blackbetty Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 Finally picked my next project, the Islandic fine art Buccaneer its a full resin kit and has been discussed on this site before, so i am not getting into this again its pretty big GreyGhost, Tolga ULGUR, mattcour and 15 others 17 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted June 2, 2022 Author Share Posted June 2, 2022 some reference in book form (lots more on the web) and some aftermarket Supersonic, themongoose, MikeMaben and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted June 2, 2022 Author Share Posted June 2, 2022 (edited) grabbed three xtracrylix desert pink bottles just before brexit i am still working on the pave spike pod, trying to get it without paying 30€ for a stupid resin stick. Andy (wink, wink) will hook me up with one .... still a long way to go till i need a pod ...and i have Collins pylons. will be Miss Jolly Roger in desert pink (not Laser lips Laura as previously thought) Edited October 12, 2022 by blackbetty Rockie Yarwood, RadBaron, scvrobeson and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 Really looking forward to seeing you build this rogue! Martinnfb, Derek B and blackbetty 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Woo Hoo - Popcorn at the ready I was wondering when someone with better skills than I have would start work on one of the other Bucs Drop me a PM when it all gets too much - trust me you will! Derek B and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted June 3, 2022 Author Share Posted June 3, 2022 thanx Colin, i will staring at the pit at the moment and figuring out a way to get rid of the zillion airbubbles Martinnfb and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 That is a bugger I used Mr Surfacer for most of it - The main IP would benefit from a load of PE, (Lightning forming the basis of it) , Bottom line - It's a slog! Stevepd, blackbetty and Martinnfb 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted June 3, 2022 Author Share Posted June 3, 2022 i think about reconstructing the whole thing from sheet Martinnfb and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 That never occurred to me as an option Stevepd, Martinnfb, Derek B and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 "Pretty big" he says, which is like describing Big Ben as a large watch. Looking forward to this build, looks like you've got a solid blank canvas to work with. Matt blackbetty, Pete Fleischmann, Martinnfb and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted June 7, 2022 Author Share Posted June 7, 2022 some trial fit after scraping of the flash around the cockpit area scvrobeson, Scotsman, Martinnfb and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted June 7, 2022 Author Share Posted June 7, 2022 (edited) the sidewalls of the fuselage will have to be thinned to be able to put the pit sidewalls in place. no too much, there seems to be plenty of space Edited June 7, 2022 by blackbetty Greg W, Landrotten Highlander, Marcel111 and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted June 7, 2022 Author Share Posted June 7, 2022 Colin, you used other aftermarket seats, would you care to tell me what seats? i sanded the fuselage halves at the joint on a sanding board i made for the hawkeye vac. one side has 80 grit, the other 240, that works nicely Landrotten Highlander, Derek B, Starfighter and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Quote Seats - Hmmm.. well anyone who has the kit knows that the seats while looking ok , are not that crisp as regards casting , so a pair of MD 6's from Quickbook meant for the F-8 Crusader and a load of card enhancement mean I have a set that now looks the part (sort of) Not perhaps the best depiction of the Buc Seats - but a lot crisper than those in the kit And a link to pics of the real ones http://www.ejectionsite.com/buc2seat.htm - Hope this helps denders, Jim Barry, Greg W and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Hi, Personally I got two Quickboost Martin-Baker seats intended for the Trumpeter Lightning. I will modify the top. Hth Thierry scvrobeson, Scotsman, blackbetty and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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