1. DDz Quorum FoolTrottel Posted August 17, 2011 1. DDz Quorum Posted August 17, 2011 Started work on Trumpeters 1/32nd Fairey Swordfish. Link to the shop I got it from. Paint conversion chart as the paint I'm using currently could be some twenty years old... I'm working slowly on it, taking it one step at the time. Below pictures are from a period over a week... First Cockpit parts glued together: (The measure thingy shows cm's) Slapped some paint on it: Some more parts added, basically completing the cockpit. Here's the rear gunner's armament, it's already lost one photo edge part, there was a thingy to help aiming on the barrel... Need some more work on the paint on the outside, then again... this all will be completely inside and invisible, as I'm not going to use the clear plastic fuselage halves that came with the kit. I may cut out a panel or two later, I dunno yet. Haven't really got a clue what's next, will find out next time I open that beautiful box. Also, dunno yet what to do with the wings, both folded or not, or one folded, one extended. Paintscheme will be the not be the one shown on the box, but one from the 820 Sqdn, Ark Royal 1941. Quote
PapaBear Posted August 17, 2011 Posted August 17, 2011 Looking really good FT, great detail on paint so far. Dont know how i would set the wings, both folded would look good, looking forward to seeing more of it done. Mel Quote
Rattler Posted August 18, 2011 Posted August 18, 2011 So, if you work on it as fast as it goes in real life, you'll be done in 2 years or so? Looks really good so far, mate! I love the look of separate stages of model work....you could post this on Large Scale Planes .com (LSP forums) Quote
1. DDz Quorum FoolTrottel Posted August 24, 2011 Author 1. DDz Quorum Posted August 24, 2011 Engine. Right hand side: Front: Rear: (After taking these pictures, using a flash, I see it needs some touching up. On the other hand... much of this will be invisible once completed.) Cowling: Quote
1. DDz Quorum FoolTrottel Posted August 24, 2011 Author 1. DDz Quorum Posted August 24, 2011 Oh, and I decided I want to make it look like the one that was at Duxford, though I know that was a MkII, I still want it... What is lacking is the three crew members, I will be needing 1/32 RAF or Navy modern guys... but I cannot find those in any of the online shops I visit. Anybody got a tip what to get / where to get it? Ty.... Quote
Crash Posted August 27, 2011 Posted August 27, 2011 Oh, and I decided I want to make it look like the one that was at Duxford, though I know that was a MkII, I still want it... What is lacking is the three crew members, I will be needing 1/32 RAF or Navy modern guys... but I cannot find those in any of the online shops I visit. Anybody got a tip what to get / where to get it? Ty.... Hi FT, might be worth PMing Low_Flyer_MkIX on Ubizoo. He seems to know about that sort of thing Quote
1. DDz Quorum Painless Posted August 28, 2011 1. DDz Quorum Posted August 28, 2011 ~S~ FT M8, Looking very nice so far, I can see what you were saying on TS about not liking models to look too "clean". Great detail in the cockpit framework. Brush work only so far then, you old traditionalist LOL Will you be spraying any varnish on her eventually ? Cheers, Mick. Quote
1. DDz Quorum FoolTrottel Posted August 28, 2011 Author 1. DDz Quorum Posted August 28, 2011 @Crash: Thanks, Ifor that tip @Painless: No, not planning to... however... I might... will depend whether it'll be needing it ... lol Quote
1. DDz Quorum FoolTrottel Posted September 13, 2012 Author 1. DDz Quorum Posted September 13, 2012 Finally, some progress ... Quote
1. DDz Quorum Painless Posted September 13, 2012 1. DDz Quorum Posted September 13, 2012 ~S~ FT, Very nice m8. You may have to buy the nearest 1/32nd figures you can and change them yourself. Maybe you could make each of them look like one of the DDz ?? LOL ~S~ P. Quote
1. DDz Quorum FoolTrottel Posted September 19, 2012 Author 1. DDz Quorum Posted September 19, 2012 These guys arrived today: They should enable me to get the L2 / LS326 crewed up with modern airmen.... With a bit of luck and skill... I might have some spare ones to crowd my 110, or the Sturmovik... Oops... backside of the box looks different... Gibson ran away I guess? Feel a bit silly though... as the Swordfish model cost me 65 Euro's, and the crew... in total... 53,30 Euro's ... Oh well... Quote
1. DDz Quorum Painless Posted September 19, 2012 1. DDz Quorum Posted September 19, 2012 ~S~ FT, Very nice price for the pilots ! So now to customise them............one tall but asleep wearing cloggs.........one standing but only just able to see over the side holding a camera bigger than he is ! LOL ~S~ P. Quote
Parts Posted September 19, 2012 Posted September 19, 2012 FT your model looks great mate nice work - Never really been a modeller myself but I do appreciate the hours and hours of effort that you have to go through to get to the end result. Having seen most of Painless's work at first hand I can quite catagorically state that he is, contra to popular belief, a fairly patient chap. However if ou have to model one of your pilots on him dont forget to make give it a limp and make it smell of wee wee! lol Quote
1. DDz Quorum FoolTrottel Posted September 19, 2012 Author 1. DDz Quorum Posted September 19, 2012 Quote
Crash Posted September 20, 2012 Posted September 20, 2012 Looks like you will have an international crew there FT Quote
1. DDz Quorum Painless Posted October 3, 2012 1. DDz Quorum Posted October 3, 2012 ~S~ FT, Pure genius !! ~S~ P. Quote
DD_Arthur Posted October 3, 2012 Posted October 3, 2012 Hmmm......something slightly nightmare-ish going on there. It brought this to mind. Quote
1. DDz Quorum FoolTrottel Posted October 4, 2012 Author 1. DDz Quorum Posted October 4, 2012 Ah, you mean swordpigs? or 'Tune in next week, when you can hear Dr.Bob say...' Quote
1. DDz Quorum Painless Posted October 5, 2012 1. DDz Quorum Posted October 5, 2012 ~S~ Arthur M8, Now way any of them could be DDz, far too much foundation ! ~S~ Shameless. Quote
DD_Arthur Posted October 5, 2012 Posted October 5, 2012 ~S~ Arthur M8, Now way any of them could be DDz, far too much foundation ! ~S~ Shameless. Very true but I'm pretty sure they'd be willing to don Chiffon chaplets at the drop of a hat and that's a definite reverse boner at the one minute mark! Quote
1. DDz Quorum FoolTrottel Posted November 1, 2012 Author 1. DDz Quorum Posted November 1, 2012 Fueltank mounted in fuselage: Crew now coloured up: (Added some extra lighting effect to the second picture, using a led lamp...) Quote
1. DDz Quorum FoolTrottel Posted August 12, 2013 Author 1. DDz Quorum Posted August 12, 2013 Darn, this aint good... I knew the dashboard had come loose in the fuselage (had them glued together already), and now the Pilot's lost its head! Good news is twofold: I could crack the fuelage halves open far enough to fix the dash, ánd ... I'm starting to work on the project again! Quote
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