Andy`s Aircraft Exploits.......

[The Smythe Meister]

Evenin` Guys,
Well i`m not exactly what you`d call a wingy thing builder,(not since my early childhood Airfix days anyway),but i`ve reached a point where i want to do the odd build away from my usual AFV subjects.
With that in mind,and to stop myself from stuffing up the "What`s on the bench" thread,i thought i`d make this thread live to post up my,what may be sparadic,progress on the planes i attempt to build. Don`t expect too much,as i said,i`m not a plane builder,so they ain`t gonna be spectacular....... HOWEVER,i am gonna do my very best,and hopefully pick up some tips from the REAL Aircraft chaps on here.... if they chose to chip in!
Without more ado,here`s the two i`m currently working on,fdirst the VERY old Airfix Arado AR 196.......


Then a rather more recent Airfix Bristol Blenheim Mk 1........

and as it is so far.........

So then,that kicks off my thread for my meagre attempts at getting some planes done!
Hope to see some of you pop in occasionally along the way,
Cheers for now,
Andy

 

[Dave Ward]

Andy,
nice to see another modeller venturing away from their comfort zone! I couldn't stick to one genre, or subject - after all they're all models!
Dave

 

[BattleshipBob]

Carry on Andy, like the Arado, built that many, many yrs back!

 

[Mickc1440]

Nice one Andy, its always good to try something with less wheels. I've just finished my first 1/32 aircraft, the smallest of the three I have in the stash. First thing I noticed was the room these things need I'll definitely be watching this foray into all things wingy

 

[Tim Marlow]

Go for it fellah! Interesting to see where this goes….

 

[flyjoe180]

Looking good so far Andy. I bet your aeroplanes will come out better than my tanks

 

[colin m]

You will do absolutely fine Andy. Your nemesis might be track links in armour world, for many of us, it's canopy masking.

 

[Jim R]

Hi Andy
Good for you Sir It will be an interesting opportunity to compare the rather ancient Arado with the much newer Blenheim kit. I suspect the Blenheim will fit better, have better detail and will be better engineered but maybe not
Jim

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Andy,
nice to see another modeller venturing away from their comfort zone! I couldn't stick to one genre, or subject - after all they're all models!
Dave

Cheers Dave,
I certainly do want to stretch my portfolio! Not sure that the ickle ships that you all build is on my agenda mind.... They`re just a step TOO SMALL!!
Andy

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Carry on Andy, like the Arado, built that many, many yrs back!

Hi Bob,
Tis a bit of an attention grabber isn`t it.... although i`m not sure why!!
Andy

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Nice one Andy, its always good to try something with less wheels. I've just finished my first 1/32 aircraft, the smallest of the three I have in the stash. First thing I noticed was the room these things need I'll definitely be watching this foray into all things wingy

Thanks Mick,
What was your 1/32 build?... I`ll take a peek! ..... and that was your SMALLEST ..... what else you got Sir?
Nice to have you along,
Andy

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Go for it fellah! Interesting to see where this goes….

Yeah Tim... "Interesting" is probably the best choice of word!!
..... I`m intending the whole thing to be good fun mate,
Andy

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Looking good so far Andy. I bet your aeroplanes will come out better than my tanks

HA!! I doubt that very much Joe!!
Thanks for the support Sir,
Andy

 

[The Smythe Meister]

You will do absolutely fine Andy. Your nemesis might be track links in armour world, for many of us, it's canopy masking.

Cheers Colin!
I`ll do my best,but this will be a learning curve.... and will be a "Warts and all" type of thread,
Canopy masking is something that i`ve been concerned about from the very start!!
Andy

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Hi Andy
Good for you Sir It will be an interesting opportunity to compare the rather ancient Arado with the much newer Blenheim kit. I suspect the Blenheim will fit better, have better detail and will be better engineered but maybe not
Jim

Hi Jim,Thank you,
Yes,you`d think so wouldn`t you?.... however,(and remember that i`m FAR from a reliable source regarding Aircraft kits),the Arado has gone together so well it`s been a pleasure.... although due to it`s age,the decals just fell apart when in water!! Don`t get me wrong,the Blenheim`s been great too,
Andy

 

[The Smythe Meister]

The Blenheim there,I thought that as i wanted to make this thread interesting,i`d approach each build as a learning curve from the previous,(Or not as the case may be!!),therefore,as a youngun i`d shove em together as fast as possible,smack a load of enamel paint on,and move on to the next build/victim,and always wonder why that horrible seam on the fuselage join was there!I`m not just going to blast through the builds,but they will be done and shown "Warts and all"..... so hopefully there will be a noticable improvement going on.... no matter how small!!... Here`s the Arado,floats fitted,(A superb alignment with the positioning points on the wings),some decals on,but the fuselage ones just broke up when being readied for positioning,(Just due to their age really),you`ll also notice that they need dull coating yet.......

