Stupots (New) Sanctuary

[Stupot]

This afternoon I assembled the two fuselage halves and slapped on the filler.

DSC_0457 by Stuart Smith, on Flickr

The engines have also been attached, filled and sanded.

DSC_0458 by Stuart Smith, on Flickr


The side guns have to be fitted before you assemble the fuselage and you just glue them into holes in the windows. It will be a miracle if I manage to finish this without breaking them!

Stu

[Andy Dighton]

That's coming along well Stu.

[Stuart]

Great progress on this old beast!

[Bissyboat]

Coming along nicely.

[Stupot]

Thanks guys,

The wings are on! Today I filled the gaps around the wings which included adding a piece of styrene sheet on the underside as the 2 wing halves created a bit of a step.
DSC_0459 by Stuart Smith, on Flickr


After a couple of sessions of filling, sanding and checking with primer I think I’ve got it looking ok.
DSC_0462 by Stuart Smith, on Flickr

DSC_0464 by Stuart Smith, on Flickr


This build will be interesting. If I were to brush paint the model I know I could cover a lot of surface issues with a thick coat of primer/paint but with the airbrush finish any issues might be harder to hide. So, I’ll try to keep things tidy and we’ll see how it looks after an all over primer coat.

Stu

[iggie]

That's looking a heck of a lot better than it's age would suggest it should! Good work Stu

[JamesPerrin]

You've done a good job of patching her up so far

[Lone Modeller]

That is an old kit..... and your efforts are making a huge improvement. FYI the fronts of the exhausts did have holes in them - the pipes were dampers over the exhaust outlets.

[TeeELL]

Good progress on that old timer.

[Andy Dighton]

You really are making a good job of this old clunker.

[Stupot]

Thanks all !

That is an old kit..... and your efforts are making a huge improvement. FYI the fronts of the exhausts did have holes in them - the pipes were dampers over the exhaust outlets.

Ah brilliant. Thanks for the info Lone Modeller, much appreciated.

Stu

[Stuart]

Excellent progress on this old beastie!

[Stupot]

The canopy and lower gunner position have been masked and attached. The wing light cover is just awful and I broke it when trying to squeeze it in. I’ve tried to tidy it up a bit and I’ll see how it looks after a couple of coats of klear.

DSC_0466 by Stuart Smith, on Flickr

DSC_0467 by Stuart Smith, on Flickr

Stu

[Stuart]

Nice - it's always good when the clear parts go on.

[AndrewR]

Looks good. Maybe a thick layer of primer applied by brush and then airbrush the top coat?