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Paula & Dan · Last edited by Paula & Dan on Fri 08 Feb 2008 09:49 am; edited 1 time in total

Progress of Ratch's build will be reported here,

Paula
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Ratch · Posted: Sun 28 Oct 2007 13:50 pm Post subject:

I shall be building 'Little Nellie'

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Ratch · Posted: Fri 18 Jan 2008 13:23 pm Post subject:

This item was bought from e-bay, and (as described) Bond has been assembled but not painted, and the rotor blades have been painted on the sprues. The box is end-opening box (with the Flying Hours removed) and the mid-grey mouldings are loose in the box. The mouldings are virtually flash free, with a reasonable level of detail. Assembly instructions are in 17 stages. Paint call-outs are given for two Wallis WA-116 Autogyros, Bond’s ‘Little Nellie’ and an Army trials version, Middle Wallop, 1963. The decals are perfectly in register.

The first thing of note is that none of the components carry part numbers, either on themselves or the sprues. I started by repainting the parts painted by the previous owner, correcting the colours. I also decided to paint James Bond in Tamiya acrylics.
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Ratch · Posted: Fri 18 Jan 2008 17:47 pm Post subject:

The sprues, prior to me starting on them

and Mr. Bond, with pre-shading

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Brews · Posted: Sun 20 Jan 2008 15:29 pm Post subject:

I have Barbarella's notes on building this thing, Richard.

He said that the pilot "fitted where it touched, which wasn't in many places. I've cut my pilot off the sprues, and test-fitted him, and I don't see the problem. How did you fare?

Edit: Nevermind. I just glued mine together - no problem

Ratch · Posted: Sun 20 Jan 2008 19:39 pm Post subject:

He was already assembled when I bought it

That's a picture from yesterday.
Today I've started the assembly....

Which has been fun Airhead

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Paula & Dan · Posted: Sun 20 Jan 2008 19:52 pm Post subject:

Nice recovery on 007 there, Ratch!

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Ratch · Posted: Mon 21 Jan 2008 11:37 am Post subject:

Been painting details this morning

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Brews · Posted: Mon 21 Jan 2008 16:23 pm Post subject:

Do you think you could scratch-build this in 1:72?
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Ratch · Posted: Mon 21 Jan 2008 17:17 pm Post subject:

You might be able to, but my skills aren't that good

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kitnut617 · Posted: Mon 21 Jan 2008 19:19 pm Post subject:

IIRC this kit is 1/12 scale, is that right Ratch?
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Ratch · Posted: Mon 21 Jan 2008 19:23 pm Post subject:

1/24 Robert

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kitnut617 · Posted: Mon 21 Jan 2008 19:28 pm Post subject:

cheers.......
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Ratch · Posted: Tue 22 Jan 2008 08:47 am Post subject:

Assembly went pretty well last night

Building this in the Army version will result in a tail-sitter, with nowhere to add any ballast

The weight of the fairing counterbalances the tail

Like Brews, I'd say the attitude of the machine guns is less than perfect

There is still some way to go with this (although construction work is almost complete)

The seams on both launchers and fairing require smoothing and the paintwork will have to be re-touched

Although the paintwork is gloss, I shall still Gloss Cote, apply the decals and Gloss Cote again

The windshield has already been dipped in Klear, and will be secured with ClearFix

Hopefully, then, we will have the finished thing

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Heinkel51 · Posted: Wed 23 Jan 2008 01:55 am Post subject:

Brews · Posted: Wed 23 Jan 2008 07:29 am Post subject:

If you were making the army version, I think you could probably put weight into the pilot's legs (but you'd have to use the head of, say, a Harrier pilot).

Alternatively, you could glue it to a base!

feanor · Posted: Wed 23 Jan 2008 07:34 am Post subject:

Ayup Ratch

Another goodie...

Mish Munnypenny would be proud !

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Ratch · Posted: Wed 23 Jan 2008 10:56 am Post subject:

Thanks chaps

I noticed yesterday that the top half of the fuel tank should be painted yellow

Stage 2 of the Assembly Instructions clearly state that for the Bond version it should be painted Hu: 11 Metallic Siver Fox, and the Army version should be Hu: 163 Satin Dark Green

On the final paint/decal guide the top half should be Hu: 69 Gloss Yellow, then a decal (of stripes) with the bottom in Hu: 11 Metallic Siver Fox

The problem is that at this stage it is impossible to get between the myriad of framing etc

It would have been better for stage 2 to depict the required colouring in full Think

Anyway, it's now been Gloss Coted in preparation for the decals

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Ratch · Posted: Wed 23 Jan 2008 13:29 pm Post subject:

A couple of snaps before the decals go on

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feanor · Posted: Wed 23 Jan 2008 13:56 pm Post subject:

Ayup Ratch...

Looking GOOD!
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