wow Bill, its hard to tell you'd added plastic to the tail, fantastic job
**** DONE: 1/72 Blenheim Mk.IV - Heavy Hitters II GB
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N4521U
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Thanks guys. I don't have KK in my arsenal, so I'll have to use the old white glue, tonight. Then I gotta figure out a way to mask without buggering up the canopy when it's attached!
Vic Balshaw
Major General
And WOW again Bill, that some nice modelling my man.
What Vic said!
love how that tail turned out!
love how that tail turned out!
T Bolt
Colonel
Very nice trimming job on the canopy Bill. Those big vac canopy can be a pain.
Nicely done so far Bill!
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Thanks guys.............. then before gluing up I took another close look at fit..... cuz I know how I am.
Had to add some filler in the nose above the observer glass, the glass is a little proud of the frame.
Then the opening behind and above the pilot for the rolling back of the overhead glass was too big, the glass was just suspended in mid air. So had to add some one the opening to support this. Then there was a little dip at one corner, filled with SG.
So many difficulties in this build. Is this common for Airfix kits????? It's driving me to distraction!
I sailor on.
Had to add some filler in the nose above the observer glass, the glass is a little proud of the frame.
Then the opening behind and above the pilot for the rolling back of the overhead glass was too big, the glass was just suspended in mid air. So had to add some one the opening to support this. Then there was a little dip at one corner, filled with SG.
So many difficulties in this build. Is this common for Airfix kits????? It's driving me to distraction!
I sailor on.
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Great attention to detail Bill. Haven't built an Airfix kit in decades so can't help ya there.
Great work amigo!
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Thanks guys............. this is getting to be like the Never Ending Story.
Getting paint ready, was gonna put the base coat on the wings before attaching.
Then noticed I had no clearance lights. So now a few more minutes on them, another little delay!
Pretty soon I Will run out of things to do to it!!!!!!!
Getting paint ready, was gonna put the base coat on the wings before attaching.
Then noticed I had no clearance lights. So now a few more minutes on them, another little delay!
Pretty soon I Will run out of things to do to it!!!!!!!
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Benevolens Magister
Good stuff Bill.
Although the problems can't really be described as common to all Airfix kits, in this instance, the kit dates from the mid 1960's, with all that entails.
The company are in the process of slowly re-tooling most (probably all) of the more popular, older kits, some of which date back to 1952 !
They did go through a period, a few years back, where some then new kits, moulded 'overseas', although well detailed, suffered from horrendous fit problems with main components - the Buccaneer and Tornado F3, in 48th scale, being examples.
Although the problems can't really be described as common to all Airfix kits, in this instance, the kit dates from the mid 1960's, with all that entails.
The company are in the process of slowly re-tooling most (probably all) of the more popular, older kits, some of which date back to 1952 !
They did go through a period, a few years back, where some then new kits, moulded 'overseas', although well detailed, suffered from horrendous fit problems with main components - the Buccaneer and Tornado F3, in 48th scale, being examples.
C'mon Bill getting close to the finish now mate!
Do it some more until shes perfect
T Bolt
Colonel
When I tackle one of the older Arfix kits I pretty much expect what you're going through Bill. I just set my mind to it and do what it takes to build the kit. The trick is knowing it going in, you have to think of it as a challenge. It's the kits that you think are good, than need all the extra work that get under my skin
Crimea_River
Marshal
Can't really blame Airfix though if a vac form canopy doesn't fit.
I am told that some of the after market canopies were made using the original airfix canopies as templates rather than being made to fit the finished kit and this why even some after market parts don't fit perfectly. A lot of older airfix kits are really nice like the Sterling, Marauder, or Liberator but some like the Blenheim are absolute stinkers. I have made the Blenheim myself and found it just to much trouble although better than the old Heller Mk 1 kit which is bland and featureless. You have done a wonderful job with your Blenheim and I am very impressed. Here are both my Blenheims for comparison, both kits were manufactured the 1970's and the transfers were unusable. They both look pretty rubbish but I will go back and improve them when my patience is restored
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Just the kit in general regarding fits. Vac form canopy is not too bad.
The opening at the top is my fault, but I needed to put the filler in for the bl00dy slide tracks for the glass, cuz it looks silly without them! But I do have That sorted.
Clearance lights are fini! Finally ready to attach the canopy, I think?
The opening at the top is my fault, but I needed to put the filler in for the bl00dy slide tracks for the glass, cuz it looks silly without them! But I do have That sorted.
Clearance lights are fini! Finally ready to attach the canopy, I think?
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Crimea_River
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About f$ckin' time! 
