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  1. Good day all, This is my latest completion. When Airfix released their Phantom last year or so I really wanted one but on closer inspection to everyone elses builds and experiences I grew disappointed in the overall detail that Airfix put into the final look. Just my only thoughts though and absolutely not criticising Airfix for releasing their kit but I just didn't fancy it, luckily I stumbled across a Fujimi version for about the same price, to me this is the benchmark for 1:72 Phantoms. So I plumped for that and also added a set of seats (the only parts that are weak to me) and canopy mirrors from Quick boost and canopy masks from QMT. I also opted for an Xtradecal phantom set as I had received feedback that the kit decals aren't great, although when I tried out the cockpit panels they worked quite nicely. As a glutton for punishment I opted for the Xtradecal stencil set, this was beautifully printed apart from one area ……. the underside instructions are completely wrong! Not just slightly or one or two decals but every single decal has the wrong number. With perseverance you can work out most of the positions but its slow and laborious, although in todays climate with one thing or another you could probably class it only as a minor irritation! So just be warned! I had some intake blanks left over from a previous failed build (OK so 2 weak areas with the intakes but most other kits are the same!) and the only other thing I added was a pin tip for the Angle of Attack indicator. If you're interested in the trials and tribulations you can follow along below: Now here she is! My Fujimi 1:72 Phantom FGR1 'XT860/014R' of 892 Naval Air Squadron when she was embarked on HMS Ark Royal in 1976. Enjoy! And taking her place amongst my 1:72 FAA jets collection (yes I know there are props there but they are jet powered props )
    46 points
  2. kit finished this afternoon : enjoy
    26 points
  3. Hi dear modellers🌻 I just finished another Iranian Phantom from Hasegawa in 1/48 scale (OOB) and in flight condition during this quarantine. This Phantom is from 9th TFB based in Bandar Abbass city in south of Iran. Colors are Tamiya and Mr.hobby with leveling thinner. Decals are from Print Scale. The stand comes from one of my vintage 1970s McDonnell Douglas United States Air Force F-4 Phantom II desk model. Hope you enjoy. Wish you all to stay safe and healthy all the time.❤️ Barzin 9D41408F-675F-4ACC-A530-4F8C3D8473F0 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr IMG_7367 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr 8E78D567-271D-40CE-A3FD-19124E101E97 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr 07F84D0F-03F0-4824-AF48-04F58A9D0FBC by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr 6DDB391B-B477-4703-9248-1906CA8C98D7 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr 31C8AC79-506D-46DF-BAC9-5CB1402C5FDE by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr 9E201AE0-58DA-46C4-A669-49CB4C4ACE4D by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr C9D5B504-C8D0-4646-932E-49104885FDC4 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr B8E98869-D98E-4D2B-8E39-6F77C85D6C64 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr 99CD7C04-F8C6-496E-8665-DA5030C949BE by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr 17074545-DCB4-4DC3-BEDE-2A6B1B36A33B by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr 1102898A-D5E5-4151-B2C2-2BC04BADCF8A by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr 2019_02_20_IMG_5287 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr photo_2019-02-23_23-00-59 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr
    24 points
  4. Another safer at home build. I used mostly AK Real Color paints. Not a particularly fun kit especially with the poor fitting engine panels. Landing gear and tail wheel are very fragile so I installed them last. I used Montex masks for the insignia but I had to make homemade stencils for the letters Thanks for looking Untitled by Robert Pederson, on Flickr Untitled by Robert Pederson, on Flickr Untitled by Robert Pederson, on Flickr Untitled by Robert Pederson, on Flickr Untitled by Robert Pederson, on Flickr
    22 points
  5. i wanted to build and paint a desert scheme BF109 with yellow tail and nose this one is from Jagdgeschwader 27 in North Africa with no particular pilot that flown it Bf-109E4/7 Trop by Reginaldo Reyes, on Flickr Bf-109E4/7 Trop by Reginaldo Reyes, on Flickr Bf-109E4/7 Trop by Reginaldo Reyes, on Flickr Bf-109E4/7 Trop by Reginaldo Reyes, on Flickr Bf-109E4/7 Trop by Reginaldo Reyes, on Flickr Bf-109E4/7 Trop by Reginaldo Reyes, on Flickr
    22 points
