Group build that's not inspiration

[Guest]

Starting to look the business now Steve. That is one long greenhouse over the cockpit isn't it?

Know what you mean about the cold. I store all my paints in the house and then put the heater on in the shed before I start, because it is so small, it comes up to temperature quite quickly. I was out there in a T shirt and shorts (please do not let that mental image form in your minds, I will not be held responsible) last night doing a bit of stock taking and the grass was white over with frost, I was as comfy as a comfy thing inappropriately dressed in a plastic shed that looks like a portaloo........

[stona]

That is one long greenhouse over the cockpit isn't it?

Yep,44 tiny 1/72 clear panels. Oh the fun I had...!

Cheers

Steve

[Guest]

You picked it :laughing:

[yak face]

Yep,44 tiny 1/72 clear panels. Oh the fun I had...!Cheers

Steve

Steve , im rapidly going off the idea of doing one of these!!!!!! (unless of course i could send you my canopy to mask up!!) ostman:

[tr1ckey66]

Steve

That's starting to look the part now! Can only agree about the canopy masking though that's a lot of work and in small scale.

Apparently we're set for 2 weeks of this cold snap! I'm lucky in that I can work in the house but you have my sympathy it is cold out there!

All the best

Paul

[stona]

Capt.Oates here,miraculously returned from the Antarctic. I've applied "scale black" to the underside. One misted coat 50/50 red/black and a second coat of 20/80 red/black. Very approximately guessed by counting the drops of paint. The coaster in the bottom of the box is really black (apart from the tea stains!).

Post shading to come with a couple of greys. Eventually I will also apply a light grey wash,the Pro-modeller one if I've got it.

Anyone know any good treatments for frost bite lol!

I have also discovered that the Battle's final European combat mission was on 15-16 Oct. 1940, a night bombing raid on German invasion barges in the French ports of Calais and Bologne. I reckon this means it was operational during what we call the Battle of Britain and therefore does fit the "GB that's not really a GB" criteria,not that anyone was bothered anyway!

Cheers

Steve

[Guest]

Hi mate,

Looking good. Sure is a lot of windows. Frostbite eh, can't say that i know a cure. Our minimum temp her at the moment is 20 Celsius with a top of about 28. Indeed a bit of a cold snap. LOL. Keep up the good work mate.

Cheers

Kresten

[stona]

Sounds very pleasant Kresten. We were minus a couple of degrees or so last night and got a light dusting of snow. It's hanging about as I don't think we'll get much above zero today.

Cheers

Steve

[stona]

I've stuck the decals on this morning. They are all over scale! Serial won't fit on the rudder but overlaps the fin,upper wing roundels have to be moved a few mil inboard to stop them overlapping the ailerons etc.

They are being beaten into submission with microsol, especially the huge white serial numbers that the RAF rather sportingly painted on the lower wing surfaces to help the German A.A. gunners.

I'll do some piccies later,hopefully.

Cheers

Steve

[stona]

Piccies as promised. The Airfix decals are okay,they submitted under a joint assault by Microsol and a hairdryer!

Top/Sides.

Underside.

Did they actually still have those huge white serials when they went to France? As if flying slowly,unescorted and bombing from 200' didn't give the enemy a good enough chance of killing them already!

Cheers

Steve

[Guest]

That truly is a massive canopy isn't it.

You could get pilot, bomb aimer and 2 or 3 gro-bags full of tomato plants in there.