It is now shockingly over 2 weeks since the last 'On the Workbench' update. That said there is not a great deal to report as pretty much the same as before. More planes and ships.
The first squadron of 1/600 Hurricanes have been completed. There had been a delay awaiting decals from Domsdecals. I ordered these at the beginning of June and still not arrived. It would appear Dom is having problems keeping this line running. I finally managed to acquire some from Tumbling Dice hence the completion of this squadron.
Continued -
The desk at times has been pretty cluttered. Both ships and aircraft at various stages of completion. On the left, on stands and primed are the first squadron of Grumman Martlets. In front of the pained ships to the right of the photo are several Fairey Swordfish in the process of assembly. And damn fiddly they are too. I hate biplanes!
The situation today with the final batch of ships almost ready for their coat of gloss varnish before basing. When complete I will be ready to play the next battle in the 'Operation Nostalgia' campaign.
To the left an almost complete squadron of Swordfish are nearing full assembly. They come in 3 parts. The main body and lower wing, upper wing, and undercarriage. Having cleaned all parts I start by super-gluing a magnet to the underside of the body. It is then the turn of the undercarriage (and a few curses including crawling around searching for dropped parts on the carpet!). I leave overnight for the glue to harden properly then finally attach the upper wing - leading to even more cursing! It is devilishly difficult to properly align the upper and lower wings but satisfying when mounted on the stand even when unpainted.
The Grumman Martlets have received their Fleet Air Arm grey and green camo to the upper body and wings. I am not entirely happy with the green and may have to revisit this. I found a recommendation online for Vallejo Reflective Green so may give that a go.
Cool looking planes, Jon!
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