Airfix De Havilland Vampire T.11
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Nice deep panel lines. Pilots not bad either.
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Not sure about those little bits off the lower fuselage. They are bound to get knocked off. Have to be v.careful.
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Nice to see a little rivet detail from Airfix.
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Dry fit. Nice an snug. Pobably have a go at adding home made ejector seat pull cords.
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Always tricky characters at 1/72. Fairly pleased with this.
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With the air intakes in place can start joining the fuselage together
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Starting to look like a Vampire!
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First go with the AK Xtreme metal. Mmmmm
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Thats not really working for me. Too patchy.
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A mixture of Revel Luminous Red and Yellow get somewhere near.
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I chickened out with the Extreme metal in the end and just overpainted Email Silver.
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Maybe not the ultra shine I was after but after a few layers of gloss it should look ok.!
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コメント
10 13 August 2018, 16:52
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Hi Cuajete. Yes David, some nice little details in the cockpit. I might add the pilots for this one. They are not bad. Shame they dont have a different 'pose'.
13 August 2018, 22:27
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Hey Mike, unless you add another front wing to that, it will stand out in your collection! LOL! Still nice work!
28 August 2018, 01:43
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Thanks Timothy and David. Yes, it sure is bright that day-glow!! Just trying to match the real plane, which you need sunglasses to look at!! Shame about the Extreme metal.
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28 August 2018, 10:08
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Nearly finished. Just a few flaps to add. Those deep panel lines made all the difference for the pin wash. Nice one Airfix!
5 September 2018, 10:20
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Thankyou Cuajete and Timothy. Turned out alright. No real problems. The undercarriage decals are a bit over size and tricky. Will try and tuck them in with the top coat of gloss varnish.
5 September 2018, 15:45
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Thanks a lot David. I am very tempted to have a go at the Vampire FB Mk.5.
scalemates.com/kits/227228-azur-a117-vampire-fb-mk-5
5 September 2018, 21:12
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Great work. More pics, please!
As to the Azur kid, I am tempted (very) too. 🙂
6 September 2018, 20:36
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@Mike i build both kits, and i must say that i liked the azur one a bit better than the airfix one. be sure to get the nose weight right tough or you get a tailsitter like i did. ;P
7 September 2018, 08:20
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Oh and be careful about the decals. Mine were really thin and broke when i apllied them. plus they really silvered alot on the dark blue. in retrospect, it would have been better to cut them out properly.
7 September 2018, 08:21
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Thankyou Ekki. More pics on the way.
Hi David. Yes I saw that in your gallery. Very nice job. Thanks for the advice. I will look out for those decals.
Esc. 57S 57.S-10/No.10090 | Album by lordbazooka (1:72)
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The airfix is also a tail sitter but they do tell you to add 7 grams in the nose. Probably doesent need that much really. A bit of a job stuffing it all in!!
7 September 2018, 13:47
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Thanks alot Mike, i will look forward to your build! Did you decide on which option you will build? i was really torn between the one i did in the end and the green one.
8 September 2018, 21:09
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Thank you Alec K. I am very humbled. Just finishing off the varnishing for a super shiny finish (i hope).
9 September 2018, 12:02
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Hi David. Not seen any pics for the green scheme. Do you have any links ? Thanks.
9 September 2018, 12:14
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Very nice, Mike. As always, a good job done with your master brushes😉 👍
Congrats!
16 September 2018, 11:45
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Hi there Lukasz Glinski. I dont think it does look better than yours - which is very nice indeed.
The only real difference is the high gloss varnish which helps to saturate the colour a bit more. Great collection you have there.
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Irish 2-seat Vampire | Album by Woody (1:72)
17 September 2018, 21:37
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Thankyou very much Bernhard Pethe, Choppa Nutta and Ekki.
A lovely little kit this. And those deep panel lines made pin-washing a breeze. Not sure that will be the case on my latest build.
17 September 2018, 21:39
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Thx Mike, you may be correct on the varnish. I tried Citadel satin (canned) on this one, but I don't recommend it at all. Maybe one day I'll build another one? Swedish & Jordanian camos tempt me a bit😉
18 September 2018, 06:01
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Łukasz, in the new box you have one swedish scheme, some different to "Rudolf" 😄
scalemates.com/kits/1121403-..havilland-vampire-t-11-j-28c
18 September 2018, 08:48
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Hi Olly. Yes, yes very apt. I like that!
Thank you very much Martin.
I like the look of that one Cuajete!
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Airfix have been turning out some great new kits lately- several of which are residing in my cupboard waiting to be built - Phantom FG.1 1/72, Walrus 1/48, BE2C 1/72...
airfix.com/uk-en/deh..t-11-j-28c-1-72.html
18 September 2018, 11:39
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Hi Łukasz Gliński. I use Vallejo varnishes. They are great. And diluted with a little water hardly leave brush marks at all. Not sure if they are available for spray painting ?(i would expect so). Are you tempted with the Airfix swedish scheme ? I am.
18 September 2018, 11:46
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In my case hard to decide which one is more tempting - Airfix Swedish or PrintScale's Jordanian. But as I have already the Irish on the shelf, I decided to take some time before building another one, the current stash is too big probably😉
18 September 2018, 13:47