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  1. This kit may have been the Queen in the 70's ,but she is a beast to assemble. Fights at every component attachment and seam that defied eliminating. PYN up decals had a set of marking with nose art on both Port & starboard..who can resist Starboard Port Markings The Scheme was premised on OD being removed to show natural metal below. I tried doing this with chipping solution on the OD. I used Alclad for lower natural metal and Vallejo Air for OD. I wonder how many D-Day models will be accomplished before I am dizzy from Stripes. Next project is FW 190 in Pips Priller markings and then back to stripes with a Horse and a Waco. Thanks for Looking Comments are always welcome Cheers Bill
    29 points
  2. Hi guys; This is my 4° model finished this year. This model is really good. Fine lines and very correct. About RLM's, I used a mix of Tamiya paints. I riveted all model with a Dousek Riveter and I used OWL FUG 220 lichtenstein set. Thank you for your attention!! Cheers.
    24 points
  3. Hello everyone... This was built as a companion build to my Hurricane Mk.1. shown here in this RFI.⬇️ I built it after asking multiple questions for almost two years, as well as asking more questions in this thread. ⬇️ I built it as one of P.Ofc. George Buerlings Mk.Vb’s. I used the Italeri Mk.Vb which wasn't that bad of a kit. However i am not satisfied with the cockpit. The instructions have you make a weird mount for the seat frame. Mine didn't work out right, so the seat is in very odd position. I went through the entire construction and paint for a Maltese Spitfire. I actually painted it in the Desert scheme. Which was then oversprayed a custom mix for “malta” blue. The final outcome i present to you now. You will note the missing “pitot” that has become carpet monster fodder. Im not exactly certain about the white codes ? But thats the way the decal sheet came. Someday if i need to i will correct them in grey, or whichever color they should be in ? I hope this is a satisfactory example of a Malta Spitfire ? Questions, comments, or jokes if you please ? Dennis
    21 points
  4. Hello! Here is my Academy 1:72 Messerschmitt Me 262C-1a which I built 10 years ago. The Me 262 is one of my all-time favourites and I only bought this over-priced kit because of the option to make this variant with the tail rocket to help gain altitude. I had to double-check since the box size seemed to be for a 1:48 kit! It represents V186, the "Heimatschützar I" prototype, Wk Nr 130186, which was first flown by Gerd Linder from Lechfeld, Germany on 27 January 1945. It was later flown by Obersleutnant Heinz Bär of III./EJG 2 from Lechfeld in early March 1945, when he reputedly shot down a P-47. It was seriously damaged by an Allied attack on the night of 23 March and wasn't repaired. It's remains were captured by British troops. Except for etched belts, the kit was very much built OOB. Painting was mostly by airbrush. The exact combination of colours varies between sources so I went for what some said and painted it RLM82 with RLM83 on the top surfaces. Thanks for looking and all comments are, as always, welcome Miguel
    21 points
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  6. Finally at the 'transfer station' White background to the serial? I'd thought of masking and painting this, but I forgot; doh! Out with the white decal sheet, but the Inkjet stuff just wrinkled up: The laser stuff was better. That applied and the two part (why, WHY!) roundel applied: Of course the sharp eyed amongst you will have noticed the '49 + 28' on the instruction sheet and realised that Xtradecal provide the white backing. Not my fault though is this: '62' looks a bit big doesn't it? It was only when I was typing that that I realised: Xtradecal have got it wrong and the tail should have 27 not 29, like this: Better. Of course I'm now short of a large '62' having pulled off that one with Sellotape. Rats. I'll have to get the decal sheet out again... Better news, the lower aerial has been replaced, before and after: I need a lie down now…
    17 points
  7. To cut a long story (which I tried to tell the important bits of over in the build thread) a Swedish count (Carl Gustaf von Rosen) who flew in humanitarian aid during the Biafra crisis got rather upset with the Nigerian air strikes on civilians, tried to drum up international pressure against it, but when that failed he decided to do something himself instead. Something in this case meaning he bought a few MFI-9 civilian sports planes, some rocket pods form the French, had the two combined, and then talked a few Swedish pilots into helping him carry out air raids on Nigerian airfields and infrastructure. Once thus "militarised" these aircraft were nicknamed Biafra Babies, both as a reminder of the Biafran children they sought to aid and due to the diminutive size of the aircraft themselves. The build: And the result After the first few proof-of-concept attacks, these aircraft were shifted over to being flown by Biafran pilots instead and generally shifted over to "free hunt" interdiction missions. While they didn't manage to turn the tide of the war, these aircraft appear to have caused damage far beyond the very limited resources necessary to purchase (ignoring that von Rosen paid for them) keep them flying. While some did return home with a bit of extra ventilation at times and a few were destroyed on the ground by air strikes I seem to rememberer that none was ever shot down. With a pair of interdiction/strike colleagues:
    16 points
  8. Second one completed of 2019 is the Focke-Wulf Fw190 A5 from Hasegawa, this again (same as the Bf-109 G10) is a great kit, with no issues at all. Painted with Mr Colour paints and thinners (amazing products in my opinion). My choice of aircraft was quite easy as the Stab/Jagd-Erganzungsgruppe aircraft of Ost, Maj Herman Graf was so colourful and different, this was based in France 1943. If anyone can enlighten me on the markings, id be very grateful of the knowledge.