  6. This kit started as a 1/72 Italeri C-130E/H and along the way I... Re-scribed the model, Reposition cabin windows for a J model, Added Hamilton Hobbies Sponson extensions, ECS inlet and duck tail (from the C-130H Update set) , Replace the kit engines with Jen's Bits AE2000 engines and props, Added Attack Squadron Harvest Hawk conversion, Added Various scratch built antennas and pitot probes, Masked and painted the walkway markings, and Used Wolfpak Decals 72-117 Aces High for USMC KC-130J, Bu No166511 of VMGR-252 "Otis" There are still a few minor details to sort but I will get to them one day Prolonged build thread here
    20 points
  7. Don't know about you mates, but this lockdown unleashed the inner beast in me For this build I took inspiration from the the wonderful Attacker build presented by @Navy Bird here: All issues described were present in my kit as well, except for the misalignment of the fuselage halves. I have added the boundary layer plates, reshaped and boxed the tailhook compartment (albeit a bit deeper then needed) and the tailwheel well too. Added the aerials, scratchbuilt a new tailhook. I regret not opening the canopy as the fit of the closed one was awful. I like the "pregnant" look with the belly tank and added this too. However, after the long and painful process of glueing, trimming and fitting the tank in place and filling the ever-present large gaps, the plane still retained his elegant lines and that puzzled me . When comparing with the photos in the Richard Franks' book it seems to me that the tank AZ offers us in the kit is the one from the prototype that differs from production ones by being shorter and slimmer (photo on p. 13 for the lucky ones to have his book on the subject). I never knew that there were two types of external tanks for the Attacker (different capacity, probably?). Modified the landing gear a bit by adding scissor links and some missing rods I tried to keep her clean as the photos show that the fleet was well maintained. Oh, BTW, managed to pull the paint off twice while removing the masks... 😠 Hope you will enjoy it! Stay safe!
    16 points
  8. Hello all, Here is my Tamiya 1/72 Mosquito FB VI mostly OOB but using Xtradecal RAF Sky Code letters and Ventura Decals 8" serial numbers to get the aircraft I was after. It was a simple job of cutting off the kit SQN codes and serial number, then applying the ones I wanted. There is some footage available on the 'tube which shows SB-U MM410 scooting low across the channel on its way to the raid. What I'm happy with: the way the SQN codes and A/C serial number turned out, for the last couple of builds I've become a fan of black basing (although it doesn't show up that well in the photos) it seems a little bit more realistic to my eye, my dirty wheels. Something to improve on later, and slight weathering on the bombs. What I'm not too happy with: the paint condition in a few spots (LH wing root), which after a bit of research here is a result of the paint drying before it hits the surface (maybe because I was spraying when it was around 36-38 deg C), a little bit of silvering under the kit decals, and my exhaust staining on this particular build. Anyway you learn something new with every build. Now I just have to improve my photography skills. Thanks for looking. Jay Gee.
    16 points
  9. On 9 November 1950 Lt Cdr William T Amen, CO of VF-111 Sundowners, flying an aircraft from sister squadron VF-112 from USS Philippine Sea was leading a target CAP escorting Corsairs and Sky Raiders attacking the Sinuiji Bridges when they were attacked by a number of Mig 15s from the 139 Guards Fighter Regiment. In the course of the ensuing dog fight, Lt Cdr Amen fired at the Mig of Capt Mikhail Gratchev that subsequently dived vertically into the ground and exploded. This has since been confirmed as the first victory in jet vs jet combat, a feat originally credited to USAF F-80 pilot Lt Russell Brown the previous day. Decades later, access to Russian records revealed that though damaged, Lt Brown’s adversary successfully returned to base. Hasegawa 1/72 kit with Scale Resin nose correction and wheels, Starfighter Decals. I corrected the kits instrument coaming, cockpit rear deck and seat and added a gun sight and canopy demising pipes. Coastal Kits base. Built for the In The Navy group build. AW
    15 points
  10. Airfix's 1/72 Douglas Dakota III out of the box, with the exception of Xtradecals for the RAF D Day version. Bought second hand online and missing some of the antenna and stencils, but hopefully got these on order from Airfix spares.... Nice kit with good detail. Only real problems were self inflicted with the fit (little tolerance) and also tearing some airframe specific decals on the invasion stripes (last time I paint those...)
