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  1. Here is Hasagawa's 1/32 P-26A Peashooter. A great kit even though it is over 40 yrs old. The markings are from Starfighter Decals. Nice to have a colourful bird in the collection.
    31 points
  2. Dear fellow Britmodellers, here's my 1/72 Hasegawa Mosquito Mk.XIII "Night Fighter" from 29. Squadron, 1945. Released as a "Limited Edition" boxing this summer, the kit contains resin parts for the wing tanks and nose. I added True Details wheels, but forgot to add the White "T" decal for the nose ... sorry. Painted with acrylics from the Gunze/Mr.Hobby range. Photos by Wolfgang Rabel of IGM Cars & Bikes. Greetings from Vienna!
    30 points
  3. - I was not satisfied with my Airfix Lightnings, mostly owing to the weakness of the landing gear with their bent wheels - So please have an indulgent look.... - I've buit single seat version nut for now I'm unable to find the photos I'll post them later
    28 points
  4. This is my brand new, new tool Emily. It was pure fun except the small windows. Featured in ModellFan 2017/08. The Modelkasten designed crew is a hit, when you individualise them!
    25 points
  5. Well it is RAF time right now and , of course, I have to share some of my Spitfires from some time ago now! The Vb is from the 64th squadron and was the plane of Lt Plagis when he went back from Malta, it is the Tamiya model with some improvements, the other is the very good Airfix from the new generation plus some Ultracast goodies! Best regards, jean; DSC_0019 by jean Barby, sur Flickr DSC_0020 by jean Barby, sur Flickr DSC_0021 by jean Barby, sur Flickr DSC_0022 by jean Barby, sur Flickr DSC_0019 by jean Barby, sur Flickr DSC_0020 by jean Barby, sur Flickr DSC_0021 by jean Barby, sur Flickr DSC_0023 by jean Barby, sur Flickr DSC_0024 by jean Barby, sur Flickr DSC_0025 by jean Barby, sur Flickr DSC_0026 by jean Barby, sur Flickr DSC_0027 by jean Barby, sur Flickr DSC_0028 by jean Barby, sur Flickr
    22 points
  6. 20 points
  7. This is my heavily optimised Four Grand which was featured in german modelling magazine ModellFan in 2010. It took 200 hrs to build. The old kit should get a new tool companion as soon as possible. Cheers Thomas
    18 points
  8. Just a little 'fill in' build while waiting for bits to dry on the Walrus, plus it'll come in handy for our clubs Edgar Brooks memorial trophy at the Christmas meeting. All straight from the box I'm afraid, nothing special. Even the markings are quite common, but still quite colourful and I haven't got a SEAC one in the collection anyway. Thanks for looking. IMG_9984 by Keith Sherwood, on Flickr IMG_9985 by Keith Sherwood, on Flickr
    16 points
  9. - Here are the single seaters.......... - Sorry for the quality of the photos.....I built these two burners certainly ten years ago
    16 points
  10. I have long been wary of biplanes.... Not sure my building skills are up to struts and bracing wires. But what with the direct fuselage / upper wing join - this looked a safe starting place. I will train myself up toward a Swordfsh, which I have always wanted to make - my grandmother sometimes flew in them during her time in the WRENS. Anyway - the kit was great. Nice level of detail. Easy to build, but not a total cake-walk. Just right. I decided to go for a fictionalised aircraft, a hastily 'winterized' one... I really enjoy the hairspray technique, and wanted to have another go at it. My recent attempts were very heavy handed as I got rather carried away, so I wanted to try leaving most of the white on this time! NB - The port -> starboard scratches along the wings were accidental. I used a rag to dry the excess water off once the chipping / wear was where I wanted it - and sadly there was a blob of dried glue on said rag... Didn't notice until I had done a few passes. Anyway - thanks for looking - would recommend this as a fun (and small) kit! Bruce
    15 points
  11. Good evening everyone. For my next project I decided to do something that wasn't bare metal or camo. I had a Monogram F8F in my stash for a long time, but dreaded the thought of building it, since the decals had yellowed terribly. At last I decided to build it. I thought I'd either try to fix the decals (put in sunlight to get it white again), or find replacement decals, or just use some of my many spares and build a "generic" Bearcat without unique markings. But "luck" wasn't on my side. I couldn't get the decals white again, couldn't find replacement decals and couldn't get my head around building a Bearcat with generic markings. After all, this would probably be my first and last Bearcat, since there aren't a lot of them available in 1/72 out there (the only other one I'm aware of is the Revell, which is the same sprues, just different decals). In the end I decided to use the decals as is and see how it turns out. So it turns out the yellowing of the decals aren't terribly visible against a the glossy sea blue paint scheme! Despite the kit's age, I really enjoyed building it - and someone once told me enjoying it is the whole point. Won't win any model-of-the-year awards, but I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out. I used Tamiya's AS-8 Navy Blue rattle can spray, and the other bits were brush painted with Humbrol Acrylics. Cheers Jimmy
    14 points
  12. Hi Guys, I didn't finished this on time for the Made in Britain II GB. As I still wanted to show it to you guys I have placed the finished pictures here. Here are the pictures of my finished 1/48 Airfix Gloster Javelin FAW 9. The model was build OOB, exept for some decals. I used some decals from Xtradecal. I used the decals to make a plane from 5 squadron RAFG based at Geilenkirchen, West Germany. Cheers,
    14 points
  13. Finished a few weeks ago after a six month effort. Only additions on what is a lovely kit were Eduard etch ejection seat pull handles and mirrors, and QB pitot probe and ejection seats. I also used Furball decals which went on really well. Build is long but trouble free, just watch the windscreen portion connection to the fuselage and the front undercarriage leg. Here's the pics, please comment and provide feedback if you wish.
