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Hi all, just from my desk here the new Tamiya Spitfire Mk.I in 1:48. What an amaizing Kit! Add Eduard PE´s and Brassin exhaust.

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I finished this a couple months back but didn't really have the chance to post it. This is their Profipack boxing from 2007, painted with a combination of Tamiya and Gunze acrylics in the colors of Karl Spenst's Fw 190 of 8.JG300. A lot of reviews of this kit talk about it being difficult to fit together and unforgiving to construction mistakes, and it certainly shows - This build took me around 4 months to complete, most of it being construction with me nearly abandoning it. It's not impossible, though, and the end result is rewarding with lots of attention to detail. The Profipack boxing also comes with a masking set and photoetch, all in all which make the build a completely different animal from your usual Tamiya 1/48 kit. It's certainly doable and a good contender for a detailed Fw 190, although I heard Eduard's doing a new-tool version that might be better. Anyways, here are the photos: Feedback and criticism is appreciated, thanks for looking!

Slowly adding to my Lightning collection. This is Airfix's 2a with a few additions I've picked up over the years. CMK engine and electronics bay; Barracuda cockpit, wheels and exhausts; Master probe; Xtradecals markings. Think that's everything 🙂 . Having said that the refuling probe may have come from a Sword kit. Tim

Here is my recce-Foxbat. I started the build before Revell and ICM released the corrected nose, so I had to fix it on my own. The rest is OOB except for seatbelts and some extra details in the wheel wells and in the cockpit. I also corrected the angle of the main landing gears a little. The first time i tried Mr. Paint colours. (Maybe I could have started with something smaller...). Great to work with, except for the horrible smell! I really enjoyed the build, this is a great kit of an iconic aircraft, one of my all-time favourite subjects! Thanks for watching!

Phantom FGR.2s at Red Flag 90-1, Nellis AFB, October 1989. XV410 56 Squadron XV411 19 Squadron XV420 56 Squadron XV429 56 Squadron XV430 19 Squadron XV439 92 Squadron XV478 56 Squadron XV480 56 Squadron Herk provided logistic support... XV200 XV206 Thanks for looking, Sven

Dear modellers, Back to long times ago; WWI. A british plane with a dutch designer, Frits Koolhoven... And no, this is not the Copperstate Model Kit, that came out much later. I hope you enjoy the pictures, encore...:-) Kind greetings

I'd like to show the few pics that I do have of this model. The wind was really gusting the day I took her to the local airport for some pics, and I had to curtail the session early. So, I only have a handful of decent shots. I was glad that I didn’t knock-off either drop tank. I have disengaged them a couple times just moving the model around the display cabinet! 😉 In the very first issue of FineScaleModeller magazine that I ever bought (Jan. ’89), there was an article by the great Bob Steinbrun on converting this old kit into one of the P-80s that were sent to Europe in the waning days of World War Two. Bob did an incredible job on his YP-80 and it sort of inspired me several years later when I built this Korean War-era bird. His bird was finished in grey auto lacquer and really was breathtaking to see. This kit went together well as I recall. Pretty typical of the "good" Monogram models, lot's of detail, very accurate shape and the need for a bit of old-fashioned modeling skill to wrestle it into shape. I recall that the joint between fore and aft fuselage sections needed some work. The model was painted with SnJ aluminum. It came with aluminum polishing powder and the shiniest sections were polished with that powder. I masked some areas to be left unpolished, and some with another shade ( polished without the powder) of the SnJ and some might’ve even been painted with another variety of metal paint. It has been a long time since I built (20 years?) her so some details have probably been forgotten by now. But the now long-gone SnJ was the primary paint used. It was my favorite for NMF by far! I tried to replicate what Mr. Steinbrun did around the gun bay and added a few flourishes, ie. replaced the kit exhaust pipe with a section of ballpoint pen and a few added bits and pieces. Thanks for your interest, and for stopping in to have a look! 😀 So, here’s the “Salty Dog” at the Cameron Airport.

