Quite a Luqa
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121 28 July 2022, 14:23
Andy Ball
Hi Guy, nice to have you along!
(I'm focused on one build now! No more over-reaching!)
Hi Guy, nice to have you along!
(I'm focused on one build now! No more over-reaching!)
28 July 2022, 18:42
Andy Ball
Thanks for checking it out Rui and Daniel. I'll post some build shots soon.
Thanks for checking it out Rui and Daniel. I'll post some build shots soon.
29 July 2022, 16:12
Andy Ball
Hi Mirko, I'd say I'm only 2 hours in, so you're all invited to a staggered start!
Hi Mirko, I'd say I'm only 2 hours in, so you're all invited to a staggered start!
29 July 2022, 21:06
Mirko Römer
Time for me for the daily staggered landing now 😉 Good luck, you've chosen a very attractive camo scheme!
Time for me for the daily staggered landing now 😉 Good luck, you've chosen a very attractive camo scheme!
29 July 2022, 21:10
Andy Ball
@Mirko, we're taxi-ing out to runway 090R so grab yourself a Maltese beer….
@Mirko, we're taxi-ing out to runway 090R so grab yourself a Maltese beer….
29 July 2022, 21:31
Andy Ball
@Gary: I'll stick you in charge of torpedo launch?….and what exactly is a 'full swing'
@Gary: I'll stick you in charge of torpedo launch?….and what exactly is a 'full swing'
29 July 2022, 21:32
Gary Kitchen
😄 not sure.. especially as you're reigning in and concentrating on single builds. Guess I could do with doing the same, so many kits on the bench in various stages I'm a bit overwhelmed and end up with little progress. Going to finish up the little Sioux and then clear the remaining to the shelf and focus on one single build just weighing up whether it's a Short 827 or the Sunderland MkV so many choices.
😄 not sure.. especially as you're reigning in and concentrating on single builds. Guess I could do with doing the same, so many kits on the bench in various stages I'm a bit overwhelmed and end up with little progress. Going to finish up the little Sioux and then clear the remaining to the shelf and focus on one single build just weighing up whether it's a Short 827 or the Sunderland MkV so many choices.
30 July 2022, 06:50
Andy Ball
Agree, if you narrow the number of builds I think you're more productive - I thought doing 2 Lancasters would save on painting etc. but they never quite went at the same pace. Your next one will be a "Shorts" though! (I'm reading a great book on the Golden Age of Flying Boats- terrific historical perspective)
Agree, if you narrow the number of builds I think you're more productive - I thought doing 2 Lancasters would save on painting etc. but they never quite went at the same pace. Your next one will be a "Shorts" though! (I'm reading a great book on the Golden Age of Flying Boats- terrific historical perspective)
30 July 2022, 10:12
Andy Ball
Thanks Cuajete- when you have good materials to work with, and a bit of down time it helps to get the project done more efficiently
Thanks Cuajete- when you have good materials to work with, and a bit of down time it helps to get the project done more efficiently
1 August 2022, 15:06
Andy Ball
I think I've spent about 6 hours so far David. Hope you get some shots of your kits soon?
I think I've spent about 6 hours so far David. Hope you get some shots of your kits soon?
1 August 2022, 15:06
Andy Ball
Yes Cuajete- this could be an "air-speed record" for me!, unless I lose the mojo!
Yes Cuajete- this could be an "air-speed record" for me!, unless I lose the mojo!
1 August 2022, 19:16
Andy Ball
Thanks for the comment István, I think all the Bristol twins were nicely proportioned in WWII
Thanks for the comment István, I think all the Bristol twins were nicely proportioned in WWII
3 August 2022, 11:46
Andy Ball
Ł: I'd overlook this model too - but it is spectacular in fit and clever in engineering- plus a nice Mediterranean scheme will give it some prominence in the collection
Ł: I'd overlook this model too - but it is spectacular in fit and clever in engineering- plus a nice Mediterranean scheme will give it some prominence in the collection
3 August 2022, 11:54
Andy Ball
In my Xtradecal stash, there's a Mk.Ia LR906 '42' let me know if want the decals if you start it.
In my Xtradecal stash, there's a Mk.Ia LR906 '42' let me know if want the decals if you start it.
3 August 2022, 15:13
David Taylor
Totally agree Andy,well proportioned as both the Beau and Beaufort were developed from the venerable Blenheim.
Totally agree Andy,well proportioned as both the Beau and Beaufort were developed from the venerable Blenheim.
3 August 2022, 16:10
Cuajete
Well done so far despite the inconvenience caused, Andy. Looks so good! 👍
Well done so far despite the inconvenience caused, Andy. Looks so good! 👍
3 August 2022, 19:12
Andy Ball
@Cuajete: all of my builds have those foibles- it'll be hidden with some weathering I hope!
@Cuajete: all of my builds have those foibles- it'll be hidden with some weathering I hope!