    16 points
  9. This is a Hasegawa 1/32 Bf-109 G-10 and it proved a very easy build, no major fit issues at all (a nice change). I have painted it using MrColour paints to represent an aircraft from 2./JG300 Feldwebel Ederhard Gzik based in Germany, October 1944. I added some photo etch seat belt from Eduard to set the cockpit off, I hope you like 'Rita', I am quite happy with the results.
    16 points
  10. Thanks Crisp! Wait no more, oh tentacled one Aha, that's it! I do find though that one's eyes tell you when the red bit's in the middle, then you can knock it off centre while pressing down Serials have been 'designed' in Inkscape and printed on laser decal paper (no need for varnish): … and stuck on the bottom: That's it done with the Xtradecals - phew! What's that you say? Stencils from the kit? What these? Ah, right, I'll need my fresh eyes for those. Manana… Sorry, not very p.c. Personana
    15 points
  11. Thought I smelt brimstone! I believe that the current UK Defence Secretary is intending to have this function taken over by Argos as a cost-saving measure Pete. Once the vainglorious idiot has finished threatening to single-handedly conquer China of course. Some plaster and the hose off the vacuum cleaner should do it Giorgio... Given that the sunrise here this morning made the sky a gold lake from horizon to horizon I'm inclined to favour the sand theory Tomo. Either that or it was a shower of meteors and the Triffids are due.... Come to think of it, I don't recall any cars going down the lane this morning! You had to ask a question like that on a forum like this.... 3, 2, 1 - Right on cue. 😆 Thanks Ced. Funny sometimes isn't it how what on the surface - cutting a hole for a door - turns into a marathon all of a sudden isn't it!? As I type this the sky is alternating between low scudding gunmetal and fierce blues, so I guess this is Freya deciding what to wear! That would just be silly now Chris wouldn't it? (Which is why I - very - briefly mused on such a matter during the week!) Didn't sleep well last night due to an injudicious intake of hot cross buns and spiced chai later at night so late to the fray this morning as a result. One thing I had been worrying over was to check that the interior framework and the new door and window openings matched-up. Rather foolishly I'd neglected to do a test fit prior to cutting out the openings so it was with some trepidation that I bunged the frame inside this morning for a gander: Everything forward of the pillar was fine, but I had to unsolder and reposition the frame upright that sits directly behind the pillar by about 1.5mm forwards and move the diagonal bracing back by the same amount as both protruded enough into the doorway to be unacceptable. As you can see that's fixed now. Same deal on the other side to make sure that the upright wasn't blocking the window there either: Neither of those were big jobs, just fiddly in trying not to unsolder everything in the process of moving the necessary sections. None of the changes are enough to upset any of the visuals so I got off lightly in this instance. Well, almost lightly : after teasing the framework into place to line the framework up inside, I realized how much I'd thinned the walls of the nose with the birr by the ease with which the floor of the cockpit broke through it: Another job to add to the snag list! Mentally relegating that liitle chestnut to a future session, it was then possible at last to check accurately where the bulkhead at the end of the rear cabin was going to go. The easiest way to form such jobs I've found is to use a contour guage to make a paper template: - prior to tranferring the shape to plasticard. Another snag in this section is of, course, trying to fit the bulkhead inside the complex cage of the interior framework, however this was possible by making a sacrificial mule fiirst to work out where I needed to excise parts to permit it to fit into the framing on either side, and then produce a master that could be wiggled into place: You can see that I've also added the door into the gun turret and a handle from scrap PE. There is a window marked there at the top but it will be invisible so I decided not to lose any sleep over representing that. Other features that did need to be built however were the basket affair for stowing the gunner's parachute, plus (attached to the door itself) starting handles for the engines and a crash axe, as well as compass brackets to the left and right of the door at different heights: All of these various features were glued into place with Gator's grip and are now happily drying: Have a good evening all of you and thanks for reading as always! Tony
