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World War II: Great Britain
Aircraft of Great Britain in WWII.
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Revell Beaufighter In1/32
armouredcharmer
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Posted: Saturday, September 14, 2013 - 09:49 AM UTC
Hi Gang,Just a quick question,does anyone know of any aftermarket stuff i could use to improve this kit ?.
After going through the box it strikes me how horribly bare this kit is !.
Jessie_C
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Posted: Saturday, September 14, 2013 - 09:59 AM UTC
There's very little available apart from generic stuff like Eduard seatbelts, Airscale instrument decals and the like. Luckily there's lots of room in there for plastic card and strip. The seats and basic shapes in the cockpits are good enough for scratchbuilt enhancements without needing to be totally replaced.
armouredcharmer
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Posted: Saturday, September 14, 2013 - 08:45 PM UTC
Hi Jessie,Thanks for the help - i`ll start diving into A/M stuff to find what i need.
KosachevSergey
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Posted: Saturday, September 14, 2013 - 08:56 PM UTC

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Hi Gang,Just a quick question,does anyone know of any aftermarket stuff i could use to improve this kit ?.

Vector makes engines for it:

http://www.neomega-resin.com/bristol-hercules-354-p.asp

Sergey.
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Posted: Sunday, September 15, 2013 - 12:42 AM UTC
Hannants have Quickboost exhausts for it. Nothing else as I could see.
Robbd01
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Posted: Sunday, September 15, 2013 - 01:59 AM UTC
I have one of those monsters in my stash. I see stuff come up now and again on ebay. I have the QB exhausts. My main hunt for sometime was decals. Sergey thanks for the link for the engines.

Cheers
wychdoctor92394
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Posted: Sunday, September 15, 2013 - 03:46 AM UTC

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Hi Gang,Just a quick question,does anyone know of any aftermarket stuff i could use to improve this kit ?.
After going through the box it strikes me how horribly bare this kit is !.


If you plan on making an aggressive scratch-building campaign, you might want to look for AI equipment usually found on (Bristol Blenheim, Bristol Beaufort) to detail the "back office" -- the front was pretty standard (pilot wedged in between the sides of the cockpit and instrument panel). I might have a cutaway drawing of the Beaufighter somewhere in my collection. If you PM your email addy to me, I'll send it to you, if I find it.

Most of the pictures and stuff were of Bob Braham's aircraft, and I have pictures of the Luftwaffe pilot who shot him down. I met Bob when I was 13, and he was a hell of a pilot....
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Posted: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - 03:47 PM UTC
Definitely worth the effort, here's what you can do with 3 of these beasts and a few targets (oops, vehicles)!

Green Ghost Diorama

wychdoctor92394
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Posted: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - 04:59 PM UTC

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Hi Gang,Just a quick question,does anyone know of any aftermarket stuff i could use to improve this kit ?.
After going through the box it strikes me how horribly bare this kit is !.


If you plan on making an aggressive scratch-building campaign, you might want to look for AI equipment usually found on (Bristol Blenheim, Bristol Beaufort) to detail the "back office" -- the front was pretty standard (pilot wedged in between the sides of the cockpit and instrument panel). I might have a cutaway drawing of the Beaufighter somewhere in my collection. If you PM your email addy to me, I'll send it to you, if I find it.

Most of the pictures and stuff were of Bob Braham's aircraft, and I have pictures of the Luftwaffe pilot who shot him down. I met Bob when I was 13, and he was a hell of a pilot....


I found several items that might help you design the interior (cutaway drawings, etc.) pics of Bob Braham and Robert Spreckels
armouredcharmer
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Posted: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - 05:57 PM UTC
I have been doing a bit of "Googling" and i`m going to do a bit of scratchbuilding based on images of the 1/48 Tamiya kit.
Thanks for the resin engine help and the other bits and pieces.
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Posted: Thursday, September 19, 2013 - 01:05 AM UTC
I just checked out Phil Pietsch's 1/32nd Green Ghost Diorama. Just a fantastic piece of modeling. Thanks Damian for the link.

Joel
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Posted: Thursday, September 19, 2013 - 01:32 AM UTC
Derek Bradshaw from Eclipse Model Design has been working on a complete interior for many years. He posted his progress a few years ago here:
http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=15582&page=2

Might be worth emailing him?
http://eshop.eclipsemodels.co.uk/
armouredcharmer
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Posted: Thursday, September 19, 2013 - 06:06 AM UTC
MAN,Those are beautiful ! - it seems such a shame that they`d be buried out of site.
That set is a work of art in itself and i bow humbly to such great work.

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