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Benevolens Magister
That's much better than the B&W one I was thinking off, good stuff David. The one I have is a small pic, showing a B29 landing in the UK for trials. They weren't used in the ETO though.
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Nice work troops!
Nice work Dirk!
Loiner
Senior Airman
I'm struggling with a tricky resin kit, the first one I've done.
The Humber staff/utility car was used across the board by the British army from '41 onwards, as a field utility vehicle, and I thought would look good with an aircraft or vehicle based diarama.
The dificulty is mainly that the main body part of the vehicle is badly warped on one side and doesn't fit over the floor and chassis assembly, So I've had to try to bend it and super-glue in place as best I could, although it has cracked a bit in places. Other than that some of the parts are very delicate and fidelly to clean up and attach, but is slowly progressing.
Other than that its not a bad kit and quite well detailed.
I'll get some photos on as it progresses.
The Humber staff/utility car was used across the board by the British army from '41 onwards, as a field utility vehicle, and I thought would look good with an aircraft or vehicle based diarama.
The dificulty is mainly that the main body part of the vehicle is badly warped on one side and doesn't fit over the floor and chassis assembly, So I've had to try to bend it and super-glue in place as best I could, although it has cracked a bit in places. Other than that some of the parts are very delicate and fidelly to clean up and attach, but is slowly progressing.
Other than that its not a bad kit and quite well detailed.
I'll get some photos on as it progresses.
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Benevolens Magister
Looks like it'll make a nice cameo. Looking forward to seeing the progress.
mikewint
Captain
Airframes, is there anything special about "resin" kits. besides the obvious how are they different from plastic. Painting, gluing, etc. same. advantages any?
have never built one.
have never built one.
Loiner
Senior Airman
This is my first one. The main difference is the parts are cemented together with 'super'-glue rather than the usual polysterene cement.
The resin parts seem to cut, shave and sand in a similar fashion to the usual plastic, and painting seems to be working the same.
On the downside: the parts are not quite so crisp, there are more unwanted lumps and bumps to get rid off, and some parts seem to be distorted which is not easy to bend back as the resin parts aren't as flexible as plastic. The kit doesn't 'fall' together like the usual major die cast plastic kit as there aren't things like locating holes etc for parts to go together.
All in all, it'll be a lot more work than a proper plastic kit, but is do-able, and worth it if you want the more exotic subjects that only resin kit makers do.
The resin parts seem to cut, shave and sand in a similar fashion to the usual plastic, and painting seems to be working the same.
On the downside: the parts are not quite so crisp, there are more unwanted lumps and bumps to get rid off, and some parts seem to be distorted which is not easy to bend back as the resin parts aren't as flexible as plastic. The kit doesn't 'fall' together like the usual major die cast plastic kit as there aren't things like locating holes etc for parts to go together.
All in all, it'll be a lot more work than a proper plastic kit, but is do-able, and worth it if you want the more exotic subjects that only resin kit makers do.
Loiner
Senior Airman
Progress so far: the internals are all complete and painted, and the window glass has been fitted. I've cut some masks for the windows, which I'll tidy up and seal better before airbrushing.
There was an option for open doors as the kit included additional individual doors and the existing shut doors would need cutting out, however I didn't particualarly want this option on mine so retained the main body with doors closed. Quite a nice addition to the kit though, if I did another one I might take up the option.
Most parts are assembled on the underside, the rear axle needed a little re-aligining to get the wheels central in their wheel wells. Still to assemble parts on the upper body before starting external painting. There are a few areas that needed filling; note on the rear lower right hand side in the 2nd photo, filler has been 'trowelled' on over a cracked gap and is still to be sanded off to create a rounded corner to match the left hand side and the door gap recarved.
It's starting to take shape now, and I feel hope returning
More to follow as she progresses.
There was an option for open doors as the kit included additional individual doors and the existing shut doors would need cutting out, however I didn't particualarly want this option on mine so retained the main body with doors closed. Quite a nice addition to the kit though, if I did another one I might take up the option.
