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Good evening, colleagues! This model was started a long time ago, but I postponed it several times due to different reasons. That was not enough information on the navigator's cabin, then exhausting work with undercarriage bay, then... аnother problem's, аnother rit's. And again, and again ... But then I felt ashamed of myself! Gathered with the forces, having thrown all other projects, and AT LAST!!! I FINISHED !!! My Boston !!! Some photos of the assembly process you can see here (if you are interested): http://www.greenmats.club/topic/3519-douglas-a-20b-boston-mpm-172/#comment-41634 All comments and criticisms welcome! Thank's for your attention, Sergiy (48).

Built as part of a Heller 60th Anniversary group build on HyperScale's 1/72 Group Build Forum. A bit rough in places, but life's too short to worry about it. Changes to kit were: - Lower canard elevators and wing flaperons - Modify thrust reverser to sit as per parked aircraft - Scratch-built token after-burner flame holder - Replaced nose and fin pitots with scratch-built metal ones - Use Maestro resin seats with scratch-built firing handles - Added HUD and cathode ray tube to coaming - Added periscope viewers under rear cockpit coaming - Added small brace between air-intake and fuselage each side - Added a bit of detail to rear undercarriage legs - Replaced solid front undercarriage drag-link with twinned rods. [EDIT] It's been pointed out to me that I have the faces of the main wheels facing inwards rather than outwards, this error now corrected!

Built as part of Golden Age Group build on HyperScale's 1/72 Group Build Forum, thanks for looking.

Hi All, I was so impressed with the MKlX I had to do a XVl. My apologies for the quality of the pics, had to use my phone. A superb kit as usual from Tamiya apart from the decals, tried to use them but they were very brittle in perticular the large ones. Used a set from "Lifelike Decals" depicting Sq. Leader Boleslaw Kaczmarek of 302 Polish Squadron. Anyway I'm still learning a lot as I go so by all means comment where my modelling can be improved. Cheers Jim Work in progress another Spitfire in 1/32 this time a MKVlll.

Another OOB build, this time of the still good Hasegawa kit of this weird little twin (which oddly is almost exactly the same length and wingspan as the Whirlwind); very few changes, really just the angle of the seat - it should be bolt upright and cramping the pilot into the front of the cockpit - and an Eduard steel seat harness. Paints are a mix or brands, and again I had a problem with the Alclad Klear Cote refusing to dry, resulting in some dust getting irretrievably stuck in places I realised after I took these that I had omitted the undercarriage doors - they are on now!

This is my completed Kittyhawk Su-17M4 Fitter.This kit has been an enjoyable build, despite some of it's well publised issues.Aftermarket used:-HAD Models corrected mach-cone (a very nice piece)Master Model pitot, antenna and gun barrelspeiceArmoury resin multiple bomb racks and OFAB-100 bombsArmoury resin wheelsCoastal Kits Display Bases Large Desert AirfieldPaints used:-Hataka paints for the camo, and undersideA mixture of Akan, Mission Models and Vallejo for the other detailing Weathering has been done using UMP Dark Dirt wash, Humbrol Smoke Weathering Powder, and Tamiay weather masterIan G-16 by ian gaskell, on FlickrIan G-2 by ian gaskell, on FlickrIan G-3 by ian gaskell, on FlickrIan G-3 by ian gaskell, on FlickrIan G-4 by ian gaskell, on FlickrIan G-5 by ian gaskell, on FlickrIan G-6 by ian gaskell, on FlickrIan G-7 by ian gaskell, on FlickrIan G-8 by ian gaskell, on FlickrIan G-9 by ian gaskell, on FlickrIan G-10 by ian gaskell, on FlickrIan G-11 by ian gaskell, on FlickrIan G-12 by ian gaskell, on FlickrIan G-13 by ian gaskell, on FlickrIan G-14 by ian gaskell, on FlickrIan G-15 by ian gaskell, on Flickr

Built as part of Golden Age Group build on HyperScale's 1/72 Group Build Forum, thanks for looking.

