Andrew's Beaufighter TF. X **Finished**

[AndrewR]

Very neat work Andrew. I'll be keeping your build and improvements in mind when I build mine.

All the best.

Greg

Don't drop it on the floor while priming it, is my advice

[AndrewR]

Back together



I added some thin plastic card at the horizontal stabiliser to fuselage join to disguise the full horror

[AndrewR]

I had to enlist help from Katie with the final decoration stage. She did the lettering and fine decoration.

Meanwhile I gave the undersides of the Beaufighter a coat of Vallejo Air Duck Egg Green

[Gregers]

OUCH, not good. lucky it was a clean break down the joint though. Cool TARDIS btw. Still following with interest.

All the best.

Greg

[AndrewR]

OUCH, not good. lucky it was a clean break down the joint though. Cool TARDIS btw. Still following with interest.

All the best.

Greg

It was a CA glue bond, so it fractures easily with shear forces. Nothing else was damaged, so it went back together easily

[Clashcityrocker]

Nice fix with the Beaufighter, and cool looking cake. Is it bigger on the inside?

Nigel

[AndrewR]

Nice fix with the Beaufighter, and cool looking cake. Is it bigger on the inside?

Nigel

Nope, still 1/72 scale

[AndrewR]

Some upper colours on now. I used Vallejo Air Dark Sea Grey. They do an EDSG as well, but there's not much difference



Then a slightly lightened DSG just to break up the solid colour.



These aircraft would be pretty weathered in real life, so I'm not going for a pristine and tidy finish. Not that I ever get a pristine and tidy finish



I hope to get some primer on the undercarriage doors and flaps tonight.

[Molly-new]

Smashing paint job Andrew. I have recently started using Vallejo paints for spraying and am quite impressed with them.

[fredk]

Great work on those improvements.

TorBeaus didn't carry the rockets. Different set up and aiming

[AndrewR]

Great work on those improvements.

TorBeaus didn't carry the rockets. Different set up and aiming

Thanks Fred, I did find some photos of Torbeaus with no rocket rails, but not from the squadrons on the decal sheet.

Engines on.

[AndrewR]

The grey looks much better in natural light.



I messed up the demarcation lines on one of the cowlings, so a little respray will be in order.



The canopies are pretty thick, and are definitely candidates for replacement! I don't have the stamina to crash mould them though.



I may display the aircraft with no attached weapons. The torpedo is okay, but lacks a propeller, and the support brackets seem a little on the chunky side.

[fredk]

Thats coming along rather well

[AndrewR]

Thats coming along rather well

Thanks Fred, I've managed to move it along further this afternoon, as I was off work.

There seems to be an Intruder lurking.



The kit decals proved to be hopeless, they refused to lift off the sheet. I expected this, as they looked very dodgy.



I have added roundels and flashes from an Xtradecal sheet and a few stencils from an Aviaeology sheet.





The codes and serials have been printed onto decal paper, and sprayed with fixative. They need to dry thoroughly before I attempt to use them! Unfortunately we have a new ink formula in the printer, and it's not agreeing with the decal paper. The quality of the printing is not quite as good as it used to be.

[AndrewR]

The decal film is also curling up at every opportunity once it comes off the backing. That was a bit of a horror story!