Double Dakota

[David Lovell]

To you guys who regularly build in braille scale I have to take my hat off to you, and my scarf and gloves. While I wait for paint to harden off now I started on the additional bits in my mates box, namely the jeep, trailer and gun. Removing parts from the sprue I daren't breath. I've got this far with the little fella
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Mick honest its not that small same scale as the decotas ,don't know why they call it braille no one calls 72nd aircraft braille still what was I going to say ?ah yes small parts and sprues ive found it much easier to remove part/ length of the spru with the piece still attached ,makes it much easier to see what your doing with the snips or on the cutting mat with a knife ,you can hold the part if you want when cutting with snips that way only the spru flies off across the room ,if on the matt a few gentle passes with the tip of a scaple blade as close to the part as is comfortable the piece usually just gently drops off or sort of droops down and off you'll see if you try it apart from that great work so far have enjoyed keeping up with it . Dave

[Mickc1440]

Mick honest its not that small same scale as the decotas ,don't know why they call it braille no one calls 72nd aircraft braille still what was I going to say ?ah yes small parts and sprues ive found it much easier to remove part/ length of the spru with the piece still attached ,makes it much easier to see what your doing with the snips or on the cutting mat with a knife ,you can hold the part if you want when cutting with snips that way only the spru flies off across the room ,if on the matt a few gentle passes with the tip of a scaple blade as close to the part as is comfortable the piece usually just gently drops off or sort of droops down and off you'll see if you try it apart from that great work so far have enjoyed keeping up with it . Dave

Thanks Dave, fortunately the only broken bits (one in each box) had already happened before I opened the bags. I have to admit I definitely prefer the sound of the sprue pinging off instead of the part :smiling:

[yak face]

Just caught up with this one mick , they are putting up a fight arent they . Surprising for a ( relatively ) recently tooled kit , mind you I seem to remember a few years ago when Airfix were in the process of revitalising , they had a few quality control problems with toolings being moulded overseas ( India I think ) . Maybe these were from about that time ? BTW the ancient Dakota / AC47 from Airfix was covered in raised rivets as was the norm at the time ( 1975)!

[Mickc1440]

Just caught up with this one mick , they are putting up a fight arent they . Surprising for a ( relatively ) recently tooled kit , mind you I seem to remember a few years ago when Airfix were in the process of revitalising , they had a few quality control problems with toolings being moulded overseas ( India I think ) . Maybe these were from about that time ? BTW the ancient Dakota / AC47 from Airfix was covered in raised rivets as was the norm at the time ( 1975)!

Nearly there now Tony, upwards and onwards, I will master seams and stuff, one day............

[Mickc1440]

Progress has been made. Mine is now drying after it’s top coats and then more masking for the invasion stripes. My friends Dakota is ready for some light weathering. There are 70+ decals on here. The serial number on the model is actually in his dad’s log book which is certainly an added bonus.

Don’t know what’s happened to my camera

[minitnkr]

Before being exposed to international modelers I thought 1/87 was braille scale.

[yak face]

Progress has been made. Mine is now drying after it’s top coats and then more masking for the invasion stripes. My friends Dakota is ready for some light weathering. There are 70+ decals on here. The serial number on the model is actually in his dad’s log book which is certainly an added bonus.
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Don’t know what’s happened to my camera

Looks like its set to ‘Misty eyed nostalgia’ mode mick ! :smiling5:

[Allen Dewire]

Morn Mick. You are making good progress on these. You might want to mark them with N and S, so you won't get them mixed up Sir. You know, North Dakota and South Dakota!!!
From your last pics, it looks like you may have touched the lens with your finger and left some kind of substance on it. Maybe a good wipe with a cleaning wipe for glasses would help...

Prost
Allen

[The Smythe Meister]

Looking Good Mick:thumb2:,
All you need is to Tinge the edges of those pics in a fading red,and,with that misted look,they`d make a cracking Valentines card !!:tears-of-joy::tears-of-joy:

[langy71]

That's looking good Mick, 70 plus decals?.. christ, I'd go crackers long before finishing those

[The Smythe Meister]

70 plus decals?.. christ, I'd go crackers long before finishing those

.... completely with you on that one Chris!!:flushed:

[Mickc1440]

Before being exposed to international modelers I thought 1/87 was braille scale.

Way too small for me, I should stick to 1/35 and up

Looks like its set to ‘Misty eyed nostalgia’ mode mick ! :smiling5:

Certainly does mate

Morn Mick. You are making good progress on these. You might want to mark them with N and S, so you won't get them mixed up Sir. You know, North Dakota and South Dakota!!!
From your last pics, it looks like you may have touched the lens with your finger and left some kind of substance on it. Maybe a good wipe with a cleaning wipe for glasses would help...

Prost
Allen

I have been lettering them from the start
Camera keeps throwing a wobbly as it’s getting old

Looking Good Mick:thumb2:,
All you need is to Tinge the edges of those pics in a fading red,and,with that misted look,they`d make a cracking Valentines card !!:tears-of-joy::tears-of-joy:

I can just imagine the look on swmbo face if I did

That's looking good Mick, 70 plus decals?.. christ, I'd go crackers long before finishing those

Nothing like a challenge

[Mickc1440]

Due to the next GB about to start work will definitely be slowing on my aircraft, my mates is 99% done now. I’ve got the invasion stripes done but there was a bit of bleed under but I was ready for this as the panel lines are quite deep. I’ll keep chipping away at it though.

[adt70hk]

looking very good Mick!

[Mini Me]

Niiiiiiice!