Not sure this qualifies as a silk purse, but the Akkura kit make a strong case for being a sow's ear. The data information on the P.50 is (at best) incomplete, and as the design was being refined constantly, there isn't a "definitive version" of the aircraft, as such. The PZL P.50 was the Polish Air Force's response to the knowledge that whilst the P.11 had been the best fighter in the world when it first appeared, that day was long gone and it was woefully dated. The P.50 has all the characteristics of the next generation of fighters: enclosed cockpit, all-metal structure, retractable undercarriage etc. It rather resembles aircraft like the Re. 2000, Seversky P.35, Curtiss P.36 and the like, showing the impact of "convergent evolution" of different designs intended to meet the same need. The P.50 was powered by a Bristol Mercury VIII, as fitted to the Gloster Gladiator and Bristol Blenheim. This apparently left the design underpowered, slow and rather sluggish. I say "apparently" as the same engine was fitted to the Gloster F5/34 and Bristol 146, both of which reported higher performance that the P.50 whilst not seeming to be much more refined. There were plan afoot to fit more powerful engines, including a Bristol Hercules, which would have provided a massive increase in power, albeit at the cost of greatly increasing the wing loading. Events overtook this and no combat versions were built. The WIP is here: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235018912-pzl-p50/ I replaced the cowling, engine, prop and exhausts, scratchbuilt the undercarriage and cockpit, fitted new navigation and landing lights and completely rescribed the panel lines, but apart from that, this is largely built OOB! (Edit - for some reason, I could't get the pictures to upload. The site seemed VERY unhappy with the "large size" version of the pictures from Flickr, which are normally fine.) A shot alongside her predecessor: And another, with a couple of the more famous contemporary designs, for comparison

Hello, I have recently completed my scratchbuild of a 1/48 Korean War era Mig15 bis. The model is mostly constructed from wood and is nearly 100% scratchbuilt with only the cockpit interior and pilot not scratch built. The complete build log is contained in this thread. http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235012524-mig-15-scratchbuild/ I started at the end of November 2016 and have finished in May 2017 so It's been about a six month long project. I am reasonably happy with the outcome, have greatly enjoyed the exercise, and owe much thanks to all of the britmodeller members who have offered advice and encouragement along the way. Here are the photos for your perusal and comment. If you are interested in my next build log, which has already started, it can be found here... http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235021633-hmasm-ae2-scratchbuild/ Best Regards to all, Bandsaw Steve AKA 'The Reconcilor'...

Have posted new pics of Valentine MKIII.Hope you can see these,still a mystery to other pics SORRY for this.

This is the original RV kit of the 1:72 scale MiG-23MF that is being sold under the KP Models name without the etched and resin parts. Built as an aircraft that is involved in the Syrian Civil War armed with AS-7 kerry air to surface missiles. Build is quite straight forward, but fit of some parts isn't the best. The AS-7 missiles came from the Dragon air to surface missiles set. Colours used are Model Master 2088 sand and Model Master 1786 green and Humbrol 47 blue on the underside. Decals are from the spares file. The roundels and flags are leftovers from the 1:72 RV MiG-23MS kit and the Arabic numbers came from Zotz Roundels of the world middle east sheet. The decals went on without falling apart, but the numbers are all individual decals, so were a bit fiddly to get straight and had to constantly refer to number chart so I didn't put any numbers around the wrong way. Plus Syrian aircraft have the serial number in four places. Build Progress Photos MiG-23MF-51 by Ryan Hothersall, on Flickr MiG-23MF-52 by Ryan Hothersall, on Flickr MiG-23MF-53 by Ryan Hothersall, on Flickr MiG-23MF-54 by Ryan Hothersall, on Flickr MiG-23MF-55 by Ryan Hothersall, on Flickr

Um... er... i'm on my side, of course! I must take a trip to the impressive bit, thanks Chris Time to get to grips with this lot: As per Darby's instructions I have removed all the items from the end-opening box, flattened it, stamped on it and set it alight. I think they're nasty too. Gosh, what a lot of parts... time to organise, as usual. I'll label up the sprues with their letters on tape to make it easier to find them when I... just a minute, Revell refer to the parts by number, not sprue? Arggghhhh! OK, calm down, which bits do I need then for my chosen BII S1 Special? It'll have 'options' on the instructions won't it, like this: Um... what the... ?? At least I can make a start... let's look at the window I need to cut out: Well, that was easy. I'm completely confused now... perhaps the kit allows more options than the schemes? Right, let's look for pictures of JB910, my chosen scheme from the Xtradecals @amblypygid very kindly sent me (thanks Chris!) 200+ images on IWM... crikey, they do vary don't they, a LOT. Google pointed me at this which shows JB910 with tiger Shark teeth and eyes! Don't panic, not a shark mouth, just teeth (and there are decals for it on the sheet). Phew. Wrong prop blades though eh? OOB, OOB, repeat after me... Off out to lunch soon so I may have some more courage later.

