Bristol Beaufort

Step by step build 2/4. ICM 1:48 Bristol Beaufort.
In this episode :
Landing gear, engines and gun turret, masking and preparation for the final paint.
The Bristol Beaufort (manufacturer designation Type 152) is a British twin-engined torpedo bomber designed by the Bristol Aeroplane Company, and developed from experience gained designing and building the earlier Blenheim light bomber. At least 1,180 Beauforts were built by Bristol and other British manufacturers.
The Australian government's Department of Aircraft Production (DAP) also manufactured variants of the Beaufort. These are often known collectively as the DAP Beaufort. More than 700 Australian-built Beauforts saw service with the Royal Australian Air Force in the South West Pacific theatre, where they were used until the end of the war.
Beauforts first saw service with Royal Air Force Coastal Command and then the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm from 1940. They were used as torpedo bombers, conventional bombers and mine-layers until 1942, when they were removed from active service and were then used as trainer aircraft until being declared obsolete in 1945. Beauforts also saw considerable action in the Mediterranean; Beaufort squadrons based in Egypt and on Malta helped interdict Axis shipping supplying Rommel's Deutsches Afrikakorps in North Africa.
Although it was designed as a torpedo-bomber, the Beaufort was more often used as a medium day bomber. The Beaufort also flew more hours in training than on operational missions and more were lost through accidents and mechanical failures than were lost to enemy fire. The Beaufort was adapted as a long-range heavy fighter variant called the Beaufighter, which proved to be very successful and many Beaufort units eventually converted to the Beaufighter
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[@normansmith8184]

Coming along nicely. Having built the ICM Do17Z, I thought the Landing gear and engines were overly fussy and gave me a headache. But having watched you I realise it's just me being impatient. Next part here we come!

[@silverfingerthesilverstack5062]

Impressed as always, I can't build models anymore and wouldn't have the room for them anyway, watching vids of them being done excellently is a great substitute for me.

[@modelfun]

Thank you for watching. More videos to come. :)

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Xmas gift from ModelFun - I like that 😊

[@modelfun]

Thanks:)

[@eldoka1985]

Merry chritmas to all Rysiek’s channel lovers!

[@lesthiele4921]

Greetings my friend, the Beauford is looking great, I look forward to the next update, all my bedt wishex to you and your family for the Christmas season and a safe and Happy New Year, best regards from Australia.

[@modelfun]

Greetings Les Thiele.
Thank you.
All the best for you and your loved ones for the Christmas and Happy New Year!

[@michaelwalsh3888]

...oops, spoke too soon, silly me

[@modelfun]

🙂

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prop mounting?