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hewman100 · Posted: Tue 28 Jul 2009 10:07 am Post subject:

All done!

Next up the Lysander that Hardtarget is also doing.
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TopGun · Posted: Tue 28 Jul 2009 12:52 pm Post subject:

Awesome
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dinotramp · Posted: Tue 28 Jul 2009 13:18 pm Post subject:

Well done. Great model.

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Roger 410 · Posted: Tue 28 Jul 2009 18:10 pm Post subject:

Another excellent one Ian.
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TimJ · Posted: Tue 28 Jul 2009 19:20 pm Post subject:

Another great build.
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Badwolf · Posted: Tue 28 Jul 2009 21:41 pm Post subject:

Cracking build!

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hewman100 · Posted: Thu 30 Jul 2009 11:03 am Post subject:

Here goes!

Pre-assembly painting:

And an almost complete fuselage:

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Dangerbod · Posted: Fri 31 Jul 2009 23:38 pm Post subject:

I love that Hurricane, looking forward to the lizzie now

hewman100 · Posted: Mon 03 Aug 2009 11:41 am Post subject:

It's been a productive weekend:

Finished!

I think a 342 (Free French) Sqn Boston III next

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thomasweir · Posted: Mon 03 Aug 2009 14:44 pm Post subject:

Good Lysander

It looks like yourself and hard target are building the entire D-Day fleet between you !

Hardtarget · Posted: Mon 03 Aug 2009 14:46 pm Post subject:

Nice Lizzie Ian, looking forward to the boston, am thinking about making the maurauder.

Thats the plan, mossie is in production then onto the mustang, but not the original one i planned to do.
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James Russell · Posted: Mon 03 Aug 2009 16:37 pm Post subject:

Beautiful builds. With this sort of material air-superiority, the Germans don't stand a chance!

Have you ever built the Matchbox 1.72 Lysander? This Airfix looks a bit more accurate than my 1970s Matchbox attempt, but it could just be your skill and not the model.

You are building up quite an impressive flight!

TimJ · Posted: Mon 03 Aug 2009 20:01 pm Post subject:

Nice looking Lizzie.

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Badwolf · Posted: Mon 03 Aug 2009 21:12 pm Post subject:

Cracking build of the Lysander, and quick too!

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hewman100 · Posted: Tue 04 Aug 2009 11:07 am Post subject:

Read about the tribulations with your Mossie HT and added a further bit of info.

James, IMHO the Matchbox Lysander is actually better than the Airfix one.

Anyway prelims for the Boston:

The ESCI sheet actually seems to be one of their poorer ones, so I'm filching most of the markings from the Matchbox Boston sheet.

Also the ESCI sheet has the serial of 'OA-U' as BZ258. I cannot confirm this, but BZ261 was so marked.
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dinotramp · Posted: Tue 04 Aug 2009 11:09 am Post subject:

Excellent great job
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hewman100 · Posted: Sat 08 Aug 2009 10:10 am Post subject:

As with any tricycle undercarriage preventing tail sitting is vital.

Using folded sheet lead secured within plasticard bulkheads with liberal amounts of PVA this is the result achieved:

Ensuring a tight fit!

Stripe time:

And upper camouflage done:

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hewman100 · Posted: Thu 13 Aug 2009 09:57 am Post subject:

Painting completed ready for decals:

And the finished subject:

The markings are a real hodge-podge.

The squadron codes fin flashes, and fire extinguisher markings came from the ESCI sheet

The fuselage roundels and shields are from the Matchbox sheet. I had to use all six in the end as the colour density on the roundels was abysmal.

The wing roundels and serials came from generic sheets, and the prop warning stripe cam from the kit sheet.

One more build to come: An Anson I of 83 Group Comms Flight.
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Badwolf · Posted: Thu 13 Aug 2009 21:23 pm Post subject:

Cracking job on the Boston.

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James Russell · Posted: Fri 14 Aug 2009 02:27 am Post subject:

Great subject for a Boston build - over sea camouflage, invasion stripes, and French roundels! This is a colourful bird, indeed. Thanks for sharing.