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  1. Airfix 1/72 Heinkel He.177A-5 'Greif' 6N+HN of 5./KG 100 1943 Here is another ceiling holding pattern nostalgia build from the 'Kit I built as a kid' Group Build, a kit originally released by Airfix in 1967 which I must have built around the mid 70s. I have built it mainly out of the box with the exception of some scratched extra detail in the typical for the time spartan interior plus a couple of additional parts around the rest of the model. All in all great fun to build and I really enjoyed having a go at mottling for the first time and creating my own masks for the markings (bar the '6N' and the tail marking), I had only a couple of dodgy reference photos and one profile to go on....yes I know never trust a profile! but for the purposes of this GB I was content enough to risk the wrath of the RLM posse. The build thread can be found below: Thanks for looking and as always comments and observations are welcome. Cheers, Mark.
    44 points
  2. Hi, finished this after a good few months work. My first post as well so please be gentle. In short a fun and challenging build that generated every emotion known to man along the way.đŸ˜€đŸ€ŻđŸ˜« I find it best with these kits to complete sub assemblies before attempting to assemble the main parts as there is always a lot of dry fitting and sanding to be done. Also because of the size it all becomes a bit unwieldy in the old shed! It was re scribed where necessary to give the lining wash a bit more purchase. The rear windows are Crystal Clear. Landing lights are Little Lenses sealed in flush with Crystal Clear on the sides of the nose. The undercarriage was drilled and pinned with brass. Some aerials are photo etch and its finished in shades of my trusty Humbrol 27002 / 27003. Incidentally there's half a church roofs worth of lead in the front end to keep the nose down. Alas as I already have a Bear, Il-20 Coot and Madge completed with a Candid to do, I fear I may need a bigger shed. Hope you like it Cheers Pete To show the size of the beast
    41 points
  3. Hi all, Here are the pictures of my recently (last month) finished Project. This is 1/32 PCM Spitfire Mk.14c with the markings of “RB159 DW-D” flown by Sq. Ldr R A Newbery from No 610 squadron in September 1944. This is built OOB except for Barracudacast cockpit door and wheels. I have used Gunze Sangyo acrylics . Happy modelling
    28 points
  4. A long time ago, I made one of the Revell Concorde kits with the Bra.Z windscreens for my office, and when I moved, I gave it to a coworker as a leaving gift. It was in the Chatham livery, which I like, but I have always found the Landor livery to suit Concorde perfectly. The Airfix kit in Landor was my most recent build of this jet, but the only representation is with the nose in the up position. I wanted a Landor Concorde with the nose down to hang from my ceiling with my other airliners. Now, Revell's kit is inaccurate with the nose in the down position, because it shows the windscreen to be flat, with a single pane of glass. The Bra.Z modification fixes that, with the addition of decals - in this case, I used the detail set from Draw Decals. Now my hands have stopped trembling from applying the red cheatline, I took some photos before it goes up on the ceiling. The last photo is the Revell and Airfix builds side by side.
    17 points
  5. Hello everyone this is my first completed build from the Corsair STGB. Aircraft code 8*L spring/summer 1944 for the Tirpitz raids. The term Phoenix comes from the build not history. Please feel free to ask questions, post comments, and or add thoughts. Here is a link to the build if you would like to read through it. https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235074021-faa-corsair-mkii-aka-the-phoenix-rises/ Dennis
    17 points
  6. Here is the second of my Hunters, again the excellent Revell 1/72 Hawker Hunter F6 kit built OOB. Hawker Hunter F6 of 14 Sqn, RAF Gutersloh from 1962. Additional decals from Xtradecal and as usual, painted using mainly Xtracolor enamels finished with Humbrol satin cote. Here's a few pictures of both of the Hunters together......