    13 points
  14. Last time I checked Halley’s comet aint due until 2061 and there aint been any blue moons about lately…but…I have managed to get some paint down and got the cockpit sorted ready to zip up the fuselage. Here are the exhaust post Humbrol gunmetal metalcote and a bit of a buff: I got the IP sorted. A bit fiddly assembling each bezel individually, but hey why do it the easy way when a long-winded fiddly and convoluted way will suffice. Anyroad here it is compared to the kit transfer: The instrument dials received blobs of clear varnish to simulate glass. These damned macros cut you no slack, I’d a gotten away with showing you any flaws if it weren’t for those pesky macros…! Still I’m pleased with it. Finally I assembled the cockpit cage. It was a bit fiddly sticking all those bits n bobs together, but I well chuffed with the result. Pity hardly any of it will be seen, but to use the oft quoted cliché, at least I know it’s there… And here is how it looks sat in the fuselage. To be honest the IP probably sits a little too far forward than it should, although it is fairly well recessed in the real aircraft. Roight up. Now I’ve got that fiddly stuff out the way I can crack on gluing the fuselage together and sticking the wingy bits on. Almost forgotten how to do that, so best check out a bit of Britmodeller. Well pleased with it so far so I’m now off up the pub for a few snifters.
    13 points
  15. I've been working my way through the early jets and this is the most recent completion. I used a True Details resin interior, cast a nose weight for it from lead, and made a vac form canopy as the XP-59A had a different canopy with a flat upper contour and opened to the right side somewhat like the Mustangs before the D and K. The insignia were painted on using masks cut with a Silhouette Cameo vinyl cutter, as were the canopy masks except for the windscreen and the little eyebrow window above it. There is no clear coat. Model Master enamels were used and I found that it required a new skill to get the soft blend between the grey and the OD seen in photos. Not unlike what is seen on tricolor USN WW II schemes. When the paint was well cured I sanded the model with 2500 sandpaper and that looked like the weathering in photos to me. The airplane operated off of dry lake beds and got lots of maintenance due to the very short inspection intervals on the engines, which were early Whittle W-1A derivatives from GE. The main landing gear legs are a bit long, didn't figure that out until the photos. I promise when I have let the model age a little I will fix that.
    12 points
  16. When I finished the Ju-52 @zebra asked "Do you have anything older than this or the Frog S-6B?". The answer is 'Yes!'. Untitled by Ced Bufton, on Flickr According to Scalemates.com this is the 2010 issue (new decals) of the 1959 tooling. The Ju and the SE.6 were tooled in 1964 - mere youngsters. A bit disappointing as the guy who sold this to me at a show told me 'all the red boxes are new tools'. Aha ha ha. Want some sprue shots? Are you sure? I hope you've had your breakfast... 'Normal for those days' molding that looks really crisp in some places and a bit 'vague' in others. Hmmm. At least the (small) clear parts look OK: (Molly apologises for the hair). Two schemes on the transfers: ... and of course I'll be doing the Royal Navy one, otherwise this would be a Widgeon. Busy this morning but I may start it later.
    10 points
  17. A quick build of the Tamiya 1:48 British 7 ton Armoured Car Mk IV (which I gather is actually a Humber). Brush painted with home brewed Tamiya Acrylic mix for SCC15. Finished with the markings out of the box for a vehicle from the Polish 1st Armoured Division in NW Europe, 1944-45. My first attempt to weather with oils. Very enjoyable, stress free build (except for the wing mirror I kept knocking off). Build thread here. Thanks for looking. Some photos out in the sunshine.
