iggie's modelling table
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Well tidy Harry Tate and very pretty narrow boat iggie.
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Thanks Ken
Further progress; all assembly done and painted, I added some rudimentary elevator controls and rigging plus the undercarriage so she is up on her wheels.
Further progress; all assembly done and painted, I added some rudimentary elevator controls and rigging plus the undercarriage so she is up on her wheels.
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Wow!
That is fantastic!
You are going to be particularly proud of this one.
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David
That is fantastic!
You are going to be particularly proud of this one.
Cheers,
David
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That R.E.8 looks GR8.
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Very Smart!
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Whilst ship rigging doesn't phase me at all , the prospect of biplanes is a worrying thought. Looks good what you done with it
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Wow, Ig. I'm really impressed with how you pulled that off. If I had tried to paint after rigging, the lines would be coated in thick drippy paint globs. And thats just those that I didn't snap off in the process!
Very nice work.
Very nice work.
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Great job, Iggie - we all tend to end up with our own way of doing things and painting after rigging certainly works for you!
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Thank you Folks! I'm hoping to get this finished later this evening as with the festive season rapidly approaching, my bench will be retired to the garage for the duration
The rigging being elastic is fairly forgiving if hit with the paint brush during painting, and so far it has worked out ok; that said, I'll probably ping it later!
The rigging being elastic is fairly forgiving if hit with the paint brush during painting, and so far it has worked out ok; that said, I'll probably ping it later!
Best wishes
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If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
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"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
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Excellent rigging
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Cheers Ratch
And she's done; I give you the venerable Airfix 'arry Tate, dating back to 1957 according to Scalemates, but with a 1958 date stamp inside the fuselage ( ). Maybe that was as long as they expected it to last?
This may well be my last completion before Christmas, as my bench now has to go into retirement to make way for the Christmas tree....but it'll be back before New Year so a last 2017 build may yet happen!
And she's done; I give you the venerable Airfix 'arry Tate, dating back to 1957 according to Scalemates, but with a 1958 date stamp inside the fuselage ( ). Maybe that was as long as they expected it to last?
This may well be my last completion before Christmas, as my bench now has to go into retirement to make way for the Christmas tree....but it'll be back before New Year so a last 2017 build may yet happen!
Best wishes
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
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I've seen this in the aviation section - you've made a first class job of that old banger, Iggie, the kit is about ready for its bus pass I think and certainly should be pensioned off if it hasn't been already!
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OUTSTANDING!
I know this is a much maligned kit, but for something that is but a few years younger than my parents, it looks fresh and current!
Goes to show how even a poor kit can be turned into something really nice in the hands of a skilled modeler. Even if said skilled modeler has a "particular" construction/paint/rigging sequence
I know this is a much maligned kit, but for something that is but a few years younger than my parents, it looks fresh and current!
Goes to show how even a poor kit can be turned into something really nice in the hands of a skilled modeler. Even if said skilled modeler has a "particular" construction/paint/rigging sequence
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Thank you Gentlemen, much appreciated
You were itching to say 'peculiar' there weren't you!Softscience wrote:OUTSTANDING!
I know this is a much maligned kit, but for something that is but a few years younger than my parents, it looks fresh and current!
Goes to show how even a poor kit can be turned into something really nice in the hands of a skilled modeler. Even if said skilled modeler has a "particular" construction/paint/rigging sequence
Best wishes
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
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It was indeed first issued in 1957iggie wrote:I give you the venerable Airfix 'arry Tate, dating back to 1957 according to Scalemates, but with a 1958 date stamp inside the fuselage ( ). Maybe that was as long as they expected it to last?
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/airfixt ... f=41&t=151;
Airfix didn't add the date-stamp until later on lots of the early kits
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