What's on The Workbench (7 Viewers)

[Vic Balshaw]

That looks cool Rob.

 

[N4521U]

a few of those new-tool Airfix kits, but it was shelved for some reason or the other. The main reason prolly being that I often use these cheap but fun-to-build Airfix kits to practise free-hand camo airbrushing and weathering techniques and things like that

Ooooooooooooooo, swo we could use these for our new "speed build" GB???????? Yah think? yuk yuk

 

[jjp_nl]

Ooooooooooooooo, swo we could use these for our new "speed build" GB???????? Yah think? yuk yuk

I'm sure that could work...if you're willing to work with 1/72 kits, which may not be evertbody's cup a tea. Slamming the basic construction together in an afternoon is easy. Maybe a day or so for cleaning up joins and maybe a bead of putty and sanding here and there....and you're good to go with the paintjob. I know I put together the (new tool) Airfix Hurricane Mk.II in about 3-4 days from start to finish.

 

[Trebor]

@ Trebor
Man, that NMF sure looks mighty shiny! What do you use to achieve that? Alclad? Wouldn't a coat of future ruin that nice finish?

what I do is I put a gloss black undercoat that makes the chrome silver stand out more. since I'll be doing a lot of chrome silver, I got the industrial size can. Rustoleum Automotive Enamel 12oz can. for the chrome silver, I use Model Master 1790. and no, the future doesn't ruin it.

 

[Capt. Vick]

Trebor I love your NMF!!! Gotta use it myself! Was it the same used on the XP-77, if that was you?

 

[Trebor]

never done an XP-77. so, no xD

 

[Trebor]

I've applied the decals to the stratocruiser, and installed the engines. I won't post pics till I get the last coat of Future on it

 

[Trebor]

unexpectedly did a lot to the Tri-motor, today. I puttied the small areas, sanded 'em down, did the grooves, and then painted the whole thing silver.

 

[vikingBerserker]

Very nice!

 

[Airframes]

Good work there Rob.

 

[Wurger]

Ditto...

 

[Trebor]

no this isn't final. lol there are some minor details to work out. I'm contemplating on whether or not to cut out the cockpit and set it aside the completed bird.

 

[Wayne Little]

setting it aside is not a bad idea but you would still need to do something inside otherwise it wont quite look right....

 

[Vic Balshaw]

On the other hand they are such small windows its very hard to see whats been done on the indide.

 

[Airframes]

Nothing can be seen of the inside, unless the rear doors are open, and then only the end of the para seats are visible.
Just noticed the doors - no rib detail present, whereas the Italeri kit has detail on both door panels.

 

[Trebor]

well, I've decided to leave the cockpit inside. I'm actually gonna mask the windows for the first time LOL. I'd need some help on the engine though. just some color references, high res pics of the P&W R-1830 if y'all can provide 'em. preesh.

 

[Airframes]

Here you go Rob. Taken at Duxford.

 

[vikingBerserker]

What a beautiful engine.

 

[Trebor]

here's the cockpit. forgot how low detail the panel is. lol

fuselage halves joined

 

[Trebor]

here's one of the engines. I think I'm done, but I can't help thinking I'm missing something....