Was away with the family until this evening but, between watching Top Gear, I masked and painted the fuselage panels around the exhausts a steel colour, with the exhaust stacks gunmetal.
I tidied up around the anti-dazzle panel, and I'm happy with that now.
I started putting the underwing serials on tonight and, with a bit of ingenuity, got the decals for the wing portion on (there are multiple decals for these - approx. 5 on each side). Unfortunately, the decals for the doors were misshapen and, try as I might, I couldn't get them to fit. So, the build now represents midway through painting the serial numbers on - with the doors being still in HSS only.
Main gear legs have been added, and are drying. Tailwheel will be added tomorrow. Nearly there . . .
regards,
Martin
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And tonight's progress . . .
Decals all on and kleared, main undercarriage doors on (apart from little ones on the outboard), wheels on.
Still to do:
Panel line wash and exhaust streaking
Klear landing lights
Add tailwheel doors
Add small outboard maingear doors,
Add Pitot tube
Add whip aerial
Apart from that, she's done.
regards,
Martin
Decals all on and kleared, main undercarriage doors on (apart from little ones on the outboard), wheels on.
Still to do:
Panel line wash and exhaust streaking
Klear landing lights
Add tailwheel doors
Add small outboard maingear doors,
Add Pitot tube
Add whip aerial
Apart from that, she's done.
regards,
Martin
Re: Martin's Secret Czech
Well, I finally reached the finish line! Despite the odd greeblie in the silver finish, the very delicate undercarriage, and the over-emphasised exhaust streaking (well, I had to do something to make the finish look less uniform), she's done and she'll have a place of honour in the display cabinet.
Thank you, Secret Santa. Thanks all for letting me take part - I'll sign up for next year's SS GB now!
regards,
Martin
Thank you, Secret Santa. Thanks all for letting me take part - I'll sign up for next year's SS GB now!
regards,
Martin
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Lovely! Great finish, Martin!
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Really nice looking Tempest there Martin. I have this one in the stash and from your build thread I can expect some fun. Well done though you have really done it justice.
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Re: *** Martin's Secret Czech - finished! ***
Looks really good.
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I think it looks quite flash in its all silver scheme. Great job.
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Fantastic Martin!
As I said earlier, your skill with short-run, multi material kits leaves me in awe!
Regards,
Adrian
As I said earlier, your skill with short-run, multi material kits leaves me in awe!
Regards,
Adrian
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Great stuff Martin!
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I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion.
I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate.
All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain.
Time to die.
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2013 06:01 2010 44:12
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2011 11:10 2008 16:03
Overall 199:52