Army_Air_Force Posted July 8, 2015 Author Share Posted July 8, 2015 (edited) With the serial on, and over an hour passed, it was time for a couple of quick photos before we had to clear away. The wind even gave us a gust for the prop! Other than perhaps the canopy, that's the Spit done for now. We'll leave the landing gear and other fragile parts off until ready to do the final assembly of the diorama. With the school summer holidays only a week and a half away, we should get it finished during that time. In October, the local aircraft museum is having a model show, so we hope to take it along, together with some of my stuff to display. Edited January 6, 2021 by Army_Air_Force Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Check Six Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 I hereby nominate Army_Air_Force for Daddy-Of-The-Quarter !! Awesome parenting there, AAF. Awesome indeed ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Litvyak Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 So, so, so awesome! Both of you. The world needs more dads like you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Army_Air_Force Posted July 8, 2015 Author Share Posted July 8, 2015 Thanks guys. I'll let her see the thread again when she gets out of school today! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AX 365 Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Bravo! At 5, she's already better that I was when I started back into the hobby at age 30. Excellent work and good for both of you. Well done, Miss. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SBARC Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 This thread made my day. :thumbsup: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CorsairMan Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Mine being 16 months old so the whole idea of us building something together is hard to see. But I hope we can someday! What a great thread! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Army_Air_Force Posted November 7, 2015 Author Share Posted November 7, 2015 (edited) It was July since we last touched this kit, but as wifey was away for the weekend, it was just me and little legs for two days. So after some episodes of Danger Mouse this morning, we got all the stuff out on the dining room table and carried on from where we left off. We'd painted the wheels, legs and exhausts on the sprue, so these were ready to be cut sanded and attached. She's now generally safe to be let loose with a scalpel, 'though she knows she's only allowed to touch one when I'm there to supervise. So the wheels were cut, and the cuts sanded smooth, followed by the legs and exhausts. I did a little scraping of paint where the gluing contact area was to be. The wheels were glued to the legs and left to dry a little while. In the mean time, we attached the exhausts. Edited January 6, 2021 by Army_Air_Force Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Army_Air_Force Posted November 7, 2015 Author Share Posted November 7, 2015 (edited) The glue joint on the wheels was still hardening, so we moved on to the small Bedford fuel bowser kit. There were two bowsers in the kit, the Bedford and AEC Matador. We separated the small bowser parts from that of the Matador, and left those in a plastic bag to use in a future diorama. So we started off painting the tyres. Edited January 6, 2021 by Army_Air_Force Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Army_Air_Force Posted November 7, 2015 Author Share Posted November 7, 2015 (edited) Painting the inside of the cab. We'd done about an hour and a bit, and I could see that was about enough concentration in one go, so left the painted parts to dry, and before we stopped, got the Spitfire landing gear attached. The legs were left to dry with the model inverted for a while, before being turned over and supported on some small blocks of balsa for a quick picture, before being turned back over for the glue to completely evaporate and the joints to harden. Edited January 6, 2021 by Army_Air_Force Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AlCZ Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Nice PRU Spit :). Daughter have a talent - this is very good. Female modellers are often most precise as their male colleagues. BTW: In UK is schooling from 5 years ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Army_Air_Force Posted November 8, 2015 Author Share Posted November 8, 2015 Nice PRU Spit :)/>. Daughter have a talent - this is very good. Female modellers are often most precise as their male colleagues. BTW: In UK is schooling from 5 years ? From 4 years old. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Army_Air_Force Posted May 13, 2016 Author Share Posted May 13, 2016 It's been a while since this was updated, but the project isn't dead, it's just that the social life of a six year old is very busy! My workshop has also been monopolised for some time with a large customer project, but that is now gone, so I can probably set up a space where the Spit diorama can be left out to work on. Same goes for my B-26 hangar queen project! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SBARC Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 Very nice indeed...she is a chip of the ol' block. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Army_Air_Force Posted May 19, 2016 Author Share Posted May 19, 2016 (edited) I gave the aircraft a sprayed matt coat over the decals the other day, and we got the canopy on and the frames partially painted, masking a few at a time. There's still a few touch ups to do like the wheels where they were cut from the sprue. No further progress on the tanker at present. Edited January 6, 2021 by Army_Air_Force Quote Link to post Share on other sites
