MarkusOZ Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Hi my name is Mark it's my first time posting on here. I thought I'd should you some of my recent completions. As a school teacher here in Australia I get good chunks of modeling time every 8 - 11 weeks. Here are three that I've been able to polish off in the last 4 weeks over summer hols! First up is the Eduard Mk.VIII from the weekend edition. I added the Zoom set (it would have been cheaper to just buy the Prof Pack edition) and masked and sprayed the large codes in white as the decals provided are the wrong colour. The 'grey nurse' text should also be white but I couldn't replicate that. The paint chipping is not great and I think i might use a silver pencil next time. This is the Hasegawa Harrier with added zoom etch and a Pavla seat in the cockpit. The decal scheme was not on the sheets specifically but all the decals needed to make this jet can be found on the sheet. The green on the port drop tank came out to vivid and i didn't trust the decal det cord so I left it out. Compared to the Spitfire this was a tricky bugger to get together! The last one of the holidays, so far, is the Airfix Hawker Hurricane Mk.I Trop. I built this out of the box and only added a foil seat belt, considering how little can be seen thorough the cockpit opening I'm glad i didn't waste any money or time on etch. I have mixed feelings about this kit, on one hand it went together great and had reasonable detail, on the other hand its a bit clunky in certain areas (trailing edges, finer detail parts etc) and the plastic had a consistency and texture I wasn't fond of. Anyway it turned out well, I think, and only took a week to complete. I hope you enjoyed these models. I'm about to start work on the Kinetic Harrier Frs.1 which i understand can also be a bit of a mongrel! 61 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastvader Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 They all look great Mark. I'm especially fond of the Harrier. Toodles, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antb Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Nice builds Mark, not a jet fan really but the harrier is really smart. Good job Oh, and welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Hello and welcome Mark. You've started off with three lovely looking models. If I had to pick a favourite, it would have to be the Spitfire. Thank you for sharing them all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG X Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Welcome aboard Mark - that is a really pretty Harrier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
propforward Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Three excellent models - great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandoned Project Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Three superb builds there Mark, really nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris148 Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 terrific trio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Beautiful trio. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Welcome. Some impressive builds there. I think the chipping on the Spit looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Three cracking build's on display Mark,great start to your BM career! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bell209 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Lovely work on all of them, Mark. I really like the Spitfire, though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Brilliant - love the Spit! Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkusOZ Posted January 15, 2017 Author Share Posted January 15, 2017 Thank you for all the kind words everyone. The spitfire defiantly is a pretty aircraft and the Eduard kit really does it justice. I didn't realise quite how small the spitfire was though until i put it on my display shelf next to a hellcat! They almost look like their in two different scales 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carius Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Very very nice trio indeed; Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Welcome to the club! That's an impressive introduction, with three great models. The Hurricane is my particular favourite I have to admit. Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce bay Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 All look great. I really like your Hurricane - may I ask, how did you do the covered / re-armed gun port patches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkusOZ Posted January 15, 2017 Author Share Posted January 15, 2017 35 minutes ago, bruce bay said: All look great. I really like your Hurricane - may I ask, how did you do the covered / re-armed gun port patches? The gun tape is just some left over red decal from a different style of fin flash supplied in the kit for a different decal option 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Markus... Hello.... Your Spitfire,Hurricane and Harrier are EXCEPTIONALLY STUNNING in their own right. Beautifully Weathered and finished on all counts. BRAVO... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Some great builds. Welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Great looking trio, especially like the Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squibby Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Great work on all 3 models. My favourite has to the hurricane though, such an interesting scheme. and very nicely weathered. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 A great trio of models. I love them all but especially the Hurricane. Great Spaghetti scheme and a beautiful rendition of the exhaust staining. So difficult to get right (well, for me anyway). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Utterly superb models. Very impressive! Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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