As usual from me this is one of my builds from a Group Build, this time the Specialist’s GB. I’ll start off by saying this is a model to build only if you REALLY have to have a 1/48thViggen in your collection. It looks fantastic in the box but it’s a down hill disappointment as you build her, she’s not a straightforward build and in a lot of areas a real disappointment. Enough on that. Heaps of AM stuff was thrown at this build and as I found 90% of it is actually for the Airfix/Esci model even if they mention this and the Special Hobby model. There are noticeable differences between these model so parts don’t quite fit. The scheme…well it prematurely aged me by 20 years I reckon! I used masks and found out the hard way they’re really designed for the said Airfix/Esci Models! That aside the thing that saved this paint job was the paint I used. People that have followed some of my build know how much I rave on about this Acrylic Lacquer paint from Mr Paint. It goes on so thin and nicely and just gives an amazing finish, just what you need for difficult and complex paint jobs. Anyway please enjoy Model: Tarangus 1/48thSaab SH/SF-37 Viggen Paint: Mr Paint, plus details with Tamiya & Gunze Acrylics, Model Master Metalizer Lacquer Extras: CMK - Air brakes set - Ejection seat - Thrust Reversers Maestro Models Conversions - Canards with lowered flaps - Cockpit Detail set - Corrected Wing Pylon - Rb04E attack missile - SKA24 Long Range Camera - Splinter camo masks Master Model - Pitot & AOA probes Phase Hanger Resin - Viggen Wheel set

Tornado F.3s at Red Flag 93-1, Nellis AFB, November 1992. ZE763 29 Squadron ZE907 23 Squadron ZE961 25 Squadron ZE962 25 Squadron ZE982 11 Squadron Thanks for looking, Sven

Ta Rob. You're quite right of course that sometimes 🖌️feels like a step too far! Thanks Guru! 😄 I would love to see that printed on the bottle label as a customer testimonial! I went outside the lines years ago hendie.... It's gonna be a conceptual think-piece. Just a black square and everyone too afraid to admit they can't see anything in it. Paging Mr. @Pete in Lincs Mr. @Pete in Lincs to Reception. Job for you. 😈 Ain't it just Johnny! Moebius scared the blinking stuffing out of me back in the day. Oooeerrrr...it's happening all over again. 😱 No more messing then. Optimus Primer day today. One job tidied away last night was to redo the exhaust ring for the starbooard engine. Having done a much better job on the port one where it emerges from the engine (and requires that cutpout in the nacelle underside) I simply had to go back and make a better first of its starboard counterpart: This necessitated adding a new and more accurately-shaped end part where the first part of the exhaust emerges from the engine and then snakes round into the main circle: I also had to remove and resolder 3 or 4 of the other outlets as a result of this operation but the end result was I feel a more satisfactory effort. Getting all the parts laid out in the spray booth earleir it finally hit me what I've been doing here for nearly a whole year. Basically I've made a model kit. The side windows were also masked both sides in preparation for paint too: Enough natter or @giemme will be giving off to me again. Now with added black: I've always had problkems keeping tiny bits from blowing away so no messing about here, double-sided sticky tape to keep it all in place: The Alclad Black Primer just seems to sit so beautifully onto forms, no matter what material they're made from: Also merciless of course at showing up every stray hair and fleck of dust on surfaces that still need further attention: Overall though there's not too much to do on most of these parts bar a rub down and polish up: The bigger bits: I know the lower part of the rear cockpit still looks messy around the wing root but I want to wait and put the fuselage together with the framework in place to see how much of it is visible and/or needs some filling: The framework itself comes up rather nicely under black, with only a few bits needing sight of a file and some W&D along the edges in places: A better view of the front cockpit: -and the AG's eyrie: So. The state of play at the moment with anything remotely connected to the interior under primer now: I'll come back to that with fresh eyes tomorrow and make a note of what needs tidying up. Thanks for looking! Tony

masterful. simply masterful. The coloring in bit should be really good too from everything I've seen so far. I hope you don't go outside the lines too much It's going to be interesting to see how you capture the daguerreotype of black spindly things on your trademark dark black background in the black dark, without much light Lovely as this turretfest may be my dear Baron, I think you are doing yourself, and by extension, us who frequent this thread, a disservice.... by not going the extra mile and showing your skills off to their true potential... just think... Ansons with Daleks instead of turrets - the Avro Exterminator! go on.. you know you want to!

