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  1. Calling this one done. Gallery updated.
  2. F-89D Scorpion. 61st Fighter Intercept Squadron Ernest Harmon AFB, New Foundland. 1957. 1/72 Revell
  3. Thanks for your kind comments. An enjoyable build. Final got round to taking some photos for the gallery. Seen here with my F-89D from the Baby Boomers GB.
  4. F-84G Thunderjet. 77th Fighter Bomber Squadron 20th Fighter Bomber Wing. RAF Wethersfield. 1953. 1/72 Tamiya + decals from Model Decal
  5. If taking the sprues out of the bag counts, I have started.
  6. On signing up, my original plan was an Airfix 1/48 Hunter in Dutch markings. On looking at the original sign up list, I saw that drew the Romanian flag. Knowing knext to nothing about the Romanian armed forces, but being that my sister-in-law’s brother’s wife is Romanian, this got me thinking, so I went off to do some research and some shopping followed. Romania became a member on the 29th March 2004. Having a look on Scalemates I came across the 1/48 Wolfpack MiG-21 LanceR with schemes from 2007 and 2009. Result. The Mig 21 officially was retired from the Romanian Airforce on the 15th May 2023 The Wolfpack LanceR is based on the Academy plastic with added resin from Wolfpack. Don’t know much about the Academy plastic, having only built Eduard MiG-21s to date. So what do you get in the box? Academy Plastic Lots of nice resin.
  7. Decals applied. Really starts bringing the build together.
  8. Primed. Not happy with the fit of the canopy, will look to remove it and fettle it a bit before re-installing.
  9. Another photo with rocket pods added. Photographed alongside a 1/48 Mustang, it’s a big beastie.
  10. My modelling interest in this period lies mainly with Naval Aviation, specifically the Silver Wings of the Fleet Air Arm and the Yellow Wings of the US Navy. Going with the Yellow Wings, previous GBs saw me build in 1/32 the Grumman F3F (Revell) and Boeing F4B (Hasegawa). For this GB I will be building the Curtiss BF2C in 1/32 from Hasegawa. The BF2C had a short service life, 1934 to 1937. Withdrawn in 1937 after it became apparent the wings had become weakened due to the stresses caused by dive bombing. The kit decals look like they have seen better days, so will be using an aftermarket sheet from the appropriately named Yellow-Wings Decals to build an aircraft from VF-5B, USS Ranger. I believe this was the only squadron that flew the BF2C.
  11. Early start today. Milan-San Remo on the iPad. Masked up the fuselage. Red airbrushed on. A few small areas to tidy up but please how it came out. Off to strip down the airbrush now.
  12. First up, a couple of air racers in 1/32 scale, both Williams Brothers kits. Halls Bulldog Laird Super Solution Next up a couple of US Navy Yellow Wings. Again both in 1/32. Boeing F4B (Hasegawa) Grumman F3F (Revell)
  13. @franky boy I had read that as well. Have never built a Tamiya P-51 so no idea how close a copy. Quality wise ICM have come a long way since they produced these kits. Cockpit installed in one half of the fuselage. It quite a bit of fettling required to close up the the fuselage. Wings fitted and she is starting to look like a P-51 now.
  14. Been looking at the sprues, they are rough around the edges, going to be lots of clean up required. No locating pins, sink marks. ICM have come a long way since they produced these. Built an ICM P-51D for a Blitzbuild, don’t remember that one being so rough. Whilst I do enjoy building modern well tooled kits, there is something to be said for the challenge offered by the older kits, helps you improve your skills. I know I said OOB in a previous post, no decals for the IP and details soft so purchases an aftermarket IP. Made a start on the cockpit. Belts from Tamiya tape.
  15. Have never been convinced by the idea of using unguided rockets. I assume they where designed to engage large formations of bombers, not single aircraft.
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