discussion Dave Ward's 1/48 Revell Beaufighter TF.X 2018 Tooling.

[colin m]

Looking good Dave. The Beaufighter has a nice 'sturdy' look about it.

 

[Guest]

this 'Zebra' striped Dornier:

A duck-like pattern would be so much more appropriate for that particular aircraft than zebra stripes …

 

[stona]

One of these things, you think you've got masking cracked, then a poor result dents your confidence
Dave

Yep, I know the feeling!

Cheers

Steve

 

[Dave Ward]

This almost counts as a stalled build, but with the TK tankette, and the Provost on the go, I didn't have enough room for this large beast.
Picked it up again, and added the undercarriage - I used CA to fix, as this is quite hefty.

I had almost forgotten that the outer flap sections had stripes- I'd better add them before rockets are installed.............................
Dave

 

[Dave Ward]

Proceeding quickly, now.....................

Still a whole host of minor parts to add, before I even think about weathering
Dave

 

[stillp]

Looking good Dave. Must be a nice change after the Provost.

Pete

 

[Dave Ward]

Just about ready to start the weathering - the cockpit glazing has been a bit tricky to fit, I think the instrument panel is sitting a bit high - I've fettled it a bit, and now I need to use a little filler to fill in the small gaps........

For weathering, I'm going to use the airbrush, streaks with the airflow, and behind the exhausts. I think it'll be a gradual procedure. I realise I should have left the canopies off until the weathering was just about finished!! Oh well masking fluid out again!
Dave

 

[AlanG]

Dave. What interior green did you use for the build? I have the Tamiya one and it says about blending three different colours.

 

[Dave Ward]

Al,
I used Vallejo ModelAir 71.305 Interior Grey Green - it looks a little light, but it darkens up with a wash................
Dave

 

[AlanG]

Cheer Dave

 

[Steven000]

Lovely airplane Dave, nice build and paintwork :thumb2:
Cheers
Steven

 

[scottie3158]

Dave,
That's a great result.

 

[Dave Ward]

I'm afraid that the Beaufighter had a bad landing accident...... OK, I dropped it, and broke off all the port rockets and snapped the undercarriage legs on one side.
I think it's salvageable ( some aluminium tube will be necessary ), but I'll put it aside, as I'm not in the mood for a tricky repair job.
I will return to it.................just not at the moment.
Dave

 

[Vaughan]

Sorry to hear of your mishap. I hope all gets sorted soon. :face-with-head-bandage:

 

[Steven000]

Sad to hear Dave, have a break and things will sort out I hope :thumb2:

 

[Jim R]

Hi Dave
What a shame but I doubt there is a modeller on here who hasn't dropped a model at some stage. Sometime damage is minimal but, like in this case, damage is bad. I'm sure you will sort it sometime in the future.
Jim

 

[stillp]

Sad to hear Dave, have a break

You could have worded that better Steven!

Pete

 

[yak face]

Shame about that dave but we’ve all done it at some point so youre not alone. Best thing is to leave ot a few days and come back to it with a fresh outlook , its nothing that cant be repaired , cheers tony