Jon Kunac-Tabinor Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Season's Greeting to you all. Having been a bit less frequent on here this year - I thought I'd prove i have been a scalplin' and a gluin' and a paintin' - and not just lying around being fed grapes and wine by scantily clad demoiselles... but I digress Everything is 1/48th scale apart from the Hannover which is 1/32. The year began with the Kinetic's Sea Harrier FRS1 - and there were a few of building them concurrently as I recall - which is always nice when one build can inform another - plus the wealth of knowledge here was invaluable for adding details. Then it was onto another carrier fighter - Wingsy's Mitusbishi A5M Claude - a superb model! Hmm - seems there was a wee themette here - 'cus next up - a Seafire FIII - Special Hobby with bits borrowed from spare Edaurd & Hasegawa kits! The far east aspect then - in true James Burke style - led me to here: Tamiya's new Ki-61 Tei Hien - another model that oozes quality. And speaking of models that ooze quality - I finally finished Wingnuts big Hannover, with lashings of Aviattic lozenge, and some nattily painted steel hats Being flung from a carrier as a profession returned for the next build. Hobbyboss's curate's egg of a Corsair. This time finished as a FAA mk IV in markings I've wanted to do for ages. And at some point the shelf of doom's grip was crowbarred away from this Trumpeter Sea Hawk too. The shelf of doom needs to up its game - it's been a bit of an absolute shower this year! As the year's denouement beckoned, Airfix's new P-51D appeared, and was finished with some decals from Kits World for a subject I've always found appealingly different for a USAAF P-51 And last, but in no way least - the year will probably end with Eduard's lovely Spitfire Mk XVI - finished as a Central Gunnery School example- as made "famous" by Heller's venerable 1/72 kit from the 1980s. So nine for the year - pretty good for me! Wishing you all a Happy Christmas and a peaceful & prosperous 2018 Jonners 32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Two thumbs up on your collection ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Very nice! The Sea Hawk is my favourite! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaddad Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 tasty collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 That's a lovely collection. I love the Seafire and Corsair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D1fuN0 Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 excellento Jonners, love the Hanover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallyinoz Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 outstanding stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vingtor Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 You definitely beat me. I especially like the SHAR and the Seafire. Nils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacificmustang Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 they are ALL great Jonners. Love the Hannover. I really need to do so me WNW kits. They do all the aeroplanes I first came across when reading Biggles. Are they the Aeromaster decals used on the corsair? They do look good. Thankyou for your kind comments on my 2017 thread too. Yes, we are giving you a bit of a drubbing in the cricket England has had far too many distractions Boxing Day Match will be interesting though. I expect your lot to come out fighting. Your lovely SHAR will lead you to know what to expect from the kinetic Mirage.. Just don't glue the rear of the intake trunking to the bulkhead as suggested. Leave it floating as you will need to exert some downward pressure on the fuselage to allow it to splay out so you don't end up with gaps at the wingroots Looking forward to your 2018 builds Regards and Seasons greetings Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 An excellent year's work Jonners, well done sir The Hannover is definitely an eye-catcher; I think my favourite is the Ki-61 though, I am looking forward to Tamiya's forthcoming release in the Gentleman's Scale Cheers, Stew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Hello Jonners, Very nice collection, very appealling for me since it's mainly a Naval aviation affair !! Congratulations and thanks for the nice thread too !! I wish you the best of the grape, the wine and the gals for 2018 Sincerely. Corsaircorp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thud4444 Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 +1 more for the Sea Hawk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Nice work Jonners. I especially like the corsair and the P51. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 They are all beauties Jonners mate,......cheers for sharing them, All the best Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlamgat9 Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Lovely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Jones Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 great builds Jonners Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85sqn Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Lovely builds Jonners. Really like the seafire especially! Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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