    16 points
  7. wow. There's a lot of posts to respond to. Seems those chairs struck a chord with folks. It is edging closer to the end with every post isn't it Rog? Don't worry, there's still a few things for me to do before this is all closed up for good Thanks Ian. The 2 delinquent chairs have now been dealt with and are sitting in the corner awaiting flat coat. Fluffy cushions? I raised your expectations too high methinks I should have gone for the old British rail wooden benches Thanks Heather. I don't know how you manage to keep the mojo high enough to do this as a business. something along these lines Tony? Thanks Ced. I'm ready to give it back to him any time now.... Thanks Jeroen, MR2Don ! dammit! I have seen some photo's where there is a white cotton antimacassar over the headrest. Should I ?..... I really really wanted to Steve, but for accuracy sake I just had to stay with the pleats (are they called pleats or summat else?) Thanks for the suggestion. Working on different options now. I've started looking at potential suppliers and hope to be contacting someone in the next week or so I guess I should add a trip on Pegasus to my bucket list even though the chances are very, very slim. Thanks Steve, glad to have you pop in. Any chance of a Hawk update while you're hanging around Thanks Tomo. Well, how do I follow that last update? Anything after that is pretty much going to be an anti-climax innit? AS I've mentioned, it is getting close to the finish line though it seems every time I pour over my reference photo's I find something new cropping up that I have kept missing in the last 6 years. The emergency equipment was a prime example. When I started chasing that squirrel I found out that there were two fire extinguishers specified. According to the drawings, they were located on top of the electrical cabinets in the end corridors. Sure enough, when I looked at my reference stuff, I could just make out what certainly appeared to be a fire extinguisher right at the far end of the corridor. Nothing for it then but to try and make a couple. I'll be honest and I did actually google 1/32 scale fire extinguishers and found a couple of resin examples. Then conscience got the better of me and since I've scratch built 99% of this thing I figured I may as well continue. 3D printing came to mind, but again, I thought nah!.... let's try it the old school way. An hour later I had two of these thingamabobs turned from brass rod on the lathe. At the top end I drilled a small pilot hole - the hope being that I could make these mostly from brass. A couple of 0.8 mm lengths of rod were hammered flat on the vice, then in time honored fashion it was time to drill unfeasibly small holes in equally unfeasibly small handles. A bunch of Ø0.5 mm holes were duly drilled and a small brass rivet used to hang everything together. No need to worry about cutting them to length just yet. A dab of solder was added to keep everything fixed in position, then a few swipes with a file cleaned that all up and brought things down to the correct length. When I say 'correct' I mean something approaching sort of looks like what it's supposed to look like, maybe. The rivet was then rammed into the pilot hole and luckily was tight enough to stay put. I originally tried to solder the handles on to the body, but the larger part was too much of a heat sink and I couldn't get it to work - so interference fit it was. Follow that up with some enameled black wire, another small piece of brass tube, and a piece of electrical wire and we get a decent approximation of a fire skoosher Happy with that it was then time for paint. I used the last few drops of red gloss and then the airbrush decided to spurt and splatter causing a few expletives to be uttered. Since it was going to take some time to obtain some more (and Testors have stopped producing any more) I had to resort to Humbrol satin red of some description. It wasn't quite as bright as fire extinguisher red, but at this juncture, I considered it close enough. Black gloss applied to the handles, then Alclad chrome to finish things off While I was waiting for the paint to dry I had an idea.... I wasn't sure how the fire extinguishers were fitted atop the cabinets and thought some kind of housing may be used. Out came the 5 thou brass sheet and using just a ruler and a standard blade I managed to cut a form out. I kept the scribing on the fold lines light -just enough to be able to bend the brass but now break it Holes were drilled at the intersections of the folds so the edges would not interfere as it was folded Then folded up we have this. I'm not certain I'm going to use them but have painted them up and will have another look tomorrow and see what I feel like then. The thing about fire extinguishers is that they always have lots of labels slapped all over them. I checked my extensive fire extinguisher decal collection of which I have and let's be honest here...zilch. An executive decision was required so I decided just to press ahead and sorted out some decal scraps that when put together sort of looked like they were intended for this purpose. At the end of the day, you're only ever going to be able to see these things from above, so I really only needed something that looked suggestive of a label. These scraps all came from various Wessex transfer sheets Hose bits fitted I think those will do nicely. When I took this photo I noticed that I had forgotten to paint the small brass spout black - that has now been done and they've both received another gloss coat. Job done, now on to the next thing on the list. Passcomm handles I believe Stay safe and have a good weekend folks
    16 points
  8. Lancaster B.Mk.III LM739 'GROGS the SHOT' No. 100 Squadron R.A.F. Elsham Wold April 1945 Here is my entry to the Avro Lancaster STGB, built from the Revell kit with some PE for the interior along with a couple of bits of scratching, replacement resin wheels and gun barrels. I amended the radiator intakes slightly and the same with the wing dihedral. Overall not a bad kit at all but with some contentious shapes here and there; I chose to replace the mid upper turret and fairing with parts from the Airfix 'Dambuster' kit. Weathered with oil paints and Tamiya powders. The build thread is here: And some proper sunshine shots: Thanks for looking and as always comments more than welcome. Cheers, Mark.
    14 points
  9. Finally got my mojo back after a couple of recent disappointing efforts and decided to do two Hunters at the same time. Here is my Hawker Hunter FR10 of 4 Sqn, RAF Gutersloh from 1969. I used the excellent Revell 1/72 Hunter FGR9 kit with a Quickboost nose which I whittled down to try and get the correct shape. I don't think it's come out too bad, maybe not the most accurate but it doesn't look too bad on a 1/72 kit. Xtradecals and decals from the stash used and painted mainly using Xtracolor enamels with the Humbrol satin cote over the top.
