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  1. Thanks Guys, I'm hanging my head in shame over the hangar spelling Was probably my most successful attempt at German camo. Didn't realise the airbrush nozzle needed to be 1 cm or less from the target. Perhaps I'll try wellenmuster one of these days? Regards Andrew
  2. Dear Friends This one of the new wonder kits from IBG, that really throws down the gauntlet for other Companies to follow. It has glorious but restrained rivet and panel detail. You can see the rear of the engine on looking into the undercarriage bay. My only struggle was with the brass with the kit in the undercarriage bay. The barrels are from Master. The markings are from the kit for JG 54 in December 1944, I think the first unit to operate the aircraft This is a Noy's Miniatures hanger and figures are Gunthwaite RN gun crew in overalls. They were the nearest I could get for 'schwarzmanner' To try things out I used some oil brusher colours from AMMO to dry brush the exhaust and wear on the wings, what do you think? Andrew
  3. Thanks Guys I'm blushing! I think lightened dunkelgelb is a nice colour to show off all the detail. I forgot to admit to using T-Rex 40 cm tracks. I must admit they were really impressive, with lots of spare pins and links. Andrew
  4. Dear Fellow Modellers Miniart interior kits are something of a journey. You learn a lot about the original design and engineering of an AFV, but as with all Miniart kits, the important message is not to rush. Still it was very enjoyable to see all the detail and thought that had been put into the kit. This is the early Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf H made by Vomag. The markings are for the 16th Panzer Division Hope you like it? Regards Andrew
  5. Looks like this chap is capable of waging a one man war! Nice one
  6. To work on a Miniart Interior kit, you need to have a certain frame of mind, you need to enjoy 'the journey' and be very patient! Given Miniart's uncompromising attitude to scale accuracy there are very few or minor tabs to ensure things have a good fit. This can leave you embarrassed at times and Tamiya can feel far away! However, there is nothing like it for making you understand the vehicle engineering and even crew experience (unbearably cramped). I did wonder if anyone ever finished an interior kit from Miniart! However, I like the gentle experience of patient construction whilst watching 'Workshop Wednesday' from Aus Armour on YouTube. So here we go Hope you like? Andrew
  7. So many of our precious memories are associated with the Viscount, I'm clearly not the only one Shame there are none left flying (as far as I know) Andrew
  8. What a gorgeous picture Mike, of a more innocent era I notice a Houchin starter cart and Bedford CA van Where was this exactly? Andrew
  9. Lovely to hear all your Viscount memories Strange to read they only went at 300 knots, and yet the journeys never seemed long because of the beautiful view out. Maybe seeing whirling props also inspire confidence? Regards Andrew
  10. Hi fighter sweep 26 Decals did the job well, no real complaints, although they are frighteningly thin (think curling back on themselves) Authentic Airliner decals also worked well Andrew
  11. Sorry to hear of the fate of G-AOYL, I did wonder if it was the aircraft I flew from Newcastle? It did bear the north east logo. I used to greet my old Newcastle school mate at Aldergrove airport every summer and to me aviation meant Viscounts and that Jet A1 smell. I can highly recommend Authentic Airliners models Regards Andrew
  12. Yes Richard, the departure lounge/arrivals was a slightly stretched portacabin. I think there were a few mars bars you could buy but that was it. They kind of couldn't imagine why anyone would want to go to Belfast Aldergrove in 1975, except under duress! Regards Andrew
  13. Good evening Fellow Modellers Aged 11 this was the first aircraft I flew, all the way from Newcastle to Belfast Aldergrove, back in 1975 for my first day at school. I was on my own but accompanied by my own stewardess so felt suitably important. This is the beautiful resin kit from Authentic Airliners with their window decals and markings from 26 decals. Local flying around the UK was often by Viscount in those days and I remember with fondness watching the world go by from those huge windows The Mammoth Major refueller and Sherpa van are from the excellent Ray Rimes Designs (3-D printed) Does it bring back any memories for some of you? Regards Andrew
  14. I thought I might try a new challenge and go down from the big scale of 1/72 to 1/144. So I dug out this Dragon Tornado from the attic. They do a weird cockpit with Mr Blobby crew, so the whole cockpit and ejector seats had to be scratch built. I have to say 1/144 is a very unforgiving scale! Too tall nose wheel or skew whif pylons are all too easy errors to make. The canopy was not all that good so had to use filler to fair it into the spine. Anyhow tell me what you think? You might recognise the 56(F) Squadron markings It's an old scratch built RAF hanger in the background and an Oxford Diecast landrover Andrew
