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Original 1960’s Airfix HMS Prince
After finishing moulding the missing parts I’ve moved back onto the deck and decided to frame the hatches whether this is correct or not I cannot say but I think it makes the model look better so I’ve done it anyway there are two before shots and two after shots can somebody explain why the...- Bigfoot57
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Original 1960’s Airfix HMS Prince
so after the last piece of resin pouring I now have all the parts necessary to complete this model. They just need glueing together and painting and then adding to the ship as and when they are required The first picture shows all the parts namely two cat heads one bulkhead stairwell 2 large gun...- Bigfoot57
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Original 1960’s Airfix HMS Prince
Casting Replacement Resin Parts As there were numerous parts missing from this kit I have now purchased a resin casting kit to make replacement parts using those I do have as a template This was constructed from something called Bluestuff cause that what it looks like you add boiling water to it...- Bigfoot57
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Pocher Porsche 917 1/8 Scale
Another quick update the top section of the subframe has now been added. This was another PIA and there was only two pieces to add. Hopefully that’s the engine finished as we are now moving onto the dashboard- Bigfoot57
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Pocher Porsche 917 1/8 Scale
Finally fitted the engine into the subframe after about an hour fettling and rejigging it to fit I’m sorry Pocher you have got to make this easier than this some will struggle with this part of the build I have no doubt about that Anyway mines in and screwed and glued and once the glue has had...- Bigfoot57
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Pocher Porsche 917 1/8 Scale
The engine subframe has been completed and is now waiting for the glue to set along with the screws, but it’s now ready for the engine to go into- Bigfoot57
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Pocher Porsche 917 1/8 Scale
just a quick update to show you the throttle linkage has been fit into the engine next comes to subframe which the engine will fit into- Bigfoot57
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Original 1960’s Airfix HMS Prince
Right having painted the transom, I then set about cleaning up the paint work and that unicorn which I was not happy with at all after that it was time to do some repair jobs for some reason the person who had this previously had stuck the windless or the capstan onto the rudder and it was...- Bigfoot57
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Original 1960’s Airfix HMS Prince
After that was done it was time to put the thing together. The only problem I had was the transom at the back wouldn’t fit correctly at the bottom so I had to do some slight modifications to the back. It’s now all fitted together along with the deck and the next stage will be to add all the deck...- Bigfoot57
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Original 1960’s Airfix HMS Prince
so when I last posted something I just painted the hull sides and was ready for the detailing before assembling 1st up I painted all the pieces Black silk matt using revelle aqueous acrylic paint Then using a metallic gold pen from Ghaleri added all the gold and finally painted the windows in...- Bigfoot57
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Original 1960’s Airfix HMS Prince
So I brought this off eBay as a partly constructed model as the person had lost interest in it & what they had done was used Airfix enamel paint and glue and looking at the paints are supplied with the model. these also date back to the 1960s Well when I got it. It was not very well made and...- Bigfoot57
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Pocher Porsche 917 1/8 Scale
Finally finished attaching the spark plug leads to the engine after several attempts not much to say really the pictures will show you more than what I can say other than that it was an absolute PIA to do but we got there in the end For those are interested the cable ties or tape for one of the...- Bigfoot57
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Pocher Porsche 917 1/8 Scale
Just added the distributors and the exhaust pipes to the engine now waiting for it to dry thoroughly whilst I get the diagrams to the spark plug leads sorted as I stated earlier I’m not using the supplied tubes as they are in my opinion and Nigel’s useless so I’m doing the same as Nige and using...- Bigfoot57
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Pocher Porsche 917 1/8 Scale
When I last left you we were just coming up for the end of stage two and starting stage three or stage three is a long process at least three separate sections to it. I’ve now completed two of them first off. I’ve added the, I’m not sure what Nigel called them I think they are throttle covers or...- Bigfoot57
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Pocher Porsche 917 1/8 Scale
Stage 2 This time we’re attaching the transmission section to the main engine block adding the exhaust and the rocker covers oh and a pulley mechanism for the fan So 1st up is to attach the transmission section to the main engine block. This is done with two screws to bolt the engine block to...- Bigfoot57
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Pocher Porsche 917 1/8 Scale
Stage 1 Construction of the drivetrain and some sort of vent pipes fairly simple nine or 10 pieces put together with glue (Note about glue or cement Tamiya Extra Thin will stick some of the plastic but it’s mostly CA cement as a majority of the non bolt or screw together parts are either ABS or...- Bigfoot57
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Pocher Porsche 917 1/8 Scale
So I got this in October and it’s been sitting on the floor since then so I thought it was time to start building it as is the norm. I will show you some sprue shots before the actual construction begins- Bigfoot57
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Saturn 1B & Saturn V both 1/70th Apogee Rockets.com
Whilst waiting for a replacement for my TES Challenger 2 as it was missing the top section completely I decided to build these two that I’ve had in my stash for about two years and these were built over the Christmas New Year. Period. I’ve not included any details of the as basically they just...- Bigfoot57
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1/35 Feather 3D Printing Abbot 105mm Self Propelled Gun
Hello again whilst I was waiting to get a replacement for my Ryefield 1/35 scale Challenger 2 tank TES version I came upon this on eBay and thought I’m gonna have one of these and see what it’s like. This will be apart from the painting and adding extra detail the fastest kit anyone can build...- Bigfoot57
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1/35 Ryefield Model Challenger 2 TES
Right first off you are going to need a drill and two bits .7 mm and 1.1 mm as there are holes to be drilled before you can even start building once you’ve done those you can then start assembling the bottom section which in my case would not glue using Tamiya Extra thin so I resorted to using...- Bigfoot57
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- Forum: Armoured Vehicles Under Constuction
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