Chuck's very untidy corner of the table.
- Chuck E
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Re: Chuck's very untidy corner of the table.
A little bit of progress.
More in this album.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/23594891@ ... 1969392650;
More in this album.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/23594891@ ... 1969392650;
So many models, so little time.
- skypirate
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Re: Chuck's very untidy corner of the table.
Very inspiring!
Maybe I will continue the Vickers theme after my VC10 project.
cheers,
David
Maybe I will continue the Vickers theme after my VC10 project.
cheers,
David
Re: Chuck's very untidy corner of the table.
A well tidy pair of civils.
- Chuck E
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Re: Chuck's very untidy corner of the table.
I just got the new Roden Super VC10 in BOAC markings. Father's Day was a good haul this year. Large Dambuster's Picture and the missing RN WWII Camo Book.
I must say, the Roden kit is very nice. The decals are not as sharp as I would have liked, but I have a specialist set.
I must say, the Roden kit is very nice. The decals are not as sharp as I would have liked, but I have a specialist set.
So many models, so little time.
Re: Chuck's very untidy corner of the table.
Quite the stack of airliners! Very nice work.
Paul
This is it. The moment we should have trained for.
This is it. The moment we should have trained for.
- Chuck E
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Re: Chuck's very untidy corner of the table.
The Viscounts are having to go on the shelf for a few weeks, while I get ready for Model Mania at Shildon. I have a number of Battle of Britain models to complete.
Here is one of the staged ones being posed.
An Airfix Bf 109E in a slightly different scheme.
New storage boxes. I need to make some form of filler for them, but the idea works.
Blenheim IF coming along.
More shots here . . .
https://www.flickr.com/photos/23594891@N07/;
Here is one of the staged ones being posed.
An Airfix Bf 109E in a slightly different scheme.
New storage boxes. I need to make some form of filler for them, but the idea works.
Blenheim IF coming along.
More shots here . . .
https://www.flickr.com/photos/23594891@N07/;
So many models, so little time.
- iggie
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Re: Chuck's very untidy corner of the table.
Superb work!
Best wishes
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
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Re: Chuck's very untidy corner of the table.
Lovely collection
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Some really nice builds.
Besting 60 years of mediocre building of average kits in the stand off scale
- Chuck E
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Re: Chuck's very untidy corner of the table.
Thanks for kind comments, chaps. Here are a few bits and pieces as I work towards next week's show.
The part of the Beaufighter MkIf will be played by this old Frog kit, which has the short span tail planes. I decided to make a mould to make a few more of these for future builds.
Here they are. ( If anyone needs a set, please let me know. )
And fitted.
Some new Radials for the build. Plus some others that I have cloned.
New cannon ports. Drilled and tubed.
Large spinners on this aircraft. Internals were scratchbuilt with card and some instrument panel parts. The old canopy is in good order after 50 years.
Having noticed that Airfix give you a spare / alternative wing lamp transparency I have cut away the solid wing piece. More later.
A spare Academy Bf 109E gets the chop. I will tidy the 'Grass' and add a soldier. Bullet holes: Flatten a paperclip tip, heat over a candle, let rip.
They don't usually appear in a neat row, apart from in films.
Hurricane moving on. May change the string.
Making a headlamp glass. Heat sprue and press onto a file. Can't remember where I saw this, but passing it along, anyway.
I made lots of small ones for the Beau.
The part of the Beaufighter MkIf will be played by this old Frog kit, which has the short span tail planes. I decided to make a mould to make a few more of these for future builds.
Here they are. ( If anyone needs a set, please let me know. )
And fitted.
Some new Radials for the build. Plus some others that I have cloned.
New cannon ports. Drilled and tubed.
Large spinners on this aircraft. Internals were scratchbuilt with card and some instrument panel parts. The old canopy is in good order after 50 years.
Having noticed that Airfix give you a spare / alternative wing lamp transparency I have cut away the solid wing piece. More later.
A spare Academy Bf 109E gets the chop. I will tidy the 'Grass' and add a soldier. Bullet holes: Flatten a paperclip tip, heat over a candle, let rip.
They don't usually appear in a neat row, apart from in films.
Hurricane moving on. May change the string.
Making a headlamp glass. Heat sprue and press onto a file. Can't remember where I saw this, but passing it along, anyway.
I made lots of small ones for the Beau.
So many models, so little time.
- billyb_imp
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Some wonderful work seen here, and nicely set / displayed
A start on my first kit a Hawker Hurricane as been made, a spitfire awaits in the wings and thinking about models to come.
Modelling space in shed coming along nicely.
Modelling space in shed coming along nicely.
- iggie
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Re: Chuck's very untidy corner of the table.
Love the headlamp trick; so simple but it looks very effective
Best wishes
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
- Stuart
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Re: Chuck's very untidy corner of the table.
Lovely work on that Beaufighter - Nice to see the old kits are still being built.
Great work all around in fact - Love those lamps.
Great work all around in fact - Love those lamps.
Stuart Templeton I may not be good but I'm slow...
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- Chuck E
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Re: Chuck's very untidy corner of the table.
I will post a few photos of the show later. The resin bits seemed popular.
So many models, so little time.
- Chuck E
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Re: Chuck's very untidy corner of the table.
Some photos to link up with the workbench.
The show includes a modelling display, though I was so busy talking to people, I got very little done. Still, a lot of people went away with things to try.
The resin castings had a lot of interest shown and I gave a lot of test shots to modellers.
and more here . . . .
https://www.flickr.com/photos/23594891@ ... 5305696893;
The show includes a modelling display, though I was so busy talking to people, I got very little done. Still, a lot of people went away with things to try.
The resin castings had a lot of interest shown and I gave a lot of test shots to modellers.
and more here . . . .
https://www.flickr.com/photos/23594891@ ... 5305696893;
So many models, so little time.