Hermann Goering's Adlerangriff (the Eagle day attacks) timetable was hampered by indifferent weather through the early days of August 1940. Even Eagle day itself (the 13th of August) was plagued by heavy cloud and confused communications that caused problems for many of the German units tasked with the first mass assaults on Britain. The previous day, the 12th of August, several heavy raids took place both over Kent and Sussex, as well as in the Portsmouth area. The Portsmouth raid around midday, which seriously damaged the Ventnor RDF site as well as the area around Portsmouth itself, was escorted mainly by Bf 110s due to the Bf 109's limited fuel range for targets on the edge of their operational radius. However, various Bf 109 units accommpanied the Ju 88s on their inbound leg and other groups were sent to rv with the returning bombers. Units from JG 52, based at Coquelles near Calais, were among the latter, but on their way along the south coast to meet up with the returning bombers, they were intercepted by RAF fighters, amonst which were the Hurricanes of 615 Squadron. "Red 14" was a Bf 109 E-1, piloted by Unteroffizier Leo Zaunbrecher from the 5th Staffel / II JG 52 and this a/c was bounced at around 19,500 ft by British fighters. Like many German pilots, Zaunbrecher thought he'd been attacked by a Spitfire, but IWM combat reports seem to support it being a Hurricane from 615 Squadron that damaged the Bf 109's controls and ruptured the fuel tank, at the same time wounding the pilot in the right shoulder. Despite this, Zaunbrecher managed to bring his faltering a/c down in fields near the Eastbourne/Lewes railway line just west of the villages of Selmeston and Berwick. There are abundant b&w pics of the bullet-riddled a/c sitting among the freshly-cut corn sheaves, great reference points for the model shown in this post. While some purists have found inaccuracies in Tamiya's 1:48 scale Bf 109 E-3 kit, I'd already cut my recently-sharpened modelling "skills" on one of these as another of the Jagdwaffe a/c that were lost during the BoB around Eastbourne, so I knew it came together easily and looked pretty good to my untutored eye straight OOB. At the time, I couldn't find anyone else that offered an accessible Bf 109 E-1 kits so, for this subject I thought I'd see whether I could cobbler together realistic mods to reflect the character of the a/c that came down near Selmeston. Since then of course, Airfix have produced their new moulding which can be finished as any of the BoB Bf 109 variants, including the E-1, and there may also now be other alternatives. A dozen years ago, I was faced with the challenge of erzatz surgery, filling and sanding, none of which I'd tried before, but I was focused on producing one of the early BoB camo schemes, unadulterated by later efforts to mottle the fuselage sides or otherwise disguise the brightness of the RLM 65 extending up from the underside. This one however was a relatively local example. The main issue was the moulded bulges on the wing undersides which faired over the magazines for the cannons on all of the other Bf 109 E variants. "Delicate" surgery was obviously required to get rid of these, followed by several layers of Humbrol filler and extensive sanding down. I'm sure, looking back, that I couldn't face the challenge of rescribing all the panel lines on the underside which are quite different comparing the "light" 109 with its more heavily-armed cousin. I satisfied myself with filling in the cannon mounting outlets in the wing leading edges and opening up the faired over round panels behind which the MG 17s were mounted in the wings on the E-1 variant. Fortunately, the position of the cartridge ejection openings seem to have been common to all of the E variants. Apart from the paint job, the only significant addition on this model was the rear view mirror than JG 52 appears to have installed on most of their a/c including "Red 14". Other Jagdwaffe units seem to have done without such visual aids. Some twiddly work with styrene sheet seems to have created something that almost fits the bill. I suspect more recent offerings from other manufacturers of this type of kit may include such an-add on but I haven't checked this. Zaunbrecher's "Red 14" is shown in the various contemporary b&w photos that are available with the standard RLM camo of the time with 71/02 over 65 with a fairly high demarcation between the 02 and the upper surface finish aft of the cockpit. I found a suitable decal sheet (Aeromaster 48-582) that provided the 5th Staffel's red "little devil" unit emblem, as well as the individual a/c numbers. Absent from this sheet was anything that duplicated the narrow angled line that ran from the rear of the cockpit canopy down to around the rear wing root. It's unclear what the purpose was for this line or its colour. I've seen it on some colour profiles as a black line, but I chose to apply it using that handy Tamiya masking tape as a red line, right or wrong. The spinner was finished in red with the backplate painted black - It may well have actually been RLM 70 schwarzgruen, but the pics leave it unclear. The fin was left mainly in RLM 65 (Tamiya AS-5 was my choice) with an aftermarket hakenkreuz and cobbled-together decals to show Zaunbrecher's 2 abschuss tally and the W Nr 3367. This model ended up being quite satisfying, although there are a couple of issues with it for me (there may be others for you guys) that are quite common at this early stage of my second modelling childhood. First is the slightly overdone fairing on the left side of the aft fuselage spine to which the RT aerial was connected to link the aerial to the radio installation in the area behind the access panel for the red cross kit and this installation. It just sticks up more than it should and the actual fairing is less round and more tear-shaped. The second is the rather clumsy exhaust smear and carbon staining from the MG 17s on the wings, all of which I still find a challenge but I'd try to make it a bit more subtle were I to have another go.