    15 points
  12. Hi all, here my latest build: M-346 by Kinetic in 1:48. Nice kit with great details. Built it OOB.
    14 points
  13. I’ve decided that it’s now time to stop polishing this particular "Curd". It will never get any better than it is now, no matter what I do to it! This Leoman kit was another cheap acquisition from last year’s model swap at Telford. My expectations were pretty low, and have proved well founded, but at least I only paid £5 for it! I have very little I can say that is good; shape is vague and suspect, detail is non-existent or wrong, panel lines are either heavily raised or very deeply engraved, fit is variable, filler is needed and the canopy (to my eyes) is much too large. In fact the whole thing looks overscale. The intake is solid, whilst there is no tailpipe at all, allowing you to see right into the fuselage and up to the laughable cockpit and seat. Mind you, the instrument panel is actually quite good, as are the AA-1 Alkali missiles. The very basic decals worked well, but the “bort” numbers seemed much too large to me and I’m not convinced yellow was that common, so mine come from the spares box. So not recommended in any way, except perhaps as a canvas to practice your hand brushed aluminium finishes. Move on……………….. FredT
    13 points
  14. I found and scanned the picture. In 1985 the Royal Canadian Air Force crews returned to former RAF Middleton St. George to unveil a memorial. My Air Cadet squadron formed an honour guard, and I built and presented a model Lancaster to the Canadian Air Attache. I used the Ian Allan Lancaster at War by Mike Garbutt and Brian Goulding as a reference. I took the book along and many of the veterans signed it, with a lot of them looking for pictures of themselves or their aircraft to sign. It was an amazing day, I even got inside the RAF's Lancaster. This is the picture of Phantom Phantom of the Ruhr by riksbar, on Flickr And this is one of Ropey Middleton St George Canadians 2 by riksbar, on Flickr Hijack over, loving the build PC.
    13 points
  15. Hi, everybody! Thi is my next model.
    11 points
  16. Recently finished this kit, my first completed Ar 234, despite several intentions to get one on the bench ove rthe last couple of years. I do like Dragon 72nd kits and this was a nice one. I added an EDuard PE set and opened up the top of the camera bays and scrath built mounts for the cameras. I added a truck from Scademy and the 2 cameras are resin from Owl. Despite this variant entering service this is a what if build as this unit didn't operate the 234. Thanks for looking, all comments welcome.
    10 points
  17. While waiting on possible lead as to the bomb door mechanism, I decided to knuckle down and add the structure that I recently discovered that I had missed. I thought about giving it a miss but it is quite visible through th waist gun windows and the fuselage door. I had of course forgotten that additional bracing was needed in the area where the ventral gondola necessitates a break in the lattice work structure of the fuselage. The work was not that difficult to carry out, though cutting the individual braces to the exact size was rather time consuming. I reckon that I have one more session to finish of the odds and ends of the fuselage and it will be ready to go to paint. Thanks for looking. Martian 👽
    10 points
  18. Hi! Here is my Fw-189 built in 1/48 from GWH kit with Authentic decals, Eduard etch, Quickboost props. The kit is fantastic! Some scratch build in interior, Eduard etch intended for A-1 modification, so ammo boxes were sourced from Ju-88's brass. Thanks for looking!
