**** FINISHED: 1/48 Blackburn Roc – BofB Group Build.

[Vic Balshaw]

Username: Vic Balshaw
First name: Vic
Category: 2 – Intermediate
Scale: 1/48
Manufacturer: Special Hobby Kit No SH48050

Here it is guys, the Ugly Duckling all done and dusted. It's been a fun build and I'd like to extend my thanks to all you folks for your kind and encouraging comments and the snippets of help that have come my way.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

These are my four chosen shots.

 

[Wurger]

Well done Vic.

 

[ozhawk40]

Oh Yeah! Cute little fella isn't it!

Well done Vic, looks fantastic (which is saying something!).

Cheers

Peter

 

[Torch]

Nice.........

 

[rochie]

i love it Vic, very well done mate

 

[vikingBerserker]

Well done Vic, she came out fantastic!

 

[Wildcat]

A job well done Vic!!

 

[Crimea_River]

I like it. Great job Vic!

 

[JohnAnthony]

Wow! Top notch work! The weathering is superb. Painting that gun turret must have taken some patience...

 

[tigerdriver]

great work , that turret would have given me nightmares i think

certainly not the prettiest plane of the era though !

 

[Airframes]

Bl**dy marvellous - pig ugly, but bl**dy marvellous !!

 

[Gnomey]

Good work Vic!

 

[B-17engineer]

nice Vic!

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Superb work Vic! Very nicely done sir!!!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

What a lovely set of comments you have all posted, thanks guys, very much appreciated.

 

[T Bolt]

Very nice Vic!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

I say Glenn old fellow, that's jolly decent of you

 

[javlin]

Very Nice! for such an ugly girl but one question?The blurred line between the camo?what is it or how did you do it.I had something like that on a Japanese bomber were it was a blue line it looks like you made it happen.Cheers

 

[Jayl]

Great build, makes me want to pick one of these up.