    14 points
  10. Hi all This is Tamiya's 1/48 Tiger 1 - Early Production, which I have depicted in German Grey with a well worn, winter whitewash camo. This was my first attempt at using the hairspray chipping method and doing excessive weathering. It was painted with acrylics and weathered with oil paint washes and various pigments. I plan to make a small display base for it (the one in the photos was borrowed from a previous build) ... once I can work out the best way to make snow.... Thanks for looking. Cheers, Greg
    13 points
  11. Hello The Fonderie Minature kit is great as long as you don't try to build it.😆 There is plastic with beautiful fish skins, resin, white metal, vaccu, photoeach and decals. I was almost ready to smack him against the wall a few times.đŸ€Ź Thanks for looking and greetings from Switzerland Martin
    12 points
  12. Good day, colleagues. My next craft from the Ukrainian company DORA WINGS. Model aircraft Bellanca J 300V. It was done within two months, the set is not complicated, it is easy to assemble. I liked the decals very much, usually I always have problems with them. Tidied up a bit with the interior. I didn’t get dirty, I think, the Adamovich brothers bought it in excellent condition. He painted as usual with paints Mr.Hobby, Valejio. Happy viewing. Below is an article from the Internet about the Adamovich brothers, maybe someone will like it. Sincerely, Mikhail. In 1931, Bellanca Aircraft Corporation built another aircraft for long-distance flights that received the designation Bellanca Special J-300. It was a rework of the CH-300 Peacemaker - instead of the passenger compartment, a large fuel tank was installed, and the power plant was replaced with a 300-horsepower Wright Whirlwind. The first aircraft (NR797W) named "Liberty" was intended for a flight from Newfoundland to Copenhagen. The pilots failed to fly to Denmark and the car landed in Germany after flying 32 hours. In 1933, two Polish expats Boleslav and Jozef Adamowicz (BolesƂaw i Józef Adamowiczowie) bought the NR797W for a flight to Poland. The plane beckoned to the name "Warsaw". Only on the second attempt, in June 1934, did the flight from Newfoundland through Normandy to Warsaw take place. LOPP buys J-30 The story of the two Aviator brothers Adamovich, born on Belarusian soil and in 1934 made a flight from the United States to Europe, is worth knowing about it. At that time, the passage along the transatlantic route was a very dangerous enterprise, so the lucky ones who reached the final point of the path were revered as national heroes. Probably because there were very few who wanted to risk their own lives. And among ethnic Belarusians, besides them, before the advent of jet aircraft there was no one - neither before nor after. Osip (1893g.) And Boleslav (1898g.) Adamovichs were born in the village of Yankovschina in the Vilejơčyna. “My brother and I were the most ordinary people who were interested in everything related to aviators. It seemed to us that their life is full of interesting events and adventures. Our father's name was Julian Adamovich. He owned a farm located 40km east of Vileyka, about 70km north of Minsk. The mother, who, unfortunately, had long died, was called Anna. In early childhood, grandfather Luka Adamovich still lived, who loved us very much and often played. The family had three sons - Bronislav (the eldest), Osip and I, as well as my sister - Maria. The farm consisted of several hectares of arable land and forest land called Paseki and Bereznyaki. Somewhere in the middle of this territory was a house. Two guys were constantly working for my father. Two girls helped in the house, and two more grazed cattle. We had four horses, pieces of 25 cows, 15 pigs and 30 sheep. People from the village were additionally hired for sowing and harvesting events. They spoke Polish among themselves, and Belarusian with the workers. Both languages were well spoken by all family members. I went to elementary school in the town of Kraisk, and the parish church was in Olkovichi. On Sundays we went to services. Fairs and bazaars were held in Kraisk and Dolginovo, ”Boleslav Adamovich recalled. While the youngest of the brothers was studying, the middle one worked at the post office, and also attended telegraph courses in Minsk. Bronislav served as an officer in the Russian Imperial Army. After the outbreak of war with Japan, he refused to go to the front and sent the emperor a letter of resignation, which was granted. After that, he emigrated to the United States and settled in Brooklyn. In 1907, Osip followed the elder brother overseas. They worked at the Arbockler Brothers sugar factory and sent some of the money they earned home. For several years they managed to transfer about one thousand dollars to Belarus. In 1911, Boleslav also went to the United States, but Bronislav, on the contrary, returned to his homeland. Business overseas After the end of the Soviet-Polish war and the arrangement of a new border between the states, the Adamovich estate in the Vilejơčyna remained on the territory of the BSSR, which forced Bronislaw and his family to return to the States. In the USSR, "on the farm" was sister Maria. After a short time, she was "dispossessed" and all property nationalized. Overseas, on the contrary, things were going very well. In 1918, Boleslav (Ben) and Osip (John) Adamovich founded a company in New York for the production of carbonated drinks and soda water. Business brought good money. Looking ahead a bit, we note that later this entrepreneurial activity will lead them to the dock. Somewhere in 1928, successful businessmen from Belarus decided to fulfill their childhood dream and take up aviation professionally. For a few thousand dollars, they purchased a Waco biplane and began to learn the art of piloting. It should be noted that at that time many dreamed of becoming aviators and performing feats in heaven. In the USSR, almost every pilot was a national hero. In Western Europe, pilots did not swim only in the rays of glory, but also in money. One of the brothers came up with the idea of flying across the Atlantic Ocean. If successful, they could be the first ethnic Belarusians to fly from New York to Paris by air. It was a very dangerous undertaking, which earlier quite often ended in tragedy. The Adamovichs acquire the powerful and fast Bellanca J300 aircraft and begin preparations for the flight. At the same time, they continue to participate in various aviation shows in the United States, and invest all the prize money in their new venture. Adamovichi against the backdrop of the Bellanca J300 aircraft Photo: airwar.ru As a result, money for the radio station and autopilot was still not enough. I had to rely only on the gyrocompass. On