dirkpitt289
Master Sergeant
I'm sure you wouldn't but I'll bet there isn't a person on this board that would agree with you.
****DONE: 1/32nd scale Beaufighter VIF, 46 Sqn RAF, Egypt 1943 Group Build
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I'm sure you wouldn't but I'll bet there isn't a person on this board that would agree with you.
lesofprimus
Brigadier General
Nah, thats bullslacha, Terry is extrememly skilled and is being quite modest.... Even with knackered hands the man does some incredible work....
Give urself credit Terry, u do great work my man....
Give urself credit Terry, u do great work my man....
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Thanks Bro!!
Sorry to hear about your lamp, Might have a bunch of wax candles I might be able to ship to you courtesy of my mother in law.
By the way if you are not an excellent modeler then well I only have one military book - Thread starter
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Thanks Paul !Hopefully, my old faithful 'anglepoise' lamp should be back, and in operation, in the next couple of days. I've just got to ensure the oil is topped up, and the wick trimmed......
not skilled, your having a laugh, i've seen that thing close up and it's amazingly detailed Dogsbody !!!!!
Come on Terry agree with Dan mate....
....and whats with all this "Old Boy" sh!t......
....and whats with all this "Old Boy" sh!t......
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Benevolens Magister
Hm, well, maybe - old boy!!
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I've finally got around to doing bit on the Beau! It doesn't seem much, but this took bl**dy ages!
After many test fittings of the fuselage halves, and the wing centre section, I knew it might be a bit of a problem to get everything to line up correctly, and I wasn't wrong!
The tail wheel assembly had to be installed before joining the fuselage halves, as there was no way it could be fitted later, so, when this had set, the fuselage was joined. This involved some careful manouevering, an increase in my vocabulary of curses, and the application of three different glues, working in stages, from the nose to the tail, tackling the upper joint first.
The wheel bays were then added to the cowlings, and the upper, inboard wing sections glued in place, again neccessitating some fiddling about in order to align everything correctly. Once the two main sections had set, the fuselage was aligned and glued to the completed centre section, ensuring that the internal fittings and bulkhead didn't foul the internal fittings in the main fuselage.
Everyhing seemed to fit snugly, after much pushing and squeezing. But, when I checked the alignment, I was horrified to notice a very pronounced anhedral !
The centre section looked more like a 'Stuka' than a Beaufighter, and some very drastic measures were needed to correct things. It appears that the internal notches and flanges on the wing roots hadn't mated correctly, so, a long, flat-bladed screwdriver was inserted through the open ends of the engine cowlings, and the wing-root faces forced into place, whilst the trailing edges were forced down at the root fillets, using a pair of pliers!
(I now have an extra 23 colourful curses in my vocabulary!!)
This has left some slight gaps around the nose area, and a very slight ridge at the wing-root joints, but they match similar anomalies along the length of the fuselage, so at least things look equal!
The gaps and ridges can easily be corrected with sanding, filling and more sanding, and this will be done before the outer wing sections are fitted.
PICS 1 and 2 show how the cockpit now looks, and some of the gaps are evident here.
PIC 3. The radar monitor, now correctly positioned, at a slight angle to the fuselage.
PIC 4. The tailwhel in place, painted, and weathered with 'sand'. This will be masked during final painting of the model.
PIC 5. How the model looks to date.
The sheer size of this thing is now becoming apparent, with the centre section span being bigger than the average 1/48th scale fighter, and it's going to sit rather tall too, once the landing gear is in place.
Work has begun on cutting out the cannon shell ejector ports, and scribing the cannon accesss panels, and the next stage will be to fit the main wing panels. Once this is done, the engines will be built and fitted, and I haven't yet decided whether to display one engine, with the cowlings off. As they are quite good mouldings, crying out for some detailing, I probably will display at least one engine, but this can be decided nearer the time.
I'll hopefully post some more progress pics soon.
Thanks again for your interest and kind words.
