Ah So Grasshopper!

Cyril managed to twist my arm a few years ago with an offer of cheap refills of Tamiya Tape and I took him up on that.
Still have some 10mm and 6mm unopened to use. Must try to build more kits to use it up!!
Until then I'll stick with it.
Bigkev

You never know Zak, they might turn up when you least expect them.
Bigkev

Hi Wizzel,

Thanks for the kind words about finish. I'm pretty sure you would be able to do the same, with a little practice and perseverance.
I still 'go off' sometimes, so it isn't all plain sailing.

As to Concorde's size, the silhouettes are of a 1/72 Bristol Fighter, the Concorde kit is to 1/144th, so to get a comparison you have to imagine the silhouettes half the size shown.

A PRETTY big bird none the less.

Bigkev

Hi All,

After a short break in proceedings I'm back underway again.

I have fully boxed in the undercarriage bays, and added the main gear doors in a closed position.
The doors are normally closed at all times except for maintenance or during the retraction and deployment.

The get the doors to fit flush required some trimming, and fettling to get best possible fit. I used thick superglue together with 'Rocket Blaster' activator, and 'Rocket' powder (micro glass particles which help make a strong joint).

Also the sink marks on the fuselage have been dealt with for now, but will be checked during build to make sure they have been eradicated.

Please find pictures attached of progress as detailed above.

Bigkev

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Hi Haddock,

Just like to say how good this looked at the meeting, "a nice shade of grey" from your 49 shades you possess.

Great work mate.

Bigkev

Hi Zak, Wizzel, Haddock and others,

Thankyou for the kind comments about our new venue, I hoped you would like it. I know for some it is now further to travel, but the vast improvement in amenities I hope counteract these problems.

We still will need to tweak how we do things regarding layout, tea rota's, collecting monies, but I think that we have got off on the right start and we can only get better.

Most of the praise for the venue should go to Andy, whose involvement has helped us secure this great venue at a great price.

Christine enjoyed the night, and would like to thank Cyril and John Cook for their assistance in collecting cups and saucers and doing the washing up. Also thanks to John C for the buns he brought along for the benefit of all.

Cheers,

Bigkev 

Hi All,

Well underway now. The first thing I did was do a rough dry fit to see how the project would be size wise and any potential fit issues.

I could see that the wing parts were not too good on mating edges and after a little tidying up I could see that the leading edges needed more support that those provided in the kit. So I added small tabs to aid location and add strength to this area.
The undercarriage bays are just open blank spaces so I decided to box them in using plasticard, I will later on add some piping and structural elements to improve the look. It will not be a 100% accurate depictation of the bays, but something that's looks representative, but much better than an empty void..
The trailing edges also were in need of tabs as they sat incorrectly with a gap between the surfaces.
Finally the fuselage has some sink marks and ejector pin marks marring the fuselage surface, these are shown marked in pencil ready to be dealt with later. 

Hope the pictures convey what I have described.

Bigkev


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Hi Kiteman,

Very kind words, but I only do what you do. Your work is easily as good as mine,

Bigkev