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ColinM · Posted: Mon 01 Jun 2009 20:48 pm Post subject:

Back to the GB...

Main fuselage, wings and tail glued, cockpit and nose final dry fit.

And yes, it is sitting on an A3 cutting mat!

The main section joins, wing roots and engine pods especially will need a lot of TLC and the underneath is a bit untidy but I live in hope.

Big question remains, I was going to build it wheels up but the undercarriage looks so inviting, I'm very tempted to go wheels down after all.

Perhaps I should start a poll?

Colin

thomasweir · Posted: Mon 01 Jun 2009 22:39 pm Post subject:

Looking good Colin. It looks rather graceful on its stand so wheels up for me!

ColinM · Posted: Tue 02 Jun 2009 20:23 pm Post subject:

Not happy today. Peeled some of the Tamiya tape off the cockpit glazing this afternoon and a piece of clear plastic came away with it leaving a hole and some cracks behind.

What is left has gone very brittle. I'm going to try salvaging it with Clearfix (need to get some anyway). Most of the damage will be behind the droop snoot glazing so it may not show too much, very irritating though.

I'll send an email to Airfix, see if they can send a replacement.

More later.

Colin

ColinM · Posted: Sat 13 Jun 2009 17:57 pm Post subject:

Repair to the glazing did not go well, may just paint it black, unless Airfix are able to come up with a replacement soon.

Moving on.

The underneath doors aren't too bad, but will need some filling

The lower main wing is in three parts. fortunately most of that main join will be hidden by the engines

Where the tail joins the main fuselage is OK underneath

But horrible on top

And don't ask about the wing root...

Let the filler begin!

More soon

Colin

Ratch · Posted: Sat 13 Jun 2009 23:27 pm Post subject:

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ColinM · Posted: Sun 14 Jun 2009 17:03 pm Post subject:

Progress continues.

Managed to clean up the filler. I had another go at the glazing and decided it would be OK from a couple of feet away, so finished the fuselage. Engines are ready to be fitted after the rest of the painting is done.

Next stage will be to spray grey primer all over to see what else needs filling!

Colin

thomasweir · Posted: Sun 14 Jun 2009 18:42 pm Post subject:

Looking good and big too!

DH764 · Posted: Sun 14 Jun 2009 18:50 pm Post subject:

The Great White Bird flies again !!!

Great stuff Colin.
Makes me feel guilty

(got to get started

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ColinM · Posted: Sun 14 Jun 2009 18:56 pm Post subject:

Hi Tom

34 inches long, 14.5 inches wide, on the stand it is 15 inches high to the top of the tail flying straight and level.

I don't know where I am going to put it but I am so glad that I'm building it.

Afraid to think how much paint it will need though!

Colin

ColinM · Posted: Sun 14 Jun 2009 19:19 pm Post subject:

TimJ · Posted: Mon 15 Jun 2009 15:47 pm Post subject:

Nice work so far Colin.
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ColinM · Posted: Sat 20 Jun 2009 20:39 pm Post subject:

Thanks folks.

I sprayed Halfords Grey Plastic primer all over, saw all the bad bits, filled, rubbed down, and sprayed again. Repeated three times.

This was taken just before the fourth go at primer .

So was this

After a coat or two of Halfords Appliance White it starts to look just like it did before I started painting it...

As long as she passes the three foot test I'll be happy.

Day off tomorrow, going to Wellesbourne to see XM655 belt down the runway and make a LOT OF NOISE

Colin

thomasweir · Posted: Sat 04 Jul 2009 16:05 pm Post subject:

How are you getting on with this Colin

ColinM · Posted: Sat 04 Jul 2009 16:15 pm Post subject:

Hi Tom

It had a few more coats of paint on Thursday. Airfix kindly sent me a replacement set of clear parts this morning so I might be replacing that, then some touch ups, several coats of clear, then several more!

I'm hoping to finish it next weekend.

Colin

ColinM · Posted: Sun 05 Jul 2009 19:31 pm Post subject:

A couple of coats of paint later and engines now on. The engines are made in three parts from different types of plastic, the tail pipes will need glueing again as ordinary poly cement won't hold them.

The engine fit generally is poor. If I was starting again I would assemble the whole kit, everything, the whole thing, before painting, then fill, then fill some more, then prime, then fill, then paint everything white.

Lots klear next, then transfers.

Still pleased to be building it though!

Colin

Ratch · Posted: Sun 05 Jul 2009 21:07 pm Post subject:

Looking good Col

All those coats of Appliance White seem to have paid off

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ColinM · Posted: Sun 05 Jul 2009 21:12 pm Post subject:

Odd thing is some sections are glossy white, some are matt and rough.

Everything will get a gentle rub with wet and dry followed by a dunking in klear.

Colin

thomasweir · Posted: Mon 06 Jul 2009 08:36 am Post subject:

Looking good there Colin

ColinM · Posted: Sun 12 Jul 2009 20:08 pm Post subject:

One week later...

Engines have been refixed with superglue, lots of filler applied, more white paint. Nearly finished then i spilt thinners on the cockpit glazing, oh dear.

Old glazing has been removed, new glazing dunked in Klear. I've also filled (I kid you not) the stand and applied the first coat of paint.

More news next week.

Colin

ColinM · Posted: Thu 23 Jul 2009 20:02 pm Post subject:

Replacement glazing is now in, but it seems very easy to mark. More filling and rubbing down today but all being well Saturday will see the final coats of paint being applied.

Colin