Blackburn Skua

[phantom II]

Thanks Luiz, James , Dave and Warren .

Ed, if you had been here to take care of some of my issues, I might have gotten back to this sooner :idonno . Glad to be back none the less .

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[Rhino]

VERY cool! Nobody does it like you do Chris!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN99jshaQbY

 

[phantom II]

Just one more reason to be thankful Chris

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[moon puppy]

I've been too stuffed to comment on anything today. Looking good Chris

 

[phantom II]

Bob, you should have pulled your doctor's excuse out sooner :facepalm

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[Hippy Ed]

Thanks Luiz, James , Dave and Warren .

Ed, if you had been here to take care of some of my issues, I might have gotten back to this sooner :idonno . Glad to be back none the less .

Cheers, Christian B)

If I coulda helped out, I woulda :drinks

 

[Flyingbabydoc]

Uau, very nice! As I PM'd you before, I am not very keen on British planes (with the few obvious exceptions), but I admire your work with this "ugly" bird!

Interestingly, those 2 skuas you mentioned are the same ones depicted on the Airfix He-111P just released, actually you can assemble the version of the downed German bird of your magazine.

Looking forward to the next chapter!

Cheers

Alex

 

[phantom II]

Uau, very nice! As I PM'd you before, I am not very keen on British planes (with the few obvious exceptions), but I admire your work with this "ugly" bird!

Interestingly, those 2 skuas you mentioned are the same ones depicted on the Airfix He-111P just released, actually you can assemble the version of the downed German bird of your magazine.

Looking forward to the next chapter!

Cheers

Alex

True, you did . Guess I forgot my self :hmmm

Interesting about the tie between the HE 111 and the Skuas .

It was not intentional . Just an odd coincidence :idonno

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[Hippy Ed]

Uau, very nice! As I PM'd you before, I am not very keen on British planes (with the few obvious exceptions), but I admire your work with this "ugly" bird!

Interestingly, those 2 skuas you mentioned are the same ones depicted on the Airfix He-111P just released, actually you can assemble the version of the downed German bird of your magazine.

Looking forward to the next chapter!

Cheers

Alex

True, you did . Guess I forgot my self :hmmm

Interesting about the tie between the HE 111 and the Skuas .

It was not intentional . Just an odd coincidence :idonno

Cheers, Christian B)

I don't believe in coincidences... :idonno

 

[phantom II]

Uau, very nice! As I PM'd you before, I am not very keen on British planes (with the few obvious exceptions), but I admire your work with this "ugly" bird!

Interestingly, those 2 skuas you mentioned are the same ones depicted on the Airfix He-111P just released, actually you can assemble the version of the downed German bird of your magazine.

Looking forward to the next chapter!

Cheers

Alex

True, you did . Guess I forgot my self :hmmm

Interesting about the tie between the HE 111 and the Skuas .

It was not intentional . Just an odd coincidence :idonno

Cheers, Christian B)

I don't believe in coincidences... :idonno

Oh well, you'll just have to live with this one then :coolio

 

[Hippy Ed]

Uau, very nice! As I PM'd you before, I am not very keen on British planes (with the few obvious exceptions), but I admire your work with this "ugly" bird!

Interestingly, those 2 skuas you mentioned are the same ones depicted on the Airfix He-111P just released, actually you can assemble the version of the downed German bird of your magazine.

Looking forward to the next chapter!

Cheers

Alex

True, you did . Guess I forgot my self :hmmm

Interesting about the tie between the HE 111 and the Skuas .

It was not intentional . Just an odd coincidence :idonno

Cheers, Christian B)

I don't believe in coincidences... :idonno

Oh well, you'll just have to live with this one then :coolio

:drinks :drinks :frantic

 

[phantom II]

Hello all . Managed to get a bit of work done on this bird this weekend ( just a bit ).

The main components are together blended in and scribed .

If only the canopy would fit, we would be ready for primer .

Sort of an odd thing . It was too wide in the front, so I added .020 stock to the fuselage, now the sides look too narrow :frantic Guess I'll solve that with the saw.

I added some latch detail in .010 Amazing how thick it looks in the picture ( More sanding )

And I'll have to start on this amazing looking resin engine soon. Hope it fits in the cowl when it's assembled .

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[Iron Mike]

Cool details! :drinks

 

[ij001]

Still watching, still enjoying...

Ian.

 

[Hippy Ed]

Nice progress So, ya sayin' the canopy's a tad too narrow now? :hmmm Try heating the canopy & spreading the bottom... :drinks

 

[moon puppy]

Hello all . Managed to get a bit of work done on this bird this weekend ( just a bit ).

The main components are together blended in and scribed .

If only the canopy would fit, we would be ready for primer .

Sort of an odd thing . It was too wide in the front, so I added .020 stock to the fuselage, now the sides look too narrow :frantic Guess I'll solve that with the saw.

I added some latch detail in .010 Amazing how thick it looks in the picture ( More sanding )

And I'll have to start on this amazing looking resin engine soon. Hope it fits in the cowl when it's assembled .

Cheers, Christian B)

Looks good

 

[jknaus]

Looking good. Strange about the canopy.

James

 

[sharkman]

Coming along nicely as always Christian!!

Not sure what to suggest about the canopy..... :hmmm

 

[phantom II]

Thank Bob, James and Warren . These limited production aircraft alway have some fit issues .It's mostly a battle of the minds in the end. This one has a bit of a different twist to it though .

Well, right or wrong at this point I am doing two coats of Future on this canopy.

When cured, I will vac-u-form a copy or two .

Cut pieces up and use where ( and if ) they fit . The others will be warped with some hot water.

The center section will already be .020 wider from the Vac-u-form to start with. We'll see.

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[lupanzer]

Very interesting, Chris... lovint it :salute

Luiz