discussion Alan 45 Battle of Britain Aircraft , RAF, Luftwaffe

[Alan 45]

Sadly I have had to change what I had intended , it was a bit ambitious and to do it properly which this sort of project deserves it would have taken me a good couple/three years to complete so with Ian's ok I have been able to change to a set of aircraft that were used in the Battle of Britain on both sides ,

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[PaulTRose]

thats a big dio!

should keep you occupied for a while

 

[Alan 45]

Cheers Paul I have a year to do it so I should be able to do it

 

[spanner570]

That is one huge dio. base Alan. Very impressive.

I think I'll build a couple Ju. 88's and wait until you've finished it, then slip over the Channel and bomb the b****r!

 

[Alan 45]

That is one huge dio. base Alan. Very impressive.I think I'll build a couple Ju. 88's and wait until you've finished it, then slip over the Channel and bomb the b****r!

Cheers Ron

 

[Dave W]

Should be a great dio.The old Airfix Hurricane still builds into nice model.I look forward to seeing this progress.

 

[Alan 45]

Ok I've got all the parts made for the first hurry , View attachment 98769

as you ca see I don't build in the conventional sense I find it quicker this way View attachment 98770

this being the old airfix 1/48 it comes with a single piece canopy which ive cut up so I can have it open
To do this I very gently cut the top of the canopy with a scalpel just so it through the plastic then just using the tips of a pair of clippers I cut little sections doing one side then the other so as not to split the canopy

I don't think I've done a bad job on that just seven more to go

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[Alan 45]

Cockpit now painted , I haven't done too much in here as once it's together you can't see very much

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I've just given the instrument panel a dry brush , there is a decal for it but it doesn't look very good IMO
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[Alan 45]

Fuselage now together , I had to cut the guide pins off on the nose to get an even fit and it will need a bit of filling View attachment 98782

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[Dave W]

This the best kit for your purposes s there are not a lot of parts.So they can be built quickly.If you break a canopy ,Falcon do vacform replacements (2 in a pack) quite cheap.I bought some when I built one of these and managed to break mine.

 

[Guest]

An ambitious project Alan - you'll be wishing you had an airbrush!

 

[Alan 45]

That's why I went for this one dave I do have a problem with this one it seems the seat isn't fitting properly , I never had that problem when I built one a few months back

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[Alan 45]

An ambitious project Alan - you'll be wishing you had an airbrush!

Not really mate it's just like doing lots of dioramas one after ther other

That's the way I'm looking at it anyway

 

[flyjoe180]

Good start Alan. Unconventional building technique, but looks fun! That is a lot of Hurricane kits, should build up into a nice diorama. Will watch the builds and diorama progress.

 

[aaron]

The fit of that kit would defeat me, good luck.

 

[monica]

oh wow Alan,do wish you luck,it is going to be huge,

im with Aaron,that would go in the happy place called a bin for me,

will wait and see what magic you work on it,

 

[dave]

Looking forward to seeing this one.

 

[Alan 45]

Glad to have you all onboard folks

I've now got the wings on and I'm surprised by the fit TBH , View attachment 98843

only issue here was a little bit of filing on the seams View attachment 98845

I just need a little bit of filler behind the intake to even that out
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[Alan 45]

Now this is wierd , the photos I posted the other day have gone but explanation for the photos are there

Well here is the photos that are missing then

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Base colour is on and I filled that area behind the intake
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[Alan 45]

First camo is on View attachment 99044

and to break up the solid line of the camo ive done a stippling effect to make it look a bit more natural View attachment 99045

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