Bill_S 5,095 Posted November 1, 2016 (edited) My entry: I purchased these engines from LSP Dan. Edited April 17, 2018 by Bill_S 16 MikeC, Hubert Boillot, Chris Wimmer and 13 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 1, 2016 OH BOY !! Love it Bill......Harv Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shawn M 9,058 Posted November 1, 2016 cool, always liked the 'Beau 1 mpk reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill_S 5,095 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 10 dmthamade, AndersN, BradG and 7 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
r0t0rdr1ver 816 Posted November 1, 2016 Have fun Bill! Love the Beau and can't wait to see what you do with it... 1 Bill_S reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BGB 462 Posted November 1, 2016 Hello, Always liked the Beau,one of my favorites . Cheers Boris Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mozart 6,433 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 7 Chris Wimmer, BradG, MikeC and 4 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Azgaron 1,167 Posted November 1, 2016 Good start! HÃ¥kan 1 Bill_S reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
petrov27 1,781 Posted November 1, 2016 excellent choice - love the Beau! 1 Bill_S reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dmthamade 3,082 Posted November 2, 2016 Whispering Death!! Don 1 Bill_S reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cees Broere 1,563 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. 1 Bill_S reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Peterpools Posted November 2, 2016 BIll Nice choice and I will be following with great interest and nostalgia. Keep 'em coming Peter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill_S 5,095 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 2, 2016 I happen to love all 3!....Harv Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill_S 5,095 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 3 BradG, shbemo13 and Jeff reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
