Telford weekend

As I'm sure your all aware it's the big one this weekend, Telford.

I won't be going because I don't finish work until 0730 on Saturday morning. So instead I'm going to take my girls to the RAF museum at Hendon and hopefully pop into hannants next door.

Never ending it SEAMS'

These two kits are pushing me over the edge of that little plastic cliff. The seam above the cockpit on the B-17 has now got to the point where it is beginning to move the cockpit glazing to one side. Only solution is to STOP and let it be, otherwise i can see myself throwing this somewhere hard.

The trident also has a seam on top of the fuselage but at least it's reponded to some more filler and sanding. The real problem on this kit at the moment is the white paint, everyone i know who makes airliners swear by Halfords gloss appliance white from a can. Well I just SWEAR at it !

It has bubbled up in a couple of areas causing me no end of headaches.

Move complete

It took a few hours but I'm now back where I belong.

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Airfix curtis hawk 81-A-2

I've really enjoyed doing this brand new tooling from airfix. Some of the parts are a bit of a pain to cut from the runners but other than that. Brilliant !

Just got the canopy to fit in the morning.

Whoo ! Just notice I've left the eyes off.

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Revell Routemaster

I am seriously looking forward to this kit. I used to drive these on the 7's and 23's between 1998 and 2004. I can honestly see myself with 3 or 4 of these kits when they are released.

 

On the move again

For the third time in as many months I've had to change rooms for all my modelling stuff. I suppose i should be grateful for a room to myself. I just wish my wife and kids could decide where to put me. So as of tomorrow i'll be back to the original space i had when we moved in three years ago.

I'm having a bit of a go on E-Bay at the moment. I've bid on a lot of stuff mainly UK Phantoms but also the kit that has eluded me for some time now, the Revell re boxing of the wonderful Shackleton.

Ill let you know how it goes.