    9 points
  19. Hi Everyone, Just managed to finish the first of my haul from Telford last November Fujimi`s 1/48 AH-1J Seacobra Finished in the markings of US Marines HMA-369, nicknamed `The Pistol Pete`s` during the Vietnam War and later `The Gunfighters` Had a pleasant surprise when I looked in the box as the kit was miles ahead of their AH-1G kit that I built some years ago..... ...but not so good when I started to build it as I discovered the kit had no nose ! ( no jokes about ` how does it smell ?` please )🙂 So had to scratch build one from plastic sheet and car body filler, I also extended the intake walls backwards a bit as the kit ones ended at the mouth of the intake Hope you enjoy, thanks for looking Cheers Russ
    9 points
  20. I haven't forgotten about my little Yellow Wing; Much masking and spraying was done; I opted to mix a deeper red as the dayglo red effect was getting on my nerves. As nothing adheres to to the Alclad HSS, I needed to spray the solid colours first so much lining up, cutting slivers of tape etc.but it all worked out. I abandoned the Mr Color Super Silver, way too grainy for this scale, Alclad is my friend. The minimal gloss coating meant I got to decalling stage as well: Wings look fab. As I opted to spray the fuselage bands/chevrons, I used Xtradecal stripes and Daco Red to make them conform. First attempt looks good. Well, thats it for today, I'll finish up the decals tomorrow and go for final assembly on Sunday- note that I'm leaving the wings off as they are a snug snap fit and boy, masking all those chevrons and walkways while on the fuselage would have driven me nuts. Toodle pip chaps & chapesses Anil
    9 points
  21. Built a couple of years ago and a foray into 1/32 scale, here is my Revell Fw 190 F-8. I used an Eduard cockpit picked up cheap at a show, Eduard wheels and HGW belts. The kit was a bit of a disappointment after all the excitement of a new large scale Wurger - details are a bit heavy handed and the fit around the cowl was difficult. All in all though, an enjoyable kit. I preferred not to show the engine which, although quite well detailed, was a little heavy handed. The aircraft modelled was found abandoned in Southern Germany at the end of the war. It had originally been built as an A-8 but converted, possibly after battle damage, as an F-8. A couple of photographs exist of the machine with no canopy and, since I prefer the old style canopy and taut antenna wire, I used artistic license and surmised that the canopy was an old style one scavenged from another wreck. Markings were from EagleCals and the RLM 76/75/83 colours were courtesy of Gunge Mr aqueous hobby colour. As can be seen from the photographs, I didn't quite get the circular swirls quite right on the nose. Cheers Malcolm
    8 points
  22. This is my rendition of Hasegawa's Martin SP-5B/P5M-2S Marlin. This is a fairly old kit with the molds dating back to 1971 according to Scalemates. It does show its age with raised panel lines and a very sparse interior, but it went together issue free and only took 12 days start to finish. Given its age I was surprised to see that with the exception of Caracal decals there are no after market parts. I used the Caracal decals, printed by MicroScale, since the kit ones were old and yellowing. I also used a Pavla S2F cockpit interior which fit pretty well and was better then the original non interior. All together a pleasant build. On to the pictures: I can't get a good picture of the cockpit, but this is the best I can do Next up is the Heller EC-121 Warningstar for which I do have a boat load of after market parts. Enjoy
    8 points
  23. Ouch! Better replace the whole fuselage with properly shaped brass sheet, me thinks... More great job, Tony Ciao
    8 points
  24. Kind of you as always Tomo. As to Brum/Primark, look to the positives - there may be no industry left to speak of but at least you've got ready access to light summer clothing at reasonable prices... I am looking to reduce stock in the Lovejoy section of my library Bill if there are any volumes missing from your own collection that you wish to acquire! The consolations of literature eh? Why thank-you young man. You cut a bit of a caper yourself by all accounts! 