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  1. This is my HP Victor K2, WIP is here: It is most definitely not a "Shake & Bake" kit. I added the Flightpath K2 detail set, and the interior set from White Ensign. The kit had it's panel lines engraved, and various other kit details refined and enhanced. I used Xtracolor enamels for the camouflage colours. Definitely looking forward to the new Airfix kit later this year! Thanks for looking! Angelo
    42 points
  2. I built this as an entry in the UAMF 'Blitzbau' GB, a 24-hour kit build. It's the old Heller 1/72 Ar 96 which I still think is a nice little kit and looks the part, though I'm sure there are inaccuracies. I scratchbuilt some basic cockpit detail, did some simple re-scribing, added tyre treads and a few other bits and bobs. Colour scheme was borrowed from the Special Hobby kit.
    31 points
  3. Here's my recently completed Airfix Me 262A-1a in the markings of II/EJG 2 (courtesy of Xtradecal). I had a few fit problems with the wings and nacelles, but overall I'm quite pleased with how it turned out - at least from normal viewing distances! Looking at the photos, I think I may replace the DF loop with something finer... I used Gunze Mr Hobby paints followed by a very light oil wash on the undersides only. Winsor & Newton galleria satin varnish to finish. Cheers Ian
    29 points
  4. Here some pics of my new build: AMG Bf 109 C-1 in 1:48. Nice kit that offers some PE`s, resin parts and mask. Built it complete OOB.
    25 points
  5. Hi! This is my latest effort. I have always thought that the Italeri kit was lacking in quality, so when I got this Heller kit I was thrilled as it has more finely executed ribbing and engines, alas some things are plainly wrong. The undercarriage legs are suitable only for late/post war machines and fit badly. Also the windows are 2mm too low, so I had to cheat things a bit. Mind you, if anyone wants to do a film aircraft from the movie Where eagles dare, this is the kit to go for. Sadly I've changed my mind during the build and finished it like an anonymous air ambulance. Vallejo and Revell acrylics were used throughout the build and the markings were hand painted. The only decals are a pair of very bad quality swastikas. My goal was to depict a machine that had surwived the winter with a badly washed away temporary white camouflage. You be the judges. Cheers! Josip
    23 points
  6. "To Remember The many" The Tamiya Lancaster 1/48 Welcome Dear Brit Modellers to my next endeavor into plastic. let me explain what is going on. A month or so ago I had a message in my inbox from @isaneng asking whether I would consider building either XV298 or PA474. He is a flight engineer who has in his own words "Crashed one and fly the other with pride" I have never been asked this before and as anyone who has ever followed any of my builds you must know that in actual fact I know very little about air craft and I'm learning while building. ( its fun that way ) As serial numbers mean very little to me I googled them and found out that one was a Hurcules and the other was the one or the two remaining flight worthy Lancaster bombers. Needless to say I was agog. I have always wanted to build a Lanc since I was a boy. My old man flew back from the Suez Crisis in an Avro York and he always tells the story of the engine setting on fire just after they took off and had to head back for repairs. I know it wasn't quite an Lancaster but It was close. Shocked and a little bewildered I looked at the Tamiya Lancaster I had bought for my 40th by my folks. It's HUGE and I needed a nudge in the right direction to start it and I think this was it. I got back in touch with Rich and he explained that he is a Air engineer for the BBMF, I said I had a Lancaster in the stash and would build it next as this seemed like the nudge I was after. He asked if I could make the "Phantom of the ruhr" as that is how PA474 was painted when he began flying with her. Kindly he offered to buy the decals but I couldn't let him do that. (very nice offer though) Well over the past month while I have been finishing off my lightning I couldn't think of anything else but the Lancaster and bought a whole bunch of goodies to make her as good as I can possible make her. hopefully I can do her justice and I hope you will join me on possibly my longest build yet. I think this one is going to be for the long haul. I'm going to be quite accurate but I won't get bogged down in little details if it means I stall. I have read many, many build threads on this kit and I'm aware of some of the problems. I can't fix them all but I'll try my best to make a worthy effort. I bought the Haynes Lancaster book as a reference manual, I had no idea that PA474 was the main reference point for the book which gave me a little shiver. The photo in the Tamiya instructions is of PA474 and the kit was first released in 1975, the year I was born. The stars were aligned, Here we go. All I needed was a name for the build, flicking through the book this morning I stopped on the last page and saw this. I lay the book down to take a pic in the upstairs room and that familiar and wonderful morning light came streaming in almost giving acceptance to what I was about to undertake. So please join me if you will on a bumpy ride of wonder trying to make a worthy dedication to those brave souls who never returned, to the ones that did and to the ones that keep the legend alive today.
