Pete's Beaufighter

[stillp]

Just about finished the underside:
I'll let a few touchups dry overnight, and hopefully get a clear coat on tomorrow. Decals soon!
Pete

[scottie3158]

Pete,
That's looking very nice mate.

[BattleshipBob]

Have to agree, very nice indeed

[Allen Dewire]

Ooooh!!! Rockets and torpedos, and most excellent workmanship and painting...What's not to love here Peter!!! Keep it coming...

Prost
Allen

[langy71]

Now she's looking nice, you can't beat loads of rockets or torpedoes.

[stillp]

I'm not sure if they ever carried rockets as well as the torpedo, but it looked a bit bare without the rockets. The 6 .303 machine guns were removed from the torpedo versions, but they still had 4 20mm cannon. Must have made a hell of a mess of the target!
Pete

[stillp]

Gloss coat on, and I've started on the decals:

They don't show very well, but there are 24 decals on the underside!
Pete

[Mickc1440]

Great work Pete

[KarlW]

Can't see any of those decals.........

[Tim Marlow]

Nice work….could only see about fifteen though…

[stillp]

Six on each wing, six on the tailplane, the rest on the fuselage, includin two that are hidden by the torpedo!
Pete

[stillp]

All the decals are now on. Just the props and then it can have a matt coat.
Pete

[stillp]

Just when it was all going well...
Used a little too much Extra Thin - then didn't notice and tried to turn the prop! That'll get sanded and repainted when it's dry.
Pete

[Allen Dewire]

Two steps forward, one step back Pete. Shame about the oops on the prop. You could just leave it and say she flew into a really big bird and that's all what's left of it...Just a thought...

Prost
Allen

[stillp]

Well, I'm calling this finished. The BMF came off OK - it did leave a bit of adhesive on the canopy but that cleaned up with a cotton bud and Sansodor.
So I braved the cold to get some outdoor pics:



A really excellent kit, good fit on all the parts and very little cleanup needed. Scheme is a 489 Squadron RNZAF aircraft based at RAF Dallachy in 1945.
Pete