What's on The Workbench (11 Viewers)

[Wayne Little]

Aren't they on the workbench?

 

[jjp_nl]

Aren't they on the workbench?

I did drop the package on my workbench...so yeah...technically they are very much on the workbench as we speak

 

[A4K]

Great scores mate! Looking forward to the builds.

 

[Airframes]

Good stuff Jelmer, and nice to know that the old Airfix quality seems to be returning. Let's hope they (Hornby) continue the trend with the 1/48th scale range, and then do the same thing with Humbrol paints !

 

[Lucky13]

Good stuff! I'm (willingly admitting) happy to see Airfix back on track! Now, if someone would bring back Matchbox and FROG, I'd be a happy camper!

 

[jjp_nl]

I can't be bothered too much with Humbrol paints Terry, although I do recall a few posts from you mentioning issues with Humbrol paints which ofcourse should be ironed out on the Hornby/Humbrol side of things. Apart from an occasional humbrol acrylic I use mostly Tamiya, Gunze, Revell, Vallejo and LifeColor acrylics, but I definately hope Airfix and Hornby will be able to keep up this progress at the same affordable price. In present (economical) times a well tooled up product at an affordable price seems like a good combination to me. For me the 'sweet spot' as far as airfix kits go would be the Spitfire Mk.22/Mk.24 and Seafire Mk.47 1/48 kits. These are truly wonderful kits. I wouldn't mind it Airfix would make that their medium term 'goal' in terms of quality, and it really shows what airfix could do, even though in retrospect they were as good as gone at the time of the release of these kits.

 

[Wayne Little]

Really like to do a Mk.24 Spitty....one day maybe....

 

[A4K]

Slow progress but latest: HMS Halifax deck plates on and hull sanded to form. (Nail heads sanded flush since taking pics)

Next step: planking...

 

[Lucky13]

 

[Airframes]

Great stuff Evan, but how they gonna land Corsairs on that deck? Oh, wrong era ... I'll, er... yes ... er....

 

[A4K]

Terry...

Actually trials were carried out with Fairey Swordfish aircraft, but failed when soldier-pilots were simply unable to fit the cockpits of their half scale charges...

 

[Airframes]

Love it! "Honey - I shrunk the kits!"

 

[Crimea_River]

 

[Lucky13]

I can see clearly now, the bird has shrunk......mmmmhmmhhmm

 

[A4K]

 

[Wayne Little]

 

[Trebor]

I thought Tebowing wasn't done till 2011?

 

[Wurger]

A nice progress Evan...

 

[A4K]

Thanks my friend!

Have to get a new soldering iron to help warp the hull planking. Till then redoing the Swordfish engine and cowl which I stuffed up, aswell as a P-51A/B run (4 kits, mostly OOB)

 

[Trebor]

flat white applied, missed some spots, though. plus, I had to sand the top of the fuse a bit more cos there was a bump from the putty that needed to be flush. also, I had to reapply putty to the cockpit cos I could still see seams.