RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted July 6, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 6, 2019 More Tempest V work.. So once I'd finished with cockpit tub, I though I'd better check the instructions to see if there were any other parts to add to the interior. Sure enough top of page 8! I thought it might be wise to add these prior to buttoning up the fuselage, otherwise there'd be an awful lot of swearing! After painting them, I used the remaining paint to weather the cockpit tub, before I stuck it into starboard side of the fuselage. Then it was time to glue the halves of the fuselage together and to be honest this is the first fuselage for a longtime - I haven't had to clamp together while drying, the fit is so good. That should of been it, but I'd watched a review/build and there was some concern about the fit of the wing parts... They need minor fettling here they are dry fitted together and to the fuselage, so it wasn't that bad - the reviewer is a Tempest V fanboy, he ripped into the minor issues of the kit and said he'd by half a dozen or so (sounds very familiar doesn't it?). 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted July 6, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 6, 2019 So I have done a bit of railway work today (honest), but I decided to get on with the wings - there's a lot of parts in the undercarriage bays (14 per side).. Here's the starboard side.. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted July 6, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 6, 2019 And just to show why I put the Tiffy aside for now - here's the issue.. The wing root is coming up short (by a mm or so), I didn't need the hassle of plaster-card and filler on a supposed 'simple' build. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted July 7, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 7, 2019 Got the wings together on the Tempest, before I got back to the railway commissions.. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
durham light infantry Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 23 hours ago, toboldlygo said: And just to show why I put the Tiffy aside for now - here's the issue.. The wing root is coming up short (by a mm or so), I didn't need the hassle of plaster-card and filler on a supposed 'simple' build. Sprue spreader bar under the cockpit? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted July 7, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 7, 2019 18 minutes ago, durham light infantry said: Sprue spreader bar under the cockpit? No there's an issue with the moulding - a short shot possibly. Most of the photo-etch is closer to 1/32nd scale than 1/48th - I spotted it, but 'other's didn't listen' Hence why I didn't use it on my Tiffy.. .. trust a Tinsmith With regards the wing root, it's fixable with some styrene strip - but it's absolutely appalling the Eduard marketed a 20 year old Hasegawa kit as Limited Edition in 2019... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
durham light infantry Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 I absolutely love Eduard kits, about 1/3rd of my stash is theirs. Dream to go together, so much plastic,etch and quality decals. I have loads of Profipacks and a good few Limited Editions. I do wonder though if they need to put a time limit on other peoples moulds. At 20 years old and many releases by Hasegawa plus Italeri, no amount of resin and etch can compensate for a worn mould. They still remain my go to for an enjoyable build. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted July 7, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 7, 2019 51 minutes ago, durham light infantry said: I absolutely love Eduard kits, about 1/3rd of my stash is theirs. Dream to go together, so much plastic,etch and quality decals. I have loads of Profipacks and a good few Limited Editions. I do wonder though if they need to put a time limit on other peoples moulds. At 20 years old and many releases by Hasegawa plus Italeri, no amount of resin and etch can compensate for a worn mould. They still remain my go to for an enjoyable build. Depends on the kit, the Tempest yes, the Typhoon NO - spend the extra and buy the Airfix 1/24th scale one instead... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted July 11, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 11, 2019 Back to the railway stuff.. A couple of LMS Brake Thirds.. A censored Star.. Updating a Shirtbutton King to early BR.. Oh and I can't quite get away from the Warbirds.. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted July 11, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 11, 2019 14 minutes ago, toboldlygo said: A censored Star.. I quite like a bit of censorship. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted July 11, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 11, 2019 (edited) Forgot these two P4 Gauge items... Both Lima Edited July 11, 2019 by toboldlygo to add text 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted July 11, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 11, 2019 2 hours ago, gwrrob said: I quite like a bit of censorship. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted July 11, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 11, 2019 15 minutes ago, St Enodoc said: Rob still thinks it's the Cold War, Comrade 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted July 11, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 11, 2019 13 minutes ago, toboldlygo said: Rob still thinks it's the Cold War, Comrade As President Reagan suggested when discussing the perennial problem of insufficient space for the layout, "Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall". 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted July 11, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 11, 2019 33 minutes ago, St Enodoc said: As President Reagan suggested when discussing the perennial problem of insufficient space for the layout, "Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall". I don't think Comrade Rob's wife will be happy about the quarter of an acre extension to ANTB... I'll leave to you to deliver the good news comrade 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted July 14, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 14, 2019 Prior to going to the paintshop 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted July 15, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 15, 2019 A couple of vintage GMR Airfix Wagons converted... 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbowilts Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 Where did you get the “Vale of Neath” lettering from? Tim T Modelling South Wales branches in EM 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted July 16, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 16, 2019 26 minutes ago, timbowilts said: Where did you get the “Vale of Neath” lettering from? Tim T Modelling South Wales branches in EM They came on a Powsides set of transfers (W142), my client supplied them for his 2 wagons. I've had a look myself on their website for them. but they've altered the sheet. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted July 17, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 17, 2019 Finished N.32's in P4.. And a finished King? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted July 17, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 17, 2019 And this FOC aftermarket part arrived for the Hellcat... Courtesy of Nigel's Modelling Bench 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted July 21, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 21, 2019 More coaches... Southern (ex LSWR) Non- Corridors. A couple of LMS Period I Composite's returned for a roof repaint.. More resin for the Hellcat.. And the Eagle landed in Lego form yesterday.. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
railroadbill Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 The lswr coaches look nice, the (Mainline) LMS 57' coaches really set a new standard when they came out all those years ago, and hold their own today imho. The Lego Eagle is great! Can't work out what the Hellcat resin is, is it an underwing radar dome? I saw the video of 'Nigel's workbench' Hellcat engine core, that engine is massive in model form. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
railroadbill Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Just now, railroadbill said: The lswr coaches look nice, the (Mainline) LMS 57' coaches really set a new standard when they came out all those years ago, and hold their own today imho. Got a couple of rakes of them in different liveries and they look fine running round the layout. The Lego Eagle is great! Can't work out what the Hellcat resin is, is it an underwing radar dome? I saw the video of 'Nigel's workbench' Hellcat engine core, that engine is massive in model form. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
durham light infantry Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 1 hour ago, toboldlygo said: More resin for the Hellcat. Sod the Hellcat, tell us about the Skua and Fulmar? Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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