Fonderie Miniture 1/48 Handley Page Hampden [ pics ]

[ian lanc]

hi all,
i just finished this last week and i do believe i'm the first to complete the hampden it was the worst kit i've ever done ......





















thanks for looking....ian.

 

[Wildcat]

Now that is awesome!!!

 

[Screaming Eagle]

agree with wildcat, what made the kit so difficult ian?

 

[Heinz]

Nice work, I've always had a thing for the 'flying tadpole'.

 

[syscom3]

A great model job for one of the ugliest bombers to take to the sky!

 

[ian lanc]

what made the kit so difficult ian?

hi screaming eagle,
have you ever seen FM kits ?, just about nothing fits and everything is covered in flash , heres a linky to the build of the hampden if you have a look you will know what i mean !.....

FONDERIE MINITURES 1/48 HAMPDEN, **more pics ** - FineScale.com Forums

 

[trecker]

God save the Queen and your model!!!

Trecker

 

[Wurger]

hi all,
i just finished this last week and i do believe i'm the first to complete the hampden it was the worst kit i've ever done ......

thanks for looking....ian.

Possible it was the worst kit you 've ever made but you have managed on this in an excellent way.A very nice model of the not very popular aircraft.
Well done Ian Lanc.

 

[Screaming Eagle]

ah I see what you mean ian, the only kits I have worked with are academy, italeri and eastern express. my lanc is an eatern express model and while it all fits togethr alright, there are heaps of excess plastic everywhere!

 

[Wayne Little]

after looking at the build sequence, I must say you've done a fantastic job, well done!....but as syscom3 says it's still an ugly bird!!

 

[ThunderThud]

8) Excellent Ian.!

 

[Lucky13]

Nice work Ian!

 

[ccheese]

Nice looking model, Ian. A job well done. What do you use for filler ?

Charles

 

[ian lanc]

What do you use for filler ?

hi charles,
i use ispon p38 car body filler , i do all my fillering with this filler as i used it in the car repair buisness and i can work with it better than model fillers

...ian.

 

[ccheese]

hi charles,
i use ispon p38 car body filler , i do all my fillering with this filler as i used it in the car repair buisness and i can work with it better than model fillers

...ian.

I am not familiar with this particular brand/product, but I know of "bondo".
Shame that stuff won't work on balsa/tissue models

Been in the auto repair field since 1971, altho not body work. Now I do
paperwork.... warranty ! Thanks...

Charles

 

[Marcel]

Nice work on my favorite bomber No guys, it's not ugly, but you must be very special to see the beauty of it 8)

 

[Matt308]

Terrible job my @ss. That is a work of art for new production run. And ugly. C'mon. She's a beaut!

 

[Heinz]

I always found it better looking than some I must say.

 

[ian lanc]

there you go A4K

....ian.

 

[A4K]

Thanks mate, I hadn't seen that thread before!

You did a great job of it, to see it like that you wouldn't realise the work that went into it (always the way isn't it?)
The only noticable problem area seems to be that port wing to fueslage join.

Always nice to see a flying pan handle/suitcase/ tadpole in model form, I for one think it's a beautiful aircraft.