Chuck's very untidy corner of the table.

[Chuck E]

Some great stuff going on. Love the Hurri assortment and that new Tiffie does look sweet too. Is the cannon hatch a kit option or your doings?

It's all part of the kit. You get the complete wing and the folded doors as an option. You just cut out the panel and drop the optional parts in.

[Chuck E]

Most impressive work, Chuck.
Always good to see old kits get some attention among the newer competition.
So the Revell Meteor does not fit well? That's an MPM re-pop, I believe.

cheers,

David

It's not great, David. The problem is mainly the wing parts. The rest seems pretty good. The wing sections can be adjusted with a bit of plasticard, or you could thin the thicker sections. I used the latter and built up the joints with a touch of filler. This allowed me to keep the intakes as round as possible. The intake lips were also a bit of a problem, but these are easily filled and sanded smooth.

[Chuck E]

Starting the rigging of the Airfix Gladiator. Fishing line super-glued into a small hole in the wing. I have just started on another and have predrilled all the holes this time. When the glue has dried I pull the line through the wing and hang a pair of clamping tweezers onto it until it dries and keeps the tension in place.


Some fine drills are very useful here. These are under .050". They are quite tough too. One breakage in over 40 holes.

[Ian]

I find it a real pain trimming the thread once the superglue has dried. Never seems to want to be trimmed properly. Do you find that or is it just me?

[Chuck E]

The plan is to just glue one end. When it's set just add superglue to the line and pull it into place. A set of clamping tweezers will hold it in tension until it sets. A little trim with a craft knife and a small polish. Just add paint. It's a little easier if you pre-paint the upper surface of the lower wing and the lower surface of the upper wing.

I've tried plenty of variations and this seems to work best for me.

[Ian]

That's how I've done it previously too. But sometimes I just can't seem to slice off the thread. It just wants to bend. Maybe I need to be using a sharper blade......

[Chuck E]

Since I had some new Airfix decals for a Typhoon I thought I'd blitz an old Airfix kit. I've done it in a couple of sittings and I managed to find a vac canopy for it too. I pulled this over an old Airfix canopy ages ago and didn't need it. I've got a little weathering and a coat of matt varnish to go on yet. I've tried to retain as many rivets as I could.





Here's a handy brush for detail work. The girls use this for painting the fancy patterns on their nails. The bristles hold together nicely when it's got paint on it.

[Sissel]

The Typhoon is looking smashing!
And good luck with the rigging. Fancy little drill you have there.

[Chuck E]

Thanks Prisca. The little drills are available from engineer's hardware stores. Sometimes referred to as Pin Vices.

[BlohmWolf]

Great job with the handbrushing on the tiffy!

[Chuck E]

The Typhoon is almost done. I need to print up some Prop Blurs somehow. So far, not so good. Most of the new Airfix D-Day decals fitted the old kit and I have a stand somewhere I can use.







A of shot of the Hurricane IIe I'm playing with. See the What If Page.

[Chuck E]

Two Lightnings : The Trumpeter F6 and Airfix F2A
Build so far . . . http://www.flickr.com/photos/23594891@N ... 621712726/;


My Skyhawk coming along with some replacement decals supplied by Mark.

[coptermech]

Nice Typhoon!! I can only hope the one I'm doing now for the Secret Santa GB comes nearly half as well!! One question though...how did you deal with the roundels on the upper wings? I see they get placed over the gun bays slightly. How did you get it yo match the open door?

[jssel]

Lots of Tiffies going on.

[Clashcityrocker]

Some nice work happening here Chuck.

Nigel