Bill_S Posted November 1, 2016 Posted November 1, 2016 (edited) My entry: I purchased these engines from LSP Dan. Edited April 17, 2018 by Bill_S Dragon, AndersN, r0t0rdr1ver and 13 others 16
Bill_S Posted November 1, 2016 Author Posted November 1, 2016 (edited) I always thought the Beaufighter a bit of an oddity; how many twin engines have the props forward of the nose? Regardless, I'm going to give it a go. I started by attaching the inner wing uppers to the fuselage halves. For it's age, I got a decent fit with minimal gap. The real reason for doing it first is because of the cockpit floor... The kit cockpit floor level is much too high; in actuality, the floor is on the same level as the bottom of the wing. The lower wing is taped in place here. A floor support glued in place, then cut at the join between the fuselage and lower wing. Next up is to drill out cannon openings, cobble up some 20mm barrels, and cut the floor to fit. Edited April 17, 2018 by Bill_S dmthamade, Shaka HI, BGB and 7 others 10
r0t0rdr1ver Posted November 1, 2016 Posted November 1, 2016 Have fun Bill! Love the Beau and can't wait to see what you do with it... Bill_S 1
BGB Posted November 1, 2016 Posted November 1, 2016 Hello, Always liked the Beau,one of my favorites . Cheers Boris
mozart Posted November 1, 2016 Posted November 1, 2016 (edited) I've seen some stunning builds of this kit Bill, I'm sure yours will be amongst them. Max Just had a cup of tea in my favourite mug: Edited November 1, 2016 by mozart MikeC, BradG, r0t0rdr1ver and 4 others 7
Cees Broere Posted November 2, 2016 Posted November 2, 2016 Good start indeed, I really love the Revell Beau as there is so much you can do with it. I used the Quickboost exhausts as they look very good. Bill_S 1
Guest Peterpools Posted November 2, 2016 Posted November 2, 2016 BIll Nice choice and I will be following with great interest and nostalgia. Keep 'em coming Peter
Bill_S Posted November 2, 2016 Author Posted November 2, 2016 OH BOY !! Love it Bill......Harv cool, always liked the 'Beau Have fun Bill! Love the Beau and can't wait to see what you do with it... Hello, Always liked the Beau,one of my favorites . Cheers Boris I've seen some stunning builds of this kit Bill, I'm sure yours will be amongst them. Max Just had a cup of tea in my favourite mug: excellent choice - love the Beau! The Grateful Dead. Black licorice. Bristol Beaufighter. You either love them or hate them. I love black licorice, and I'll always be one of Jerry's kids. but I'm not a big fan of the Beaufighter. Personally, I think it's rather homely - but it's in honor of Dan, so I'm going to build it.
Bill_S Posted November 2, 2016 Author Posted November 2, 2016 (edited) Lots of prep work before the building can begin. I got the floor cut, and I'm going to fill in the opening for the wing. I'm going to have to figure out how to back up the wing fill before I can lay some putty down over it. The design of the kit is going to pose some challenges. Edited April 17, 2018 by Bill_S Jeff, BradG and shbemo13 3
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