tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post6205846804703682069..comments2024-03-18T23:25:24.574+00:00Comments on Megablitz and more: Bizarre BeagleTim Gowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-65838251150309048992013-02-26T20:06:01.851+00:002013-02-26T20:06:01.851+00:00Lonkka
Oh well - I'll just have to build anoth...Lonkka<br />Oh well - I'll just have to build another!Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-13385969328718628812013-02-26T19:58:00.186+00:002013-02-26T19:58:00.186+00:00Not trying to be anal here but the nacelles were a...Not trying to be anal here but the nacelles were actually orange.<br />And the kit's roundels only barely resemble the actual ones -well, it IS around 40 years old a kit...<br /><br />http://www.adlibris.com/fi/covers/M/9/52/9525026795.jpgLönkkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07562999495536885420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-47176043837491973492013-01-21T16:16:39.197+00:002013-01-21T16:16:39.197+00:00Wg Cdr Luddite
Tho oracle speaks...Wg Cdr Luddite<br />Tho oracle speaks...Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-29839279859912897312013-01-21T15:58:11.629+00:002013-01-21T15:58:11.629+00:00Stands are made from clear sheet styrene (sold in ...Stands are made from clear sheet styrene (sold in DIY shops). Cut to size by the 'score an snap' method.<br /><br />Upright is made from 1.2mm piano wire (sold in model shops) superglued into the styrene by drilling a 1.2mm hole.<br /><br />Allowance for larger hole sizes in the aircraft can be made by fitting an aluminium tube collar near the top and gluing on a small washer.Wg Cdr Ludditehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01019798605352210839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-11642398847514718322013-01-21T11:25:03.041+00:002013-01-21T11:25:03.041+00:00Stephen Beat
The flying stands (which I don't ...Stephen Beat<br />The flying stands (which I don't think have been mentioned before) are made for me by Wg Cdr Luddite - perhaps he'll comment himself. The bases are clear plastic - sold in DIY stores for glazing sheds and the like - and the sticky-up bit is steel rod.Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-43000170128931818932013-01-21T11:21:33.187+00:002013-01-21T11:21:33.187+00:00Paul
You don't already have one? I'm shoc...Paul<br />You don't already have one? I'm shocked! I know Airfix used to do one on 1/72 but I've no idea what it's like.Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-55300228814386406542013-01-21T11:19:21.871+00:002013-01-21T11:19:21.871+00:00Geordie
I know - it's like a Canberra but with...Geordie<br />I know - it's like a Canberra but without any of the elegance!Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-15932788792390489782013-01-21T10:41:36.911+00:002013-01-21T10:41:36.911+00:00Oooowww, missed this one (what kind of cyber stalk...Oooowww, missed this one (what kind of cyber stalker am I?) LOL<br /><br />Interested in how you base your flying kits, Tim. I recently bought my first 1/144 aircraft for my Finnis army and have no idea how to make the stands for them. Is this something you have covered on your blog?Milgeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08791475027247097256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-9410267343768801372013-01-21T10:21:42.281+00:002013-01-21T10:21:42.281+00:00I now know I need to have a Beagle, whatever the a...I now know I need to have a Beagle, whatever the amount of filler it consumes.<br /><br />Thanks for tempting me Tim<br /><br />Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06666481879639671282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-83295734881876731812013-01-19T22:28:12.013+00:002013-01-19T22:28:12.013+00:00You have gotta like that crazy Cold War Sov kit ;)...You have gotta like that crazy Cold War Sov kit ;)Geordie an Exiled FoGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01002743056274635657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-49222064978439670792013-01-19T16:22:41.892+00:002013-01-19T16:22:41.892+00:00Xaltotun of Python
Good point! I wonder if any fo...Xaltotun of Python<br />Good point! I wonder if any former IL-28 crewmen are reading this and would care to comment on it's build quality?Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-36090721860054253362013-01-19T15:48:50.181+00:002013-01-19T15:48:50.181+00:00Yes, but how much filler did the originals need?
...Yes, but how much filler did the originals need?<br /><br />RobRob Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533996736711014752noreply@blogger.com