Tony`s 2014- Another productive year!- SOME MORE ADDED 31.12.14!

[tonyot]

Hiya Folks,

Yet another bumper year with plenty of models,.....last year I was still building this one;

Italeri Short Sunderland Mk.I,..which was just being finished off on last years yearbook,...it is now finished;

32nd scale PCM Tempest V;

Special Hobby 72nd scale RCAF Douglas Digby;

Heller Javelin converted to FAW.4 of 3 Sqn based in Germany;

Another 72nd scale RAF Germany fighter- Fujimi Phantom FGR.2 of 19 Sqn;

Yet another RAF Germany fighter- Airfix 72nd Lightning F.2A;

Again Germany based- 48th scale ICM Spitfire XVI;

And the Occidental Spitfire XVI in Germany based RCAF markings;

Hasegawa 72nd scale Beaufighter conv to Mk.IC;

Italeri 72nd Hudson Mk.V;

and another Hudson in 24 Sqn markings;

32nd scale Hobbycraft A-36 Apache;

There were a few themes too including quite a few Hurricane`s for the new Pen & Sword book;

Legato Hurricane Mk.IIc in Belgian;

,...and RAF 213 Sqn markings;

Acedemy Hurricane Mk.IIc;

A few golden oldies including the Heller Hurricane IIc in Portugese markings;

,..and the old Airfix Hurricane Mk.I;

,..a couple of the more modern new Airfix 72nd Rag Wing Hurri Mk.I`s;

and some smaller 1.144th scale Hurri`s from Zvesda;

,...and the great little Sweet kit,....I`ve build four but here are two of them;

A 48th scale Airfix kit conv to a rag wing;

And a 32nd scale Revell Hurricane Mk.IIc converted to a West African based Mk.IIb;

Another 32nd scale Hurricane, this time a PCM Mk.I converted with tropical Vokes filter and hand painted unit markings;

72nd scale Fleet Air Arm Dakota based in Germany post war;

Another naval one,....the 48th scale Magna Sea Balliol;

A 72ND SCALE WHAT IF,....TSR.2;

72nd scale Windsor Carrier and 6 Pounder;

35th scale Rolls Royce Armoured Car;

The Eduard 48th scale Spitfire IX conv to a SAAF Mk.VIII;

The new Airfix Dakota wearing SEAC markings;

72nd scale new Airfix Lancaster converted to a Tallboy carrier using Freightdogs conversion set;

A Revell Halifax converted using the Freightdog resin update set;

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Another continuing theme this year has been Lockheed Ventura`s;

72nd scale;

SAAF

RAAF- 2 Group in the UK;

RNZAF;

48th scale Revell Ventura Mk.II;

The new Airfix 72nd Blenheim I;

FLY 72nd scale Whitley;

MPM 72nd Vampire;

MPM Junkers W.34H;

The new Airfix Spitfire Vb kit converted to Vc using Alleycat conversion;

48th scale Airfix Spitfire PR.19 converted to a Mk.XIV;

A couple of Stirlings;

Italeri Mk.IV;

and an old Airfix kit converted to a Mk.V;

72nd scale MPM Stinson Vigilant;

48th scale Airfix Hawker Fury in SAAF markings;

Some more Kittyhawks in 72nd scale from Sword;

and a USAAF P-40K Warhawk;

72nd scale BPF Vultee Vengeance from Special Hobby;

The old Hasegawa 32nd scale Mustang in 3 Sqn RAAF markings;

I`d forgotten about this little Malta based submarine,......it is a Polish manned sub of the 10th Sub Flotilla based on Manoel Island and I think that it is the Sokol?

PLUS,.........Here are the `In Progress' builds,....I wonder if I`ll get any finished before New Years Day???..;

Includes,....32nd HK Meteor and Revell Spit, 48th Revell Ventura`s, Airfix Javelin`s, Eduard & AMT Kittyhawks, Aeroclub Spit, Airfix Sea Vixen, Magna Pembroke (jinxed model!) and Monogram Harrier GR.1 plus 72nd scale Airfix Tomahawk, Strikemaster & Hurri, Freightdog Spit, Brengun Tiffie, SH Vengeance, A-Model Vampire`s, Sword Harrier and as well as these I`ve got 4 x Airfix Tiffies and 2 x SH Beauforts plus one Highplanes Beaufort and a few other kits in the advanced stages of being built!,......So many model,..so little time!

THATS IT SO FAR,. BUT I`M HOPING TO HAVE MORE FINISHED MODELS BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR!

Cheers

Tony

Edit- Here are the two 48th scale Revell Ventura`s seen above, which have been finished in time;

Ventura Mk.II, 34 OTU, Pennsfield, Canada 1942;

Ventura GR.Mk.V, also from 34 OTU, Pennsfield, Canada, circa 1943;

Hopefully the 32nd scale Spitfire and Meteor might also make the deadline!

Cheers

Tony

Here are a few more;

Revell 32nd scale Spitfire built as a Mk.I of 92 Sqn a the ime of Dunkirk;

48th scale Spitfire FR.18, 32 Sqn Palestine using Hasegawa Mk.IX & Aeroclub conversion plus Freightdog Decals;

Airfix Hurricane Mk.I, 85 Sqn, Battle of France;

Airfix Tomahawk of 112 Sqn in N.Africa using Barracuda decals;

I might just get the Meteor done yet!

Cheers

Tony

Yes,......just squeezed it in,....my last for 2014,.....the 32nd scale HK Meteor F.4;

All the best and Happy New Year,....

Tony

Err,......2 more finished,.......these were on the shelf of doom and didn`t need much to finish them off! 48th scale AMT Kittyhawk II & Eduard Kittyhawk Mk.III;

That is it now,...honest!

Cheers,...again,

Tony

Edited December 31, 2014 by tonyot

[Silver Fox]

Great stuff sir, I realy like the RAFG machines.

[raguk]

Great work Tony as we have come to expect!

Rick G

[sean]

Fantastic output T, nice to see some lesser types among them,

Sean

[stevej60]

Bloody hell Tony I thought I had had a good year! Superb collection too many excellent builds to pick a favourite but that Sunderland comes close.

[Grant]

You do know this is just for this years builds, not your entire collection?

Joking aside, some really nice weathered examples there and all the more impressive for the sheer numbers.

cheers

Grant

[Ratch]

Nice variety and well built too

[Jon Kunac-Tabinor]

Holy Schmoly Tony, thats not a collection - its your own airforce!!

And they are all dead, dead gorgeous too ( where were you hiding the SAAF Spit VIII then or did I miss it on here?)

I do like the way you jump between scales too - very rare i think for someone to build with such skill and confidence over a range of scales.

I hope 2015 brings us another bumper year for Tony O'Toole models too! - and a big big thank you for all your help this year- you are a proper Gent sir.

Jonners

[tonyot]

Cheers fella`s,

Glad you like them all,...now you can see why my cabinet has filled up so quickly!

Jonners- You are a Gent yourself sir and thanks for helping me out too.

Cheers

Tony

[DAG058]

Every one a stunner Tony! Where do you find the time?!

[MikeW]

Now that is an output! All are great - I have been through your post a number of times now just enjoying them all - but I really do like that Sunderland as my fave.

Now stop wasting time and get busy building!

Cheers,

Mike

[davidelvy]

Not only a prolific output, but excellently finished and some very interesting subjects.

[pacificmustang]

Absolutely brilliant Tony, every one of them, although we'll have to knock this alarming propensity for 72 scale out of you

I love the schemes you have chosen too, must be quite the cabinet now

Thanks for all your help throughout the year

A merry Xmas to you and your family

[FalkeEins]

..think I'm gonna 'copy' all of those ....some wonderfully original schemes/subjects there. Fantastic collection .. and good luck with the new book!

[Edge]

Fab collection Tony, and all look fantastic! Great modelling.

[AnonymousDFB1]

Wonderful work as always and a very productive year

[Andrew Jones]

Great builds Tony , all of them . But, when do you find time to eat and sleep ?.

Andrew

[AndyC]

Fantastic work Tony...so varied and such quality. Excellent.

[Wolwe82]

Very nice builds Tony, i like the Tempest the most, the silver realy suits it well! now i wonder if you have some time machine or what? because the year (at least for me) has only 365 days, theres no way to make so many kits so great and so fast! I know there are more similar "quick builders" who can keep the quality up, but i still dont get it HOW?! anyway, nice work Tony

[Romeo Alpha Yankee]

Impressive effort Tony, it makes the 2 I finished pale into insignificance

[Radleigh]

Bloody hell, I never knew my mouse could scroll down that far.... It just kept going....................

Great turnout Tony, some lovely kits there too, Magna Sea Balliol, DC-3 and Lockheed's all stand out for me. Here's to 2015..

[Bengalensis]

Awesome production for a year, both in numbers and in quality! So many impressive builds I can't make out a single favourite.

[PlaStix]

That's an amazing year's worth of beautifully made and finished models. Excellent! Well done.

[woody37]

Bloodyhell mate, cracking builds, all 1 million of them!

I'm guessing we appreciate them more than Mr's O'T does!!!!!

Can't say which is my favourite, too many to choose from

[tonyot]

Cheers everybody for your kind remarks,...glad you like them!

I`ve since added 2 more models to the list!

Happy New Year,

Tony