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  1. Here are a few pictures of my go with this kit: I did a review of the build with my impressions for the IPMS USA website: http://web.ipmsusa3.org/content/de-havilland-sea-venom-faw21 - Jack
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  2. Thanks airhead, Sean 1968 and woody37. Hans, The idea is to produce a handmade kit, but there is a lot of work to do yet. Here is a little update. Work on the nose landing gear and a picture of the model just before the accident. The main reference was the maintenance manual and others similar gears: Cheers, Marcos.
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  3. Picked up the combo of kit and decals for £10 at the excellent Cosford Model Show presented by IPMS Telford. Good value, even though the kit put up a fight all the way through. Not sure which kit the decals are aimed at, but a fair bit of 'fettling' was needed to get them to fit. Colours (grays) are a bit off as well. Anyways, calling it done and Alison thinks it 'looks pretty'. Take care. E3A port 2 by jonbru0903, on Flickr E3A port 1 by jonbru0903, on Flickr E3A starboard by jonbru0903, on Flickr E3A vertical by jonbru0903, on Flickr If you're in the UK (or parts of it) enjoy the sunshine!
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  4. Built out of the box for nostalgia's sake.
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  5. This is the Classic Airframes Meteor F.4 kit with the Alleycat U.15 conversion kit and decals and is finished to represent RA479 'E' from RAE Llanbedr in 1960. Barracudacast Resin intakes were also used. Unusually for me I have used enamels on this build; however the reason being that the best match I could get for the Signal Red and Yellow are produced by Humbrol. Thanks also to those who responded to my questions earlier regarding the colours of the wheel wells. I mixed my own colour washes from Flory Models Dark and light dirt, about 5 light to 1 dark over the yellow and about 2 to 1 over the red. This is because I wanted just to accentuate the panel lines rather make them stand out too much - these drones were kept in very clean condition. I just added a little post shading with heavily thinned Gunze H95 Smoke Grey along the leading edges of the movable control surfaces and over the airbrakes. For the whip antennas I used stretched sprue painted Tamiya XF-69 Nato black. All in all a very enjoyable build, the conversion bits fitted like a dream, the resin intakes remove one of the reportedly more tricky parts of the regular kit build and this goes together a lot easier than many a Classic Airframes kit. Anyway on to the pictures, I hope you enjoy them. Thanks for looking.
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  6. Thanks again to Mike for allowing me to post. KitBase (the database for scale modellers) has now been available for over three years. Over that time I have released several upgrades following feedback from the modelling community (all of these free to existing owners of KitBase). I have held back from increasing the price until all of the major requested features have been added. The last missing feature that might prevent a modeller from using KitBase is the Excel-Compatible import. This is now part of version 1.40, released this month. The new price from Monday September 17th will be: 49.99 USD (or 24.99 GBP). In fairness to everyone who has given feedback on these forums and directly through email, I am letting everyone know a month in advance. That way you can buy KitBase at the current price (29.99 USD, 14.99 GBP). You can read more about KitBase and download a free trial from here: http://www.suisoft.co.uk/kitbase/ I have updated my 'Evolution of KitBase' page to include the latest features and future plans: http://www.suisoft.co.uk/kitbase/evolution.htm Every release of KitBase is a properly tested, finished application but I always have a list of suggestions for new features and improvements. Thanks to everyone who has supported KitBase and provided me with feedback. KitBase has a FaceBook page if you would like to leave comments or 'Like' it: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Suisoft-KitBase/118513404899519 Please feel free to pass this information on to fellow modellers. - Gary Marples
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  7. Hi all Any body interested in a NASA G/B , Not only Space Vehicles but aircraft ,Ground vehicles any thing that carry`s a NASA or NACA logo ,what do you think wellzy
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  8. SG1, Crimea USSR An ancient kit, but fun to build!
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  9. Thanks for everyones comments, I agree about the panel lines; the pictures do appear darker than in reality - still experimenting too. Not sure about the tail wheel; seemed to only want to go in the one way but I could be wrong. Sprue/Mike - next build is a Hasegawa Zero in the same scale. Many thanks again, James
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  11. I want the movie rights to the build....
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  12. A lot of folks would have binned that after the paint catastrophe, so well done for not giving up on it - I hate seeing kits scrapped unless they're total mulch Looking good - the red in the black is just about visible. I usually start my "black" painting with something around the Panzer Grey colour, and take it from there
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  13. Right, thats it - you've convinced me - the first 1/48 B-17 I do is going to be LMM
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  14. That is one of the nicest B-17 models I have ever seen! Well done Mish....superb!!! Graham
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  15. Looks good [and fiddly] so far.
