tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538035190723791338.post5332888767325010907..comments2024-01-21T01:59:22.202-08:00Comments on Ilkley Old School: Airfix Thatched CottageMark Dudleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13331203191073034775noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538035190723791338.post-60820024141033598302018-01-24T15:28:46.967-08:002018-01-24T15:28:46.967-08:00Des Res!Des Res!lewisgunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01935143236897047636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538035190723791338.post-51503067526494272562018-01-22T01:17:36.537-08:002018-01-22T01:17:36.537-08:00Hi Stryker
I have to confess I also have the Dapo...Hi Stryker<br /><br />I have to confess I also have the Dapol kit in addition to the 2 Airfix ones. Is 3 Thatched cottages to many ?Mark Dudleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13331203191073034775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538035190723791338.post-67503833226105835442018-01-22T01:15:22.261-08:002018-01-22T01:15:22.261-08:00Hi Robert
You could dig them out and get them bac...Hi Robert<br /><br />You could dig them out and get them back in the table for old times sake.Mark Dudleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13331203191073034775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538035190723791338.post-16203942514125107462018-01-22T01:14:10.856-08:002018-01-22T01:14:10.856-08:0020 minutes is pretty good going Mark! The Dapol ve...20 minutes is pretty good going Mark! The Dapol version is probably easier to build as the plastic is slightly flexible.Strykerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538035190723791338.post-26976976430377612292018-01-22T01:13:01.413-08:002018-01-22T01:13:01.413-08:00Hi WM
I am going to try and paint it like the dra...Hi WM<br /><br />I am going to try and paint it like the drawing on the box. Mark Dudleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13331203191073034775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538035190723791338.post-15886988340898514232018-01-21T19:11:43.332-08:002018-01-21T19:11:43.332-08:00I believe I still have three of these as well as n...I believe I still have three of these as well as numerous other Airfix terrain pieces purchased during my introduction to miniature gaming in the early half of the 1970s rhingleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05084435959839601918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538035190723791338.post-30195628785828394162018-01-21T10:53:57.593-08:002018-01-21T10:53:57.593-08:00I'm very keen to see what you make of this, Ma...I'm very keen to see what you make of this, Mark, not least because my own example is in dire need of repainting!<br /><br />You must get your mojo back immediately. Your French infantry are superb.<br />Best regards<br />WMWellington Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295966991101976478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538035190723791338.post-45892751739219208952018-01-21T10:01:05.903-08:002018-01-21T10:01:05.903-08:00Hi Tony
Not only a classic but easy to build.
Hi Tony <br /><br />Not only a classic but easy to build.<br /><br />Mark Dudleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13331203191073034775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538035190723791338.post-78568057970647699622018-01-21T09:59:53.684-08:002018-01-21T09:59:53.684-08:00Hi Joppy
I have another thatched cottage kit to b...Hi Joppy<br /><br />I have another thatched cottage kit to build and will try the alternate window option.<br /><br />What I should get next is a La Haye Sainte.Mark Dudleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13331203191073034775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538035190723791338.post-40790867882018902712018-01-21T09:57:51.839-08:002018-01-21T09:57:51.839-08:00A classic building I had a couple of these that ap...A classic building I had a couple of these that appeared everywhere from the ECW to the ACW and WW2 .The Good Soldier Svjekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08749564052124659180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538035190723791338.post-6993640109420264382018-01-21T09:55:24.355-08:002018-01-21T09:55:24.355-08:00Hi Norm
Dapol now make the cottage as well other ...Hi Norm<br /><br />Dapol now make the cottage as well other old Airfix buildings. The church and windmill are useful items.Mark Dudleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13331203191073034775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538035190723791338.post-56520148465735423872018-01-21T09:49:33.780-08:002018-01-21T09:49:33.780-08:00Hi Jim
I built so many Airfix kits as a youngster...Hi Jim<br /><br />I built so many Airfix kits as a youngster. Most are long gone although I still have a fair tanks and vehicles for WW2 Western Desert from the 70s stashed away.<br /><br />Mark Dudleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13331203191073034775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538035190723791338.post-22012143827852949572018-01-21T09:39:57.858-08:002018-01-21T09:39:57.858-08:00I've made a few of these over the years, and t...I've made a few of these over the years, and they can be easily changed by swapping the end walls round, or putting the windows in from the rear to make the frames flush. joppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06334867727613848852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538035190723791338.post-64333776776748204172018-01-21T09:00:00.818-08:002018-01-21T09:00:00.818-08:00Very good, it was only yesterday that I saw the mo...Very good, it was only yesterday that I saw the model made up and in action and wondered who made it. I will dip back into some of those posts and see if I can find it again.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538035190723791338.post-51446129155731673032018-01-21T08:01:32.851-08:002018-01-21T08:01:32.851-08:00I had a couple of these cottages when I were nough...I had a couple of these cottages when I were nought but a lad.<br /><br />I don't recall what happened to them but I would be surprised if they re-appeared in a dusty box sometime.Jim Duncan Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14114076455087495681noreply@blogger.com