KotS GB 2011 Bristol F.2b Larsa
Östergötland, Sweden
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Posted: Thursday, March 17, 2011 - 01:48 AM UTC
Hi
Long time ago I did post here and now it´s time again
Just trying to get something complete for a change
I jumpstarted this Wingnutter two weeks ago and the interior is done at least.
I did not find that seat to nice, so I made a new one from brass and fishinglines.
Hope u like it so far
//Larsa
England - South East, United Kingdom
Joined: November 06, 2005
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Posted: Thursday, March 17, 2011 - 02:00 AM UTC
Welcome back Larsa, your time away from the bench has not affected your skill. Wonderful to see you here and posting again. Are you going to put this in the KotS campaign?...I think you must.
When I first came to this forum you were one of my great inspirations.
Keith.
Still can't cure the AMS even with sausage finger implants & olde eyes.
Östergötland, Sweden
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Posted: Thursday, March 17, 2011 - 02:12 AM UTC
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Welcome back Larsa, your time away from the bench has not affected your skill. Wonderful to see you here and posting again. Are you going to put this in the KotS campaign?...I think you must.
When I first came to this forum you were one of my great inspirations.
Keith.
Nowadys it the other way around my friend, if I jump in the KotS I´ll have to finnish this one, tempting I must say.Thanks for you comments.
//Larsa
Västra Götaland, Sweden
Joined: February 19, 2010
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Posted: Thursday, March 17, 2011 - 04:21 AM UTC
Hi Larsa,
A very beautiful start on a beautiful plane – as usual your interiors look fabulous
Hope to see more soon
Mikael
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Just finished the Wingnut Wings Taube. On to the Junkers D.1
Alberta, Canada
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Posted: Thursday, March 17, 2011 - 12:15 PM UTC
Well , look what hte cat dragged in !
Welcome back my friend ( big hug )
Nice start on the Bristol so far Lars , nothing wrong with your skills . You still have that magical touch
What marking option are you going with on this bird ?
Now you do know that I can't just let this go , but are you going to finish the FF-33 and the strutter you started way back before you went missing in action in the garden ? hehehehe
Colorado, United States
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Posted: Thursday, March 17, 2011 - 03:57 PM UTC
Its good to see you back at it Larsa. We missed your smiling face here.
". . .The most important thing is to know why you build and then get the most that you can out of building." via D.D.
Östergötland, Sweden
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Posted: Thursday, March 17, 2011 - 06:48 PM UTC
Hi Terri(Big Hug)
For the markings, I´ll just ordered the "Brisfish" Decals from OHmodels. It´s a limited printed decal.
And the FF33 and Strutter are still on the topcorner off the bench,so they will be build soner or later.
For the moment I´ll have to focus on this build, so I can get anything complete/finished
just for once.
Lost in the garden yep, the spring is coming over here and I´ll just wait and hoping for a quick snowmelt.As they say "Winter is nice on postcards"
//Larsa
Östergötland, Sweden
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Posted: Thursday, March 17, 2011 - 06:55 PM UTC
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Its good to see you back at it Larsa. We missed your smiling face here.
Hi Stephen
It´s nice to get welcomed here again, so much to read on this site, so many new friends to make and there´s also the old dogs in the barn
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I started up this Brisfit when two more boxes from Wingnuts was delivered in my mailbox. My wife told me "If you going to order, you´l have to build them"Yep, she´s friendly sometimes.
So the newly from Wingnuts are the Roland and the RE 8.But these boxes is another story.
//Larsa
Östergötland, Sweden
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Posted: Thursday, March 17, 2011 - 10:56 PM UTC
Hi
Now Thunderbirds website is up and running again. Terri here´s a picture off the decals I will use,I ordered a set two days ago and now I´m waiting and building up the Brisfish...The decal is screen printed by Fantasy Printshop in the UK, so I´m guessing it´s good stuff I´m waiting for.
Here´s a link to Thunderbird models
[url=http://www.thunderbirdmodels.co.uk/product.php?id_product=139[/url]
The Falcon engine is now glued up and painted, I would not detail this up(witch is a shame),I like the Bris with the clothes on
The interior is in place and the fuselge is glued together, just tiny filler was needed. Beside the fuselga and engine you also can see Rodens new 72-scale Nieuport 24b and RPM M.M.G.S scout car in 35-scale.
Larsa
Arizona, United States
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Posted: Friday, March 18, 2011 - 04:07 AM UTC
Hi Larsa and welcome back:
I will be watching your build on this, as it is one on my list as well. Good to see you back in the saddle or back at the bench. Your brass and fishing line seat looks great. Yes, winter is hanging on here in the great upper midwest of Minnesota and Wisconsin, no early spring here, so time to model, when I am not moving or putting stuff away. Join the build Larsa, just might motivate you to finish it. I have the checkerboard decal for this kit by the same outfit.
Best
Mark
We few, we happy few........
Östergötland, Sweden
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Posted: Friday, March 18, 2011 - 08:52 AM UTC
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Join the build Larsa, just might motivate you to finish it.