Thank you gentlemen for all your comments on my "RIVETS " And I don,t think I am going to get away with this as for making the Bat and Stumps well I think I,am just going to have to try my hand at scratch build something Not a bad name really Geoff when you look at some there is even a one named SUNK And back to some sanity I hope cheers Andy Did some work on the main light tower and stair way to go on the inside of the frame work And with the light base dry fitted Also painted the lower hull And trying something new I removed the molded on Goose neck vents and replaced with plastic rod then realised the when the bridge and cabin area is fitted you can not see them beefy

Built as part of Golden Age Group build on HyperScale's 1/72 Group Build Forum, thanks for looking. :

They've been withdrawn from sale due to safety concerns... In one of the other universes turbine-driven mastodons are sure to be a thing Crisp. You're simply functioning on a higher plane from the rest of us.... Mamod! My grandfather (a steam engine enthusiast) was always convinced I need one of their products each Christmas, but they possessed no gun turret or bomb load and hence were of little interest to my childhood self... Thanks for the encouragement Simon. Despite his serial killer eyes, this nice chap has a really elegant homemade solution to the even heating / straight to mould question - quite ingenious: Bravo that man! Right. I'm hoping to run a little test later but for now just some continued preparation to report. Heat gun acquired from Maplins during lunchbreak: 15 euros and heats like a mutha. Quite pleased. This attachment looks to be the the most useful of the bunch for spreading the heat output across surfaces: It has an awful chemical reek about it however so may need to be used for a few cycles to dispel whatever recycled Porton Down material it's built from.. In other developments, I may have a solution for the frame issue, in terms of something to hold the plastic sheeting in place both in the oven and on the mould. You might remember an old flatscreen monitor salvaged from an edit suite that I used to photograph the Sea Venom on many moons ago? Well, I decided to take it apart to see what could be salvaged for modelling usage: To my surprise it was far more complex in structure that I anticipated, consisting of mutiple layers of various materials, some translucent, some reflective: This is by far the weirdest of the bunch - check out how it manages to both reflect and refract light at the same time: Crazy! And then this thick op-art layer sitting right at the back: I've no idea what use any of that will (or will not) be but I'll stash it away. The main source of interest was the metal framing. The outer bezel looks like it might do for clipping larger plastic sheets onto (not that I intend doing a lot of large vacforming but it does leave the option open for an unforseen future task): Whilst the metal back of the whole affair: ...could be used as a handy inlay tray: It might be a good idea I think to cut one small opening (for doing canopies) and one medium sized (for projects of the current BT scale) to give more versatility. Each can be covered in turn, depending on the size of the job. I need to get some more metal drill bits and a metal blade for the jigsaw in the morning then, but in the meantime - First Heat! Quick and dirty whilst the kitchen was free for a few minutes after tea. Nothing fancy, just dropping some 1mm sheet over a brass weight and using the hot air gun for a test: I need to get a feel for the process with a few more tests in order to get rid of that ribbing etc., as well as build the framing over the weekend in order to hold the plastic properly in place for transferring it from the oven and draping it onto the mould. But at least the kit seems to be doing what it's supposed to. Tony

The 1:72 scale Hasegawa kit of the Sukhoi Su-33 built as a Russian Navy aircraft wearing a non standard two colour scheme instead of the usual three colours. Although this boxing is marked as Chinese Navy J-15, it is a standard Su-33. The J-15 has a few differences like antennas, weapons etc. Build wise quite good, but did wonder why radome is moulded in two parts, another seam to sort out. Colours used were Model Master 2126 blue overall and Model master 2132 blue grey. Decals are from Begemot. Decals Sheet Build Progress Photos Su-33-60 by Ryan Hothersall, on Flickr Su-33-61 by Ryan Hothersall, on Flickr Su-33-62 by Ryan Hothersall, on Flickr Su-33-65 by Ryan Hothersall, on Flickr Su-33-66 by Ryan Hothersall, on Flickr

I agree James. The urge to break a Mossie out from the stash is strong - but I want to finish something first! Here's another image of the nacelle in context. Rather good, I think most will agree

I'll say this again, James is the master of finding wonders in archives Any bugger's archives That is a brilliant video James thank you This build I'm happy to be being in heavy concentration on the tail feathers folding, but next time round, as I mentioned to the resident alien Martian, I'm up for all folded and canopy slid well back Begins around November time at present rates, an S2 of the F.A.A Unit yet to be decided It won't be a R.A.F version though, I've already had my fill of Red Flag stupefiers I made that Desert camo. with a green and grey tail one that was a stunner back in the day This is my Naval Aviation period, all we artists have a blue period I understand 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁. 😇

