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[peterairfix]

View attachment 279215 View attachment 279213 Another boot sale cheapie only a fiver has a few bits missing but I have a few old Titanic's around for spares and once again this will not be a standard titanic buildView attachment 279213 View attachment 279214

 

[john i am]

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Got this kit cheap in a local shop the other day.

I have to say I'm really not impressed with the quality of this kit, a heck of a lot of sanding is needed to get it to look half decent and the detail level is quite low. The tooling for this kit is dated 1963.
I have decided to go with a classic look on this one with a two tone paint job. The sides will be cream white and the rest of the body will be eggshell blue.

New tooling 50+ years ago. Look forward to your build. I've got a bug in my stash somewhere. Your plan sounds a good one especially the paint scheme. Good luck cheers John

 

[Guest]

that would have to be one of the hardest things to paint,and with the two most hardest paints,to me being orange and yellow,
to use,but would like to see it,if you do have a bash at it

AH!! I think I've worked it out! Copy the box top picture, crop it to leave the flame, copy it onto a Word document, touch the corner and move it around to re-size it and print two copies onto decal paper. Use a very thin/paper thin plasticard, cut it to fit into the exhaust pipe, one copy of the flame decal on each side, hey presto, solved!
I'll have to wait though until I have other decals to print so as not to waste a whole A4 sheet of decal paper!

 

[monica]

AH!! I think I've worked it out! Copy the box top picture, crop it to leave the flame, copy it onto a Word document, touch the corner and move it around to re-size it and print two copies onto decal paper. Use a very thin/paper thin plasticard, cut it to fit into the exhaust pipe, one copy of the flame decal on each side, hey presto, solved!
I'll have to wait though until I have other decals to print so as not to waste a whole A4 sheet of decal paper!

oh lol,you make that all sound oh so easy,glad that you know what,your doing,
will look forward to seeing it all come together,

 

[peterairfix]

Probably one of the most expensive and rare kits that I will own this one is the first generation of dalek kits.
And knowing me it won't take long to me to start itView attachment 279408

 

[Guest]

Probably one of the most expensive and rare kits that I will own this one is the first generation of dalek kits.
And knowing me it won't take long to me to start itView attachment 279408

I had one of those, they are reputed to be tricky to make. I sold it on e-bay for £56. That was in 2003.

 

[monica]

Probably one of the most expensive and rare kits that I will own this one is the first generation of dalek kits.
And knowing me it won't take long to me to start itView attachment 279408

very nice buy Peter,thats just some think that,dose not pop up ever day the old doctor who kits,
do real like this one,

 

[Guest]

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Deal of the day 50p from my local charity shop

 

[papa 695]

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Deal of the day 50p from my local charity shop

That's right down my street Russell, no skills needed.

 

[monica]

nice Russell,,should be a fun build for you,

 

[Guest]

So having tried to build my own static grass applicator using an electric fly swatter, i found it didn't have enough power for longer grass. Plus using an open sieve made the grass go everywhere!

So I bought this
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Naturally I forgot to buy a 9v battery! So playing around with it will have to wait until tonight.

If anyone is interested in something like this & how it works, I'll post up a review.

Cheers
Patrick

 

[col68]

I'm definitely interested Patrick as I had very limited success with my homemade version.

 

[Guest]

I'm definitely interested Patrick as I had very limited success with my homemade version.

Same here Col! These ones use something called a negative ion generator (!) which is supposed to increase the static field. I guess that's handy when making a miniature field of static grass!

I'll do some testing tonight & relay my findings

 

[Paul Davies]

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[john i am]

So having tried to build my own static grass applicator using an electric fly swatter, i found it didn't have enough power for longer grass. Plus using an open sieve made the grass go everywhere!

So I bought this
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Naturally I forgot to buy a 9v battery! So playing around with it will have to wait until tonight.

If anyone is interested in something like this & how it works, I'll post up a review.

Cheers
Patrick

Looks interesting I'll be watching to see how you get on.

 

[monica]

So having tried to build my own static grass applicator using an electric fly swatter, i found it didn't have enough power for longer grass. Plus using an open sieve made the grass go everywhere!

So I bought this
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Naturally I forgot to buy a 9v battery! So playing around with it will have to wait until tonight.

If anyone is interested in something like this & how it works, I'll post up a review.

Cheers
Patrick

will be interested in your review of this one,Patrick,dose look nice,
the one I,made after the flyswatter type,which I had,little luck with,
dos use an negative ion generator,in it,
but still has it,s down falls,with the longer grass,around 10/12mm,
as the mess ,holes,are a little small for it,to go through,

 

[spanner570]

When I was at Cosford, I came across this....At £4.50 for a 1/48 Spitfire, it was a lucky find. Tony said he would look after it in his goody bag 'till we all went our separate ways.

I forgot all about it until I got home. Tony has kindly posted it to me FOC! A big public thank you Tony, much appreciated.

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....even more important, and in the parcel, were these two beaut's!
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Thanks again Tony.

Ron

 

[eddiesolo]

Here is a model that will on the workbench at some time. Thought you would like to see it.

It is the Scorpio from Blake's 7.

Not a bad size and cost £50.

 

[eddiesolo]

When I was at Cosford, I came across this....At £4.50 for a 1/48 Spitfire, it was a lucky find. Tony said he would look after it in his goody bag 'till we all went our separate ways.

I forgot all about it until I got home. Tony has kindly posted it to me FOC! A big public thank you Tony, much appreciated.

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....even more important, and in the parcel, were these two beaut's!
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Thanks again Tony.

Ron

Tunnocks! You lucky, lucky man Ron.

 

[peterairfix]

Just wrecked my original and as it was cheap gives me an excuse to make another one and a can of air to practice airbrushingView attachment 279529