Trumpeter Vickers Wellington Mk.Ic 1/72

Started by John vd Biggelaar · 260 · 2 years ago
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    John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 6 months ago:

    @fiveten, thanks a lot for those motivating words, Spiros.

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    John Healy said 2 years, 6 months ago:

    Excellent progress, John!

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    George R Blair Jr said 2 years, 6 months ago:

    Great work, John (@johnb). The view from below really shows all the extra work you have done.

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    John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 6 months ago:

    @j-healy, thank you, John

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    John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 6 months ago:

    @gblair, thanks a lot, George. I'm happy I took the decision to do the extra work.

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    Allan J Withers said 2 years, 6 months ago:

    Looks like you're having fun John, it's going well, looking good.

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    John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 6 months ago:

    @kalamazoo, thank you, Allan. This kit is indeed fun. Overall fit is pretty good and no real unexpected surprises so far.

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    capt. R said 2 years, 6 months ago:

    Fantastic work!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 6 months ago:

    @lis, thank you, Lis

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    Eric Berg said 2 years, 6 months ago:

    Thumbs up again, John @johnb

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    John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 6 months ago:

    @eb801, thanks for the compliment, Eric.

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    John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 6 months ago:

    Some small pieces applied.
    Venturi tube,


    Horizontal aerial antenna

    And painting the exhaust pipes in a self made 'burned' metal color

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 6 months ago:

    Everything looking perfect, my friend @johnb! Your home brew of burned metal is superlative!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 6 months ago:

    @fiveten, thanks for your motivating words, Spiros

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    John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 6 months ago:

    Front antenna and the enclosed DF loop antenna mounted as well. I did thin the front antenna a bit because it looked quite thick to me.


    Next process will be the primer.