    10 points
  18. The Gods are angry! Thank mighty Zeus that I left the toilet seat down on this build. The last thing I want is to be had up for incorrect display of das honi-bukkit.... Plus an excellent reference shot that one for showing the retrained nature of most of the panel lines! Not to mention Leutnant zur See Mikkel Jackson in the foreground there about to do a moonwalk across the apron with his white glove: There's definitely a (tiny) niche in the market for for this mark of a Jumo. The tech.docs came with the complete manual for the 206 but the GB time limit proscribes even a token attempt expressing it's stocky bluffness. You have no idea how much my sides hurt after laughing at that! Top man Pete! Put in those terms it does sound uncannily exciting... This adrenaline lifestyle of ours Ced - how do we stand the pace eh? Hear hear Mr.T! There was something touchingly naive about those horror double bills you used to get on Beeb 2 back then wasn't there? A glass of Coke, some cheese on toast to help with the nightmare, then one of the original Universal Studios' 1930s jobs followed by something titillating from the Hammer stable. Night of the Demon still gives me goosebumps even today... Guns n' Roses Rungs Whilst we're on the subject of horror, je forgot to mention that a motorized tentacle arrived in the post some days ago: An extension that means I can leave the Dremel clone hanging up beside the bench out of the way whilst savaging my latest victim, in this case shaping and reducing the MG 15 mags from CMK so that they'll fit into the gunner's positions: In the centre is one of the original blocks they come mounted on, to the right of this are the three panels of reloads ground down to thin panels at the back so that they can be mounted triangularly into the bow: Summat like this: The other sets in the photo were a couple of (purely fanciful) sets of reloads to locate under the lip of the rear position like so: I can find no graphic or photographic evidence for the rear disposition of these so having a set on either side is my best guess from the available locations back there as to where they mags would not get in the way and yet remain readily accessible during the heat of battle. I'll put a little groove down the back of these to insert a metal support for mounting purposes later. To the matter of the ladder. At long last it dawned on me that constructing smaller parts such as this requiring regular spacing of components might go a bit easier if the actual outline was drawn onto the surface you're going to be soldering on: Thence with the required parts in position and festooned with heat sink in strategic places: The actual sides of the ladder needed to be flat rather than circular, so 0.8mm brass tube got the squeeze put on it in flat-head pliers to achieve this effect. A cooling bath after the heat: And thence a short back and sides with a square mini-file in order to remove any excess solder: The first person to make a Stairway to Heaven joke is barred : Or indeed any George Formby allusions to cleaning windows.... That now is clothed in grey: As are yon magazines: There's one detail that's been staring me in the face throughout all these test fits: Portholes! A set in the radio room up front, and another in the cargo space behind the fuel tanks. I've a plan to replace the hideous kit transparencies and will bother you with that in due course. Have yourselves an excellent Sunday! Tony
    10 points
  19. Hi everybody, This is the latest addition to my collection. It's Airfix's 1/48 Ju-87 old mould. This was a pleasant and relatively trouble-free construction (bar the few rivets lost during sanding that I had to remake). Simple and straightforward, this is a kit I appreciated a lot, and I would choose it again, even over newer productions. It's almost OOP, the only things I added were Eduard belts, and micro-tube for the canons. Painted it with Gunze Mr.Color paints, a charm to spray. Being a fan of small air forces, I chose to dress it with the colours of Royal Bulgarian Air force; for this I used the relevant Kora decals. Hope you like it Dimitris K.
    9 points
  20. My latest completion is Airfix's 1/72 Ju52-3M. As I said in the WiP thread here, this is the 2011 release (new decals) of the 1964 tooling. I'm quite a fan of old Airfix. I guess this is a bit of nostalgia, like 'the railways' and old cars. Good memories, not necessarily good quality. The moulds are obviously showing their age but, with a bit of TLC, they 'brush up' well. OOB with Vallejo Model Air over Stynylrez white primer (to save masking the tail band). Filmoplast tape for the canopy frame. W&N matt varnish. Just make sure you put the 'no step', transfers on the end of the flaps. Just saying. DSCN0266 by Ced Bufton, on Flickr
    9 points
  21. Hello Ced, Mrs Ced is monitoring your diet ? I'm the one behind the pan ! since This Sunday is a rest day.... Wake up at 0945 Aaaaand call up the kids ! It was full English breakfast at CC Castle ! All is imported of course, I did bring back from my last trip ! As @bbudde will say Guten appetit ! With my US Naval institute big mug full of cofee sorry about that. What are you sayin' about navy lads ??? It was a matter of leather No ?? Have a good modelling time ! Sincerely. CC
    8 points
