Andy's 1/48 Blenheim

[The Smythe Meister]

Done some priming and internal painting, more of that later, for now though,.... Ladies and Gentlemen,I give you "The Blenheim Boys"....

From left to right...
Kit supplied Airfix Pilot
Steve(Airborne 1), supplied Tamiya Navigator,and,
eBay supplied 3d printed Turret Gunner
They need cleaning up a little,but should do the job.

 

[stillp]

Didn't know that Pete, doesn't surprise me though, weird lot those Welsh.....

Oi! Less of that!
Pete

 

[Jim R]

Crew will look fine painted up and in place.

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Andy. Very nice start.

If you do want more figures your could try PJ Productions. Some of their stuff is quite nice.... Some of it not great but ok.

Sorry Andrew,missed you there!!
Thanks for that.... I'll check them out this afternoon

 

[adt70hk]

Sorry Andrew,missed you there!!
Thanks for that.... I'll check them out this afternoon

I used them on my Hunters and Hunted 109s and Mossies.

 

[Jakko]

Is it me, or is the navigator bored with where they’re going?

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Is it me, or is the navigator bored with where they’re going?

Yeah, you're probably right!! ... However,that pose always reminds me of the Nav sat aside the Wing Commander in the "633 Squadron" final sequence,played by Angus Lennie.

 

[yak face]

Is it me, or is the navigator bored with where they’re going?

Ha ha , yes jakko , he does look like he’s sulking doesnt he !!?

 

[The Smythe Meister]

I was thinking of this guy.

.. not "bored" exactly, but a bit confused maybe

 

[Jakko]

Yes, he looks like he’s wondering where he is and what the chap next to him is doing

 

[spanner570]

Nice work Andy.

The last time I saw the little guy in the above shot from 633 Squadron, he was hanging from a lump of stalag wire in the 'Great Escape'!

 

[Tim Marlow]

He plays a small part in “O what a lovely war“ that I attributed to Ronny Corbett for years Ron….”It’s no us, it’s the bleeping English”……in the Xmas truce scene.
Must admit, in that shot above he looks a bit like Norman Wisdom though…..

 

[scottie3158]

All looking very tidy Mr Smifff

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Nice work Andy.

The last time I saw the little guy in the above shot from 633 Squadron, he was hanging from a lump of stalag wire in the 'Great Escape'!

Cheers Ron,.... Both good films there... even now.

All looking very tidy Mr Smifff

Thanks Scottie.

 

[The Smythe Meister]

...... So then,.....
Bet you thought I'd forgotten this one eh?.... It's been sat at the end of the bench given me evils whilst I've been sidetracked doing the Achilles and Hetzer.
Anyway,as the Hetzer is pretty much finished I thought it about time to do some more on this one....

Fuselage and bomb bay painted up with interior green and some shading done.....

The "Dentist Chair" all built up and some painting underway there, lastly, for now,the crew have been cleaned up and primered with OD Vallejo...

So,back on this thanks to the Hetzer completion,(well,almost! ).
As always, thanks for looking in,
Cheers for now,
Andy

 

[yak face]

Nice progress andy , that seat looks like some sort of torture apparatus !

 

[adt70hk]

And normal service has been resumed!! Wings!!!

Looking good Andy!!

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Nice progress andy , that seat looks like some sort of torture apparatus !

HA!! Yeah it does look a little imposing doesn't it!!

And normal service has been resumed!! Wings!!!

Looking good Andy!!

... Cheers Andrew.. not sure about "normal service" though mate....
... I'm an armour builder really

 

[The Smythe Meister]

,. So then, I've done a little more, not exactly LOADS though
It's going together very nicely, especially for a ham fisted bugger like me!!
......

Some "more or less" painting going on there. ....
And it now shoved into one side of the fuselage...

.. all fitting very nicely so far ...
The decals for the Dash...

.. so far, it's a lovely kit. ...
The crew are currently "under paint",so hopefully they'll be revealed soon.. ish ..
As always, thanks very much for looking in
... Until the next time....

 

[adt70hk]

HA!! Yeah it does look a little imposing doesn't it!!

... Cheers Andrew.. not sure about "normal service" though mate....
... I'm an armour builder really

Really.... Knowing what I know I might have to disagree!!!