The BAe Hawk Mk.108 & Mk.208, which has been serving the Malaysian Royal Air Force (RMAF) for the past 25 years, is still relevant in carrying out its main role in maintaining the safety and sovereignty of the country’s air space. During its 25 years of service, the Hawk aircraft had been operated by three squadrons, namely No. 6 Squadron, No. 9 Squadron and No. 15 Squadron. Among the largest operations involving this aircraft was Ops Daulat on March 2013 in which five Hawk aircraft were assigned to launch air strikes on the illegal hideouts of terrorists in Lahad Datu, Sabah. The Hawk aircraft were also used as advanced training aircraft for transitional courses to teach pilots to fly fighter aircraft operated by No. 15 Squadron at Butterworth Air Base; to train young pilots to fly fighter planes, before qualifying them to fly other combat aircraft in RMAF. I am using Hobbyboss kit for both Hawk, basically OOB and I am using the 25th anniversary livery decals from Fishbone Inc's. For sure I don't follow exactly 100% like the real aircrafts, I've added up some extra stuffs e.g. mission markings, unique callsign and fully loaded the aircraft...that's just some personal preferences ''

Ah, yes another Tempest 🙂 Picked this up at Telford, started it almost as I was driving home (well stuck in traffic) but didn't finish it till recently. Finally got the camera out and took a few shots. Only thing I did was to modify the spinner to close up the gaps based on the build the General did elsewhere on this site, otherwise as it came in the box. Lovely kit. Roll on the Mk II. Tim

Hi all, as promised on the WIP thread (see here if you wish to take a look) some RFI pics of my first ever foray into foiling to achieve a bare metal finish. In fact, to the best of my knowledge it's very probably my first attempt at a metal finish of any kind, ever! As far as the kit goes it was a good a fit as any I've built in recent times, and apart from the comedy tram lines in place of panel lines, it's a very nice kit. Not overly burdened with detail to be fair, but for that reason it was the ideal kit to learn about what can be achieved by foiling. A few areas where the cut was too close to the edge meant that some touching-in was necessary with some Tamiya flat aluminium paint, but other than that I was quite pleased with how it turned out. I suspect the decals haven't stuck to the metal very well, though - I guess a brief waft with some thinned Klear or similar would probably protect them without compromising the metal sheen too much. All in all, I enjoyed the learning process of foiling very much, and I'm confident that I shall be entertaining another similar subject in due course! Anyway, to the pics - hope you enjoy them! Comments and criticisms, as ever, most welcome.

My 1/72 Novo lightning with aftermarket decals, handpainted with home enamels. next to my Novo Hunter of the Chilean airforce.

Yet another one off the bench. It's the Airfix kit with Xtra decal decals. It did what it said on the tin....enough said. Please feel free to comment etc. Thanks for looking Dick

See now I saw this. interesting how it’s all Doctor who based. 🤔. Seriously though Tony you are surpassing yourself with this wonderful work. Part of me doesn’t want you to prime her. ahhhhh who am I kidding. Primer. Primer. Primer. 🥳

As you may or may not have seen, I am planning to build a 1/48 TIger 1 in this STGB but it's going to be a crossover project with the D-Day GB which starts in June. So that I don't get to far with the 1/48 Tiger before the D-Day GB starts, I am going to make this one as well over the first few weeks of the Tiger STGB: Obligatory box contents photos: x2 Decals and poly caps: Sample of the instructions: Looks like it should be fun! I have made the Toon Sherman before and it was a fun build. I will make it OOB although, at the moment, I’m thinking I may do something different from the suggested Panzer Grey scheme which I think was only used very late in the war in Kng Tigers when there were issues with the paint - depends on what you read and believe on various websites! Kind regards, Stix

Braced for action There is a complex set of levers and braces, brackets and tubes around here I am sticking with this The Airwaves set has a set of swash plate pieces that will sit tidily over the top of these I cannot see any sense trying to replicate this In here laters chaps, off to early dinner I am told