    14 points
  11. A quick build, took me one week and basically out of the box. Nothing special, but it was good fun to build it. All MRP paints! just a light weathering, it gets quickly unrealistic if you overdo it, i think and also it is probably a matter of taste. I will try some more on an F14A ... So dont hit me too hard, it was really a quicky and i didnt put too much effort into this cause it is rather new to me plus i wanted to get it done in a short time and gather some experience with fighter planes
    14 points
  12. Well, I haven't been doing nothing of late. The models are primed and the undersides sprayed: Sky Blue for the Hurricane I, and Azure Blue for the Hurricane IIc: Colourcoats, of course. Azure Blue was the first Colourcoats paint I used, and it was so beautiful to spray and to behold that I never looked back after that. So far, the Hurri IIc definitely shows that Arma listened to feedback from the Hurricane I kit; fit is even better, pretty much all 'round. I keep meaning to do a long update, but I'm again totally bushed, so must retire to bed.
    14 points
  13. Morning all, Build number eight for the year is a subject I'm incredibly fond of, the epic Rafale Marine. Base kit is the rather average Hobby Boss kit, which isn't particularly accurate in places and isn't the best fit in areas too, one of the reasons I chose not to enter into the Navy GB in case I made a mess of it... I've built it as it comes from the box, warts and all- I made a right mess of the canopy so please don't look too closely..... Finished using Hataka Orange Line- there's always a lot of contention over French colours, but I found on this build that Light Ghost Grey with a few drops of Dark Gull Grey added creates a close enough match for the base colour, which I darkened further to add the shading and staining. The main markings came from an old Model Alliance sheet, which whilst toned down compared to the overly bright kit decals, still required a post shade to dull them down to an acceptable level. Seems no one can get these right! Weathering came courtesy of MIG Productions neutral wash and oilbrusher. I always enjoy building a model of an aircraft I have seen, so I elected to finish the model as No. 11 of Flotille 12F, which I caught at the 2012 Yeovilton Air Day. 1/72 Hobby Boss Dassault Rafale M by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr 1/72 Hobby Boss Dassault Rafale M by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr 1/72 Hobby Boss Dassault Rafale M by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr 1/72 Hobby Boss Dassault Rafale M by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr 1/72 Hobby Boss Dassault Rafale M by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr And the jet itself Dassault Rafale M 11 Aeronavale RNAS Yeovilton 24/06/12 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Thanks for looking, comments welcomed, especially any tips on how to prevent the paint on canopy framing lifting with the masking tape, something that has plagued me in recent builds.... Cheers, Shaun
    13 points
  14. Greetings Brits... I recently joined the forum, and I got a lot of help from you all on scoping information for a Night Intruder Hurricane IIc... I have always wanted to make a Hurricane in this scheme with Medium Sea Grey and Dark Green Topside and Black Underside, with the Red Codes that were eventually applied over the original Sky Codes... This is a cool scheme on a hurricane and complements the all the models we make in the usual fighter day camouflage. This is a Hasegawa 1/48 Kit, with some extras added to improve the model... I first applied the extra PE seat belt harness left over from the Tamiya Spitfire to improve the interior... Then ordered Quick Boost Resin External Tanks and Resin 'Type B' Cannons as the original Night Duty LK-R aircraft had. It was great that Quick Boost offers the different cannon types so we can make the correct armament for our Hurricane IIc! Next I used Techmod Decals Hurricane Insignia Sheet for the Proper Roundels... Then I used Fantasy Printworks 27" Tall Dull Red RAF codes... I did have to touch them up with some paint because they didn't match the insignia's (and I like all the colors to match)... well the end of a long journey and a dream fulfilled for a Night Intruder scheme Hurricane! Oh the best part... I did learn that this camouflage was field applied and is a unique pattern. It is different than the standard RAF Hurricane patterns. I searched for many photos of this squadron 'LK' and found some great in-flight photos with other aircraft with this same scheme. They consistently applied this to many aircraft so it was something they patterned. I was able to generate a reasonable sketch of the pattern as the Left Upper wing was visible and outer half of the right outer wing upper was visible... I had to conjecture the right side of the fuselage (but continued the wrap from the visible left side) and conjecture the inner/upper right wing appearance that was not visible in photos... Here it is on the workbench, Ready for Inspection! Thanks for checking it out and all the help! -Bob
    13 points
