1/24 Little Nellie

[Bonkin]

Still on a break from my stalled FW-190 project I figured this little kit would be a short fun build. How wrong was I?! Turns out that for my shaky hands and poor eyesight its a fiddly little bleeder that requires to be painted and decaled before assembly... and then, when assembly starts is a fragile kit that lacks suitable holding positions... i.e. you can't place it upside down on a box lid for example whilst you work on the underside. Still, gripes aside (I like to whinge in my senior years), I have honestly enjoyed building it and am pleased with the result... although I think Airfix should up the skill level from 2   !

 

Another problem area I had was my decals. Not sure if it was due to the age of them or something having been spilt on them by the previous owner but they would just not separate from the backing paper and required a lot of coaxing to remove them. Additionally, I was aware that their thinness would mean the white was translucent - so during the build I first sprayed the white areas and then masked them off before painting the yellow and silver. This seemed to do the trick - although I'm sure more competent builders would probably do away with the decals and just use masks instead.

 

Adaptions from the box kit were:
- Replacement rocket tubes from Evergreen styrene tube and rod
- Replacement AA missiles from Evergreen styrene rod and sheet

- Replacement machine guns made from brass tube
- Seat belt made from masking tape and wire
- Fuel and brake lines from fishing line
- Spark plugs by AnyZ
- Spark plug cable and control cables from varying gauge wire

 

Anyway, here it is:

 

[s00ntir]

007 returns..... :-) Great project! Thanks for sharing.

[geedubelyer]

Super neat model. Well done. 

 

Perhaps Airfix will see this and re-issue the kit as one of their Classic range 

 

Thanks for sharing this 

[TankBuster]

Looks awesome, well done. Cheers.

[Shoggz]

Just complimented you on this model on the Airfix 1:24 Facebook page without knowing it was you Bonkin!

 

I like it even more now.

[Bonkin]

Thanks all for the kind words.

 

On 7/30/2024 at 3:42 PM, Shoggz said:

Just complimented you on this model on the Airfix 1:24 Facebook page without knowing it was you Bonkin!

 

I like it even more now.

Cheers mate. 

[Mark_C]

Good job!  I particularly admire the yellow paint job, as that's a notoriously difficult color to work with.

[themongoose]

Well worth your time. Those little improvements you did made it a great looking model!!

[Martinnfb]

Great choice of subject and even better execution, clean and crisp. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers

Martin

[Greif8]

Great work on a unique model.  You made some great improvements that make the build stand out!

 

Ernest

[Dpgsbody55]

Great looking model, and your enhancements really add to it.

 

 

 

Cheers,

Michael

[LSP_Ray]

On 7/29/2024 at 9:46 AM, Bonkin said:

Still on a break from my stalled FW-190 project I figured this little kit would be a short fun build. How wrong was I?! Turns out that for my shaky hands and poor eyesight its a fiddly little bleeder that requires to be painted and decaled before assembly... and then, when assembly starts is a fragile kit that lacks suitable holding positions... i.e. you can't place it upside down on a box lid for example whilst you work on the underside. Still, gripes aside (I like to whinge in my senior years), I have honestly enjoyed building it and am pleased with the result... although I think Airfix should up the skill level from 2   !

 

Love it!

May I post it on the website?

[Bonkin]

On 8/10/2024 at 11:14 PM, LSP_Ray said:

Love it!

May I post it on the website?

Absolutely. That would be wonderful and an honour. Thank you.

[artoor_k]

Wonderful!!! Beautifully executed classic flying wonder I love it!

[Cbowling]

That’s a model you don’t usually see. Excellent outcome, Mr. Bond.!!