Mark M
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thanks guys
ok all the decals are on and sealed, so ive started with a coat of 'Dark wash'
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Time for a proper update
ok here's where i am, and a warning for anyone building this kit in any scheme, the decal placment numbers are wrong, not just in the checkers but also the walkways and stencils, so check and double check, dont do what i did and trust in Airfix
as you may have read, due to the error in numbering i got them wrong and then they disintegrated when i tried to swap them, Sparzanza has kindly agreed to send replacements - THANK YOU
ok TC kindly researched this aircraft for me and it appears that, the checkers were a post war addition to the plane, so until some replacement arrives it a war machine, when replacments arrive they will be retro fitted
i found that using DACO strong decal setting liquid allowed the detail to show through well
work has also begun on the base, the cork board has been coated in PVA glue and sprinkled with various shades of 'grass' once this is fully dry (you can still see some white pva in places, i will add some 'mud' where the wheels have dug in
- Out2gtcha, Blenheimboys, geedubelyer and 1 other
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The one in Hendon was painted green for the display they are definitely black
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well i sprayed the bottom, then thought id get the white tac and and roll some sausages for the camo...... but i cant find it!!!! i have a sneaking feeling a small person has borrowed it for his school project
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free hand camo
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the rumors are true the front has major fit issues
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one minute its there then its gone!!
- Mal_Belford, Ripaman and Out2gtcha
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Very nice
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Thanks chaps, I will angle her but.. I have a feeling she will be too long but hey ho no rush
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I think I need a bigger base
- Out2gtcha and Mal_Belford
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My thoughts were
I knew hurricane tanks were shrouded and as the gun bays were leathered so tanks must be protected as well
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Lol thanks its Halfords red primer
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guns and tanks done!
- mlcflhs, Mal_Belford and Out2gtcha
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well both gun bays are done and ready next up is the fuel tanks, now im not going to paint them in aluminium as per the instructions as i believe they would be a red primer colour the same as hurricanes, anyway if im wrong you wont see them anyway
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OF NOTE
when building the ammunition boxes, the parts for the bullets are incorrectly numbered
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There brilliant, ill get them fir my second one thanks
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holy cow
i quit, im done
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here you go, this mornings work
right work has begun on the gun bays, now my research surggests that these were lined with Leather to reduce vibrations, Airfix would have you paint them brown, which makes me think they agree. anyway to add a bit of texture is lined these with kitchen roll, painted leather, i have a lot more to do including weathering the leather and gun rack
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thanks guys, the kit isnt complex as it looks its just fiddly
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i actually feel like i have made some progress today
the bottom wing is going on
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Well progress has been good but in-reality it doesnt look like ive done much, however ive added 40+ parts, that you will never ever see
i do have concerns about the width of the engine, some of the parts are very tight and dont fit well making me think the engine is too wide, however i wont be able to tell properly until its all built and the sides of the body are added
ok things get complex and tricky, this pipe (on both sides) needed to be slitted through a hole then twisted to fit on the frame, this 1 pipe alone took me 2hrs this morning to do
a bit of engine detail
heres where i am
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well work has begun on the engine, sadly very little can be done without installing it into the frame work
now heres the first flaw in the kit
some sink marks that need filling
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