Hello Dears ! Just a few teasing words, I finished her yesterday but SWMBO was working on the PC Then this Morning, I had to go to work, but I can't wait to share a bit with you !! There's been a load of work on the beast !! And as usual, I'm not glad about my painting I know that the real things are generally not finished as neatly as a Michaelangelo masterpiece but …. So, we are back in Korea, back in late '50 Aaaand Back aboard HMS Triumph (Once again ?? ) Paints are a mix of Mr Color and Xtracrylics, stripes are Lifecolors though! Ojk Gents, back at the PC around 15hr for the follow up !! Must earn some pounds or Euro whatever !! See you soon ! CC

This is an old 1/48 Esci HS-129 I'm trying some heavy wear technique's on. I scratch built an interior and gun sight based on photo's. Rescribed and riveted the airframe, and started by painting portions with Tamiya's acrylic Titanium silver. Then airbrushed several coats of hairspray, followed by thinned coats of a mix to replicate the red oxide primer. Finally chipped and scratched with water, a stiff brush and a toothpick. When it's dry, I'll hairspray again, then light camo so the primer shows in places, then hairspray and scrub and scratch again. Should be an interesting experiment!

If you've never heard of Xinshi Hobby before, then you're not alone. I first saw the kit in the listings of a Chinese seller on ebay while ordering the RR armoured car (which came from the same seller). On first sight, I thought the kit was a dodgy knock-off of the Meng toon Tiger, but looking at the photos more closely, it was clearly an original kit. I figured 'what do I have to lose' (10 quid actually, but I was prepared to risk that), and ordered the kit along with the Royce. When you see the box art, you'll understand why I was a little dubious at first It turned out the kit was actually rather good (as far as it goes - it is a cartoon tank at the end of the day). I built it up in the background while doing the Royce, and added a few extra details along the way. If you pick one of these kits up, don't be shocked when you lift the lid, as the kit is moulded in pink, purple and yellow plastic. The parts are actually very well detailed though, especially the tracks, which are pre-assembled indi-links, although they could do with being a couple of links longer. The Zim was done with Meng resin decals for speed, and the only other significant additions were the scratch built shell and side skirts, and a bit of metal mesh for the engine screens. Thanks for looking Andy

Hi guys, here is my latest build, the excellent Eduard Spitifire Mk IX in 1/48. I've choosen that camo beacause i wanted to test the AK Xtrem metal. The WIP is here : Thanks for watching, Cheers, Manu.

I found these while trolling the 'net for reference photos on the Allied and Axis Paintworks website. A very nice collection of factory and service photos of Martlets/Wildcats, including Eric "Winkle" Brown in front of one of his favorite fighters. I hope you enjoy them; some of them have been posted before, methinks, but many are new- at least to me...probably old hat to @tonyot ! Mike http://www.axis-and-allies-paintworks.com/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?14422

I hope it's all worth it, but it's only a game anyway isn't it? I'm about to build up the framework next and luckily a purchase I made earlier this week dropped through the letter box I like those little machine drills with the Archimedial twist but they are intrinsically very weak so the thinner ones usually die in no time, flat Looking into the 'bay' ready to buyer placements for all my broken ones I came across these Since I and probably the rest of us has a large number of the wider ones but few littler ones I was chuffed (extremely pleased Giorgio) to see I could simply buy a bunch of only one sizes to save having lots of un-needed big ones lying around My 0.03mm drill set Who needs big unuseableones huh?

Looking great Moa. It almost seems fitting to add some carriage lights outside the entry doors, not that the original had them. It is such an odd design to my eyes, yet I've seen footage of it flying sedately and then executing the most inspiring three point landing I've ever seen. Cheers, Wlad

Hum...did I forget something?...yes, the curtains. These were just a very translucent sort of lace, perhaps white, very light in any case. To the board now, lets take some measures and get at it. Internal masks removed first:

A Prowler pair from VAQ-130 on the Nellis AFB transient ramp, August 1980. 160436 160791 Thanks for looking, Sven

