discussion Bristol Beaufighter TF.X, Airfix, 1/72

[PaulTRose]

so after the dodgy Dinah i thought id try another Airfix twin ..... at least this one is a bit newer!.....was new tool in 2015

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[adt70hk]

I want one of these!!! One of my favourite aircraft..... Just have to work how to get in the house......

 

[BattleshipBob]

I want one of these!!! One of my favourite aircraft..... Just have to work how to get in the house......

Me too

Think the japs called it whispering death??

 

[adt70hk]

Me too

Think the japs called it whispering death??

Apparently, can't remember where I heard it, that was it actually our propoganda that gave it that name......

 

[Jim R]

Hi Paul
Great choice. As one of the newer Airfix kits it should be good to work with.
Jim

 

[Tim Marlow]

Should be better than Dinah! Good looking kite the Beau......

 

[PaulTRose]

Hi Paul
Great choice. As one of the newer Airfix kits it should be good to work with.
Jim

bet i can still feck it up :smiling5: .....wingy things arnt my strongest genre

 

[papa 695]

Nice Paul, I built one a bit ago, lovely kit goes together very nicely.

 

[Steve-the-Duck]

In my, small, experience, the new Airfix stuff is pleasingly 'shake 'n' bake', so interested to see how this goes

 

[PaulTRose]

well, this is going together with no effort at all. lovely fit!

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[Steve-the-Duck]

Told ya!

One, minor, trouble I have found with new Airfix is, being CAD, some parts have VERY tight fits in difficult places.

 

[Lee Drennen]

Looks nice

 

[PaulTRose]

ready to spray some invasion stripes...............if i had some black paint!...........must have 250+ pots and bottles of paint from lord knows how many manufacturers.............and i have run out of matt black!!!"

get some tomorrow

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[Steve-the-Duck]

How can you run out of black?
Error error!

 

[adt70hk]

ready to spray some invasion stripes...............if i had some black paint!...........must have 250+ pots and bottles of paint from lord knows how many manufacturers.............and i have run out of matt black!!!"

get some tomorrow

Looking good. For ages I never had any but had a bottle of black other and so used that instead.

ATB.

Andrew

 

[PaulTRose]

How can you run out of black?
Error error!

oh ive got metallic black......gloss black......tar black.....anthracite black.......grey black......greeny black......nato black.................but no matt black!! lol

 

[yak face]

Nato black should be fine paul , the invasion stripes were a temporary finish anyway so probably the paint would have worn / faded pretty quickly. The off black of Nato black should be bang on.

 

[Steve-the-Duck]

oh ive got metallic black......gloss black......tar black.....anthracite black.......grey black......greeny black......nato black.................but no matt black!! lol

Well that's alright then!

Nato black should be fine paul , the invasion stripes were a temporary finish anyway so probably the paint would have worn / faded pretty quickly. The off black of Nato black should be bang on.

Y'know, you see photos of 'planes with 'invasion stripes, and they're different widths, wavy edged, not straight...
But we modellers always carefully mask them to be exact as prescribed
Of course, it depends on the squadron/theatre. Were the Banff strike wing particularly conscientious?

 

[Lee Drennen]

How can you run out of black?
Error error!

Sounds like a Rookie mistake to me lol

 

[Lee Drennen]

Paul. Even though you drop the ball on the Matt Black restock your bird looks very nice