  15. Probably not what most people would expect under this title 🙂 i dont't have a specific relationship to this aircraft, but to the airline and its country. One my good friends flew the last 737-200 in europe with for aviogenex and i m half yugoslav, so it was just a matter of time until the first yugos appear haha. It is the basic zvezda kit in 1/144 , which is quite ok, except for the missing flightdeck and clearpieces for lights. Still i found myself notching up the kit with smallstuff detail set, GA resin wheels and 26Decals. The build itself was more or less uneventful except for the horrible decals - i really like 26 stuff, and his support is awesome! But AFAIK these decals are made by BOA (i think 26's silkscreen prints are BOA and microscale). And they are really not the easiest to deal with, at least i had some trouble. First the cheatline is not aligned to the kit - kudos to Ray from 26 - he supplied me with another sheet to basically cut together the cheatline on the left side to match it to the windows - because i build clear cabin and cockpit windows only. I had some trouble with them , when i clear coated and masked them, several times i ve torn the decals off after demasking. either tamiya tape is too strong or the decals are not sticking to the surface - allthough chemically treated. Anyway, i had enough spares so i sorted it out. All paints are MRP, except Alclad metals, and tamiya translucent red and tyre black. Washes come from Abteilung 502 and tamiya. I scratched all lights in clear plastic, and i added static dischargers (too thick in my view, next time i will find a better solution). The landing gear from the kit is quite brittle and fragile - needs much attention. Clear coated with MRP super gloss, sanded down with tamiya sponges to even the surface and then polished it with micromesh until 6000 grid and then gave it a machine polish with tamiya paste. I didnt want a high gloss finish, cause i have never seen any Tupe like this. THe depicted aviogenex plane is from inbetween 1985-1986, where it got a new paintjob without faded red wingtips. hope, you maybe like it thanks for watching!
    13 points
  16. Second completed lockdown build and this one i'm pretty happy with. A nice kit which went together alright although there were a few fit issues with the top of the air intakes. Unfortunately the primer gave it a horrible grainy texture which is accentuated by the light in these pictures but it looks alright in person. I'm not sure if Black Mike ever actually carried armament, let along black drop tanks, after being repainted, but I just thought it looked good.
    12 points
  17. Just in time for the ANZAC commemoration this Saturday 25th April 2020. It marks the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War. This diorama represents a scene from the Westen Front sometime between 1914-1918. The figures and a tench wall came from Masterbox 35114. The rest is composed of an assortment of boxes/tins and scratch babred wire, sandbags. The figures may look shiny in the photos but appear a nice dull matt in reality?
    11 points
  18. An early missive to catch up over lunch. It's Tuesday, I think.... Woke up this morning with the remants of a pre-dawn dream rattling around my head in which I'd come up with a joke for which the punchline was: 'The Four Norsemen of the Apocalypse of course!' Mercifully for all concerned I've no recollection at all as to what the preceding part of that zinger was. Right. Let's have a look at the Problems page... Bill - mustn't forget that there's a certain Perdouste to feature in amongst these resin offerings at a later date too! It's even worse than that H. I've now got The Obsession. (The CAD version, not Calvin Klein.) Blaming you mainly... The new UK government handwashing poster is looking par the course for crisis management I see: 😁 I shall now refer to everything as card and filler from now on Pete, for the purposes of clarity. As has on old (New Yorker magazine I think) cartoon of a Renaissance sculptor peering out from around a towering rectangle of marble, hammer and chisel poised whilst saying to the model: 'Smile!'... Please tell me that one of your class used to do a silly walk every time Bill. Myths have to start somewhere.... Since last we spoke, much spare time has been spent in rigorous analysis* *squinting lots - at these and their ilk: Air goes in Fire happens. Man flies in air. Also known as 'the bit where the inner and outer realities of the aircraft must co-exist in a harmony of form if not to resemble a dog's breakfast'. As you can see, what some kits reproduce as a single structure is actually a series of mated sub-assemblies (as if that's news in Sea Vixen territory...) Condensed down onto a FAW.1 GA to better understand relationship to surrounding airframe: Intake opening in the leading edge of the wing, including that protruding vertical parabola shape on the side of the fuselage. Duct piercing front and main wing spars. Receiving aperture for front of 4. RR Avon. Yet another corking shot from the Thunder & Lightnings website illustrates this region well (though with a lot of optical distortion in the photo for quite understandable reasons when trying to encapsulate such a view): Image credit: Damien Burke I've not tbh seen this part of the aircraft reproduced convincingly at all at 1/72 (less said about the SH ghostly attempts the better); note though that apart from the two vertical vanes, that vertical slit inboard against the fuselage belnded into the inner fairing and although you can't quite see it in this shot, the way that this fairing that extends forward of the leading edge along the fuselage and begins to curve inwards to match the fuselage. In terms of the visual these are such striking elements of the front appearrance of the aircraft that they require obvious attention to shape/detail. There's also some further detailing issues to attend to along the forward lip of this fairing but I'll come back to that later. Having roughed-out some initial sketch planes, I'm in the early stages here of experimenting with the best way of creating this mix of interior/exterior form: The plan in present form is to build that vertical parabolic fairing extending forward as one initial compoent, with the upper and lower lips of the intake iteself as separate entities perpendicular to it. If all goes well these would end up being combined into a single, complex unit, with filleting around the interfaces. To hollow out the tunnel into the main fuselage would involved lofting and altering the profile intake in a subtraction operation. Card and filler in other words Pete. I'll report back later in the week about how quickly that plan falls apart... Hope your weeks are going ok so far. Tony. PS. Spring sunlight doing mad stuff to the spacetime continuum on the net curtains this morning...
