AndrewR's Basement Lab

[Justin1980]

Looking good Andrew,

The rigging looks fantastic!

Justin

[MerlinJones]

That does look nice Andrew...all over nice.

Regards,
Bruce

[IvanV22]

Fantastic rigging!
Must try to get a hold some tread like that, I’ve only tried stretched spruce an ordinary sewing tread.
Ivan

[Stamford]

Just tried the search you recommended and I must say i was a tad dissapointed with the results after your warning. The triplane, however, is very sweet - nice work getting all those surfaces at the right angles! I just added the dragon 1/48 Dr1 to the stash.

[Jagewa]

Nice one Andrew, very realistic.. I can see castor oil patches from the engine on the table

[AndrewR]

Nice one Andrew, very realistic.. I can see castor oil patches from the engine on the table

If that's the only stain you can see on the table, then I'm well pleased...

I found that Graham (10) was holding a large scale military exercise in his bedroom this evening:

The Air forces were ready:



The supporting Naval task force had assembled:

:

Close co-operation expected between armoured forces and the air support:





Meanwhile, I actually stuck the radio aerial on the Mustang this afternoon.



I just need to put some varnish on to seal the decals.



I'm not going to weather it, I like the look of it as is.



It came out looking better than I expected. My first attempt at NMF with an airbrush too.



Meanwhile, the weather was better today, so I was able to spray the decal sealant on my first home-mande set of decals. Nothing too elaborate, just the N500 serial numbers and the "Sopwith Aviation" sign on the rudders. In the evening, I was able to get the decals and the undercarriage on.



Lots of work still to do, paint on the undercarriage needs a rework, the rigging on the rudder needs putting on, some CDL patching needs to be done.



The prop is finished, apart from dry-brushing the bolts on the boss.



Getting there with this one. To tide me over until the Spitfire PR XIX shared build starts, the Revell/Matchbox Gladiator has been unboxed and cleaned in the ultrasonic bath. Only one silver grey colour of plastic in the Revell boxing, and it is a bit soft. Lots of swirl lines in the plastic too. Not the best pressing I've ever seen, but oodles better than the Triplane.

cheers

Andrew

[Jagewa]

... ever seen, but oodles better than the Triplane.

These Ood are everywhere!


Cracking result on the Mustang Andrew, and super battle, did you join in?

Cheers
Jim

[Ian]

Good work on both the models. The P-51 looks to be a nice kit. What is the other decal option?

[AndrewR]

Good work on both the models. The P-51 looks to be a nice kit. What is the other decal option?

The Mustang is a limited edition of the regular Tamiya boxing, so you get three different Tuskagee aircraft.

[Justin1980]

Very nice work on both models Andrew!

Justin

[AndrewR]

Cracking result on the Mustang Andrew, and super battle, did you join in?

Cheers
Jim

I take on the role of AVM Keith Park, Jim. I just fly in occasionally to clean the mess up!

[Dirkpitt289]

Two fantastic builds Andrew. I've been putting off building a biplane for some time now due to the rigging but you got me thinking about it... You're builds always make me go "hummmm"

[AndrewR]

Is that "hummm" or "HUMMM" ?

The rigging with EZ line is not that bad at all. Choose something easy to start with, like a Fokker Dr.1 or a Fokker DVII. They don't have much rigging, and you can get them cheaply as Revell boxings in 1/72, so if you mess up, you're only $8 down. The Dr.1 (the triplane) is also available from Revell as a 1.48 kit (an Eduard rebox, I believe), which would be that much bigger and a little easier to rig.

Anyhow, here is the first bit of work on the Gloster Gladiator, Revell, ex-Matchbox, and a CBK.

It needs a little work on the interior, I'll be adding some interior side details, an instrument panel and a parcel shelf behind the seat.



I didn't have time to do any more to this kit, because I was also working on the Triplane. The rest of the rigging is now done.









cheers

Andrew

[Asoka]

The Tripe and the Mustang are tops, Andrew!
Looking forward to seeing how the MB/Revell Gladiator turns out...

Was enjoying trying to identify all the assets Graham has committed to battle! Are these what he has built, or your 'ex-stock' items?

And what on earth (off earth?) are the ood? and what are they drinking...?

Cheers,

Asoka

[AndrewR]

The Tripe and the Mustang are tops, Andrew!
Looking forward to seeing how the MB/Revell Gladiator turns out...

Was enjoying trying to identify all the assets Graham has committed to battle! Are these what he has built, or your 'ex-stock' items?

And what on earth (off earth?) are the ood? and what are they drinking...?

Cheers,

Asoka

The Ood are an alien race in the new Dr. Who series - see Jim's workshop thread for more ood jokes and general silliness.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ood;

Graham has an eclectic collection. Most of the builds are his own, some with a little assistance, but I have given him a few bits and pieces of mine (Airfix Airacobra for instance), and he has raided my stash on several occasions. There is also some die-cast stuff too. The ships are Revell 1.1200, and are all his own work.

cheers

Andrew