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Hello all,
I have been after one of these kits for a few years, and finally, I am over the moon at taking ownership of one! Released in 2011 by Marsh Models - which is based about 10 miles from where I live - this kit was produced in very limited numbers of just 50. Mine is one of the early ones being kit number 5/50 and they are not cheap, even now on the second-hand market!
The kit consists of some beautifully cast and very finely detailed resin parts (the two floats are solid resin and very weighty) along with a good number of white metal parts, again beautifully cast plus some PE steel and PE brass sheets for the finer details. A beaching trolley is included. A nice sheet of decals is included, though on the real aircraft markings are minimal and most of them I will likely mask and spray anyway rather than use the kit decals. A basic but very nicely printed instruction sheet along with a colour and decal placement sheet is included, along with a 'Certificate of Authenticity' which gives a brief history of the Schneider Trophy events and a number for the Limited Edition (5/50)
I am itching to make a start on this so watch this space in the next week or two for my first update. I will of course be continuing with my other forum builds as well.
Photos below show the kit contents.
Kev  Kev the Modeller attached the following image(s): Per Ardua Ad Astra
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 I do like resin kits and this looks a a cracker. I bet your going to enjoy building this kit I know I would  Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Wil you be using Alclads or other paints to get the silver bullet finish Kev Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Sounds like you're a real happy bunny getting your hands on this one Kev.... .. Am sure it'll turn out to be a cracker by the time you're done with it... Good luck with the build, will be following all the way..... Regards Alan
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Looks like a great kit. I'd be inclined to use chrome BMF to get the finish you want. Here's my little Airfix Mustang - finished with BMF... roymattblack attached the following image(s):
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Gandale wrote:Sounds like you're a real happy bunny getting your hands on this one Kev.... .. Am sure it'll turn out to be a cracker by the time you're done with it... Good luck with the build, will be following all the way..... Regards Alan
Thanks for looking in and your kind comments Alan, always greatly appreciated. I am indeed a very happy bunny! 
Kev Per Ardua Ad Astra
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roymattblack wrote:Looks like a great kit.
I'd be inclined to use chrome BMF to get the finish you want.
Hi Roy, thanks for looking in and your input, greatly appreciated. I see where you're coming from, but the foil is too chrome I think? The real aircraft sported a silver paint and was not bare metal finish, so I don't think foil would look correct. I have included a photo of the S.6B in the Solent Sky Museum where you can see it is more silver than chrome or baremetal? :
https://c8.alamy.com/com...e-solent-sky-C4EFF7.jpg
Nice model of the mustang by the way and you did a good job of the bare metal foil. I didn't think you made aircraft models, just cars - you should build more aircraft, they look good!
I have previously built the same model as yours and posted it in the Finished Build Gallery back in 2015 when I was posting as 'Modelmania' - a great little kit! I used ordinary 'el cheapo' (very thin!) aluminium kitchen foil and 'Microscale Foil Adhesive'. You can find it here:
https://forum.model-spac...spx?g=posts&t=17481
Kev Per Ardua Ad Astra
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Hello all,
Time to make a start on this build, a bit later than I intended, and apologies to anyone who was waiting to see a start but work and life (mainly work!) just got in the way since I put up the opening post. This is turning out to be a lovely kit to build even though working in mostly resin and white metal has it's own challenges, but very much enjoyable - I intend to build more of these, they are great fun!
Photos will explain what has been done so far. Thanks for looking, all comments and criticisms welcomed.
Kev Kev the Modeller attached the following image(s): Per Ardua Ad Astra
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Nice start and looking good. I do like resin kits and have several in the stash to bring out in the future Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Looks goods so far kev. I cant believe how thick those body parts are.I am amazed you dont have any warpage with those parts.probably going to be a heavy model once finished.
Carl
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Hi Kev, Good start to,what a wonderful model and going by the parts I am sure you will build a super model,Kev am I correct in thinking that it was placed on the pier at Southampton for many years until it was put into Southampton museum. Regards Trev. Work in progress: Tombstone (Scratch) - San Francisco 2. -The Mayflower ( scratch by plan).
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arpurchase wrote: Nice start and looking good. I do like resin kits and have several in the stash to bring out in the future
Thanks for looking in and your comments Andy, very much appreciated as always. Since buying this kit I have purchased another Aerotech 1:32 'Schneider Trophy' plane, the Supermarine S4, which is widely viewed as one of the most beautiful aircraft to be built and very radical for it's time, being built as far back as 1924 and a mid wing monoplane with NO bracing wires - way ahead of it's time!
Kev Per Ardua Ad Astra
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tf64 wrote:Hi Kev,
Good start to,what a wonderful model and going by the parts I am sure you will build a super model,Kev am I correct in thinking that it was placed on the pier at Southampton for many years until it was put into Southampton museum.
Regards
Trev.
Hi Trev, lovely to hear from you again and thanks for your kind comments always appreciated!
In answer to your question mate, there was indeed a Schneider Trophy race plane at the end of the Royal Pier in Southampton. It was placed there in 1958, the year before I was born and I do remember seeing it when I was a 9-10 year old, as I was born and bred in Hythe a small town just across the water from Southampton. It was indeed moved to the RJ Mitchell Museum (in 1970) where it still resides to this day though the museum is now renamed as 'The Solent Sky' museum.
However, the aircraft that I describe above is not the exact same aircraft as my kit which is a Supermarine S.6b and will be modelled as the aircraft that was piloted by Flt Lt John Boothman to win the Schneider Trohy outright for Great Britain in the 1931 race, and which was registered as S.1595. That aircraft is now in the Science Museum in London. The aircraft that was on Southampton Royal Pier was thought to be that aircraft (S.1595) for many years but it became apparent in 1970 (when it was moved to the RJ Mitchell museum) that it was in fact not an S.6b but in fact an S.6a and had been flown as aircraft N.248 by the RAF 'High Speed Flight' team in preparation for the Schneider Trophy races. The S.6a was a modification of the earlier S.6 and which had been fitted with a more powerful engine. It was used both as a training aircraft and support plane during the Schneider races, as a standby in case of any reliability issues with the latest S.6b's.
Hope that helps Trev?
Kev Per Ardua Ad Astra
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Hi Kev Those warps should come out quite nicely with the hot water method,all part of the fun and challenges of resin kits. I agree the S4 is a very nice aircraft but there are earlyer aircraft that were single wing without bracing wires like the newly released Junkers D.1 from WNW and the Brandenburg W29 although the Brandenburg had some minimal bracing wires to the floats but non to the wings. Link to junkers D.1 http://www.wingnutwings..../product?productid=3180
Links to Brandenburg W29- http://www.wingnutwings..../product?productid=3000
I have both the W12 and the W29 kits its one of my all time favorite floatplane aircraft, ugly but strangly atractive with a lethal look not captured until WW2 and the introduction of FW'S butcher bird. Andy Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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yeah that warp isnt bad at all.Really nice looking castings.Will be following this build
Carl
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Great start Kev.  nice kit, will be following with interest. Mark
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All looking good Kev, am sure you'll be able to resolve any problems the kit will present.... Look forward to seeing your next update..... Regards Alan
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