Hello friends and welcome to my latest attempt at not going cRaZy! 😇 having had a break from aeroplanes for my last few build I decided to come back home with a bang. Airfix’s wonderful Hawker Hurricane 1/24. I Bought her a while ago from a Debenhams internet sale for the princely sum of £16 pounds. 🤗 I have been waiting for the right moment to build her and now feels like a good enough time. I was wondering through the stash opening boxes and feasting my eyes here and there when the light soft blue plastic just called to me. 🦕 she’s pretty old so I’m going to do some scratch work as I did with the Messerschmitt. I’ll have her worn and weathered too. Now let’s not go all anal on this, I’ll try my best but I’m not a river counter so you’ll have to cut me some slack. I will however welcome all the help I can get. If you’ll care to tag along that is. well then let’s get this party started. It’s only the box. 🌪 As you can see she’s a big un. That’s an A1 cutting mat. 😳 The sprues next. And some bits that fell off. 🤣 The instructions are very old but comprehensive. A little bit too comprehensive. 😮 I’m going to have fun with this. 🤗 I’ll be doing the box scheme. but worn, not too much mind just to keep @Martian Hale happy. 👾 This will be my main guide. upon opening when I got it home imagine my surprise. 🤩 signed by the man himself. It’s a sign I tells ya. 🤓 Ooooooh it’s all very exiting but I can’t help but think that I’ve missed something? Feels like there’s an elephant in the room. Hang on what’s that over there? 🤔looks like......... wait it can’t be......... DON, DON, DONNNNNNNNNN! behold ze heffalump. 😳 big isn’t it. 😆 Now in all seriousness I’ve read various things about this here spinner. I’ve seen pics where it looks awful and some where it looks good. I’m not quite sure what to do about it but I figured the BM massive could point me at replacements or similar but truth be told I did a dry fit and. I quite like it. it’s a hell of a hooter for sure but if it was fitted at some point I’d it so wrong? Even side on it looks ok to me but what do I know. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Mr Scarborough suggests asking a friend with a lathe to make you a new one from wood or steel. 😳 This suggest that the after market models industry wasn’t established in the mid 1970s🕺 Well there we are for now. I’ll start with the engine I guess, I have the air scale IP decals and the Eduard belts winging there way from our BIG yellow friend as we speak. So join me if you will on a rather excellent adventure. “My first hurricane” 🌪 Hope you’re all having a lovely sunny week. All the best and as always. Happy modeling. Johnny Hurricane. 🌪

Hello every body, here i want to show you my recent built, the ANR 109G-14 from eduard.

Hi everyone I finished this one earlier in the week for the just finished 50's Nato v Warsaw pact GB. It's the recent Airfix Meteor FR-9 in 1/48 scale built straight out of the box with the exception some Brassin wheels. A very nice kit and typical of modern Airfix. Some of you may notice the blob of blue tac under the nose wheel as I didn't add enough weight as the only place to do this is behind the cockpit. You live and learn? Finished with Sovereign Hobby paints and in the colours of an aircraft from 2 squadron based at Gutersloh in 1953 using the kits decals. Thanks for looking. Questions and comments welcome as always. James

Hello everyone here is my Burst B Revell color (if we can say :)) 1/4 Gascogne. Model quite simple to mount without trap, except to chew some fittings nothing very nasty .. But for a bit full all I installed LEDs for position lights including a flashing on the back and the reactors .. Decals Syhart, pod reco Arsenal .. Hope you like it .. <a href='https://www.casimages.com/i/190514065135576422.jpg.html'target='_blank' title='Mon image'> <img src = 'https: //nsa40.casimages.com/ img / 2019/05/14 / 190514065135576422.jpg 'border =' 0 'alt =' Mon image '/> </a>

Cheers Murdo and Rob, must be doing something right. Anyhoo, a little update. After painting the deck. it was time to tackle the hull. The deck was masked as were the 'holes' and the bulwarks were painted white. When dry, 1mm masking strips were added along the top and bottom of the bulwarks and satin black applied overall. De-masked, et voila. Next, I'll apply a coat of Future, ready for adding decals. Stuart

Good God - that really underlines what a pitiful amount of power those guys were trying to fly with. A Seaking tail rotor gearbox isn’t much smaller than that thing!

