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  1. - In 48 scale as usual in both single and two seater - Hope you like it
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  2. Recently finished this one. The kit is the 1/48 Hasegawa F-4G, it has a True Details seats, painted with Lifecolor paints and the decals are from Afterburner.
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  3. Avro Lancaster B.III (Special) the Dambusters 1:72 Airfix Few aircraft have the ability to capture the imagination and affection of the public, but the Lancaster surely ranks as one of them. The basic design of the Lancaster evolved from the less than successful Avro Manchester. Although the design of the aircraft was sound, its performance in service was significantly undermined by its chronically unreliable and underpowered Rolls Royce Vulture engines. Avro's Chief Designer resolved the problem by proposing an improved version with a larger wing and four of the less powerful, but far more reliable, Rolls Royce Merlin engines. Initially designated the Manchester III, the aircraft was renamed the Lancaster and entered service in 1942, the same year that the Manchester was retired from front line service. Once in service, the Lancaster proved to be an excellent aircraft. Its vast bomb bay could accommodate any bomb in the RAF's wartime inventory, right up to the 12,000lb blockbuster. Later in the war the aircraft was adapted to carry a range of special weapons, including the innovative Upkeep mine and the huge 22,000lb Grand Slam bomb, both designed by scientist and engineer Barnes Wallis. The Lancaster's place in history was secured on the night of the 16th/17th May 1943. On this date, a force of 19 Lancasters of the specially formed 617 Squadron attacked a group of four dams in the heart of Germany's Ruhr Valley. The aircraft carried the unique Upkeep mine, popularly referred to as the bouncing bomb. This weapon was the brainchild of Barnes Wallis and was designed specifically for use against these dams. As a result of the raids the Möhne and Edersee dams were breached, causing massive flooding and the loss of electrical power for hundreds of factories in the region. Eight of the participating aircraft failed to return, and of the 133 crew who took part, 53 were lost. It is estimated that around 1,600 individuals were killed on the ground. 34 of the survivors were decorated, with the leader of the raid, Wing Commander Guy Gibson, awarded the Victoria Cross. When Airfix announced their release schedule for 2013 just before Christmas, it was the cause of much celebration and excitement around these parts. One of the many cherries on the cake was a new tool Lancaster, promised in both Hercules-engined B.II and Merlin-engined B.III special versions. First to be released is this, the B.III special version. The kit is presented in a fairly large top-opening box adorned with an atmospheric image of a Lancaster cutting through the moonlight skies of the Ruhr Valley. Six sprues of plastic have been crammed into the box, and together they hold a total of 265 parts. Four sprues are given over to the Lancaster B.III itself, the fifth is for the Upkeep mine, its trolley and the conversion parts for the airframe, while the last sprue contains the transparent parts. The kit is nicely moulded. Whilst I've seen finer panel lines in my time as a reviewer, the panel lines on the external surfaces of this kit don't stand out as being overly trench-like. The overall shape of the model looks good and I couldn't detect any serious shape errors from examining the parts on the sprue. Those hoping for a richly detailed kit will not be disappointed with this model. The interior is very well appointed, providing plenty of interest where needed. Assembly begins with the roof of the bomb bay and the spars for the wing. The rest of the model builds up around this core structure. The bomb bay itself is very nicely detailed, although little of it will be seen unless you choose to finish the model as a standard B.III (and if you choose to do this, you'll need to provide your own decals and ordnance). Onto this part are added the spars for the wings. The spars form internal bulkheads at their centre, and extend as far as the main landing gear bays in the inner engine nacelles. The flight deck is comprised of a raised floor, a two-part pilot's seat, a folding seat for the flight engineer, a control column and a two-part instrument panel. Forward of the cockpit is the bomb aimer's position, for which a nicely moulded bomb sight is included. Aft of the cockpit are the navigator's and radio operator's stations. Sidewall detail is moulded in place on the inside of the fuselage halves and in my opinion it looks excellent. An optional ventral gunner's position is provided too. Before you join the fuselage halves together youll need to drill a couple of small holes in pre-marked positions. These are required in order to fit the mechanism for the Upkeep mine later on. The fuselage window glazing must be installed at this stage too. I for one dont fancy masking all of these windows, so I'm hoping that Eduard will release a set of masks for this kit before too long! Once the fuselage halves have been joined, assembly moves on to the wings. I have to doff my cap to Airfix at this point, as they have been very clever indeed. Not only do the two wing spars mentioned above aid with the alignment of the wings and strengthen the structure of the model, but they also form the fore and aft walls of the main landing gear bays. To complete the structures, you just need to add the rib and frame details which run parallel to the fuselage. The end result should be a pair of landing gear bays which are superbly detailed as well as nice and strong. The ailerons are moulded in place but the landing flaps are separate assemblies, and very nice they look too. The elevators and rudders are all moulded as separate pieces and so can be posed in a variety of positions if so desired. The engine nacelles are fairly simple, but the front faces of the radiator intakes are moulded as separate parts. This means that you wont have troublesome seams to clean up, which is always a plus. The struts which connect the landing gear doors to the undercarriage legs are moulded in place. This means that, should you build the kit with the gear down, you should be able to achieve a good, strong fit at the first time of asking. If you wish to build the kit with the gear up, then you just need to cut them off. I really like this approach and I hope it works as well in practice as the instructions suggest. The landing gear legs themselves are well moulded and nicely detailed and the wheels have flat spots moulded in place. At this stage you are required to add the assembly for the Upkeep mine. If you paid attention and remembered to drill the required holes at the start of the build, then this should be straightforward. The mechanism itself is very nicely detailed, as is the large, drum-shaped mine. As mentioned above, there is a very nice loading trolley included. If you want to build the model as the centrepiece of a diorama, this feature will be a real boon. All that remains to do now is add a few small parts such as the DF loop and elevator actuators, the propellers and the transparent parts. Airfix have suggested that you assemble the turrets last of all, but you could just as easily build them at the outset and set them to one side. The frame lines on the transparent parts are clearly marked and there are some spare turrets included which hint at future options. A choice of two schemes is provided on the decal sheet: Avro Lancaster B.III Special E0825/G, reserve aircraft flown by Flight Lieutenant Joseph Charles McCarthy DFC (Royal Canadian Air Force), No. 617 Squadron, Operation Chastise, Scampton, 16/17th May 1943; and Avro Lancaster B.III Special E0927, flown by Flight Lieutenant Robert Norman George Barlow DFC (Royal Australian Air Force), No. 617 Squadron, Operation Chastise, Scampton, 16/17th May 1943. This aircraft and the crew were lost in action. The decal sheet is nicely printed and includes a small selection of stencils, as well as a decal for the instrument panel and a rather nifty little map for the navigator's table. Conclusion Lancaster fans already have a reasonable choice of relatively modern kits from Hasegawa and Revell. Although neither kit is flawless, both are pretty good. In light of this, some may be surprised that Airfix have chosen to go to the expense of tooling yet another new Lancaster. They shouldn't. Airfix sell kits of Lancasters like Ford sell cars; it's simply what they do and a decent Lancaster is essential to their continued success. Happily, this kit looks to be a real gem. It is nicely detailed, well moulded, cleverly designed and combines detail and buildability in a single, clever package. I can't wait to get stuck in! Review sample courtesy of
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  4. Hello Here is my first finished model of the year, the new tool Airfix Harrier. A great kit, very enjoyable to build. Only AM used was a Pavla seat which was very nice. I went for brush painting on this one, using Vallejo acrylics, then a few coats of Klear before decals, which were very good (Cartograph printed) and the stencils were very comprehensive, it was quite a few evening's work to get them all done. A couple of Klear coats after to seal them in and then it was some oil paint weathering, with some Tamiya Smoke airbrushed, all followed by Xtracolour's wonderful XDFF by airbrush. Perhaps the weathering may not be to everyone's taste, but Harriers do (did ) get very grubby! Anyway, here are some pictures, there's quite a few as it was nice and sunny- hope you enjoy.
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  5. Let me present to you my old model: F6F-3 white 17 of Lt. Richard Stambook, VF-27, USS Princeton, October 1944. I used an additional set of parts from Aires, decals - Italeri F6F-3. Paints Tamiya, Revell, lacquer Tikurilla. Antenna cable is Nylon thread, wing navigation lights - clear plastic. Details of the fuel tank, machine guns, spark plug wires and hydraulic landing gear - beer tin + brass wire Lion Roar, medical needles and self-adhesive foil. List of references: 1. Squadron - Aircraft # 1036 F6F Hellcat 2. Aero_Detail_17_F6F_Hellcat 3. Bert_Kinzey_26_Detail & Scale Series_F6F_Hellcat 4. Bert_Kinzey_49_Detail & Scale Series 49 F6F Hellcat 5. Bunrin Do Famous Airplanes of the world 035 Grummann F4F_ F6F_ F8F 6. Kagero Monografie 10 Grumman F6F Hellcat 7. Master_Modelers_034 - F6F-3 Hellcat 8. Osprey - Aircraft of the Aces Series # 010. Barrett Tillman. Hellcat Aces of World War 2 9. F6F-5K Hellcat Walk Around
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  6. After a looong hiatus while I got to grips with masking & painting, I finally finished this kit tonight, depsite my old techniques coming back to haunt me on the canopy. It's not my best model ever, but looks quite striking as long as you don't have a magnifying glass with you Build thread is here if you're interested. The cockpit was a pleasant surprise, as it was painted over 2 years ago, and has been hidden by the masking tape ever since Comments & critiques welcomed as usual.
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  7. This my latest, it is the recently re-issued Revell 1/48th F-84G. It is almost OOB except for seat belts and some refining of panel lines. Generally it is a great kit and on at least a par with the Tamiya F-84G, I prefer the fit of the Revell kit over the Tamiya. It is finished as the machine of Colonel William Bertram of the 523rd FES part of SAC and used to escort the B29s and B50s over Korea. Bertram scored a MiG kill in this machine. On looking at the photos I realised I've missed of the fuel dump pipes so I added them afterwards Thanks for looking.
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  8. A couple more spitfires for my collection. Firstly a Mk.XVIII made from an Academy FR.XIVe and a Falcon vacform fuselage (thanks to my Dad for cutting and sanding the bits) Probably the most difficult model I have made. Getting the fuselage to the wing was fraught and involved lots of trimming, cutting and poor language. Finished in the markings of 60 Sqn RAF in Malaya. Decals from Aeromaster sheet 48-527. The decals for the nose stripes were a bit hopeless so I masked and painted them. Anyway, here it is. Next is an attempt at the new Airfix PR.XIX. An altogether easier build. Finished with Xtracrlyix and using Xtradecal deacls. I've added a full set on invasion stripes.The are a tad on the wide side but I used 10mm Tamiya tape and 18inch stripes in 1/48 scale turns out to be 9.5mm or something like that so I thought it would be near enough. Anyway, here it is.
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  9. Hello I'd like to show you the model I've recently finished. Short WIP. LaGG-3 series11, Cap. V. Mironow 609 IAP, Afriikanda airfield (Murmansk area), sammer 1942. Familiy: enjoy watching, comments welcome.
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  10. Hello all. This is Airfix's 1/72 Valiant, finished out of the box as an aircraft of No.49 Squadron, RAF Marham in 1963. I have added a pair of pilot figures from the spares box and used a Halfords appliance white rattlecan for the anti-flash white. I also used the new Humbrol Clear and was very pleased with the result. It was built for a customer of mine who worked on Valiants at Marham 'back in the day' and has always wanted one but has never built a kit in his life. I've always wanted to build one but never had the space for it once completed, so it's a case of the best of both worlds. Apologies for the photo quality.
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  11. In the construction of the model I used cast parts from the Czech "CMK" and etched items from «Extratech». The nose of the engines completely made from resin part, between the weapons bay and the cockpit added cargo lead shot. A lot of rework has been done in the wheel bays - etched details, stranded wire 0.1 mm and a few small parts from plastic. The antenna cable is traditionally made ​​from a nylon thread. All antennas made from the etched parts. Added hydro supplies to the chassis. All the landing gear extended in accordance with the drawings, especially the front. Navigation lights are made from a gel cyanoacrylate adhesive. The pitot tube made from copper tube and a piece of 0.2 mm drill. These bits are applied as a weapon holder compartment lids. RLM81/82/76/74/22/02/66 paint pigments - Tamiya. Metallic - Master Model and Alclad. Washing - MIG. Varnishes - Futura and Tikurilla.
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  12. Hi to all! I'm a new user on this forum. I would like to present you my latest work. This MiG-17 of the 37th Fighter-Bomber Regiment of Drewitz (Germany). Used a Kit of HobbiBoss, photoetching in the cockpit Eduard. Is painted with acrylic paints Gunze. Unfortunately, the color of interior surfaces incorrect. That's because I was trying to match the color of painted photo-etched. This is my main mistake in this model. This is a prototype. Located in the museum Berlin-Gatow
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  13. Hello! This is my Hasegawa 1/48 Sea Hurricane. I did a few tiny tweeks to it like drilling out the exhaust stubs and drilling bulbs into the formation lights. Some PE harness straps were added to the office, that's about it. I have to say I really enjoyed this build and after a long spell away from the bench this was a great " feel good" model to work on. I hope you enjoy it, let me know what you think! Good or bad!
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  14. I use Lifecolor's UA004 Interior Green. it looks fairly close to the interior green colour I've seen on the likes of Spitfires at places like Duxford and Hendon. thanks Mike
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  15. Great build, cracking work with the airbrush
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  16. Hello, Here you are my last built, this is the Hasegawa B26 C MARAUDER in french marking in 1945. I used super metallic gunze paint and decals from PT DECALS I hope you will like it You can see more on my web site http://aviapassionmaquette.free.fr/Aviapassion%20Maquette%20montage%20B26%20MARAUDER.html @bientôt Thierry
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  17. No, as I did not get far and the people at the hotel were rather rude
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  18. I'm old enough to remember them (probably both from "my" generation). Good old Morph and Chas loved them, they kinda speak how the "yooth" of today do now I thinks about it Kind Regards Dazz
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  19. I've got a number of models that are approaching the finish line, though since I'm starting a few weeks of temp work tomorrow there's no telling when they will actually get finished and displayed. This is the AModel Global Flyer, which is a descendant of the Rutan Voyager. The two kits are a good example of how AModel has improved their operation over the years. The Global Flyer has a much smoother surface, the sprue attachments are smaller, and fit was pretty decent. But never forget that they are short-run kits, and devise your approach accordingly. With these huge wings (all butt-joined), you don't really want to be picking them up by a wingtip. No issues with the kit decals, which is a good thing since I don't know what you'd do if you nuked one of the decals. Not like there are any aftermarket options. I've included a shot of the Global Flyer and Voyager together. Just need the White Knight / Spaceship One to complete the set. This is completed model #426 (#7 for the year), finished in April of 2013.
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  20. Finished of scratch building and painting the interior detailing, using photos I have as a guide but with some artistic license for 1/72 scale, tried to emulate the wooden cupboards as much as I could, but anyway these are the photos before closing up the 2 halves, I have also added some nose weight to stop it being a tail sitter. As I have to make a master for the clear cockpit I have left out the pilots seats and control column until last
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  21. Very nice work there Rob. Tweeking is always ness till you come to the paint, its nice to see the build showing the good and the bad in building the kit. Looking good and watching with interest.
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  22. I love it! Nice to see a Me 109 in a very different paint scheme! Well done!
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  23. http://www.impdb.org/index.php?title=The_Expendables_2 Look at the first plane after the BO-105. Unless the producers thought it was a cool looking plane and decided not to change it's paintwork?! The "landing" they do in it is pretty... far fetched tho. Not too sure if the Mil-8 is an nod to Rambo with its Mil-24 wannabe Puma with the Mil-24 prototype cockpit? Either way, it's a cool plane, one I must get myself. Kind Regards Dazz
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  24. Here she is, minus the droop:
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  25. The majority of those loadouts weren't used during OIF, although good reference material in general. Do a Google image search for "F/A-18D Al Asad" and you'll get images of the various loadouts carried which would be very similar throughout all the "D" units while on OIF duties.
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  26. And so we move on. As per the instructions, the interior is starting to come together. I had to miss off one piece as it should have been put on before the stage suggested by the instructions. No matter, I am becoming more convinced that this interior is going to be a bit of a waste as there seems to be very little to see. as more detail is added, I noticed that the instructions seem to call for black a heck of a lot, a quick look round the 'net shows me that the interior is indeed black. This must have been designed by the same bloke who did the famous "coal hole" on the Sea Vixen! Maybe his eyes worked on different wavelengths, or perhaps he was very depressed. So far:- I used a bit of artistic license in giving the floor a grey colour, and the rear bulkhead is certainly a bit brighter than it should be, also to add (hidden) interest i out a chart on the table and tried to add some colour to the screens. The first bit of bright colour has been added, and in order to increase the light inside, I have modded the back door so that it is open, though i don't think this will help matters. Still, chin up and keep on modelling! Thanks for looking.
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  27. Junkers Ju 52 Airliner Eduard 1:144 The Junkers Ju 52/3M (3M = three motors) was a German tri-engine monoplane. The prototype and first production aircraft were 1M = single engine and designed as cargo/passenger aircraft for civillian service. The first flights were in 1930 followed by the three-engined version in 1932. The airframe construction was unusual in that the fuselage skin was made up of corrugated aluminium sheeting which caused more airflow drag than a comparable smooth canvas or metal skinned aircraft. The aircraft was quite popular before World War 2 and was bought for passenger and freight use by airlines from all over the world, including Germany; France; Britain; Norway; Belgium and South Africa. The Kit This is a re-release of Eduard’s kit of c2000 vintage; along with their military version. The differences here being enhanced decals and a set of intricate masks. There are four sprues in grey plastic which contain the fuselage, wings and all associated peripherals; plus a single clear sprue, containing eleven clear cockpit/window elements, although only eight are required for this kit. The first sprue comprises three pieces of the fuselage and the wheels. There are two sets of wheels with this sprue, one set has wheel covers whilst the others are uncovered wheels thereby allowing a choice of versions to be depicted. The three parts of this fuselage, top and two sides, are produced in such a way that there is not the typical join line along the spine, as in other producer’s kits. This removes the problem of trying to retain the very fine corrugated effect on the fuselage top if one had to fill and sand the join line on the spine. The two sides are joined together, as standard for most aircraft kits, however an upper deck/spine piece sits on top of the two joined sides forming the fuselage unit. Anyone who has Eduard’s military version of this kit will note that there is an additional sprue with this civilian kit. This sprue is actually the same as the military version but only the wheels and struts are required from it (which means you have a full fuselage body left over for the spares box). The third sprue holds two upper wing sections; tailfin and rudder; engine cowlings, motors and props; exhausts and other minutae. The corrugated representations on the wings is really nice and finely detailed. The tailfin and rudder assembly, although a single unit, is virtually two items held together by two representative rudder struts. The vertical gap, between the tailfin and the rudder, is only 0.25mm and, looking at photos of the real thing, does appear to be accurate. This gap would normally problem when applying decals over that area, as with the centrally positioned swastika for instance, however Eduard has resolved that with a set of split decals. The fourth sprue has a one-piece lower wing assembly; ailerons; plus the cabin and bulkhead parts. The lower wing piece’s belly section extends back towards the tailwheel. This means that any problem of a join line along the underbelly is eradicated by the fitting of this part along the under-spine join. The clear sprue contains the cockpit canopy; windows for the cabin area, plus a small round window for the port side. All the other clear parts are for the military versions and are not required. Decals The decals are Eduard’s own and produced in house. The marks do not show any evidence of colour bleed and the register looks spot on. The decals allow for aircraft to be marked up as German owned aircraft, such as Herman Goering’s personal transport or two different aircraft of Luft Hansa. A third choice is an aircraft from Air Transport Regiment of Prague, Czechoslovakia. Each component decal has an identifying reference number which can be cross linked to match their placing as documented in the full colour instructions booklet provided. The variations in airliner liveries provided with this kit mean that the tail markings could be either on the rudder only or split across the tailfin and rudder. In the latter case, split decals have been provided (see bottom right corner of decal sheet) so that they can be applied to the separate parts of the tail and rudder accordingly. Masks The kit is supplied with a set of masks, the sheet they come on measures only 6.3cm x 4.2cm (2 ½ x 1½ ) but it contains 38 individual masks! Sixteen of the masks are for the canopy alone; with fourteen more for the cabin area windows and the remaining four are for the wheel hubs. A comprehensive diagram denotes the placing of the masks in preparation for spraying. The masking instruction page, in the image below, shows the amount of detail the masking set up covers. Instructions and colours booklet This booklet is a small, A5 format, colour printed set of instructions combined with colour detailing sheets for six different aircraft. The instructions are produced in the standard exploded view of ‘where parts go’ format. The instructions detail is clear and concise with a reference box highlighting which part can be used for either variant of the kit. Conclusion Eduard has followed up on their really nice military version of the Ju 52 with this colourful civilian version. The parts are crisp, showing no sign of flash, and should be a pleasure to build. Anyone wishing to enhance the model, with aftermarket parts etc., need look no further than Eduard’s own detailing set which contains PE pieces to populate the cabin area of the model. I like this kit as it allows for a civilian version, of an otherwise recognised military aircraft, that was in use before and after World War 2. Highly recommended Review sample courtesy of
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  28. More done today. Wheel bays were painted first, then some details and weathering added. References taken mainly from the internet. Front: Main: Landing gear: While that was drying I painted some panels in Tamiya 'Nato Black' just to get some variation before I add weathering. I also added two nav lights, one on top, one below: Gloss coat then went on and it's now ready for decals: Masked off areas are sections that I wish to keep as a dull, matt finish. I also added some detail to the canopies, again as per some internet references: Mirror on the front canopy: Seats ready: Will hopefully get the decals done on Tuesday and possibly get the flat coat on ready for weathering. Found another great video More to come. Dave
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  29. The problem I can see with this kit is trying to smuggle it past the other half... Size of the box will make that one huge problem! Kit looks fantastic!
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  30. I have 2 777-200's I'd like to get two of the EE 777-300's though
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  31. Because you can reasonably easily simulate actually firing the weapons (especially for modern guided weapons) and it's a lot cheaper when you are a couple hundred thousand a shot for a real weapon, but you cannot simulate the feel of flying the aircraft while doing so. Sitting in a chair, or even the most complex and accurate simulator cannot come close to simulating a 2G turn, let alone proper ACM or a lowlevel attack profile. note that unguided weapons (guns, dumb bombs) are generally not simulated, but actual rounds are used (albeit usually concrete training rounds for the bombs). These are the weapons that require the most actual feel to use, as they are not guided.
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  32. After (what I thought) was a good polish I sprayed it Alclad Polished Aluminum. Overall it was OK but there were some "orange peel" areas which I polished back and re-sprayed - still there! - tomorrow I will sand these back to plastic and redo. Coming along...
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  33. Hi folks, Here is my attempt to update the old Matchbox Beau as a sacrifice to ensure that Airfix give us a new tool kit in 2014. I made a few changes / mods to the kit as I went along: Removed the fin fillet Removed the D/F loop opening Scratchbuilt a basic interior Substituted FROG long tailplanes for the kit ones Substituted Hasegawa cannon tray and radar nose for the kit ones Used Aeroclub Hercules cowls / engines / props (thanks, John!) Removed a couple of completely wrong panel lines, de-emphasised the others and rescribed tailplanes and machine gun panels on the upper wings, Reduced the dihedral on the outer wing panels by at least half Added gratings to the oil cooler intakes Substituted Hasegawa / scratch built carburettor intakes, Used aftermarket decals for HU-P ND221 of 406(Canadian) Sqn, from the profile in the Operation Overlord AIRFILE, Vol. 1 After that lot, I reckon we're definitely going to get a Beau from Airfix next year! regards, Martin
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  34. I found the Revell 1/32 Hawk in Hobbycraft for £6.50, and decided that was too good a bargain to miss. Xtradecal 30th anniversary decals, Eduard PE for the cockpit and a metal pitot were the only extras, other than wire brakelines. Unfortunately the kit was cursed and suffered more disasters per square inch than any other build I've ever done. No fault of the kit, I just had an attack of the clumsies. I was really pleased with the shine I'd achieved on the black gloss paint, (Tamiya), when the thing took a nosedive off the bench onto the floor. The forward fuselage/wing joint became dislodged and left a step I could do nothing with. The seats were a really tight fit and when pushing one of them into place I managed to push the cockpit tub down into the nose, needing a self-tapping screw to be used in the seat locating hole and pulled with a pair of pliers to relocate it, (nearly). I lost count of the number of parts that refused to stick together, yet glued themselves firmly to the carpet/cat/trouser leg when they pinged away. A coat of Klear reacted with the paint and created an effect like crocodile skin in places. If Hawks are ever built from old handbags this effect will look really good. A coat or several of the new Humbrol Clear has rescued it a bit, but I don't think this one will be appearing on any show tables. I only post it here to prove I haven't been doing nothing for the past month. I like the big scale though, and I'm looking forward to (hopefully) making a better job of the Hunter I picked up at Hinckley. Cheers, Paul
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  35. Very cool, finished one of these myself about two weeks ago. Not as good as yours mind. Thank you for sharing. Would it be possible to see the undercarriage? I'd be insterested to see what you done with that. Kind Regards Dazz
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  36. Its been awhile since ive been able to touch this one but i now have wings fitted and the rear wings fitted too no real fit issues but like most spitfires theres a bloody great hole that needs filling i best get sanding and filling.
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  37. Very neat builds! IMHO, the panel lines are way over-emphasised with black wash, especially noticeable on the PR Mk XIX, which was a very clean a/c and usually kept very tidy. However, the stark effect may be partly due to the images being quite a bit under exposed. All in all, very creditable work! Kind regards, Joachim
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  38. I've finally fought this one to a standstill and I'm claiming victory. The kit is extremely rough and not very accurate, but it looks impressive when it's finished. I improved the props, exhausts and landing gear doors, scratch-built the trim tab, and sanded away the wing tips to show the damage which was caused on takeoff. Here's the underside of the wingtips showing the damage It's an incredibly difficult model to photograph. And also to store. I haven't got a shelf deep enough.
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  39. It's finished! More pics in RFI
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  40. Hi all This is my first effort in 20 years, I made a few schoolboy errors with the decals like leaving in the water too long and had a couple of breakages but I am quite happy with the results considering....... I have realised that I have not attached the rockets to the wings, so my excuse is that its just come back from a mission lol I hope you like my efforts, and please feel free with your constructive criticism Nubbs
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  41. Thanks, Duncan. In the future, please refrain from using the words "back" and "bashing" in the same sentence, especially when used one right after the other. Gives me a bit of a shiver when I read that. Cheers, Bill
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  42. I heard a good tip, probably on here - after masking, spray a coat of the colour you are trying to protect. That way, any bleed will be hidden. A coat of clear varnish should also work.
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  43. Free Gracemeria!!! Gotta love an Republic of Emmeria plane eh? Thats the top picture btw from Ace Combat 6 : Fires of Liberation. As for the model, very very nice Gotta love the camo, must of taken a while to mask that bugger up? Kind Regards, Dazz
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  44. Correct, and this is the same reason why USN Tomcats during OIF and OEF didn't carry the doors as they could have been refuelled by USAF aircrafts. The doors were delivered to Iran, however it's very rare to see a picture of an Iranian Tomcat with the door on. Very rare but not impossible and I've seen a couple... The kit does not reflect this, and no 1/72 Hasegawa kit has this feature unfortunately. Interestingly I've seen mentions that Grumman studied the possibility of introducing a proper USAF style receptacle for Iran using the last aircraft ordered that was kept in the US, but work stopped after the revolution
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  45. Very nice indeed,especially RAF Leuchars Duncan ,havent tried Alcad yet ,better practice before i do my 48th Leuchars machine!!,
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