3 August 2022, 21:26
Andy Ball
Thanks folks! The blue camo really stands out in the collection, and I'm hoping to unveil the completion today/tomorrow. If you're in any doubt, BUY THIS KIT. It is Airfix at their modern best. I'm not a spokesperson for them, but this has gone together as good as any offering from Tamiya, etc.
Thanks folks! The blue camo really stands out in the collection, and I'm hoping to unveil the completion today/tomorrow. If you're in any doubt, BUY THIS KIT. It is Airfix at their modern best. I'm not a spokesperson for them, but this has gone together as good as any offering from Tamiya, etc.
10 August 2022, 08:46
Andy Ball
Finals, landed Luqa, moved to dispersal point.
This was the most enjoyable kit I have made in a long while. This is 1/72nd at its best. Bravo Airfix!
Finals, landed Luqa, moved to dispersal point.
This was the most enjoyable kit I have made in a long while. This is 1/72nd at its best. Bravo Airfix!
10 August 2022, 15:18
Guy Rump
A cracking result Andy, particularly like the Med camo. I'll definitely be referring to your notes when I eventually get around to building mine. Congrats! 👍
A cracking result Andy, particularly like the Med camo. I'll definitely be referring to your notes when I eventually get around to building mine. Congrats! 👍
10 August 2022, 15:28
Andy Ball
Hi Guy, thanks as ever- please check me out when you start, there were a few niggles in the build (mainly me not reading instructions fully), and as with all kits- a few idiosyncrasies.
Hi Guy, thanks as ever- please check me out when you start, there were a few niggles in the build (mainly me not reading instructions fully), and as with all kits- a few idiosyncrasies.
10 August 2022, 17:55
Andy Ball
Cheers David, Vincent, and Jan. A good kit certainly helps your project- and also just getting on with it without pauses/hiatuses!
Cheers David, Vincent, and Jan. A good kit certainly helps your project- and also just getting on with it without pauses/hiatuses!
10 August 2022, 17:57
Cuajete
Wow... Fantastic painting job, Andy. Great result... "Beautyfort!!"
I like the Airfix engineering to allow the wings to be disassembled and assembled without the seams of the wings with the fuselage being noticeable 👍
Congrats!
Wow... Fantastic painting job, Andy. Great result... "Beautyfort!!"
I like the Airfix engineering to allow the wings to be disassembled and assembled without the seams of the wings with the fuselage being noticeable 👍
Congrats!
10 August 2022, 18:37
Rui
Excellent! 👍
The Beaufort is not a subject I have ever been oarticularly interested but after seeing this build and the end result I find myself looking for one online 🙂
Excellent! 👍
The Beaufort is not a subject I have ever been oarticularly interested but after seeing this build and the end result I find myself looking for one online 🙂
13 August 2022, 02:28
Andy Ball
To Łukasz, Michael, Erik, Finn, rmoe701, Cuajete, Agustin, Rui S, Mirko, Dietmar, Neil and Alec K thank-you for the endorsements on this build. It was a pleasure to grace your eyeballs!
To Łukasz, Michael, Erik, Finn, rmoe701, Cuajete, Agustin, Rui S, Mirko, Dietmar, Neil and Alec K thank-you for the endorsements on this build. It was a pleasure to grace your eyeballs!
23 August 2022, 16:18
Andy Ball
To Rui Da Silva: I hope you find one, it wasn't my choice of the Bristol twins as an interest either, but believe me, this kit is a step-up from usual Airfix (disclaimer, it must have been one of the first batches, maybe the freshest of moulds?)
To Rui Da Silva: I hope you find one, it wasn't my choice of the Bristol twins as an interest either, but believe me, this kit is a step-up from usual Airfix (disclaimer, it must have been one of the first batches, maybe the freshest of moulds?)
23 August 2022, 16:20
Andy Ball
To John Bollig: I have never had any of my builds considered 'contest quality', so I am gladdened by your remark. Thank-you.
To John Bollig: I have never had any of my builds considered 'contest quality', so I am gladdened by your remark. Thank-you.
23 August 2022, 16:22
Bernd Grün
Oh, I ithink I'm very late. But it's never too late to congratulate you on this beautiful aircraft. Cheers Andy.👍
Oh, I ithink I'm very late. But it's never too late to congratulate you on this beautiful aircraft. Cheers Andy.👍
20 January 2023, 08:07
Andy Ball
Thanks Bernd and Neuling...one from a hot summer last year, apt really as it's flying out of Luqa.
Thanks Bernd and Neuling...one from a hot summer last year, apt really as it's flying out of Luqa.
20 January 2023, 13:52
Andy Ball
Oh, cheers Marius!- it's all in the eye of the beholder!?😂
Thanks Ricardo too
Oh, cheers Marius!- it's all in the eye of the beholder!?😂
Thanks Ricardo too
28 February 2023, 22:36
Neil Patrick
Very nice Andy. Made my eyes water seeing the clamping of the transparencies. Looks like you got away with it though.!Looks super all done. 🙂
Very nice Andy. Made my eyes water seeing the clamping of the transparencies. Looks like you got away with it though.!Looks super all done. 🙂
29 May, 09:25