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zak

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Re: Filming the Battle of Britain 1968
« Reply #15 on: May 08, 2020, 09:30:43 AM »
Great work Bill,
Did you model him on any club member in particular?
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Re: Filming the Battle of Britain 1968
« Reply #16 on: May 08, 2020, 04:01:23 PM »
Moving On.  The rear fillet is now in place and I have made progress 'Robert Shaw'.
Note the cannon and M/G ports and the blisters filled from the back with plasticard to prevent shrinkage.
Having watched the film, frame by frame (yes, it is sad!) I am aware there are further detail changes that will have to be made.
Undercarriage will have to come from the Eduard IX kit, fortunately there are lots of spares in that kit when you have build it from the box.
It looks as though the wing to fuselage is going to be fun. You would have thought there would be no problem, they are both Spitfire kits!
In answer to my quote 'spare Hasegawa wings', some time ago Hobbycraft were selling off Revell boxings of the Hasegawa Mk IX kit and I bought 3 for less than a tenner. Useful for spares apart from the fuselage.

We will make a 'Yorkshireman' yet.
You have all the correct attributes...
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Re: Filming the Battle of Britain 1968
« Reply #17 on: May 09, 2020, 05:48:09 PM »
Good work Bill.
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Re: Filming the Battle of Britain 1968
« Reply #18 on: May 11, 2020, 11:59:49 AM »
Having airbrushed the upper surfaces with xtracrylics 'Dark Earth', I'm now preparing to spray the 'Dark Green' which will be a mix of Tamiya 'Dark Green' and 'Green'. This gives a greener hue which seems to match the colour they used for the film. I have started the masking up with a new product. 'MRP MR Hyde Masking Putty' which is black and very stringy!

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Re: Filming the Battle of Britain 1968
« Reply #19 on: May 11, 2020, 12:25:57 PM »
Make sure the camouflage pattern is correct or Mr Robinson will be after you.
Make sure it is the correct scheme.
It will be interesting to have a review on the new product.
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Re: Filming the Battle of Britain 1968
« Reply #20 on: May 11, 2020, 12:46:17 PM »
Don't get the wrong shade of earth brown or Mr Robinson will be having words with you - hohohoho
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Re: Filming the Battle of Britain 1968
« Reply #21 on: May 21, 2020, 08:55:29 AM »
Slow progress over the last few days due own part to the better weather meaning that jobs outside can be got on with as it's dry and warm and the decaling took quite some time as I had to find suitable decals from the spares box. Ofcourse they are all wrong for a real BoB aircraft, white codes, bright red roundels, oversize Sqn Leader pennant etc etc. The Codes were cut from white decal sheet and I had the idea of doing much the same with the Victory Crosses but they were just too small to work well. There was a 'Fundekal' sheet specifically for this aircraft in the film but it has sold out and I couldn't locate one for sale anywhere else.

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Re: Filming the Battle of Britain 1968
« Reply #22 on: May 21, 2020, 10:19:20 AM »
Ofcourse they are all wrong for a real BoB aircraft, white codes, bright red roundels, oversize Sqn Leader pennant etc etc.


We won't tell Neil its all wrong if you don't - hohohohoho
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Re: Filming the Battle of Britain 1968
« Reply #23 on: May 21, 2020, 05:06:14 PM »
Nice job Bill!

I am pleased to report that Bill has painted it in the correct A Scheme pattern (to (Air Ministry Diagram AD1160 for Single Engined Monoplanes, issued in June 1936) and in the shades that the film makers used!!!
Anybody would think that I'm an anally retentive pedant where RAF camouflage schemes are concerned!!??!!

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Re: Filming the Battle of Britain 1968
« Reply #24 on: May 21, 2020, 05:38:49 PM »
Nice job Bill!

I am pleased to report that Bill has painted it in the correct A Scheme pattern (to (Air Ministry Diagram AD1160 for Single Engined Monoplanes, issued in June 1936) and in the shades that the film makers used!!!
Anybody would think that I'm an anally retentive pedant where RAF camouflage schemes are concerned!!??!!

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Never!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: Filming the Battle of Britain 1968
« Reply #25 on: May 21, 2020, 06:31:31 PM »
Would NEVER have crossed my mind - hoho
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Re: Filming the Battle of Britain 1968
« Reply #26 on: May 21, 2020, 08:31:03 PM »
looking good Bill

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Re: Filming the Battle of Britain 1968
« Reply #27 on: May 25, 2020, 06:19:56 PM »
Good clean modelling skills.
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Re: Filming the Battle of Britain 1968
« Reply #28 on: May 26, 2020, 04:17:53 PM »
Looking good, don't forget to dirty it up. Grass fields threw up plenty of dust!!!!

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Re: Filming the Battle of Britain 1968
« Reply #29 on: May 28, 2020, 02:05:23 PM »
The model of "Skipper's" Spitfire is now finished. On with the rest of the diorama, watch out for cameras, lights, and other film crew. I have found out how it appears to join the rest of the squadron taking off. It was pulled away by a team of men pulling it with ropes attached to the undercarriage!!!