    21 points
  7. Hi everyone. Here is my first completion for 2018, a nice kit, although a little complex with a few fit issues, particularly around the engine nacelles and wing joints. This was a profipack edition so included a photo-etch and a masking set, (essential with all those windows). I also added Eduard resin wheels and a Master set of turned aerials, which I soldered together, a first for me. Painted with Xtracolor enamels and weathered with oils and pastel chalks. Thanks for looking, gazza l
    21 points
  8. Hey everyone Well I've finally finished her, its not been without its problems and my intereptation of RAF Azure blue leaves something to be desired. The Airfix kit of the Blenheim Mk1 builds into a pleasing replica of the real thing the only additions were the Barracuda Resin Intake and exhaust set (BR72196) and Xtradecals set X72202 everything else was out of the box. And to accompany my FLY 1/32 Hurricane build I'll be building this.. The link to the build... Thanks everyone that followed along. Here's to next time. Iain
    19 points
  9. I have been plodding along with this and a Hasegawa G-10 since last summer. I’m pleased to have finally finished something. Its the Hasegawa G-6 built as a G-5, mostly OOB with the exception of the decals (EagleCals) and the addition of a G-5 specific head armour and aerials. Painted with Mr Paint. For once the EagleCals decals didn’t behave and I had problems getting them to settle down. They also reacted badly with the Microsol by melting in places, something that I’ve never had happen with them before. The G-10 should be finished later this week. Duncan B
    14 points
  10. Been waiting for one of these for ages to go with the same company's Beverley I built a couple of years ago. Quite fiddly in places, particularly the props and the fit is a little iffy too but I think it builds up into a nice representation of the Argosy. There's even some interior detail up to a point. Quite a bit of nose weight is required too but the undercarriage is substantial enough to take it. All we need now is an early C-130 I can do in the same markings....Thanks for looking. 20180204_163116 by Keith Sherwood, on Flickr 20180204_163134 by Keith Sherwood, on Flickr 20180204_163154 by Keith Sherwood, on Flickr 20180204_162121 by Keith Sherwood, on Flickr 20180204_162225 by Keith Sherwood, on Flickr
    13 points
  11. This is the Roden 1/144th model of the C-141B Starlifter, using Caracal decals for the markings. It depicts a White and Grey schemed aircraft as operating during the Gulf War, but this was not an option on the decal sheet although the Sqn/Wing badges were. So after a bit of research I found the Serial Number of an aircraft that was in that scheme at the time and did a bit of cutting and shunting with the decal sheet numbers, including the one within the "Kraft" badge at the nose.
    13 points
  12. Here's a quick build for a friends birthday, due for delivery in just over 1 week. I've chosen the 767NAS scheme, and kept it free from stores. The kit is really detailed, and nice to assemble. To be complete, I will add some more decals over the next few evenings, but if anyone has looked at the sheet yet, there are literally hundreds of stencils to go! I recommend this kit, and can't wait for the RAF FGR2 version. Pilots were added from the spares box, and are not included in the kit. They do however look the part if you decide to build it "flying" IMG_20180205_212947 by hornet project, on Flickr IMG_20180205_212836 by hornet project, on Flickr IMG_20180205_212740 by hornet project, on Flickr
    12 points
  13. This is my second build of the wonderful Eduard 1:48 late Merlin Spitfire series. This time I used the Mk. IXe Weekend Edition kit to replicate an early Mk. XVI. Although I had purchased a replacement resin cowl and wheels, I ended up using the kit items, so the only aftermarket stuff is an Eduard Zoom PE cockpit set for instrument panel, seat belts and other details. Paints are Model Master enamels. Decals are from the Xtradecal Mk. XVI sheet. Markings are for a plane piloted by R. D. "Dagwood" Phillip of 416 Sqn. RCAF in Belgium, December 1944. I didn't discover until after the entire project was completed that Xtradecals got the serial number wrong: it should be SM331. If I feel especially ambitious at some point, I may try to fix it, at least on the port side. Cheers, Pip
    12 points
  14. I'm calling her "Done"! I had a real battle with the main undercarriage. I just couldn't get them to fit tin the bay without having to trim lots off to get them in the bays! Some very VERY fine turned brass pitots were added to the wing tips, and now I am paranoid about knocking them off! A bit of weathering in the form of panel fading and oil streaks. Here are a couple of photos. I will get some clearer, brighter ones done for the RFI post. Thank you all for staying with me, and for all the support, and comments. Angelo
    12 points
  15. I can’t break with tradition so here is the box. we have a lot of bags in there. This I believe is one of the later boxings with lots of fixes and extra parts so fingers crossed I won’t trip over my photo etch and make a pigs eat of everything. sprues go like this. and the other clear bits. The Tamiya decals and the new Extra decal set. those roundels are better but I might sprey them? some more extras. Guns and etch! if you followed my Lightning build you would have seen I picked the BIG ED set up almost by mistake. Quite a bargain at thirty odd pounds. Inside you get. Aaaand. I also have this as reference. see the top corner? Yup just up there. looks like someone’s feeling better. looks like butter wouldn’t melt. it’s my own fault I shouldn’t have left it at dog mouth level. Still I can still turn the pages and see the pictures. so any way this is what I’m building. And some lovely pics from the manual. im not sure if I’ll do an engine out yet, I can’t decide but either way it’s going to be a humdinger. I seem to have started but need to stop as I’m waiting for some tools to arrive. I’ve ordered a Bending tool for the PE parts and a micro saw so I can butcher the wings. I did build the seats. there is a little chap along for the ride also. I spent quite a bit of time trying to re shape one arm rest on the main seat as I accidentally knocked over my TET all over a few of the parts. Disaster averted it seems. By the way if anyone out there has built this kit do you know the skinny with the Eduard bomb rack thing? do you clip out all the pegs? I’m guessing you do and attach the bombs to the new rack parts? The instructions are a bit light. Anyhoo we are here. a quick dry fit and all is looking well. Hopefully the new tools will turn up soon. Thanks for stopping by on this cold Sunday night. I’m off to shut the chickens in. It’s going to be -2 tonight. night night you lovely lot. Johnny Lancaster.