  22. Meanwhile back at the stickers... I noticed that the "2" on the Pete's Hangar decal sheet for the tail number did not match the real aircraft. The overall size of the numbers was a wee bit too small as well. I think this makes a complete sweep for me with this project - I have not used any of the decals provided by the conversion set. Luckily, I downloaded a US Navy stencil font a few months ago, figuring that it would come in handy someday. Well, now is someday! I scaled the size of the tail number as best as I could from photos, and printed them out on the Bare Metal Foil clear decal sheet. Here is a comparison with the decal sheet from the conversion set: You'll notice that I also included the "Hands Off" stencils that were present on the ventral strakes. Try as I did, I could not find any stencils like this in my Magic Box of Misfit Stickers. The rest of the stickers went on without any drama. Once they were dry, a clear finish was applied to the fuselage, and I was finally able to remove the masking tape from the canopy. For placement of the other stencils, I followed the photos I have plus a stencil placement guide from an F-111A stencil sheet from Microscale (I did not use all of these stencils, however). Red stripes were sourced from a variety of decal sheets - the intake warning stripes are made from several pieces. The seals around the canopy sections were made from decal stripes, in this case they are dark grey. That was the closest that I had to try and match the photos. Anyway, I think it will work. The red area where the horizontal tailplanes mount was made from leftover squadron markings in the Tamiya F4D Skyray kit. A little bit of a trim here and there and they assumed a nice airfoil shape. You remember, no doubt, that I decided to take the lazy way out and use decals for the unique vents both on top of the fuselage and on the side right under the wing glove. You can get away with this is 1:72, but I probably wouldn't try it in any larger scales. The sharp-eyed amongst you may notice that it looks like the national insignia on the fuselage sides are a bit "out-of-square." This is by design, as I understand that the documentation states that it be tilted three degrees nose down. Interestingly, the Hasegawa kit has a panel line in this area that is also nose down relative to others nearby. I aligned the decal to that - I didn't actually check to see if it was three degrees, but it is noticeable visually and that's what is important. Now it's off to the wings, horizontal tailplanes, missiles, pylons, gear doors - you know, the other 80% of the job. Cheers, Bill
    8 points
  23. This build was commissioned through the Hawker Typhoon Restoration Project http://hawkertyphoon.com/ who are aiming to restore to flight the world's only MkIb. All proceeds for the build go directly to the project. This one's abit special as it is for the son of GR Capt J R Baldwin, so I am honoured to be doing this for him. As usual Arfix kit is sublime with little fettling in putting it together. It is just a shame all that detail gets closed up! I used my go to paints: vallejo air and used Tamiya pigments for weathering. Monte masks supplied the serial number and JB II masks. You can follow the build and see more photos on: https://www.facebook.com/Mancavemodelsathome/
    7 points
  24. Hello folks , this is the 72nd scale kit from Dragon of the proposed Mistel-5 flying bomb ; proposed because the arado-377 remained only on paper before the war ended . Based on what I read online , the contraption was supposed to take off assembled liked the model - the rolling dolly will be jettisoned once airborne (kind of like the Me-163 ) . The kit is pretty nice and went together without much trouble and here are the pictures - Regards , Basu Roy
    7 points
  25. Thanks Simon - hopefully I'll get to the end! Thanks Benedikt The pilot is from the painted stash so all I had to do was re-paint the RAF blue. Great bit of box art and it's encouraged me to slow down and try harder with this one; I do have a 'soft spot' for the Gosling. Hi CC - wow, what a great breakfast! Very envious... Thanks John - more nostalgia love it! Hi Jaime OK, I'll slow down a bit and try not to finish before the end of the month!! Thanks for the vote of confidence Giorgio - we shall see! Hi Keith - Mum's scissors? Naughty Hi Joe - I can just see you flying these in your youth... making vroooooomm noises I'll bet! Thanks Tomo I'm still settling into retirement and I think I should do something else... but I'm enjoying the modelling too much! A bit more done this afternoon. Pilot installed and windows glued in with Gators Grip: Untitled by Ced Bufton, on Flickr I'll let that dry and then mask up before closing in case a window pops. More nano-saw action (craft saw, actually) to get the wings off: ... and then dry fitted. There are BIG locating pegs in the end of each wing and they 'click' if you push hard, but they leave the wings out of alignment: ... so I cut them off and aligned the wings by eye. Similarly the nacelles don't align if you leave the locating pins on (left) but are merely 'orrid if you cut them off (glued right): Note there's a hold missing next to the 'half intake'. I think I'll look for some reference shots.
    7 points
  26. Thank you Britmodellers! Yeah, more than half a meter (spanwise) of modelling fun
    7 points
  27. To put an end to my FAA model show, I am finishing with the old but still very good kit from Airfix, using Cooper detail resin sets and montex masks! Thanks again my modeller friends for being so encouraging, cheers, jean; DSC_0007 by jean Barby, sur Flickr DSC_0001 by jean Barby, sur Flickr DSC_0002 by jean Barby, sur Flickr DSC_0003 by jean Barby, sur Flickr DSC_0004 by jean Barby, sur Flickr DSC_0006 by jean Barby, sur Flickr DSC_0007 by jean Barby, sur Flickr DSC_0008 by jean Barby, sur Flickr
    7 points
  28. Thank you all, for the support and ideas! HAve the first parts off the sprue and am checking 'things' out. And check this out too! https://www.haraldjoergens.com/panoramas/lancaster/index.php Oh, and I'm pulling down the flaps!!
