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  1. Steve-the-Duck

    Carrier conversions 28mm

    Right, so after all this time with slow progress, I've had a burst of activity while waiting for paint to dry on the Hawker Hector in the biplane GB (and the mis-steps that ensued there!) So, the Scout Carrier is built I was thinking of painting at this stage and adding the rest of the crew...
  2. Steve-the-Duck

    StDs 1/72 AModel Hawker Hector

    Top wing painted and decaled. Radio aerial bases out of 0,.5 brass rod Aileron cables out of 0.2 rod, my go to for rigging It's not really pink, just the way my camera apparently corrects the YELLOW spotlight! A Model decals are very nicely thin, but they can break up, as you can see if you...
  3. Steve-the-Duck

    StDs 1/72 AModel Hawker Hector

    Cough wibble wheeze ' The truth is a three-edged sword' Much progress, and mis-steps, have been made This is the Firewall at the back of the engine, out of 20 thou plasticard And here it is in place. At this stage I didn't realise it would be all but invisible anyway, but there you go. At...
  4. Steve-the-Duck

    StDs 1/72 AModel Hawker Hector

    A LOT of small holes for rigging mounting have been drilled The two tiny plastistrip squares under the tail surfaces are cable run brackets I've also had to drill out all the strip mounting points as they're barely indentations
  5. Steve-the-Duck

    StDs 1/72 AModel Hawker Hector

    Right, so the main cockpit parts are detailed and painted The kit suggests a grey interior, but I've3 gone with the red bled-through dope effect The control panel is just as is, with a couple of coloured dials. I thought about some white details, but decided just to go for gloss over black...
  6. Steve-the-Duck

    StDs 1/72 AModel Hawker Hector

    So, the balance weights added to the rear fuselage do have a tiny point for placement, which needs drilling out to fit one of the few locating pins on the kit And here we see the instructions are just edging the right side of 'vague.' Just
  7. Steve-the-Duck

    StDs 1/72 AModel Hawker Hector

    As Ambassador Kosh said, 'And so it begins' I'll be doing this beast as K8143 of 4 Squadron (Army Co-op). None of the photos I've found, which are very small, definitively show whether the 'plane had the Co-op six-pointed star with squadron badge on the fin, so I might not do that. It will be...
  8. Steve-the-Duck

    Best model you ever made?

    Okay, so here's a thing. Best BUILD or best KIT you've built? This is my 1/72 OLD Airfix Bristol Fighter; the most work I've ever put into one kit, and I'm most pleased / proud of From an engineering point of view, the Airfix Starter set Spit 1A I built, in three days, for a sales promo...
  9. Steve-the-Duck

    StDs 1/72 AModel Hawker Hector

    Not too early to post this am I? Not starting 'til Montag but I'll get the preview in While A Model kits are nicely detailed, their major flaw is a lack of locating pins. The 1/144 'Canberraski' I did recently had six fuselage halves, with no steps or pins to align them properly So, I...
  10. Steve-the-Duck

    Welcome to Papa695's Bi plane GB. Chat thread

    Well, when I asked, this was the only one to get a response, so this will be mine Or, at least, the FIRST one...
  11. Steve-the-Duck

    Italian torpedo plane wwll

    These any good for you? This is from the Squadron Signal book S.79 bombers rather than torpedo, but maybe the right angle? This is the possible propaganda picture The S.84 was the dedicated aerosilurante (torpedo bomber) variant of the S.79
  12. Steve-the-Duck

    28mm Vickers Light Tanks Mk.II to Mk.VI (Special)

    Finally, the long-track Mk.VI First remove the mudguards Take off the cupola. This tank was basically the India Pattern VIB, which, unlike all the previous marks, DIDN'T have a big box on top For the tracks, I used the front half of the model parts, with extensions from Warlord's ever...
  13. Steve-the-Duck

    28mm Vickers Light Tanks Mk.II to Mk.VI (Special)

    The Mk V is basically the same as the Mk.VI, with a smaller turret. The Warlord model lacks the prominent rear spring suspension
  14. Steve-the-Duck

    28mm Vickers Light Tanks Mk.II to Mk.VI (Special)

    The Mk IV India Pattern The India pattern Mk.IV has a completely different turret, with the extra cupola. So, that's just plasticard as a shroud with spots of cyano (cut plastic rod was too fiddly) for the prominent rivets
  15. Steve-the-Duck

    28mm Vickers Light Tanks Mk.II to Mk.VI (Special)

    The Mk III The Mk.III with sandshields is the simplest conversion
  16. Steve-the-Duck

    28mm Vickers Light Tanks Mk.II to Mk.VI (Special)

    And again, the 'how we got to here' pics First the Mk.IIs The Vickers buily IIB is distinguished by the filler cap. Major surgery was required to do the early rear hull All India Pattern Light IISs and IVs had a box cupola added to the turret top, for some reason By wartime, the IIs still...
  17. Steve-the-Duck

    28mm Vickers Light Tanks Mk.II to Mk.VI (Special)

    Well, I've finally managed to complete my set of all versions/variants of the Vickers Light Tanks, all the way from the Mk.II to the modified Mk.VI. All the rest of the Mk.VIs are in a separate post on here. Strictly speaking I'm missing one, the Mk.VI AA Mk.I, but I've only got front views of...
  18. Steve-the-Duck

    28mm Cruiser Mk.I & Mk.II - A9 & A10

    And now the 'this is how we got here' pics The CS (Close Support howitzer - because we didn't have an anti-tank gun that could fire HE!) mantlet is a spare that comes with Warlord's A13 model. Which is odd, because there never was an A13 CS produced Likewise, the uparmoured mantlet is another...
  19. Steve-the-Duck

    28mm Cruiser Mk.I & Mk.II - A9 & A10

    So, here's my completed A9s and A10s for the BEF. These are the Warlord Resin and white metal kits, figures are Warlord plastics. Two are stock builds, two conversions Left to right: A9 Cruiser Mk. I C Squadron, 10th Hussars, 2nd Armourd Brigade, BEF A9 CS, A Squadron, 5RTR , 1st Armoured...
  20. Steve-the-Duck

    Welcome to Papa695's Bi plane GB. Chat thread

    Well now. What DO I do? This is only a PART of my RAF silver wings stash. The Horsley is a vacform, so a bit of an outlier for this go. Haven't done a vac in a LONG time. And I've never actually finished one... Maybe I should take a vote... Or go with this Or, go with the 1/32 CR.32...

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