Kenneth ONeill
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Milliput? If so, then it does "go off" eventually, like after a few years with the 2 component putties stored stored in the box together, usually only the first half inch or so.
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Likewise. So 3 down, 9_997 to go...
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I build planes 1/32 from Zoukei-Mura or 1/24 from Airfix (the Hellcat F6F) I particularly appreciate the internal details that can be made visible with open access hatches and I don’t hesitate to cut half the fuselage and a wing if the interior is worth it! I like being able to release the engine on dolly if possible. An old model is more interesting for aging that is endless. In fact I do not finish them, when I get to the decals I have enough.. I look forward to the next Harrier 1/24 and hope there will be some interesting (ext & internal) details .
I can’t properly open inspection hatches when it’s not in the kit, building missing ribs as on the F6F is difficult. I lay some control cables in fine piano rope but it’s tricky
The Hawker/BAe Harrier GR1/3/AV-8A/FRS1 (best I can do to cover variants) contains a basic Pegasus engine, and engine top access hatch. I hope this helps you with planning a build.
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Well, there are/were various licenced kits based on Aardman Animation shows (and films).
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Prototyping - Making a prototype, and initially concerning yourself with points that do matter, like how long and how far apart the finished beams should be.
Separation - The distance(s) between the beams.
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If we are going to use UK submarine classes, can we please use class names/pennant numbers and not just short codes like S or T? There have been 2 or 3 different UK sub classes using those short codes.
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If you're going for blocks, that's prototyping, and you can work out the length for them once you have a separation.
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Hi Jess,
not sure if you are the right person to contact but I hope you can help.
I have recently joined the Airfix club and have received my welcome pack.
On the passport it states I need to enter my membership number when making contact but I don’t see it in my welcome email, or in the pack or indeed in the membership area of the website.
Do I actually need it and if so where can I find it?
Rob
In other posts I've seen it claimed that you no longer need the "membership number" and one is no longer supplied.
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A new scheme to me too, and one that makes some sort of sense for Persian Gulf theatres. Having said which, wouldn't you rather see an accurate Centurian rather than a "looks vaguely like a Centurian VIII" toy?
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Quick note - The diesel-dye pod for the Red Arrows scheme is a modified ADEN gun pod, which is potentially (check references) valid for more or or less any aircraft used as an advanced trainer or ground attack (trainer or COIN).
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Ture thats why I spent £500+ with chinese companies every year and £0 with airfix who are so closed minded its untrue, let them make a cheap version of LEGO.
OTOH I bought a "Quickbuild" Bugatti Veyron because it was about the only 1/~24 scale Veyron I could get from any maker, at any price.
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Er, injection moulding is way the cheapest way of producing an entire airframe. No-one seems to make vacuum forms any more disappointed_relieved and casting (resin or white metal) and 3D printing techniques are very labour intensive.
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Nice Ratch; that's a finish I've long argued for for period invasion stripes. "Perfect "restored warbird" stripes are another matter.
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Regarding "silvery", are we talking actual bare metal (eg P-51 Mustang) or silver paint (eg RAF high speed silver as on some RAAF Mosquitos, DH Vampires...)?
And for camouflage, please do some research: it's well documented that some Luftwaffe experten received aircraft that were delivered matt and polished by the ground crew prior to the first mission.
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You need to re-roll paint schemes from those shown in the kits (particularly the blue grey and blue grey and yellow in the recovery and refuelling sets are post-WW2) but the vehicles in the recovery, refuelling and emergency sets are all plausible.
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Nice Ratch, particularly the S-boot just arriving quay-side.
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Model railway shops can supply 1/76 scale background rolls of "English countryside", and base mats or rolls of grass and of tarmac.
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Or perform a fairly mild conversion to a Grand Slam carrier (fairings in place of nose and mid-upper gun turrets, leave off bomb doors that wouldn't close over 10 tons of bomb anyway), leave off flame dampers so you need the exhaust stubs.
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Hi Andrew, you should have the kit stock number on the box ends and instruction book, and a small white sticker with a batch number on the box underside. Send those details and the missing part number to Airfix Customer Services e-mail, not to the internet fora.
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Well, I'd say it's more "previous sub-assemblies may be shown in red." Either way, red applies to assemblies, not to painting.
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I've been reading the replies with interest & it seems that good old plain water would do the trick ! I have tried several other mediums with no success, even the bottled local water didn't work for me so back to more experimenting !! On a slightly different note, I'm looking for light grey RLM 77, is it available from the acrylic range yet ? Or are there any plans to produce it without going to the tedious effort to mix my own ?
Water is ideal for use with Humbrol acrylics. Add it drop by drop rather than trying to add so much in one slug though.
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Not a problem Peter. It's a complex subject, made worse by brush or spray and by modelling lacquers (which are more or less spray only).
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"Is the Club worth the price?"
I am not a moderator, and would say "maybe, year to year, depending on the kit(s)". Never mind how much they cost Airfix to produce, the LMS sticker price of a Hawk is ~£10, and you get two with custom decals (Maybe £6 if you bought them from Hannants?), so I come up with the extra expenditure for the club as ~£4 this year, if you want the kits.
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Well, Gordon quoted Airfix and Humbrol reference numbers as being in the kit. That told me that it must be a 1970s or 80s boxing from the period after Humbrol bought Airfix, but before they discontinued the Airfix paint range.
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And it's not just a nice build, but a good idea too, a Luftwaffe Tiger Meet scheme.