    11 points
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  20. All finished bar the K69 markings - waiting on masks but they’re taking ages due the crisis I guess so have given up and I’m posting anyway! Great base kit, but it really needs an upgrade pack - I went for the Pontos set which is exemplary. It’s notionally HMCS Heather, but I accept it’s a fairly generic Corvette. My first ship build - I’ve had a go at a couple in the past but never finished as I always had a PE disaster! Anyway, see what you think. Guy
    10 points
  21. My first ever completed kit thread ... I spent about 30 years looking for this kit, before I struck gold. Back in 2015, a friend and fellow modeller put me on to his brother (another modeller), who was disposing of a large part of his stash. I was given first refusal, and this was one of the kits I bought. Cost to me: A mere 5 Euro. The kit apparently cost 75p when originally bought, which was probably c. 1978. Back in those days, kits still came with their own display stands. Quite why I decided to build it now - when I should have been concentrating on the Navy Group build - is something I'll gloss over. Maybe I just needed a diversion in the midst of this lockdown. Aircraft kits are my "bread and butter", so there was nothing here to confound or confuse me. Anyway, the kit was a reasonably straightforward build, although it required quite a bit of filler along the lower fuselage join and lower wing root joins. The one-piece canopy/windscreen fit was also deceptively tricky. I build it "wheels up" to show off the lines of the aircraft, especially having the option of the stand. The decals were in surprisingly good condition, despite being well over 40 years old. The leftover Israeli markings are to be re-used for an Airfix F-16 that is currently on the workbench.
    10 points
  22. Hello Here are some pics of my last build: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234967490-b1-b-bone-lancer-148-revell-finish-line/ It was a very demanding build who last 7 months. I added scratched details in the bays and the engines. I also used Eduard PE, Cutting Edge exhausts and Fox One decals. Et voilà! Hope you like it ;^) Romain
    10 points
  23. This is an old Revell model. I'm very pleased with how it turned out in the end. They said only aftermarket. Here's the picture.
    10 points
  24. Morning folk's,heres the last but one build for this excellent GB,Matchbox's little Gladiator in Swedish colours.
    10 points
  25. Grumman F9F-2 Panther of VF-112, USS Philippine Sea flown by Lt Cdr William T Amen CO of VF-111 on 9 November 1950 to record the first victory in jet vs jet combat. Hasegawa 1/72 with Scale Resin nose and wheels. Seat, instrument shroud and cockpit rear deck corrected and demisting apparatus on the rear deck scratched. Decals by Starfighter. Montex mask used for the canopy. AW
    10 points
  26. With my preferred options out of reach I realised I had the Airfix SH-3D Sea King in the stash which I built in the late 70s along with the Airfix Lunar module (another kit have in the stash). So this will be my build. The decals are a tad yellowed, so I will replace them with aftermarket decals And I have stand that I might use
    9 points
  27. Having found this kit as a surprise bonus in my Flyhawk Gold Edition upgrade set to their 1/700 SMS Lützow I thought I’d make this one first to practice in this tiny scale. I found it extremely challenging! I’m not there yet, but it’s been a great learning experience. Not sure if I’ve got the Mountbatten Pink quite right? Just hand mixed Vallejo acrylics. I’ll be getting some of Jamie’s (Sovereign Hobbies) paints for the next build. The (much simplified!) rigging was Uschi. I tried stretched sprue, but I couldn’t get on with it in this scale. It doesn’t look that great, any tips here would be most welcome. The kit is amazing, but some of the small, thin parts were warped due to their fine nature. Anyway, here she is... Thanks, Guy Brief build log in the Lützow thread...
