jrallman Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 She is done! This was actually a fairly enjoyable build. The Tamiya kit had excelent fit and almost fell together. The Eduard Zoom set really spruced up the interior. The scratch build ammo drums are at the most minimally visible in the final product, but oh well, we know they are there right? The CMK Mk IF conversion set was nice as well. The resin was well case and easy to work with. The fit of the horizontal tail pieces was iffy and required a good bit of pre sanding, filling and post sanding, but the finished product looks good. The Black Magic masks were a HUGE mistake. Not only did they not stick where they were supposed to, the few that I did end up using left horrible frosting and residue that I still have not been able to get off the clear parts. In fact, the one piece was so sticky, even after taking some of the tack off before applying it, that it pulled my entire canopy right off the plane, after everything was done! Boy was that a pain to try to reattach. It came out alight but not as nice as it had been before. I will never use their canopy masks again and I recomend that you don't either! Their camo masks were better, though the camo pattern was incorrect and I had to make my own for the fuse and tail. MM enamel paints, micron pens, tamiya smoke, oil pastels, EZ Line, and some doc johnsons weathering powders and she is done! Thank you all for your comments and encouragement during this build and the GB in general. 1 plane planned, 3 planes completed, not too shabby! Now its on to the Mosquito for the D Day GB before I mod the Heavies GB. Progress thread for this build can be found here. Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jrallman Posted February 24, 2006 Author Share Posted February 24, 2006 (edited) Some more shots. and the wheel that is off the ground in that pic, they are not glued in place, they can turn freely to prevent breakage, i just didn't make sure the flatened part was flat on the ground. Edited February 24, 2006 by jrallman Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hector Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 Jay its fantastic, your models are better , from the first I saw . Regards. Héctor Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Fester Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 Jay, What can I say, another beauty from the Allman stable. Your getting quite a production line going of late, I'm impressed! We can all appreciate the hard work thats gone into this Beau, pre shading looks spot on and the all over weathering job is first class. Luckily thanks to your progress thread we also know the inside looks as stunning as the outside! Great job, I will update the gallery at once!! Cheers Doc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IJ(UK) Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 Well Mr Rallman, if was you I'd be feeling pretty pleasd with m'self right now ! - take a bow. IJ. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jrallman Posted February 25, 2006 Author Share Posted February 25, 2006 Thanks very much guys, i appreciate the comments! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jamie Cheslo Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 Wow, Jay, what a beautiful build you have completed! All that hard work has really paid off. That is one awesome Beaufighter you have made. Congrats on finishing. Thanks for sharing this most excellent thread with us. One of the highllights for me, for sure! :blink: J.C. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jrallman Posted February 25, 2006 Author Share Posted February 25, 2006 Jamie - no prob, glad you enjoyed it, i certianly enjoyed building it. I really dug your huri too, especially since I have one that is currently in the dead pile, way to go! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 Top notch Jay! That is a great looking Beau . No doubt you did a great job on that kit and you should be proud of the results. Nice addition to the BoB GB gallery! See you down at the D-Day threads and later at the Heavies GB threads. Regards, Don Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 That is a truely amazing job. I would never do that model...just not my cup of tea...but you really did it justice. The rusty exhausts I think are a high point. Very crisp and well done build. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Reaper Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 Hi Jay!!!, SPECTACULAR!!!!!!!!! Very nice Best Jose Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jrallman Posted February 25, 2006 Author Share Posted February 25, 2006 thank you all very much. I am particularly proud of the exhausts. I tried some new techniques and I think they turned out well, though maybe a bit too rusty for such a new plane, it will definately come in handy for later builds! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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