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3,573 ExcellentAbout Blue Noser
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Apologies! What Gorbs said, basically a job well done! Sometimes I forget not everyone is fluent in Brit speak!
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Blue Noser started following Heller Aerospatiale Alouette III, 'Ni!', '..the Mouse Police.. and 6 others
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Cracking stuff! looking forward to this one!
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Thanks for that, I will try and keep an eye out for it! Bob
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Another cracker!
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Another great effort, this scultamold, is it like a spreadable clay type material? I've seen videos where they spread it over foam but have no idea what it is! Is it a hobby thing or a hardware store purchase? Bob
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Lovely stuff, looks really nice!
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Welcome along to ASM and your 2nd childhood! We are all big kids round here really. Looking forward to seeing some of your work! Bob
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Greetings one and all, after a few months off this project, I have dug it out again. To be honest there isn't much of an update but enough to get it moving! I shelved this for a bit as the temperatures in my spray booth were a bit too low and I kept getting problems and as this will have a natural metal finish I didn't want to take any chances. So I have masked up the cockpit, wells and exhaust and ran over some grey primer. I prefer to do this primer before the gloss black as I find the black doesn't sand well. I gave it a coat of grey and worked on a couple of areas as you can see. Th
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Very nice indeed!
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I should also add that the Dominie is not forgotten, with the warming of the paint shack I should hopefully get it painted up soon. Its not going to be completed for the deadline but I dont want to waste @Miggers efforts in getting me those decals, so will carry on with it drekly!
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green monster factor Make 'em jealous! What did you just get?
Blue Noser replied to Site Admin's topic in Modelling Chat
I ordered an Airfix Merlin a couple of years ago from HLJ (the only one I could find) and it took 3 days to arrive at the depot 40kms from my house on the Canadian Eastern Seaboard ....... then took 2 days to go to another depot 30 kms from my house only to wait another day to be put on a truck for delivery! -
So at long last I have finally completed my build. This is the Roden 1:144 Bristol Britannia, the kit itself is not too bad, has a limited run feel to it but also nice detail and the fit was just fine. I didnt go anywhere near the kit decals as: A. I dont trust Roden decals and ... B. they looked quite poor and shabby anyway! So went for some 26 Decals kindly highlighted by you knowledgeable lot! I opted for their 'British Eagle' insignia and chose GA-OVG 'Bounteous'. I really liked the bright insignia and the fact they named all their aircraft so positively. The decals themselv