2. Administrators Jabo Posted August 15, 2012 2. Administrators Share Posted August 15, 2012 Well, I tried to put it off, but as it's one of my favourite aircraft, I've had to start the Beaufighter. As the saying goes, 'happiness is big bristols', well, Engine assembly x 2 Jabo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum Painless Posted August 15, 2012 1. DDz Quorum Share Posted August 15, 2012 ~S~ Nick, That's the one you bought at Duxford right ? You have to do a cracking job of that "beautyfighter" no pressure M8 ~S~ P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2. Administrators Jabo Posted August 15, 2012 Author 2. Administrators Share Posted August 15, 2012 Yes, it is. I'm keeping Hannants in business with all the extra bits I'm buying. No pressure? Jabo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum FoolTrottel Posted August 15, 2012 1. DDz Quorum Share Posted August 15, 2012 Ah, the nearly forgotten one ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2. Administrators Jabo Posted August 15, 2012 Author 2. Administrators Share Posted August 15, 2012 Not by me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2. Administrators Jabo Posted August 15, 2012 Author 2. Administrators Share Posted August 15, 2012 Update #1 Built up a few more sections, mindful of the painting issues of course; Test fit of landing gear assy into undercarriage bay Break out the paintbrushes tomorrow Jabo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2. Administrators Jabo Posted August 20, 2012 Author 2. Administrators Share Posted August 20, 2012 This started out as update #2. Dry fit of center section to fuselage. All well and good you might be forgiven for thinking...Unfortunately I've now tried fitting the lower wing panels only to find that they don't quite fit. This is a little confusing as I'm pretty sure that when I checked the wing - centre section joint a few days ago everything fitted like a glove and now it doesn't which presumably means that the jonts connecting the upper wing to the lower centre section are out somewhere and of course they will not be coming apart any time soon now they're glued in place - bugger. So now I have a little head-scratching to do to 1) find where the problem is and 2) find a way of fixing it. Hmmmm. Other than that things are coming along nicely with the interior and sundry other bits with will feature in the next update. Jabo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2. Administrators Jabo Posted August 20, 2012 Author 2. Administrators Share Posted August 20, 2012 I had a bit of a brainwave this morning and fired off a speculative email to tamiya's uk importer who very kindly came back to me and said I could have both wing sprues sent to me for the very reasonable sum of £6.99! So I have a new set of pristine wings en route and can bodge the original set together for spraying practice! Woot! Jabo Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2. Administrators Jabo Posted October 12, 2012 Author 2. Administrators Share Posted October 12, 2012 Update #3 - Interior and armament The interior nearing completion, Also shown main and rear instrument panels and rear gun. It's all a bit clean yet, I think a bit of dirtying is required before I think about putting the fuselage together. I'm not very happy with the instrument panel though, the decals supplied for it don't sit down well due to the raised areas for the egdes of the dials. I'd probably find a different way if I do another one, Actually I'm considering the torp version after this and the others... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum FoolTrottel Posted October 12, 2012 1. DDz Quorum Share Posted October 12, 2012 For 1/48th me thinks the instrument panel looks very good... or is it the photo ? Torps are good, they go 'BOOM' ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2. Administrators Jabo Posted October 12, 2012 Author 2. Administrators Share Posted October 12, 2012 the decals are a bit too glossy which makes the panel look patchy. I'm considering a thin coat of satin varnish to even things up when the decals are done followed by a drop of clear adhesive into the well of each dial. Or given that you can't really see the panel I'll glue it in place and forget about it. Jabo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2. Administrators Jabo Posted October 13, 2012 Author 2. Administrators Share Posted October 13, 2012 Update #4 Been a busy dog today, soon only a small amount of progress made... The undercarriage is not fixed in place (and won't be until much later), but the wings and fin are. Tailplane tomorrow and then the bulk of the building is done! It's all gone together quite well really, there was a small problem with the nose as the joint between the fuselage halves was a tiny bit out (a really tiny bit) and therefore left a big (small really) gap which I didn't like. 30 seconds with a needle file sorted that out and its all good. Jabo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2. Administrators Jabo Posted April 17, 2014 Author 2. Administrators Share Posted April 17, 2014 Update #5 No photos this time but the paintwork is coming along now. Underside is pretty much complete and the desert camo is going on topside too. Will I have it complete before Duxford? Frankly, probably not given that I've not picked up a brush for several months. However, progress is progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum Painless Posted April 18, 2014 1. DDz Quorum Share Posted April 18, 2014 Quick, put it in a crush proof cage m8 ; ) P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funflak Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 If not for IL2 I would have never realized the role this aircraft played inWWII. The Air Force museum has one painted as a night fighter and her name is........ wait for it......."Night Mare" Crackin good job mick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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