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  1. rickoshea52

    Rick’s 1/48 ICM Dornier Do17z-2

    Getting close to the finishing line now.
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    Rick’s 1/48 ICM Dornier Do17z-2

    How do you get the wheels on without damaging the painted tyres? If only a wheel change was this easy in real life! Gently squeeze the shock struts at the top to open out the axle end. Easy when you’re a landing gear expert (ahem!).
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    Latest Acquisitions (2024)

    I went to IPMS Lancashires annual swapmeet today and came away with this. Part financed with a sale but still £10 down.
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    Latest Acquisitions (2024)

    From my local model shop.
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    Doug's 1/48 Airfix Sea King

    Will you be adding the ice accretion rod Doug? Did your SK’s have a speedtape strip applied along the keel to fuselage angle under the main door? RAF cabs had this applied to protect the airframe from the hoist cable.
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    Doug's 1/48 Airfix Sea King

    It looks like you may have missed the crewmans grab rail above the cabin door, Doug. The instructions don’t show it but it’s in the kit. I think it’s an omission from the instructions because every cab I’ve seen has it fitted.
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    Airfix 2024

    My copy of this months Airfix Model World arrived today with a feature on Airfix’s new Chinook HC1. I was curious to read about there being a “lowered/raised undercarriage” option! I often found myself wondering where the landing gear selector lever was in a Chinook cockpit when doing brakes on...
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    What did you fly in today?

    My ride home from JFK, and I’ll be turning left when I board Last weekend I had flight in this kit built aircraft and took control for a while.
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    Latest Acquisitions (2024)

    A souvenir of America.
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    Movie Memphis Belle Help

    Coincidentally, I was looking at Memphis Belle yesterday in the USAF museum in Dayton. I’ll be going back again this week if there is anything you’d like a photo of. Peter is spot on about the nose art colours. Current (and perhaps correct) nose art in these photos.
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    Rick’s 1/48 ICM Dornier Do17z-2

    A little bit of mud. I. imagining this kite as operating from a muddy grass airstrip.
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    Rick’s Airfix 1/35 Ferret armoured car

    Just finished this. Great little kit. Tamiya paints and built out of the box using bristles for aerials.
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    Latest Acquisitions (2024)

    Waiting for me when I got back to the ranch. Rather stupidly I bought two sets of decals. Might put them in the sales section if I can’t return them the Hannants.
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    Rick’s 1/48 ICM Dornier Do17z-2

    Decals revealed and a pin wash applied for the panel lines. Tonight I did a bit of work on the exhaust staining using weathering powders. Trying to find reference photos of how this style of exhaust deposited staining was difficult so I just went with what looked right. Not forgetting the...
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    Rick's completed 1/72 Airfix Lancaster BIII (special) 617 Sqn - Dambusters

    I finished this a long time ago and forgot that I hadn’t posted the results on here before despite starting a build thread. This model was donated to my daughter’s former school and hangs proudly from the ceiling of Lancaster class.
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    Curved photo etch benders

    I have a pair of small jewellery pliers bought from Hobbycraft that is useful for bending wire, but for sheet metal a parallel rod of suitable size and a mouse mat can work.
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    Rick’s deconstructed 1/72 Airfix EE Lightning

    A little side project. This will be framed and presented to a friend when finished.
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    Rick’s 1/48 ICM Dornier Do17z-2

    Maskol off and the chipping effect scrubbed off.
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    Rick’s 1/48 ICM Dornier Do17z-2

    White camouflage applied over AV chipping solution and maskol covered decals. I tried free hand for the upper/lower demarcation lines - let’s see how that works out later.
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