JE5TAR Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 As this is my first post on here I though I'd share some of my recent builds. After a decade of living in a 1 bed flat I now have my own house and room to build model aircraft again. I've been building models on and off since 1990 but i'm a bit rusty.The below are all 1/72nd and are mostly oob builds to get some practice before starting any more challenging builds.Academy NA P-51D Mustang 'Little Shrimp'Airfix Canadair Sabre F4 'XB772'Airfix Muitsubishi Zero 'A1-102'Airfix Hawker Hurricane I 'L1584'Airfix BAe Hawk T1 'Red Arrows'Airfix DH Vampire T.11 'WZ590'Airfix Spitfire F.22 'PK433'Airfix NA Mustang IV 'KM163'Skunkworks MQ-9 Reaper 'ZZ200'Airfix Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXc 'EN315'Revell Hawker Hurricane IIc 'KZ136'Airfix Folland Gant T1Airfix Folland Gant T1 'Yellowjacks'Airfix NA P-51D Mustang 'Lollipoop II'More photos or info about the builds available on request. Any comments or suggestions welcome.John 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLC1966 Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Some very nice builds there chap. What Dayglo orange did you on the Vampire & Gnat ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Some(sorry all) stunning builds there John.Welcome aboard enjoy the ride! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnylurve Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Dude, what an introduction to the forum! They all look fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 That's a great collection, John. I look forward to seeing more of your work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louiex2 Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Very nice work. welcome to the forum- you'll find lots of support, information and outstanding models from all over and it all scales and types. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 A very nice selection! you don't seem to have wasted much time getting back into the swing of things! Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Very nice collection, look forward to seeing more. FF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNoAF Aerobatic Team Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Really sweet results there. Great work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 some very nice builds there and great nmf, very nice collection great job . look forward to seeing some more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Very nice collection - don't see much evidence of rust there! Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plasticbasher Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Great work- you are definitely not rusty with finished models like that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 . Rusty ? - Going to be quite a treat when you start showing your challenging builds ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelglue Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Echoing popular sentiment, awesome work. I like your clean style, I think it works very well in this scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goggsy Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Clearly you haven't lost your touch. Great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zigarten Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 If that's rusty then polished metal will be something else! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastic Bonsai Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Extremely fine looking builds there. Like the mirror base idea too - gets us 2 views in one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 [bites stem off pipe] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Welcome aboard,.......you`ve got a lovely collection there. Could I please ask,......did you alter the wings on your Revell Hurricane because they look better than usual? Also....are the decals on your 213 Sqn Mustang IV originally from the Hasegawa kit,.....with the name `Peanut' on the cowling? Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JE5TAR Posted April 20, 2014 Author Share Posted April 20, 2014 (edited) Thanks for all the positive comments. In answer to the questions: The dayglow orange is hunbrol 209 enamel. On the gnat I sprayed it onto a white base and had a lot of trouble getting a consistent dense finish that wasn't several inches thick. For the Vampire I used Model Master fluro red underneath the humbrol orange as this gave a much easier fluro base with the humbrol adding the orange hue. On the Airfix Mustang IV the markings are indeed leftovers from a 20 year old Hasegawa kit my Dad build a while ago. I used the Freightdog conversion on this kit as well, though I doubt I' ll bother with the node plug again as the fit was poor and its easy to scratchbulid the adaptations. The Revell hurricane was straight from the box with no mods of any sort. I built it to test out some Mr color paints I'd bought. The metal finishes are either Alcad polished aluminium on the natural metal airframes or Tamiyas silver leaf spray for the high speed silver aircraft. Edited April 20, 2014 by JE5TAR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMMendes Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Clean work ! Simply great ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 A lovely collection of builds, I'm looking forward to seeing more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 JE5TAR. INCREDIBLY STUNNING collection of models.. They are GORGEOUS. The resplendent looking Gnat et al are tremendously well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr B Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 all of them look great.... nice work on all of them rgds mr b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempestwulf Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Absolutely fantastic build on the Mustangs mate. I especially love the British Mustang IV. Did you use markings from the old Hasegawa P-51D kit? I have the same markings and lover the black spinner with OD canopy also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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