Wings of the red star-- 1/72 Tupolev ANT 25

[Gern]

Tony, I thought I'd help you out a little with all the sanding you'll need to do on this.

Here's the number for the B&Q on Queen's Rd Sheffield - it'll save you a journey if they haven't got any sanding discs!

01142 780303

Gern

[yak face]

Tony, I thought I'd help you out a little with all the sanding you'll need to do on this.Here's the number for the B&Q on Queen's Rd Sheffield - it'll save you a journey if they haven't got any sanding discs!

01142 780303

Gern

I'm actually running out of filler dave, do you think humbrol would deliver me a cubic metre or two ?!

[Gern]

Well your B&Q could certainly get that much compo for you. You might even be able to hire a mixer from them. Gotta be cheaper than Humbrol.

Gern

[stona]

Good luck with that Tony! It's looking good though.

Also, finally someone whose cutting mat is in MUCH worse shape than mine

Cheers

Steve

[Guest]

It's looking good Tony good luck with all the fillering

[InFlames]

I feel you, mate. Done enough ex soviet short runs to know how you start attaching bits and pieces together and nothing fits... But you're already on the winning side of things with this beast apparently!

[yak face]

The blue beast is no more! Its been primed and is now a white swan! There wasnt too much at all to sort out just a few smears of vallejo round the canopies and a few tiny lumps and bumps to flat down. Ive masked off the nose , wings and tailplanes and sprayed the silver on the fuselage. The surviving example in the Museum is white but this has clearly been repainted (with a yard brush too by the looks of it!) , the only period colour photograph shows a semi matt silver so thats what ive gone with. The silver is a car aerosol which I decanted and thinned with cellulose thinners -Alclad style- before misting on over the white primer . Next job mask off all the silver and get the red aerosol out for the wings and tail!

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[flyjoe180]

The white swan looks good Tony.

[yak face]

The blue nose and top and bottom stripe have been done , bit tricky trying to get it central but i think ive got away with it. Next on with the red ,which will be an aerosol (Halfords Nissan red 03) cheers tony

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[The Migrant]

Looking very nice Tony.

[Guest]

You always have liked a challenge Tony; have every confidence in you. Cheers Derek

[flyjoe180]

Looks more corporate now with the blue lines and cowl, nice going Tony.

[Dave W]

It's coming along nicely Tony.

[colin m]

Despite the, 'extra' work, it's actually looking very graceful.

[Guest]

Nice scheme and very nice model.

Francesco