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Offline RAGIII

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Re: Airfix "Harry Tate"
« Reply #15 on: August 20, 2015, 07:49:06 AM »
Really nice work on the interior Squiffy! You are moving along at your usual lightning pace!
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Re: Airfix "Harry Tate"
« Reply #16 on: August 20, 2015, 08:01:26 AM »
Excellent work on the interior detailing Squiffy, from nothing to an amazing looking cockpit, well done.

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Offline Nigel Jackson

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Re: Airfix "Harry Tate"
« Reply #17 on: August 20, 2015, 08:17:53 AM »
Blimey, Squiffy, that's really nice. What a great start you've made. So you decided on balance that RE8s were unlikely to take to the air with "Airfix" and "1958" stamped on the fuselage interior?

Best wishes
Nigel
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Re: Airfix "Harry Tate"
« Reply #18 on: August 20, 2015, 09:44:52 PM »
Very good work, Squiffy.
Cheers
Martin
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Re: Airfix "Harry Tate"
« Reply #19 on: August 21, 2015, 01:15:28 AM »
Excellent interior work, Squiffy.  You're moving right along on this baby.
Cheers,
Bud
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Re: Airfix "Harry Tate"
« Reply #20 on: August 21, 2015, 05:56:40 AM »
More progress...

Planes painted and a replacement propeller found and painted (kit propeller on right). Bombs from Roden Camel kits.


Kit machine guns top, replacements below. The Vickers is a spare from the HR Models Hanriot HD1 kit and the Lewis a spare from the Roden Felixstowe.

There is no representation of the Scarff ring in the kit, so I'll have to make something from plasticard.
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Re: Airfix "Harry Tate"
« Reply #21 on: August 21, 2015, 06:14:27 AM »
Good work, Squiffy!  Quite an undertaking and you have
already done terrific improvements.  Looking forward to
the next updates. :D

Cheers,
Ernie :)
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Re: Airfix "Harry Tate"
« Reply #22 on: August 21, 2015, 08:20:50 AM »
    With the addition of all those replacement parts you have a real winner in the making, Squiffy. The basic Kit is OK, and the details you are building in along with the upgrades are making this into a spectacular little gem! All this for a little over $6 Canadian and a trip to the spares box, nicely done. 8)
Cheers,
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Re: Airfix "Harry Tate"
« Reply #23 on: August 21, 2015, 08:55:23 AM »
Moving along nicely!!!

Steve
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Re: Airfix "Harry Tate"
« Reply #24 on: August 21, 2015, 10:45:43 PM »
Modifications to the engine area...

Airfix neglected to mould the bulge that houses the carbuettors...


So I'm making it out of laminated plasticard, sanded and filed. It needs more work to get the shape right.
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Re: Airfix "Harry Tate"
« Reply #25 on: August 22, 2015, 07:19:01 AM »
When this kit described as a basic kit it is an apt description, the modifications that you are doing Squiffy will turn this model into a real gem.

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Re: Airfix "Harry Tate"
« Reply #26 on: August 22, 2015, 10:32:41 AM »
Great work on this old kit!!!! - I don't know if you are aware of it, but Mini World makes really nice Lewis and Vickers machine guns and a scarf ring in 1/72. Please see here:

http://www.internetmodeler.com/scalemodels/aviation/Mini-World-1-72-Machine-Guns-Part-2.php
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Re: Airfix "Harry Tate"
« Reply #27 on: August 23, 2015, 04:17:08 AM »
The plane Comes very nicely along.
Cheers
Martin
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Re: Airfix "Harry Tate"
« Reply #28 on: August 23, 2015, 05:55:19 AM »
 Squiffy,
Wow what beautiful gem in the making my friend.I fully expect the finished project to just awesome!
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette
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Re: Airfix "Harry Tate"
« Reply #29 on: August 23, 2015, 07:20:30 AM »
Quote from: Beto on August 22, 2015, 10:32:41 AM
Great work on this old kit!!!! - I don't know if you are aware of it, but Mini World makes really nice Lewis and Vickers machine guns and a scarf ring in 1/72. Please see here:

http://www.internetmodeler.com/scalemodels/aviation/Mini-World-1-72-Machine-Guns-Part-2.php

Thank you. I was not aware of them. I have already begun to make a ring from plastic but now I'm tempted... If I were also to get the brass Vickers gun I could mount it by soldering two brass wire brackets to it, instead of simply gluing it to the fuselage.

Of course if I'm going to the expense of buying guns that cost probably 4 or 5 times the price of the kit itself I'm going to have to make control horns and put all the control wires in...

I must be nuts. :o
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