    12 points
  16. Johnny, with PA474 being BBMF, you could do worse than quote the Nav. on the poppy drop 28-06-2012, the day the Bomber Command memorial was unveiled. When clearing for take off the comment to ATC when asked how many on board was "10 POB (people on board) 55574 souls" About covers it................. Paul
    11 points
  17. From the Tintin book 'The Red Sea Sharks'. It's the Hasegawa 1/72 Mossie kit with (heavily modified) Blue Rider decals. Depicting it in flying mode meant closing the undercarriage doors, which required a lot of filling/sanding. The only other deviation from the kit instructions was the re-configured nose gun arrangement, and I added Skut the pilot. My figure painting ability is – appropriately – comical, but he looks OK under glass.
    10 points
  18. Had started this one quite a while ago and was planning to do it for the recent MiG-29 group build but did not get around to finishing it up until a few days ago. Great kit, which builds much better than the 9.13 which had some fit issues. As with the 9.13, my main gripe is the separate wingtips which are very delicate and hard to get a perfectly smooth fit. Fit is still worse overall than the Trumpeter but it is more accurate, and includes the characteristic "pinch" behind the canopy. What's best about the kit, however, is the weapons. It's a veritable weapons set in its self with plenty of AA and AG goodies of which the only omission are R-77 missiles. Tired of the overuse of Kh-31s, I decided to arm this Fulcrum with a pair of Kh-29s along with KAB-500s. It looks menacing. I also built the fuel tank but I doubt that the aircraft could have taken off with this weapons load. Note that the Trumpeter only includes just one Kh-31 (!) which is quite lame, although it does come with R-77s. For painting, I was disatissfied with the Akan SMT paint set when I built the Trumpeter, and so used my own mixes. For this one, I used the Akan paints for the T-50. They came with a greenish rather than blueish hue which I think was appropriate. My bet paid off, as I think they look spot on. Up to you to decide! Overall, highly recommended kit.
    10 points
  19. 'morning all Time for an update, but first I want to get back for a moment to the decals and markings mess; these are the specific decals Italeri supplies for Option A, which is stated to be A-10A 80-0186 of the 74th TFS/23 TFW Looking at this link that Sting67 posted earlier, 80-0186 belonged to 76th TFS; on the other hand, there's a 79-0186 listed in the 74th TFS/23 TFW table, this: which is the closest match for the kit decals. You will however notice that the serial reported on the wing U/C bay is 9186; now, in the A-10A inventory, there's no sign of a 9186, whatever the construction year, so I'm guessing there must be some sort of coding or marking reason behind this. On the decal sheet the wing code is 0186, but that's an easy fix because I can get "9" digits from the other schemes; the tail codes (I need to replace 80 with 79) are going to be harder to fix, though, because there's nothing on the decal sheet that can be used for that, and they are way too tiny to attempt any masking. Then there are the mission markings (you can see them in red on the above pic, right under the windshield and down to the front U/C door); I have no idea about how they actually look like. Lastly, the painting inside the boarding ladder door and the red woman; I have no pics taken form port side of 79-0186, and also have no clue where the "lizard" art on the decal sheet comes from ... Anyway, as I said this is a progress report, so let's see some pics IP glued to the tub (regular CA for this) To have the IP sitting in properly, I actually had to shave off some of the tub resin where it meets the two IP bottom side corners; this on account of the added thickness (and width) caused by the PE IP parts. Time for a dry fit with fuselage halves then I wanted to check for the HUD position and the windshield fit. Bit of blue tack to hold the HUD frame in place and it looks like everything fits nicely To complete the paint job for the cockpit, I brush painted the throttle and control stick You may have noticed that a pretty relevant part of the cockpit and tub hasn't come play as of yet ... the seat, of course . This is because I'm still undecided about the final configuration of the model (i.e. pilot or no pilot), and since there a lot of tiny PE parts to be added to the resin seat, including belts and harness, this task will be postponed for the time being So next job is detailing the front U/C bay; I started by adding some missing ribbing on this kit part (inner vertical side of the front U/C bay) on which I first traced and scribed some guiding lines. I then cut out some thin strips of 0.25mm styrene and glued them in place with Tamiya Green Cap I also removed the front RWR antenna and filled in the void with CA+talc mix, here after sanding and polishing Last thing for the day, I glued in the two glass screens for the HUD frame Comments welcome, as ever Ciao
