DH-88 Comets

MacRobertson racers

Black Magic assembled

Sculpting

Black Magic finished

G-ACSR started

Filling and aligning

Sculpting

Smooth

Paint on G-ACSR

Work on Grosvenor House

First coat of paint on Grosvenor House

Final coat on G-ACSR

Resuming work

Undercarriage working on the red Novo model

The real thing! Flying at Shuttleworth Collection, Old Warden, England on 5 October 2014

Two of them complete...

G-ACSP finished

G-ACSR finished

Back on the DH-88s. Final coat of paint on Grosvenor House.

Коментари

6 August 2014, 20:34

Hanno Kleinecke
Beautyful trio, lovely paintjob !

8 April 2015, 21:39

P J
Thank you! 🙂

The first of these was kind of a 'sacrificial' kit, the black one. I sort of expected it might be a disaster! Many new skills to learn since I made models as a child. Learning the airbrush... the filler... the wet'n'dry... I'm really pleased with how they are turning out. I really appreciate your compliment Hanno! 🙂

PS - The tip I was given for sealing the paint/decals is aerosol furniture polish - seems to work very well!

8 April 2015, 21:48

Hanno Kleinecke
It quite obviously does! I´ve bought some too, but haven`t dared to use it yet....... The next glossy bird will be testbed

9 April 2015, 15:12

Burkhard D
Have fun, the kit is a real dog. Will provide you invaluable lessons in plastic surgery, scratchbuilding, as well as filling and sanding 😄

19 April 2015, 15:55

P J
You're not wrong Burkhard!! I thought (haha!) that this 'small, cheap, model' would be easy to build... It took ages, I learned LOADS. And then I assembled a more modern kit... and it was almost 'too easy' compared to the Comets. The G-ACSS I am building in this project - the ex-Frog NOVO - is much better quality than the 'new' kits from 60 year old Airfix moulds.

19 April 2015, 21:18

Burkhard D
Oh, I am stupid. I throught yue were starting the project! 😳

Well done mate, you're a brave modeler finishing not only one, but three of these beasts. And they do look great! 👍👍👍

20 April 2015, 06:06

P J
The black one was my first model build since I was a child. Back then I just used to glue them and paint them (with a brush). The old Airfix Comets were a 'baptism of fire'! 🙂

20 April 2015, 06:42