AIRFIX 1/72 MK2 SHACKLETON NOT AEW 224 SQUADRON

[adt70hk]

Looking very good indeed!

[simontie]

Coming along well! How many coats of white did you need?
Pete

I had a Tamiya grey primer on all parts, then 3 coats of matt & gloss Humberol 34/22 enamel 2 grey 165, going to cut it all back to clean up some lines and blend them in a wee bit then gloss clear.... that's the plan anyway :rolling:

[stillp]

That Frog Shackleton is staring at me from the nearest stash...
Pete

[simontie]

Ok slow progress but ... just about completed build not model..
Bomb bay doors and seals are a real pain to fit, then they clash with the ordinance, but once in place looks fine,
fitted the small aerials and top gunner not sure of his position forward or aft facing but he is not fixed front cannons are in place and all masks removed couple of small glitches to resolve but nothing to bad
first time i have used a pre cut mask and looks ok and performed quite well
need to let it all settle for a day or 3 then decal up after clear coating.

new spray booth works great no odours anywhere else in the house so its sucking up well
simon

[simontie]

Been a month or 2, decals are on and coming a long nicely
i have built this as a flying aircraft and have some spinning props
i am in 2 minds as to weather 1 or 2 per engine heart says 2 but one looks better!!!!
let me know what you think,
simon

[Airborne01]

Very similar to my first build same basic kit, however with lessons learned i have assembled the cabin and cockpit this time i have left out most of the details and just hand painted the cabin area just in case you can see through the windows once fully assembled... added a pilot and co pilot, plus 2 gunners, crew came from the 2 airfix kits however now they have new arms donated by some redundant ground crew ops.
After trial assembly I discovered that the first cabin internal door way clashes with the top gun and so i had to remove this before bonding the 2 fuselage half's together these were again a good match and married up quite welll
now back at work so i imagine progress will slow that been said not sure how these new lock down rules will effect me or the rest of us..
will post more when i have more but in the meantime please stay safe
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Simon,
Being technically incompetent I would appreciate your knowledge - how do you get rows of 'thumbnail' images - I've just managed to get one or two 'hoarding' size pictures so far! If it's too complex don't worry - if you could just point the way my Tech Advisor (SWMBO) will step into the breach!

[simontie]

When you click attach files highlight or tick the ones in your album and add as either thumbnails or full images

[Airborne01]

When you click attach files highlight or tick the ones in your album and add as either thumbnails or full images

Thanks Simon - I deeply appreciate any input that lifts me beyond the realms of steam, and softens the impact of my wife's pitying stare as I say " How do I ... ?"

[simontie]

Ok not great pictures but just about finished, make shift stand can do with being a bit stopiffer and i underestimated the size of this plan in the air

[yak face]

Fantastic simon , a great build of a classic , often overlooked but played a vital role for many years . The prop blurs look great , i see you went for two in the end , good call .
top class build and the stand is excellent too , enables the flight mode without getting in the way , brilliant. Cheers tony

[Mark1]

:thumb2: That looks great, nice job.

[Guest]

That is very nice. It's not easy achieving convincing blades, but you've done well with that.

[scottie3158]

Simon,
That is a great build and the stand is very novel.

[adt70hk]

Very, very nice indeed.

Well done.

Andrew

[Tim Marlow]

Very nice, especially the prop blur.