Best
Mark
When will this KotS end ?
Is there any seat´s left Stephen? If so I´ll enter.......
//Larsa
Alberta, Canada
Joined: January 19, 2008
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Posted: Friday, March 18, 2011 - 10:59 AM UTC
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Join the build Larsa, just might motivate you to finish it.
Best
Mark
When will this KotS end ?
Is there any seat´s left Stephen? If so I´ll enter.......
//Larsa
Well Lars , it started Jan 1 2011 and goes until Dce 31 , 2011 . Still have 9 months to go . Join up and share in the fun !
Colorado, United States
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Posted: Friday, March 18, 2011 - 04:47 PM UTC
Here you go my friend.
GB page & sign in. ". . .The most important thing is to know why you build and then get the most that you can out of building." via D.D.
Östergötland, Sweden
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Posted: Saturday, March 19, 2011 - 02:24 AM UTC
Hopefully I´m enlisted and if not Stephen would give me a helping push in the rigth direction.
Beware folks, perhaps I´ll can finish one up this year
//Larsa
Kentucky, United States
Joined: July 02, 2010
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Posted: Saturday, March 19, 2011 - 10:41 AM UTC
And I thought that the WingNuts seat didn't look so bad.
A magnificent scratch build on the seat, sir. It's in a class by itself.
"I took German in school...but I can't understand the way these foreigners speak it." The Dawn Patrol (1938)
Dennis O'C
Östergötland, Sweden
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Posted: Sunday, March 20, 2011 - 07:31 AM UTC
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And I thought that the WingNuts seat didn't look so bad.
A magnificent scratch build on the seat, sir. It's in a class by itself.
Thanks
The kit set from Wingnuts is god, but if you put a homemade one in the rest of the interior step up attention of details.
The fuselage is glued togehter and only a small amount off filler was neded on the underside.
So from here my attention is on the wings and tailareas, preparing them for primer and preshadings. Once again I´m going to cut all off those tiny strips off maskingtape
Hopefully the decals will come from OH-models this next week, then I´ll be back with my first comments about it.
//Larsa
Indiana, United States
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Posted: Sunday, March 20, 2011 - 09:58 AM UTC
Interior looks great. I considered getting a set of those decals myself. I am sure it will look stunning when you finish her up.
"Treat 'em Rough", Current Builds--Wingnut Rumpler
I am frequently seen with blood shot eyes from staying up past my nap time to get the right colour scheme on my latest WWI model?
Östergötland, Sweden
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Posted: Monday, March 21, 2011 - 02:03 AM UTC
Hi Carl
If so you better hurry my friend, there was limited numbers of them I think
http://www.ohmodels.co.uk/ I got mine from here
http://www.thunderbirdmodels.co.uk/category.php?id_category=27 //Larsa
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Posted: Thursday, March 24, 2011 - 06:31 AM UTC
Colorado, United States
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Posted: Thursday, March 24, 2011 - 07:56 AM UTC
Wow! Fantasy print shop know their business eh? Your build & their decals Most impressive!
". . .The most important thing is to know why you build and then get the most that you can out of building." via D.D.
England - South East, United Kingdom
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Posted: Thursday, March 24, 2011 - 08:12 AM UTC
Wow, beautiful decals. Not surprising though, I believe these are the people who print Pheon's decals too.
She is going to be stunning Larsa.
Still can't cure the AMS even with sausage finger implants & olde eyes.
Västra Götaland, Sweden
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Posted: Sunday, March 27, 2011 - 08:07 PM UTC
Hi Larsa,
Great and fast progress on the Bristol – those decals will really et yours apart form the rest of the F2bs, (the decals look like good quality too).
Looking forward to more as it develops...
Mikael
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Just finished the Wingnut Wings Taube. On to the Junkers D.1
Östergötland, Sweden
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Posted: Monday, March 28, 2011 - 03:20 AM UTC
Thanks
The wickerseat took me four day to fix up. I could have done a second one but the first one was alomst okej.All that woodgraining took me some nights with the workinglamp on
. The only thing I can say about Wingnuts and there´s etched seatbelts is
I do not like them at all.For the R( project Í will use HGW`s, they must be better.
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/uh_bobek/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg= I was planning to handpaint this scheme for this bird and was very positive when Rogga told me that OH-decals had them.Just one off my favorite schemes.
//Larsa
North Carolina, United States
Joined: June 19, 2007
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Posted: Monday, March 28, 2011 - 05:55 AM UTC
Larsa,
Looks beautiful so far! The seat is a work of art as usual!
RAGIII
Östergötland, Sweden
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Posted: Monday, March 28, 2011 - 06:15 AM UTC
Hi RAGIII
Big smile here, you´r still out there, thanks my friend.
Now I can tell you folks why you mostly have seen the Bristol Figther kit without the enginecovers..
They don´t fit that good,You´ll need some fine work with a dremel to get inline with the fuselage. I´m not disepointed,just getting you a headsup on this. Take your time in this stage and it will turn out nice anyway.
Pics comming sone again.
//larsa
