Bristol Blenheim Mk. I - 83th Anniversary of IJA invasion of Malaya.

Started by capt. R · 101 · 1 month ago
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    Felix said 1 month, 2 weeks ago:

    Very clean paintjob, @lis! Looking forward to seeing this with a matte coat.

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    John vd Biggelaar said 1 month, 2 weeks ago:

    All looking fine, Bernard @lis

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    capt. R said 1 month, 2 weeks ago:

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    After takeing off masks. Not perfect. Signs of hard work to fit all into one piece is visible. But nothing better I can do. Few Windows are puttied and sanded smooth because of clear parts was broken during building. Fact That many Blenheims has similar blanked lower parts canopy rescued this project. Not my best work but Iā€™m happy that I was able to finish this kit. I suspecd that Mark IV was much much better to build.

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    John vd Biggelaar said 1 month, 2 weeks ago:

    Despite the issues, you still did a wonderful job, Bernard @lis
    Your perseverance brought the best out of this challenging kit.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 1 month, 2 weeks ago:

    Indeed, the final result is really beautiful, my friend @lis! This kit fought you all the way through, but you showed it who the boss is. Well done!

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    capt. R said 1 month, 2 weeks ago:

    Few details.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 1 month, 2 weeks ago:

    Looks awesome, my friend @lis!

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    capt. R said 1 month, 2 weeks ago:

    I repainted few frames to make it better and regule antena mast.

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    Felix said 1 month, 2 weeks ago:

    The Blenheim looks just great, @lis. Glad you did not go for the ugly Mk.IV šŸ™‚

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    capt. R said 1 month, 2 weeks ago:

    Diorama is ready.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 1 month, 2 weeks ago:

    The framing looks even better, my friend @lis!
    Excellent diorama!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 1 month, 2 weeks ago:

    Absolutely wonderful, Bernard @lis
    Glad you continued the work on this one till the end.

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    Stephen W Towle said 1 month, 2 weeks ago:

    Triumph over tragedy, Bernard @lis . On the whole the build turned out well. Lessons learned and you have an appreciative audience. Your cockpit glazing ( canopy)issues for some other modelers have been the same. With various parts not being wide enough and creating steps. This is too little too late, I wonder if experimenting with varying degrees of warm water to widen some of those parts would help. The mold process, pulling the clear parts too soon or too late may account for the miss alignment of parts. Two thumbs up on this one.

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    capt. R said 1 month, 2 weeks ago:

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    An two more photos. I;m waiting for better weather for outdoor photos.

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    George R Blair Jr said 1 month, 2 weeks ago:

    Nicely done, Bernard (@lis). Once again, a great looking model displayed on a great looking diorama base.