Thanks all,
Yep, I find it fascinating too
Well, as luck would have it I was dropped from my trip as someone else needed it
so, I've actually been beavering away at my build. The silly thing is, because I know the Felixstowe will arrive any day now - I find myself rushing a bit, which I realise is daft, but it's a failing of mine... Particularly as the W.12 is an absolute lovely kit & I'm really enjoying it
Apologies for the close ups - the macro photography, as ever, has highlighted flaws and all
I really enjoyed the floats:
I haven't really gone to town on the engine (too much of a rush!), but the one weak point in the kit is the rocker springs - they're non-existent, just a lump of plastic. So I felt obliged to use some DIY coils from fuse wire and the rods are brass tube (again, the kit ones are just moulded on..)
The cockpit is lovely - particularly, the photo etch control cables on the control column - which when you see how small and fine the turnbuckles are, does make me think the ones I usually use with brass tube etc are ridiculously over scale...
It doesn't really show up in the photos - but I tried using a tiny blob of clear epoxy over each of the instrument faces, and I'm really pleased with the result - you'll have to trust me that it looks good in the flesh - just like a slightly bulbous glass face.
The close ups really show every fleck of dust don't they!
Cheers for looking,
Guy