    7 points
  29. BAC Lightning F3 53-692/L 13 Sqd RSAF, Tabuk 1977 Ok so just finished this today and rather pleased with the outcome! It is one of two Saudi Air Force machines they did in camouflage in 1977 - this being the one with the wrap around camo. The other one had a sky blue underside with camo top. It is the Airfix F6 kit and I used Model Alliance decals and some aftermarket for the bang seat. Paints are Tamiya and Gunze and Alclads and I am particuarly pleased with the nose ring as I must have re-done that 10 times to get it right! Chris ty pleased with the nose ring as I must have re-done that 10 times before I got it
    6 points
  30. I originally started this for my contribution to the Made in Great Britain GB entry as a break from my Dambuster build. Sadly, and shamefully, I ran out of time and failed to make the finish. However, I intend to reincarnate the thread and complete it here. The wonderful Hawker Fury is a lovely, stylish and classical looking aircraft. I love the Art Deco look about it and its classic lines. I remember building the Airfix version years ago. This time though it’s Revell’s re-boxing of the Matchbox classic (wot’s not to like) and if I’m not mistaken it was Matchbox’s first kit, so I best be doing her proud. Aside from that I absolutely love the box art. Takes me back to the age of model train sets and trying to get drunk on Top Deck and Shandy Bass. Anyroad enough nostalgia. Here are the sprue shots. Reasonably detailed for its age and by all accounts quite a nice kit to build. Plus the plastic is a different colour to that of the Lancaster so hopefully I won’t get the parts mixed up. Instructions. Quite straightforward. The decals look nice and you get rigging instructions. Nice colourful markings, good quality transfers, classic aircraft, brilliant box art and a Matchbox kit. As above, wot’s not to like. As per my usual modus operandi, I’ll probably add a few bits and bobs, have fun. What could possibly go wrong… A quick flick through of where I got up to and a re-edited thread: Made a start, and as is my usual way of doing things back to front, I started on the tail. I sanded back the ribs a little as they are quite pronounced, not as bad as the wing ribs which are bonkers over-scale. Then I re-scribed the elevators as they lacked definition. I also separated the rudder and fin, cut out the hinges and added control horns (the one on the rudder is too low so will need to be moved), added the aerial post, and drilled out holes for the rigging. The aerial post is made from slaters rod, kindly donated by Bill (Perdu). It is quite hard and more robust than normal plastic rod, and you can even drill through it with a 0.2mm drill. His will make attaching the aerial cable easier (I think and hope…) Next up I started on the fuselage. I have some scale plans in the Mushroom Model’s Fury & Nimrod book. I must admit the kit aint far out when compared to the plans, and the panel markings aint far out either, which is testimony to what a fine kit this is given its age. However, they could do with a lift in places, and for the most part consist of raised lines. Which to be fair is to be expected of a kit this age. So I’ve started re-scribing the fuselage. Here is the inspection panel at the rear starboard side: I sanded this out and reinstated it along with the other panels (mostly inspection panels given its fabric covering). Here is one side done compared to the other side: Although technically the raised rivet details are over-scale, I do want to preserve them, so I’m having to carefully and slowly scrape and sand the panel lines back to retain as much of the rivets as possible. The front section is natural polished aluminium, which will look nice contrasted with the yellow and silver painted fabric. Hence I think the rivets will make it look like metal…uh well I think you know what I mean. Not keen on the exhausts though and will have to do something about them. Not sure what yet, but will think on that one. I also need to add some work to the interior. Not much can be seen, but as you can see I need to improve the kit offering – the plastic blob I’m assuming is the old Matchbox lettering and date which Revell appear to have “redacted”. Also is the underside of the tail showing the elevator control cable guides I’ve added. Didn’t quite intend to start doing all these additions, but it’s a lovely aircraft, there is a nice feel to the kit so I intend to do it proud. Back in a bit. Right then. I left the tail bits alone for a bit and finished re-scribing the fuselage. Here is the finished job, not perfect, and I wouldn’t say technically 100% accurate, but I broadly followed the plans in Alex Crawford’s book mentioned above, and when compared to reference piccies on tinternet that aint far out at all: Anyroad I think they are an improvement upon the original raised lines. There are still a few sunken screw holes to re-instate, and I need to drill out the rigging holes but they can wait. Next up was the guns. To be honest not bad at all for a kit of its age, but I want a bit of depth and more contrast against the NMF finish, and I didn’t fancy faffing around painting up the guns. Here is the kit offering. As I said earlier for a tooling circa 1972, quite reasonable: I removed the moulded guns and knocked up replacements from Albion Alloys tubing (original scraped off remains of gun for comparison): They fit into holes I drilled out so should be reasonably hassle free to fit. Also they should hopefully look better after a coat of Humbrol Metalcote gunmetal. The next thing is to sort out the exhausts. As remarked above, while not bad, they really could do with a lift. Here is a piccie of the real ones. As you can see they have lot more definition than the kit offering (understandably). I have used the blue silicon moulding putty stuff to make a copy and use as a reference. My plan of attack is to carefully remove the exhaust stubs. Drill out and sand the ovular apertures, and replace with small pieces of Albion Alloys brass tubing, flattened slightly to emulate the ovular originals. Sounds bonkers and complicated? Will yes, but after a dry run it works perfectly well (gulp) in practice. So I shall indulge, afterall it all seems reasonably straightforward on paper…what could possibly go wrong… A poster on the GB thread noted the undercarriage is too long. They are correct and here is an undercarriage strut compared with the plans: It is longer and the angle is incorrect. I will have a look at correcting it when the time comes, although I suspect reducing the length and angle will means the location points on the fuselage will no longer match. I’ll have a few beers and come back to that one. On with exhausts. Well as pointed out above I wasn’t wholly