Recent content by paddy

This was a picture i took at the D-day 50 celebrations of the RAF Hercules setting out across the English channel for a parachute drop Not great but in the days of film. Today in the news the RAF has only been able to muster one, thats 1.. single aircraft for the 80th aniv parachute drop on...

Step 2 Gun bay This looks a lot easier than the engine. Instructions (like the engine) call out interior colours as Silver although some people seem to use the Zinc Chromate you see on P47,s

I know where you are coming from Paul, its one of the reasons i was so pleased to find MRP paints because their pigment is really fine. Once you start taking macro pictures a world of disasters opens up :-) especially with paint, of course the reality is no one sees a 1inch long engine...

The engine has progressed to near done. I'm quite impressed with the 3D print but dont know if in this case i prefer it to the old resin casting method. This engine is not an easy build and its pushed me to my limits. The resin cast engines involve a lot more parts, these 3d prints can get more...

Looking very nice Paul.

Excellent bob, skip the glue bit and you have a variable pitch upgrade :-)

Having spent the last couple of months messing with a 1/6 scale car, 1/48 does seem very small :-)

Off we go then.....i decided to start with the engine because there is a lot of cutting to do to the basic kit and i dont want to do that till i know i have succeeded with the Eduard stuff....just hedging my bets :) It took 2 hours just to separate the parts from their print frames :)...

Its come on a bit but this is a picture i took in 2004....

The fighter collection at Duxford UK has one of these under restoration to fly, i think the build has stalled at the moment because of the near impossible to obtain engines. The US also had one which i think came from Aus but the US one will has US engines...

This is a site i use sometimes https://www.kingkit.co.uk/shop.php?search=kitfinder&search_term=&brand=25&cat=33&scale=1^76 If you want me to buy it and send it on its not a problem

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/354495593700?itmmeta=01HXTXW6KHTSJ19T5H3V0QABBF&hash=item5289957ce4:g:8RYAAOSwai1jtWLa&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA8D8qCFjOJcDMb1%2F5NZlnDBH2LlVo1nd3Yl7EbDkvUmeWuH4%2BjQJQ03ndDSEyKyEoY4XbKEs9PTCn4ZpIgECK1HlXctEs3WJNasMWc7INjRfjlBZl7YXVP9RnHrXEn8RLeu2iqC4OW0Y4DITcJThnPlzjMKbb70...

what does this figure need to be doing ? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/176364862197?mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&campid=5338569900&customid=&toolid=10050

Thought i had better stake my claim to a space here for my Tamiya P38J 1/48 I think i might have gone a little overboard with the extras but i will give them a go :-) Eduard will need to change their Logo packaging where they cross out Brass and put Resin...

My MGB had an oil flinger and they were common on early BSA motorcycles. :) This a great build, Hi Tim, anyone can buy the accessories but scratch build is what makes the model yours. Great effort on that strap :-)