After many test fittings of the fuselage halves, and the wing centre section, I knew it might be a bit of a problem to get everything to line up correctly, and I wasn't wrong!
The tail wheel assembly had to be installed before joining the fuselage halves, as there was no way it could be fitted later, so, when this had set, the fuselage was joined. This involved some careful manouevering, an increase in my vocabulary of curses, and the application of three different glues, working in stages, from the nose to the tail, tackling the upper joint first.
The wheel bays were then added to the cowlings, and the upper, inboard wing sections glued in place, again neccessitating some fiddling about in order to align everything correctly. Once the two main sections had set, the fuselage was aligned and glued to the completed centre section, ensuring that the internal fittings and bulkhead didn't foul the internal fittings in the main fuselage.
Everyhing seemed to fit snugly, after much pushing and squeezing. But, when I checked the alignment, I was horrified to notice a very pronounced anhedral !
The centre section looked more like a 'Stuka' than a Beaufighter, and some very drastic measures were needed to correct things. It appears that the internal notches and flanges on the wing roots hadn't mated correctly, so, a long, flat-bladed screwdriver was inserted through the open ends of the engine cowlings, and the wing-root faces forced into place, whilst the trailing edges were forced down at the root fillets, using a pair of pliers!
(I now have an extra 23 colourful curses in my vocabulary!!)
This has left some slight gaps around the nose area, and a very slight ridge at the wing-root joints, but they match similar anomalies along the length of the fuselage, so at least things look equal!
The gaps and ridges can easily be corrected with sanding, filling and more sanding, and this will be done before the outer wing sections are fitted.
PICS 1 and 2 show how the cockpit now looks, and some of the gaps are evident here.
PIC 3. The radar monitor, now correctly positioned, at a slight angle to the fuselage.
PIC 4. The tailwhel in place, painted, and weathered with 'sand'. This will be masked during final painting of the model.
PIC 5. How the model looks to date.
The sheer size of this thing is now becoming apparent, with the centre section span being bigger than the average 1/48th scale fighter, and it's going to sit rather tall too, once the landing gear is in place.
Work has begun on cutting out the cannon shell ejector ports, and scribing the cannon accesss panels, and the next stage will be to fit the main wing panels. Once this is done, the engines will be built and fitted, and I haven't yet decided whether to display one engine, with the cowlings off. As they are quite good mouldings, crying out for some detailing, I probably will display at least one engine, but this can be decided nearer the time.
I'll hopefully post some more progress pics soon.
Thanks again for your interest and kind words.
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Heinz
Captain
Wow 48Nz! thats steep.
Great work Terry, looking the business with the fuselage together!
Great work Terry, looking the business with the fuselage together!
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Thanks guys.
Daniel, from what I remember of the Matchbox Beau, it's very good, with lots of optional parts. But twenty quid??!!!!
The 1/32nd scale kit cost me £16 !!!
Daniel, from what I remember of the Matchbox Beau, it's very good, with lots of optional parts. But twenty quid??!!!!
The 1/32nd scale kit cost me £16 !!!
109ROAMING
2nd Lieutenant
Matchbox kit is indeed still nice , I have 3 in the stash
Dunno about 48 bux though! I got mine for about 10 each or roughly 4 pound
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Terry, your cockpit is a work of art on it's on. Beautifully done!
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Thanks VB !
Daniel, that's more like it. The average Revell re-released Matchbox kit of a similar size retails for arond £10 in the UK, from what I've seen, so £20 is a bit of a p**s take !!
Daniel, that's more like it. The average Revell re-released Matchbox kit of a similar size retails for arond £10 in the UK, from what I've seen, so £20 is a bit of a p**s take !!
A4K
Brigadier General
Terry, beyond words mate...that is one hell of a Beaufighter you've put together!!!!!
Wildcat
Major
Lookin bloody good Terry!
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Terry, this is awesome, such detail, fantastic work and well documente.
B-17engineer
Colonel
Great job Terry! Looks wonderful!
rather Spiffy, what!
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