June 28, 1934, natives of Belarus took off from an airfield near New York and headed for Newfoundland. The next day they flew to Europe. National heroes We walked at an altitude of 4000 meters above the clouds under good weather conditions. It seemed that the flight would pass without problems. However, the plane was icy, and had to be reduced to 1200 meters. Chatterbox. Strong headwind. Fuel resulting from a damaged gas tank. When the pilots successfully landed in Normandy, there was no longer any fuel in the tanks. They just planned the last minutes. Adamovichi plane landed in Warsaw Photo: upload.wikimedia.org The French welcomed the "Americans" cordially and received them at the highest level. Then they flew to Poland, but due to a breakdown they made an emergency landing in Germany. Another flight and its national heroes solemnly meets Warsaw. Ben and John were received by the country's prime minister and presented high state awards. Then there were trips to Polish cities, many meetings, honors and glory. All this time, the Adamovichs dreamed of visiting their historic homeland, which one could already reach with their hand. Journey of the Adamovich brothers' motorcade in Warsaw Photo: audiovis.nac.gov.pl In Belarus In March 1921, under the terms of the Riga Peace Treaty, a significant part of the territory of Belarus was transferred to Poland. Hometowns of the brothers-aviators were "on the border of civilizations." From Vilno Adamovichi went to Olkovichi and visited the very church in which they went as children with their parents. Here they were caught up by unexpected news - American pilots are officially invited to visit the Soviet Union. The Intourist Agency prepared a program for them to stay in the "first worker-peasant state." On August 13, 1934, the brothers visited the Embassy of the USSR in Warsaw. We filled out the necessary documents and a few weeks later drove up to the Columns. Brothers Boleslav (with a bouquet on the left) and Osip (with a bouquet on the right) Adamovichi in the company of the US Ambassador to Poland (John Cudah - in a light suit in a ruler), Vice President of Warsaw Józef Opinsky (in a dark suit with a mustache), General Lyudomil Rajsky ( stands behind Boleslav) Photo: upload.wikimedia.org “The train passengers recognized eminent guests and admired their courage. The news of the arrival of the aviators quickly spread throughout the town. The train to Soviet Russia was supposed to leave only after 4 hours. The local authorities in the person of the head of the railway station, Mr. Moshchinsky, the commandant of the garrison, Captain Pachkowski and the town headman Vezhbitsky, arranged a reception for the national heroes on the highest level ... ”, one of the Polish publications of that time wrote. Boleslav and Osip were invited to the reception hall in the station building and treated to a chic dinner. Before leaving for the Soviet Union, the famous pilots took pictures with the residents of Stolbtsov as a keepsake. In Moscow, the pilots stayed for several days, during which they were patronized by employees of the Polish embassy. Due to the fact that eminent guests wanted to visit their native places, they were allowed to leave for Minsk and were given the necessary documents to be in the Soviet border zone. By car, American pilots got to Kraisk, where they visited their native places and saw their sister Mary. Previously, her house was filled with a variety of products, and the economy - with cows, pigs and chickens. The regional authorities were ordered to create another “Potemkin village” in order to form a favorable impression on the life of collective farmers in the USSR in the West. The border guards, whose outpost was in Kraisk, “walked on their ears”: foreigners from the United States walked freely in the secret zone, into which far from every Soviet citizen was allowed. The impression of the native land, divided by the border, depressed aviators. At the beginning of the twentieth century, they left the territory of the Russian Empire, and in the 1930s they arrived at a birthplace, parts of which already belonged to different states and worldviews. In fairness, it must be said that at that time only a few had the opportunity to visit on both sides of the demarcation line. Before returning, the brothers considered the possibility of acquiring a land allotment in Vilenshchyna with the prospect of remaining in Poland, but this never came to that. Some of the old-timers remember how in the mid- in Olkovichi came some famous personalities "all the way from America", which " personally, Stalin allowed to go to relatives outside the cordon." Return to the ocean The session ended. Adamowicz returned to Poland, sold the plane to the youth organization "LOPP" and left for the United States. There are several versions about the future fate of this car. According to one of them, during the fighting in September 1939, it was used as an air ambulance. It was shot down at Brest and included in the list of numerous German trophies. After returning to the US, Ben and John learned that the us attorney's office had searched their factory and found that the owners were engaged in illegal alcohol production. At this time, the United States had a "dry law" and such activities were a serious crime. Shadow business was usually controlled by the mafia. I must say that there is nothing sverhordinarnogo Adamovici not invented. They stupidly drove moonshine from potatoes, and" waste products " recklessly accumulated on the territory of the factory. Not to waste the same good. Operational information about this, as an inevitable consequence, reached the law enforcement authorities. In December 1934, the Brooklyn district court charged all three Adamovich brothers with illegal alcohol production. There were several processes. They failed to get out of it, and each received 15 months in Federal prison. After the liberation, aviation legends became bankrupt and earned a living by working in various small businesses. During world war II, Ben and Joe served in auxiliary units of the American army. Bronislaw died in 1941. Joseph died in 1970. Nine years later, Boleslav also died. References to them disappeared from Belarusian history much earlier. Link to the article https://freesmi-by.livejournal.com/1321138.html
    12 points
  13. This is my attempt at recreating Eduard Ritter von Sleich and Johann Czermak's early Roland CII using the Eduard kit. I had to remove most of the engine vents, scratch built the instrument panel since it is different from the later model, added some missing instruments in the cockpit, made the Lewis gun mount and the fishy anemometer and modified the kit decals to get the gloomy looking fish face (?). Build thread is here.
