FROG Hotspur glider
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5 9 June 2019, 00:42
Bill Davis AutorThis is a old kit and has a lot of sink holes. I have filled them and will post pictures later.
12 June 2019, 13:26
Matthew AThere's less sink holes on that early boxing then some newer ones I've seen
12 June 2019, 13:53
Bill Davis Autorthat's why a got one of the older kits. I thought the molds might be in better shape.
12 June 2019, 14:58
Matthew AIWM has some intresting photos iwm.org.uk/collections
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12 June 2019, 16:03
Bill Davis AutorThose are some good color photos. Do you notice the brace that goes across the bottom of the canopy? I am going to try and replicate that with .010 wire.
12 June 2019, 17:01
Johan DNI finished this kit last year. Had this kit for 30 years in my stash and I also painted with 30 years old Humbrol paint. I also had paused modelmaking for 30 years. Only problem were the decals. They totally disintegrated.
12 June 2019, 19:24
Bill Davis AutorJohan , I had doubts about the decals, so I got some new ones by Black Bird.
12 June 2019, 19:41
Bill Davis AutorI have the airframe together, filled and sanded. Now it's time to prime.
3 September 2019, 17:09
Bill Davis AutorSince the Blue Max funny car is nearing completion, I have started working on the Hotspur. It is about ready to paint. Masking off the bottom for the black stripes is going to be challenging.
27 May 2020, 16:16
Bill Davis AutorWell, the Hotspur looks like a yellow belly sapsucker. Most RAF trainers were yellow, and if that was all there was to it, I would be done. The training gliders were yellow with diagonal black stripes. That should be...uh.....fun.
1 June 2020, 01:36
Bill Davis AutorIt took a lot of tape for this one. I may have to buy some more before I am done!
7 June 2020, 17:57
Bill Davis AutorI have a little touch up to do, but most of the painting is done.
23 August 2020, 03:41
Bill Davis AutorThese old kits have no cockpit detail, so I added some. There is little information on these gliders, and I had just a few photos to go by. Rather than a scale, nut, and bolts reproduction, I was looking for a representation of the interior. The Falcon vacuum formed canopy turned out so nice, I wanted some thing to look at!
12 December 2020, 00:23
Gordon SørensenLooks great, Bill! I did the Italeri Horsa a couple years ago with the yellow/black bottom. Did you mask the 'portholes' or use window-maker after painting?
12 December 2020, 21:54
Johan DN@Bill
Some pictures of the Hotspur, including the cockpit: dropbox.com/sh/2raqc..YD40GyHoQL1fM6a?dl=0
13 December 2020, 07:03
Bill Davis AutorGordon, I used Micro Krystal Klear for the porthole windows. It was easier than trying to mask the Airfix windows for painting, and looks as least as good.
13 December 2020, 14:50
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Lately I have had an interest in WW II gliders. I have not built anything in a while so, I thought I would start with something simple. I believe I built a kit like this when I was a kid. I got it from Sears. I am pondering whether to try to add some cockpit details or throw some seat belts in it and call it a day.
