Jaime's Oriental Hawker: ***COMPLETED***
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So, upper surfaces and fuselage painted. Masking up and painting the underside to do next, so I'll be leaving it in this state for at least a couple of hours. The rocket pods and drop tanks are all already fitted together and painted as far as is possible, so it's probably now time for the weekly shop and some food.
Back later but here is the Hunter as it will remain till at least 10 O'clock.
Back later but here is the Hunter as it will remain till at least 10 O'clock.
2021
Complete: Airfix 1/400 Mary Rose, 1/72: Airfix Swordfish Mk1 Floatplane, Airfix R.A.F. R.E.8, Airfix Hannover CL.111a, Mitsubishi A6M2b Zero, Curtiss P40B Warhawk
Complete: Airfix 1/400 Mary Rose, 1/72: Airfix Swordfish Mk1 Floatplane, Airfix R.A.F. R.E.8, Airfix Hannover CL.111a, Mitsubishi A6M2b Zero, Curtiss P40B Warhawk
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It looks great.
You seem to be enjoying your first blitz?
You seem to be enjoying your first blitz?
Confused as always, and somewhere in hiding on the Scandinavian peninsula...
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Rock royalty! Saw him at The Colston Hall in Bristol a couple of years ago and he still had it then. I knew I was going to be posting a link to him singing The Hunter when I decided to build The Hunter for the Blitz!ShaunW wrote:This is coming together nicely now Jaime. Good to see the Paul Rodgers clip as well. I saw him a few years ago doing a Bad Company gig in Sheffield, he's still got a great voice.
It really doesn't bear close scrutiny Prisca - and the metallic aluminium Humbrol 56 stipulated for the underside is even worse! I've had to sand it down on the rocket pods and apply a thinned down coat! Dreading how it will turn out on the underside.Prisca wrote:I'm positively surprised you could paint the colors so quickly after eachother. They must dry fast at your house. It looks really good!
The green looks fine in the pics.
I'm using an alternative method.... Milo's breath will dry anything up!Ian wrote:Looking good, Jaime. Have you tried using a hairdryer (on low setting) to speed up your drying time? I've done this in the past and it's really helpful.
2021
Complete: Airfix 1/400 Mary Rose, 1/72: Airfix Swordfish Mk1 Floatplane, Airfix R.A.F. R.E.8, Airfix Hannover CL.111a, Mitsubishi A6M2b Zero, Curtiss P40B Warhawk
Complete: Airfix 1/400 Mary Rose, 1/72: Airfix Swordfish Mk1 Floatplane, Airfix R.A.F. R.E.8, Airfix Hannover CL.111a, Mitsubishi A6M2b Zero, Curtiss P40B Warhawk
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Hi Jaime.
A right proper blitz. Just got home and checking in.
A right proper blitz. Just got home and checking in.
Besting 60 years of mediocre building of average kits in the stand off scale
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Thanks! I think I'm lucky that this is a great kit that is going together easily - I would not be coping so well if it was giving me problems.Prisca wrote:It looks great.
You seem to be enjoying your first blitz?
Of course, there is the dreaded Humbrol 56 for the fuselage underside waiting to trip me up!
2021
Complete: Airfix 1/400 Mary Rose, 1/72: Airfix Swordfish Mk1 Floatplane, Airfix R.A.F. R.E.8, Airfix Hannover CL.111a, Mitsubishi A6M2b Zero, Curtiss P40B Warhawk
Complete: Airfix 1/400 Mary Rose, 1/72: Airfix Swordfish Mk1 Floatplane, Airfix R.A.F. R.E.8, Airfix Hannover CL.111a, Mitsubishi A6M2b Zero, Curtiss P40B Warhawk
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Cheers - just about to have dinner and will be back onto the Hunter some time around 10-ish.jssel wrote:Hi Jaime.
A right proper blitz. Just got home and checking in.
2021
Complete: Airfix 1/400 Mary Rose, 1/72: Airfix Swordfish Mk1 Floatplane, Airfix R.A.F. R.E.8, Airfix Hannover CL.111a, Mitsubishi A6M2b Zero, Curtiss P40B Warhawk
Complete: Airfix 1/400 Mary Rose, 1/72: Airfix Swordfish Mk1 Floatplane, Airfix R.A.F. R.E.8, Airfix Hannover CL.111a, Mitsubishi A6M2b Zero, Curtiss P40B Warhawk
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Wow! Dogs so have a use after all!