    12 points
  14. This one has been on the shelf of doom for years, but is finally finished. It's not the best model I've ever built - the kit had its limitations (mild understatement!) and much of the building was done a decade ago when my skill level was much lower. It first featured on BM last year, as an entry into the KUTA GB. That build is covered here. It didn't quite get finished then, but during the Covid-19 lockdown I thought I should get it finished, including an approximate conversion to a B.2. That bit is covered here. I lost my mojo a bit with this one and was frankly relieved when my 8 year old son announced he would like it on his ceiling - it gave me the excuse to finish it to an 'easier' standard! Here are a few pictures: Finally in its new home: Thanks for looking. Please don't be too harsh with the critique on this one - I know the minor stencils are missing and the wing span is a few mm short...! 😁
    12 points
  15. Here's my rendition of Revell's newer tool Halifax BI/II. Representing a series 1 aircraft, L9613 of 138 Sqn was used for Special Operations, parachuting agents and supplies behind enemy lines. On 28th of December an operation was mounted to drop 3 groups of para-troop's, one of which was 'Anthropoid', a group whose mission was to assassinate the Deputy Reich Protector of Bohemia and Moravia, Reinhard Heydrich. The story of this is easily found on the 'net if you wish to find out the results. The kit went together really well, the only problem I found at the end was the front turret would not fit it's hole! I had to dismantle it and take off all the bottom structure and put the back, bottom with guns and the front, all in separately. I used the AML update set which had the resin radiators, propellers, wheels, tail-wheel guards and intakes. Also decals for this aircraft and BB340 NF-D of the same squadron. As I write this I have realised I haven't attached the PE base-plate and printed Crest below the port side cockpit canopy 🙄 Paints were my usual Airbrushed Vallejo ModelAir, the Black was 'Ultimate' Black Primer, gloss coat was 'Klear' with Winsor and Newton Galeria Matt varnish airbrushed on. I used the AML camouflage masks for the first time, not bad but are vinyl, so can lift on curves and hard to press into the panel lines resulting in bleed. Saved lots of time masking though. The AML decals went on well, annoyingly I got a bit of silvering in places, worse on the serial codes, despite using my tried and trusted method apllying using 'Klear'. Just restrained weathering, I'm always reluctant to go over the top. A dry-brush with Dark Slate Grey with a large brush over the black, and airbrushed the exhaust stains. Davey.
    10 points
  16. Hi everybody, time for an update Base completed: I airbrushed the outer frame with Tamiya Gloss Black and sealed it with Tamiya Gloss Clear from a spray can I will probably add some oil stains here and there, but only once the aircraft and crew positioning has been determined Back tot the main aiframe: I airbrushed an overall coat of W&N Galeria Gloss Clear, mixed with a smear of Flat Clear. Then I airbrushed W&N Galeria Flat Clear on the windshield and the anti glare strip, plus the ailerons (all masked with the usual post-it notes to avoid overspray of the other metallic areas) Then I removed the masking from the windshield, and some of the paint came off the frames .... Not sure why this happened, but I fixed it by brush There was also some debris inside the windshield and cockpit but that was easily removed with a moist fine tipped brush. I then brush painted the sealant around the frames, using a mix of Lifecolor Sand Yellow and Flat Yellow, and refining the job with the flat side of a wooden nail cleaner Same on the canopy It looks much better in real life, but it anyway needs touch ups in places I then reproduced some dirt on the wing roots and fumes from the various vents using a black pastel and finally glued in the deicing device on the windshield (GG still wet here) That's it for the WE, tomorrow I'll be off the seaside, so no modelling All comments welcome Ciao
    10 points
  17. Westland Scout Royal Jordanian Air Force 1965 Airfix 1/72 I first built this kit in the 1960's and it did not turn out like this at all. I have enjoyed applying the mediocre modelling skills that I have attained over the years since then to this build, and I am very pleased with the result. I am still on the hunt for a pair of suitable sized wheels to wrap things up, but I would not have had those first time around so I can live with things as they are for now. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr
    10 points
  18. Hi, my latest build of old Hasegawa kit in 1/72, S-3A Viking. Kit is OOB with addition of some scratchbuilt details (full cockipit, rear cockpit as well but I forgot to take pictures🙃, ejection seats, main entrance, electronic bay, engine covers and bombs covers). The reference was a picture I found on Airliners.net of ground crew working on maintenance:). All in all lovely kit and realy enjoyable build. Kit: 1/72 Hasegawa S-3A Viking Decals: OOB, VS-38 ''Griffins'', CV-61 USS Ranger Paint: Tamiya primer and Model Master enamels Weathering: Ammo Mig washes and pigments, AK weathering pencils Extra's: Hasegawa weapons set (6 x Mk-20 Rockeye) đŸ™‡â€â™‚ïž
    10 points
  19. Airfix 1/72 Heinkel He.177A-5 'Greif' 6N+HN of 5./KG 100 1943 Here is my second build for the GB a kit originally released by Airfix in 1967. I have built it mainly out of the box with the exception of some scratched extra detail in the typical for the time spartan interior plus a couple of additional parts around the rest of the model. All in all great fun to build and I really enjoyed having a go at mottling for the first time and creating my own masks for the major aircraft markings. The build thread can be found below: Cheers, Mark.
