Tamiya 1/48 Bristol Beaufighter

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So I've finished my Jagdpanther and I wanted to go back to aircraft - so it's this baby





















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That looks like a nice kit. What paint scheme are you thinking of doing?
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JudgeDredd

96th Squadron, Scotland 1943 (of course)
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JudgeDredd

Some progress













Being Tamiya, this goes together very nicely. Not too many parts either  O0

I don't normally bother with the pilot figures - but decided to stick them in as it's such a big cockpit
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MikeGER

ehmm ...doesn't the backseat gunner looks in the other direction?

in the blueprint he does.   

JudgeDredd

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Quote from: MikeGER on June 25, 2018, 02:05:13 AM
ehmm ...doesn't the backseat gunner looks in the other direction?

in the blueprint he does.
Only if it's the fighter version (option A)

If you look at Section 2 of the instructions, it points out A and B options
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MikeGER

Ahh! i see you build the fighter version :)

JudgeDredd

Nope. The other version. In the fighter version, the guy is facing the rear.  ;D
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MikeGER

JD, i fear its just the other way around  :-\



A   the bomber has the rear MG
B  the fighter (day or night) has no rear MG



A seat to the rear to grab the gun
B seat to the front, no gun mount canopy

JudgeDredd

Ah. I've got my fighter/bomber types mixed up. I'm making option B (Fighter)
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JudgeDredd

A slight misunderstanding. Nothing to see here - move along  ;D
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And she's done. No weathering. This baby is brand new off the production line










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Looks great!

One question- in the day fighter variant why did the plane need a GIB? Nav? Comms? In the night fighter he'd be the radar operator.
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