Dazzled's Den
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Smashing build.
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A superb looking build Darryl - well worth the battle.
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I can't believe that of a 1/48 Canberra. Just another pothole in the dirt road of Airfix evolution?Dazzled wrote:One of the little idiosyncrasies of this kit is the attachment method for the main wheels. They're little more than butt joints
But, wow! The model is looking very smart now! Worth the effort!
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Great work on the Canberra!
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That's coming on nicely Daz
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That is a great looking Canberra Daz, although it put up quite a fight! I also cannot really get my breath at Airfix's crap design of wheel attachment for a model of this size and, I presume with a fair bit of nose ballast, weight.
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ShaunW wrote: I presume with a fair bit of nose ballast, weight.
Just a small amount
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Dazzled wrote:ShaunW wrote: I presume with a fair bit of nose ballast, weight.
Just a small amount
And it's still a borderline tail-sitter
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Time to calm down and post a quick update.
With the Canberra out of the way (apart from some post-show repairs and the need to fit the damn thing to a base ) I could finally get some headway with the Texan. I managed to get it built up to a stage where I could close the fuselage over just 2 evenings. It has it's issues but it's quite an enjoyable kit so far.
I'm going to be doing a bit of filling and fettling on those fuselage seams but it's generally gone together quite well.
With the Canberra out of the way (apart from some post-show repairs and the need to fit the damn thing to a base ) I could finally get some headway with the Texan. I managed to get it built up to a stage where I could close the fuselage over just 2 evenings. It has it's issues but it's quite an enjoyable kit so far.
I'm going to be doing a bit of filling and fettling on those fuselage seams but it's generally gone together quite well.
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I like the Texan; the cockpit framework looks very tidy indeed
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Looks good Daz
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That's a nice looking kit Daz - is it an Italeri original or a re-pop of another firm's effort?
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Occidental original, I believe.
Heaps of possible markings. Which will you do?
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Heaps of possible markings. Which will you do?
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I like the plane, I like what you are doing to the old model.
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Here's the latest thing to roll out of the Den.
This is finish no.3 for this year. I seem to be picking up a bit of momentum again after the Canberra.
This is finish no.3 for this year. I seem to be picking up a bit of momentum again after the Canberra.
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