Gotta love this kit - and I've built more of them than I can remember!
I'll be building this one as one of the aircraft used in the film Malta Story (hence the thread title!), which is one of my favourite war films.
Daz's Maltese Falcon - **FINISHED**
Daz's Maltese Falcon - **FINISHED**
OK, so I'll be doing my second choice for this Blitz.
Gotta love this kit - and I've built more of them than I can remember!
I'll be building this one as one of the aircraft used in the film Malta Story (hence the thread title!), which is one of my favourite war films.
Gotta love this kit - and I've built more of them than I can remember!
I'll be building this one as one of the aircraft used in the film Malta Story (hence the thread title!), which is one of my favourite war films.
Daren
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Half-assed Spitfire builder!
Re: Daz's Maltese Falcon - 18th August, 0900hrs
This one will commence on the 18th of August, at 0900hrs.
Daren
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Re: Daz's Maltese Falcon - 18th August, 0900hrs
Look forward to seeing it.
IF IT AINT BROKE DON'T FIX IT!
I love the smell of avgas in the morning!
"there is not a difficult task in plastic modelling; if it becomes hard, it's because the wrong way had been chosen" (Unknown)
Unless I'm making it!
"RONBOW"
I love the smell of avgas in the morning!
"there is not a difficult task in plastic modelling; if it becomes hard, it's because the wrong way had been chosen" (Unknown)
Unless I'm making it!
"RONBOW"
Re: Daz's Maltese Falcon - 18th August, 0900hrs
I'll be raiding the spares box for the decals. Luckily there's no serial numbers to faff about with, as these were all painted over prior to filming! 
Daren
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Half-assed Spitfire builder!
Re: Daz's Maltese Falcon - 18th August, 0900hrs
Sorry, folks, I've had a crap morning, so this will be starting at 3pm today.
Daren
Half-assed Spitfire builder!
Half-assed Spitfire builder!
Re: Daz's Maltese Falcon - 18th August, 0900hrs
Sorry for the tough morning. Can't wait to see it. Just watched The Malta Story again a few months ago.DazDaMan wrote:Sorry, folks, I've had a crap morning, so this will be starting at 3pm today.
Re: Daz's Maltese Falcon - 18th August, 1500hrs
Sorry, chaps! After several delays, off we go....
Daren
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Half-assed Spitfire builder!
Re: Daz's Maltese Falcon - 18th August, 1500hrs
And I'll be watching this to begin with:
Daren
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Half-assed Spitfire builder!
Re: Daz's Maltese Falcon - 18th August, 1500hrs
That is a great kit. But I bet you knew that. 
Besting 60 years of mediocre building of average kits in the stand off scale
Re: Daz's Maltese Falcon - 18th August, 1500hrs
So we kicked off with the usual innards-painting:
While that lot dried, I set to work on the wings:
While the wings were put to one side to set, I threw some glue on the cockpit parts:
The started to shove them into the fuselage:
Fuselage closed up:
(Apologies for the crap photo quality - it's quicker to upload from my phone, but the quality doesn't seem to be as sharp as the digi-camera!)
While that lot dried, I set to work on the wings:
While the wings were put to one side to set, I threw some glue on the cockpit parts:
The started to shove them into the fuselage:
Fuselage closed up:
(Apologies for the crap photo quality - it's quicker to upload from my phone, but the quality doesn't seem to be as sharp as the digi-camera!)
Daren
Half-assed Spitfire builder!
Half-assed Spitfire builder!
Re: Daz's Maltese Falcon - 18th August, 1500hrs
A little more than an hour in, and it's starting to resemble a Spit:
Daren
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Half-assed Spitfire builder!
Re: Daz's Maltese Falcon - 18th August, 1500hrs
The observant among you will have noticed the T-shirt I'm wearing is this awesome number:
(I have nothing to do with the pricetag on this!!)
The 18th of August was, of course, the hardest day of the Battle of Britain, with heavy losses on both sides.
(I have nothing to do with the pricetag on this!!)
The 18th of August was, of course, the hardest day of the Battle of Britain, with heavy losses on both sides.
Daren
Half-assed Spitfire builder!
Half-assed Spitfire builder!
Re: Daz's Maltese Falcon - 18th August, 1500hrs
Moving right along.
Besting 60 years of mediocre building of average kits in the stand off scale
Re: Daz's Maltese Falcon - 18th August, 1500hrs
So, here's where we are now:
Not really an awful lot of building left to do, other than the fiddlies!
Not really an awful lot of building left to do, other than the fiddlies!
Daren
Half-assed Spitfire builder!
Half-assed Spitfire builder!
Re: Daz's Maltese Falcon - 18th August, 1500hrs
About to start painting the little beast:
Watching this as well:
Watching this as well:
Daren
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Half-assed Spitfire builder!