Thanks Jamie, I'll go with black then, not sure about trying to replicate a tarry finish (that's more the sort of thing I would do by accident) but I'll play around with some very dark greys like RLM66, Tyre Black and AMT-12 and see how it looks... I got the primer on, at last: This beast drank nearly half a bottle of Alclad Black Primer I got the little fellas done too: Hopefully I'll get a bit more done over the weekend Cheers, Stew

That room of the Freud Museum must have been closed for decorating when we went! I'll have Seppings shake off the dust-sheets in the guest room over in the East Wing Bill and lay in an extra drum of Stilton. That hot air gun will come in handy for pre-warming the brandy snifters. Possibly used as a kind of pulldown grill-hood like the pro-job here seems to have? Very true. House of Lords. Within a decade I suspect people will be doing this on the Britgeneticmodeller forum and the RSPCA will have a nervous breakdown... See? You leave the country and all hell breaks loose! Beware of Greeks bearing giftshops Johnny! Bill: I took you at your word and added some scrap strengtheners around the centre region: Although the plywood is pretty thick this should help if there's any warpage over time due to the use of heat. The only financial outlay involved on materials for this was a couple of quid for some 10mm batten in order to provide the necessary separation between upper and lower sections, otherwise it's just part of an old school desk and whatever scraps were left laying around from building chicken houses. As for the underside, I discovered upon closer inspection that the hose from our Dyson isn't a nice neat cylindrical shape, but incorporates a locking catch, which meant having to custom fashion a profile and adding a rubber collar made from cannibalized plumbing fittings: Job done: That'll sit now whilst I look into various framing options for holding the hot plastic in the oven and in place here. Kind of nervous now to see if it all works as hoped, but want to let that wood glue have a nice long cure first. Ciao bambinos.

Hiya Folks, I started this one last year along with my other 45 Sqn Beau`s but due to going into hospital etc it fell by the wayside,....however I`ve finally got it finished and here it is, wearing the original delivery scheme employed by 45 Sqn Beau`s with Ocean Grey/ Dark Green topsides and Medium Sea Grey undersides; As well as the late style rocket rails, these Beau`s also had bomb racks fitted inboard but these are not included in the kit, so the racks were made from halves of a 250lb bomb and plastic sprue with bombs from an old Matchbox Mossie kit. As usual t is brush painted and I used my rapidly dwindling supply of Polly Scale colours, Cheers Tony Edit- here is the real Beau; Edit,..edit,....here is a photo of all four 45 Sqn Beau models,......the two at the front are Airfix,...those behind are Hasegawa;

This was finished a while ago, but I have only got round to photographing it this week; the WiP is here. The big change here is the Aires cockpit set, an amount of work but worth it. I am fairly happy with the finish but the decals proved to be not as opaque as I would like, so some colour demarcations do show through in places. If you think the pitot looks a bit odd, the real one has subsequently been found and substituted!

This is BC-44, otherwise known as 'Blue' for fairly obvious reasons. It's another re-paint of Bandai's C-3P0, and the idea for it came about while I was working on Boris. I'd given him some fetching blue leg stripes, and I though a droid done entirely in blue would look interesting. I got the kit just after christmas, and the plating has been stripped off for a few months, but I've only just got around to painting him. Actually, I say him, but I'd thought of making Blue a female protocol. There isn't actually any difference in the body panels, so he/she could go either way. At the moment Blue is err... undecided. Boris has been making some advances though, and he doesn't seem to be that picky one way or the other Thanks for looking Andy

The Trumpeter kit finished as the shabby HE+V from the well know photo, mostly OOB with just the radio mast moved to match the position on the original aircraft, and the bomb racks omitted as they don't appear on the photo. This was mainly a trouble free build as I didn't try to correct the kit's well publicised errors or add anything extra - if you like that kind of thing check out Sprueloose's WIP - the main issue came when I tried out the Alclad Klear Cote Gloss. For whatever reason, this never dried and was still tacky well over a week later, I had to go over it with some standard Windsor & Newton just so I could handle it, but by then it was too late, there was a lot of dust stuck to it. The Henschel HS129 that I built in tandem also suffered this, so this is one bottle that will be going to the back of the shelf; the search for a really good gloss varnish continues. Chipping was done using the Vallejo chipping fluid, the real aircraft was even worse, lets say this represents it a couple of weeks before that photo was taken... If some of the markings looked painted on that is because they are! First time I have done this, and the Montex set proved pretty easy for squadron codes and serial number, the roundels and fin flashes are decals though from the excellent Xtradecal sets