😄 Extraterrestrial beefcake shots are clearly an acquired taste...... Thanks Ced. I've been getting a few minutes here and there over the week to tittivate matters and happy enough with the recovery now on both sides. (See below) I look forwards to lying upon a beach in old(er) age, gazing benignly upon the carpet of maggots that are feasting upon microparticles of plastic in the sand as I proudly remind my grandchildren of how my younger self provided such a rich bounty of food for these living creatures.... The judge cruelly rejected this as part of my defence speech hendie in the case of Victoria & Albert Museum vs. The Baron, regarding some (very) minor breakages that occurred during the 'Splendours of the Hermitage' exhibition! Glad to hear that it's not just me! The current repairs went through two differently-clumsy iterations before the current acceptable result emerged! With your permission Pheonix I should like to show that sentence to my wife Catherine as a character reference. Not at all Benedikt - given the varied collection of individuals on here I don't feel that 'off-topic' is a viable concept! (Except athletics - that most self-obsessive of sports: Athlete: 'Look at me everyone - I ran from here to there!' Me: 'Oh well done you. The world's a better place now.') Yes, it was sad to hear about MH - he seems to have been a genuinely sensitive and modest individual in an industry that can produce monsters. I did get to see TalkTalk just the once when they played support to Genesis at that reunion gig they did with Peter Gabriel in Milton Keynes in 1982. John Martyn was also on the bill, though weirdly I've no recollection of actually seeing him play. It was the bloody wettest outdoor gig I've ever been to... There has been some minimal progress during the week getting the windows and door frames sorted and in the end became a mixed-media effort to get it looking how it needed to. The new window on the starboard side was cut out successfully, but the rather brittle plastic of the kit shattered where it divided this windows from the main run of the cockpit windows; this necessitated adding a stronger pillar cut from leftover wheel well from the Iron Chicken: You can see also that I cut a lovely even square window out only to recollect after having done so that it is angled at the lower rear in order to match the angle of the internal framework! The door opening and pillar on the other side were another matter and provided some grim moments of ire. It was no great hardship getting the negative space of the door itself cut out - the overweening problem was that the pillar the door is hinged onto is very thin and no matter what solution I tried using plastic, it was simply going to be either too thin to be structurally useful, or else overscale and strong enough. You wouldn't have liked it and I certainly would have felt ashamed at a 'therabouts' solution. You may have noticed if you've been paying attention that I've one or two bits of brass knocking about, so it made sense to abandon plastic and make an 'L' bracket from said alloy to give a good, strong - and equally importantly - 'in-scale' door pillar: For added strength at the top I cut a slot into the roof for the pillar to slide into and the lower part of the 'L' handily forms the rear part of the window sill, so it's nicely integrated int othe structure. I'll need to reinstate those ribbed laterals immediately behind the door howeve where they got sanded off in the process of correcting this area, but I reckon some of the finest grade of Slaters' microrod will sort that later when sanded in to the required profile. The door itself will be made from one of the few parts of the Flightpath set to survive in the build: It needs making thicker of course but has some lovely surface details that should give good visuals in the end result with the door open to show inside: I hope to get an hour or two tomorrow to have a look at building the rear bulkhead separating main cabin from gun turret. In scrutinizing this area I've become aware of other details to go inside, such as a rack of oxygen bottles behind the radio-op's seat, and a rather frightening 'Honey - I'm home!' crash-axe mounted on the door to the gun turret, to name but a few. With some much going to be on show through long glasshouse of windows and open door it'll look rather unrealistic without this accumulation of detail. We were sitting eating dinner about an hour or so ago when Mrs. B suddenly exclaimed that something decidedly odd was happening to the light outside: This is a completely raw photo with no colour tweaks &etc. The colour was what could only be described as luminous peach and it suffused everything, presumably the dying light of the sun diffused through a thin tissue of stratus. In the spring sunlight on Thursday we managed to get a river walk in and spent much of the time looking at the phantasmagorical reflections of trees in the floodwaters that had come up over the banks: If you defocussed your eyes a fraction it was enough to make you giddily feel that your sense of up and down had become reversed: you can see why people believed there was a mirror world down there in the waters... March already. I saw my first Creme Egg of spring during the week. Tony
    8 points
  25. some lovely teasing (in a nice way of course) shots there Tony, giving hints of the visual feast that is surely to come Though be careful as it can become somewhat habit forming, which can in turn lead you to some strange places
    7 points
  26. ...but you came back here. Nice stickers! She really does look stunning.
