redruffensore Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Yesterday: I need to stick some tape belts to the seat, but the fuselage halves are going together. Paints used are Polly Scale: Dirty White, British Medium Sea Grey; MMAcryl: Wood, Leather, Burnt Sienna, all clear coats. Weathering was done with powdered pastels before the final clear flat. I had to narrow the channel at the rear of the upper combing, it was far too wide when dry fit. I'll still have to trim to fit in the rear of the guns as it juts out too far. Today: I have been a busy boy today and got the Strutter's fuselage and top decking on, cut, filled, sanded, and rescribed as needed. I pre-painted the leather cockpit combing, it shall be for the most past masked. The engine firewall has been painted black and will be shot in Aluminum tomorrow. The engine is for the most part painted. I shall mask the front on the cylinders and spray the front cover in a Dark Aluminum. Gun is sit in place, but unpainted yet. I have prepared a windscreen from a Waldron-punched disk of clear styrene to be attached to the rear of the Vickers. One can also see that my panel did OK. As you can see by the tap fit, the cowling looks fine, there are a few steps I shall have to blend in, but it's not much. Lower wings are attached and aligned. I need to clean a few places, then mark and cut a place for the Strutter's speed brake control. I also need to drill placement holes for the landing gear struts, as well as the rear strut. Placement of the upper wing is going to be tricky when time comes, wish me luck. Caz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dixieflyer Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Great work so far Caz, the EE kit is certainly not the easiest Strutter to work on IMHO. Warren (Who has a stack of Strutters in the stash) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 Caz, this is going to look pretty tasty!! Already looks good....Look forward to seeing more of your pics.Please post more soon.... And Warren when will you start one of yours then? HOLMES.....curious.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bri2k Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 That's some mighty fine work! I'll be watching with interest as I've got a "Flashback" Eduard kit in the stash I got at a great price recently. Bri2k Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dixieflyer Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Holmes, I started a Flashback Strutter a couple of years ago, but messed up the middle stringer along the turtledeck. (I just can't leave well enough alone sometimes it seems. :) ) I put it away until my skills improved. Right now I have three WWI builds in various states of destruction, as opposed to construction. <_< I have an Eduard 1/72nd Nie.17 I am working on currently. School (work) and grad school (class) keep me from working on the Noop. I asked at the Recon Group Build if I could build a Strutter, but never heard anything back definite one way or the other. The EE and Eduard/Flashback offerings of the Strutter both have variouos pros and cons for each. For me, I tend to like the Flashback better. I have both brands in my stash. Have y'all kept up with the Strutter restoration at Memorial Flight? Warren Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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