Almost... Print was just a bit too fine so the tailplane, fin, front lip of the intake and some of the cockpit cone didn’t come out. A bit of revision and I’ll try again next week (printer is occupied doing work that pays for itself for a few days)

Wish I'd thought of that before I buttoned it all up😜 Progress so far,ship built up and given a coat of Silver. Ship after a few coats of thinned Sage green and burnt umber ink In true"Jumping in before learning to swim" fashion I thought the base looked a bit "Weedy"So to bulk it up and save weight,I cut out a couple of polystyrene sheets as support and built up the edges with clay,it gives it a bit more "Heft"

Any road up, here's another of this best buy of May (testing imagery app again) You really cannot have too many tiny drills

Yeh right, as simple as that....!! Looks wonderful with a bit of paint splashed on it Tony (not that it didn't naked of course!) And talking of which.... ...I love the looks on the faces of the boys in the band!! K

Hi all. This dropped through my letterbox this morning (or at least it would have done, had my letterbox been big enough!). A "pre-loved" Valiant, minus undecarriage, clear parts and decals, that's in need of some serious TLC. The original white plastic is now mostly a mucky shade of yellow and has become very brittle. The fuselage joint has split in a couple of places and in the photo, you can just make out that there's a meandering crack between the roundel and the serial. All of FROG's V Bombers are highly sought after, but the Valiant especially so. Whilst Lindberg produced a rival 1/96 Vulcan and Victor (both of which are still readily available), they never did a Valiant. At present, there's an unmade FROG Valiant on eBay for £170. My box of broken bits cost me £19, which I was very happy to pay (although it turns out that I was the only bidder ). On the back of the box lid is a hand written note saying that the original owner got this kit as a Christmas present in 1965. A nice bit of provenance! I'd love to build this in the GB, always assuming that I can persuade Pat that in its current state it's under 25% complete . Fingers crossed. Cheers Cliff

If anyone has pre-ordered the 1/5000 Star Destroyer you might be interested in this Jedha base produced by JPG Productions. Due out end of June so give you plenty of time to paint it before the ISD arrives!! 😂 Will be stocking it when released by Jimi.

Morning all.....before my day begins.....I thought I'd pop up a progress report. Just the turret to go. Quite a marathon of a night, after three starts I'm finally happy with the look. A bit of touch up here and there, now seen with fresh eyes. Hopefully get the turret done tonight.....fingers crossed. Plus I have to do some repairs with break off's as I handled the chassis........

Paint progress, here is a photo with the chevrons masked off before applying the top camouflage pattern: 20190515_175703[1] by J Hooper, on Flickr And some updated photos after the basic painting and clean up is complete: 20190517_111846[1] by J Hooper, on Flickr 20190517_111914[1] by J Hooper, on Flickr 20190517_111859[1] by J Hooper, on Flickr It needs some touch up and detail painting still, then a bit of weathering and a clearcoat before starting with decals. Thanks for looking! Cheers, Hoops

Another quickly snatched hour at the bench before work this afternoon: Managed to spray Tamiya gloss black acrylic on those parts that are going to be 'metal'. It's a small step, but you take-them-when-you-can-get-them, right ? Ian.

Looking forward to getting some planking down but still a way to go before that, next major construction is to finish catapult and start and complete crane. from there the cutters and whalers need construction.

