*** Martin's Secret Czech - finished! ***

[Martin R]

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

[Martin R]

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

[Martin R]

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

[PaulBradley]

Lovely! Great finish, Martin!

[aeroplanegripper]

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.

[Saxon]

Looks really good.

[JamesPerrin]

I think it looks quite flash in its all silver scheme. Great job.

[ara398]

Fantastic Martin!

As I said earlier, your skill with short-run, multi material kits leaves me in awe!

Regards,
Adrian

[Narayan]

Great stuff Martin!

_________________
Narayan

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.

A:B
2013 06:01 2010 44:12
2012 20:05 2009 19:16
2011 11:10 2008 16:03

Overall 199:52