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Well... small scales. I'm no stranger to them having built a few V bombers (ok... a lot) in 1/144 and 1/200, and a fair few other kits in 1/144 too. My stash has no shortage of small scale kits either. I'm not sure what I'll build for this but I certainly intend to at least build something. The likely contenders: GWH Valiant B.Mk.1 - a fairly new kit and by far the best in scale. The only big issue I see is that it looks to have used the Airfix kit for reference and copied its faults (notably the outer gear doors). Beacon Models Bf109E - I have a copy of every release of this kit, so plenty of choices for markings and variant. Beacon Models Spitfire Mk.i/ii - same situation as their 109. Academy B47 - been sitting in the stash for a few years now, looks nice. Other small scale kits in the stash include an assortment of Vulcans (Trumpeter, Pit Road/GWH, Cyberhobby 1/200), a 1/200 B52 (the decals don't look great...), a pair of 1/144 P40s, a 1/144 Tristar, two 1/144 VC10s, a 1/144 Canberra T.17, and the 1/100 Tamiya Me262 and Me163 dual kit. I'll also mention the new Zvezda Tu-144S. I don't have one yet, but plan to buy one sooner or later. Initially I was hoping to build three of them, guessing the price would be in line with previous Zvezda releases (the A330 is £46.99, even the much larger 747 is that price). But then it was released for £69.99. That is too much for a 1/144 Tu144- especially when the ICM kit is less than half the price (sure, it has a few flaws but it isn't bad!). Considering the cost, especially when adding aftermarket decals (the new Begemot looks fantastic and I'll use that when I get one because I want to do CCCP77101 with the red cheatline), building multiple just isn't something I can justify. If I get around to getting hold of one Zvezda Tu144 while this is ongoing it will probably be built in the group build.
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I'm hoping to manage a few builds in this GB (famous last words!) and I think I'll start with a Boeing 727. I don't think I've built a 727 since I built the original Airfix 727-100 at least 40 years ago, so it's about time. I'll post the sprue pics later. I've got decals in the stash for a few different schemes so I'm unlikely to go for the JAT option in the box. I've got four that were designed specifically for this kit - two Braniff schemes (jellybean and flying colours), Sterling and Dan-Air - and two that weren't but will hopefully fit (American Airlines delivery scheme and Republique Populaire Du Congo). The only one I'm ruling out for now is the Congolese one, just because there's already been a build of that one on BM so I want to do something different. Plenty of time before I have to decide. cheers Julian
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I have come to appreciate munchkin scale and I have built up a bit of a 1/144 stash. I'm looking forward to seeing many builds in this scale! For my part I will attempt a pair of Mark 1 Gloster Gladiator Mk Is . . . . . . one with Latvian livery using kit decals . . . . . . the other with Lithuanian using Kora decals. I will NOT be rigging these guys. Just assembling the styrene will be enough of a challenge. 😄
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I'll start small and manageable in this GB... I have too much going on already, you probably know what I mean.😊 But the deadline is far away, and if this goes fast enough, I have the box of Discovery XD-1 looking at me from a shelf 2 m away, reminding me almost every day how much I said I would love to start her. HMS (also: HM submarine Torpedo Boat) Holland 1 entered service in 1901 as the Royal Navy's first submarine. The "1" comes from the fact that she was the first of a batch of five boats ordered for the RN. All five are interesting, with different paint jobs, but I have chosen to model HMS Holland 1 for historical significance, and also because there is a beautiful model of her in the Royal Navy Submarine Museum in Portsmouth, from which I might learn a thing or two for the build. I have never built a model by MikroMir; the first impression is very nice: no flash, fine detail, a small PE set, decals in register, good instructions.
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Actually built the other month but I've been faffing around putting a little vignette together. Now calling it done enough for an RFI. This is the Beacon Models rather nice, if somewhat tiny, 1/144 early Spitfire I which came with decals for K9795 as flown by Squadron Leader Henry Cozens of No. 19 Squadron in the Autumn of 1938. Painted with a mix of SMS and Tamiya paints. No weathering as in Autumn 1938 this would have been an almost new aircraft, kept up to pre-war standards, and the CO's aircraft to boot! Highly enjoyable build and would recommend. Build thread is here. I've also made up a scrappy little vignette with 3d printed figures from Modelu and 3djson and a pair of 3d printed vehicles from Ray Rimes Design; an Albion AM463 ambulance, and a Crossley FE1 'Streamlined' fire tender. Finally with a couple of items added for scale. My thanks to everyone who looked in on the build and to the good folk at Beacon Models for giving us this lovely little pre-war Spitfire! Cheers, Richard.
