RSS Fetcher Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Time for another Shackleton AEW.2 Blog entry and it's rather large.. Brief recap, I was in the final stages of prep and installation, before closing up the fuselage in the last entry and parts were missing (more on that later) Final parts added to the interior Fifty Shades of Shack (the fuselage halves glued together) As this is the AEW version - I decided to model the shorter weapons/bomb bay with the doors closed Sometimes a bit of gentle persuasion is needed to get a good fit! All the main assemblies built & dry fitted together. Then the problem's started, on opening the glazing bag it was apparent that some glazing parts were missing (along with a few other parts), after a number of emails (and complaints by me) the spares turned up - a few weeks later. I was busy with various projects, so the Shack would have to wait.. ..about a week ago I restarted work on her (till the next batch of loco's and rolling stock) Glazing being added. The replacement tail wheel structure (original was 3 bits) Glazing all masked up and ready for paint (I used Vallejo Model Air 71.048 Sea Grey - more or less an exact match for Humbrol 164 Dark Sea Grey) Back from the paintshop briefly for the nose to be masked up. Masking removed (no paint touch ups needed on the glazing - a first) I decided that I wanted a different member of 8 Squadron to the two decal schemes offered by Airfix, so I acquired a markings set for the entire squadron... With a little bit of help WL795 Zebedee was chosen - after my experiences with the MR.2 build, I added the the decals to the tail fins before assembly. A few more bits will be done, before she has to be put to one-side for a short while - as a lot more loco commissions are waiting to be started. Till next time TBG P.S In true Empire Strikes Back fashion - No, there is another.. Attached thumbnail(s) View the full article Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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