    10 points
  20. Hello mates, I am back and quite tired from Nuremberg Toy Fair (Darell Burge was so very kind and showed me a lot of beautiful Airfix stuff like Hunter and Wellington), so here as promised more pictures for you of my ripe Miss (Marilyn) Minooky, built 1999... Cheers, Thomas
    9 points
  21. Thanks Giorgio and Bill Yes, it's primed: Primed by Ced Bufton, on Flickr ... including the prop (yellow tips) and spinner (yellow). There will be yellow soon. Is there such a thing as white-basing? Like this? Not an entirely intentional variation. My cheapo airbrush was playing up and my white Stynylrez seems to be thickening. Changed to the Ultra. Sprayed fine. Happy time spend cleaning the airbrushes. Not. One issue with my cheapo airbrush is that it's really hard to clean. YMMV. Mine has a two-part nozzle - if you take it all out you expose the air hole as well as the paint feed. If you take the tip off you expose the nozzle and the air hole. This means it's hard, or impossible, to spray cleaner through the nozzle with the end exposed. Much prodding and dental paper points and an old needle later and it's spraying again. The Ultra? Ran some cleaner through it. Done.
    9 points
  22. Thanks Bill Easy from now on... I hope! Thanks Giorgio - found it! Never again! by Ced Bufton, on Flickr That's a job I don't want to repeat. If you're making this mark, do yourself a favour - get a canopy mask set. The canopy is 'a feature' but crikey, complex frames are a pain. Primer soon.
    9 points
  23. This was a quick weekend build of Bandai's box scale (1/144) TIE twin pack. The kit turned up on Friday, and I built them up that evening, adding a little battle damage to one of the standard TIE's solar panels. The X1 was a straight OOB build. They were painted yesterday (Saturday), then weathered today. Nothing fancy with the painting/weathering. Just base coats over a black primer, detail painting, then a few pin washes and some dry brushing over the damaged areas on the panel. This is how they looked on Friday night And then fully finished tonight The obligatory scale comparison shots with paint pot and, of course, Nigel. The Gunze barley grey in the photo was used for the main base coat on both TIEs Thanks for looking
    8 points
  24. I can give Light Sea Grey a try. In my neck of the woods, that's pretty close to FS36373 I think. I believe I have some of that in ModelMaster bottles. Anyway, a couple of shots for now. First, I tried to get a good picture of the flame holders in the afterburners. These are from the Eduard set, and look quite nice I think. Much nicer than either the kit or the CMK resin. As you can see, the exhausts need to be installed in the empennage prior to it being attached to the fuselage. I hope the glue holds, as each exhaust tube is made from three pieces of resin, plus the PE part. You can see that the tail cone has a unique profile, and it has to mate with the same on the fuselage - only the fuselage is made from four separate parts. And I put those spreaders and shims inside, so who knows what I might have done to its profile. But once on, and given a first round of filler, it's not too bad. Oh, I had to add a bit of styrene card at the front of the cockpit opening so the resin coaming would have something to rest (and glue) on. I can't tell you how many times I've had to do this with aftermarket resin coamings. Seems like the producers never think of how to attach it to the model. As of now, I'm giving the model a coat of Alclad grey primer, and then I'll go back and fix all the remaining seam problems and what have you. The primer really works well in showing you these areas. It will also show where I need to restore any scribing that got lost along the way. I really wish they would stick around, but they always seem to run off as soon as they see sandpaper. I spent some time today with the windscreen(s). The kit version is the correct width and will blend in nicely, but it's horribly thick and the view through it is quite distorted. I took the vacuform version and separated out the windscreen and sanded it to the proper shape. It too will blend in nicely, but it's too narrow at the open end. Maybe this won't be a problem as I can easily spread it while I superglue it. Accordingly, both windscreen versions have had a Future bath, and we'll see how they look tomorrow. CMK provide resin inserts for the inside of the hinged canopies, and these have some nice detail. They will obviously not fit the kit parts, so if I want to use them it will have to be with the vacuform parts. More work than I wanted to do, but since this is the definitive TSR.2 model here at Navy Birdland (OK, it's the only TSR.2 model) then we should have a go at it. Cheers, Bill (who is NOT watching the Super Bowl because he doesn't give a rat's behind)