    9 points
  28. Morning folk's,yes another oldie built for the Nordic GB.Two of my most feared thing's are silver finishes and rigging but it didn't seem right not to do at least some form of it.Brush painted in a mixed Humbrol silver rigged with stretched sprue ditched the rudder decal for paint but kit decal's used.Many thank's for looking in.
    9 points
  29. I'd have quite a few candidates for the 'kit you built and wished you hadn't GB'
    9 points
  30. Thanks Cookie! Has to be done for the ceiling models, but sometimes I wonder if I shouldn't buy a cabinet Thanks Johnny Handy little 'sofa' it is - I always check packaging for useful bits - 'reuse' is best! Pleased you got some chisels - I think you'll like them. Be careful you don't dig in to the plastic too much - they're very sharp. I usually push the angled bit against the plastic so that, if I do slip, it's away from the surface. Thanks Troy Cheeky! To mis-quote Morecambe and Wise, it was possible to bend the doors, just not in the right order to the same shape as the cowling Primer on: Untitled by Ced Bufton, on Flickr I used to think 'that's the start of the painting then'. BM has taught me that it's just near the end of the sanding and filling. What do 'The Masters' call it? A revealing coat? Certainly shows where you need more sanding and filling: Hmmm…
    9 points
  31. Not a huge amount done since last update but... Basic weathering done and sealed prior to more detailed and specific tweaks and touches. Probably going to mount the suspension units prior to doing much more, which I guess means looking into the tracks and securing the side skirts, one thing leads to another in this game! Less of the waffle and to the pics. Thanks for looking and stay safe. Atb Darryl
    9 points
  32. I got a bit bored making cockpit parts so decided to finish off the rear control surfaces. The rudders had been made previously but have now been riveted. The satbilisers were finished off and have both have now been primed with some of Halfords' finest grey - which it turns out you can order online and collect in store... from a safe distance of course! S1030272 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr S1030275 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr I still need to add the finer details such as the trim tab actuators, but this'll be done just before paint to avoid breakages. Take care all, Tom
    9 points
  33. During the early part of WW2, known as the Phoney War or Sitzkrieg, depending on who’s side you were on, a pair of twin brothers were both fighter pilots in the RAF. Raymond and Maurice Cliffe flew Hurricanes and Spitfires respectively. Both were pre war pilots, graduating from Gladiators just prior to war breaking out. Raymond had just got his orders to leave for France and Maurice got promoted and posted to Duxford, starting on the following Monday. A celebratory party was in order. Their sister, Clarice, hosted a party for them at her home in Stafordshire. The brothers arrived in a style only RAF Officer Fighter Pilots could ever get away with. They both ‘borrowed’ operational aircraft for the weekend jaunt and landed their Hurricane and Spitfire in the grounds of their sisters home! A more stylish arrival could not have been possible. The party went well. In fact, it went a bit too well. It might have been the last of the Champagne held in the cellars, it might have been the Cognac the French Fighter Pilot guests brought with them. It might even have been the rather odd cigarettes the Artist contingent provided, but things got a bit out of hand. Come the morning, the brothers were slightly alarmed to find their aircraft, parked on the front lawn, had been repainted by their sister and her artist friends! The paints were brought up from her studio at the peak of the celebrations and everyone had a go. The results were not exactly quiet or anything like Ministry standard. One photograph exists, and it hardly shows the new paint scheme. Apparently the photographer was chased away by a Guards Officer in a TuTu, It’s just possible things could all have been taken care of by phoning a few chums and pulled a few strings as would normally be the case. It was not to be though. One of the guests, an American artist by the name of Miles Van Houghten , was the butt of much good and bad natured ribbing over the course of the evening. Most of the ribbing concerned the artists source of income. He was a Commercial Artist! That was almost as bad as being an Actor or in the Navy!! Miles later repaid the party hosts bad manners by adding their aircraft , complete with rather startling colour schemes, to a range of Bubble Gum cards available in the USA. He sent sample sets to both brothers Squadron Leaders and also to the Air Ministry. His efforts were in vain however as ranks quickly closed against the uncultured American and the whole affair was buried in red tape and soon to be forgotten files. More urgent matters were shaping up in France. The Bubble Gum cards are the only surviving memory of the whole glorious affair and they have given me the opportunity to recreate the planes in their short lived extra fancy clothes. How about these beauties then?..... I'll get me coat.... Tony.
