Martin Baltimore, 1/72, Novo/ex-Frog

[PaulTRose]

why do i do it? lol


so looking through the stash for something to do i decided i fancied doing another old aircraft kit. i really enjoyed doing the Ilyushin even though i always struggle with aircraft, and picked out this


thik i picked this up in an Ebay bundle a long time ago.....appealed to me cos when i was a nipper back in late 60s/early 70s in the village where i lived the only options were airfix from the post office or revell from the newsagents......stuff like Frog kits seemed almost 'exotic' lol.....and when i saw this on ebay i knew that since it was a Novo kit it must be an ex-Frog one


ive just looked it up.....Novo issued this 1978 onwards which is bad enough but it was a new tool by Frog in 1963!!!!!, i wasnt even 2 years old!!.....so im doing a 52 year old kit with @35 year old decals in the box! why do i do it? lol


actually the decals look awful.....not through age but quality.....Russian decals dont you know......so im binning them and going with some generic ones from the spares box


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Baltimore


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[papa 695]

Looks a good kit Paul shouldn't give you too many problems

[PaulTRose]

shouldn't give you too many problems

yeah, right.....last time i saw this much flash, Queen were singing on the sound track!! :P

[Guest]

Have you seen the film 'ted' haha flash brilliant.


Good luck though o_O

[Dave W]

I made the Frog one many years ago.And I've got the Novo Maryland in a bag with no instructions or decals.Its moulded in a horrible dark brown plastic as well.Look forward to seeing this one built.A bit of a nostalgia trip for me.

[PhilJ]

Good luck on this one mate

[PaulTRose]

.Its moulded in a horrible dark brown plastic as well..

this is in a strange styrene.....very brittle.....as bad as Esci stuff, and the flash isnt helping lol lol

[PaulTRose]

wings were a bugger to fit! but getting there slowly


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[Dave W]

I see Novo have copied the Frog instructions!.Looking good.I'd love one of these in 1/48.I think Classic Airframes did one.Rare as Hens teeth now.

[Guest]

Slow and steady wins the race

[monica]

nice start looks good so far only a bit of filling I see,

[flyjoe180]

Some of these old FROG kits are great to build. Watching this with interest.

[papa 695]

Nice start Paul

[PaulTRose]

time for an update


i hate masking!...........but its really satisfying when you peel it all off lol


took this pic only a few minutes after i did, its all very shiny but some matt will sort that out


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as an aside, ive been trying some new paint out by Hataka, picked up the sets for RAF early/late european theatre and North Africa a while back....thought it the easiest way to get the right shades............this seemed the ideal thing to have a go.......couldnt get on with them, very thick and gloopy, hard to thin just right......ive tried water and isopropanol.......wouldnt go through the ab even with a 1mm nozzle!...............went back to Vallejo.....sprayed first time, no drama........so moral of the story is stick to what you know and dont waste 20 quid lol lol

[tr1ckey66]

Looks a very neat result Paul


All this fro an older kit of a subject you don't see too often.


Great stuff, the older kits are where you earn your modelling stripes!o_O


Cheers


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