Most parts are assembled on the underside, the rear axle needed a little re-aligining to get the wheels central in their wheel wells. Still to assemble parts on the upper body before starting external painting. There are a few areas that needed filling; note on the rear lower right hand side in the 2nd photo, filler has been 'trowelled' on over a cracked gap and is still to be sanded off to create a rounded corner to match the left hand side and the door gap recarved.
It's starting to take shape now, and I feel hope returning
More to follow as she progresses.
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Benevolens Magister
Looking good so far.
Loiner
Senior Airman
Todays progress, now fully assembled and primed.
Next will be a final check of the bodywork when the primer's fully dry, and then the top coat.
After wrestling with small parts and superglue for the last couple of hours, I'm reasonably pleased with the outcome so far.
Next will be a final check of the bodywork when the primer's fully dry, and then the top coat.
After wrestling with small parts and superglue for the last couple of hours, I'm reasonably pleased with the outcome so far.
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Benevolens Magister
Certainly getting there, Looking forward to seeing what it's going to be posed next to.
That is looking rather Spiffy!
Loiner
Senior Airman
Thanks.
I noticed that the footboard railing was fitted the wrong way round on one side (compare second photo with third photo), so have 'chiselled' it off and re-glued the right way round. One of those annoying little errors that has to be corrected.
If anyone's interested, I found this excellent photo file site with hundreds of photos of a soft top version of one of these Humber utility cars, to which I'm highly grateful to them, link below:
SVSM Gallery :: Humber F.W.D. Heavy Utility Car (Tropical), Lehn Collection, by Yuri Pasholok
I noticed that the footboard railing was fitted the wrong way round on one side (compare second photo with third photo), so have 'chiselled' it off and re-glued the right way round. One of those annoying little errors that has to be corrected.
If anyone's interested, I found this excellent photo file site with hundreds of photos of a soft top version of one of these Humber utility cars, to which I'm highly grateful to them, link below:
SVSM Gallery :: Humber F.W.D. Heavy Utility Car (Tropical), Lehn Collection, by Yuri Pasholok
dirkpitt289
Master Sergeant
A 1/72 Airfix Airfix Bell P-39Q Aircobra.
The Box Art
The Parts
Typical Airfix kit with big thick spree connections to the fuselage parts and quite a bit of flash. If this is a rebox of the old kit I can understand but if this is a new kit I'm going to be a bit disappointed. Anyway the build will start shortly.
Thanks for looking
The Box Art
The Parts
Typical Airfix kit with big thick spree connections to the fuselage parts and quite a bit of flash. If this is a rebox of the old kit I can understand but if this is a new kit I'm going to be a bit disappointed. Anyway the build will start shortly.
Thanks for looking
dirkpitt289
Master Sergeant
As is also typical with Airfix kits there is virtually no cockpit other then a chair and a pilot. I'm not going to go crazy here but I'm going to make it somewhat better. We'll see how that goes. :whistle:
Using some Evergreen styrene I added the sides to the pilots seat
and I added a floor
and something that kind of resembles a instrument panel. As we know when its all closed up not much will be seen so why go crazy? :whistle:
Adding some color. As these Aircobras were built in the US and sent over to Russia through the Lend Lease program it made sense to paint the interior in American Interior Green.
Using some Evergreen styrene I added the sides to the pilots seat
and I added a floor
and something that kind of resembles a instrument panel. As we know when its all closed up not much will be seen so why go crazy? :whistle:
Adding some color. As these Aircobras were built in the US and sent over to Russia through the Lend Lease program it made sense to paint the interior in American Interior Green.
mikewint
Captain
Nice work, Dirk. Going to leave the cockpit open so that work shows?
Nice Dirk!
Loiner
Senior Airman
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Benevolens Magister
Looking good so far Dirk, and yes, it's an old kit re-boxed, dating from the early 1970s IIRC.
Can't get the Humber pics to open at the moment, will have another look later.
Can't get the Humber pics to open at the moment, will have another look later.
