mozart Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 (edited) This will the first of what I hope will be two, perhaps three entries for the Trainers GB. Ever since I received my Silver Wings Tiger Moths I've been impatiently waiting to build one, the review promises a cracking kit but I hope that what I wrote comes to fruition! Mine will be finished as a trainer of No. 28 Elementary Flying and Training School, Mount Hampden, Southern Rhodesia circa 1943: The badge of the Rhodesian Air Training Group: Edited January 1, 2023 by mozart BradG, Out2gtcha, Len Turner and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcleon Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Really looking forward to this one, Max! Close to my heart and well, Out of Africa! Regards, Marc. mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Great choice Max! mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Indeed a lovely choice my friend! Will follow along with this one since I too have the same kit in hand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 I do like these personal builds which provide markings out of the ordinary. mozart and Sepp 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted September 4, 2020 Author Share Posted September 4, 2020 Thanks boys, I was hoping to make a start this afternoon but my Lightning lured me away. But I did take another look at the picture Dad took from his cockpit and noticed something that had escaped me before now: no blind flying hood on her! That helps a lot because I was banking on having to mould one. I've looked at that picture countless times but never clocked that before! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Hi Max! Very curious to see your work on this resin kit, and compared with the old Matchbox kit (of which I have two). Alain mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted September 5, 2020 Author Share Posted September 5, 2020 8 hours ago, Alain Gadbois said: Hi Max! Very curious to see your work on this resin kit, and compared with the old Matchbox kit (of which I have two). Alain Me too Alain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted September 8, 2020 Author Share Posted September 8, 2020 OK, about time I got my act together to start my Tiger Moth, though the "start" is a little underwhelming! My first job with any Silver Wings kit is sorting, I need to know what is what and where it's going. There are no "sprue shot" equivalents so it's a matter of dumping all the contents on a table, looking carefully at each bit, identifying it with the aid of the instructions (but again, no part numbers so it's a Mk 1 eyeball job) and bagging it up with associated bits: There usually a "Miscellaneous bits" bag, but I think I've accounted for everything this time! The next part is even more underwhelming, cleaning off resin flash. VW Chris 1969, Alain Gadbois, Derek B and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted September 8, 2020 Author Share Posted September 8, 2020 Major cleaning up done, still a little sanding in places. Two noticeable factors; firstly the casting on the central trunking on the cockpit floor is incredibly thin, so I'll be "beefing" it up with some 10 thou card, and secondly I think Silver Wings have slightly miscalculated with the number of castings provided for the rudder pedals/control horns(?). I've checked all three of my Tiger Moth kits and they all contain three such castings but there should be four - clearly four rudder pedals are needed and if they are elevator control horns then four there too. It's no big issue, both are a few minutes work with some scrap plastic but for this model I've stolen one from another kit. Kagemusha, VW Chris 1969, Out2gtcha and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted September 8, 2020 Author Share Posted September 8, 2020 Apologies for slightly fuzzy pics! First fiddly bit done, more to come! Landrotten Highlander, Anthony in NZ, LSP_Kevin and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Forge the way kind sir! I'll need to use this as as a build guide when I get around to mine mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted September 8, 2020 Author Share Posted September 8, 2020 It’s really quite odd that nobody has built one to my knowledge Brian, happy to be a trailblazer though. No guarantees that my interpretation is going to be right though, usual disclaimers apply! Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Looks like you're off to a good start, Max! It certainly looks a better detailed and more accurate kit than the one I'm building... Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denders Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Wow, perhaps it the lighting, that front seat looks extremely thin. Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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