John_drummer

Thanks Bertie 👍

Another one finished after a long time of incomplete kits. this is Eduard’s 1/48 P51-D Weekend Edition, built mostly OOB but with bits of their aftermarket cockpit. this aircraft was flown by Major Leonard ‘Kit’ Carson of the USAAF 8th Air Force, 357th FG, credited 18.5 kills. i hope the exhaust stain isn’t too much…

I think I’d do the P39, I’ve done 109s & Spitfires a plenty over the years

I’ve got an Eduard 1/48 P51D to finish - just needs the prop tips finishing & some weathering. Then a Tamiya M4A3E8 Sherman in 1/48. Plenty of stuff in the stash & a number of tracked vehicles to finish off

Lovely, a nicer finish than mine I think

Thanks chaps. I’m not entirely happy with it but considering how many times I’ve painted it & then stripped it back, it’ll do

Correction, port main gear. Typical, don’t even know right from left!

I’m finally calling this finished, the first model I’ve finished in a long while. HobbyBoss 1/48 Me262A1b - same as the standard A1 but with BMW instead of Junkers jet engines. According to the instructions only a handful of this mark were made & the two examples depicted in the kit belonged to experimental establishments so may not have seen much combat. As such I’ve finished it ‘clean’ without any weathering. pretty much OOB apart from an Eduard cockpit detailing up set. Aerial wires by EZ-Line. Paints (after several attempts & strip downs) by a mix of MiG, MrColour & Tamiya. Airbrushed with a Sparmax 3 airbrush at about 15mins anyway, here we are, here are some photos: I had a problem with the starboard main gear - probably cat related - that meant I had to remove it, drill out the leg & fit some brass rod, then fit it again. Looks ok to me though

Cheers Troy, sadly I’ve already ordered the Tamiya Zimmerit

I already have the Tamiya kit so it looks like I need the aftermarket Zimmerit stuff. thanks all

Lovely, thank you. Tiger 312 it is then. Research tells me that 211 is not Wittman’s vehicle

I’ve recently bought Tamiya’s 1/48 Tiger I (late production model) , which comes without Zimmerit coating. The instructions refer to a separate kit if you want to do Zimmerit, but I’m torn between trying to find such a kit, if needed, and historical accuracy. the decals in the kit allow for (a) tank no 312, 505th Heavy Panzer Battalion, Eastern Front, summer 1944, or (b) tank no 211, 2nd Company, 101st Heavy Panzer Battalion, Normandy, summer 1944 - possibly Michael Wittman’s unit, possibly even his own vehicle. But the instructions don’t say whether you need Zimmerit for either version...

That’s very nice. I remember building their 1/24 Harrier GR1 when I was a kid, it certainly is a big - and heavy - beast

Yeah, I got RLM 70 Black/green by Hataka; I’m pretty sure Revell do a passable black/green too i tried the hairspray technique for the chipping areas (wing roots & all leading edges) but the paints (Ammo by Mig) just wouldn’t sit on top of the hairspray, so I stripped it off & sprayed the camo colours straight onto primer, then used a very dry, hacked down brush using Revell 99 Aluminium. Seemed a bit OTT at the time just by the cockpit but seems ok now sprayed a mix of Tamiya XF1 & XF10 for the exhaust stains & gun stains, probably not really visible on these photos. I’m not convinced the undercarriage legs have the right rake & lean-in but to me it looks like a Butcher Bird so it’ll do

Here’s another one off the production line. Eduard 1/48 Weekend Edition Fw 190 A-3, ‘yellow 12’ based at Cherbourg, summer 1942 Kit decals came in a self adhesive plastic bag, which managed to eat one of the fuselage crosses, so all decals from EagleCals, set #173 4 attempts at the wing walk line decals failed so I’ve attempted them with paint & masking tape, they’re a bit too thick but I figure better than nothing at all Comments & criticism welcomed