    8 points
  25. Belated Update #11!! Well, it's only been the best part of two months since I updated this little Tempest, however I have punched out a Matchbox Hunter T.7 in-between so I suppose that's not bad. I won't bore you with too much text this time round, however will just let the photo's do much of the talking. The subject Tempest F.6 chosen is NX170/K from 249 Squadron, circa late 1949. 249 had a habit of decorating their Tempests with Red and White Prop Spinners and U/C doors and I thought these along with the 'D' type roundels and Desert scheme would look rather tasty. So here are some progress pics and the late charge to get this one home and in the gallery by GB close date. Cheers.. Dave
    8 points
  26. In recent weeks I've actually managed to recover some of my shelf of doom projects, dusted them off and (gasp!) get them finished. I shall add them here as I get round to it. The first of them is Airfix's excellent 1/72 P-51D. I've long wanted to complete a Swiss Mustang, ever since I first went to the Swiss Air Force museum at Dübendorf about 18 years ago (along with several other Swiss aircraft, but that's another story). Airfix's release seemed to be a good way to achieve this. The model went together very well, out of the box, and it was airbrushed with Alclad metallic lacquers. I've used Alclad a fair bit in recent years here and there, but oddly this was the first time I'd actually used it on all of an aircraft. Other colours were courtesy of Tamiya and Lifecolor. Decals were a mixture of kit stencils and Bright Spark. The latter went on well, but I thought that the white crosses were a bit thin, and would recommend that if you use any decals from this manufacturer to use an extra white layer underneath for light colours. Alclad Klear Kote was used to finish the model, and some exhaust staining added. Swiss Mustang 1 by Martin Schofield, on Flickr Swiss Mustang 2 by Martin Schofield, on Flickr Swiss Mustang 3 by Martin Schofield, on Flickr
    7 points
  27. Hi, this is my recent build, Airfix 1/72 P-51D Mustang, painted with Alclad II Polished Aluminum and weathered with Tamiya's weather sets. Decals from Blue Diamond Decals. Thank you for looking.
    7 points
  28. Hi Everyone, Here is my 1/35 Trumpeter E-100 Jagdpanzer. This build was inspired by a E-75 Eber I saw wearing the same camo scheme and I wanted to have my own paper panzer in my collection. Kit: Trumpeter 1/35 E-100 Jagdpanzer. Modifications: ET MG 42 Infa Red Targeting system. Figure: 1/35 Warriors SS Panzer crew. Paint: Personal mix of Tamiya acrylics. Weathering: AK Interactive Enamel washes and Newton and Winsor Oils. Inspiration : The work of Kristof Pulinckx
    7 points
  29. Hi folks. This is my latest built, a Macchi 205 Serie III from the 2a squadriglia, 1° Gruppo Caccia A.N.R. Campoformido in 44. A lot of work on details mainly were necessary to get a correct 205! To me one of the best looking kite of WWII! Best regards. DSC_0004 by jean Barby, sur Flickr DSC_0003 by jean Barby, sur Flickr DSC_0002 by jean Barby, sur Flickr DSC_0001 by jean Barby, sur Flickr DSC_0005 by jean Barby, sur Flickr DSC_0006 by jean Barby, sur Flickr DSC_0007 by jean Barby, sur Flickr DSC_0008 by jean Barby, sur Flickr DSC_0009 by jean Barby, sur Flickr
    7 points
  30. For the same reasons as this one http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235033009-vought-f4u-2-corsair-midnite-cocktail/ here's a nightighter Hellcat built a few years ago. This is a Hobby Boss kit with the Owl conversion and decals. The HB kit is nothing special. In fact it is probably the least favoured one after the vintage Airfix. That said, there is nothing really wrong with it apart from the shallow wheel wells which could barely hold a tailwheel. it's OOB apart from a little invisible cockpit detail. White 10 on Guam in Aug 1944 ] ] I am working my way through this USN nightfighter decal sheet - two down, one Ventura half finished and an Avenger maybe next year!
    7 points
  31. Hi, This is one of my entries into the STGB. It's going to be the Revell 737-800 converted to the -700 and wearing the colours of much troubled Cameroonian carrier Camair-Co. The kit is one of several that I've bought over the years. Since the appearance of the Zvezda kit, the Revell kit has been eclipsed in terms of detail and ACCURATE detail at that!! However, it can still be made into a fairly decent model of the 737NG. This is the colour scheme I've chosen for this build. Camair-Co is the national carrier of Cameroon and seems to routinely have its fair share of financial troubles and loss making operations. Their fleet consists of one 767-300 (decals for which are available from F-Dcal), a couple of 737-700 and a couple of Xian MA-60 turbo props. One of the main criticisms of the Revell 737 is the rather questionable rendition of the CFM56 engines. The kit parts are a curious mix between the older CFM56 engine as fitted to the 737-3/4/500 aircraft, the Classic series (that must make the -100/200 versions be known as the dinosaur series!!??) and those fitted to the 737-6/7/8/900 series (the NG series). There have been numerous articles and suggestions put out as to the best way to correct the kit parts, ranging from smoothed plastic shims on the underside and stretching the intake lip to using paper rolled up to form some kind of intake lining. However, all of that is now unnecessary thanks to Brazmodels who have come up with resin aftermarket sets to allow both versions of the NG engine to be made (the original CFM56-7 with the longer core engine nozzle and the newer CFM56-7BE with the shorter nozzle). The set I'm using is for the original CFM56-7 engine. To convert to the -700 series, the -800 has to have two sections of fuselage removed ahead of and behind the wing, each being roughly 20mm (ok if you insist - 20.78mm ahead and 19.79mm behind). There are a set of plans available from drawdecal.com (http://www.drawdecal.com/downloads/) that show where the modifications for each NG version should be made with reference to the Revell kit (and the Zvezda kit too). With the fuselage marked up, it was time to cut Eventually, I ended up with something that resembled the -700 The ends of the cuts are a bit rough and not particularly true, but some decent amount of filler will take care of that. Currently, the sections have had strips of plastic card glued to the inside edges to allow the various them to be joined and positioned to maintain a straight fuselage. And finally, stung by the recent decision by the USITC in favour of Bombardier and their C-series, Boeing in a desperate move to extract as much mileage from the 737, have offered this as the "all American" alternative to the C-series..... Ha! Ha! More to follow, Jeff
    6 points
  32. Thanks Benedikt Rattle cans are great eh, but not in the house! I have several cans waiting for warmer weather / heated shed. As usual the primer showed up some nasties, sanded here: ... and then re-sprayed with Model Air White as the white on the reference shots looks really white: See the difference? Oh well. trust me, it's whiter. As promised there's also some yellow... eee 'ello... ELO: Again 'cos the reference shots (and scheme) show a brighter yellow than our usual. This is VMA 71.002. Masking on the white then Neutral Grey tomorrow.
    6 points
  33. PK-17 ME.BF/109.E Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-7 "Weiss 12" Oberleutnant Joachim Müncheberg, Staffelkapitan 7./JG 26 Gela, Sizilien, 3/1941 1:72 kit by...Guess which manufacturer? Xtradecal X72-162 "Battle for Malta: Axis" , eh, decals?! (3. build from that set). Brush painted with Humbrol enamels and some Vallejo acrylics. Some AZmodel spare parts added. I luvd it Thanks to Old Thumper for suggesting this, Enzo Matrix for setting this up and Arniec for running this! Best regards, V-P
    6 points
  34. Thank you very much Robert - you are too kind - and nonsense! - I know your painting skills are excellent! Thank you very much Craig - you are also too kind! Hi Badder and thank you. I did have a couple break this time but they went back down okay(ish). I know it seems an odd way to do decals and I have been asked why I don't soak them in the thinned matt varnish but it doesn't seem to work as well. I usually apply the decal as normal but without any softners, etc. Once they are down and just about settled I then use the varnish. Hi John and thank you very much for your comments too. I did say yesterday that I had been working on the tracks over the weekend and would post some pictures later yesterday. My intention was to take a couple of photos of the tracks before fitting them. I had been painting them and applying the basics of the weathering. Before taking the photos I decided I ought to try a test fit in case I needed to stretch them to get them to fit. After having fed the the first side through I realised I had managed to remove some of the paint off the treads. As I've already applied the mud to the undersides of the sponsons I think that is what rubbed off the paint. Anyway, after being a bit annoyed about the damage to the paint, I tested the fit and it joined up first time - so I decided that, rather than remove them and risk more damage I'd glue both sets of tracks in place: In my mind I was not going to be fitting the tracks for a while so they will need their remaining bits of weathering to be done in situ. Oh well. More next weekend. Comments and suggestions welcome. Kind regards, Stix
    6 points
  35. After much painting, I've finally got something to show for it! The engine and gun bay are works of art, and fit together very snugly, so don't go slapping the paint on a bit thick, or it'll baulk your fit in extreme cases. The cockpits were easy to do, and I tried to add a little variety to them in terms of colour and lay of the seatbelts, as well as wear marks on the floor where the pilot's feet go. I wanted to add a little sandy residue to the M, as it's going to be a Trop, which still needs doing before I glue it into the fuselage. I'm also in the process of completing the landing gear legs and wheels, plus the prop, all of which are either resin or bronze. Those bronze legs are excellent BTW I haven't gone mad with the weathering, as these machines didn't really last long on balance, but I've added some oil spattering to the firewall, and some scuffs on the ammo boxes. How much will be see however is anyone's guess!
