Biplanes and rigged aircraft

[Haddock]

Looks a lot nicer now it's "decorated", all the yellow looked too much.
Haddock.

[zak]

Rigged, needs tidying up and a coat of matt varnish.

[chriswil42]

That looks really nice.

[zak]

Thanks Chris.
Here are the 3 together.

[zak]

Here is  1:72 A Model Hawker Fury MkII, a very basic kit.
I am not happy with the Aluminium finish, I used Vallejo silver and the gloss varnish.

[chriswil42]

Speedy or what?

[zak]

Speedy or what?

Or what!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[chriswil42]

Speedy or what?

Or what!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The build time not the aircraft.

[zak]

Speedy or what?

Or what!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The build time not the aircraft.

Ha, ha, I got that! I was attempting humour - I know sad.

[zak]

I am struggling with some A Models biplanes and finding them a real challenge.
Poorly formed parts and so on.
The joys of modelling.

[chriswil42]

I am struggling with some A Models biplanes and finding them a real challenge.
Poorly formed parts and so on.
The joys of modelling.

I find the smaller Amodel kits use quite a soft plastic which doesn't help.

[zak]

This is the 1:48 Amodels DH-60G Gipsy Moth.
It will be finished as flown by Amy Johnson.

[zak]

Found the fit of the parts a challenge.
Here it is after painting various parts and a horrendous assembly stage.
Some very choice words were used.
Just waiting for the gloss varnish to cure before attempting the rigging.
Wing joints had to be strengthened with brass rod.
Even so, I found the fitting difficult.

[zak]

I feel that I have had lots of problems with this, the colour did not go on well and the varnish seems to be odd, bit I have used it on other kits.
It must be me.
There is some interior detail.

[zak]

Well apart from varnish and weathering that is it.
One for the shelf of shame maybe.