1/72 scale Airfix Bristol Beaufighter TFX by Craft Master
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Re: 1/72 scale Airfix Bristol Beaufighter TFX by Craft Master
Bravo, Tom! A wonderful project! I love how an old kit brings out ingenuity- you have certainly shown a great deal of creative thinking here!
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Re: 1/72 scale Airfix Bristol Beaufighter TFX by Craft Master
Man I miss the days when Microscale made decal sheets of code letters for the different air forces in various colors... then get some national insignia and you're all set. 
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Re: 1/72 scale Airfix Bristol Beaufighter TFX by Craft Master
I decided to test the 60 year old decals using the Bristol Beaufighter TFX label on the bottom of the sheet.
This confirms my findings... they are brittle and tore easily from backing paper.
The red letteringfor BRISTOL tore in 2 places; BEAUFIGHTER was a mess - BEAU managed to stay together, the rest not so good.
This confirms my findings... they are brittle and tore easily from backing paper.
The red letteringfor BRISTOL tore in 2 places; BEAUFIGHTER was a mess - BEAU managed to stay together, the rest not so good.
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“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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Re: 1/72 scale Airfix Bristol Beaufighter TFX by Craft Master
Do you have any Microscale Decal Film? For old decals, that is a must have.
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Re: 1/72 scale Airfix Bristol Beaufighter TFX by Craft Master
Actually, Lyle did send me some decals paper last year. I went ahead and made a copy of the old decal sheet, sprayed a sealer on it.
I'll see how it works tomorrow.
I'll see how it works tomorrow.
“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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Re: 1/72 scale Airfix Bristol Beaufighter TFX by Craft Master
Torpedo released rigging...
I did test before gluing the point attachments to see the look I was looking for under the aircraft. Yup... exactly what I was looking for. I went ahead and glued the clear attachment points to the center brace. Letting it dry overnight before proceeding any further for more testing.
I did test before gluing the point attachments to see the look I was looking for under the aircraft. Yup... exactly what I was looking for. I went ahead and glued the clear attachment points to the center brace. Letting it dry overnight before proceeding any further for more testing.
“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: 1/72 scale Airfix Bristol Beaufighter TFX by Craft Master
Interesting, I'm looking forward to seeing how this goes together!
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Re: 1/72 scale Airfix Bristol Beaufighter TFX by Craft Master
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
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Re: 1/72 scale Airfix Bristol Beaufighter TFX by Craft Master
Tested the decals I scanned. Worked great. Now to gloss coat the areas the decals go.
“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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Re: 1/72 scale Airfix Bristol Beaufighter TFX by Craft Master
Hmmm... not what I was expecting. The yellow border on fuselage roundel came out as a clear yellow, not a solid yellow.
The blue is fine, the red dots is almost like a clear red.
I'm going to blame it on the original decal sheet considering it is 60 years old when I scanned it. Oh well.. it is what it is. I'm not going to sweat over it.
Could it have been better? Yes, if I had spare decals. Will I build another Beaufighter? Absolutely... in 1/48 scale.
I'm going to try and wrap this one up by the end of the weekend.
The blue is fine, the red dots is almost like a clear red.
I'm going to blame it on the original decal sheet considering it is 60 years old when I scanned it. Oh well.. it is what it is. I'm not going to sweat over it.
Could it have been better? Yes, if I had spare decals. Will I build another Beaufighter? Absolutely... in 1/48 scale.
I'm going to try and wrap this one up by the end of the weekend.
“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