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Post by agalbraith on May 22, 2011 16:37:06 GMT 12
Hi guys Well, here is the Academy kit slightly modified to represent an RNZAF machine. Cameron and I were working on this together but he lost interest in it and wants to start his Catalina. I said it wont get started until the Harvard is finished........here is where it stands. I have been trying to quickly finish it, but to be honest I have lost interest as well. So close, but I really should push on. I think it is the canopy that puts me off. I think I have learnt that with kids they loose interest quickly if big progress isnt made quickly, and this one turned into a bit of a mission. Dont you just love those Ventura decals!!!      And his small but growing collection.....   Thanks for looking |
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Post by Damon on May 22, 2011 16:42:42 GMT 12
So far ,so good Anthony and Cameron.! Keep plugging away .looks like its turning out just nice!
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Post by Dave Homewood on May 22, 2011 17:03:38 GMT 12
Great work guys!
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Post by silverfox on May 27, 2011 7:48:22 GMT 12
Looks like you're stuck at the same place I always grind to a halt at with a Harvard;- the canopy. I hate masking the things and I haven't got a steady enough hand to paint them.
The rest looks fabulous it would be shame to stop there. Nice collection as well.
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Post by Andy Wright on May 27, 2011 11:14:35 GMT 12
That's a great finish on the Harvard, mate. Very professional.
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Post by agalbraith on May 27, 2011 13:18:05 GMT 12
Thanks Gents, we appreciate the feedback. Malcolm Laird from Ventura emailed to say how much he like it too.
We put the seatbelts and seats in yesterday and will finish painting the prop tonight.
Cameron has the Academy Catalina out still but I refuse to do anything until we finish the Harvard (not that I am a very good example of finishing a kit before starting another!)
Does anyone have the radar pod for the Catalina that sits behind the canopy spare from the -5A version? We are going to do KN-K from Fiji and need that radar part.....we would both be REALLY grateful for any help.
Cheers
Anthony
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Post by Dave Homewood on May 27, 2011 14:14:01 GMT 12
KN-K - was that from the postwar OTU there at Lauthala Bay?
I have a 1/48 Catalina in my stash. One day I'll build it and hope to make it as XX-W of No. 6 Squadron, The Wandering Witch.
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Post by Peter Lewis on May 28, 2011 21:02:58 GMT 12
KN-K was NZ4053   |
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Post by agalbraith on May 28, 2011 21:38:57 GMT 12
Fantastic Peter!!!
Thank you very much
Cheers
Anthony
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Post by Dave Homewood on May 28, 2011 21:58:12 GMT 12
I note the Short Flying Boat there. Was Lauthala Bay used as an international airport as well as an RNZAF station?
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Post by Bruce on May 28, 2011 22:44:00 GMT 12
Teal did use Lauthala Bay, but Lauthala Bay doesnt have Rangitoto in the background......
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Post by Dave Homewood on May 28, 2011 23:08:53 GMT 12
Oh, that is Hobsonville? Or Mechanics Bay?
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Post by Bruce on May 29, 2011 0:01:47 GMT 12
Mechanics bay I reckon....
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Post by Peter Lewis on May 29, 2011 7:55:01 GMT 12
Definatly Mechanics Bay. The Solent has the British Union Jack on the fin so it would be taken 1949/1950, around the time the Solents arrived - the flag was changed to the NZ ensign soon after delivery.
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Post by corsair67 on May 29, 2011 11:29:47 GMT 12
Anthony and Cameron, very nice work on the Harvard.
Anthony, please don't take this as a criticism - as it's just an observation, but I'm wondering if Cameron loses interest because he can't see much progress happening due to the fact that you put so much precision, detail and accuracy into your modelmaking experience?
I don't know how old Cameron is, but when I was much, much younger than I am today, I really used to bash my kits together just so I could get out and play with them, and I think Mum & Dad used to hate being strafed and divebombed by Craig's latest 'masterpiece'! ;D
As I got older, I spent more time 'bashing' my kits together and slowly but surely I made better jobs of putting them together and painting them accurately.
I love those photos: thanks for posting, Peter. The blokes hamming it up in the bottom left corner of the second shot really made me laugh.
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Post by flyjoe180 on May 29, 2011 11:35:37 GMT 12
That Harvard looks fantastic, look forward to seeing the finished product soon.  |
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Post by agalbraith on Jun 16, 2011 22:35:46 GMT 12
Thanks Guys Craig I think you are right mate. Also with an 8 yr old, it has to move relitively fast as well. I am trying to back off a bit, I know he is enjoying them, but I fear I am pushing him a bit hard at times. We were spraying the interior of the Catalina.....actually he did it all himself and had great control of my double action airbrush.....however me leaning over him put the pressure on. I have stepped back and he built an Italeri 1/72 Hellcat. No paint, just glue, and decals. He had a blast and like you, straffed us all until it ended up in a crash scene tonight. He is regluing it and wants to do his 72nd F4U-4 on a base with the gear up flying and wants to totally spray it without any help from me. At the same time he said he wants to carry on doing the Catalina together as he told me thats how he is learning. So its a learning curve for us both I guess. Anyway the Harvard is finished and he took it to school for news! He is right proud of it. I had to mask the canopy and he sprayed it himself!  |
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Post by NZ1009 on Jun 16, 2011 23:19:47 GMT 12
Excellent model - always thought the following photo was the nicest taken of the real 1076 - shame it was not in colour.  |
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Post by agalbraith on Jun 17, 2011 12:50:26 GMT 12
Thanks
I agree, thats a great shot!! Looks like the one (or taken at the same time) as on the cover of Brendon "Military Wings" book
Cheers
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Post by flyjoe180 on Jun 17, 2011 15:02:43 GMT 12
Anthony, that Harvard is brilliant! Well done to your young fella, I bet he was the envy of the other lads in his class.
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