He's talking about the Mk.II conversion. Which, BTW, is cobblers in the book. It's wrong. A Mk.II is NOT 10 inches longer, and it also misses the deeper radiator and wider carb intake. I digress. The book is a product of it's time. Some of it is of use, some is wrong. in particular, the internal colour information. (see below) You can blame that @Max Headroom for this.... The kit spinner is too big, but so is the nose ring. As best I can work out, Airfix made the engine and gun bays to scale, and then distorted the outer airframe to make them fit, so, the wing is too thick, the nose too deep and the nose ring/spinner is too big, and this is 2mm too deep. the spinner is too big for the nose ring, it was designed for the Spitfire, which has a bigger nose ring, hence it juts out over the nose ring. This is correct (see pics below) If you want too know more,( and on how to make a Mk.II, see here) https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234980181-hawker-hurricane-propellers-and-spinners-a-modellers-guide/ Oddly enough, as the distortion is evenly proportioned, it looks OK. Unless you put it next to the Trumpeter kit, which for some reason I have never had explained, was researched by someone who knew the subject and what plans are good. It has some faults, but the main shapes are bang on, and why they have not scaled down the data and done them in 48th and 72nd is beyond me... There are some other glitches, the wing tip are too short, making the ailerons too long, and bulged. I think, (I've armchaired it) though have yet to try, that the faults listed can be fixed, the one that can't without getting into messing with the rear fusleage fabric is that the fuselage is the right outline, but, the strake underneath is too deep, and the rear fuselage is too shallow. Al this said, people have been happily building the thing since the early 70's and it's a damn impressive model, I got one for my tenth birthday in 1976 and it was my absolute pride and joy, until I got the above book out the library a while later and tried opening up the panels. (which made a mess) I had a couple more, one was to be a IIA, and one ended up with a DH Spinner, as the DT-A V6555 profile in the book (which is most likely wrong, and no-one has seen the photo it's taken from) Having picked a up a couple more really cheap that means I have 5 of them in total..... What you do or don't do with the above is up too you, but if you wish to paint the model correctly, apart from the upper cockpit side walls and rear bulkhead in grey-green, the lower internal cockpit panels are aluminium too see here A-LK fortunately is a well documented airframe, note, the serial is painted out, and there is a red flash behind the spinner, seen clearly here see the red nose flash is not clear here, hence it being missed often. The pic above came out later, this has the exhaust shield fitted, the above does not A-LK has most likely had the roundels repainted in the correct colours, note the plane in the foreground most likely is the bright prewar colours used by Gloster's, and has also flaked badly. The spinner is most likely the brick red wartime shade, not pillar box red specified (Humbrol 60 Scarlet?) You can if you wish use the kit decals to do A-LK as a nightfighter https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235048534-modelling-a-mk1-hurricane-night-fighter/ the black LK-A is same plane as P2798 ame roundel, fin falsh and code letter style and position, as well as the red spinner/flash. a couple of other points on the nightfighter, the canopy framing looks to be lighter, so may well be left in Dark Green, and the inside of the gear doors looks to be black, or Night. This is conjecture, but I'd not be surprised if there was a patch of Dark Green around the figaro cat on the emergency escape hatch, or possibly the entire hatch was removed before the repaint. Also, is there a lighter patch round the Sqd Ldr pennant below the cockpit? (masked and left Dark Green) never noticed that before. the funny 'A' is due to a replacement hatch as far as I can see...... one of the Figaro cat hatches was on display at RAF Hendon, Note the hatch is an escape hatch, and NOT an access door, is made of fabric covered plywood, as is the entire doghouse. ( So no scuffed back to bare metal) you can see scuffs in the fabric at bottom left, or you can if you download the pic to get rid of the photobucket logo .... there was another version of the cat as well Note this pic has a rear view mirror, and the first pic doesn't. I presume this is later. Does this help? Any questions? cheers T PS the record about Hurricanes is of course Hurricane Fighter Plane by the Red Krayola....

Welcome to the RFI for my very first helicopter. The Kamov 27 Helix by Hobby Boss. It’s a lovely kit with very little to correct. I used : Tamiya paints. (Acrylic) flory washes vallejo Paint (Acrylic) Tamiya weathering powder. ammo filters and EZ-line I scratch built the seat harnesses and some of the interior wiring. without further ado here she is. here’s an internal shot from the WIP. one last pic. Hope you like her. The WIP can be found here. If you followed along thanks for your help and companionship. My latest build is here. Take care kids and as always Happy Modelling. Johnny.

Huey captured in the Falkland Conflict by the British from the Argentinian. It was an Argentinian Red Cross Helicopter. Very bad condition paintwork. Not copied the depth of condition . However photos darn it, make it look cleaner than the effects that I applied. Bit of artistic licence. British emulsion over painted, in the Falklands, the Argentinian Livery. I have half painted out the tail & behind the big doors to give the illusion of the change of hands. Kitty Hawk first for me & a very fine kit. http://

Superb catch-up Bill. Can't for the life of me work out why this particular aircraft seems so attractive but you are making it even more attractiver attractivy I like it even more. Seconded. That feeling of security when one snaps. Tha knows there's a reload available. People were much more religious back then. Guess you had to be....