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Went shopping for Starfighters yesterday and drew a blank but this was only €10.99 so I could not buy it. Also I’ve built the kit previously for the ground attack GB a few years ago and it’s a lovely kit. Down to three possible schemes but I’m still undecided. Flipper SEA Or Peanut…. Now I like the flipper but it’s somewhat similar to the snow hog, I always love SEA schemes and the Peanut is quite unusual for USAF camo, hmm, suggestions???
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So I’m going to just post one build thread for the 1/144 aircraft as I reckon updating nine individual threads would be too much plus most of the builds will be very short. First off some sprue shots The Harrier MIG Typhoon Tempest Wildcat Second wildcat Me262 C47 Need to decide on schemes. Probably kit schemes but I’ll probably do the second wildcat in RAF colours and I may do the C47 as a tow plane to go with my Horsa.
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So I’ve comes a 1/72 Vac form Zepplin Stakken since the seventies and although I’d love to build it I simply don’t have the desire ace to display it. However in 1/144 it has a wingspan or 235 mm and is altogether a more feasible proposition. This will still be one of the biggest models in my collection. So let the madness commence….
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Hello all. After a bit of a run building very old kits (taking into account original tooling dates, not re re re issue dates), I thought it was time to attempt one of the newer options around, the MikroMir 1/144 Handley Page Hastings. I had the C1A boxing, which was released in 2021. I snapped one up as soon as the big H had them at Lowestoft, took one look at it, and hid it away in my stash. The reason? well, my preferred option had dayglo or fluorescent red areas, and I knew I was 'rubbish' at painting those colours after innmerable attempts. In the meantime, I have since done some aircraft and a Beach Buggy with one or other of these colours on, and I think I had found a way of brush painting them. Out came the Hastings again, one look at the two options again confirmed the brighter coloured aircraft was the one I wanted to build, so I set to. Having built MikroMir's Blackburn Beverley I had a good idea as to what I was up against, which in general is a good kit, bad fit type of thing, and so it proved this time. I struggled with fitting the tailplanes and then especially the engine nacelles, but pretty much everything else was trouble free. The only let down in my mind were the transfers, where the colours for the roundels, fin flashes and cheatlines were off - the blue being way too light for a start. I had a set of Xtradecal transfers for the Beverley and Argosy, so I sat down and had a look through them. I found that roundels and fin flashes were the correct size, and they also had a batch of cheat lines. I then looked through the options to see which I could sacrifice in the future by pinching some of these markings. Imagine my surprise when I picked up the transfer sheet, and found a second one behind it! I'd looked at these goodness knows how many times in the past for an Argosy build (never started) and had not noticed the second sheet. Anyway, what a result. After all this preamble, this is what I ended up with. Please just don't look too closely at seam lines! I glazed the cabin windows with Humbrol Clearfix, and the fluorescent red was done by brushing on some Humbrol 60 Scarlet acrylic followed by two coats of Revell 332 Fluorescent Red, bot thinned with Winsor and Newton Flow Improver and a spot of distilled water. Although (or because) it took quite a bit of effort, I really enjoyed this. I wonder if there are any alternative markings for other Hastings? I would love to have another bash at one. I'm going to have a look. Thanks for looking, kind regards all, Ray
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I finished this little Mark 1 kit of the HS 748 last weekend as part of the Australia and New Zealand Group Build. The kit was built as it comes in the box with some scratch detail added like the APU housing on the starboard engine and the addition of a couple of missing aerials. The GB was also dedicated to fellow Britmodeller Silver Fox who had passed encouraging comments on several of my builds previously, so there is a little nod in tribute to that fine gent who will be sadly missed. Hawker Siddeley 748 T.2 A10-603, School of Air Navigation/No.32 Squadron, RAAF East Sale Air Base, Victoria, Australia by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr
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Yes, I am back with another build of Mark 1's HS 748, this time in Mount Cook Airlines colours. These were my previous builds of the kit, one straight out of the box, the second finished a couple of weeks ago as a South African Airlines aircraft. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr This time I will be using this boxing of the kit and a set of Classic Airlines decals, here are the photos of the box and contents plus the additional decal set. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr Regards. John
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To satisfy the Australian element of the GB I have decided on another civillian build and have selected Revell's B Ae146-200 in Ansett colours using a set of Authentic Airliner decals. Here are the box and content photos along with one of the decal set. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr I hope to make a start on this build soon. John
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This popped through my letterbox over the weekend. With two GB builds behind where they should be I really ought to save it for later. However things got the better of me and it's now first up on the workbench. The sprues are the same as those for Beacon Models other Spitfire boxings (and hangers?) so there should be plenty of spares. I did spot this on the cannon wing (that I won't be using); it also appears on the sprue from my box of their initial Dogfight set so might be a mould issue; I've got no plans to make a cannon spitfire in 1/144 so doesn't worry me but might be one to look out for if you are. Otherwise everything looks in good shape, no flash or anything. The all important and absolutely beautiful early decals; I'm going to go for the K9795 version with the 19 on the tail, not long after entry into service. You'll spot I also picked up a matching canopy mask set, this comes with two masks in it so either I can make mistakes without worrying too much OR I might have to buy another one, wasteful not to really... Hopefully will be a quick little build; looking forward to trying my first kit from the Beacon Models stable after having a chat with them at SMW last year. Right, time to crack on! Cheers, Richard.
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After the success of my first scale model kit, a Zvezda A320 NEO in ITA livery which you can see here I decided to up the ante and build a wide body, but I also wanted to model something that I could pose the flaps and slats as I really enjoyed that part of building the A320. I found that LACI do a landing configuration resin kit for the Zvezda 767 which gives it Rolls Royce RB211’s making it suitable to model a British Airways plane. So let’s see what we have. Has the lovely panel lines and delicate details the A320 has so that’s fab but then magic box of tricks. The detail is insane So I have a challenge on my hands considering this is only second scale model I’ve ever built. I’m very keen to give it my best shot, but I must be patient as I am still waiting for the appropriate glue for the resin parts, Authentic Airliners photo realistic windows, BA decals (this is going to be a World Tail livery, all will be revealed soon) and a few other bits and bobs. Please stick with me as I enjoy working out modding a kit, working with resin, getting all the fine details placed correctly and making sure I don’t lose my mind. Also I should update the A320 RFI as I’ve been practicing weathering techniques, though that aircraft is fairly new so only has a light treatment. More soon…
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Anybody else bought this? I just received mine which I'd bought mainly on the promise of the Daco designed decal sheet, I've got several other decals designed by them for the 146 and they all include silver metallic decals for the leading edges, ailerons and elevators - I was rather disappointed to find that although they're shown in silver metallic on the Revell promotional shots and decals for these are on the sheet, they're printed in a very pale grey/off white. Is it just me, have I got a sheet that missed the silver print, or are they all like this? PS The decals for the passenger window silver surrounds appear to be just carrier film, looks like my sheet at least completely missed the silver print pass 😞
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My current build over in the ANZAC II GB is of a 748 in Mount Cook Airlines colours using the Classic-Airliners decal set for ZK-MCA. I am trying to determine the correct position for the underside Mount Cook Airlines titles. The instructions on the decals say to fit them on the wings and fuselage, but photos that I can find of aircraft in the same scheme seem to show MOUNT COOK under the starboard wing with AIRLINES under the port, although with my ageing eyes, it's not that easy to determine if the COOK portion is on the Stbd. wing or not. Does anyone have info on the correct placement? Any help would be appreciated. Regards John.
