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Thursday, 3 May 2012

State of play

The Hawker Weather build continues. The Academy Hurricane IIc is turning out to be a neat little build. I've put the cockpit together, popped a bit of paint on it (interior green, aluminium, and a touch of dark brown, all suitably washed with a black wash, and highlighted). I added some Tamiya tape harness belts, they look a little too wide, but, through the heavily framed cockpit canopy that will probably be an advantage:


The cockpit fits, neatly, onto the one piece lower wing, perched on the blanked off undercarriage wells - so no see through problems as with the Airfix MkI Hurricane in 1:72.


But, wait.... what is this toy soldierly thing that arrived today:


A Roco Minitanks M41Walker Bulldog in 1:87. What can this mean? Surely not another project in being...?! Is that a silly question. But a small virtual award to the chap who guesses just what the M41 presages.

Now, following that interruption, here is the current state of play at Hobbit towers:


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10 comments:

  1. Paul3 May 2012 at 15:17

    Smooth progress and a lovely looking interior. One hope that you do not expect the rest of us to match your detail!

    Love the Bulldog, classic Cold War armour for us minor nations!

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    1. AlFront4 May 2012 at 04:32

      Thanks, Paul. Yes, I was surprised to find that there doesn't seem to be a 1:72 or 1:76 kit of the Bulldog available. which seems odd. I had wondered whether the Matchbox Chaffee hull would be an ok base for a conversion - what do you think?

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  2. Dan3 May 2012 at 15:46

    nice work, mine doesn't come with an interior, just a pilot, but you wouldn't see much with him in the cockpit anyway.

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    1. AlFront4 May 2012 at 04:33

      Yes, you're right, with 1:72 fighters there's very little on show once the canopy is on - but just in case my eyesight improves with age (uh?!)

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  3. tradgardmastare3 May 2012 at 22:17

    Rocco minitank competition- 20th Cent imaginations or gaming using Charles Grant's "battle " rules ?
    Aeroplane proceeding well I think.

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    1. AlFront4 May 2012 at 04:34

      Your Grace will have to try harder - not 20th Century imagi-nation. Any other ideas?

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  4. Jacksarge Painting3 May 2012 at 23:53

    Man, that's a fair amount of detail in the cockpit. Makes me kind of glad now that I picked a kit with few parts. Keep up the good work

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    1. AlFront4 May 2012 at 04:35

      Actually it went together easily, and, I have just discovered, fits into the fuselage with no trimming - or swearing. Turning out to be a good kit, this Academy one.

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  5. Nick Grant4 May 2012 at 02:42

    Lovely detail in the cockpit. Very nice indeed.

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    1. AlFront4 May 2012 at 04:36

      Cheers, Nick. I forgot to photograph the fuselage sides, which have some nice little detail on them too.

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