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hewman100 · Posted: Mon 09 Feb 2009 12:28 pm Post subject:

As soon as my LMS has the right size of balsa in I shall be attempting to convert a Stirling III in the Mk V cargo version. Many thanks to those who provded the article.

Brews · Posted: Mon 09 Feb 2009 12:54 pm Post subject:

Have fun, Ian. I'm in the process of carving a Me 262B-2 canopy "female" ready for smash-moulding.
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XN923 · Bronze Star Joined: 16 May 2008 Posts: 1176

I look forward to seeing this greatly! Do you have any markings in mind Ian?

hewman100 · Posted: Mon 09 Feb 2009 13:33 pm Post subject:

I found this profile today whilst doing some research.

I don't think I could handle a bare metal finish on something this big

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd199/hewman100/StirlingV.jpg

hewman100 · Posted: Mon 16 Feb 2009 11:35 am Post subject:

I've dug the kit out of the stash and begun work.

I thought one close to the age of the article was appropriate:

I'll only post pictures once surgery begins on the fuselage. At the moment I'm just putting together everything else.

Lincolnlanc · Posted: Mon 16 Feb 2009 15:31 pm Post subject:

My ... thats an old kit .. does it have the tractor and bomb trollies with it ??
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hewman100 · Posted: Tue 17 Feb 2009 11:51 am Post subject:

Oh yes!
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hewman100 · Posted: Thu 19 Feb 2009 12:15 pm Post subject:

Most of the easy work is now done, if you can call assembling the main undercarriage on one of these easy

lsshamsul · Joined: 04 May 2008 Posts: 3

I have one (or 2) in the stash - never got around to building it. Maybe its time to find it in the pile of to-do kits. Will definitely be following this thread closely.

hewman100 · Posted: Thu 26 Feb 2009 12:13 pm Post subject:

Still no-go on the balsa front, but work has begun on the fuselage.

I've removed the nose, tail and dorsal turret appendages and filled in some of the windows.

Next will be putting in the five windows over the rear wing. Some of those in the kit are in the correct place, but I'm considering inserting a piece of clear plasticard into the sides and the painting it leaving the appertures bare.

This will be easier than drilling out new ones.

hewman100 · Posted: Mon 02 Mar 2009 11:28 am Post subject:

Balsa should arrive before the end of the week.

Meantime I've put the new windows in the fuselage an finished putting it together.

hewman100 · Posted: Thu 05 Mar 2009 11:57 am Post subject:

My balsa has arrived. It's a nice chunky 3x2x18" block, and I've used very little for what I need.

Great fun, and just the tail fairing to do before we get out the talc and dope.

TimJ · Posted: Thu 05 Mar 2009 12:00 pm Post subject:

Great job with the balsa.

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Ratch · Posted: Thu 05 Mar 2009 16:03 pm Post subject:

You make it look so easy

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jssel · Posted: Fri 06 Mar 2009 13:52 pm Post subject:

Wonderful work so far. Really liking this one.
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hewman100 · Posted: Tue 10 Mar 2009 10:28 am Post subject:

Work is coming along well. Dope and talc has been applied, rubbed down, and primed.

Not sure the best way to go about making the nose transparency though

hewman100 · Posted: Sat 14 Mar 2009 14:53 pm Post subject:

The monster emerges:

Nose hollowed:

and tail detail:

Lincolnlanc · Posted: Sat 14 Mar 2009 18:38 pm Post subject:

Ian
Like the look of that but can you explain the talc process please ...
Ian

jssel · Posted: Sun 15 Mar 2009 13:46 pm Post subject:

This one is shaping up very nice. Go to it.
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