We got
through another of those spring heat waves here and things have at least
temporarily got back to normal. I am still running far behind on getting the
finished models photographed and posted on this blog, and another new project
has been taking up some of my time as well.
I am
going to completely reconfigure the space in the lower story and garage of the house, which has just sort of grown
up like an unweeded field in the 25 years we've owned this house. I once had a
storage unit that kept most of the boxes, but that went away in one of our
economic purges. So I have to find a place to store uncounted storage boxes,
comics longboxes, model kit boxes, 3 professional display cases and 6
build-em-yerself displays. Plus the bookshelves in the library have way too
many books for the space.
The
basic plan is to move all storage (boxes, longboxes, bikes, etc) into the
garage. The downstairs room, designated as a daylight basement since the front
door is on a level halfway between up and down, will contain all model displays
and a few new bookshelves. This will mean a lot of reconfiguration and moving
of heavy boxes. My back is already complaining. Moving the display cases makes
for a short explanation, but is a rather complex set of moves all its own,
involving emptying each case, replacing some of the internal shelves,
repainting the non-glass outsides, and just generally moving models around into
theme areas (RAF, experimentals, commercial, USAF etc). I hope to have in
progress shots as things move along, but it will be an extensive bit of work. I have assigned myself as the lead project manager....
But
now back to models. Another airbrushing section produced top matte coats for
the Bv-222, Blenheim, an anniversary Tornado GR1, and another Red Arrows Hawk
(more a semi-gloss on that one). Once I get the masking removed and the
photographs taken, they'll be premiering on the blog (hopefully soon). I also
got the fin and canards painted red on an anniversary Eurofighter (29th
Squadron RAF I believe).
I've
also decided the next few models to enter the construction phase: a German-captured
Hurricane, a demo Hawk from Combat Decals sheet 72004, and my whif Eurofighter
Red Arrows aerobatic.
Below
are some shots from the painting sessions.
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