B25 Construction 1/8 Scale

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Good to have you back Ron. Hope you enjoyed your trek. I like your list mate and i have thought about the Camel, it looks a good build. I will compile a list from this thread when everyone has added their favs and trawl through the net to see what i think would be good. I will then narrow down my choice to about 4 and then ask you guys to choose for me. Thanks for the kind words, i will have some more pics in a day or to for you to look at. When i have scaled out the cockpit im going to finish off the wings so that i can get them fitted and align the stab and fin.

Thanks again Ron.

Andy hotographer:

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Hi gang,

More internal scale details for you as promissed.

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Hi Andy,

Loving the work on this one, especially the way the parts look once they are painted up and fitted in place. I can see another masterpiece appearing here.

Keep up the good work and I look forwards to seeing more when I get back !!

Regards......Mark.

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Once again,brilliant scratchbuilding,andy.You really should consider making a static plastic model youd do a fantastic job(in between doing this,learning to fly the cessna ,flying the jug,finishing the loft and keeping ting ting happy!!!!) keep up the output ,cheers tony

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Hi Andy,Loving the work on this one, especially the way the parts look once they are painted up and fitted in place. I can see another masterpiece appearing here.

Keep up the good work and I look forwards to seeing more when I get back !!

Regards......Mark.

Thanks Mark, i should have made some good progress by the time you get back, and by the time you get to catch up on all the fellow members posts i will probably have completed it.lol

Andy

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Once again,brilliant scratchbuilding,andy.You really should consider making a static plastic model youd do a fantastic job(in between doing this,learning to fly the cessna ,flying the jug,finishing the loft and keeping ting ting happy!!!!) keep up the output ,cheers tony

Thanks Tony,

You are right mate, the list goes on.... she will want the living room decorated before christmas and then there is a whole new bathroom to install and tile including installing a walk in shower. Then i have to install another rad for the living room, stripout the fire and back boiler, make good and fit the 50" plasma on the wall to give us some room back. Change all the doors upstairs because she dont like them anymore. Then i want to carpet the workshop. All this and i still have to find time to shoot clays as i have been neglecting this hobby. For those interested and who live in the midlands, this sunday there is a large model air show at the motor museum Gaydon Warwickshire, all the usual trade stands will be there, these models are supposed to be huge some are 1/4 scale. Me thinks me will be going for a look around.

Thanks for your support mate

Andy

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Thanks Tony,You are right mate, the list goes on.... she will want the living room decorated before christmas and then there is a whole new bathroom to install and tile including installing a walk in shower. Then i have to install another rad for the living room, stripout the fire and back boiler, make good and fit the 50" plasma on the wall to give us some room back. Change all the doors upstairs because she dont like them anymore. Then i want to carpet the workshop. All this and i still have to find time to shoot clays as i have been neglecting this hobby. For those interested and who live in the midlands, this sunday there is a large model air show at the motor museum Gaydon Warwickshire, all the usual trade stands will be there, these models are supposed to be huge some are 1/4 scale. Me thinks me will be going for a look around.

Thanks for your support mate

Andy

Gawd struth mate, you need a hand.

Why don't you just give us all your address, supply the ale and bacon butties, sling 'ting ting' off to a health farm for a few days then we could all get stuck into the jobs! Oh, and rig the tele up so I can watch the footy........Is it a deal?

Ron

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Gawd struth mate, you need a hand.Why don't you just give us all your address, supply the ale and bacon butties, sling 'ting ting' off to a health farm for a few days then we could all get stuck into the jobs! Oh, and rig the tele up so I can watch the footy........Is it a deal?

Ron

Thats a great idea mate, i have HD to so you could almost be at the match. I bet i would have to stick a roller on the end of a brush stale so that you could paint the ceiling whilst sitting in the recliner watching the footy with a tin in the other hand.

Andy

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Hi Guys,

Here is the next installment of the cockpit saga. One side of the cockpit is now complete, i will complete the second this week, once i have done this i will complete the canopy and then it is on to the wings.

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Hi gang,

Another section complete, here is the finished cockpit. A little story behind this one. The two crew members that you see are actually naval life guards. They came in a kit of three. The one looking in the distance was actually standing and i did some sawing and filling to get him to sit. Whilst at the LMA show on Sunday i spotted these and they are actually 1/24 figures, unfortunatly the stall was for model boat enthusiasts only. I knew i wouldn't find any pilots anywhere so i purchased them. Painted them as they were originally yellow with red life jackets. I think i made a good choice here as they actually look the part. The third member is also a standing figure and is to be used in the top gun turret. Hope you like the progress so far.

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Great work so far Andy.

The figures really do look the part.

Again, great job,

Tom.

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Thanks mate. Glad you like it. I think it will turn out pretty good in the end.

Cheers

Andy

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Hi Gang,

Been busy again with the little bits of plastic, here are the pics of the canopy fitted to the cockpit, it still has all of the external framing to do yet. And the rear gunner albert and his twin gun assembly.

Cheers

Andy

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looking great andy.

How longs it taken you so far?

Tom

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looking great andy. How longs it taken you so far?

Tom

Not sure mate unless i do a count up of the hours i have maked on the calander, at a guess i would say 180 hours average. I will know this time as i have kept a log.

Andy