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Anthony in NZ

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About Anthony in NZ

  • Birthday 09/08/1969

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    Rangiora, New Zealand
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    Rebuilding a 1/1 scale Auster T7 WE552 (when time permits!),NZ Aviation in general. Trying to model in between taking care of my family responsibilities. Want to get into scratchbuilding more.

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  1. Thanks Kev! Sheesh 9 years ago I started this...where has the time gone. This GB is the first ever I have done and is just the motivation I need to finish it. So thanks again and appreciate letting me join. So I have just moved it off the SOD and she has not fared overly well, some parts are broken, and there is a thick layer of dust all over her. Thankfully I covered up the cockpit parts with cling film so it is still good in there. I am not sure everything is there as I kind of resigned it to the parts bin and have given spares away through the traders board thinking I would never finish her. So time for a clean and inventory and an update soonish. Oh and for those worried, I am working on the Phantom whilst I wait for epoxies to dry etc. I think it will be good for me to be able to chop n change. Cheers Anthony
  2. Yes all very interesting discussion. I know extensive discussion has taken place about either a full kit or conversion. My personal thoughts would be for a conversion for the Tamiya kit myself personally. A lot has already been designed but I totally see the risks involved on making even a conversion for a smaller 'cottage industry' company. There is still a HUGE amount of time and effort required to just do the CAD, let alone test printing, redesigning and reprinting again etc. Then find there is a kit coming....that's still a huge investment when you would probably not sell many and could have made something that brings in money. Personally I dont think a kit is coming anytime soon(as much as I would like one), and there are a lot of us wanting Brit Tooms now. I think maybe a new fuse compatable with the existing Tamiya kit and if you have already got a lot of bits already CAD'ed up then that will save time too . I dont know, and it's not my money in time etc. All I can say is that I am here to help if anyone needs it because, as you all know to do properly they are a completely different beast that looks like a Phantom. My vote would be a printed conversion for now to capture the market gasping for one. Just my 2cents worth Cheers Anthony
  3. *Sigh* yup I remember that...can only hope it still comes about. The 3D printed parts looked really nice in there too. LOL thanks for the reminder
  4. Oh that does look really nice....I especially love the stressed skin effect which is so prominent on Japanese airframes Any update on the PV-1 Ventura?
  5. Look after yourself buddy! I will keep an eye out too. Nice having you still active on the forum as well
  6. Oh Greg! Now we're talking mate! I absolutely LOVE the FA.2, probably my fav variant Harrier ever. I am still in disbelief there is still no decent kit of this generation harrier available in 1/32....anyhoo, I digress. Nice clean work so far my friend, I will be 'glued'to this one for sure....awesome start. Man that's going to be impressive in 1/24! Cheers Anthony
  7. Even I would be up for this, I like the silver idea myself. How about a kit we started 25years ago? (I'd easy find something LOL)
  8. Oh yeah, just the encouragement I need! I'll finish my Phantom and you this Spitfire and maybe we can do a double build? LOL yes I might need an application to do the same!
  9. Oh absolutely mate! This build would be nothing without the help of a lot of other people. I cant thank enough Kerry, @Derek B, @Gene K, @Greg W, @scjh, @Iain in the early days....... my goodness I am too scared to do a list because the help has been endless, even just the encouragement from people like yourself, @wunwinglow, @airscale, @chuck540z3, @Ali62, @Cees Broere, @Marcel111, @vvwse4, @Spooky56, @Starfighter, @AlbertD, @DonH, @Troy Molitor, @Tony T, @scvrobeson @Kagemusha, @LSP_Kevin, @mozart, @spyrosjzmichos, @Barry, @GMK, @Chek, @jenshb, @Jet Passion, @Turecki, @Landrotten Highlander, @IainM, @jimbo59, @Rainer Hoffmann, @geedubelyer, @easixpedro, @D.B. Andrus, @MDuv, @thierry laurent......honestly these are the names that just quickly pop into my head, but I know that as soon as I hit submit I am going to remember more, and I am going to feel terrible about that! I honestly appreciate everyones help and support, as well as a bunch of guys over at Britmodeller! And sadly, Mike @seiran01, it's all his fault! He sold me the kit and conversion......and mate, I thought we were friends! Sorry if I missed anyone out, I hate making lists like that because you invariably set yourself up to fall by forgetting someones valuable comment at just the right time, or part supplied to make my life a little easier. THis hobby has changed for sure, but only for the good! Now I need to hurry up and finish this so you guys get a state of the art Brit Toom in 1/32! Cheers Anthony
  10. Thanks Matt, surprising myself at whats coming up as well. Then you speak to the appropiate(usually groundcrew) person, they go ...oh yeah, we did that all the time or, yes that's how it should be etc.... Hopefully this is getting it all in one place for future Brit Phantom builds. So, back to the 'hot area' I really need to deal with this as its what has me on the brink of walking away LOL. So the rod insert thing seems to do the trick, painfully slow but working. Here is a couple of pics of where I have got to. As you can see there are still a few 'rogue' washers and some with dodgy screw holes in the centre, but I will fix those. The aim here is to get close and then let everything cure and sink for a few days then hopefully I can do all the fine tuning and finish this side Then of course there is the other side Note above also here there are extra washers/fasteners down the side panels too Placed a reheat can in just to see how it looks overall Yikes these huge pictures really show up all the imperfections etc! Still obviously a bit to go here to make it look better, but time to breathe, step back and look at the big picture again Might look at the Vari ramps while this area all cures Cheers Anthony
  11. Is there still a small chance we might see those gunbays for the Tamiya F4U ? Your work is amazing!
  12. Wow, very cool! You are very talented and your printing and panel lines look exceptional! I look forward to seeing your future projects...awesome entrance into LSP manufacturing!
  13. Well seeing this Steve, is giving me an itch with 24th scale again......reminds me we should both get back to work on those big Mossie's!! Stunning mate!
  14. Yup, you're an inspiration to many of us here as to what can be achieved! I am learning Solidworks 2024 atm, I can only dream of what you guys make at the moment. Daddy.....when I grow up I want to be just like you
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