    8 points
  34. Completed earlier this year. A nice quick build this one despite a high parts list for its size. Purchased a couple of Simple sets from Special Hobby at Telford & used individual markings & stencils from a Modeldecal sheet & Model Art sheet for the tail plane flourescent markings. Didn't have any aftermarket parts for the cockpit which is highly visible, but I always cut strips from swan & Morton blade packets for seat straps so that adds some focus. Primed & sprayed with Mig One Shot & used their Mig metals. Some of the parts are minute! The wing tip lights were clear parts comparable to large grains of sand & inevitably one of them pinged across the room, so I just used accelerated thick CA for them. Amazing how CA conforms to compound curves! Thanks for looking! Martin
    8 points
  35. My first entry. A father-and-son build. Went to the big hobby shop and came back with several kits, including some I didn’t plan to buy. I will enter only one kit, which is a new release. Went together fine, but there’s some mirrored parts that make it necessary to pay attention. No aftermarket though I did deviate from the instructions and used an electric drill. I also came back with a whole cart of other aftermarket stuff I didn’t know I needed, but let’s not go there. Sorry about this one, but how often does one get the chance? And it’d be unfair if there’s only one entry in this category!
    8 points
  36. Microset has done the business. I think I need to dig out some unwanted transfers and experiment with Decalfix on my paint mule. I'll let the model sit for a day or so, then get it varnished. Then it’s into RFI and the cabinet!
    8 points
  37. It’s not at all bad. Interesting thing, though, is I was thinking of using a spare Airfix canopy - only it’s a lot narrower than the Matchbox fuselage. I will have to reuse the original one. Some paint retouching this morning. The struts are, according to the paint guide, black. The prop painting has been refined, tyres painted, and the offensive weaponry painted. Thinking about transfers, and wondering whether Decalfix will do the job without the necessity of a gloss coat first. I've also decided to use the Airfix markings as they come. I don’t think my hairy stick skills are quite up to painting a suitable numeral alongside the 3. So, G30 is the number. I certainly won’t be bothering with all the myriad stencils Airfix provides, though some will arrive in their kit when I get round to it. More later.
    8 points
  38. Either that or he is constantly in trouble with Mrs Moa. Hang on a minute, if he is married, he is in constant trouble anyway, at least, that's the way it works on Mars and, I suspect, the rest of the Galaxy. Martian 👽
    8 points
  39. Of course I'm in. Perhaps I'll give this one a try. 20190726_115844 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr 20190726_115744 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr 115 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr Or perhaps a "1952" collection of the Catalina affair. 20190726_122206 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr 20190726_124609 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr 20190726_124642 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr 20190726_124749 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr 20190726_125006 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr 20190726_124930 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr 20190726_131332 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr /Bosse
    8 points
  40. Another small update. This time it's the generator exhaust, shown in the following photo. Unfortunately, I'm not sure what equipment uses this exhaust system. Apparently, Brave Borderer's electrical power was supplied by 40 kilowatt generators driven by Rover gas turbines. No diesel machinery was present on Brave Borderer. I'm assuming the generator exhaust system was for the gas turbines driving the electric generators. I was hoping I could use the generator exhaust from the Tamiya Perkasa model for this build. But, no joy. Compared to Brave Borderer's drawings & photographs, the Perkasa exhaust is the same height, but the shape & dimension between the pipes are different. I ended up building the generator exhaust from 1/8", 5/32" & 1/4" plastic tubing plus circular flanges punched out of plastic sheet. I was able to use the Perkasa exhaust outlet that joins the ends of the two pipes. The composite photo below shows the my BB exhaust & the Perkasa exhaust assembly, for comparison. And finally, a photo of scratch built exhaust test fit on the Brave Borderer model. Next, work continues on the forward gun platform & the turbine air intake. Plus, I hope to start work on the deck storage & ammo lockers. Thanks for looking. Stay safe! John
    8 points
