crobinsonh Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Hi, I have been watching the forums over the last couple of years and had some great help from numerous people regarding my various questions etc. I returned to modeling around 4 years ago after having last completed a 1/72nd Airfix Hunter at the age of 13. I have several partially built builds - an MDC Typhoon (just waiting for a replacement elevator to move on), a FM Halifax, Xtrakit Canberra PR9. Fisher Sea Fury and the MDC Tony. I am hoping to get two things out of making this post: 1) Feedback and critique, 2) Impetus to complete a model! and 3) says thanks to what is an amazing community of people. By the way Radu, your models are amazing and MDC have the best casting I have seen with incredible customer service (I snapped both of the fuselage halves being an idiot and MDC replaced them at no cost). The following photos are not great and all of the shots show assemblies that are incomplete. Incomplete instrument panel with placed rudder pedals, unpainted straps and no gunsight or guns! Floor pan with seat fitted - but no armoured headrest Floor pan - with lots of pieces missing including cocking handles etc Right console - actually pretty much complete Left console with floor pan wedged in Left console with no floor pan Thanks for looking and for your comments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theseeker Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Looks very nice and it is hard to beat Radu and MDC. Did you use RLM 79 for your cokpit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 HI I am not familiar with the kit your building but what I see in your photos look very nice and I for one thank your doing a great job on it. Keep the photos comming. Texas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francky Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Great work,have fun this is a very nice kit to built and it will make a stunning model!!! All the best FRANCK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hannover - Germany Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Hi there, that is Top work! Really great. Cheers, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobinsonh Posted January 6, 2008 Author Share Posted January 6, 2008 Looks very nice and it is hard to beat Radu and MDC. Did you use RLM 79 for your cokpit? Hi, Thanks - I used the Lifecolour Italian sand as recommended by Radu during his build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georch Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Well.. I can only say, that Radu, MDC and You, make a great triplet! Great work on the cockpit, I really like the shading on the small pieces and the convincing chipping on the floor! Keep the pictures coming! Cheers: georch, from Hungary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Your first model since 13? how old are you now... 14? cause that looks great! and certainly doesn't look like a first buid in years!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobinsonh Posted January 6, 2008 Author Share Posted January 6, 2008 Your first model since 13? how old are you now... 14? cause that looks great! and certainly doesn't look like a first buid in years!!! Thank you for your kind comments - I am now the tender age of 45 I have done a lot of reading of all the great builds on this site (and Hyperscale and Aircraftresourcecenter) and took a lot of notes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Very nice looking cockpit! Excellent work! Azgaron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Good grief, not too dusty for a first time back Liking it so far...keep us posted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobinsonh Posted January 27, 2008 Author Share Posted January 27, 2008 Thanks to everybody for their kind comments. Here is the latest update from a couple of weeks ago - now looking to close the fuselage halves. I still need to radically improve my photography! I am looking to rivet the Tony as all of the photos show that the rivets are very prominent on the natural metal airframes - this will also be a first Bigger updates due soon. Kind regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsarnoffca Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Beautiful cockpit. Perfect shading and detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcauchi Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 That is great work, seems like you haven;t lost your touch or modelling skills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobinsonh Posted January 28, 2008 Author Share Posted January 28, 2008 Here is my first attempt at riveting using "Rosie" and the Model Art book for reference: First of all I used a undercoat of Mr Resin Primer and then I drew the lines on. Then with good old Rosie... Now I just have everything else to rivet - and I am guessing that the fuselage will be a little more challenging Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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