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TomCatDriver In reply to ??? [2012-08-10 19:36:58 +0000 UTC]
it should be readily available at a stockist or online. as for construction....look out,it,s a BEAST! i had to do a lot of structural reinforcing internally with some sprue and sheet styrene,as well as correct and compensate for a lot of warpage of larger parts and fit problems,as well as thin wall thikness and joints/seams. most of the cement used was industrial-grade LocTite Super Bonder cyanoacrylate for quick and strong bonds and a lot of autobody filler followed by wetsanding and surface polishing of multiple coats of primer before the final white topcoat could be applied. all paint used was Tamiya TS-series lacquer decanted from the spraycans and applied by airbrush. my primer was,as i recall,a mixture of gloss aluminum and flat white to make a silver-grey to cover the surfaces and lightproof the plastic,as well as make a monochromatic surface to apply the gloss white. decals were applied and a final coat of Tamiya TS-13 gloss clear applied to seal them permanently. i hope this info will be of use to you in your endeavour....Happy Modelling!
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Lone-wolfkay In reply to TomCatDriver [2012-08-10 20:57:55 +0000 UTC]
Thanks very much, I'll keep this in mind if and when I get one myself. I've got a few 1:72 models of the Duxford collection, so the only thing I have to worry about is making sure they fit together lol
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TomCatDriver In reply to Lone-wolfkay [2012-08-12 06:09:59 +0000 UTC]
OK....it,s not exactly an easy build. the Revell 1/144{former Otaki mould}is still probably the best and most accurate Concorde kit out there.
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Lone-wolfkay In reply to TomCatDriver [2012-08-12 15:04:52 +0000 UTC]
I think that's what mine was, I had a choice of Decals, I chose the older tail decal with the long stripe along the fuselage as it's the one I remember from my childhood watching it at Heathrow's Anniversary. It fits together lovely, My mums got it on display in the cabinet with Concorde's Galley crockery and glasses.
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TomCatDriver In reply to Lone-wolfkay [2012-08-15 10:39:11 +0000 UTC]
ah,in a nice safe place....! as for the Airfix 1/72,you,d need a whole cabinet just by itself! the one i made is around half my own height....{i,m barefy 5-7...ha,ha,the Captain is short...!}
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TomCatDriver In reply to Lone-wolfkay [2012-08-17 09:53:43 +0000 UTC]
to me,it,s not always sheer size that counts,but the quality/fit/accuracy of the kit that really counts. not to mention display space considerations! 5-8.....taller than me!
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TomCatDriver In reply to Lone-wolfkay [2012-08-18 15:13:22 +0000 UTC]
if that,s the Airfix Gnat i think it is,it,s ancient!
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TomCatDriver In reply to Lone-wolfkay [2012-08-20 10:09:28 +0000 UTC]
front gear....nothing a drop of cement can,t fix,right? i wish someone would make a decent kit of the Gnat in a larger scale. knowing me,i,d probably want to make the whole Red Arrows team!
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TomCatDriver In reply to Lone-wolfkay [2012-08-21 10:17:49 +0000 UTC]
ok. it,s not the greatest kit,realy. MATCHBOX made one too back in the 70s,and it,s a clean mould,albeit a bit sparse on cockpit detail. might be worth a try. i,m not sure if the mould,s yet been reissued by REVELLGermany as yet. as for paint,you might try some TAMIYA acrylics. much easier to work with than those oil-based enamels,for sure! oh,and liquid cement beats tube-glue any day!
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Lone-wolfkay In reply to TomCatDriver [2012-08-21 17:36:22 +0000 UTC]
thanks very much, I'll have to have a mooch around, Colemans here sells a lot of Airfix stuff like the Typhoon and spitfires, but no Revell, May look on net then. Kettering doesn't have a lot of craft shops or much of anything.
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TomCatDriver In reply to Lone-wolfkay [2012-08-24 01:21:29 +0000 UTC]
online,you can find just about anything nowadays! there,s a place in the UK called Hannants which has quite a selection. also,would you consider obtaining an airbrush? it would make a world of difference.
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TomCatDriver In reply to Lone-wolfkay [2012-08-28 09:34:26 +0000 UTC]
buy once,cry once,but later on you,ll be glad you did!
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Hitme2 [2011-09-30 19:48:37 +0000 UTC]
Were did you get that? i want a concorde in 1/72. i only have one is 1/144 and its tiny.
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TomCatDriver In reply to Hitme2 [2011-10-01 07:01:38 +0000 UTC]
Airfix,and it should be still readily available.
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TomCatDriver In reply to Jandreau [2010-05-26 12:29:22 +0000 UTC]
be prepared to do a lot of work....it,s a beast.
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Jandreau In reply to TomCatDriver [2010-05-26 17:55:49 +0000 UTC]
hehe, the biggest model I've ever done was a 1:350 scale Enterprise NX-01. and the second biggest is a 1:48 North American B-25 Mitchell. so the next one could possibly be a 1:48 Boeing B-17G flying fortress
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TomCatDriver In reply to Jandreau [2010-05-26 19:58:12 +0000 UTC]
this Concorde would top them all.
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TomCatDriver In reply to Jandreau [2010-05-27 00:55:35 +0000 UTC]
for sure. it,s almost 3 feet long when completed.
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TomCatDriver In reply to Legendary-Airliners [2010-05-20 22:14:43 +0000 UTC]
it was a BEAST! all kinds of fit problems and warpage of the larger parts. once is enough.
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TomCatDriver In reply to Legendary-Airliners [2010-05-20 22:43:07 +0000 UTC]
soft plastic,but needed lots of added internal structure to straighten out some of the larger parts.
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dragongirl66 [2010-04-08 00:27:00 +0000 UTC]
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TomCatDriver In reply to dragongirl66 [2010-04-10 05:40:45 +0000 UTC]
be forewarned,it,ll be a lot of work to make one of those beasts come out decent.
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TomCatDriver In reply to dragongirl66 [2010-04-11 02:03:27 +0000 UTC]
of course. there are other smaller kits of Concorde available.
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i8l90 [2010-03-29 22:57:27 +0000 UTC]
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TomCatDriver In reply to i8l90 [2010-03-30 12:13:29 +0000 UTC]
and once is enough,for that beast! i doubt i,ll ever do one of those again! IAMTOTSM....!
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i8l90 In reply to TomCatDriver [2010-03-30 21:17:41 +0000 UTC]
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TomCatDriver In reply to i8l90 [2010-03-31 11:15:59 +0000 UTC]
I,m A Maniac,They Ought To Study Me...
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