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Hello fellow modellers,

Chancer North Wales & Radzy 76 are happy to announce that Flying Boats GB is now open

Please note that this is NOT an ISM group build or SiG.
We originally announced it as YouTube group build but as the word spread amongst ISM members we also decided to give the opportunity for all of you who do not have YT channel or do not wish to publish the videos. If you want to join in please post your GB updates or GB related info in this thread (Paul & Lee, I hope you don't mind )

Please find general information about the group build and requirements:

FLYING BOATS GB
Start date: 01/05/2014
End date: 31/08/2014

Requirements:
1) Kit must be in unstarted condition at the start date of GB;
2) Kit must represent any flying boat (seaplane) - that means any plane that was capable of take off and land on water;
3) Plane of any era counts (can be civilian, military, propeller or jet powered);
4) Kit can be of any scale;
5) Aftermarket parts are allowed;
6) Dioramas are allowed;
7) Scratchbuilds are allowed;
8) Fun IS REQUIRED!!!
9) we strongly encourage to post work in progress videos or updates in this thread;
10) the final reveal video or pictures posted in this thread are required (can be a slideshow of pictures ) .

Please let ChancerNW or me know you will to participate and what kit you want to build.
You can also leave the message in this thread. We give you plenty of time so you can jump in at any moment - just try to finish by 31st of August

We will be happy for your participation.
We wish you good luck and happy modelling,
ChancerNW & Radzy76

And at the end the video announcement on YT:
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Moved to correct forum for you mate

This looks like a great GB guys.

Will be watching this from the sidelines.

Think I'm subbed to everyone that makes vids.

Hello,

The group build is now open.
If anyone wants to participate - you can start your builds

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Cheers,
Radek

as you opened this in here I post here with pictures & videos
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The box & parts



The Review & Build soon

I am going to have a go at this group build as well. I did have a long think before committing to it but I think that I will be OK.

So for this build I am going to follow Lenny's lead and do an old classic. In my case it will be the 1/72 Matchbox Supermarine Walrus MkII. This kits moulds date from 1973 although the box design shows this was a later reissue in 1982. Here are the shots of the box and the sprues in all their glory!



The lovely 3 coloured sprues in silver, grey and white.



The instructions and decals. Quite a bit of yellowing on the decals so I have stuck them straight into the window for a bit of natural bleaching.



How I plan to do this build is to do a build log as normal over in the aircraft WiP section and then issue update posts with link to that section here as I go along. For the build itself I am going to do the boxart NMF finish and markings (HMS Sheffield 1938) and to show the aircraft on a water diorama a the end.

I hope this will be OK for the Group Build rules.

The Spruce Goose Review & build part1

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A good start to this one
Pictures of the cockpit

The Spruce Goose build part 2
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the fuzz is glue


lots of filling and sanding to do


have to use tube glue for this model as it work better with this one


And lots of clamps


After lots of sanding a primer coat more filling

next to do other part of the wing & the cockpit

The Spruce Goose build part 3
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on Sunday am


Work done up to Sunday night


All parts on now just the paint to do


I give a day to harden up & get to it on Tuesday

The Spruce Goose build part 4 end
All done
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End shots












Its been a fast & fun build hope you like it

Fast work on the Spruce Goose mate! Here is my update on my Walrus build. This is a duplicate of my post in the Builds Forum.

A progress report on this build. First off for an old kit it has gone together surprisingly well here are some shots of the main subassemlies.

First off the upper and lower wing half's, glued with TET and no filler needed I always planned on this being wheels up with is a good job looking at that ejector pin mark in the wheel well



Next up the central upper wing section, again as good as the wings.



Next a quick look at the fuselage sides, the rectangular shape in the centre is meant to be a window;



Some quick work with the pin vice and scalpel and its ready for putting glass in with Kristal Clear at the end of the build.



The wing outrigger floats were tackled next, again a good fit but a little clean up needed here but nothing major.



The final subassembly is the engine and its mounting supports. This will fit on top of the fuselage and support the central wing section. Here you can see how the kit deals with this tricky section.



Now to fit all the bits together, as you can imagine the wings proved to be just a little on the tricky side but I got there in the end





Construction still to do; the horizontal stabilizers, under wing floats, mask and fit canopy and fit tail wheel/rudder. Then its on to priming

Thanks for checking in

Great updates guys

It's also fantastic to see some already finished kits Good work, John & Mick

Cheers,
Radek

Very quick update on this build. All of the major construction is completed, the canopy was fun to mask up. I did that during a modelling hangout with Schoof, Paul, Coen and a few others, that really makes the evening go quickly! Finally it has now been primed with Tamiya spray grey primer.





It may look like I have missed a significant join line on both the upper and lower wings, but this is meant to be there. This aircrafts wings were folded back for stowage and when deployed were quite obvious in the various photos of the real things I have seen.

nice job on the grey primer this must be your Grey period