satisfied with the kit offering – never a fan of moulded on exhausts, and it would be difficult to get them to look sharp when painted. Here is the look I’m after: First up was to remove the nubs. I drilled a small hoe 0.4mm as a reference, cut off the lugs, but not flush with the fuselage – firstly so as not to damage the rivet detail; secondly to serve as a reference point. After drilling out the pilot holes I steadily and slowly elongated the holes with a reamer. As the saying goes: “it is a good game played slowly”. After much tedium I ended up with something like this: The next step was to cut short collars from brass tube, clean them up, and compress them a little until they take on the distinctive oval / elliptical like shape: For the time being I blanked off the back with some black insulation tape, but I will glue a thin sheet of plastic to the back which will be painted matt black. Here is a dry fit mock up to give you an impression of what they’ll look like: Here is the Tomoshenko upgrade compared to the kit offering. When eventually glued in place they will be aligned better (but viewed from 4 foot away you won’t notice), and they will receive a coat of Humbol Metalcote gunmetal. Okay the port side is up next, shouldn’t take so long this time. Quite chuffed with the outcome, not Eduard or Quickboost aftermarket perfection, but I think offers a little more depth and exhaust like looking than the original. I’ve tried to improve the tail so it looks more like the real thing, admittedly you can’t see it too clearly below but the fin and rudder are raised with a noticeable gap where the fin joins the rudder. I removed the lug, filled in the hole, and sanded away some of the excess to get where I am below which looks a little more like the real tail. It’s dry-fitted for the time being, but this is just to give you some idea. Also simulated some hinges and glued the rudder back in place but slightly offset. On to the interior, which is a bit naff to be honest. You can’t see an awful lot, but the seat looks like a high-backed chair and is far too tall, and the floor support, well it’s pants as you can see. To be fair I wouldn’t expect an exquisitely engineered cockpit frame in a Matchbox circa 1972 tool. First I knocked up a new seat from plastic card. I did attempt to salvage the cockpit floor but gave up, and decided to scratch build one. Anyroad in reality the seat is supported by a frame with no floor as such. I made the foot runners (don’t think that’s their technical name but it does for me) by gluing plastic strip to some card. The grooves are quite distinctive in reference piccies, so no harm in replicating them here even if a tad overscale. This is where I got to with the bits and bobs roughly assembled and dry fitted to give you an idea (yes I know the seat angle is too acute). Made up some foot rests and I’ve started scratching a control column as you get diddly squat in the kit. Harnesses and bulkhead to do. Roight then. Following the pause and a week’s holiday in Suffolk (I’ve needed a short reprieve to recover from all the Adnams ale and Aspall cyder), I finished off the pit and scratched an IP. Here’s what I’m after (it is in fact a Nimrod IP but they are very similar with the basic configuration the same). You get an IP transfer, although 1) there isn’t a sufficient base to stick it to inside the pit (see the fuselage half interior above which needed a good sand); and 2) I feel it is too one dimensional and flat. So I made a replacement from plasticard, some home brew bezels from bits of plastic and cut down brass tubing. I also knocked up a compass. They are not glued on yet, but wanted to show a comparison with the kit offering. I will paint them up and glue them on separately, plus add some klear to simulate he dials. Maybe a little over scale but won’t be too prominent as they sit someway inside the fuselage. Here’s the seat and bulkhead, plus a harness from take-away foil and scratched buckles. Here is the cockpit frame and other bits and bobs ready for primer. It’s not blueprint accurate as I’ve taken a few liberties with dimensions. The IP and gun mounts are just resting in place to give you an idea of how things go together. Here it is resting inside a cleaned up fuselage half. At last I can get some paint on the blighter and finish up the inside, which will be my next update.
    6 points
  31. #20/2017 After the JG54 G-6, here´s right away the next Hasegawa 109. Like with the other, also here Gunze and Tamiya acrylics used, EZ Line for aerials, plastic rods and lead wire for brake lines and cockpit fuel line, decals from RB Productions. Model shows an a/c of Grupul 7/9 Vanatoare in Piestany in January 1945. At that time Romania was already reached by the Red Army and fought along its side against the Germans. So yellow IDs changed to white and crosses to roundels. DSC_0001 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0002 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0003 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0004 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0005 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0006 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0007 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0008 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0009 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0010 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0011 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0012 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0013 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0014 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0015 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr
    6 points
  32. please....and now for something (not) completely different....
    6 points
  33. Hello Nigel, thank you. I don't want to get behind like I normally do. Hi Jaime, thank you. Yes, the detail is very nice. Just a quick update. I'm still assembling the parts that I can before painting. I've added the detail to the sides of the fuselage(see bottom photo). The only problem I've encountered so far is the pilots seat frame. It sits a little high which fouls the top of the fuselage. It needs a little trimmed at the bottom to lower it. I was at the Bovington show yesterday, and was taking to a gentlemen building his Walrus at the show. He said he had encountered the same problem. He had trimmed his, and it looked fine once he had fitted it. The photo below shows the area you might want to check before gluing in place. The red line shows the area that could need to be trimmed. The interior detail almost ready for a coat of paint. In the next day or so, I will start to assemble the floats and engine. Thanks for looking, Joe.
