hawkeye2an
Staff Sergeant
I'm not too far behind at 45+ years in the hobby.
1/48th Spitfire Vc, 136 Sqn, Burma, 1943-44.
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I'm not too far behind at 45+ years in the hobby.
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Benevolens Magister
Good evening, and welcome to the Old Farts Modelling Club !!
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I like it ! That would make us LEGos - like Lego - "Good Play" in Danish, IIRC.
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Maybe we should have a competition to design a badge !
Anyway, as the pics show, the model has now been sprayed overall in the underside colour of Medium Sea Gray, after attending to a few small blemishes and doing the final shaping and sanding on the cannon and stub fairings.
Next step is to make masks for the code letters, HM-F, using strips of Tamiya tape, and position these on the fuselage before spraying the top side colours. With luck, I might get that done tomorrow. Meanwhile, I'm busily researching a possible serial number, and have identified three so far which might have been with the Squadron, and not known to have been assigned to other pilots or lost in action.
Thanks for your continued interest and support, and I'll post some more progress pics soon.
Anyway, as the pics show, the model has now been sprayed overall in the underside colour of Medium Sea Gray, after attending to a few small blemishes and doing the final shaping and sanding on the cannon and stub fairings.
Next step is to make masks for the code letters, HM-F, using strips of Tamiya tape, and position these on the fuselage before spraying the top side colours. With luck, I might get that done tomorrow. Meanwhile, I'm busily researching a possible serial number, and have identified three so far which might have been with the Squadron, and not known to have been assigned to other pilots or lost in action.
Thanks for your continued interest and support, and I'll post some more progress pics soon.
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Crimea_River
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Really motoring along there Terry!
well done Dogsbody, you can't tell you've changed any of the kit parts
hawkeye2an
Staff Sergeant
A few of the elements that would have to go into it:
a TUBE of glue
a BOTCHED canopy
silvered decals
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Thanks guys, being a Tamiya kit, the most work required so far was the conversion and corrections. I think the rest threw itself together when I wasn't looking !
Looking good Terry!
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Some good progress today, one of those days when everything seemed to go right - for a change!
PIC 1. The code letters masked directly over the Medium Sea Grey, using strips of Tamiya masking tape.
PIC 2. Basic underside masking under way.
PIC 3. The Dark Earth sprayed. This has been built-up in a slightly patchy look, to provide the first stages of weathering.
Next stage is to mark out the Dark Green areas in pencil, and spray them freehand, which I should complete tomorrow.
Thanks again for your kind comments, and I'll post more pics tomorrow.
PIC 1. The code letters masked directly over the Medium Sea Grey, using strips of Tamiya masking tape.
PIC 2. Basic underside masking under way.
PIC 3. The Dark Earth sprayed. This has been built-up in a slightly patchy look, to provide the first stages of weathering.
Next stage is to mark out the Dark Green areas in pencil, and spray them freehand, which I should complete tomorrow.
Thanks again for your kind comments, and I'll post more pics tomorrow.
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Thanks Max and Wojtek. Just about to start on the Green - should have pics later.
looks good Dogsbody, carry on !
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Thanks awfully old chap !
