Ooohh this should be a good watch.
I remember a story of a kingfisher coming fresh out of maintenance, test pilot goes to take off, cant get it off the water. Just sticks itself down. Tries and tries and tries. Uses the full length of the harbour. Everything he can think of.
It took them several days to realise the propeller blades were too short due to constantly filing the pitting on the tips off.
1/48 Monogram High Tech Kingfisher
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You can learn all the math in the 'Verse, but you take a boat in the air that you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turning of the worlds. Love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down, tells you she's hurtin' 'fore she keens. Makes her a home.
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Paint is on! I didn’t have FS35045 Dark Blue on hand. So I used the closest color I had FS15042 Dark Sea Blue.
Only one side has decals on. Going to do the opposite side in a few moments...
I gotta admit, the kits decals are a bear to work with. Once they’re on, I have to maneuver with extra water to get them to slide to where I want them. After finishing it off with Micro Set and Micro Sol and left to dry overnight, they went down really nice enough to see it melded with the rivets, panel lines, etc...
Only one side has decals on. Going to do the opposite side in a few moments...
I gotta admit, the kits decals are a bear to work with. Once they’re on, I have to maneuver with extra water to get them to slide to where I want them. After finishing it off with Micro Set and Micro Sol and left to dry overnight, they went down really nice enough to see it melded with the rivets, panel lines, etc...
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Re: 1/48 Monogram High Tech Kingfisher
Very nice scheme! I'm assuming that you are going to use the 3D printed parts on another Kingfisher build? Or did you use them on this one?
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That was a picture of the one I got for mine John.
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Excellent stuff Tom - I have to admit I didn't know the British flew Kingfishers.
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Neither did I. The kit came with RAF decals as well.
I should get this one done before the Christmas holidays. Stay tuned....
I should get this one done before the Christmas holidays. Stay tuned....
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
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Looking forward to the completion on this one Tom. C'mon ol buddy.....you're gonna do well on this one .
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That color looks good. Those dark blues are a bear to paint and to photograph aren’t they it into submission you did
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She is finished! Posted in Complete Builds thread.
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn