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Hi folks, this is the ICM's little gem built as night bomber. A build report will appear in a future edition of MAI. Cheers Libor

Hello people, after over two months of a break I am back and making models again. After the break I completed 3 models in the last couple of days, 1/72 Messerschmitt Me 262, 1/72 Fokker E.III and 1/144 A-10 Thunderbolt II and here is the second of them: I always hated ti rigging of aircrafts so didn't pay much attention to this one's, here it is:

Hello all, now I would like to present to you our new project relating to the V2 programme. It is the A-Stoffänhanger, in 1/72 scale of course, and here you can find first pictures from the 3D software. It is quite possible that we will continue and make some other equipment for the V2 missiles. Regards Petr@MPM

Hi guys! Well, after 80-odd hours spread over ten days, Great Wall Hobby's astonishing MiG-29, is finally complete. This has been one of the most enjoyable projects ever, made so because of the quality of the kit, the detail, precision and fit of the parts and because the '29 is so crammed with detail that you are constantly on your toes in terms of finish and final detail painting: a Raptor, it is not. After all of that work, I am now convinced that this is the best 1/48 aircraft kit ever - I can't wait to build the next one! Anyhoo, I hope you like it... A shot showcase on this model will appear in Tamiya magazine and then the full-blown build, including all of the production shots will appear in issue 2 my magazine 'Cold War Aircraft Modeller'. Spence

Hello people, after over two months of a break I am back and making models again. After the break I completed 3 models in the last couple of days, 1/72 Messerschmitt Me 262, 1/72 Fokker E.III and 1/144 A-10 Thunderbolt II and here is the third of them: I didn't see many good reviews about this kit but I still enjoyed building it... Regards

Hi guys Here is my last model, it is the F8E Crusader 1/72 Academy. This is a very nice model that mounts without Difficulty. Hoping you like it Docjojo

a straight out the box diorama, used a small tile piece of fake turf i got from work, the base was given me, just mounted the tile piece onto it. the spitfire is the help for heroes edition kit Mk.Va as flown by Sir Douglas Bader with the 'D' and 'B' on the side of the spit, the figures are revells 48th scale WWII RAF pilots and a few ICM figures i had lying around from another kit, looked very effective for such a low cost diorama, not bad for something i managed to squeeze in between doing my GCSE's at school back when i was sixteen 5 years ago enjoy

Cheers lads! Little update but no pics as I'm having trouble with internet connectivity at the moment! Everytime I try to upload the connection drops! I've started the work needed on the tail end and it seems to be going ok. I've cut the elevators from the tailplanes as I've noticed that they too hang down when the plane is parked. This extra work means that I have to make some hinge points but it'll be worth the extra work. I'm not able to put as much time in to the build as I'd like at the moment, but I am getting there so don't be thinking I've given up on it and letting you all hang! Soon as the internet is sorted there will be pics and something more substantial. John

You'll be content to make just the one then, as lightning only strike once! That is unless you are a pilot and phone Met for a waether update. Colin

A Lightning,.......good one Mike,.... .dude, what are you smoking.......?

Its the English Electric HolymotherofGodthisthingssofastittoreaholeintime Mk3 I think it might be Welsh.

Gentlemen, may I ask that you all start off by acting in a way that befits the term? This review has been left open for people to discuss the kit, not call each other names. Seldom do I see such hyperbole spouted in greeting of a new kit than with Airfix and/or a much loved British subject. Of course we all want every kit to be perfect, and we're getting closer as the years go by, but I've never seen anything so silly as a bunch of grown men bitching about a small sink mark as if it were the end of the world. Anyone caught inciting the use of modelling skills to remove this small blemish is branded as a "fan boy", and then the fur begins to fly. The laugh is that most of you haven't even got the kit in your hands yet. It seems that everyone's losing their sense of perspective this month, as predicted. Call it post Christmas malaise if you like, but it happens every year. Any more name calling will result in the thread getting closed. Discuss the kit in realistic terms by all means, without belittling each other or making mountains out of molehills. I know that's possible, and it seems perfectly reasonable to expect you to do so. You have been warned.

Morning all! I got this just before Christmas as I wanted a short snappy OOB build to give my head a rest from my Harrier project. Always loved WW2 armour and playing quite a lot of Company of Heroes convinced me that Dragon's late-version Tiger 1 with Zimmerit was the one to start with Needless to say, it's taken a good deal longer than anticipated - mostly due to the diabolically minute PE work, as well as working out the best order to paint, weather and assemble the wheels. Just giving the wheels a Dunkelgelb coat took almost 90 minutes, and I've apologised to my poor overworked compressor... Anyway, I've now got all the camo on so here's the beast as she stands... First attempt at a bit of a rust effect - I think it works here, but will be drawing inspiration from this thread in future! If you know Dragon, then the fact that each of those padlocks is made up of 6 bits of PE and one of plastic will come as no surprise. If you don't - well - count yourselves lucky Hopefully more soon! Tim

Hi all, Here is my first attempt at the four wheeled kind :-) having posted my first two builds on here of the flying kind my daughter bought me this for Christmas and I have only just finished it due to being back at work. Any pointers would be great as I have only just started this new hobby and I am really enjoying it. Only had one main issue which was I applied the decals onto the tyres before fitting the wheels....whoops! most of the decals detached themselves from the tyres when fitting the wheel hubs :-( we learn from our mistakes. Thanks for looking and for any advice. Pip

In my clear up aftre the sahmbles from weather damage, I found this lurking. Decided that I might as well continue with it. I had started thts about 20years ago or thereabouts!!! I have the decals for it still too so might finishe it as per kit.

Here is my new build. Its re-edition model kit from RS models. Marking is Spain AF. On this plane pilot Miguel Entrena Klett heavy damaged USAAF P-38F from 1. FG over Spanish Marocco. Damaged P-38F later finally shot down by Luftwaffe ace Lt. Wolfgang Tonne. I hope you like it. Colors: Tamiya - Topside XF19 Sky Grey/XF13 J.A. Green+White/XF10 Flat Brown , underside Agama Red Line- RLM65

This project gave me fits, and I'm still not 100 percent satisfied, but this is as good as its going to be for now. The wings are Wolfpack's resin fold kit (indecently, probably the most beautiful bit of aftermarket add-on I've ever seen) The NASA markings are from Drawdecals, and would have worked well had I not destroyed a cheat line with Taimiya tape! They don't fit the 1/72 Hasegawa kit very well, so I imagine they're made for either the airfix kit, or are scaled down versions of their 1/48 sheet, but nothing that couldn't be touched up with a bit of paint. I opened the forward avionics bays & stowage box--though I just realised that I haven't a shot of them, so I'll post that later...but here's the rest! And the chase plane--Sword's T-38C converted to an "N" model with VM Decals...a bit of a tricky kit, this one! That's another story though...serial is for the Talon that escorted Discovery to her final home at Dulles, Virginia, which I was privileged enough to witness! Along with the OV-1 Mohawk, that's the last year of my life...it was fun! Comment & critique always welcome...

Here is my take on the Hobbyboss 1/32 Spitfire Vb. Finished as EP120 from 402Sqn RCAF in 1943, based at RAF Merston in Sussex, I used a replacement tailplane and spinner/propeller and decals from Xtradecal sheet 32042 and painted with Tamiya spray cans and Xtracrylix. A nice kit with some issues but generally an enjoyable build. I was going to flat coat it with Tamiya TS-80 Flat Coat until I read that it said on the can, "Do not spray over decals and stickers".! So I decided to leave it glossy as it is today as EP120 still flies in these markings as G-LFVB, belonging to the Fighter Collection at Duxford Anyway, here it is.

Nice one Russ.....

See,I knew it,the little known "Bristol Bullshooter" as flown by Wing Commander Tony Hancock,Test Pilot(BBC TV/Radio and bar) ably assisted by Aircraftsman Kenneth Williams(BBC TV/Radio and bar)..... Everyone knows that evolved into the English Electric P1 Deltic locomotive and by a series of pre-production types,the Lightning as we all know it today. "I was right you know" "Yes,we know you were" "No one else guessed it correctly" "Yes,we know they didn't" "I knew it was a Bullshooter as soon as I saw it you see" "Yes,we know you did" "You don't see many of those you know" "Yes,we know you don't" Read of course with Tony Hancock/Kenneth Williams voices in mind............

I like them, great builds

That is absolutely awesome. You beat me to the post, I was hoping to be the first one to finish my model (but that probably wouldn't have happened due to work commitments). Those pictures are simply stunning, they will help me an awful lot with the painting of my model. Rick

If was draped accross a Ducati 1098, then yes, but not accross a wingy thing I mean really... one has standards

It's a LIGHTNING? I've booked an appointment with the optician. Trevor the myopic

A great looking trio.

(adapting to adenoid voice) I think you'll find, sir, that from the hue of the lacky bands, and the late type colouring of the resin, and of course, (the dead give away), the 137 rivet side doodah panel for the flugelzuegennachtenpompenfluegel, this is NOT von Bluffs R8.... Tsk, amateurs!...

Lovely looking models!

I have a picture of 80-0038 in Keflavik markings, which clearly doesn't carry the CFT's. But that's the only pic I have of an Iceland Eagle without them, so it didn't happen a lot.

Vampire Fan you are correct they are both ex-swiss T55s made up to represent a RNZAF T.11 and a RAAF T.35 Vampire with Oz tail codes and very wrong kiwi roundels, so work that one out???

hi I have done 2 drawings of the gr4. 1 will be like the 100 sqn but with dg/de on wings or the other is the paint peeling of to reveal dambuster lanc cam underneath like spotty jag graeme

On the walls of 57`th FIS at NAS Keflavik I saw pictures of the F-15C without the CFT`s. At the moment I cannot find the pictures I have from my time at NAS Kef, but I am looking. When I was there the F-15`s on station was rotating between squadrons as it was inactivated in 1995. Personally I recived a Squadron print and a pencil drawing made by a mechanic of the F-15. Not up on the wall yet, but have to get a frame.... Or two...

Some planes flew gently through the sound barrier, and some kicked a bloody great hole in it and climbed through.

I'd go with painting it, because: a) you will probably need to paint the two ends of the tail (back and front) it would look a bit nicer, with the blue, but depends on the quality of the decal sheet...

Fellow Modellers hello!! My name is Kostas Kavvathias and i live and work in Corfu-Greece!! My work is an effort in Aviation, military, and maritime art! This effort brought me in contact since 2010, with the Chinese model companies of Trumpeter and Hobby Boss! The last 3 years i work for them as a boxart artist! It was one of my dreams to come true! I was so much inspired all those past years by the great masters of boxart illustrations, such as, the late Roy Cross of Airfix, Shigeo Koike of Hasegawa Model co, and my favourite..Mr Roy Huxley of matchbox model kits!! In fact, i keep in contact with Roy and he gives me many advices in the fields of aviation art!! I did the above HU-16A Albatros boxart image, intenting for the soon to be released, HU-16A in 48th scale by Trumpeter models!! I can understand in the fields of art, some critics will be not pleasant, cos every body has his right for his opinion! I am hoping that mr T7 Models and venomvixen were joking in their view about HU-16's boxart image! Cos if not, i find this critic a bit cynical! Ships go under for various reasons not just because of rough seas!!! Moreover, i do not recall any ship to sink because was bitten by a shark! This image was done under collaboration with my client, Trumpeter Models, and they were very pleased with the result! That's the name of the game for me!! I am sure this painting will be more interesting if the sea was really heavy, plus thundering clouds above, and the HU-16 struggling to fly overhead! However, i wanted to show an image clear enough, where the aircraft will be the dominant object, and tried to use attractive colours in order to be eye catching for those potential modellers who want to purchace the kit!! Trumpeter and Hobby Boss models have trusted me to paint the boxart of some of their most important kits! I have done more than 35 images for them, such as the SU-25A and SU-25UB frogfoots, the supermarine Spitefull and Seafang, the A-1D Skyraider, Hobby Boss's F-14's, Me-262's, F4U-4 Corsairs etc!! I hope i did not tire you! Thanks again for allowing me to take part in this great Model site and forums!! If i can be able to help in any way please let me know!!! Best wishes!! Regards, Kostas Kavvathias

Asgardiano, I look forward to this.. In answer to your question, create a PHOTOBUCKET account and then post them here... That is free by way.{ choose the older version, the new version is tad different} Have a look at the FAQ. Forum and thread ...how to post pictures..that will help you.. Bye for Now. HOUSTON.

Great build Graham will look good when she`s done Les

A great build! So nice to see that smooth finish, with realistically 'burnt metal' exhausts and with no unsightly black 'emphasised' panel lines in sight. Also – kudos for a cockpit entry hatch that doesn't hang down limply! Kind regards, Joachim

very nice scheme! Well done!

I haven't tried cellulose, but the Alclad cleaner is very powerful stuff. Another tip for Alclads - before shaking the bottle, put it in a plastic sandwich bag. That way, when the ball bearing goes through the bottom of the glass bottle it doesn't ruin your jeans!

I know mate... but someone was going to say it, so I thought it might as well be me Maybe we need some new legislation that kits have to be simultaneously released in both 1:48 and 1:72? I'm just going to sit here and wait now for someone to pipe up "and 1:32!)

I like it Exdraken.

Very smart model, nicely done.

Sweet , nice cf work , my choice of weapons for cf are micro set and sol and the wife`s battered old hairdryer that I nicked . Red 5

Hi all Here are some pics about the ultimated engine GE F 414-GE-400. Now I'm preparing to work the interior panels. For more info & pics :http://www.adventurephotomodels.com Thanks for watching my work. George

Hi all. Thanks for the comments I really appreciated. Finally, thanks to innovations introduced in this month from DXM decals : http://www.dxmdecal....-18e-super.html, I decided to finish the model with which cam: USN F/A-18E Super Hornet VFA137 Kestrels CAG digital cam. some example: :http://www.flickr.co...ell/6282451772/, http://www.flickr.co...ell/6288130000/. This is a set of very particular composed of five sheets treated by Cartograf. I decided to build the car body of the Vulcan cannon http://i1206.photobu...on_by_Mydin.jpg and so I'm waiting for the model M61 A1 Vulcan (six 20 mm rotary cannon barrels) made by the Master as well as the Refueling Probe. Finally, and here we are, unfortunately, the painful notes, I realized that I have to work a lot on the complete renovation of the closing panels of the engine compartment (at the time not yet know whether right or left) as the model of Chinese trumpet player, has provided a closing different than the original model. To better understand the work that awaits me, I place the following picture where I marked superimposed on the original, the closing of the scale model.http://i1206.photobu...54757_ocopy.jpg At the moment, I'm preparing and detailing the two engines GE F 414 of which I'll post some pictures. For more pics & info : http://www.adventurephotomodels.com George

Signal from battleship HMS Queen Elizabeth to liner RMS Queen Elizabeth during a mid-Atlantic encounter during World War II: "Snap".