Brickie's Broche-feu, **Finished**
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Brickie's Broche-feu, **Finished**
"Broche-feu" is Spitfire in French.
As a companion piece to my new-tool Spit in 1939 Polish markings over in the What-if GB, I'll be doing the older Mk.1 in 1940 French markings courtesy of a ruined and abandoned Smer Curtiss Hawk. (As an aside, does anyone do a decent Hawk 75 in 1/72?)
My plan is to begin the blitz a week today, next Tuesday.
As a companion piece to my new-tool Spit in 1939 Polish markings over in the What-if GB, I'll be doing the older Mk.1 in 1940 French markings courtesy of a ruined and abandoned Smer Curtiss Hawk. (As an aside, does anyone do a decent Hawk 75 in 1/72?)
My plan is to begin the blitz a week today, next Tuesday.
"If you can fly a Sopwith Camel, you can fly anything!"
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Re: Brickie's Broche-feu, **17 Feb**
That away, Brickie. Can't wait. You can never have to many..............................
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Re: Brickie's Broche-feu, **17 Feb**
Spitfires aren't that common on here usually, so it's great to see another one Brickie
Doing - Tamiya 1/35th Universal Carrier.
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Work is the curse of the modelling classes!
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Re: Brickie's Broche-feu, **17 Feb**
I have just realised that next week is half-term so I may try to get this in tomorrow, or wait till the week after...
"If you can fly a Sopwith Camel, you can fly anything!"
A 7 | 12 B
A 7 | 12 B
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Re: Brickie's Broche-feu, **17 Feb**
(Or alternatively I'll twang my back and be laid out for much of Friday...)
"If you can fly a Sopwith Camel, you can fly anything!"
A 7 | 12 B
A 7 | 12 B
Re: Brickie's Broche-feu, **17 Feb**
Bad back pain. The scourge of mankind.
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Re: Brickie's Broche-feu, **17 Feb**
I can empathise with you Brickie. No fun at all.
Can you have someone lash you to your modelling chair and soldier on? Stiff upper lip and all that.
Great idea for a Spitfire build too.
Can you have someone lash you to your modelling chair and soldier on? Stiff upper lip and all that.
Great idea for a Spitfire build too.
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Re: Brickie's Broche-feu, **24 Feb**
Rescheduled for Tuesday ... *touches wood, crosses fingers*
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A 7 | 12 B
A 7 | 12 B
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Re: Brickie's Broche-feu, **24 Feb**
Great. Something to watch at work tomorrow.
Hope your back is behaving itself.
Hope your back is behaving itself.
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Re: Brickie's Broche-feu, **24 Feb**
And we're off!
Bugalugs is dropped off at school and won't be back until sixish thanks to my parents, so barring anyone ringing up to offer me a short-notice job interview, I'm good...
Bugalugs is dropped off at school and won't be back until sixish thanks to my parents, so barring anyone ringing up to offer me a short-notice job interview, I'm good...
"If you can fly a Sopwith Camel, you can fly anything!"
A 7 | 12 B
A 7 | 12 B
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Re: Brickie's Broche-feu, **24 Feb**
In other news, I've just found the Polish decals I lost when I was doing my What-If build. I was originally going to do *this* kit as the Whif, so I put the decals in the box.
"If you can fly a Sopwith Camel, you can fly anything!"
A 7 | 12 B
A 7 | 12 B
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Re: Brickie's Broche-feu, **24 Feb**
OK, we have wings, and a seat-and-plank cockpit (photographed before any paint applied) and a pilot with a painful-looking condition.
"If you can fly a Sopwith Camel, you can fly anything!"
A 7 | 12 B
A 7 | 12 B
Re: Brickie's Broche-feu, **24 Feb**
You go Brickie
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Re: Brickie's Broche-feu, **24 Feb**
Going together nicely, though the lower wing assembly needed a bit of persuasion to conform to the countours of the fuselage. I possibly shouldn't have attached the upper wings beforehand.
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A 7 | 12 B
A 7 | 12 B
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Re: Brickie's Broche-feu, **24 Feb**
Looking good so far Brickie.
Did you remove the pilots but-plug before seating him?
Did you remove the pilots but-plug before seating him?
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