    10 points
  20. After staying up stupidly late (or early) last night, it’s finished! ...and a simulated deck incident... I need a new piece of blue card and I need to take some better pictures for the gallery. I think I got my two quids’ worth! The only changes I made were wheel wells, cooling gills and a smidgeon of cockpit detail, which counts as nearly OOB for me. The wings are definitely lacking in dihedral, although I think that’s more to do with the lack of mid-wing bend than the fuselage join, and the canopy was frosted (although it might have been just my cheap kit). Thank you to @Corsairfoxfouruncle, @modelling minion and @Col. for hosting the GB and for all the feedback I’ve received. Time to go and look at some other Corsair builds now! Thanks, Adrian
    10 points
  21. I just can't help myself with these Arma Hurricanes... Anyway, this time its a Romanian Mk.1 straight from the box. Thanks for looking again. 20200710_203948 20200710_203958 20200710_204006 20200710_204019 20200710_204056
    10 points
  22. Here is my completed KGV. Its taken 4 months of actual work to complete with a 6 month gap in the middle. Hope you all like the build. Thanks Chris
    9 points
  23. What was the cartoon strip Private Eye featured back in in the 80s/90s that always used to contain a character asking 'Jeff been in?', in homage to the late Jeffrey Bernard? It's been illogically bothering me all day.... Now, who's been saing stuff? I've a cunning plan about the canopy that shouldn't need resin to encounter any heat at all but need to run a test to see if the idea will work. Thanks Michael. I guess it's Vegas then for Vixens.... Consider it done Ced (as long as results meet expectations of course....) 😀 I get enough lip from that 'erbert already without building him an extension! You're on the list Terry. Utterly evil Michael! Without being coy on the question I genuinely don't know which of several subjects currently interesting me will fall into place after the Vixen, when the time comes. You know yourself how moods can change over weeks and months. Having been following @Ex-FAAWAFU's wonderful expression of the Ark Royal, I'm somewhas obsessed at present by the idea of doing HMS Furious in one of her guises between 1918-1925. She's such an intriguing palimpsest for changing ideas about naval aviation and not well served by existing kits as far as I can see. At what scale of course is another question though .... Please Sir? (Only if you sing along to La La La Lu with Cilla): (Consider your name on the list Keith ) Thanks Giorgio, Ced & Terry! The sun came out whilst we were down at Birr and a most pleasant picnic/walk around the the grounds was had. The castle museum is fascinating - I think I''ve mentioned on here on more than one occasion the range of 19th century astronomy, photography, and engineering that the Parsons family were involved in (the famous turbines being an obvious example). There's a number of original drawings on display from the 1850s onwards done through the eyepiece of 'The Leviathan' telescope on the site that send shivers up the spine to be in proximity to. It wasn't labelled, curiously enough, but I think this large astonisher may be the M42 nebula in Orion: Another of the optics exhibits is Admiral Beaufort's night glass, through which the French fleet was (supposedly) first spotted at Trafalgar (the middle of the three): Am currently available for desperado work and general hornswoggling: Tell Mrs. Fritag she's getting a Sea Vixen as an anniversary present next year! (Belated best wishes on your own anniversay Steve - Whitby remains on our 'to-visit' list, though will doubtless have to wait until retirment kicks in in a decade or so and the fantasy of roaming coastlines in an EV converted Land Rover....) 👏 Zing! Alan: they had a beautiful 19th C lathe used for machining telescope parts that was unfortunately in a part of the lab too dark for good photos, but I thought you'd appreciate the metal turning on this brass astrononomical plate measuring appratus instead: Will high collars ever return James? 😁 I know what you mean me old china, same with me & Maya in one of the hats I wear. Mercifully I don't have to go anywhere near polygonal modelling with Fusion due the drawing/parametric methodology it uses. I only wish I'd discovered this (for me) more expressive approach to modelling form much sooner! Good point and the simple answer is that from printing tests, 0.3mm is a working threshold you really don't want to go below for reliable individual parts (both in terms of the print warping afterwards, and in terms of structural strength), so I keep everything dimensioned at the drawing stage in order to keep this in check. I've dropped down to 0.2 in a couple of places for surface detail as they're supported by the structure they sit on. Oh they're too much fun to let go of! I mean, who doesn't get excited opening a box full of goodies eh? It's fair to say that I'll probably oscillate between kit builds and fully scratched, with the printer letting me take care of any aftermarket parts myself nowadays. Is this where you tell us you have a complete Sean Bean / Sharpe's War panorama across both shoulder blades Pete? Righto. I've been yacking a lot tonight. Some picture-progress. The aileron needed tidying up, with both hinges/openings top and bottom along with the recesses along the wingtip