Hi, I built this for the 'From Russia with Love' GB. WIP is HERE if you are interested Hope you like her

Here we have the Eduard small scale MiG-21 Combo Pack. These are lovely little models to build - the detail and fit are incredible. I was smiling all the way through the build!! The final few piccies show why I built these models... Chasing down a Corgi diecast 1/144 B-52!! Thanks for looking, Phil

While I tend to focus on BoB casualties for one reason or another, the area where I live continued to be attacked through 1941/43 as the Luftwaffe fighter units in northern France (JG 2 and JG 26) were assigned the role of maintaining daylight bombing, particularly on the Channel coast, using so-called "tip and run" tactics. This involved small groups of fighter-bombers (Jabos) which grew in numbers from the end of 1942, crossing the Channel at low altitude to avoid radar in order to make surprise attacks on coastal targets in particular, raids that the RAF found difficult to combat effectively. They ceased altogether in the summer of 1943 when the last raid was a mass attack again on Eastbourne. This is not to suggest that the raiders were able to return to France without loss and the subject of this post was a case in point. Unteroffizier Oswald Fischer was ordered to lead a 2-plane raid on shipping off the Sussex port of Newhaven in the late morning of the 20th of May 1942. The 2 a/c circled around the town to attack from what they hoped was the unexpected landward approach and dropped their 250 kg bombs on a corvette moored in Newhaven roads, bracketing the ship but coming under heavy AA fire. Oswald's Bf 109 F was powered by a DB liquid-cooled engine and, like many Allied and German pilots flying a/c with similar powerplants, he soon realised his coolant system had been hit and was failing, such that he wouldn't make the return to France from his low altitude. With the prospect of an uncertain future in the cold Channel waters, he turned eastwards towards Beachy Head and made a comparatively smooth force-landing on the fields inland from Beachy Head itself, perhaps 1 mile or so from my present house. Despite his best efforts to destroy his a/c, it was in relatively good condition and was taken for restoration and later flew with RAF camouflage. I couldn't resist the temptation to add a model of this in 1:48 scale to my collection of a/c that I'd put together to show the different a/c types and camo styles that were brought down around Eastbourne during the BoB and the remainder of the war. Perhaps I didn't look hard enough, but couldn't find anything at the time apart from what I believe was a fairly old Airfix moulding. Despite its age, I thought I could make something out of this that would portray Fischer's Friedrich, helped by the discovery of a Cutting Edge decal sheet that contained both the bomb unit emblem for 10 (Jabo) / JG 26, and the a/c id number. With this and an ETC bomb rack filched from a Revell/Hasegawa Bf 109 E kit, I had me the majority of the additions needed to produce a Jabo version of the basic Airfix kit. I was interested in the changes that had emerged in terms of RLM camo recommendations between the end of the BoB and 1942. Fischer's "White 11" has probably ended up looking darker than I would have liked with the RLM 74/75 mottling on the fuselage effectively covering up most of the undersurface RLM 65 extending up the fuselage. To me, all the b&w pics I saw at the time of this a/c near Beachy Head gave it this much darker hue. I've seen subsequent pics that suggest that some RLM 02 mottling had been used to present a lighter-colour finish. I've now got one of Eduard's latest Bf 109 F kits in the stash and may use it to portray another Jabo but perhaps not Fischer's. We'll see how that looks a bit lighter perhaps. The eagle-eyed amonst you may spot that I hadn't added the exhaust shrouds that are apparent in pictures of this a/c to which I didn't have access at the time I made this model. I guess I could fit those in without too much heartache. The only other mods made were painting the red diving angle lines on the inside of the cockpit canopy and some fuse wire brake lines on the u/c oleos. Even though it's an old kit, it ended up as quite a pleasing rendition of what probably remains one of the sleekest variant of the Bf 109 series from our Willy. We'll see in due time how the Eduard one compares.

I think I have been playing with model Sea Kings for too long; I read this as an attempt to reassemble a complete Gnome, and was trying to work out where mammoths fit in with a 1960s gas turbine... Still, it is no more weird than what was actually written.

Crikey. You need to shuffle - they home in on regular footsteps - you have been warned! Damn, I wish you'd asked first, you just need normal cans and you turn them upside down and shake, hard, to tip the air out. Honestly, some sellers on eBay have no morals

Nice video! There is something incredibly evocative about watching an aircraft spread / fold its wings. Since in my era the Stovies were flying jets without wing fold, I'm not sure why it stirs my WAFU soul so much, but it does. Incidentally, Bill, are you aware that one of the main visible differences between RN & RAF Bricks is that only the Air Force had a light on the nose wheel - I assume because destroying the FDO's night vision while marshalling was close to being a capital offence. FAA: no nose light

RAL 7028 is no longer included in the RAL colour standard and I can't answer for it or the Mr Paint hobby paint shown above as a match to the Kawasaki interior colour as I've never analysed either. RAL 7028 has been reported as matching the Wehrmacht Dunkelgelb (Dark yellow) colour but there seems to be a lot of discussion, debate and controversy about the actual hue. Those who wish to explore that aspect further might start here , where a rather dark greyish-green 1944 chip of 7028 is shown, and here. Many refer to RAL 7028 as Dunkelgelb but the official designation is asserted to be Boden grau (ground or soil grey) and this particular paint manufacturer attributes brownish looking "mushroom" greys which appear at odds with that 1944 chip:- RAL 7028 The RAL 7000 series are indeed greys although there are some quite brownish and yellowish looking greys amongst them. The problem with the Kawasaki interior colour is that it is not linked to a verifiable IJAAF colour standard (or to Dunkelgelb!) and one authoritative source in Japan asserts that it simply represents a degraded paint surface resulting from a photo-chemical colour shift of the standard Army Grey Green paint (as applied to exteriors). Another source references it as appearing similar to FS 33440 which has no equivalent RAL value. That would also be similar to the Army paint colour standard # 30 Karekusa iro - dry grass colour. As mentioned before the recent Aoshima kits suggest the grey-green for the Ki-61 cockpit interior whilst Tamiya sticks with the "traditional" yellowish brown. The Army dry grass colour is a mustard yellowish-brown colour with a slight greenish undertone. Humbrol 83 Matt Ochre is an approximate match but Humbrol 93 Matt Desert Yellow is also ok. Vallejo Model Color 978 Dark Yellow is an approximate match. All lack the slight greenish undertone but a dab of olive green can correct that. RAL 6003 looks like this:- RAL 6003 That is approximate to the prop blade colour and not the camo colour. Revell 361 is matched to RAL 6003 and is quite close. The original exterior paint on the RAF Museum Ki-100 does not have a close or useful RAL equivalent. It is slightly lighter and greener than RAL 6014 Gelboliv (Yellow olive) which looks like this:- RAL 6014 and a little browner (yellower) than FS 34083. But the # 7 paint on the Ki-100 - and other types - showed variance between manufacturers and batches, rather like US Olive Drab and weathering variously in much the same way. My humble suggestion is not to sweat this but to enjoy the interpretative choices and experiment with your favourite paints. Nick

Left slipper, I kid you not 😕. But. Only half of it, how in the name of pierce brosnan it broke even smaller I just don't know Anyway there is only a very small bit of MIA to deal with after breakfast ( note to Giorgio, I'm trying not to add rubbish to your already impeccable vocabulary of anglo-saxon ) so its to be a half hour of castingery If you want pictures I'll try to handle fifteen things at once and the camera

Thanks guys. If you click on the links to the side of each photo, you see the larger shots on my Flickr page. I'll bear in mind larger photos in future, but I did get a ticking off once for posting photos that were too large (can't remember which forum though). Anyway, one especially for you Ian G-8 by ian gaskell, on Flickr

The line between genius and madness is indeed very fine ... and then the good users of this site argue it is in the wrong place, fill it, sand, rescribe somewhere slightly different

Still more to do on the Dominie - tail horizontal surfaces are not finished, no antenna etc, but I put the wheels on & couldn't resist giving her some decals and her number. She is now XS726 - the Newark preserved one. Its interesting putting together decals for a model that no one has every made in this scale - so cobbling together anything that looks about right will now follow. Need to get some larger size decals for the number on the bottom of the wings (have them from other kits, but can't quite make up the full set I need), and some bits may get painted too. Anyway, this is how she looked today Oh, pointless small item - she now has windscreen wipers! And as the weather is good I got out the HAS today to see how well it survived the winter in the garage. Seems relatively ok - few bits need sticking back on. That's all I really wanted a Dominie for - as variety on the diorama. The unpainted steps on the door stand out, and other bits & decals will bring it on further, but she looks ok.

