GB-58 1/48 Beaufighter Mk. IF - Night Fighters all Eras

[Donivanp]

Hi Don, nice choice. I mix my own Interior Grey Green from Tamiya paints:
1 Part XF5:1 Flat Green
3 Parts XF21 Sky
1 Part XF65 Field Grey

Just don't want to buy the store out of pant, my main complaint with Tamiya paints, but I'll look at what I have, I may have them all. You would think it's a large enough market to cover well.

 

[destrozas]

if I had not lost this was another of the choices that for this GB had, I have or should have the same plane that steph has put you It looks a good injected in this kit that you put us.
+much encouragement

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Thought I just stick my ore in on this one Don and give you another build to look at **** DONE: 1/48 Beaufighter Mk.21 - Heavy Hitters II GB and I have to second Karl on the old Beau, magic machine.

 

[Donivanp]

OK updae, I have Vallejo, AK acrylic, and Mr. color coming but won't be here before Saturday, I couldn't wait.. I went to G and G model store (LHS is about a fifty mile round trip).
One bottle of AK RD293 British cockpit grey green! ONE BOTTASL IN THE WHOLE STORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So you can see the difference. If I didn't know better I'd have just been happy with what I had, but, it is a noticeable difference....
The arrow is pointing to the new color.. with the darker being the Tamiya and the lightere more grey being the AK.

 

[Gnomey]

Nicely done so far!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Figure the Tamiya is the better colour.

 

[Crimea_River]

It'll turn out great Don whatever you do.

 

[Donivanp]

Thanks, Here is and update
cockpit is almost done. Yoke and seats have to go in. Also noted a large "hose/pipe" on the right side noted in all the drawings, have to figure that out... My primary resource is

and it seems pretty good, I have liked anything I have gotten from Richard Franks.
Any way, here is the cockpit as it seems.

I have some Kitsworld British seatbelts for Spitfires and Hurricanes coming in Saturday, I think they will do nicely.

I drilled small holes (follow the red arrows in the side of the fuselage where the aerials for the radar (I think go from the fuselage to the horizontal planes. (curtesy Vaillant Wings Publishing)

 

[Airframes]

Looking good Don.
The large "hosepipe" is the heating duct for the Observer's position in the rear fuselage, which was a very light grey or "off white" in colour.
The pilot's seat would not have a cushion, as he wore a "seat type" parachute pack, although the seatback was leather upholstered.
The small holes either side of the rear fuselage were the lead ins for the earlier IFF wires, later replaced by a dipole antenna beneath the rear fuselage.
If you can find my 1/32nd scale build in the first PTO GB, it may provide some help on various details.

 

[Donivanp]

Thanks Terry I'll look.

 

[Airframes]

Oops !
The previous post should read "first MTO GB", not PTO !

 

[Vic Balshaw]

That cockpit look great Don and good forward thinking on the antenna holes.

 

[Crimea_River]

Nice work Don and good of Terry to set you straight.

 

[destrozas]

That cockpit look great Don and good forward thinking on the antenna holes.

+1

 

[T Bolt]

Nice looking cockpit Don

 

[Wayne Little]

Good stuff Don.

 

[fubar57]

Looking good

 

[Donivanp]

Getting some more done

 

[Airframes]

Looking good Don.
Note that the four "boxes" in the mid section are the ammo tanks for the 20mm canons, used on the later Mk.VI, and are "generic" parts from Revell's later TF.X kit.
The Mk.1F used ammo drums, which had to be manually changed as required, but no problem, as this area will not be seen once the fuselage is closed up.
There would also be the RF units for the radar, on the port side, again unseen on the model, and the rear-facing radar monitor at the Observer's station - see drawings below.

 

[Donivanp]

Looking good Don.
Note that the four "boxes" in the mid section are the ammo tanks for the 20mm canons, used on the later Mk.VI, and are "generic" parts from Revell's later TF.X kit.
The Mk.1F used ammo drums, which had to be manually changed as required, but no problem, as this area will not be seen once the fuselage is closed up.
There would also be the RF units for the radar, on the starboard side, again unseen on the model, and the rear-facing radar monitor at the Observer's station - see drawings below.


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I knew there was something up with the Ammo boxes, might be able to fix it yet. Thanks for your help