Building the Trumpeter 1:32 Swordfish Mk1

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Hi Gladiator

Nice choice of aeroplane:cool2:

If you havnt seen it already ,thats big up for the advice of the master detail pilot which is on its way .:biggthumpup::biggthumpup:

I see you have the same modeling terrain as i have the dining room table much warmer than the men in sheds, only thing is you have to clear up before an ear ache ensues.LOL:bigmistake:

I be watching from the wings pun intended

ugly 6 out

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What a weekend... can you turn back time?

Hi folks,

No worries Ugly6 - hope you get your man soon, hey, he'll be in flight in a few days eh? How ironic! Good luck on the Typhie - lucky sod, I wanted one of those at the IPMS show however, Revel hadn't issued it at that time. I shall be watching your build very closely mate!

Cheers Steve for the advice, but I think there may have been a forth element that we must now consider. Take a look at the close up pick of the airbrush... Looks like the insides have disolved away somehow (airbrush cleaning fluid????) and when tightening the paint cup to the tea bar, the T sheared from the airbrush revealing a hole. Note the anodised silver has peeled away though I know I didn't use much force, it just moved with the screw.

Well so far, I've given the thumbs up for these cheap chinese imports, but now I'm not too sure... Luckily, I know I can get spares, though I may try soldering the T back in place before I do that, but I may just go for a decent airbrush now. I've used this airbrush as a test to see if airbrushing is worth the fuss, and I think it is - so it has served a purpose. I'll start surfing t'internet for a badger me thinks.

Anyhows, thanks for the support and time for a pint!

Chris

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Worrying news there Chris as your AB looks identical to mine though I don't think I've used the cleaner stuff with it yet. Having trawled the net, it seems that these cheapo airbrushes can often have their seals & o-rings corroded by strong solvents. I think you're right to look around for a better alternative. Thanks for the warning, though sorry it cost you to find out. Patrick

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Hi Patrick, Just a quick update to our AB's.

By the looks of it, the T piece on AB is glued into position, not soldered. So there must have been a slow reaction with the solvent over time. Take a look at the pics and the green ring on the small piece shows you how the paint and solvent has mixed onto the glued edge. Well I cleaned both edges up and applied epoxy resin, but this time placed the glue on the outer edge of the T and inserted back into the airbrush to get a really good seal. After all, this part of the airbrush only needs to be sealed for a gravity pressure. But it's the turning action by the user to place the cup to a correct angle. From now on, when screwing the gravity cup in place, I shall also apply some plumbers tape to the thread as well, that way I won't overtighten and wrench it again. Heh, SWMBO kept repeating, "Buy cheap, buy twice". I then showed her the prices of the Harder & Steenbeck range and she quickly shut up!

Well, hope this helps out anyone who uses Chinese AB range.

Chris

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[Guest]

That's a good job fixing it Chris, maybe now I'll dare to try the Mr Color paints & thinner I've got coz that's lacquer based so I thought best not to after your unfortunate accident. though to be honest, at these prices, I wasn't expecting miracles!

[Ian M]

This plane is next on my list of things to do, so I will be following this one.

Good luck with the build.

A little collection of stringbag sceams here; The Fairey Swordfish in Profile

my only problem is weather to do the 1/32 from trumpeter or the 1/48 from Tamiya. I saw the float plane version on a french web shop so thats yet another temptation.

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Trumpeters swordfish

Hello all and steve,

just thought I would share with you that I have just brought the mkII and can't wait to start work on it. I work at yeovilton a will be making regular trips into the historic flight hanger to get pics of the airworthy stringerbag, so if there is any extra pictures you need I will try and get it. I will be decaling mine from the same sheet but in the NAS dartmouth colours. Good luck!

Ps does anyone know what happened to the release of classic airframes gannet AEW 1/48

nick