**** FINISHED: GB-67 1/48 Bristol Beaufighter VI - Twin Engine in WWII

[Jock Tamson]

Username: Jock Tamson
First name: Greg
Category: Intermediate
Manufacturer: Tamiya
Scale: 1/48
Extras: tape seat belts and gun patches

This Beau represents a machine from 96 Squadron RAF which was a night fighter unit. There are a few photos of the actual aircraft online which appears posed during rearmament. Captions state the photos were taken at Drem in Scotland in 1943 although the squadron history for this period suggests they had converted to the Mosquito at that time.

The building of the kit was very enjoyable and therefore quite quick. The usual standard of engineering you have come to expect from Tamiya. Paints are also Tamiya acrylics which were applied by airbrush. Weathering was kept light as photos of the plane looked very clean. I did a watercolour paint wash and a bit of exhaust and gun staining. A few scratches were added using a silver artists pencil.

So on to the photos....

And there you have it!

Thanks to you all for looking in and commenting

Cheers Greg

 

[rochie]

Very nicely done

 

[Airframes]

Great result Greg, well done.
Did you notice what look like raised, rectangular panels on the wings?
Apparently, these were actual battle damage or other surface repairs on the real aircraft used for the measurements/scaling for the model !

 

[Wurger]

 

[Jock Tamson]

Great result Greg, well done.
Did you notice what look like raised, rectangular panels on the wings?
Apparently, these were actual battle damage or other surface repairs on the real aircraft used for the measurements/scaling for the model !

Hi Terry thanks for the kind comments. I'd read somewhere that that's what those were. Unusual for the kit manufacturers to add that sort of detail but not mentioning it in the instructions!

 

[A4K]

You are a mine of information Terry! Cheers for that info!

And as said elsewhere, awesome work Greg!

 

[Airframes]

Greg, the kit manufacturer/designers were probably unaware of the nature of the "patches", so incorporated them jus to include accurate detail !

 

[Greg Boeser]

Absolutely gorgeous!

 

[SaparotRob]

Beautiful Beau.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Nicely done Greg.

 

[Crimea_River]

Turned out really well Greg.

 

[Wayne Little]

Nicely done Greg.

 

[Gnomey]

Lovely work!

 

[Jock Tamson]

Many thanks for all your comments and support Tamiya's Beaufighter is a sweet kit that id readily recommend to anyone.

 

[talbot]

looks great! nicely done on the paintwork and weathering

 

[fubar57]

Well done, Greg

 

[N4521U]

Well done is right. Kudos!!!!!!!

 

[le_steph40]

 

[Bustedwing]

Beauty Job ! Looks great.

 

[Jamoliva]

I love Bristol Beaufighters!