Dave Ward's 1/48 Revell Beaufighter TF.X 2018 Tooling.

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Looking good Dave. The Beaufighter has a nice 'sturdy' look about it.
 

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this 'Zebra' striped Dornier:

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A duck-like pattern would be so much more appropriate for that particular aircraft than zebra stripes …
 

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This almost counts as a stalled build, but with the TK tankette, and the Provost on the go, I didn't have enough room for this large beast.
Picked it up again, and added the undercarriage - I used CA to fix, as this is quite hefty.P1060068.JPG

I had almost forgotten that the outer flap sections had stripes- I'd better add them before rockets are installed.............................
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Looking good Dave. Must be a nice change after the Provost.

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Just about ready to start the weathering - the cockpit glazing has been a bit tricky to fit, I think the instrument panel is sitting a bit high - I've fettled it a bit, and now I need to use a little filler to fill in the small gaps........ P1060092.JPGP1060093.JPGP1060094.JPG

For weathering, I'm going to use the airbrush, streaks with the airflow, and behind the exhausts. I think it'll be a gradual procedure. I realise I should have left the canopies off until the weathering was just about finished!! Oh well masking fluid out again!
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Dave. What interior green did you use for the build? I have the Tamiya one and it says about blending three different colours.
 

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Lovely airplane Dave, nice build and paintwork :thumb2:
Cheers
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I'm afraid that the Beaufighter had a bad landing accident...... OK, I dropped it, and broke off all the port rockets and snapped the undercarriage legs on one side.
I think it's salvageable ( some aluminium tube will be necessary ), but I'll put it aside, as I'm not in the mood for a tricky repair job.
I will return to it.................just not at the moment.
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Sorry to hear of your mishap. I hope all gets sorted soon. :face-with-head-bandage:
 

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Sad to hear Dave, have a break and things will sort out I hope :thumb2:
 

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Hi Dave
What a shame but I doubt there is a modeller on here who hasn't dropped a model at some stage. Sometime damage is minimal but, like in this case, damage is bad. I'm sure you will sort it sometime in the future.
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Shame about that dave but we’ve all done it at some point so youre not alone. Best thing is to leave ot a few days and come back to it with a fresh outlook , its nothing that cant be repaired , cheers tony
 
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