1/48 RAF Night Fighter dual build Tamiya Beaufighter & Blenheim

[F-104nut]

I see this with interest. I just started this same kit build last week, it looks like a wonderful kit, easy to build out of the box. Just what I wanted to get started building again after almost 20 years.

What paint are you using for the interior? It looks pretty close to the chip that I had (maybe still have it). The chip that I had came from the wheel well of a Beaufighter, the one at Rockcliff, before restoration.

I will be using the AK Real colos RAF interior greeen

 

[Wurger]

 

[Lucky13]

 

[wrcook]

Thanks, Where can this line of colors be gotten? Most of the paints that have been using are no longer. The few bottles of paint that I have are twenty years old. I think it is time to get some new ones.

Lucky 13: I like your F-8 statement, they are a very impressive aircraft. My sister's high school boy friend, visited a number of years later, he was a Naval Aviator by then. He flew in to Hancock Field in an F-8. I got to get a good look at one. The next day when he left he flew low (as low as allowed) over the house, and he was moving at a good clip. The house is four miles off the end of the runway at Hancock.

 

[F-104nut]

Thanks, Where can this line of colors be gotten? Most of the paints that have been using are no longer. The few bottles of paint that I have are twenty years old. I think it is time to get some new ones.

Lucky 13: I like your F-8 statement, they are a very impressive aircraft. My sister's high school boy friend, visited a number of years later, he was a Naval Aviator by then. He flew in to Hancock Field in an F-8. I got to get a good look at one. The next day when he left he flew low (as low as allowed) over the house, and he was moving at a good clip. The house is four miles off the end of the runway at Hancock.

I order my AK real colors from Victorymodels.com

 

[F-104nut]

Sprent the day getting the Beaufighter interior finished . Painted with A real colors and Mr color paintes. Weather with rw umber oil wash and some dry brushing. Next to glue glue the fuseloge together

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Brian

 

[fubar57]

Nice looking innards

 

[Wurger]

 

[Crimea_River]

Nice work, soon to be mostly hidden.

 

[rochie]

Both look great

 

[Gnomey]

Good work so far!

 

[nuuumannn]

Looks great Brian. Here's a wee pic of the interior of a Beaufighter nose section in the UK. Note the coloured trim wheels and other scraps of colour in the interior. The ammo boxes for the 20 mm rounds are black in this one.

Beaufighter Gallery | warbirds (wixsite.com)

Beaufighter Gallery | warbirds (wixsite.com)

From here: Beaufighter Gallery | warbirds (wixsite.com)

An external walkaround of the Beaufighter. These are all my own images.

RD253 | warbirds (wixsite.com)

 

[F-104nut]

Looks great Brian. Here's a wee pic of the interior of a Beaufighter nose section in the UK. Note the coloured trim wheels and other scraps of colour in the interior. The ammo boxes for the 20 mm rounds are black in this one.

Beaufighter Gallery | warbirds (wixsite.com)

Beaufighter Gallery | warbirds (wixsite.com)

From here: Beaufighter Gallery | warbirds (wixsite.com)

An external walkaround of the Beaufighter. These are all my own images.

RD253 | warbirds (wixsite.com)

Thanks for thr pics. I will use them on my next Beau build

 

[F-104nut]

Got the beaufighter airframe together. Fit is really nice. Just have a little filler work to do on the tail wings for some reason. I find that drillinga hole gear and using a plastic rod to relace the axle . That way i can paint tht struts and install the wheels last

Brian

 

[Night Fighter Nut]

Very nice.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Airframes]

Looking very good.
One minor point, although I'm a bit late. The radar operator faced the rear when operating the radar, the display for which was under the rear coaming, as seen in the diagram and my 1/32nd scale build below. (the remainder of the equipment was on the port side of the central fuselage.).
However, as he was also the navigator, he'd face forward, with the "repeater" instrument panel in front of him, beneath the forward coaming, as provided in the kit, so either arrangement is suitable.

 

[F-104nut]

Looking very good.
One minor point, although I'm a bit late. The radar operator faced the rear when operating the radar, the display for which was under the rear coaming, as seen in the diagram and my 1/32nd scale build below. (the remainder of the equipment was on the port side of the central fuselage.).
However, as he was also the navigator, he'd face forward, with the "repeater" instrument panel in front of him, beneath the forward coaming, as provided in the kit, so either arrangement is suitable.View attachment 608595View attachment 608596View attachment 608600

Thanks i will do that on my nother NF someday. I was wondering what equipment was used

 

[Airframes]

You're welcome, and if you need more info, just shout.
The later "thimble" and "bull" nose Beaus used centimetric radar, where the receiver display unit was a different layout, and I should have pics or diagrams of these.

 

[Vic P]

Looking very good. ...

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Do you have the whole page of this picture? I have a low resolution copy of it but can't read the text on it. If you can post a clean scan of the whole page, that would be greatly appreciated.