Hi Jessica
Rigging looks good!
I have rigged my southampton as per Stephen Lawsons guide and
have found that the line has sagged after a few days!I have read to go at it with a hair dryer but I do not want to melt the wings!

Better control with a freshly extinguished match (or cigarette)?

Thanks Sean
I will give it a try!

Update time, got back to where I was before the F4B was attacked by the window blind:



More in my Build Blog

Doug

!

I started to put the decals on:


Originally I planned to take the decals from an Xtradecals sheet that I had ordered from a shop in New York. But they broke into pieces when in contact with water. So I take the AirDoc decals ( RAF Germany Phantom Decals 1:48 )

I combine them with the stencils form the Revell sheet. There are quite a lot of decals, so it will take some time I think.

Regards,

Sebastian

The Rafale B is back on the shelf due to an unfortunate glue joint failure, the main gear bays are currently detached.

But the build I originally entered got a kick in the paints. Been meaning to spray the DG for quite a while, finally got around to it today, and shot the leading edges too


Monograom Hawker Typhoon 1b 1/48 by mawz_models, on Flickr

That prompted me to keep going and here she is, with the decals done as well


Monograom Hawker Typhoon 1b 1/48 by mawz_models, on Flickr

Finishing up the tires tomorrow, then it's just painting the rockets and final assembly.

Richard's been quiet for a while. I hope I didn't steer him wrong!
Doug that looks great. Nice recovery.
Sebastian, the scheme you're piecing together looks great.
Adam, too bad about the Rafale, but nice looking Typhoon so far! A little more to go.
-Sean H

Hi Sean
I am working on three campaigns at the same time
I will post photos soon!

And the Typhoon is done


Monograom Hawker Typhoon 1b 1/48 by mawz_models, on Flickr


Monograom Hawker Typhoon 1b 1/48 by mawz_models, on Flickr


Monograom Hawker Typhoon 1b 1/48 by mawz_models, on Flickr

And uploaded to the Gallery as well.

Wow, what a beautifully clean Tiffie! Those are rare as hen's teeth

The Hanriot's nearly done. I just have to wait until the glue is fully cured on the control horns before I glue the control wires, and then go around the whole airplane with the touch-up paint and final little bits of finishing.



The interplane rigging was a tense, fiddly job. I'm glad it's over.

Nice work on the rigging!
I am rigging my Southampton and as this is my first attempt it's two steps forward and one back!!

Nice rigging Jessica! I personally find it a relaxing, while at the same time it can get tense when something is not working as planned

Made a bit more progress, just a couple more things to take care of and this one will be a "Hanger Queen" no more



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Doug

I'm calling the Hanriot done. Into the display case with it and off the bench forever!

Doug, that's looking great.
Jessie, that's remarkable! The turnbuckles and wood grain details and out-of-ordinary decals all help add up to a real visual treat!

I am pleased to report that this one is finally done!







I'll post a couple more photos in the Gallery

Doug

That's a really delightful model. It makes me want to dig mine out of the pile for Knights of the Sky III...

@Jessie- Your cable job looks great except it looks like you may have pulled the center wires too taught...the upper wing is a bit bent in the middle! 😄 But seriously, it came out really well, especially considering the angles of the struts and other hardware.

@Doug- Ditto on the F4B. And beautiful pics. What do you use for a studio?

@Adam- Double ditto on the good looking Typh.

Keith

Doug, I second Keith's comment-- beautiful photos of a beautiful build. Your plane looks flawless no matter how closely you look. (Mine you have to close one eye and look really fast for best effect. ) Remember to post in the gallery!

Everyone, the gallery is here . So far campaign completers in the gallery are: 29Foxtrot, cinzano, Jclapp, Jessie_C, md72, MLD, and mykroft. If you don't see your name, and you think it should be there, speak up, and I'll double-check my list.
Plenty of time between now and the new year to pick an old hangar queen from the back of the stash and get her to the front of your display shelf! (Okay, I'm talking mostly to myself here. I'll get mine started eventually...)

-Sean H.

Hi!

I have finished decaling my Phantom. After having sprayed on a coat of semi matte clear cote I started the final assembly.





My favourite glue for attaching already painted parts is UHU Plus Acrylit, a 2K glue. It does not cure immediately like CA so the parts are still movable a little bit. That makes it easier for example to bring the landing gear in place.



If it is appropiate I also use thin plastic cement and let a few drops on the parts already in place. But you have to be careful because it melts everything. A drop on the wrong place can not be removed without spoiling the surface. The 2K glue of UHU still can be removedd carfully if necessary.



Ta-daaah!
Standing on its own feet the first time! And no tailsitter !


The remaining parts will follow. I hope I can finish the Phantom today!

Regards,

Sebastian

OK I'm In,

There's a bit of a story to my entry.... first the kit



This kit was got as far as the decalling started and put top one side some 10 years ago I picked it up again a couple of years ago to find the decals had faded on one side. so i purchased some Cutting Edge AM decals, disassembled the kit as best I could and paint stripped the majority of parts. then the kit ended up back in the box until now.



I have a week off work this week so hopefully I'll get some done between the redecorating of the Aeroscale Campaign HQ (aka my office)

Whoa, Sebastian! That's some fine work. Well done.
Allen! Welcome aboard. That's quite a tale of woe. Having an administrator lends credibility to the rest of us in the campaign!
-Sean H.

While waiting for the gloss paint to dry on the skirting boards in Campaign HQ I decided to have a crack at the sabre today.

First the exhaust and intakes were painted with Alclad paints and glued together



The cockpit was painted neutral greay and after looking at images of the seat online I decided to add some seat cushions out of milliput to give a little bit of interest in the cockpit



The decal was starting to peel of the instrument panel so some judicial application of Microsol solved that



Gear bays and air brake bays have been painted interior green and detail painting done as well.





Finally for today the seat and cushion has been painted and some spare etch seatbelts added.



Next up will be a wash and highlights on the cockpit.

As always comments, suggestions and critique is welcomed

After being OBE by life, the universe, and everything the past few weeks I'm back to huffing paint and sniffing glue--with proper ventilation of course.

Puttying and sanding continues on the fuselage:




Not much, but it's a start. If all goes well I hope to have a coat of primer gray on it by early next week.

Keith

Quick update while waiting for more paint to dry in Campaign HQ I got a little more done to the Sabre.

Basically the cockpit is finished for now and the fuselage is buttoned up.







Next up is seem cleaning and re-attaching the wings.

Sebastian, that Phantom looks awesome! Great work there. Jessica, a very neat little bi plane. Doug, I'm glad that the window blind didn't consume your airplane model! Everyone is doing quite well, really enjoy looking at the work. Russell

P.S. Adam, the Typhoon is a great looking bird too!