My Awesome Weathering Technique

[Guest]

One of your better attempts at modelling Laurie - you are certainly improving. Try adding some decals to it! Don't forget to use a gloss varnish first though, otherwise you'll get the dreaded.........!

[Guest]

Thanks Aidan I knew I could rely on you ! By the way it is a GRB Mk1AF6.

Laurie

[Guest]

I recognised it instantly Laurie! The aorodynamic prop shaft gives it away!

[Guest]

How about a Christmas special of building a swordfish and sticking them on our Christmas Tree? Afterall SWMBO can't argue its not a fairy!

Like the idea Richard!

That I call weathering Laurie!!!

[Gern]

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Thanks Aidan I knew I could rely on you ! By the way it is a GRB Mk1AF6.Laurie

Sorry to disagree Laurie, but this can't be the Mk1 prototype. The Mk1 had a pointed spinner, not the rounded one shown. This just has to be the early

MkII - later MkII versions did have the rounded spinner, but all of those were fitted with Goodyear tyres and not the Dunlops that this one has.

Gern

[Guest]

Gern do not think you are right there. You are talking of the MK1 this one depicted here, the AF6, was a forerunner of the MK1

The Galvanized Rust Bucket Company rolled this one out in 1877 or was it 1878. It did not have tyres & in fact only just got wheels the day before the maiden flight when they found that it had to take off.

Rather sad it crashed as depicted in a bush. They discovered they had added to much to much rust & over loaded the frame. Later also discovered it was better to have a pilot.

Laurie

[Gern]

Gern do not think you are right there. You are talking of the MK1 this one depicted here, the AF6, was a forerunner of the MK1The Galvanized Rust Bucket Company rolled this one out in 1877 or was it 1878. It did not have tyres & in fact only just got wheels the day before the maiden flight when they found that it had to take off.

Rather sad it crashed as depicted in a bush. They discovered they had added to much to much rust & over loaded the frame. Later also discovered it was better to have a pilot.

Laurie

Ooops! Just goes to show you can't always trust info you get from the web!

Gern

[mossiepilot]

Just out of curiosity, is this the one with the steam powered Cayley rotary engine, can't see if it has the obligatory bucket for the coal fitted.

Tony.