Monday, 18 February 2013

DUKW-ing the issue?

While avoiding the prospect of doing more work on the dreadful Airfix Lancaster I decided to add to the appropriate spares boxes a small accumulation of bits which had gathered over the past few weeks.  Actually quite a few of these had originally been attached (and none too securely) the the Lanc...
The recent discovery in another box of a DUKW windscreen reminded me that I had most of a DUKW in the spares box so it seemed reasonable to glue the whole lot together.  Happily the DUKW isn't a kit which requires an instruction sheet as I didn't have such a thing to hand.  Or maybe I've just built rather a lot of them.
Anyway here it is.  Once I reclaim my spray painting studio (garage) from the builders I might even paint it.
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15 comments:

  1. Milgeek18 February 2013 at 16:20

    The pun war is on! ;)

    ...Aside from that, an interesting vehicle. I have it in that Airfix D-Day 60th anniversary box I found. I wonder what conversions there were? Were there ever any armed versions?

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  2. itchy's wargames18 February 2013 at 17:29

    feel foolish doing this as no doubt you will be aware of this ,but here goes http://www.vintage-airfix.com/instructions.html
    insructions for a few Airfix kits .

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  3. Tim Gow18 February 2013 at 17:48

    Stephen Beat
    I have seen references to armed versions. Oh dear, now what have we started?

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  4. Tim Gow18 February 2013 at 17:50

    itchy's wargames
    And pretty well a full set here: http://airfixtributeforum.myfastforum.org/forum280.php
    Thanks for the kind thought, but the DUKW is pretty easy. If on the other hand I were to randomly fins in the spares box a 1/24 scale Spitfire....

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  5. Anonymous18 February 2013 at 18:24

    I see you are using masking tape to hold it together while it dries.

    Shouldn't you be using DUKW tape?

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  6. Tim Gow18 February 2013 at 18:59

    SAROE
    I realy must come and see your stage act sometime!

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  7. Anonymous18 February 2013 at 20:43

    You kind of have to, you're my straight man.

    Cheers

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  8. Paul19 February 2013 at 03:29

    I really must pull finger and get a DUKW or four.

    Any real issues in the build that one needs to know about.

    Paul (who is DUKW-less)

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  9. Tim Gow19 February 2013 at 06:15

    Paul
    It's about time you broke your duck by building one! It's a stunningly easy kit to build - even without the instructions.....

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  10. Martin Rapier19 February 2013 at 08:51

    My DUKWs are the 'even easier to build' Airfix bendy toys version and the Dinky toys diecast with hot wheels. No assembly required at all:)

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  11. Milgeek19 February 2013 at 12:34

    Ohhh - 'DUKW Tape', that's foul! :)

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  12. Erhntly19 February 2013 at 19:56

    Good job!!
    Erhan

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  13. Tim Gow20 February 2013 at 11:04

    Martin Rapier
    Just don't try to float the Dinky one in your bath...

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  14. Tim Gow20 February 2013 at 11:05

    Stephen Beat
    Just when I thought it couldn't get worse....

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  15. Tim Gow20 February 2013 at 11:06

    Erhntly
    Thanks. And thanks again for not joining in with the dreadful puns!

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