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

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

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The matt varnish on the Beaufighter clouded a bit. :roll:

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But I'm calling it "weathering" and not doing anything about it! :-D

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There would be a good chance of making things worse, if I did. So it's time to stop.

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But it's still turned out much better than I had hoped for.

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Great suggestion by Martin to change the wing dihedral. Which I wasn't sure I could pull off :grin:

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Very nice and as I already said, hard to believe its the old MB kit
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Very nice looking Beaufighter, although I'm not a fan of that particular nose.

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Nice job, Andrew. You've done the old girl proud.

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Clashcityrocker wrote:Very nice looking Beaufighter, although I'm not a fan of that particular nose.

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You have done a nice job with a (if I remember rightly) not a very nice old kit.
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ronbow wrote:You have done a nice job with a (if I remember rightly) not a very nice old kit.
The fit is okay, so it builds well from the box, but the shapes and dimensions are off.
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That has come out very nicely, well worth the additions you made.
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