Toby's Special Hobby Beaufort.In the bin!!
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Re: Toby's Special Hobby Beaufort
Just in front of the action
Drat and double drat. Just spotted an injection moulding on the starboard inner of the fuselage. Well it'll have to stay now
I added some extra cockpit detail and found some instrument decals courtesy of a certain Mr Grant so stuck those in. Accuracy? Pah!!
Drat and double drat. Just spotted an injection moulding on the starboard inner of the fuselage. Well it'll have to stay now
I added some extra cockpit detail and found some instrument decals courtesy of a certain Mr Grant so stuck those in. Accuracy? Pah!!
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Re: Toby's Special Hobby Beaufort
Don't worry about the porthole windows. They were more for letting some light in and not for looking out thru. Quite often they were not very clear.
Add a small square of plasticard to that ejector pin, Paint the plastic mid-brown first. Then it'll do for the fold away dickie seat that was fitted about there.
just some thoughts.
Add a small square of plasticard to that ejector pin, Paint the plastic mid-brown first. Then it'll do for the fold away dickie seat that was fitted about there.
just some thoughts.
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Re: Toby's Special Hobby Beaufort
Looking good, looking forward to seeing this one finished
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Gord
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Gord
Desperately trying to find his MOJO, don't know where I left it
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Re: Toby's Special Hobby Beaufort
Lovely idea thanks.fredk wrote:Don't worry about the porthole windows. They were more for letting some light in and not for looking out thru. Quite often they were not very clear.
Add a small square of plasticard to that ejector pin, Paint the plastic mid-brown first. Then it'll do for the fold away dickie seat that was fitted about there.
just some thoughts.
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Re: Toby's Special Hobby Beaufort
Fred's suggestion of a dickie seat can be seen. Whether Fred can get on it is open to debate
Tail on.
Rear turret surrounds cut out and resin insert attached(I hate resin btw)
Cockpit aligned and fine on the port side
However on the starboard side SH have for some reason decided to leave part of it off
When fixed in place gaps can be seen so some plasticard is used to fill them
Although a minor one still exists that can be filed with glue
Btw Montex masks are some of the best I've ever used. Far better than Eduard to apply
Tail on.
Rear turret surrounds cut out and resin insert attached(I hate resin btw)
Cockpit aligned and fine on the port side
However on the starboard side SH have for some reason decided to leave part of it off
When fixed in place gaps can be seen so some plasticard is used to fill them
Although a minor one still exists that can be filed with glue
Btw Montex masks are some of the best I've ever used. Far better than Eduard to apply
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Re: Toby's Special Hobby Beaufort
I'm beginning to regret choosing this over the A26 I had originally earmarked for this GB. After it's done I'm selling all my Special Hobby kits.
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Re: Toby's Special Hobby Beaufort
That's not good to hear as I have a MkII in the stash, mind you I have done some SH kits that are great. anyway you are overcoming the issues well, great work
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Gord
Desperately trying to find his MOJO, don't know where I left it
Gord
Desperately trying to find his MOJO, don't know where I left it
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Re: Toby's Special Hobby Beaufort
This kit is based on the MK II so a lot less surgery is required. However a crystal ball will come in handy re the instructionsKitaholic wrote:That's not good to hear as I have a MkII in the stash, mind you I have done some SH kits that are great. anyway you are overcoming the issues well, great work
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Re: Toby's Special Hobby Beaufort
That interior looks good. So this one is a bear to build? Keep up the good work. It's progressing quickly!
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I agree that Special Hobby kits can be a bit fiddly at times but they do let us build the subjects that the mainstream hardly touch. Stick with it Toby because the end result is always worth itTobyC wrote:I'm beginning to regret choosing this over the A26 I had originally earmarked for this GB. After it's done I'm selling all my Special Hobby kits.
Regards
Tom
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Re: Toby's Special Hobby Beaufort
You're winning through. Once you're past this bit it'll be all 'plane' sailing
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Re: Toby's Special Hobby Beaufort
It may be a pig of a model but it looks like you're winning. The potholes is a great idea and the cockpit detail is great! Hopefully you should see quite a lot of it through all that glazing
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Re: Toby's Special Hobby Beaufort
Looking good from here Toby.
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Re: Toby's Special Hobby Beaufort
I had to make the same modification to the starboard nose glazing. I don't understand why Special Hobby thought that was a good idea. If I remember rightly the undercarriage is a bit of a fiddle to get together as well.
Regards
Tom
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Re: Toby's Special Hobby Beaufort
I beginning to wonder if they've ever had anyTomW wrote:I had to make the same modification to the starboard nose glazing. I don't understand why Special Hobby thought that was a good idea. If I remember rightly the undercarriage is a bit of a fiddle to get together as well.
Regards
Tom
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