    7 points
  27. For me, it was Tex mex cooked pork slice, with tomato baked beans and spots !! Then while I was modelling a fine blue Chimay... Afterburner for sure So, I'll try to sleep, It's a bit difficult these days !! Monday, I'm back to work, I'll be tired and will have a better sleep !! At least I hope I will !! Sincerely. CC
    7 points
  28. I have always wanted an Air India 747 it was one of the aircraft I remember from Heathrow in the late 70s and early 80s. Originally I was going to build a -200 but when I found the F-DCAL 747 sheet on ebay and started to research the subject I realised a 747-300 or -400 would be much easier to convert from the Zvezda 747-8 I had in the stash. I decided against a -400 because I wanted the distinctive black anti glare panel in front of the windscreen. Air India's two 747-300Ms were late model airframes which made it even easier as they were basically 747-400s without winglets. To do this requires the 747-8 fuselage to be shortened and the wingtips modified. The engines are different too and I used a spare set of GE CF6's I had from the Revell 747-400 kit. I wanted to use Authentic Airliners windows so needed to redesign and print my own decals so the AA windows fitted the Air India cheatline. I felt this was easier than applying each window individually! Because the M model is a combi it featured a rear main cabin cargo door and so some of the windows are moved to accommodate this. AA 3D decals were also used for the raised strengthening frames for the cargo door. Paint is Halfords Appliance White and Racking grey and the natural metal belly is AA High Shine Metallic Decal applied panel by panel. All in all I'm quite pleased with this model. The conversion is straight forward and the livery is eye catching with the cheatline made up of individual 'temples' for each window. Here are some pics I took yesterday in the glorious summer weather we've recently experienced here. Thanks for looking, comments and criticisms welcome! Cheers, Ian
    6 points
  29. I have finished a Cheetah E, thanks to Scaleworx that provided a resin set for the AMK Kfir. The conversion went pretty smoothly, so here is the result :
    6 points
  30. MiG-15 | 1/72 | Eduard Poland --Unknown pilot This was my first Eduard kit. I chose to get aftermarket decals in order to do a Polish MiG-15. Polish built MiG-15s were called Lim-1s, with the MiG-15bis being Lim-2. However, as @GrzeM kindly pointed out, not all Polish MiG-15 were built in Poland -- some were imported from the USSR -- so this could be a MiG-15 or a Lim-1. WIP is here. So, why Polish? Well, I did an Airfix MiG-15 when I was in high school and it was the first Soviet-made aircraft model I built that had something other than the Soviet markings. The Airfix kit was hideous and I always intended to replace it. Many may remember how inaccurate the old Airfix kit was, plus it was an old mold, so it had very clumsy raised panel lines. It was the only model I threw in the trash because I couldn't rehabilitate it (photo at the end of the post). Finishing: Seams filled with CA (superglue) Paints: no primer > Tamiya TS30 Silver Leaf (decanted into airbrush) > Some panels painted with Alclad white aluminum, Alclad Dull Aluminum, Testors buffable Metal Plate, and Alclad Stainless Steel > sealed with Testors Metallizer sealer Decals: Hi-Decal Line 72-022 Weathering/Wear: Panel line wash with diluted watercolors > some access panels shading (as seen on reference photos) with Tamiya weathering pastels (black) > oil staining and dirt streaks with Black and Burnt Umber Winsor and Newton Oil Paints > Chips on the walkway with Testors Chrome enamel applied with a spotter brush and foam brush > wear on the walkway with Tamiya weathering pastels (white) For those that were following along in the WIP, I finally got the decals to settle in. Build notes: The detail of the Eduard kit is amazing. It is the most detailed 1/72 kit I've done The engineering of the Eduard kit is also amazing and it is precisely molded. A little too precise -- my cockpit construction was a little sloppy (with paint on the mating seams, slight misalignments, etc) and I couldn't close up the fuselage. I had to tear the cockpit apart, clean the seams and carefully reassemble it. The fuselage closed, but took some pressure to keep it closed while the glue set. The nose popped open again later and I had to re-glue it. The landing gears were a bit fiddly -- Eduard wanted you to bend one of the struts of the landing gear and connect it to a gear door. I tried to be very careful, but it snapped anyway. The decals were very nice, but in spite of being very thin, they needed a lot of "Mr. Mark Softer" solvent to get them to settle in. I was a bit surprised by that, but nothing a little time and care couldn't handle. For fun: Here is a photo of my original Airfix kit. I was in the process of deciding whether I could refinish it and I took this picture with my new state-of-the-art 640x480 digital camera (this was a long time ago...). Thanks for looking; questions, comments, and constructive criticism always welcomed!
    6 points
  31. Hello, This is the old Airfix Hawker Hart, obtained from a deceased estate some years ago, paint stripped and repainted in the markings of the original kit but using ModelDecal and Ventura decals to replace the old kit markings lost in the paint stripping process: I added two crew figures, machine gun and scarf ring parts of.. and windscreen... The second Airfix Hart illustration Ventura decals (of New Zealand) for the aircraft codes: The ModelDecal set for the underwing codes:
    6 points
  32. Ooh...I'm jealous. I have this thing for resin, it's how I ruined myself. ** My lady is up on her legs, even if just temporarily. The tailwheel simply slides into its poly-cap, and the main gear legs are held in place with blocks attached with screws. I wondered (if only slightly, this being Tamiya and all) how the alignment of the legs would be, since once they are in place there is no real adjustment or wiggle-room. No need to fear, the alignment looks superb, according to Mk.I Eyeball rev 42/6 mod 63. And she be grey. But then I went and did this... Because splotchiness is next to Godliness (apologies to Sir Francis Bacon. Or was it John Wesley? Or perhaps John Wesley Harding? Or maybe even Bob Dylan? I'm so confused.) Cheers, Bill PS. You may notice that the rudder is neutral. After adding a bit of glue, I dutifully posed it just slightly askance, as I alluded to earlier. Unbeknownst to me, Tamiya rudders automatically return to neutral after parking the aircraft, and there the glue did dry. PPS. Now, where are those rubber and horsehair mats I had around here somewhere...
    6 points
  33. Hi All Hi Rob, yeah I was surprised that they held together or came off the backing paper at all, considering the water damage they had sustained. But, as every silver lining must have a cloud, they were just as resilient on application. Anyhoo, a bit of detail painting with Grey Flory Wash Taking it off with some kitchen roll Leaves It looks like the Flory is a residue effect like mud or dust or clay not panel lines, Lesson 1. I put some Sand on the wheels And it looked like dried mud, so that's what it's for. Now onto the main event, removing the internal window masking... And it's out! Next Experiment is with the Klear Gloopy and thick, managed to cover the windows and windscreen sides So there it is It's not big or clever, but has served its' purpose as a test of getting close to a NATO white, and an added bonus of Kristal Klear introduction. It's still slightly foggy where it was thick Hopefully this will clear eventually. But if not, then I'll know not to put so much on next time. All in all it's been a bit of a blast, thanks for all the help and info. Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve
    6 points
  34. That wasn't a hijack at all, what an amazing experience that must have been!
    6 points
  35. With four builds now completed 2019, time to move towards another subject. The subject this time is the Fairey SeaFox by Matchbox, I can't remember when I last built a Matchbox kit, must be 45+ years ago so hold onto your hats! So, we better start off with the usual stuff: Boxart The two options and at the moment it's the H9A option of 1939. Silver sprue Green sprue Clear sprue Decal sheet The idea with this build is to present it in-flight and about to land on water. So, it'll be crew fitted, a spinner with no props, dropped landing flaps and of course, a water base. A quick look at the glazing shows it to quite clear and thick but will most probably get used. Decals look like they have seen better days and only time will tell if they are usable or not, suppose I can prep a surface and try the decals. At the moment this will be a fill-in subject whilst the Avon Sabre is still in progress but hopefully you'll see progress albeit slow. Stuart
    5 points
  36. NOTE FOR NEW VIEWERS OF THIS THREAD... Please note - before reading further - this thread 'stalled badly' as I inadvertently 'overstretched myself' - due to a massive attack of over optimism. Hopefully it still makes for an interesting read as it has turned into the 'true' story of The Great Escape - but it is no longer a WIP thread... This month sees the 75th anniversary of THE GREAT ESCAPE. Not the movie – but the actual escape of seventy six men from Stalag Luft III located near the Polish town of Sagan. Of the seventy six only three men made it home safely. Twenty three were captured and sent back to camp and notoriously fifty men were murdered on the direct orders of Hitler. Most people became aware of the escape from the 1963 movie, with its all-star cast and tense storyline. In more recent years many documentaries and books have emerged and the full story is well known. The phrase ‘For you the war is over’ was reputed to be a common statement made by Germans to captured flyers, however it was the sworn duty of all captured military personnel to continue to fight the enemy by trying to escape. Many of the prisoners at Stalag Luft III were re-captured escapees. The Germans believed that the security at the new camp was so tight that it would be impossible for anyone to escape and so they ‘put all their rotten eggs in one basket’. It was realised early on that for any escape attempt to succeed it had to be well planned and organised. The Prisoners at Sagan therefore established an escape committee. The chief escape officer was Squadron Leader Roger Joyce Bushell, a former