgot the other two gun muzzles in the wing roots. You can see one here just below the leading edge. While you're in a drilling mood...
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Posted: Friday, October 18, 2013 - 07:47 PM UTC
Finally got started on the F-5A. A little clean up and some interior gray.
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Posted: Saturday, October 19, 2013 - 01:26 AM UTC
Thank you Ms Cooper
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Posted: Saturday, October 19, 2013 - 04:30 AM UTC
Apparently I should avoid late night posting. Forgot to add this:
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Posted: Saturday, October 19, 2013 - 09:50 AM UTC
I must admit I am not a neat modeler as witnessed by this photograph but hey, I am making progress. If you're wondering the seat belts are made from an old adhesive dressing (not again) the side panels are from a Microscale F4 sheet and the photo was taken in my garage where my workbench is.

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Posted: Saturday, October 19, 2013 - 02:07 PM UTC

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I must admit I am not a neat modeler as witnessed by this photograph but hey, I am making progress. If you're wondering the seat belts are made from an old adhesive dressing (not again) the side panels are from a Microscale F4 sheet and the photo was taken in my garage where my workbench is.




Mike, very nice build.
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Posted: Sunday, October 20, 2013 - 10:19 AM UTC
Oh dear! I have had a mixed evening. First, whilst checking the model I noticed the starboard rear window was loose. I couldn't remove it as it was lodged in place by the cockpit assembly so I removed the ejector seat and then spent half an hour trying to put it back in. After much cussing, scraping, removing old glue and fiddling with a knife and dental pick, it was back in place. I glued it in with trusty old Mek-Pak and slumped back into my plastic chair.

Whilst I had the ejector seat out I replaced the 'bandage' belts with masking tape, much better looking.

I then turned to filling in the wing root gaps, this is where I found out how to use Vajello white putty properly, partly thanks to a Humbrol video on using filler. I squirted some out into a palette and added a drop of Acrylic thinner, using a paintbrush I applied it to the gap, left it a few minutes, and ran a damp cotton bud along the joint, I was delighted with the result, any excess cleans off easily and the joint needs no further work.

Next on the job list, adding the canopy, masking the cockpit, intake, jetpipe and wheel wells, the latter I will do so with the closed doors supplied in the kit for the flying option.

Priming will be done with a Tamiya rattle can, another first, and then, break out my new airbrush, something I have never used before being a hardened brush man.

Onwards and upwards
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Posted: Sunday, October 20, 2013 - 10:27 AM UTC
Hi everyone,

I've enlisted in this one, my first campaign in a while. I'm going to do the latest reboxing of the 1977 tooling of the 1/72 Hurricane. I might even try to rescribe the panel lines, what joy! Update photos to follow, thanks
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Posted: Sunday, October 20, 2013 - 03:59 PM UTC
Welcome to the fun, Mike!
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Posted: Monday, October 21, 2013 - 09:22 AM UTC
Thanks Jessica,

I made a start today by marking the panel lines with a cd marker and then rescribing with an Olfa p-cutter, first using the raised lines as a guide, then sanding and using masking tape. It's my first time rescribing panel lines so I'm pleased enough with the results so far, just took 20 minutes to do 1 wing!