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Offline ALBATROS1234

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Re: RAF RE8, Airfix, 1:72 - an effort to put it right!
« Reply #60 on: April 19, 2016, 10:35:08 AM »
coming along quite nicely my friend.i am enjoying it.
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Re: RAF RE8, Airfix, 1:72 - an effort to put it right!
« Reply #61 on: April 19, 2016, 10:57:03 AM »
Thanks Alby,
 Ernie, the straps are thin strips of 0.005" card. They were taped in place at the ends, then I applied a quick shot of Plastic Weld to them to hold them in place.

Ian
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Re: RAF RE8, Airfix, 1:72 - an effort to put it right!
« Reply #62 on: April 19, 2016, 11:15:42 AM »
Quote from: IanB on April 19, 2016, 10:57:03 AM
Thanks Alby,
 Ernie, the straps are thin strips of 0.005" card. They were taped in place at the ends, then I applied a quick shot of Plastic Weld to them to hold them in place.

Ian

Excellent.  Thanks Ian.

Cheers,
Ernie :)
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Re: RAF RE8, Airfix, 1:72 - an effort to put it right!
« Reply #63 on: April 19, 2016, 11:59:19 PM »
Looks very good at all Ian.
Cheers
Martin
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Re: RAF RE8, Airfix, 1:72 - an effort to put it right!
« Reply #64 on: April 21, 2016, 07:37:06 AM »
I finally got the holes drilled in the nose, and all lined up, at the 3rd attempt...then realised that they are too high They're going to stay too high! The trial fit of the engine looked pretty good....





 After that, I drilled the mounting holes for the Vickers, and attacked it with PE lacing.....



 That's about it...I need to add the camera sight for the observer, and then primer tomorrow to make sure everything is as it should be!

Ian
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Re: RAF RE8, Airfix, 1:72 - an effort to put it right!
« Reply #65 on: April 21, 2016, 07:52:11 AM »
Continuing superb work, Ian.  The PE stitching is a nice touch. :)

Cheers,
Ernie :)
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Re: RAF RE8, Airfix, 1:72 - an effort to put it right!
« Reply #66 on: April 21, 2016, 08:18:36 AM »
Wonderful work. ;D
Cheers
Martin
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Re: RAF RE8, Airfix, 1:72 - an effort to put it right!
« Reply #67 on: April 21, 2016, 04:26:57 PM »
Very nice, Ian, good job! I admire the amount of improvements and adjustments you add to this very basic kit. The result is well worth the effort.

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Re: RAF RE8, Airfix, 1:72 - an effort to put it right!
« Reply #68 on: April 21, 2016, 07:03:32 PM »
This build is coming along beautifully Ian, looking forward to seeing more.

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Re: RAF RE8, Airfix, 1:72 - an effort to put it right!
« Reply #69 on: April 21, 2016, 11:35:08 PM »
Ian,
This one is really looking spectacular! The stitching is awesome! What you are doing may be the best I have seen you do and you have done some AWESOME work!
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Re: RAF RE8, Airfix, 1:72 - an effort to put it right!
« Reply #70 on: April 21, 2016, 11:38:52 PM »
Top notch work Ian, will be a real gem when it's done!

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Re: RAF RE8, Airfix, 1:72 - an effort to put it right!
« Reply #71 on: April 22, 2016, 07:09:07 AM »
Ernie, Martin, Ondra, Des, Rick, John....thanks so much for the feedback....if there were an icon for blushing it would certainly be used here!

Just a short update today. I got a coat of primer on it which revealed a little more work to be done on the underside so that was taken care of. I then added another coat of primer, and there are a couple of small issues - one on the nose and a couple round the observer's cockpit. They will be dealt with tomorrow. Other than that, I scribed the joins in the upper wing panels and straightened the wings - The outer wing panels were warped slightly so a little gentle bending was needed to get the leading edges straight. Once they were, I corrected the dihedral.

She certainly looks a lot better with a coat of primer on...



Thanks for looking in

Ian
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Re: RAF RE8, Airfix, 1:72 - an effort to put it right!
« Reply #72 on: April 22, 2016, 07:24:04 AM »
 Ian,
Absolutely awesome my old friend.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette
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Re: RAF RE8, Airfix, 1:72 - an effort to put it right!
« Reply #73 on: April 22, 2016, 09:28:23 AM »
Looking wonderful. That lacing looks really good!
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Re: RAF RE8, Airfix, 1:72 - an effort to put it right!
« Reply #74 on: April 22, 2016, 10:18:59 AM »
She sure is coming along very well Ian  8) Looking forward on the next up-date  :)




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