RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted August 15, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 15, 2019 Oh and something for the Growler fans on here... ..last year I bought this: However Revell have just brought out a completely new tool I've just put up Part 1 of a new blog which will chronicle the build (when I get round to it), part 1 however is just a sprue review 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted August 15, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 15, 2019 7 hours ago, toboldlygo said: Oh and something for the Growler fans on here... ..last year I bought this: However Revell have just brought out a completely new tool I've just put up Part 1 of a new blog which will chronicle the build (when I get round to it), part 1 however is just a sprue review I bet you finish that before I even start my Airfix MR2... 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted August 16, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 16, 2019 18 hours ago, St Enodoc said: I bet you finish that before I even start my Airfix MR2... I don't know, I have 5 1/72nd or 1/48th Scale plastic kits in various stages construction* at the moment... *As follows, unless you've not been keeping count.. 1/72nd Scale Boeing B-29A Superfortress - started August 2018 1/48th Scale De Havilland Sea Vixen - Started December 2018 1/72nd Scale Flower Class Corvette - Started May 2019 1/48th Scale Hawker Typhoon Mk. IB - Started May 2019 1/48th Scale Hawker Tempest Mk. V - Started July 2019 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurenceb Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 My current record holder is an Ertil Land Rover started in abu 1984! Must do something with it one of these days 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted August 20, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 20, 2019 A few updates from the last week.. Goods Shed is part primed, I will get on with painting the interior at some point. The Sand-house is fully painted and had lighting installed. I'm just waiting on some Tamiya Flat Clear so I can seal the building and then lightly weather it. The Stable's are currently in paint, walls are ready for some dry-brushing in brick colours. More to come on the Stable's later today. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted August 20, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 20, 2019 More work on the stable block.. It's now ready for weathering, some detailing and lighting 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted August 20, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 20, 2019 And finally, after 3 months on the sidelines HMCS Snowberry returned to the workbench.. Gave the joints a clean up (to see where she needed some more filling) and removed the deck planking from where it isn't needed. Added the upgraded resin rudder ( aftermarket prop was also cleaned up - not shown). Adding detailing to the Forecastle.. More detailing added to the Forecastle.. And some detailing added to the aft deck.. They'll be another update on HMCS Snowberry tomorrow 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted August 21, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 21, 2019 After a trip to Halfords this morning for a large can of grey primer, it was back to work on Snowberry. Once I'd done some more clean up (from some additional filling), I degreased the hull and masked the portholes ready for few coats of primer.. After a few coats of primer, she's back from the garden (I don't use rattle cans in the spray booth). I'm extremely happy with the finish Now I have a tale to tell, having watched various builds of the kit, I was swung toward investing in the aftermarket upgrade for the main gun - I shouldn't have bothered, with some TLC and using some know-how and references from my Flower Class Book, I made something pretty decent.., Obviously dry-fitted to the deck and still numerous bits to add.. That's all for now (possibly) 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted August 22, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 22, 2019 More work today, HMCS Snowberry went into the spray-booth barely! Managed to snap the rudder off too - oops Hull all painted up, just some minor touching up needed. More work done on the front gun too. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted August 22, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 22, 2019 Doing her Poseidon adventure impression - screw fitted & rudder re-installed.. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
railroadbill Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 Your Corvette looking good. Black below waterline suits it I think, colour they were after refits during war. Also the main gun looks perfect using the kit parts, most of the gun details are hidden behind the gun shield anyway. Having seen your pics I'm motivated to fit the gun to mine which is still in "launched, in trials mode before armament fitted." As mine is a working model I've thought about fitting a servo under the gun platform to traverse it. Had my Corvette out on the lake a couple of times recently, it handles very well. I need to add more detail. Good kit. