80 th Anniversary of Dambuster Raid - group build!

Started by capt. R · 445 · 8 months ago
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    John vd Biggelaar said 1 year, 6 months ago:

    Black seems more realistic, Bernard @lis

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    capt. R said 1 year, 6 months ago:

    @johnb
    @fiveten
    Wheels, primed, and painted in Night Black. Manual suggest Silver, but in historical photos I found it in black.

    @fxrob
    @johnb
    @fiveten
    I painted spinners and propellers in maty black but I think it looks too flat for me. What do You think about it?

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 1 year, 6 months ago:

    To me the props look correct, my friend @lis. Do not expect too shiny surfaces, especially during those conditions, flat fits well.
    Black is also more correct for the wheel rims, though steel has rarely been witnessed too!

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    capt. R said 1 year, 6 months ago:

    @fxrob
    @johnb
    @fiveten
    After all I need to repaint wheels. Mask was strange and didn’t have central part of mask that fits to wheels hubs.

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    John vd Biggelaar said 1 year, 6 months ago:

    Very nice paintwork, Bernard @lis
    Strange indeed, but you might be able create those yourself.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 1 year, 6 months ago:

    Great progress, my friend @lis!

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    Felix said 1 year, 6 months ago:

    Hi Lis @lis, they look fine to me! Great progress by the way 🙂

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    capt. R said 1 year, 6 months ago:

    @fiveten
    @johnb
    Thank You!

    @fxrob
    Thank You for good worlds! Some time I think that work goes slow as snail in compare of Yours builds☺️
    PS. I glued this plastic sticks that hold propellers because I want to paint all without glued propellers.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 1 year, 6 months ago:

    Good idea to glue these plastic rods, my friend @lis!

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    Felix said 1 year, 6 months ago:

    Lis @lis, that’s because you build complex planes while i build Airfix starter kits!😂

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    John vd Biggelaar said 1 year, 6 months ago:

    Perfect approach, Bernard @lis

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    capt. R said 1 year, 6 months ago:

    @fxrob
    @johnb
    @fiveten
    Flaps was masked. Also engine air intakes was glued and sanded to smooth surface. A little bit of putty was needed.

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    John vd Biggelaar said 1 year, 6 months ago:

    All looking good, Bernard @lis

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 1 year, 6 months ago:

    Looking great, my friend @lis!

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    capt. R said 1 year, 6 months ago:

    @fxrob
    @johnb
    @fiveten
    Some Yellow tips needs corrections.

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