    6 points
  36. So after a REALLY quick build for me she's finished (well very nearly). As @BIG X said this is an evil looking beast. And thanks to all (especially @Troy Smith ) who aided me in the build (short) WIP here: LOVED this kit - so much so I'm on the look out for another. Only real problem I had (still have) is the gap between the cannon bay doors and front bulkhead. Might very well be my on doing as I put a lot of putty up front which may have distorted things a bit so for the time being only tacked on till I decide what to do. Landing gear actuators a bit fiddly (broke one? yes I did) and decal placements "vague" to say the least. Painted with vallejo air (bottom and main upper colour) and tamiya acrylic for most of the squiggle cammo (also used water colour pencil). Usually I brush on tamiya flat clear but this time used a rattle can of the same and the difference is huge (MUCH better). For a kit this age the decals were superb. Anyway, enough bleather
    6 points
  37. Finally I terminated tha black camo black.......not too black I chose not to give white primers everywhere, but to lighten only a few panels, both above and below. So a general hand of black Gunze tire on the whole model. Notice how the surface is not dark black, but quite rough. I sprayed the black Japanese naca on those in this kit and then randomly another black mixed with dark blue. The lower surfaces have not been touched The camouflage may look very gray and not very black, but imagine the wear due to the cold rain and natural corrosion in the air, also considering that these airplanes were hand painted and the brooms dipped in black paint We continue with the decals and then we will see .......... Ettore
    6 points
  38. They do indeed. It's wheeled on the box but has the floatplane version inside. And the the one I was lucky enough to fly in last summer
    6 points
  39. Well I gave it another coat and polished it: Although it's not as shiny as it could be, I think I'm going to take the result. I will do a small experiment or two with different colour panels, but I am basically done on the painting side. Now for undercarriage, parachute holder, afterburner detail and then decals and lashings of future. Thanks for looking, Adrian
    6 points
  40. Come on in Keith, plenty of room left! First job today was to get the detail in the main wheel bays. There isn't much, and I'm not going to bother with adding all the reinforcing strips to the inside of the upper wing skin, so all I really needed to do was add some basic framing at the front end, and the casting that is about half way back to which the retraction rams attach. Job done. Then it was on to something a little more daunting. The fuselage. I sent most of the afternoon thinking it through and trying to decide on the best way to go about it. Before I did any cutting at all I sanded down the underside to as near flat as I could get it, which also removed that weird blob moulded underneath the wing centre section. As you can see, it still isn't quite as flat as it should be, but the plastic is now very thin so the rest is going to have to be done with surgery. It took quite a while to figure out what was going on, as the front of the wing appeared to be in the correct position, but the rear wasn't, yet the angle of the wing looked ok. Then I twigged it - the top of the cockpit sides, which were my reference, are too low! The whole of the cockpit side needs to be raised up a little, from the gunner's position all the way forward! I then marked out where I was going to cut. I decided to cut two pieces. This is because if I raise the whole wing then the fairing at the root will be too high, and the aft end of that is ok, it just needs to be brought up at the front. Here's what I decided on Cut out one large piece, including the rear wing root, then separate the root fairing. This will allow me to sand the front of the fairing part only, effectively allowing me to tilt it and keep the rear aligned properly. I used the standard procedure for vacform kits to remove the parts. A micro saw either end, then score along the cut point with a knife blade run back and forth a few times. When it was deep enough to bend, I simply bent it along the score line repeatedly until it snapped off. The rear was then sawn off. No going back now! a little sanding, and the parts have now been reattached. The wing has been raised by almost one row of rivet-marked panels! Needless to say, the rest will be removed in due course! They'll stay there until tomorrow as I want them good and solid so I can use them as a reference for the other side. That's all for tonight, night all! Ian
    6 points
  41. Hey everyone, have been working on this for a month or so now, you can find the WIP here: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235031236-revell-platinum-1144-uss-fletcher/&tab=comments Thank you all for stopping by, think I will be taking on Takom's Chieftain next!
    5 points
  42. I'm building an original issue 1/48 Airfix Mosquito into a 57mm Molins armed Tsetse. IMHO, while it's not on par with the Tamiya kits, the 38 year old Airfix kit still can build up rather nicely. I've busied up the cockpit a bit, added etched seatbelts, and a scratch built gun sight, and enclosed it with a Squadron "bulged" vac canopy (meant for the Tamiya - interesting making that fit!). I've also reduced the machine guns to 2, Molins barrel from brass tubing, added the breech covers from parts of a bomb, a missile nose and sheet plastic, and added the flap reinforcement from strip. Oh yes, I also rescribed the kit, reprofiled the prop blades, and reduced the spinner opening size. Well here it is so far ... breech by Colin Latta, on Flickr cockpit by Colin Latta, on Flickr As I said, I quite like how the Airfix builds up, here's an older build ...
