vvwse4 Posted August 18, 2019 Author Share Posted August 18, 2019 Still working on the Beaufighter. The interieur is finished. Or I am finished with it which is closer to the truth. Made the observers seat and some instruments. The ammo boxes are covered with thissue soaked in white glue. I saw pictures of zipped ammo boxes which allowed me to get an easy escape from a potentional big problem. Tossed in some lines and cables ad voila that should do the trick. 110_6242 by Rick Martens, on Flickr 110_6244 by Rick Martens, on Flickr 110_6243 by Rick Martens, on Flickr 110_6248 by Rick Martens, on Flickr Now I most focus on the engines. They look ok but as far as I know the exhausts came together in a collective ring in the front of the cowling and from there on to the main exhaust. I have no idea how to replicate that now but time will tell I guess. Also some brake lines on the landing gear and after that time for paint. Due to some construction work in our house I am not able to airbrush, hopefully in October everything will be done so I can start throwing paint around. Hope you like it, sorry for the lousy pictures. Rick. LSP_Kevin, Kagemusha, corsairlada and 14 others 16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 excellent work, cant wait to see some paint on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvwse4 Posted March 14, 2020 Author Share Posted March 14, 2020 Offcourse I never made it in time, but I am still working on the Beaufighter. Almost ready with finishing the interieur, only have the seatbelts to paint and some small bits and ends to finish. DSCN1330 by Rick Martens, on Flickr DSCN1335 by Rick Martens, on Flickr DSCN1350 by Rick Martens, on Flickr DSCN1351 by Rick Martens, on Flickr DSCN1341 by Rick Martens, on Flickr DSCN1346 by Rick Martens, on Flickr I know it is far from perfect but it looks ok. Next is finishing the inside and button her up. Rick. Trak-Tor, John1, Piprm and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Looks very good to me, that IP is so impressive. Chers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 11 hours ago, vvwse4 said: Offcourse I never made it in time, but I am still working on the Beaufighter. Next is finishing the inside and button her up. Nice progress, Rick! If this is still a viable build, we'll move it over to the WiP forum, now that the GB is over. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvwse4 Posted March 14, 2020 Author Share Posted March 14, 2020 23 minutes ago, LSP_Kevin said: Nice progress, Rick! If this is still a viable build, we'll move it over to the WiP forum, now that the GB is over. Kev Hi Kev, you can move it over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 18 minutes ago, vvwse4 said: Hi Kev, you can move it over. Already done! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Yeah nice IP Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvwse4 Posted March 22, 2020 Author Share Posted March 22, 2020 (edited) Finished the cockpit and now I am trying to get everything together. DSCN1413 by Rick Martens, on Flickr DSCN1407 by Rick Martens, on Flickr DSCN1408 by Rick Martens, on Flickr DSCN1414 by Rick Martens, on Flickr The observers place. Not much to see only the seat is visible. At least I know it is there. DSCN1415 by Rick Martens, on Flickr And it is big, larger then I expected. The overall fit of the parts is not to good so next thing is getting the wings attached to the fuselage. I already cracked up the fuselage so I have to sleep on that one before I screw everything up. I have a question for you. I see people make their own paintmasks with the Silhouette printer. I own one of those but call me a digital nightmare I cannot seem to get things to work. How do you make roundels, stars and bars and letters and figures? Can anyone explain that to me in a way you would tell that to a 3 year old I suppose. Thanks in advance. Rick Edited March 22, 2020 by vvwse4 Piprm, Lothar, Trak-Tor and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvwse4 Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 Getting this beast more and more together. The frontvieuw is certainly daunting. DSCN1737 by Rick Martens, on Flickr DSCN1733 by Rick Martens, on Flickr DSCN1734 by Rick Martens, on Flickr DSCN1735 by Rick Martens, on Flickr DSCN1736 by Rick Martens, on Flickr Hope you like it, stay safe!! Rick turbo, Derek B, Lothar and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 I like it, I like it! Thanks for sharing this with us. Looking forward to more paint on her. M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Awesome work Rick, well done Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpgsbody55 Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Love it. You're definitely injecting life into an old kit. I think I first built that around 1970 or '71. Cheers, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wegener Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 There is a FB group called ‘The cutting edge’ which is for modellers using these devices and various members have uploaded files for some of those things. There are also guides to how to use them. Might be worth a look. mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvwse4 Posted May 2, 2020 Author Share Posted May 2, 2020 DSCN1776 by Rick Martens, on Flickr One whole day om the bench!! So lets get started DSCN1777 by Rick Martens, on Flickr Sprayed aluminum and after that some hairspray to create the worn look. Never tried this before but I have seen some very convincing results with this methode. After it dried black paint. DSCN1779 by Rick Martens, on Flickr DSCN1780 by Rick Martens, on Flickr This happened, all over the plane. What went wrong? Maybe the hairspray was not that good because it was an old can. Anyway it sucks so I had to start all over again. First get everything off as much as possible. DSCN1788 by Rick Martens, on Flickr In the progress the left horizontal stabilizer came of and I managed to break the tailwheel.....but it is fun right? I must admit I came very close to tossing this one in the bin. Again applied alupaint and borrowed another can hairspray because when I removed the paint I got the effect I wanted. But I was warned so I started with a small piece of wing. And the result was the same. I don't know what went wrong but that is the end of the hairsprayway on this one. I cleand the wing up and started with the black again. DSCN1792 by Rick Martens, on Flickr DSCN1793 - kopie by Rick Martens, on Flickr Now the black is very black. So I lightened the panels with a mix from blackgray and black and when I was done with all the panels I spayed some very dilluted black paint over it to blend everything. DSCN1801 by Rick Martens, on Flickr DSCN1804 by Rick Martens, on Flickr DSCN1806 by Rick Martens, on Flickr The black is not so black now. I have to wait till daylight to see how it came out. Rick mozart, Derek B, TaffyMan and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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