for light fittings back and front: I added a slight bevel to the leading edge of the aileron and offset the wing by about 0.08mm, which gave a quite pleasing representation of actual appearances. Also added was the slight rebate (not correct terminology I know but the slightly cut off outer tip) where the aileron sits into the wingtip. To assist in fitting the aileron into place during assembly, a couple of 0.7mm square pegs were added to the forward face of it, along with correspondingly offset recesses for them into the wing: Prior to folding any wings, pylons and fences common to both needed to be finished, or rather, some - but not all - of the pylons that are common to both aircraft: XN708s are the standard angled ones illustrated on the maintenance manual, XJ481 however has the two inboard pylons modified for her Martel work, with only the outboard heavy store pylon unchanged on both aircraft. XN708: XJ481: Initially I'd decided to mount the pylons into the wings for strength, like so: - but soon realized that this would present me with a lot of complicated tidying up to do after printing in terms of cleaning out the recesses, so reverted to some 0.7mm peg/recess combinations for mounting the pylons also: Also added as you can see, the wing fence: I think the shape of it is working, but I don't however think that printing the fence is an option, on grounds of thickness: The width of the part as seen in the shot above is the lowest I dare go for a part of this size (0.3mm thick) and it still looks too thick to me. I reckon this may be one of the parts on the aircraft I dip my toe into producing PE for. I'll have a rummage around in the brass drawer tomorrow to see what I've got in that department. Tony
    9 points
  24. Wohoo! I finished one And before the deadline too! Here's my Eduard 1/48 IXe, from IAF, 105:th Tajaset, Ramat David Air Base, in September 1953 Build log can be found here:
    9 points
  25. Painted and decals done: Doesn't really look metallic in the photo but trust me, it is! The Arctic decals were fantastic but really do need to be handled with care - very thin and they'll stick fast in the wrong place if you let them!
    9 points
  26. OK due to peer pressure I finished the job! 😆 😆
    9 points
  27. Yes they are called pleats. When I were a lad growing up in an upholster’s house, whenever we kids asked for something it was always ‘What’s the magic word?’ ’Say pleats!’ That’s how I got my good manners see! Very nice fire extinguishers BTW. They look exactly like this one in the emoticon library 🧯 so they must be accurate.
    9 points
  28. Airfix Spitfire MK 22 1/72
    9 points
  29. So with work on the Vosper continuing, and a couple of other "offline" projects going on (each of which will get an RFI), I decided to start my first ever venture into 1/350 scale maritime modelling. I have great ambitions for this scale, having watched others on here producing superb examples, @robgizlu, @Ex-FAAWAFU, @beefy66, @Courageous, @longshanks and @Nick Charnock to name just a few. You have all conspired to inspire me into this scale, so in short, this is your fault! I wanted a quick subject - is there such a thing as a quick Terry build I hear you ask? Well, surely a 1/350 "smallish" submarine with so few actual parts to bring together, must be a ripe candidate? I have only ever built one submarine model in my life. That was a scratch built Oberon in 1/600 (if my memory serves me right? which was done as a "bet" with a long standing friend, at the age of around 15. I seem to recall I won the bet, but he and another good friend ended up joining the Navy, so with the benefit of much hindsight, they won hands down........... So the subject is this, acquired at a very reasonable price at a show earlier this year. I got much change from my ÂŁ10. Submarines have always fascinated me. Such mysterious, quite deadly things that lurk below the surface. Silent invisible delivery systems capable of immense destruction from the unthinkable armageddon scenario, through to the ability to sink any surface vessel, the ability to launch standoff tactical cruise missiles over vast distances, the ability to carry out surveillance duties and even act as a silent taxi service to land special forces in discreet places, all potentially without detection, although not always of course.............. If you have read this far, you probably know all that, so to the model......... The obligatory sprue shot: Not much there really. I have always had a mind to mount 1/350 scale maritime subjects in a sea scape. It normally feels right for me, but in this case, I've chosen full hull. So, the two "big bits" are first. There is an impressive amount of detail on the hull. and being a Chinese subject I have no idea how accurate it is, but it looks good to me! In aircraft modelling terms, this next part can take me weeks, often months, but we are already "closed up" And with some putty applied to smooth out the join, surely we are almost there.... Well, almost... Clearly there is smoothing to be done, then the other parts to apply, but already I am feeling the pleasure of such a quick build (so far) after all that scratch building going on with the Vosper! Hopefully next episode will see the fuselagehull cleaned up and ready for paint, with a handful of other parts in place. I suspect the real fun will be the paint job, as I won't be satisfied with "just black, and a red bottom............. Thanks for looking Terry