  41. A thought occurs, as this seems a popular subject, perhaps a future GB would "the kit you never built as a kid, but wanted too..." The ones that occur too me are Airfix Stirling , which funnily enough I was given recently, part started, 50 years ago apparently..., which occurred as a member of club had won in the Xmas raffle a Ben (reboxed Tamiya 1/100 Il-28) when I asked if he wanted it, he said no, and gave it too me, as I'd wanted the Airfix one as a child, and mentioned in passing it was one of the few I never built, along with the Stirling.... which prompted " I have one of those I started and will never finish" and was duly presented at the next club meeting. Thanks Dave! (I have part built the Il-28 BTW) The other was the Airfix B-17.... I was asked if i wanted a kit at some point (it was a safe bet as a request!) and requested a B-17, visions of the iconic box art dancing in my mind.... but mum went to Seaford, not Lewes.... and I was duly presented with...... a Revell B-17 Memphis Belle.... Reminds me, I once asked for "A Lightning" , meaning a P-38 and then got an EE Lightning. Both the Revell B-17 and the EE Lightning were of course happily built and I was quite happy with once done, I mean a kits a kit right! ( I miss being 9 sometimes)
    8 points
  42. 400 knots @ 100ft by the looks of it (watch out for the cars). Stunning scenery when they get flying! Nobody needs a failure at that altitude though. Enjoy!
    7 points
  43. Yes slow speed on the mini drill helped keep things steady but this is a slow process if I had tried to do it quicker with high speeds it would have looked worse and you end up losing control that is why I practised on an old kit first Thanks for that size comparison @Chewbacca gives me a better scale of this ship Still a lot of work to do on the hull but have cleaned it up with a coat of primer then on to some small scale sanding to blend it all in and in between working on the funnels and deck gun shields For bending the PE I use this from @little-carsor now Modellingtools Stay Safe beefy
    7 points
  44. @Col. + @trickyrich you guys could be married, you fight all day but never sleep with each other (I assume) 😁
    7 points
  45. Cheers Rob.......not sure yet wether the German grey engine cover will change to more of a green......as regards technique on the figure....that's more difficult to describe. There's one thing I don't use, and that's black. You're always best to make dark shades out of very dark blue with a dark brown. Use this to darken the colour you've chosen for the clothing etc............ There's actually no such colour in nature as black....it's a tone. I did look up on the web on tips on painting face's though...... That's something I have to keep practicing.......but as you can see, all my hard work is hidden......, ......even with his windows wound down... Cheers.....,......got the idea from this. Can't imagine the logical German's would have passed on doing the same. The Russians must have captured a lot of German rockets to build a specific thing to fire them from......I'm still trying to figure out how the German mobile workshop would have secured it in their version..... Cheers Darryl........I still have to finish the rear deck. Bit of a challenge, as I'm use to using real wood......... Well, here's where she sit's.........next step will be chipping and then streaking, dust/mud and pigment shading.......Decided to have the windows down so as to be able to see Herman the German a bit better.....might change the clear part though to a thinner material.
    7 points
  46. I had the FROG boxing which I made some 45+ years ago. Gave it a refurb 18 months back using the Hawkeye Models sheet, plus some details from Caracal. No aftermarket back in the day, but brushes up OK I lost the clear glazing where the top turret went during the refurb, so blanked it off. Found it about 2 months later. It can wait another 45 years before I do it again and fit the glazing.
    7 points
  47. Cheers Guys, had a temp slow down on the build as Mrs Dads203 wanted stuff doing around the house. The last two weeks I've had to lay carpets, paint , knock out some electrics and so on. Thank god for You Tube and respect to all carpet engineers from all over the world !!! So both tracks are now done, the second track decided to fight me with broken pins which was annoying to say the least. I can soon get moving with my additions, rumour has it that I might have just earnt enough brownie points for a weekend off DIY ? That is just a rumour but I have to live in hope !! Stay Safe All Dan
    7 points
  48. Douglas A-1H Skyraider 1/48 Tamiya VA-176 "Thunderbolts". USS Intrepid. October 1966. Wolfpack wingfold. Master gun barrels and pitot tube. Etched harness from spares box.
    7 points
  49. Douglas F4D-1 Skyray 1/48 Tamiya VF(A3)-3 Built OOB with the exception of a resin seat, used to replace a missing kit part.
    6 points
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