1/72 AIRFIX Dominie into HS125 ZF130

[buzzer]

Been wanting to build this one for some time now..
got a cheap Airfix Dominie of the bay, rather than buy the Matchbox HS 125 as thay seem to be going for silly money these days
so first of built it up as is..with some left over milliput to start to build up the nose.


then worked out the the over cabin "monobrow!" was there on the HS125-600(as ZF130 is based on)so it was removed witha razor saw.

and the cut peace glued back on.


worked out that the Blue vixon radar nose was to short.. so chopped it of! and plugged it with more milliput.also built the spine as this was allso larger/longer on the 600B model.


need to lenghten the fuselage,so first cut it in half!


then heated up some plastic carb and bent it round to make a 2 peace plug..
then forgot to take some photos of it all coming together
but after the plug was fitted, lower fuselage hump(as fitted to the Dominie,but not the 125.)was removed and reshaped with filler.
and lots of filling,shaping and modding. this is were its at.




more to do yet.. so will update when i have done
anyone spot anything i have missed?? what we think?

[Flyingmonster]

Thats some great work!!

[Tonka2010]

Wow is your day job a surgeon? I've not seen so much done to a model before. You're not far off scratch building the thing!

Marc

[tc2324]

Nice work, looking forward to the next update.

[buzzer]

OK next update coming up..
should have updated it a bit earlier in the week. i had to scratch build loads of little bits for it. new taller upper fin, under side lumps and bump and little antennas here and there but after couple of good coats of primer, and wet flat it. its ready for a first coat of white.



more update later

[steve149c]

Whow! Blindingly perfect, that is a fantastic build!!

[tc2324]

Wow. Thats some pretty good work there mate.

What scheme you going for?

[paddyboy]

hi peeps

makes my efforts at an f4d circa 1965 look lame

it is a work in (slow) progress

regards

paddyboy

[buzzer]

Wow. Thats some pretty good work there mate.

What scheme you going for?

like this. (pulled this of the net.. so if its not ok for me to show it,i'll take it of )

only scheme it wore i think??
and yes paddyboy.. tis a slow build. don't get much time to spend on it, just the odd hour here and there!

[Victor5]

Wow. Thats some pretty good work there mate.

What scheme you going for?

like this. (pulled this of the net.. so if its not ok for me to show it,i'll take it of )

only scheme it wore i think??
and yes paddyboy.. tis a slow build. don't get much time to spend on it, just the odd hour here and there!

I posted the photo on this site a couple of weeks ago, but as you are obviously a man of good taste and a fellow Cornishman that's no problem. Looking forward to see this finished, it's been on my 'to do' list for a long time.

[Flyingmonster]

Its coming along mate!! Nice scheme also!

[buzzer]

It has 3 windows on the starboard side.. http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j& ... Jw&cad=rja" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Yeap I had already worked that out and there is 3 windows on the starboard side. Thay are there. Just masksed up.!/

[tanker]

Wow! that a very nice job.

[buzzer]

little up date as not been spending to much time on it
and the masking i have done has taken forever!


still loads more to do but its getting there

[Victor5]

Been waiting for this, looking excellent so far

[Flyingmonster]

WOW!! Thats a stunning job so far!

[buzzer]

well home alone this evening so thought i spend an hour on the 125
all the masking was fun! but its done now i'm not 100% happy with them, but its as good as i'm going to get..
so only decals and a bit of weathering left to do now

[tc2324]

Looks damn fine to me buzzer.

[Flyingmonster]

Looks superb!

[buzzer]

all done now.