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  • rtfoe
    • Apr 2018
    • 9230
    • Richard
    • Shah Alam, Malaysia

    #1

    Italeri Hudson Mk IV 1/72 scale.

    Hi,
    Another commission build that I have started. I don't often do commission builds but was made an offer I could not refuse. Besides I had the kit in my stash and thought it was the only way I would ever build it. I got it years ago practically nearly free.

    The kit
    Fit isn't too bad where dry fitting before hand avoided any problems. Parts had minor flash and molding misalignment that was easily fixed. The only niggling thing was the destruction sheet doesn't show exactly where to attach the parts with arrows pointing right in the middle of the raised locating line so you won't know if it's before or after the line.

    I will finish this in the markings of the RAAF Hudson used in the Malayan campaign. They were one of the first to encounter Japanese and shot down an hour before the first bombs dropped on Pearl Harbour.

    Here's the usual sprue shot in the box...
    ...after a coat of interior green.
    Apologise if they are not arranged nicely.

    I decided to glue the interior in place and then weather later as most of it will be unseen when the fuselage halves are glued together.

    I didn't even bother to repaint the trimmed tabs...
    ​ I test dry fitted the glazed nose halves to the fuselage and they will need only a little filler and sanding.
    They will go into the small tub of Future next.

    That's all.

    Cheers,
    Wabble
  • pjgtech
    SMF Supporters
    • Dec 2023
    • 1460
    • Peter
    • Swale Kent UK

    #2
    No pics?

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    • rtfoe
      rtfoe commented
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      Didn't the pictures get through?
  • Richard48
    SMF Supporters
    • Apr 2018
    • 2245
    • Richard
    • Clacton on Sea

    #3
    Sounds great Wabble.Watching with interest.
    Richard

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    • rtfoe
      rtfoe commented
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      Did you get the pictures?
  • yak face
    Moderator
    • Jun 2009
    • 14309
    • Tony
    • Sheffield

    #4
    Sounds good richard , i love a nice RAAF scheme

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    • rtfoe
      rtfoe commented
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      It would be the same as the RAF scheme of dark earth and dark green but with a silver under belly.
  • pjgtech
    SMF Supporters
    • Dec 2023
    • 1460
    • Peter
    • Swale Kent UK

    #5
    No pictures appearing for me, no.

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    • rtfoe
      • Apr 2018
      • 9230
      • Richard
      • Shah Alam, Malaysia

      #6
      Reposting the missing images...
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      • flyjoe180
        SMF Supporters
        • Jan 2012
        • 13103
        • Joe
        • Earth

        #7
        Looking forward to you working your magic on the Hudson, Richard. Your choice of scheme will be interesting.

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        • Geoffers
          SMF Supporters
          • Jan 2017
          • 2178
          • Geoff
          • Shropshire

          #8

          I’ve got this one in the stash so will be looking watching your build with interest Richard 🧐👍

          Geoff.

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          • Jim R
            SMF Supporters
            • Apr 2018
            • 16310
            • Jim
            • Shropshire

            #9
            Always good to follow your builds. Looks a nice cockpit but as is usual little will be seen.

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            • rtfoe
              • Apr 2018
              • 9230
              • Richard
              • Shah Alam, Malaysia

              #10
              Hi I'm back, apologise for the long disappearance. Other builds got in the way and hit with a rather loss of mojo. One of the reasons that put me off this build were the rows of windows and I procrastinated until I sat down one night and just fitted them.

              So here is where I left of ...Painted the engines and highlighted with aluminum. Dunked the clear parts in Future and let dry.

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              The kit supplied a separate rear door so I did what I usually do with my itchy fingers and cut out the existing engraved door, thinned the sides and added a lip. The opened door exposed ejector pin marks on the opposite of the interior. Filing down solved that problem...

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              More on the next post.

              Cheers,
              Wabble

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              • flyjoe180
                SMF Supporters
                • Jan 2012
                • 13103
                • Joe
                • Earth

                #11
                Looking good Richard. Those ejection pin marks were inconveniently placed...

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                • Richard48
                  SMF Supporters
                  • Apr 2018
                  • 2245
                  • Richard
                  • Clacton on Sea

                  #12
                  Welcome back Wabble.Great to see you creating again Richard.Nice to see a Hudson.
                  Rich

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                  • Jim R
                    SMF Supporters
                    • Apr 2018
                    • 16310
                    • Jim
                    • Shropshire

                    #13
                    Nice to see this back on the bench. Moulded door looks to have been neatly removed. Ejector mark were a nuisance but well fixed.

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                    • Nicko
                      SMF Supporters
                      • Apr 2019
                      • 1682
                      • Nick
                      • East Anglia

                      #14
                      Nice to see this one back on the go Richard.

                      Nick

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                      • rtfoe
                        • Apr 2018
                        • 9230
                        • Richard
                        • Shah Alam, Malaysia

                        #15
                        Originally posted by flyjoe180
                        Looking good Richard. Those ejection pin marks were inconveniently placed...
                        Thanks Joe, yeah, they were an eyesore through the door so needed removing.

                        Cheers,
                        Wabble

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