I think I can sit back awhile whilst you entertain us all James ta mate but I wont I did go casting this morning first assemble the vital gear (Blunt needles via friends on here, you know who you are ) Syringes picked up in the autojumble at Race Retro Stick, Mr Wetherspoon Engine bits ready for running repairs later The moulds to work with the needles on the left got ruined because I couldnt work out a way to remove thickening resin from uberthin or uberbent passages Next The resin, shake well then shake it well again a few times to distribute evenly amongst the goo I use the syringe tube to mix the mix in, 'tain't really a good idea but when you get 'at it' the time you have is limited, so I try to keep working time to the premium First half mixed and now the second half Shaken AND stirred And plunger inserted ready to pump into the moulds then some residual resin scraped out and used to repair the intake hole damage the best mixed resin gets hardest soonest but the drawback to mixing in the tube is that some takes a while longer The clearerererer resin hasn't gone off yet, although it will Just noticed I didn't do a very good shot of the repaired intake, that's it behind the mould there on the left The little blob is hardening nicely Cleaning out the syringe is key to long time re-use, I often use the spare resin to redo old projects, here is the syringe getting gooey gummy resin scraped out Using the wooden sticks it is possible to reuse the syringe lots of times when dry... One worked the rest didnt but the one I want did ciao

Nah... way too Sean Connery. It should be Thuffering Thockatath, ith a thlippery little thlugger! John (Vice President of the Sylvester the Cat Appreciation Society).

I'm also guilty of having misread this, and thought that the intention was to use a Mamod to assemble a Gnome: I'm glad we're all clear now that it was something far less abstract . Best regards TonyT

but we know they are there...................... Kev

Hi, This my Trumpeter KV-1 in 1:35 scale WIP is HERE if you're interested Cheers Nigel

Doesn't that fizz it all up and make it go everywhere?

3D renders Source: https://vk.com/zvezdamodels?w=wall-29859496_1916077 V.P.

I suppose I'd best stop selling them if Ced's found me out ...

Thanks for that Tony. Sandworms? Commode? Strewth! Sounds like a particularly fraught episode of Lovejoy! I hope to run a quick test tonight once dinner's out of the oven Martian. I might even wear my shorts if you're lucky. Cheers Bill. I'm actually childishly excited at giving it a go. Of course, I have to actually carve a new positive to mould from. Which reminds me: File. Half round. 6" 2nd cut. Off to the builder's merchants at lunchtime! I know Keith. Hypnotizing watching the forms suddenly leap into being like that though.... I've never even worked with any before so this will be a double-first! If it does work out I'd better mould up a few extra tails as I'm sure the Boxcar will only increase in glamour and allure as the years go by.... Fantastic! Wait. I've ordered some cans of vacuum off Ebay and they haven't arrived yet....I'm worried about pollen this time of year...all the plastic in this part of the world has disappeared..... Err... You go first Steve....

Another angle Got some shadows on

Isn't that when a whole bunch of triffids goes past?

Nice link there James, you always seem to find them, ta I was looking at the filled mould this evening after dinner and the surface seemed hard to the touch and a cocktail stick lifted the once loose pools of resin easily so I did what my mom always said I shouldn't I started picking at it/the walls Et violet hmm that looks promising The resin is a trifle old so if anything I'd expect it to take a little longer to 'go off' so further delving... Dry all the way down too I had to really didnt I? I mean, you would wouldn't you controlled brutality won In winter's chill I'd expect that to take 'til tomorrrow morning Summer bonus

No Loco update, but the first wagon that will be in the dio also is getting closer to completion. I got a second one for the foreground, I will detail the latter one, this one will be mostly OOB. I will keep this wagon with closed doors (as the interior has zero detail and sink marks, except for the floor) It was a 1.5hr build so far, so super fast and easy to build. Actually together with the Mercedes-Benz 170V (Reichsbahn version). Prost

Been busy the last few evenings with painting, here is it with the main components with the intitial base coat of XF-66 Then there are numerous small details to paint, eg the lifeboat panels that go along the sides of the forward and rear fuselage Since that photo they've been finished off with the little tab in each red circle being painted black and then overall give a deep green wash with MiG wash. I've found that the deep green wash gives a much more subtle effect that a darker wash and quite lite the effect. Next are the main cannons - since this pic I've drilled out the barrels and given them a wash to bring out the moulded detail. Lots of point-defence cannons in the process of being painted... these too have had their barrels drilled out and given a wash after the paint was completed. The nose armour panels were masked and the edges sprayed with XF-77 to give the contrast Painting the details and more washes to bring out the details of the life support section Deep green wash on the details on the rear section The two support brackets for the rear engeins have been painted, detailed and washed The auxillianry thrusters have had a yellow ring painted, no reason, I just felt it would be a nice splash of colour The spikey bits have been added to the nose section and some detailing of the side panels More painted details on the rear section. I'm using X10 Gun metal, XF 56 Metallic Grey and XF-16 Aluminium plus a bit of XF 77 to get a nice variation in detail along with the deep green wash. On the underside of the rear section, the pipework has been painted X10 Gun metal The PE girder frames have been glued into their recessed panels using PVA glue and a bit more washing Finally for now, a view from the front - the flash has illuminated right down the hanger exit, but you wouldn't normally be able to see much down there as its in shadow Its coming together very nicely now I reckon!