escapee who had been recaptured several times. He was known as ‘BIG X’. BIG X had been shot down over France in the early days of the war. He was the Squadron Leader of 92SQN. There are only two pictures that I could find that show his Spitfire N3194 - GR-Z. This month it is my aim to build 3 versions of this aircraft, as a small tribute to a great man – who was killed on 29th March 1944 – along with forty nine other brave men – who dared to challenge the might of the third Reich – from the inside. I will be using three of these kits - as they depict the same squadron in the same time frame - with the black / white / silver underside and the older GR code for 92 Sqn. I also chose them over some starter kits with B/W schemes - as they had no stencil details and the white ones look great on the black wing side. I will be changing the code letters to Z's and cobbling together new serial numbers. My plan is to do 1 grounded / 1 in flight / 1 crashed. Having taken a closer look at the crashed one it might be a bit of a 'challenge' as I've never done 'crash damage' - but hopefully it will be fun and I've only got 4 weeks to get all three finished - so wish me luck. I'll keep the thread updated - Steve
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  37. Evening All, This is one of two recent builds I have completed depicting RAF jet fighters, I used the Fujimi 1/72 Phantom FGR2 kit which was pretty easy to work with. It just needed a brace across the airframe to ensure no gaps between that and the upper wing surfaces. I decided to depict the FG1 aircarft XV571 using the colour scheme from late 1986 from Model Decal set 89. As you will see this has the black and white check on the tail only. Enjoy.
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  38. Here I present my interpretation of a recently completed Typhoon submarine. Built primarily out-of-box with a twist, that being to build it waterline with diving planes 'housed'. With most of the kit now not being used, it was a relatively simple build. Sprayed overall satin black, Kleared and decals applied. The sea base is insulation board painted in a very dark blue, coated with Valejo acrylic gel. The launch is from Shapeways and was added for scale effect. This is a big boat and although it was a simple build, I'm glad it's done WiP here: Stuart
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  39. First model I've put up so be gentle 😁 The decals on this thing were absolutely insane. If you know anybody about to start this kit make sure you buy shares in their favourite decal solution.
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  40. Hello! I am an aircraft modeller but every now and then I build something different. I've decided to wade outside my comfort zone and post photos of my Airfix 1:72 LTV 4 Buffalo & Willys Jeep which I built OOB back in 2003. I am aware that the scale isn't really 1:72 but either 1:76 or HO. This kit was showing it's age back then and the fit of parts wasn't great. Although I assembled it with moving parts fixed, somehow the Jeep's wheels do turn and the Buffalo's door/ramp moves! Despite everything I was and still am pleased with the end result. Thanks for looking Miguel
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  41. Eventually got round to completing this. I misplaced the kit masts so scratch ones had to be made from metal tubing. The windows on the launch had a pin wash and although you can't see him, a figure was added to steer the thing. A wake of sorts was added along the hull and around the stern with white acrylic but was a bit bright, so a wash of the 'sea blue' was applied to tone it down. All done. Stuart
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  42. Exactly, there approximately 21,000 naughty kids here! Looking forward to seeing more transfers going on. Martian 👽
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  43. "Ye're doooomed I tell ye, doooomed!" The way of the brassmeister beckons...
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  44. I understand the effect is pretty much the same. Martian 👽
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  45. I fear so and I had curry washed down with Hobgoblin Gold ale. Nuff said? Martian 👽
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  46. Well !! These extraterrestrials are Strange funny peoples Indeed !! Are you talking of that same emissions as the General was talking about ?? In fact, did I really want to hear the answer ?? What was your meal yesterday, and what kind of beverage to soak it down the hatch ??? Nozy CC
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  47. Do people really want to discuss my emissions? Do Earthlings accept Flanian Pobblebeads? Martian 👽
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  48. Paralytic converter,Guv, what MOD state? I got one on the shelf, rare as wossnames. Course I can't let you have it, someone might need one. This was a common occurrence back in the mob. 'No mate, only one left, can't let it go'. So then you'd have to go up through the chain of command until OC Eng spoke to OC supply and you then got the part! Of course we were only the servicing flight and the Squadrons had priority. Even on a foggy day!
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  49. One of these cushions perhaps? (Shoggoth Cushion by MagicWarrior at Society6.com)
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