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Richard M · Last edited by Richard M on Sat 01 Nov 2008 17:15 pm; edited 1 time in total

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FZ6 · Posted: Sat 01 Nov 2008 17:10 pm Post subject:

For this build I'll be making the excellent Airfix Canberra B(I) 8 in 1:48

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I cant wait for this FZ6 !
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FZ6 · Posted: Sat 01 Nov 2008 19:12 pm Post subject:

AFCBGeorge · Posted: Sat 01 Nov 2008 19:22 pm Post subject:

This might seem a silly question but how do you cut the lead? Pliers? Or is there a better way?
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FZ6 · Posted: Sat 01 Nov 2008 20:31 pm Post subject:

I normally use a pair of cutters but I recently found that I can cut the stuff I've got with a sturdy pair of scissors. I do use an old pair though to save damaging my best ones.

AFCBGeorge · Posted: Sat 01 Nov 2008 21:59 pm Post subject:

brilliant, thankyou, apologies for the menial question! looks great so far.

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Badwolf · Posted: Sat 01 Nov 2008 22:13 pm Post subject:

There's some nice detail in that cockpit. I'm looking forward to watching the progress of this build.

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FZ6 · Posted: Sun 02 Nov 2008 17:02 pm Post subject:

Last night I painted the area around the side window black (well very dark grey) I decided that the side window looked too thick as it stood and I decided to thin it down a little. I filed the sides down till I could push it through the hole and then lined it up so it was flush with the inside surface. It then stood proud of the fuselage. I ran some superglue round the outside and once this had set I sanded it flush. I then Polished the glass with a flexifile sanding stick, this then polished up to the same standard as it was before sanding commenced and it conforms perfectly to the fuselage contours.

The 'Fighter' canopy comes as two parts which is correct for the PR.9 but the canopy on the B (I) 8 was fixed in the closed position and the pilot climbed in through the side door. I thought it might be eaiser to make it a one piece canopy before attatching it to the kit so I very carefully superglued both parts together taking care to make sure they fit the top fuselage insert.

FZ6 · Posted: Tue 04 Nov 2008 00:19 am Post subject:

I've made a bit mor progress with this build this evening. I've assembled the tail surfaces and fitted the bomb bay and nose wheel well.

As I am building a canberra with a gun pack fitted I'm not sure if the bomb bay doors were fixed closed or not as the gun pack is along the centreline of the bomb bay doors. Then nose wheel well has some ejector pin marks that need scraping out.

The tail surfaces are strange. The rudder has really deep panel lines which are not on the real thing and elevators are devoid of all detail. I will scribe now panel lines into the tail surfaces and fill the lines on the rudder

FZ6 · Posted: Thu 06 Nov 2008 00:46 am Post subject:

I've been working on the wings this evening. I've decided to just have the rockets on the wings so only opened up one of the slots in each wing.

The undercarriage bays fit perfectly into the wing however the air intakes and exhausts need a bit of sanding however they fit much better than the intakes on the Classic Airframes kit

I mated the wings to the fuselage for the obligatory dry fit shot and I'm starting to get an impression of the size and shape of the model

My next job is to paint the cockpit....

Richard M · Posted: Thu 06 Nov 2008 06:22 am Post subject:

Coming along nicely, I've seen that Cammett have produced resin rudders sans engraved lines, if you fancy going that route.
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FZ6 · Posted: Fri 07 Nov 2008 21:12 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the Info Richard I've had a look at the price and it is reasonable but I'm not buying any aftermarket stuff for this build with the exception of the decals I've already purchased.

Since my last post I've scribed some basic lines onto the tail surfaces. I've also started painted the cockpit black and detailing the pilots ejector seat has started because this is very prominant in the cockpit and the detail will be seen. The rest of the cokpit will be as it is in the box

FZ6 · Posted: Sun 09 Nov 2008 13:56 pm Post subject:

Here are a few photos of my painted cockpit before the two fuselage halves are joined together.

I painted the cockpit black HU33 then drybrushed with some dark grey HU33/67 mix. Once this was dry I picked out the various switches and dials and added some scuff marks to the floor. The cusions and padding is painted khaki HU26 and drybrushed with HU26/93 mix.

I will be adding some instrument decals to the instrument Panel later as I can apply these from the outside. It will also speed up the time taken to get the fusleage together. I've also dipped the canopy in Klear to maintain the clarity and to seal the join between the front and rear portions. I'm also in the process of filling the scribed lines on the rudder.

I'm taking no chances with the nose weight and the cylindrical object you can see above the nosewheel well used to provide weight to the base of a computer flight stick I had to throw away when it became faulty. The weights I salvaged will continue to provide service for tail sitting models I build in the future...

walrus · Posted: Sun 09 Nov 2008 14:02 pm Post subject:

Looking good as usual, Mark!

nice bit of recycling with the joystick weights!

Ratch · Posted: Sun 09 Nov 2008 15:51 pm Post subject:

Good job Mark

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FZ6 · Posted: Sun 09 Nov 2008 17:12 pm Post subject:

Thanks guys I'm glad you're enjoying the build so far. I've just finished detailing the ejector seat so I'll post some photos of it before I get some paint on it .....

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Wow, the work on the cockpit is just stunning. Nicely done!
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daniel7891 · Posted: Sun 09 Nov 2008 17:39 pm Post subject:

Excellent work on the office
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JackJ · Posted: Sun 09 Nov 2008 18:50 pm Post subject:

wow the office looks fantasic
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