  15. Funny that, someone from the model club said, 'I don't know about the model, but I love the deckchairs'! Andrew
  16. Well spotted Troy! I believe the aircraft was shot down by a Hurricane from 615 Squadron I've always liked the markings and now we have an E-1, it is possible to model it Regards Andrew
  17. Felt like giving a BoB vibe tonight with some scenic photography of my Arma Hurricane Mk1 And the new Special Hobby Bf 109E-1. Does anyone recognise the markings? Both aircraft were shot down during the Battle Great that we 1/72 modellers are not being forgotten with some brilliant kits! Regards Andrew
  18. Hi Keith, I was a bit sceptical at first, but it really won me over. Surface details are very petite and the canvas well done. Our friends at Airfix also do wonderful canvas but still give us deep panel lines which are too deep Andrew
  19. It seems that with the advent of Companies like Arma, modelling in 1/72 has become very exciting and rewarding. I found the Arma Hurricane a pleasure to build and really captured the bulldog character of the plane. In this box the markings of Flt lt Nicholson are included. He is famous as Fighter Command's VC. On 16th August near Southampton he was bounced and his cockpit caught fire. Staying with his aircraft for a while he opened fire at a passing Messerschmidt. To add insult to injury he suffered gunshot wounds from the Home Guard on his way down. With this kit I included the Eduard PE, Quickboost control column and gunsight. Also the DMD mask for the fabric surfaces to cause a shadow effect. I now like to use an AK template with lots of holes to add more shadowing to the surfaces Hope you like it? Andrew
  20. Dear Chris and Colleagues The AK paints may look dark in the pot, but I was surprised how calm and gentle they turned out when sprayed on the model. I found I really liked this colour scheme, perfect for the sea! The cowls were AK metals that were then over-sprayed with Tamiya smoke I know I got the hanger scene from Hannants but can't remember the producer now, sorry Regards Andrew
  21. Dear Colleagues It is great to see the Beaufort in nicely rendered styrene, and also the Taurus engined Mk1 to boot. However, I don't like Airfix's over-enthusiastic panel lines on the fuselage, so spent quite a lot of time filling to calm them down. The turret area on the kit is adapted so that a Mk2 is clearly planned. This compromises the fuselage here and a lot of filling is again required to fare the insert around the Mk1 turret. I used the AK interactive paints and supplemented the kit with Gaspatch 3-D Vickers K guns. I was inspired by the book 'Last of the torpedo flyers' by Arthur Aldridge about his time in 217 Squadron, which is one of the marking sets available in the kit. He reckoned that on the basis of his intake of trained Beaufort crews, there was only a 20% chance of surviving torpedo ops. The Warpaint book on the Beaufort shows how weathered these aircraft got which suited me fine! Hope you like it? Regards Andrew
  22. Nicely done, I like the masked shadow underneath the port wing. Perhaps somebody had put the star under the wrong wing? I note your control surfaces are also a different shade of OD Andrew
  23. Dear Colleagues I made this Airfix Whitley MkV of 58 Squadron Linton on Ouse 1940 before lockdown. I looked again and thought I could improve a little on the finish using Ammo oilbrushers and dry brush paint. So had another go and then gave a second coat of flat. Not quite nailed the photography, as these large aircraft are something of a challenge. Interested to hear your thoughts? Flightpath tractor, Gunthwaite figures and Airfix bowser form the diorama Andrew
  24. Dear Fellow Modellers This is the Miniart petrol pump set and a scratch built 1930’s scale petrol station made from wood, balsa and plastic. It has been wired to allow it to be fully illuminated. Leuna benzin was a petrol produced synthetically from coal by I.G. Farben. The production was subsidized by the Weimar Republic to reduce the costs associated with oil imports. Production began in 1927 at the Leunawerke refinery. Sales were carried out by the I.G. subsidiary Gasolin, which in 1939 had around 4000 filling stations throughout Germany. Some of you may remember my Miniart 170V cabriolet from an earlier post Hope you like it? Regards Andrew
  25. Dear Colleagues Here is the Das Werk Panther Ausf. A Early which I believe originates from the Takom kit. Das Werk also offer separately an excellent zimmerit set. I used some rather old and crumbly markings from Echelon to show the vehicle as one belonging to I/Pz Regt 4 in Italy. They were persuaded to settle only by Mr Mark Setter and Softer. The battalion seem to often have trays above their engine decks, so that had to be scratch built. I used a Gunze set of sandgelb paints And of course it has to go into the garage too! Hope you like it? Regards Andrew
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