Andy, found this, (below), regards your 'pain killers'. May be what the Swordfish carried? It also explains what they were used for as well as the colour markings!
Smoke/flame floats
Smoke/flame floats
Andy T's Tamiya 1/48 Fairey Swordfish Mkll
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Thanks again Doug. I've just been watching a video where he also refers to them as flares, so mystery solved.
Oh wow, will be good to see it in 1/32. I'll look forward to the build.
I kind of shot myself in the foot by changing my plans, there's only so much I can do until the cockpit set & belts arrive. I've been working on the Gannet a bit behind the scenes but after Colin's heads up I thought I'd try a full mock up with the wings.
Everything seems to be okay after a bit of sanding and tweaking so I'm tempted to cement the upper wing as an assembly whilst it's all lined up, rather than taking Tamiya's suggestion of building port & starboard sections, always bearing in mind that painting will be much easier with the upper & lower sections separate.
Everything seems to be okay after a bit of sanding and tweaking so I'm tempted to cement the upper wing as an assembly whilst it's all lined up, rather than taking Tamiya's suggestion of building port & starboard sections, always bearing in mind that painting will be much easier with the upper & lower sections separate.
It's a great kit. I enjoyed building my one a few year ago. Mine is on floats, so might get a wheeled version as well.
A word of warning about the PE rigging. Had a hell of a job with mine. Probably me but they just did no fit. I ended up using something else. (so I am not an expert...
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A word of warning about the PE rigging. Had a hell of a job with mine. Probably me but they just did no fit. I ended up using something else. (so I am not an expert...
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Oh no, I was hoping that buying their dedicated set would make life easier!
Cracking work so far Andy, coming along very nicely indeed.
Thanks Ian.
I'm still waiting for the cockpit stuff so I've been putting together the parts for later stages and have also got some primer down. The top wing is a bit precarious but should make life easier for final assembly (if I don't break too much off in the meantime!).
In other news, I figured it was time I found myself a proper job after 5 months of time out, so went to see an old boss of mine. Head office have a recruitment freeze on at the moment since they are buying another 15 car dealerships, but he wants me back so will see what he can do.
It'll mean a lot less bench time but I'm getting bored of being a kept man :tears-of-joy:
I'm still waiting for the cockpit stuff so I've been putting together the parts for later stages and have also got some primer down. The top wing is a bit precarious but should make life easier for final assembly (if I don't break too much off in the meantime!).
In other news, I figured it was time I found myself a proper job after 5 months of time out, so went to see an old boss of mine. Head office have a recruitment freeze on at the moment since they are buying another 15 car dealerships, but he wants me back so will see what he can do.
It'll mean a lot less bench time but I'm getting bored of being a kept man :tears-of-joy:
Only took me three weeks to get bored when I first retired!! Now I have retired 'proper'. Loving it - even if busy enough to curtail bench time.
Thought was progressing at a good old pace,thatll explain it! Good luck with the jobhunting.
Thanks guys.
With the detail set arriving I've moved back onto the cockpit. Most of the parts require the existing relief detail to be removed, so much careful scraping and sanding has been done.
For those that haven't used Quinta 3d decals they are soaked off the backing paper like regular decals, but additional glue is recommended. I generally use white glue, formula 560, or sometimes CA for very small parts.
Here is a before & after of the radio set, and a shot of the finished IP
With the detail set arriving I've moved back onto the cockpit. Most of the parts require the existing relief detail to be removed, so much careful scraping and sanding has been done.
For those that haven't used Quinta 3d decals they are soaked off the backing paper like regular decals, but additional glue is recommended. I generally use white glue, formula 560, or sometimes CA for very small parts.
Here is a before & after of the radio set, and a shot of the finished IP
I have the detail removal to come! Yours looks cool, I hope mine turns out as well as that.
Wow, very nice work Andy
Of course it would have been much easier if I'd done that before assembly & paint but that's the perils of changing ones mind :tears-of-joy: Thankfully only a few touch ups were needed.
Thanks Joe
Great work Andy the Quinta decals really make a difference.
Where’s the fun in that LOL. They certainly lift the area. Far better than the etch type.
Andy,
Cracking work so far mate the detail set looks really good.
Cracking work so far mate the detail set looks really good.
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