Well done, Milo.
Well done, Milo.
I'm a mostly full-time modeller put a part-time poster....
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I see Milo is doing his duty. You should dedicate this build to him. :-)
Confused as always, and somewhere in hiding on the Scandinavian peninsula...
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Masked up for the dodgy metallic underside. It could all go badly wrong from here...
2021
Complete: Airfix 1/400 Mary Rose, 1/72: Airfix Swordfish Mk1 Floatplane, Airfix R.A.F. R.E.8, Airfix Hannover CL.111a, Mitsubishi A6M2b Zero, Curtiss P40B Warhawk
Complete: Airfix 1/400 Mary Rose, 1/72: Airfix Swordfish Mk1 Floatplane, Airfix R.A.F. R.E.8, Airfix Hannover CL.111a, Mitsubishi A6M2b Zero, Curtiss P40B Warhawk
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Great stuff, this is coming along really well. Milo is ace, good to see him joining in! He looks very similar to my sister's dog. Jack Russells are great little dogs, full of character.
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I haven't taken him out today because of the Blitz and he's bored out of his mind! He keeps walking up to me and sighing. He just dropped this at my feet:ShaunW wrote:Great stuff, this is coming along really well. Milo is ace, good to see him joining in! He looks very similar to my sister's dog. Jack Russells are great little dogs, full of character.
It's a hint that he would rather I was doing this with him:
Anyway, first coat on the fuselage underside is drying and looks better than I thought. It's metallic but very dull. I may even leave it as one coat but we'll see.
In the meantime, here are some photographs of hunters I took at RAF Cosford back in the Summer (remember what that is!?):
2021
Complete: Airfix 1/400 Mary Rose, 1/72: Airfix Swordfish Mk1 Floatplane, Airfix R.A.F. R.E.8, Airfix Hannover CL.111a, Mitsubishi A6M2b Zero, Curtiss P40B Warhawk
Complete: Airfix 1/400 Mary Rose, 1/72: Airfix Swordfish Mk1 Floatplane, Airfix R.A.F. R.E.8, Airfix Hannover CL.111a, Mitsubishi A6M2b Zero, Curtiss P40B Warhawk
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Nice looking paintwork.
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Finish better than expected, even if I should have left it at one coat!
But now for the moment of truth ... will the masking tape take off chunks of the camouflage?
Looks like I got away with it!
A bit of touching up to do now, then the canopy, then the decals and then the drop tanks etc.
But now for the moment of truth ... will the masking tape take off chunks of the camouflage?
Looks like I got away with it!
A bit of touching up to do now, then the canopy, then the decals and then the drop tanks etc.
2021
Complete: Airfix 1/400 Mary Rose, 1/72: Airfix Swordfish Mk1 Floatplane, Airfix R.A.F. R.E.8, Airfix Hannover CL.111a, Mitsubishi A6M2b Zero, Curtiss P40B Warhawk
Complete: Airfix 1/400 Mary Rose, 1/72: Airfix Swordfish Mk1 Floatplane, Airfix R.A.F. R.E.8, Airfix Hannover CL.111a, Mitsubishi A6M2b Zero, Curtiss P40B Warhawk
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Feeling a bit tired now - been at this for 13 and a half hours - and it's all gone quiet. No sleep till it's finished though!
2021
Complete: Airfix 1/400 Mary Rose, 1/72: Airfix Swordfish Mk1 Floatplane, Airfix R.A.F. R.E.8, Airfix Hannover CL.111a, Mitsubishi A6M2b Zero, Curtiss P40B Warhawk
Complete: Airfix 1/400 Mary Rose, 1/72: Airfix Swordfish Mk1 Floatplane, Airfix R.A.F. R.E.8, Airfix Hannover CL.111a, Mitsubishi A6M2b Zero, Curtiss P40B Warhawk
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Looking good Mate. Love the Hunter, never seen and Airfix one built. That's a Sabre in one of your Cosford pictures.