    8 points
  30. It®s a Viper...but just not any Viper but a Viper that was part part of one of the USAFs attempts to replace the A-10 as the USAF main CAS plattform. It did not turn out well and the A-16 was not to be as it was a way to delicate for a powerful 30mm gatling gun. Nothing tells the story of the CAS Viper and the GAU-13 gun better than this article: https://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/the-f-16-gun-pod-that-tried-to-shoot-down-the-a-10-wart-1597577525 A Viper in wraparound Euro-1 was simply irresistable so armed with a Tamyia F-16C block 25, Aires exhausts, seat and Caracals CAS Viper decal sheet, a GPU-5 gun pod from the hasegawa weapon set and Rockeyes, Sidewinders and Mavericks from Eduard, I set out to build a true CAS Viper! The first hurdle to overcome was the Pave Penny pod, the pylon attached to ithe air intake was no where to be seen until I found a resin set for a IAF Netz conversion from wolfpack. It is the only source for this Pave Penny pod needed for this build just so you know 😛 The second hurdle was that I got plagued by silvering on the Caracal decals...not their fault, somehow skimped on the surface work or something I tried fixing it but to no avail..the decals decided to stay silvered 😞 Other than that....Tamyia Vipers are fantastic to build, just so you know if you never tried one 😛 OKi here comes the picture avalanche 😛 Cheers!
    8 points
  31. In the churchyard of St Edmunds or St James, Blunham, Bedfordshire, is a heavily worn gravestone. These days it is barely legible but back in 2005, it was much easier to read. We were hosting an American friend in November of that year and she was eager to take some photos in the churchyard. She got to one gravestone and said, "Oh, he died in the war!" I looked, and amongst the many names on the stone was a Pilot Officer Alan Dunn Hopkin, who died on the 10th July 1940. I have to confess that it was several years later when I thought of the young man whose name was carved into the gravestone. I remembered the date. The first day of the Battle Of Britain. I wondered how he was lost. Research revealed that he was with No. 59 Squadron, flying Bristol Blenheims from Thorney Island, West Sussex. At 22.20 hrs on the night of the 9th July 1940, Hopkin, along with Sgt T.J Rowles (observer) and Sgt J.W. Falconer (WAG) took off on a Hach patrol (anti-invasion reconnaissance) to Cherbourg. Another Blenheim, R3881 left for a separate patrol a couple of hours later. For some reason, both aircraft appeared to get lost on the return journey, both being plotted by RDF but neither acknowledging the calls from the plotters. At 3am R3637 exploded over Cardiff. None of the bodies were recovered. It has been suggested that Hopkin and his crew may have been the victims of friendly AA fire. The other Blenheim, R3881, flew into an electricity pylon near Cleehill, Shropshire, with the loss of all on board. These six men must have been among the first to lose their lives during the Battle Of Britain. I decided that I had to build Hopkin's aircraft as a way of commemorating one of my Village's fallen sons. I had the serial number, but precious little else. It took several years of digging before I finally found the individual aircraft letter on the 59 Squadron website. Photos of contemporary 59 Sqn machines gave me a good idea of how the aircraft would most likely have looked like and study of photos revealed that R3637 almost certainly would have worn the B scheme. I chose the new Airfix 1/72 kit to represent R3637. Mine was the bomber boxing and this was moulded in the UK. Although the plastic "felt" a little strange, it was much, much nicer to work with than the awful, soft but still brittle, made in India plastic and the fit was markedly better than I anticipated. It was only the bomb bay area that really let the kit down. Otherwise, the build was straightforward. Paints were Colourcoats and Humbrol, whilst decals were a mixture of Xtradecal, Modeldecal and Aeromaster, plus a few of the kit's stencils. The code letters were from an Aeromaster sheet and were the only ones in my stash that replicated the style seen on other 59 Sqn machines at the time. I also used some Peewit paint masks for the glazed areas. While they were a bit cheaper than the equivalent Eduard product, I felt that they weren't as precise as the Eduard masks I've used so far and the edges curled up after a relatively short amount of time, meaning a fair bit of overspray had to be removed. The retracted turret option was only used as the extended one was ropey to say the least, covered in deep gouges and having several moulding flaws. I'm sure I have heard others report that they encountered the same issue. I have to apologise for the quality of the photos but I only just finished the model in time. I am actually away from home at the moment and had to take the photos last Friday, the night before I left. My SLR is unserviceable at the moment, so I had to make do with my phone camera. So, my first completed build in years. I say completed, but it isn't *quite*. There's a not quite finished decal repair on the starboard side (hence no photos) and I haven't added the wireless aerial as yet either. Once done, I'll try to take some better pictures but otherwise, thanks for looking. