pappy1 Posted October 3, 2009 Author Share Posted October 3, 2009 Neal from the start of this build I knew I had to give Grey Matter Figures a shout and ended up getting the two-blade prop,fabric wings.I already have the cockpit form when it initially came out.If you run out of kit parts let me know,I have a bunch of them.Great work on the old girl...cheers...Dave Thanks Dave its alot of fun,I wish I had more time to work on it,but you know how that goes....Pappy1..Neal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappy1 Posted October 14, 2009 Author Share Posted October 14, 2009 Hi all,Its been a while.Here are some pics of the Grey Matter fabric wings epoxied on and some filling and sanding and priming,Oh the JOY!. Ant how more latter...Neal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 The detail on those wings looks wonderful. Are they solid wings ? and if so, will the gear hold the weight ? Cheers Vaughn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappy1 Posted October 14, 2009 Author Share Posted October 14, 2009 The detail on those wings looks wonderful. Are they solid wings ? and if so, will the gear hold the weight ? Cheers Vaughn Yes Vaughn they are solid wings,and I am a little nervous about the weight on the gear.I may try to beef up the gear with some brass tubing,I am not sure....Neal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Yes Vaughn they are solid wings,and I am a little nervous about the weight on the gear.I may try to beef up the gear with some brass tubing,I am not sure....Neal You could always have her 'bellied in' on the beach, a casualty of the fighting.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappy1 Posted October 14, 2009 Author Share Posted October 14, 2009 You could always have her 'bellied in' on the beach, a casualty of the fighting.... Hey thats not a bad idea,alot of the early Hurricanes were lost in France at the beginning of the war....Neal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Pratt Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Wow Neal...you've been busy!Great to see an old kit all re-worked.I really like those fabric wings from GMF...very cool build sir...cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Hey thats not a bad idea,alot of the early Hurricanes were lost in France at the beginning of the war....Neal There are lots of shots around of Luftwaffe pilots visiting downed Hurricanes and from what I hear, Master Box are coming out with a bunch of Pilots and ground crew that would fit into such a scene perfectly. Cheers Vaughn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappy1 Posted October 14, 2009 Author Share Posted October 14, 2009 Wow Neal...you've been busy!Great to see an old kit all re-worked.I really like those fabric wings from GMF...very cool build sir...cheers Thanks Dave,Its starting to come together.I got another set of cockpits and a wheel bay to do a hard wing MKI but that's in the future HA HA ....Neal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Looking great Neal! Very nice work! Cheers, Håkan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruzlkampf Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Looking VEEEEERY nice Pappy! Keep it going! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 I converted the Revell kit into a fabric winger a few years ago using the Warbirds resin parts. Did it with Belgian markings printed by LSP Ray Beware of the weight of the resin wings on the plastic LG. It holds, but only just ! This should answer your Q about the LG legs. I used the ones from the kit and there OK.Best is to use superglue for a stronger bond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappy1 Posted October 18, 2009 Author Share Posted October 18, 2009 Hi again all,I got some painting done although I'm not real pleased with the color match.I used model master acryl RAF dark green and RAF Red Brown instead of the dark brown.The tri color fin flash was painted with model master also,in the RAF style of the late 1930s. and the underside was painted black and white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Azgaron Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 Looking good! Nice paint job Neal! Cheers, Håkan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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