davevw Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Nice work!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Army_Air_Force Posted June 2, 2016 Author Share Posted June 2, 2016 (edited) It's half term holiday this week and we found an hour yesterday to do a little more to the diorama. We started by painting the concrete dispersal. The grey was a little thin, so it took a couple of coats. It still could do with some weathering, so we might have a go next time with some speckling from the airbrush and general dirtying up of the concrete. Edited January 6, 2021 by Army_Air_Force Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Army_Air_Force Posted June 2, 2016 Author Share Posted June 2, 2016 (edited) While that was drying, we turned our attention back to the tanker, starting with the chassis. I placed the pieces in position while my daughter did the gluing. I'm sure many adults have found that grown up fingers are the correct size to work in 1/76 scale, so perhaps she should have done the positioning and I should have applied the glue! The tank went together next after some internal filling, to allow the top detail to be sanded off. This is because the kit is a copy of a post war tanker with booms for the refuelling hoses. The wartime tanker wasn't like this, so we're going to do a little modifying. Edited January 6, 2021 by Army_Air_Force Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Army_Air_Force Posted June 2, 2016 Author Share Posted June 2, 2016 (edited) While the springs were drying on the chassis, we assembled the wheels, and glued them to the axles. The tanker is starting to take shape now. Edited January 6, 2021 by Army_Air_Force Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Army_Air_Force Posted August 19, 2016 Author Share Posted August 19, 2016 (edited) These are the latest pictures, although they are from early July. We've spent much of the school holidays working on a "My Little Pony" themed model railroad! Edited January 6, 2021 by Army_Air_Force Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Army_Air_Force Posted October 9, 2016 Author Share Posted October 9, 2016 (edited) A few days ago, we got back to the diorama, having being distracted by the now almost complete "My Little Pony" railroad model. Most of the construction work on the tanker was done, just leaving the painting before final assembly. While my daughter was working on the tanker, I was painting one of the converted ponies for the railroad. First coat of green applied. Edited January 6, 2021 by Army_Air_Force Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Army_Air_Force Posted October 9, 2016 Author Share Posted October 9, 2016 (edited) After a couple more coats, the green was covering nicely. The tanker was given a matt coat before going any further and we paused for a "His and Hers" diorama shot! Edited January 6, 2021 by Army_Air_Force Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Army_Air_Force Posted October 9, 2016 Author Share Posted October 9, 2016 (edited) My daughter quite liked the idea of the "Mickey Mouse" style WW2 camouflage, so we applied that to the tanker. Some bits were a bit too tricky for her, but for others, I painted the outline and she filled in the rest. The tanker body is still unattached at this point. I gave the concrete a dust over in a few dark greys and blacks to mottle the surface and then drew the tar joint lines with a fine line pen while squinting through a magnifying glass so I could get them as fine as possible. This is where we are up to now. I've glossed the areas on the tanker where the decals go, and that will be the next job. We're both very pleased with the way it is looking. Edited January 6, 2021 by Army_Air_Force Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Army_Air_Force Posted October 11, 2016 Author Share Posted October 11, 2016 (edited) The radiator guard plastic kit part was replaced with thin copper wire, then the decals were added. Edited January 6, 2021 by Army_Air_Force Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Army_Air_Force Posted January 4, 2017 Author Share Posted January 4, 2017 (edited) We finished off the figures a few days ago, and began to work out where everything should go. I didn't want it to go overboard, so eight figures seemed about the right amount to fill the space. Here's seven of the figures almost complete. Edited January 6, 2021 by Army_Air_Force Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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