    6 points
  34. Thanks Ced - the Aluminium colour of the interiors is a protective coat of paint, not bare metal. The cockpit itself is painted a greenish colour but the remainder of the interior is Aluminium (much the same as the interior of the Sunderland, in fact). I seem to recall reading somewhere that the greenish colour used in the interiors of British aircraft was supposed to be easy on the eyes; if that is correct there wouldn't really be any need to paint the insides of the engine cowlings in that colour - in any case, I am guessing, but as you can see below, it doesn't really make any difference... My feelings exactly mate Yes, they are quite lovely, I have been very impressed with the moulding of this kit Heard from HLJ that they have taken the payment for the H8K1. There goes my disposable income for the month... Anyway, here's what I did with the engines - first a coat of Vallejo Metal Color "Exhaust Manifold" on the cylinders, followed by a wash of black (Citadel Nuln Oil - the bottom left one hasn't been done, so you can see the before/after effect): Then a drybrush of Vallejo Metal Colour "Silver" (again the bottom left one not done): There aren't many colour pictures of Sakae radial engines on the interwebs, but most of those that there are seem to indicate black push-rods, so I painted them accordingly: The reduction gear covers were painted in Neutral Grey as per the instructions: ... and the whole lot grubbied up a bit with a brownish-black wash: The same wash was radomly slopped on the cowling interiors and engine bulkheads after they had been painted with Vallejo Metal Colour Dark Aluminium: ... to which the engines were attached: ... and finally the cowlings fitted: ...which brings me nicely to the end of stage 1 of the instructions. Next up will be the assembly of the wings... Cheers, Stew
    6 points
  35. Thanks for the comments everyone - much appreciated. I've got a bit more progress to show, as the last post showed I normally build to complete sub assemblies with all the brasswork done before I start painting. then prime everything and airbrush the decks. By 1943 Belfast had stained wood decks and dark grey steel decks. I then masked the decks with Tamiya tape working around all the fittings - lots and lots of very small bits of Tamiya tape! - before painting the camouflage. Hull port and starboard Mid masking everything looks a bit messy: Once the masking starts coming off things look a bit better Then finally everything is looking much better - there still lots of flakes of dried paint on the decks which will blow away when I clean up. Still lots of parts to detail paint before some weathering and washing. Getting closer to the final lap now. Andrew
    6 points
  36. The first of the Furies, and the first of the Matchbox kits, if by no means first in this GB - Matchboxs Hawker Fury. My entry here is an earlyish boxing of the kit (1975 according to Scalemates) I've built the kit before, a long time back, and can not recall any problems. Looking at the plastic now, all I can comment on now is a coulple of ejector pins on the underside of thw top wing, and some sink in the undercarriage legs. Nothing that can't be sorted out... Depending on mood, I may try to do something about the cockpit - the seat is an unbelievable bench, there is no joystick, nor instruments. Matchbox suggest this whole area is painted black, which would hide a wealth of sins (this is a 1972/3 kit, released before Tamigawa began to up the game). After market stuff - I have Model Alliance's Wings of Silver Part 1 decal set. That contains one Fury I (RAF Cranwell), and two Fury IIs (25 and 41 Squadrons), and a Yahu instrument panel. The Matchbox transfers (decals) look as if they have survived well, so I may stay with their 43 Squadron offering. Even with camera shake, the Yahi IP looks stunning: If I 'improve' the 'pit, that will go in.
    5 points
  37. #19/2017 Some hype and non-hype about the new Tamiya G-6. My dad will definitely build one but he still has a bunch of good old Hasegawa kits in the stash which have to roll out. So here´s the first one, painted with Gunze and Tamiya acrylics, EZ Line for aerials, plastic rods and lead wire for brake lines and cockpit fuel line, decals from the kit and the Kagero book "Bf109G/K Vol.II". The model shows an a/c of IV/JG54 on the eastern front in winter 1943/44. DSC_0003 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0004 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0005 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0006 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0007 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0008 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0009 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0010 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0011 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0012 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0013 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0014 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0015 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0016 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0017 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0018 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0002 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr DSC_0001 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr
    5 points
  38. My very first try on WWI subject/Biplane - It wasn't that hard ( as I expected) to be honest I really enjoyed this build!
