ICM Hampden "Churchill's Suitcase"

[Jeeves]

This one has been started...I've had to use the AK RAF interior gray green paint pen on the interior until some paint arrives from Sprue Brothers...

 

[moon puppy]

Looks cramp.

 

[Rhino]

Looks cramp.

Yes, the pilot's seat folded backwards so that an observer could rescue a wounded pilot in flight and take over, if need be.
Model makers in UK rave about this new ICM kit! It's a far cry from the awful 1/48 Spitfire kits they issued initially.
I hope for a new-tool 1/72 scale Hampden kit.

 

[Jeeves]

Yeah it also made using the loo interesting...imagine squeezing your cheeks and having to crawl over someone to take care of things haha

 

[Rhino]

Yeah it also made using the loo interesting...imagine squeezing your cheeks and having to crawl over someone to take care of things haha

Mmm. Quite so, yes. At very least, one has a bucket of warm piss to dump on Jerry's heads as one wobbles by.

 

[Jeeves]

A bit more done before closing things up-- pretty happy with the details. However, the decal for the main instrument panel curled up as I was trying to slide it onto the panel and I could not for the life of me get it straight again so I had to ditch it. Won't see much once things are closed up anyways. Also am reviewing the SAC landing gear set- the SAC strut is on the left and the kit one on the right.

 

[moon puppy]

IP probably wouldn't be seen again anyway. Press on!

 

[Brokeneagle]

 

[Rhino]

The guys on X sometimes show just the finished build. I like the step-by-step our members tend to show! By all accounts this "Tadpole" kit is very good!

 

[Jeeves]

Got some paint on-- need to play around wirth the seams before final coat. Also- it's worth noting the strange shape of the fuselage- which earned it the Churchill's Suitcase nickname. The engine is pretty well detailed- and painted with the AMMO Ionic color line...

 

[moon puppy]

nice job Mike.

 

[Sharkmouth]

Is it me, @Jeeves, or is the nose twisted to starboard?

 

[Heavens Eagle]

Is it me, @Jeeves, or is the nose twisted to starboard?

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Yeah, I noticed that something just didn't look straight, but thought it was just how it came through the camera lens.
I had a Tamiya 1/48th P-38F kit (The pre release one I got at the Nats a few years ago) that the twin tails were twisted counter clockwise a bit once it was all glued to the main wing. Both were twisted the same direction and the same amount. It was a pain getting them upright.

 

[Jeeves]

The clear parts are weirdly shaped...especially that front piece but you may be correct. What's worse is the lower nose clear part has gone missing...won't be winning any show awards but my aircraft rarely do haha

 

[Jeeves]

Oh and also that is a piece of packing sponge in the nose to mask the inside so that might be throwing y'all off?

 

[Jeeves]

Running into issues- the wings only have one spar to insert into the fuselage despite there being two slots. As one can see-- the fit is not the best as I have to choose either the leading edge be flush or the trailing...still trying to solve this.

 

[moon puppy]

Is it because that fuselage has a warp in it?

 

[Sharkmouth]

@Jeeves, if both mating surfaces are flat, then trim the tab at an angle. As for the missing spar, I am sure you can make a tab with sheet plastic. Strange to have that issue though. They announces a 48th scale Hudson... So I may find out!