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted August 23, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 23, 2019 41 minutes ago, railroadbill said: Your Corvette looking good. Black below waterline suits it I think, colour they were after refits during war. Also the main gun looks perfect using the kit parts, most of the gun details are hidden behind the gun shield anyway. Having seen your pics I'm motivated to fit the gun to mine which is still in "launched, in trials mode before armament fitted." As mine is a working model I've thought about fitting a servo under the gun platform to traverse it. Had my Corvette out on the lake a couple of times recently, it handles very well. I need to add more detail. Good kit. Thanks, she's not quite black on the underside - it's Anthracite Grey. The kit gun just needs a good clean-up and the end drilling out carefully. Also the barrel needs cutting down slightly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted August 23, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 23, 2019 So with HMCS Snowberry safely out the way to allow to paint to harden off (and out of sight of my 7 year old niece - she's into boats at the moment, so it could of ended up on the Pond!) I decided to do some work on the Tempest - as today was going to be distraction filled (Mum's 82nd Birthday). So it's been all the small bits, before I get her into paint.. First up, I gave her a wash in tepid soapy water to get rid of all the sanding residue and allowed her to dry. I painted the small glazing bits that needed it and gave the places they go a paint with chrome sliver (paint pen). I glued the cannon into place and dry fitted the windscreen (it's a beautiful fit). Once back from an extended lunch I fitted the various glazing pieces to the underside of the wings (and fuselage) on the whole they fitted okay, however the wing tip lights and the outer large lights (I think they are landing lights) needed some sanding & polishing to get a flush fit. Windscreen glued in place (carefully with Tamiya Extra Thin). More to come in the morning on this.. TBG 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted August 24, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 24, 2019 As promised, I've done bit more on the Tempest in between various jobs around the house this morning. I finished the canopy last night after having the tricky task of fitting the internal frame to it (as you'll see in the photo's below, it's a very good dry fit.) This morning, I assembled the prop (which went together beautifully) and test fitted the aftermarket Brassin exhausts, after carefully removing them from their sprues. Back to the buildings now.. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted August 27, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 27, 2019 Well my workroom currently looks like a building site.. The Sand-house is finished.. And lit (tweaks have been done to the lighting since the photo below). Westbury Stables fresh from the paintshop after weathering.. Weathering finished and lighting added.. And return to the Works for the Coaling Stage for lighting to be fitted - I did the fiddly job of fitting internal lighting today, before the hot weather got too much, I'll do the outside lamps tomorrow. Oh and I finished priming the Goods Shed too.. 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted August 28, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 28, 2019 A few photo's under natural light.. And the Coal Stage illuminated.. PCB still to be added to control the illumination 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted September 1, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 1, 2019 (edited) Here's one I built yesterday.. Cambrian Kits C64 GWR 40T Bogie LOCO Coal Wagon (Dia, N14/15). As per the last Cambrian Kit I built, there's a lot of clean up - however spend the time doing the clean up, means a better fitting kit. After cleaning up the parts for the basic 'Box', they where glued together. The three link couplings, sole-bars, trusses and hand-brakes were added next - as I'm doing the Dia. N14 the hand-brakes are at the out ends. Buffers and bogie pivots were then added. The Bogies where then fitted. Ballast was added this morning - no need for a false floor either More to come on this build later today Edited September 1, 2019 by toboldlygo to add text 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted September 1, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 1, 2019 She's back in (NATO) black.. Oh and the Tempest has had brief visit to the paint shop 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted September 2, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 2, 2019 Been busy with the Tempest today... ..primary masking - using the kit supplied masks, Vallejo Liquid Mask & bog roll.. Some paint laid down, before more masking.. More paint added in prep for more masking. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted September 3, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 3, 2019 More work done today on the 40T Loco Coal wagon & the Tempy.. Decals added, a mix of Railtec & Fox Transfers Underside painted on the Tempy, should have the masking done tomorrow for the topside 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted September 5, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 5, 2019 Meanwhile at the works.. The Tempest. And the Cambrian N14 40T LOCO Coal Wagon.. And the final reveal.. 8 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steaming_chris Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 On 05/09/2019 at 15:52, toboldlygo said: And the Cambrian N14 40T LOCO Coal Wagon.. And the final reveal.. Wow, looks very good Regards, 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted September 8, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 8, 2019 On 07/09/2019 at 02:11, steaming_chris said: Wow, looks very good Regards, Thanks Chris I'm about to start on another Cambrian 40T LOCO Coal Wagon, but I going to do the Dia. N15 version that you can build out of the same kit 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted September 8, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 8, 2019 What are the differences between the two diagrams ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted September 8, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 8, 2019 14 minutes ago, gwrrob said: What are the differences between the two diagrams ? According to the description in the instructions, the N15 has a longer wheelbase and the hand-brakes are inboard of the bogies.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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