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I know what you’re thinking. Another? Maybe we’ve had enough. Well, after my Fairmile D, which had me from hello with its shark mouth, I had a completely different new project in mind. But at @robgizlu’s suggestion, I bought Coastal Craft History Volume 4, based upon his cluing me into ML 231’s crazy disruptive camo scheme on p. 28. I was smitten. Mindful of copyright concerns, I’ll not post a scan from the book, but I believe the pics upon which Mark Smith based his colors and drawings are in the public domain: I can’t resist. I am now in receipt of Gord’s ( NeOmega) fine Fairmile B offering. @Faraway gave a most thorough rundown of the kit’s content, so I will not go over that. ML 231 had an entirely different armament suite from the kit, so I have a Micro Master Hotchkiss 3 pdr (if you know, you know) and will scratch a Holman Projector, following @Ngantek’s superb lead. I have some Lambert drawings. What an awkward, gangly, ungainly piece of kit Pneumatic? I guess it looked good on paper. Going to have to add a twin Lewis mount aft as well. I have commissioned some bespoke hull pennant numbers and draft marking decals from the most excellent Canadian outfit, Above and Below Graphics. Canadian postal costs are eye watering, but Andrew’s products are astounding and worth it. So off we go . . . Best, Jeff Sent from my iPhone
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So here we go. This is the slightly improved 3rd issue of Moebius' Orion space clipper, which made a brief appearance in "2001 - A Space Odyssey". From what I learned from reviews, the re-issue has apparently been improved in a few minor points and can be distinguished by (1) the box image (shared by issue 2 and 3), and (2) by the fact that it says "1/160" on the box instead of "1/144" as in the 2nd edition. Well, if the fans cannot make up their minds about the scale, what is a manufacturer supposed to do... The kit is a VAST improvement over the old Airfix 1/144 kit. I purchased the Moebius while I still had the Airfix (intending to build the latter as a Lufthansa version), and while they are of equal length, the shapes differ considerably - the Airfix kit is much more of a walrus in comparison to the sleek Moebius. I ended up tossing the Airfix kit, with the exception of the PanAm decals, which do fit the Moebius kit and can be seen here next to the Moebius decals, which are large but include no airline markings whatsoever. Part count is... manageable 🙂, which means that even a slow builder like me should be able to meet the May deadline for this GB. We'll see!😄
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I'll be jumping in with the Revell 1/144 kit to start with and some decals made by a local. I'll be out of the country on the start date but will dive in when I return!
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I started this about a month ago (well after the GB started) and though I would share it here. Hope it is OK with the mods to run a thread on this build here? I am building the Revell kit and using 26 Decals for the BAWC scheme The kit has some warping issues which was sorted with tape and cutting mat It goes together fairly quickly when you have the time Major assemblies in the first of many test fits
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My Dad's favorite aircraft is the SR-71, and so when he and my Mom planned a road trip for a visit I thought it was high time I built him one. I figured I'd build another for one of his best friends, since it's his favorite too! They are from the 1/144 Platz kit - which I believe is a reboxing of the Dragon kit.
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I won’t actually be starting this one seriously for a while, since the C-17 is taking all my modelling time, and also I want to do some serious planning before I start. But several great jobs have been done with this kit, and my take-home lessons are: 1. Dry-fit everything first. 2. Ignore the kit instructions. 😃 As an intro, here’s my WiP A350-1000 (Zvezda) which is currently held up by a machinists’ strike at the factory… The gear is sort-of working - I found that actuating it with that horizontal wheel in the forward fuse was quite successful. I was able to do the door sequencing this way. This isn’t needed on the C-17 where everything happens with one action, but will be on the SP. So that’s the way I’m planning to go. That means I’ll need a section removable, which I’ve pencilled in here: Now there’s a sort of domino effect. If that part is removed, it will expose the cockpit. Normally the cockpit is debatable in a 1/144 airliner, and I know some prefer decals, but I like to be able to see light through the windows at the very least. But with an exposed cockpit I can have a go at making it look nice. That’s the planning so far anyway.