I used masking tape for the camo,but have managed to get quite a ridge between colours.... may get some liquid mask for future builds.Finally for this update,i don`t like to stand still and want to keep things rolling along so the next victim is this little baby......

Got this for an absolute bargain from Evilbay,and only just realised that there`s an etch fret,and some resin parts in there!!
So there we are for now.... nothing earth shattering,but you expected no different eh?!!
Be back in a few days with,hopefully,a more inspiring update!!
Thanks for looking in guys,as always,any,and all,comments,thoughts or plain old abuse very welcomed!!
Andy

 

[Dave Ward]

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The Blenheim there,I thought that as i wanted to make this thread interesting,i`d approach each build as a learning curve from the previous,(Or not as the case may be!!),therefore,as a youngun i`d shove em together as fast as possible,smack a load of enamel paint on,and move on to the next build/victim,and always wonder why that horrible seam on the fuselage join was there!I`m not just going to blast through the builds,but they will be done and shown "Warts and all"..... so hopefully there will be a noticable improvement going on.... no matter how small!!... Here`s the Arado,floats fitted,(A superb alignment with the positioning points on the wings),some decals on,but the fuselage ones just broke up when being readied for positioning,(Just due to their age really),you`ll also notice that they need dull coating yet.......
View attachment 439524
I used masking tape for the camo,but have managed to get quite a ridge between colours.... may get some liquid mask for future builds.Finally for this update,i don`t like to stand still and want to keep things rolling along so the next victim is this little baby......
View attachment 439525
Got this for an absolute bargain from Evilbay,and only just realised that there`s an etch fret,and some resin parts in there!!
So there we are for now.... nothing earth shattering,but you expected no different eh?!!
Be back in a few days with,hopefully,a more inspiring update!!
Thanks for looking in guys,as always,any,and all,comments,thoughts or plain old abuse very welcomed!!
Andy

Andy,
interesting to see how you get on with the Fw189 - I've looked at these, and the thing that has put me off is all that glazing! Definitely a case for a masking set ( if available! ). Then again I note that the Arado & the Blenheim have a lot of windows...................
Dave

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Andy,
interesting to see how you get on with the Fw189 - I've looked at these, and the thing that has put me off is all that glazing! Definitely a case for a masking set ( if available! ). Then again I note that the Arado & the Blenheim have a lot of windows...................
Dave

Dave,
Yes,i see what you mean re the amount of canopy masking type stuff required,
Silly i know,but that`s EXACTLY why i like aircraft with a lot of that stuff.... stupid really,as it`ll be a nightmare to do,especially with me being so inexperienced with that kinda thing.
However,my thinking is,look at em,like em,do em,..... and do em until you get good at em!!....
I hope i do manage to suss that bit,because 3 of the planes i`d like to have a crack at in the future are the He 111,Ju88 and a Blenheim MKIV,
Andy

 

[Airborne01]

Dave,
Yes,i see what you mean re the amount of canopy masking type stuff required,
Silly i know,but that`s EXACTLY why i like aircraft with a lot of that stuff.... stupid really,as it`ll be a nightmare to do,especially with me being so inexperienced with that kinda thing.
However,my thinking is,look at em,like em,do em,..... and do em until you get good at em!!....
I hope i do manage to suss that bit,because 3 of the planes i`d like to have a crack at in the future are the He 111,Ju88 and a Blenheim MKIV,
Andy

You are weird, weird, weird --- but I like that philosophy! (What does that say about me I wonder?)
Steve

 

[Tim Marlow]

You are weird, weird, weird --- but I like that philosophy! (What does that say about me I wonder?)
Steve

It says you’re probably on the right forum