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  17. Nice work on the NATO 50th anniversary jet. I have that scheme on a sheet from Draw Decal in 1:144 but have never the right kit to use it on. I know Minicraft re-issued there E-3A kit to include the antennas on the fuselage but it is really expensive in my mind. Heller issued their 1:72 E-3 kit with some 1:72 decals for the NATO 50th scheme but it is quite rare to find that boxing now. I tried building the Revell E-3 once and never again. I got half way through and decided to see how far it would fly out of an upstairs window. Does brick sound about right?!!!
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  18. I am going to call it done at this point. Overall view: Sitting on the rock of the day: Forward... Rear... Another view: I'll do a post on RFI as well. Thanks for watching.
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  19. A well done model from a very basic kit. A nice finish. Carl T
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  20. The best for how it "looks" and is the most accurate is the new Airfix kit. Not as detailed as the Tamiya kit it does not have the flaws of the Tamiya kit( the wing chord, it is too short, the fuselage is too deep, the upper spine contour is off). Plus you get the 2-bladed prop, a DH prop ad the Rotol prop. Also they give you the flat and raised canopies. As an added bonus, for the cost of one tamiya you can do at least two Airfix's.
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  21. Dave I've dug up most of the parts that you need, pm me your address.....
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  22. Another thumbs up and a hearty well done from me I'm still not sure about the dark panel lines myself generally but you've done a great job on them.
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  23. Beautiful ! It's an aircraft of the 644 BS, 410 BG. The stripes on wing, fuselage and tail make it a great subject. I must add that I forgot one Bomb Wing: the 409th BG also used the type in europe, again as part of the 9th AF
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  24. Hi Randy Giorgio beat me to it, but here's my post anyway. I have a pic of a A-20G with 410 BG, 9th AF, after D-day with painted out AEAF stripes. [page 67 of USAAF camo markings ETO-MTO 1942-45 by Dana Bell, if you happen to have this ] Have a search for a pdf of the Ducimus camo and markings, there is a USSAF one. Mines not to hand. I'll have a look later. Just hit the 'image' search on google ... http://www.google.co...biw=940&bih=611
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  25. The A-20G was used in the ETO by the 410th and 416th BG of the 9th AF. There are several pictures of these aircrafts, some sporting d-day invasion stripes. The 410th BG aircrafts had white rudders with black stripes so if you see any picture of an A-20G with this feature, it's of one of these aircrafts. I don't think the RAF used the G at all (while they used the J version), but the Soviets used a good number of A-20Gs
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  26. Very tasty build and finish! To my eyes, the panel lines look over-emphasised, though… Nice work, all told! /Joachim
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  27. Thanks mate. Always great when a fellow modeller can help Dave
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  28. Brilliant work, Mish! That's one patched-up old bird. Regards, Jason
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  29. Lovely work. must start my 1/48 kit soon!! Dave
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  30. Great job on the grand ole gal. You must be happy with this one.
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  31. Well, that is terrific Mish. Might have to get myself one of these.
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  33. Final photos in the Gallery, here's a tease Thanks for your support during the build.
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  34. Nobody has ever explained, to me, how you preshade under a decal. I've yet to see a method better than Peter Cooke's, who used Designer's Gouache (usually black, but other colours, especially brown, for oil, can work.) After the model is finished, smear the paint all over the model, then use a handkerchief (piece of cloth, if the wife's nearby) dampened with saliva, and wipe it across the model, in the direction of the airflow; wth practice, this can have the double effect of imparting a slghtly streaky finish to the gouache, and getting a very small build-up in panel lines, which run across the airflow, while leaving the lengthwise lines clear. Since it's water-soluble, if you don't like the finish, just wash it off, and try again, since the underlying varnish will be untouched. A dot of brown, swiftly streaked, with a light pass of the cloth, or a cotton bud, will give a very nice streak of oil. I realise that the idea of saliva will turn off many, but it seems to have a natural adhesive quality, which helps the gouache to stick, and visitors shouldn't pick up your models, anyway. Edar
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  35. The Vampire's a bit too full frame but you were going well with the metal finish on the aircraft . A bit of definition on the pilot and you're up and running again.
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