TimW Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 (edited) Yeah, I went for it...the 1/24th kit. But am still agonizing about which version to do--a French Aeronavale? Or Fleet Air Arm? Or colorful USN bird, especially now that there are AM decals out there? Luckily I don't have to decide just yet, but man...decisions, decisions! Have started very preliminary work on the cockpit. Am using AM seatbelts and the Airscale instruments. Might get some resin wheels, but am not going overboard with the aftermarket stuff otherwise. Pics to follow soon, or at least as soon as there's anything worth photographing! Here's a taste. I followed my usual scheme of spraying the part silver, dull coating it, then painting over it with Vallejo...then chipping and scratching with sandpaper, various hobby tools, etc. More to come! Tim W. Edited February 22, 2021 by TimW Landrotten Highlander, Sepp, Victor K2 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 Off to a good start Got one of these in the stach, im personally going to make a 3 tone usn build Probably not accurate for the kit but you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted February 22, 2021 Author Share Posted February 22, 2021 9 minutes ago, Neo said: Off to a good start Got one of these in the stach, im personally going to make a 3 tone usn build Probably not accurate for the kit but you know. A dash 3...I like the idea. Not sure if anyone has done a conversion, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted February 24, 2021 Author Share Posted February 24, 2021 Making progress. Airscale decals/instruments arrived, finally got seat harnesses, too. Greg W, D Bellis, Victor K2 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Looks nice! Seem so huge in the pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted February 24, 2021 Author Share Posted February 24, 2021 17 minutes ago, Out2gtcha said: Looks nice! Seem so huge in the pics It's pretty big in person, too! Makes the 1/32 version look tiny. Tim W Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted February 25, 2021 Author Share Posted February 25, 2021 Additional cockpit detail. Eduard seatbelts and Airscale decals/instruments. Landrotten Highlander, monthebiff, Greg W and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Looking good, I have one of those in the stash and it will probable be a GSB finish when I pluck up the nerve to start it. Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Bengal native infantry? Richard MikeMaben and Landrotten Highlander 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted February 25, 2021 Author Share Posted February 25, 2021 11 minutes ago, RLWP said: Bengal native infantry? Richard No, 15mm (really 18mm) redcoats with uniforms modified to take part in Burgoyne's expedition in 1777. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/537828380473221028/ I have waaaaaaaay to many hobbies, not including models. Minis and boardgaming to name two of them. Cheers, Tim W. RLWP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 31 minutes ago, TimW said: No, 15mm (really 18mm) redcoats with uniforms modified to take part in Burgoyne's expedition in 1777. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/537828380473221028/ I have waaaaaaaay to many hobbies, not including models. Minis and boardgaming to name two of them. Cheers, Tim W. You're not alone - I have far too many projects on the go. I've been re-reading the Flashman papers, and been taken through the Indian mutiny of 1857, so the Pandy's are in my mind at the moment There's lots of room in that cockpit! Richard TimW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted February 25, 2021 Author Share Posted February 25, 2021 27 minutes ago, RLWP said: You're not alone - I have far too many projects on the go. I've been re-reading the Flashman papers, and been taken through the Indian mutiny of 1857, so the Pandy's are in my mind at the moment There's lots of room in that cockpit! Richard I do miss GMF and his installments of the Flashman papers. His memoir of his service in Burma is also excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 29 minutes ago, TimW said: I do miss GMF and his installments of the Flashman papers. His memoir of his service in Burma is also excellent. It is indeed. I'm reading 'Flashman and the Tiger' at the moment, I've been reading them chronologically so I'm nearly finished It's a shame Flashman's service with the Confederate and Union armies, plus the French Foreign Legion will never be known Richard TimW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted March 3, 2021 Author Share Posted March 3, 2021 Making slow but steady progress. The Airscale set, while a bit fiddly in places, really jazzes things up. Landrotten Highlander, Sparzanza, Victor K2 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted September 14, 2021 Author Share Posted September 14, 2021 OK, this one has been stalled for awhile but I'm going to get back into it. It's been really hard to decide whether to do USN or French...leaning toward French but as the color scheme is the same I don't have to decided just yet! About to tackle the wing center section. Looks like fun... Stay tuned, Tim W RLWP and TwoHands 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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