Tamiya 1:48 Swordfish Mk 1 float plane

[papa 695]

That is coming along very nicely Colin.

[yak face]

Right, this time I'm sure the fuselage is complete having installed the control wires and leather padding around the cockpit.
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Onto the torpedo. A touch more PE to fit around the torpedo, will they fit ?
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Looking superb colin, nearly there now , cheers tony

[colin m]

Well Mr Eduard, circumference is calculated thus, pi x D
Shame you didn't use this basic formula when you made your pe for the Tamiya torpedo. Then they might of been long enough.
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As they were too short, I've cut them down to represent some sort of cable.

Fitting the wings will be s real pain, so I need time, no fast acting glue here. When did you last use anything like this ?
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It's not the nice smelly stuff, but still very stringy..

[colin m]

That's it, done. Pic's will be in the completed section - if it ever brightens up outside enough to take any.

[Guest]

That tube glue brings back memories of when i was young and the only glue that i seemed to be able to get were those little white tubes of Airfix with the metal spigot to seal the end. You used to cut the end off and find the glue was under more pressure than a steam boiler - it used to go every place :-) things have certainly moved on over the years.

Your build looks fantastic and your painting is so neat.

[colin m]

That tube glue brings back memories of when i was young and the only glue that i seemed to be able to get were those little white tubes of Airfix with the metal spigot to seal the end. You used to cut the end off and find the glue was under more pressure than a steam boiler - it used to go every place things have certainly moved on over the years.

Your build looks fantastic and your painting is so neat.

Moved on - not half. When I returned to the hobby after a 30 something year break, this was the type of glue I used, until someone directed me towards the extra thin stuff I use now. But, as I mentioned above, the extra thing wouldn't have helped me with the wings, so it was time for 'old school' glue.

[Guest]

Superb work here Colin