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ColinM
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Final paint is on, first couple of coats of Klear applied, transfers start tomorrow.
Camera battery is flat 
More tomorrow!
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ColinM
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Finished at long last.
Decals were not easy, tended to wrinkle and wrap around themselves and a couple of the door ones got wrecked so I've left them off for now.
I'm glad I've built it, just got to find somewhere to put it now!
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| Posted: Tue 04 Aug 2009 19:41 pm Post subject: |
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Looks great on that stand Col  and she just looks so natural in flight 
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DH764
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Shes a beauty !!
Well worth the effort 
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Jonathan
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I'm gonna say it... the most beautiful aeroplane that ever flew.
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ColinM
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| Posted: Tue 04 Aug 2009 21:12 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks all.
I think I've found somewhere to park it
That cabinet is 33 inches wide.
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thomasweir
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I hope you don't have a cat 
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| Posted: Tue 04 Aug 2009 22:14 pm Post subject: |
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Awesome build Colin! 
All the best
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| Posted: Wed 05 Aug 2009 07:00 am Post subject: |
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Ayup Col...
Nice Concorde. It looks nice on your Cabinet. You DON'T have cats do you?
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ColinM
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| Posted: Wed 05 Aug 2009 07:08 am Post subject: |
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Thank you. No pets of any type here!
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Ayup Colin...
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gerry
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| Posted: Wed 05 Aug 2009 09:15 am Post subject: |
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| Looks great on the stand. it was built to look good in flight. The all over white looks splendid. |
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Paula & Dan
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| Posted: Wed 05 Aug 2009 09:27 am Post subject: |
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| Jonathan wrote: | | I'm gonna say it... the most beautiful aeroplane that ever flew. |
100% agree with you... and Colin's model does her super-sexy lines justice, too
Dan
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| Posted: Wed 05 Aug 2009 09:54 am Post subject: |
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Excellent result Colin (although I'm slightly ashamed that you've built that monster and I've barely started my little baby one yet )
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| Posted: Wed 05 Aug 2009 19:51 pm Post subject: |
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Great build Colin. I'll have to pull my finger ( and my filler ) out.
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| Posted: Wed 05 Aug 2009 20:53 pm Post subject: |
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Fantastic job there!
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ColinM
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| Posted: Fri 07 Aug 2009 21:58 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Folks
Thank you for the kind words. I know I winged about building it, but, as BAC I think said, assemble, paint, decal, done.
The 1/144 kit is manageable with relatively few parts and looks like a Concorde very quickly.
The 1/72 kit is, in my view, overly complex, especially the cockpit and nose. The builder really has only two decisions, nose up or down, wheels up or down. After that, assemble, paint, decal, done. I wasted a lot of time flaffing about, I also trashed a set of the cockpit glazing through carelessness.
If you have the space, spray by airbrush or rattle can, if not Tom has shown that a big paint brush and a some effort can produce a very nice result.
So, to those who signed up for the GB but haven't finished yet, how can I help?
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| Posted: Sat 19 Sep 2009 22:41 pm Post subject: |
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Having seen her in the plastic today, I can only say Colin's pictures don't do her justice 
She's a truly impressive piece of work 
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| Posted: Tue 22 Sep 2009 09:27 am Post subject: |
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I'll second that - it's a stunning looking thing 'in the flesh'!
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