    5 points
  39. Hi guys! Here is my rendering of the F-toys Lambda class shuttle from ROTJ from F-toys. Nicely detailed, it is nonetheless not up to Bandai's standards. But Bandai does not offer this ship...yet. It was a nice and quick enjoyable build, so I quickly purchased their B-Wing kit which is pretty nice, although you have to take it apart if you want something clean. See you soon then! Ciao Iwik
    5 points
  40. Afternoon - well after a very busy summer of day job work - it occurred that I should show you where I'm at with this one. This model presents no vices or real problems of any sort. Some of the sprue attachment points are fiddly to remove, and a few seams needs to be made good- but it's not exactly a challenge to anyone other than a complete novice modeller Id say. After realising that I should have bought the cooky-cut 3 colour splinter masking set for the kit, when I bought the kit - I decided that I would do it old school style - Tamiya tape - and it's actually pretty simple to do - just time consuming. Colours are hand mixed Tamiya/Gunze for the top 61/62/63 top, and Xtracrylix 65 for the light blue. All thinned with Mr Self Levelling Thinners/ Thinners. A few touch ups and I think I can gloss. Cheers Jonners
    5 points
  41. By the Pubescent Plaid of the Bay City Rollers - you're right lads! I clearly only saw what I wanted to see when I whipped them magazines out of the packet. My Sweet Lord... They should most definitely be in the horizontal - what a pile of Mouldy Old Dough! I'll leave 'em on there temporarily for painting purposes and then slice 'em off after to re-orientate correctly. Uptown Top Ranking to you both for spotting that! ...nnah stairlift for him - after what happened to the last person who quoted 'that song'.... Sic 'em little T! Possibly the only film I can think of Ian that both the original and the remake are equally gripping! Well, one out of the two anyway... A ukelele aficionado of my acquaintance recently pointed out to me just how many of Mr. Formby's lyrics are obsessed with themes of voyeurism and sexual temptation... 'A widow nice and young and gay said, "Come to tea my dear, I've something nice for a Lad from Lancashire.''' http://www.jango.com/music/George+Formby I wasn't at all together at the time of making the original gaffe!
    5 points
  42. Hi peeps, Since I've been redoing all the images in my various BM threads I though I'd add these two old pre-joining BM models: The SEAC Mossie is the Tamiya 1/72 FB Mk VI with, I think, Paragon Designs tropical filters whilst the RAAF one is the Hasegawa Mk VI converted to represent a PR Mk 40 as operating out of the Darwin area in 1944-45. Mike.
    5 points
  43. Good morning gentlemen! Work continues on the chassis. I made the under-floor brace from 0,5mm nickel sheet, then decided to add a flattened T-shaped piece on top. The rear floor-panel can then slot in and be secured by a couple of bolts on both legs...easy access for the mechanics! Next up was to make the cross-beam that will be part of the fuel-tank support. I used 3mm brass tube, 0,3mm brass sheet for the webbing and 0,5mm nickel sheet for the mounting plates...all soldered of course! And in place on the chassis... Well, that's all for now, folks!! I hope you enjoy! Cheers, H
    5 points
  44. I made a bit of a start in between tank track manufacture... I thought I’d build the kit in keeping with its background. So no fancy stuff and more of less OOB. I started with the cockpit... I just used some paint on the cockpit no instrument decals. Cheers Plasto
    5 points
  45. Oh the pilots is allready painted. Am I too slow? Are you too fast? Who knows? Some nostalgic, although not my favorite Airfix kit:
    5 points
  46. Thanks Bill Sorry for the delay - I had to... what's it called when I'm not modelling... sleep, that's it, sleep. I also had to perform my weekly marital task; fast forwarding through the Strictly recording for Mrs B. Eh? What were YOU thinking I meant? As usual the old Airfix kits bring out the nostalgia... great stuff Thanks Zebra - ah, the memories! Thanks Chris I know... but they're sort of picking themselves. I must have a poltergeist or something. Finished by the end of the day? Now there's a challenge. Sadly I'm out this morning but we shall see! Hi CC Thanks for the kind comments - we shall see what I can do with it! Thanks Keith I'm certainly a glutton! Good job Mrs B monitors my diet (damn her!) How to slow down a modeller #6. Connect the fuselage to the runner at a right angle: Untitled by Ced Bufton, on Flickr Did they have nano-saws in the 1960s? We do now! Off in a trice and some IG splashed on: ... which nicely highlighted the ejector marks that hadn't looked too bad before. They won't be seen so they'll be ignored. Unlike the pilot. I think I've aged with dignity but, sadly, the same can't be said of the kit pilot: Replaced with a 'Chubbie' from the stash, repainted as per the instructions 'all in leather': These Naval boys eh? He won't be seen either but I have my (low) standards. A quick dry fit shows that the fuselage will need some attention and I have to go out now. Rats. More later.
    5 points
  47. About time, I was beginning to think you were slacking 😂 I remember this one from the new Woolworth that opened on Stratford Rd in Sparkhill Mom and I were out shopping ( I was out mooching but it had the same effect) and we wandered in for a look round Up on the right hand side was this amazing display of Airfix bagged kits and mom said "Pick one" Gosling came home with me and was probably the first of my Airfixes not to get 'glue-window' Rock on Ced I'm in mate 😁
    5 points
  48. Done! This was fun little kit and really had no issues that could be surmounted with some careful sanding, a little putty and some imagination. The DH 60G, Amphibious sport plane...One could imagine Agatha Christie being flown about the Lake District, perhaps, or some idle playboy skimming into a loch for a weekend of salmon fishing in a clear stream... The two little touches of the trolly and the mooring line I think are the best bits. Decals were smooth and easy, the painting was easy. Not much that I had to fix, really. This kit fits in the palm of my hand. So small...Happy to have built it and very happy have been included in the GB. Thank you all! Honestly, I am waiting to see the Caudron G4...
    5 points
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