nimrod54 Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 In preparation for a move into another room, I have emptied my display cabinet and thought that I would take the opportunity to photograph the 1/144th aircraft whilst they were all out together. Some have featured on Britmodeller in the GB section, so apologies to those of you who may have seen them.. A pair of Eduard MiG 21's One exception is the Tamiya 1/100 scale Me 262 and Me 163 This was my attempt at recreating the 'inverted' scene from Top Gun using Revell's 1/144th Tomcat and F-5 for the MiG 28 . Here is the Revell Lightning F.6 A Whirlybird 74 Sqdn Phantom A collection of Revell Tornados alongside a Dragon Tornado F.3 and finally a couple of Eduard Spitfire Mk. IX's with DU-N being the most recent completion. 31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 A nice little collection... and it all fits on the top of that nice wooden matchbox What's the dog in your avatar BTW? I like ingenious way you've got over the impossible closeness of the two canopies in the Topgun dio... it would be pretty tricky to carry out IRL, but hey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzn20 Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 Brilliant collection. How big is that Me163 Komet ? Are you a Jeweller or Watchmaker ? Great detail ,its made my eyes ache thinking about it. Well done ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted June 25, 2016 Author Share Posted June 25, 2016 Cheers Mike, you should see the size of the pocket that the matchbox fits into. The dog is a 'dolly mixture crossbreed' that we rescued from Manchester Dogs Home. When we were thinking of getting a dog, we made the fatal decision to ' just go for a look around' and we came out with her and a lighter wallet, but she has been worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootneck Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 Wow! excellent models being shown there John. I'm also a 1:144 collector and have been building them for the last five years or so...... if only I can get around to actually finishing them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcdonnell Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 Hello,Nimrod54 - My full compliments to you on a fine assortment of aircraft on display.They're all different but share quality build and finishing work.Splendid! All the best,Paul. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted June 25, 2016 Author Share Posted June 25, 2016 Brilliant collection. How big is that Me163 Komet ? Are you a Jeweller or Watchmaker ? Great detail ,its made my eyes ache thinking about it. Well done ! Thanks for your comment bzn20. Neither a watchmaker or jeweller but I was used to working with very close tolerances when working as a Turner/Grinder at what was to become B.Ae Systems but was Hawker Siddeley Aviation when I started work. This scale does play havoc with your eyes though if you work at it for too long. Edit Forgot to give you an answer re Me 163. The fuselage length is approx. 6cm and span about 9cm. Wow! excellent models being shown there John. I'm also a 1:144 collector and have been building them for the last five years or so...... if only I can get around to actually finishing them Cheers bootneck. I do work in other scales, but these take up less room and I can have as much fun making one. Stick with bud, I'm sure you will get them completed. Hello,Nimrod54 - My full compliments to you on a fine assortment of aircraft on display.They're all different but share quality build and finishing work.Splendid! All the best,Paul. Thank you Paul, I have just received the Xtradecal RAF Typhoon sheet, so keep watching for some of those appearing in the near future. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huvut76g7gbbui7 Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 Hard to believe they are all 1/144th! Slovak Mig-21 is my favourite there. Richard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted June 26, 2016 Author Share Posted June 26, 2016 Hard to believe they are all 1/144th! Slovak Mig-21 is my favourite there. Richard Glad that you like the Slovak MiG-21 Richard, it's a great little kit. Just to give you some idea of the size, here is the last Spitfire I did, apologies for the out of focus image. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Hi John, I suspect you may be bear-like with a 20+ cm-wide hand, so that a 1/48 Spitfire fits rather snugly in it! Nice try! Beautiful collection by the way. Especially the Tornadoes that all carry schemes more than tricky to do in 1/72... so in the midget scale... Not for me. I believe I am too OCD for 1/144 (that's what I tell myself anyway), but the last one I built a few years ago (AV-8B, from Revell), didn't look anything like an AV-8B around the canopy and nose; I finally threw it into the spares' box. Things I believe are changing as far as quality and details are concerned, but I have lost the interest to try again... You put me to shame, and that's good. Congratulations on some brilliant builds. Next time put a flea to show the models' size. JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alxzinbox Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Impressive builds- all of them. The clincher is the tiny Spitfire on your hand- puts the scope of your accomplishments in perspective! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark4700 Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Lovely collection. Can't believe they are all 1/144 scale. I don't think I'd have the patience, 1/72 is bad enough at times. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Lovely stuff! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny jaguar and the jets Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Many thanks for sharing your wonderful collection! 1/144 scale is a favourite of mine. And love the grassfield spitfire pic: clever photo + neat work. Looks 1/72! Kind regards 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Amazing collection sir! That last one of the Spit in the palm of your hand really brings home the true size of these little gems. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLOSTER 0 Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 They don't look like 1/144 models they are so nicely detailed that they look like 1/72 scale ! (you should have placed a lighter or a matchbox in the middle of your picture to convince the unbelievers !) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted June 30, 2016 Author Share Posted June 30, 2016 Thanks for the comments gents. With the cabinet in its new location they have all been returned. A final couple of shots, the first shows a shelf of mixed scale models which includes a Tamiya 1/48 Me.109E, an Airfix 1/72 Me.109G, Tamiya's 1/100 Me.163 and Me.262 and Eduard's 1/144 Spitfire Mk.9's. This one shows the six 1/144 Tornado aircraft alongside a couple of 1/144 Harriers and the Lightning all on a shelf measuring 31cms x 31cms. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave N Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 What an amazing collection! As noted,all of top quality too. the Spitfires and Tornadoes did it for me . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Unbelieveable detail and collection,favourites have to be the 'Tiger Meet' Tornados .... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLOSTER 0 Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 More "scale confusion" effect for the eye the 1/48 bf109 looks like a huge 1/24 model ! confusion between scales for the observer is a sign that a kit is perfectly built congratulations 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teeradej Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Very nice collection. Wide range of 1/144 often makes me wonder when comparing size of one airplane to others. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 A great collection of models! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted July 28, 2016 Author Share Posted July 28, 2016 Thanks a lot Val, glad that you like them. I hope to add a 1/144 FW 190 and Bf-109 soon and I plan to start a couple of Typhoon FGR4's later in the year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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