It has been awhile since I posted an update on my Frog Avenger FAA. A month or so ago I needed to add more support for the turret. Seems with the fuselage closed up the turret would fall down into the rear gunner area. So I broke out my old sheet styrene that, believe it or not, I bought with my paper route money back in the early '70s. Here is a couple of pics






Cheers

My progress is slow, but moving on. A couple of Buccaneer pictures to show progress.

First we have the inner workings of the airbrake.

A lot of this will be hidden but I have made it movable so I can adapt it to fit when I add the petals.

Next we have the wing cutouts to accommodate the wingfold mechanism. Airwaves tell you to remove a lot of the plastic at the join, I have done and think this will leave the photoetch liable to damage so I am going to add strengtheners in the wing which wont be visible when finished

You can see how different the required cutouts are compared to the Airfix kit.

Ejector seats have been painted just needing drybrushing and wash applied. The etched instrument panels also need a wash before applying, interestingly the pilots panel sits very nicely over the kit decal panel so this will liven up the cockpit, probably never to be seen again.

Ok chaps - Suez stripes in 3 easy stages!




Between this project and the Ekranoplan (Sea Plane Campaign), I have used more rolls of masking tape, than on all my previous projects on this forum combined!

Cheers Everyone!

Impressive masking job Lee,

looking forward to seeing what is underneath.

Si

Love your 'handle', wish I'd thought of that a few projects ago.

I have finished the main paint have some touch ups to do and decals and shes done shall post an update pic shortly

Sascha(Ironowl)

809 squadron are gong to have to wait a bit longer than I would like for their next Buccaneer. I have begun to put the fuselage together after completing most of the cockpit including adding a front portion, The etched panel has been fitted over the kit decal panel, believe it or not the instrument decal lines up exactly with the etched holes.

I have removed the intakes back to the engine fronts, I have not used the resin replacement engine blades instead I have taken the kit part and added the resin bullet housing. The kit part has been used as it provides strength to the fuselage.

The resin tailplane had a very unusual step in the rear, I cannot find any reference to this anywhere so I have just shaved it off. The front of the fin has an intake, this now has a hole.

My biggest problem is , I might not be able to finish by the deadline, but I will try

Here is my finished entry:-

Hello folks,

I'm sorry to tell you that I bail out of this interesting campaign. My Sea Vixen is still lying in its box, there was to much to do after my holiday so I won't have a chance to finish it in time.
Anyway, I wish all participants much fun and fine results. See you in another campaign!
Cheers Peter

well I am stuck at this point have been called into work and will have to push hard to get the touchup painting and decals done by the deadline


sascha(Ironowl)

2nd shot of the RN Phantom


Sascha(Ironowl)

Status of my Sopwith Pup, started to painting.

Unfortunately, I will have to withdraw from the campaign. After demasking the Suez Stripes on the Sea Venom, I found that the black has crept under the masking tape, ruining the neat edge of the yellow stripes. As there is no quick fix to this, I will have to strip it back and start again, mask it up again, do the stripes again THEN mask and spray the main colours Then do the decals. I will definitely finish it at some point (a Hangar Queen campaign probably), but right now I'm sick of the sight of it, and need to give it a good long break.

Good luck to everyone still trying to make the deadline - Cheers Everybody!

The fuselage is in the process of being joined, it does help to read the instructions as I wondered why the bulkhead kept falling backwards, try fitting it RIGHT WAY UP Being an 'Old' kit the fit is terrible, a judicious use of clamps, rubber bands and Plastic Weld (I had intended using Mek Pak but picked up the wrong bottle) it is beginning to take shape. 1st problem, the port wing lines up, the starboard has the top further in than the bottom, this means the gap will need filling and consequently the wing cut out is too deep, BLAST

Anyway, here is a picture of progress


I forgot to add nose weight but this will not be a problem as I have decided to cut into the fuselage to fit the intakes rather than trim the intake rear. No instructions were included with the resin parts but I presume this is what they intended. We shall see

More update pics.

D'oh! I have just realised that I didn't need to withdraw from the campaign because I won't finish the Sea Venom in time - I have already finished a Sea Harrier!

Well I have finished pics in the gallery

this was tough on the decals. thanks for the cool build.

Sascha(Ironowl)

Hi everyone,

I'm embarrassed to say I won't finish my entry by the end date, not by a long shot.

Here's just how far my Roc got on the workbench:

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Some work to get those joint lines more smooth, but the real work lies ahead on my next step, glueing the wings !!


Michael, I feel that this HQ campaign edition is where this beauty will end up

Cheers and congratulations to all that presented such fine models on this thread
Pedro

Progress is slow but I have made small steps tonight. The starboard intake is now in place along with the nose and horizontal tailplane


There is a LOT of filling, sanding and coffee drinking ahead and I feel that I have bitten off more than I could chew, but, it is getting closer than I was last week to completion.

Navy Sopwith Pup finished.

NEED ADVICE!!!! – Please read on. The planes are all looking great! Although I have been absent for the past months I have kept working on my models. Two Airfix Gloster Gladiator 1/72. I have added photos of my progress over the last few months:

Decals to make the Maltese trio







The main reason for the long delay was I had a huge amount of issues making the rigging and lost a lot of motivation (I am sure I won’t touch another kit involving rigging for a very long time) and a short holiday to China which boosted the motivation as I finally got my hands on several bottles of Future! My progress tonight involved oil dot washes however I made an error of judgement and as I ran out of MIG thinner I tried methylated spirits with disastrous results! If anyone knows how to fix this bleaching effect I urgently need advice in order to finish both planes in time.


THE PROBLEM – Left wing – I was hoping a coat of future might fix it…..any advice?

Well finally got one out of two builds complete. Hopefully I will be able to salvage the other plane and eventually complete the diorama involving the two complete gladiators with a third wingless one depicting the plane in the Valetta Museum, Malta.

Other then the rigging these are great kits and would highly recommend the new tooled airfix kits!

Some photos taken last night.





Better photos taken today on a half completed display base. Eventually I will tone the aircraft down with Matt spray and pigments but until then I am calling this complete!







Thanks for the great build all.

OK, I'm back! Looks like very nice work while I was gone, but a few need more time. Any interest in an extension?

Michael

Yes please. I have had a few health problems to contend with [articularly with my right eye so an extension would be very useful PLEASE

I am done, but no issues from me.

Great Gladiators James, don't normally build 1/72nd, but fancy a go at one of those.

Si