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Models => Modelling Projects => Topic started by: cph64 on March 15, 2022, 11:08:22 AM
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A trip to Zak's to pick up some pilot figures resulted in me coming away with the Airfix Buccaneer S.2C from the Don Pryde collection, consisting of 140 parts over 5 blue/grey sprues and one clear. As with a few in the collection the model had been started including the use of the Eduard Zoom set for the kit along with which I found some resin ejector seats, make unknown CMK, Pavla? and a decal sheet from Model Decal giving various FAA markings including for the S.2C. These are seen along with the kit decals. The 16 page instruction booklet covers 84 build stages with seperate sheets for the marking options and the stencils. So it's time to see where Don got to and to progress.
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A bargain! (Maybe?)
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This will be another nice one.
Bob c
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Looks like Tamiya tape here, so it should be ok. The one I was doing was good old decorators masking tape!
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Don obviously progressed, or was yours started during an economy measure?
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That will keep you busy Chris.
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All the Zoom etch added to the cockpit except for one panel where I had to use the kit decal as Don had marked on the plans that he'd lost it!|! Weight has been added ready for closing up. I've cut the wings where indicated as I intend to do this as a wing-fold build and started the centre/wheel/engine bays area. One of the bulkhead parts was broken but as it's within the belly then the gap won't be seen, there's some tight fits in this area so paint was removed from all mating surfaces.
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Fuselage closed up, exhausts and fairings fitted followed by the cockpit tub, intakes then tail and fittings. Some of the tolerances were tight so I had to scrape away some of Don's enamel paint and do a bit of sanding and dry fitting before resorting to glue. There's still some more filling and sanding to do before undercoating. I plan to do the folded wing sections seperately. All done on return from today's Play Day. I must have got 'warmed up' there.
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A fair bit of progress there Chris.
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You could say he was flying along - hohhoho
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You could say he was flying along - hohhoho
One could.
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After 3 weeks of handling Norwegian birds it's good to be back at the bench and working on this again. I'd wanted to have the airbrakes open but as others have discovered not all the bits are there from Don's part builds so they had to be closed!! Next up were the slipper tanks which comprise of three pieces and an online search showed where lines should and shouldn't be. There are after market resin replacements without the join lines but hey, ho. The folded wings were temporarily attached then it was out with the primer for the body, tanks and other parts which have to be fitted.
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Good to see you back.
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Good to see you back.
Ditto.
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Hi Chris,
welcome back to the website, you have been missed.
Still nice to hear your still dealing with 'Birds', both the feathered variety and the 'metal winged' ones.
Watching your build with interest.
Bigkev
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The kit call out for the overall colour is Humbrol 123 Satin Extra Dark Sea Grey but I'd read online that Tamiya XF-63 is a close match and having none of the former but some of the latter I went with that. Areas were then sprayed with a mix of that and Game Color 72.046 Ghost Grey to add some shading. The nose cone was sprayed with Model Air 71.110 US Dark Grey again to give some variation in colour. Exhaust areas were brushed with thinned Game Color 72.054 Gunmetal and the Intake rings with Model Color 70.997 Metallic Silver to represent the natural metal. Once everything had been allowed to dry thoroughly two thin coats of Klear were applied. The a/c I'm depicting, using the ModelDecal transfers, didn't have the natural metal areas on the leading edge of the wings so I didn't have to mask and paint these. Before soaking the underwing serial were placed onto the bottom of the wing and creased to give me a cut line at the wing fold as no guide is given on the sheet. The outer wing part and all the roundels plus the yellow warning line and Squadron crest were then applied using Micro Set and Sol.
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What is on the canopy?
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I think it might be foam to keep paint out rather than the canopy.
Bigkev
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I think it might be foam to keep paint out rather than the canopy.
Bigkev
Thanks Kevin, I didn't think of that.
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Excellent so far Chris.
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Yes you're correct Kev it's foam to protect the cockpit tub. The ModelDecal colours vary from the kit decals and I've included a photo to show how they're lighter. Both depict 800 Sqdn a/c but a couple of months apart and as the wing leading edges weren't left natural metal earliler on I assume the serials etc could have changed colour as well. Either that or the ModelDecal ones have faded?
I'm using the kit insignia and stencils as they are better defined.
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The stencils and there are lots of them were applied over 4 sessions, each around an hour plus long. Some are that small you can't see them on the sheet without tipping it to get the light right. I decided to use the kit ejector seats as the CMK ones were chunkier and not 'handed' as the front seat is slightly to the left whilst the rear to the right. The Zoom brass parts were then fitted, after which the interior screen was glued in. I had problems with one of the slipper tanks which kept coming off as the locating lugs aren't very big and the corresponding holes shallow, so it was out with the superglue. The canopy had to be double masked to get the sand coloured liner on and this was fitted later using PVA glue. There is no mention of fitting the nose light but as it is on the real a/c and it is on the clear sprue it was first painted metallic silver then Ghost Grey, the anti collision lights were painted Tamiya Clear Red before fitting. Joint lines in the main u/c legs were filled with PPP, damp wiped then painted there being no joints as the real items were milled from solid pieces of metal for strength.
Due to the size and fit of some of the parts, instructions that have to be really studied at times and the multitude of stencils I wouldn't say this is a kit for a beginner but with a lot of patience it can be turned into a great model. There are parts left over which I assume come from the S.2B boxing of the 'Brick' in RAF use.
XV358 came from the fourth production order of 30 Buccaneer S.2 a/c for the Royal Navy placed on 12 April 1966. All were built at Hawker Siddeley Aviation, Brough with XV352 to XV361 making their maiden flights from RAF Driffield.
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Looking great Chris
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Looks nice.
Haddock.
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Great model Chris.
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You did a great job with this one Chris.
Every bit a Bucc......
Bigkev
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looks really nice Chris
Bob c