    5 points
  43. Good morning to all! I'm glad to present my last work... a restoration of an old Hasegawa A-4 that I built ten years ago. I decided to put it back to workbench due to the "crack" of the fuselage: 21616109_10210113589216277_2086911637920727775_n by valerio, su Flickr While I was at it, I scratchbuilt a new UHF dorsal hump (the one in the Hasegawa kit is wrong in dimensions and shape) using the cutting plotter: A-4SU Restoration_11 by valerio, su Flickr A-4SU Restoration_10 by valerio, su Flickr There was other details to fix, like a small naca intake on the main right engine intake, but the model was almost assembled and was very difficul to add this new parts. This is the final result! the decals are from Miliverse - many thanks to Mark (the owner) for his advice and pics! SU Finito_6 by valerio, su Flickr SU Finito_9 by valerio, su Flickr SU Finito_14 by valerio, su Flickr SU Finito_11 by valerio, su Flickr SU Finito_10 by valerio, su Flickr SU Finito_9 by valerio, su Flickr SU Finito_8 by valerio, su Flickr SU Finito_7 by valerio, su Flickr SU Finito_5 by valerio, su Flickr SU Finito_4 by valerio, su Flickr SU Finito_3 by valerio, su Flickr SU Finito_2 by valerio, su Flickr SU Finito_1 by valerio, su Flickr SU Finito_15 by valerio, su Flickr SU Finito_16 by valerio, su Flickr ... and here... a comparison with the 2008 version: DSC_3424 by valerio, su Flickr DSC_3429 by valerio, su Flickr DSC_3420 by valerio, su Flickr Thanks for your attention! Cheers from Rome, Italy.
    5 points
  44. Hopefully John this thread could be also for all (what can I call them?) more or less victims on the other side of that madness. I don't know. Mr Harris is of course not the little innocent for many useless attacks here at some stage of the war. Only to be said.
    5 points
  45. Here's a few of them together and one on it's base. Thanks for your interest. The colour difference is because I used a different shade of brown as I thought the Beverley looked too 'green' and I'm certainly not re spraying it now... 20180205_133135 by Keith Sherwood, on Flickr 20180205_133232 by Keith Sherwood, on Flickr 20180205_133210 by Keith Sherwood, on Flickr 20180205_133321 by Keith Sherwood, on Flickr
    5 points
  46. Not one to shy away from adding detail I decided to add the grab handles, thanks Jakub for the photo, it's one of the best that shows this area The plastic is thick enough in the area so using a micro chisel I took out the depressions, I'll add the handles from wire. They still need cleaning up yet, but should look okay under some paint. Dan
    5 points
  47. Excellent. Just what we like to hear. I'll just bag a really plush chair to one side and wish you the very best of fortune on this. Johnny. To be nearer to Italy of course Giorgio!
    5 points
  48. Jürgen Klopp the Liverpool manger flies to Kabul to watch a young Afghani play football. He is suitably impressed and arranges for the player to come over. Two weeks later Liverpool are 2-0 down to Newcastle with only 20 minutes left themanger gives the young Afghani striker the nod, and on he goes. The lad is a sensation. He scores 3 goals in 20 minutes and wins the game for Liverpool.The fans are delighted, the players and the coach are delighted and the media love the new star. When the player comes off the pitch he phones his mum to tell her about his first day in English football. 'Hello Mum, guess what?' he says ' I played for 20 minutes today, we were 2-0 down but I scored 3, they call it a hat-trick, and we won. Everybody loves me, the fans, the press they all love me.' 'Just wonderful,' says his Mum, let me tell you about my day .... Your father got shot in the street, your sister and I were ambushed and assaulted,she would have been raped but for a passing police vehicle. Your brother has joined a local gang of looters and set fire to some buildings and all while you tell me that you were having a great time!!' The young lad is very upset,'What can I say Mum, but I'am really sorry' SORRY!! SORRY!! says his Mum, 'It's your bloody fault we came to Liverpool in the first place' Cheers, Nigel
    5 points
  49. I have come back to the build today after an unforseen break in its construction. It took me a minute or so to get my head around the stage I had reached, but once refreshed I broke open the bottle of micro sol and began work. I have opted for the scheme with invasion stripes, which means a lot more decal work to be done. Now I have applied several tricky decals in the past but this kit really is fiddly, however after a lot of brow wiping, muttered swear words and several cans of fizzy cola I am almost there. Only 2 small decals to apply over the stripes on the undercarriage doors, and (as the yellow strips on the leading wing edges, are a nightmare) a thin stripe of yellow paint on the underside of the wings, she is ready for sealing in with Quick Shine. Almost there.
    5 points
  50. Hallo again, tonight I started by building the front starboard consolle. Then I added some blocks to be used as locating pins for the floor. This will help keeping the two fuselge halves aligned and make things stronger once everything is glued together! This is what it looks like once together. That's it for tonight. Ciao Massimo
    5 points
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