WiP 1 - Scottish Aviation Bulldog

  Well I have been away for a while, I do apologise for that.  I have not really been in the mood to be playing with plastic.  But I got over it and now I am back with vengeance!  I started some work on this little plane.  As I lost my 3822, I was going to make the plane that is in the box, but someone else in the Group Build is making that one and I can not find the XtraDecal sheet for it either, so sod it!  I went with the camo'd up Swedish version.  Now the box art is bloody hard to see!  Also all of the call outs are in Airfix's now gone range.  So I have used my Vallejo paints on them to see what happens.  I got the below.  Oh I have buggered up the nose weights, she will be a tail sitter! :(

  I have used the same colours as I did with my P-51B's, which I am now thinking was a bad idea...  Well I have still got to paint the day-glow parts yet so hopefully that will hide that cockup.

  Hoping to get this one finished soon.  I've has enough of this little bastard.

PEACE!

Dazz

New Project - Scottish Aviation Bulldog

  I have started this project to be included in the Trainers Group Build over at Britmodeller, this is a first for me because this is an subject I actually have flown in and have actually piloted (yes I was an ATC cadet, loved it too!).  I was originally going to make the one I flew in, but I have since misplaced my 3822 log book.  Plus trying to find pictures of these little aircraft is bloody hard... well onto the pictures!

  Here is the kit before I started to destroy it, now this is an old skool package!  I think it's from the late 60's early 70's.  Oh and I did not pay 28p for it... bloody wish I had tho!  The sprues where mostly clear of flash and the plastic isn't that bad.  I was expecting it to be a little brittle but nope it is now.  lucky!  The one I flew in had the same paintwork as the one on the box, but the tail code and any unit badges it wore I wouldn't know :(

 Most of the cockpit parts have been painted up.  The fire extinguisher on the rear console is an USB power cable.  Came in handy again that cable ;)

  The two halves have all been painted and thats them being joined up.  Not a bad little cockpit that.

  The basic chair layout... I remember there some kind of carpet/felt stuff and I have checked pictures and they have the same kinda thing as well.  Doubt the colour is a good match tho, it's all I had.

  The wings mated up inside the fuseleage, it doesn't look too bad from here eh?  I wanna get this one done as fast as I can so I can do another model thats been bugging me for ages.  Think I will do the Swedish version tho as we already have 2 Bulldogs in the Group Build.

  Peace!

  Dazz