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The recent Fairmile craze has got me interested as well. I've been waiting for a kit of the 'B' and it duly arrived from NeOmega in the last few months. @Faraway has done a nice writeup of the contents on his build thread and I also posted them a while back here, so won't repeat. Suffice to say, it looks fantastic and I can't wait to get stuck in. Another in the (tedious for everyone but me) 'My Grandad's ship' series. He served on ML129 as part of the 3rd ML flotilla through 1941, rather ineffectively patrolling the Straits of Gibraltar. He was fortunate to return to the UK in December, as she was sadly sunk enroute to Malta in March '42, by which time he was in the escort destroyer Bramham; but he was able to catch up with his former flotilla in Malta at the end of the Pedestal convoy. These are the photos of her I could find, a couple from his collection and one IWM: fitting out at Mashford Bros, Cremyll, Devonport: Underway, captioned only 'ML129, 1941'. Those in the know that many of these early fairmiles were shoved out the door with whatever odds and sods could be found and you can see that it was hardly bristling with armament. And there is IWM A 7565, which could very well be taken at the same time; the Pennant flags and Ensign appear to match. I'm not quite ready to get started but I could do with information and help if anyone has it, so I figured the earlier the better. The first question is how to pose her. I'm not hugely fond of or good at the process weathering and sea bases (although modelling in waterline-centric 1/700, find myself doing most times), and models of this size can be quite nice as full hulls built 'clean' on stands. It'd be nice to show of the 'B's distinctive rounded hull and all the gubbins below that I usually don't have the chance to do. Having said all that, I do have the photos above and these below: Which would make for a nice little diorama I think given a match to the photos. The diorama option however, would need some figures. So, question 1: Anyone know of good RN figures in 1/144 scale? The kinds of figures, clothing I'd want are as you see above. I'd also need to find some pennant flags and a means of achieving a nice bow on the halyards. I think @robgizlu has some unobtainium wonderstuff wire, that I'll go and trace back. If anyone knows of such products I'd be very grateful for pointers. The next question is what colour is she painted? The obvious options, 507A, 507C (she was at Gib after all), perhaps a mid shade mix of the two; and the last wild card, could it perhaps be Mountbatten pink? My entire lack of any knowledge on this would lead me to believe any of those based on the range wide range of shades in the three photos; if anything I find 507C the hardest to square with what I see. As for the wild Mountbatten pink suggestion, here are I suppose the arguments that might support it: - Before moving to Gib, they appear to have been based at Plymouth at the same time that Mountbatten and the 5th DF were. I'm sure I've read it being referred to as 'Plymouth pink' somewhere whether thats a different thing or not. - Mountbatten and the 5DF escorted them to Gib and in fact seemed to put them through their paces. I've added some of his relevant writings to give this context below: - It's more of a disconnect, but I've seen posts that reportedly have researched evidence into some Fairmile Bs being painted mountbatten pink rather later, during the St. Nazaire Raid. So I'm not trying to push for Mountbatten pink per se, just presenting what I know, and wondering if anyone has suggestions. Anyway that's it for now, I'll get to actual modelling someday, but in the mean time, thought I'd throw those questions out earlier rather than later. Thanks for looking in. Andy
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Hi Everyone, I built this L1011 Tristar a few years ago. I have only just had another attempt at building a tarmac diorama to photograph my builds. This one is too small so a bigger one will be built for the larger 1/144 models. It is a bit rough - sorry , my 2nd attempt and I will get better. The kit came together well and it was a bit of a challenge. I had previously finished the Eastern Express L1011-500 kit and the Mikro-Mir MD11 kit so I knew what to expect along the way. The Eastern Express a far better kit to look at than both the Revell and Airfix but more challenging. It will do until I get buy one of Kurt’s masterpieces at Authentic Airliners. I was lucky to travel on one of these beauties as an 8 year old and I fell in love with it. If I built another of these L1011 kits, would source after-market engines as the hot section on the engines are too narrow. I haven’t added any weathering as yet, I may need a whiskey or two to settle my nerves before I make it dirty. Thanks for looking. Gav
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After my Caledonian 757 build,somewhere deep here in the RFI,I also had plans to do one in the Landor livery. The excellent 26 decal sheet offers both versions, so the build was underway in no time. The BA Landor livery is one of my favourite liveries and makes the sleek lines of the 757 all the more elegant. Painted with Gunze and Tamyia paints. Gunze grey 315 for the upper fuselage and Tamyia Royal blue, mixed with a few drops black for the underbelly and engines. All clear coated with Gunze Premium gloss. The usual modifications on the cabin windows for the correct layout and the option of leaving the windows clear. Cheers Alex
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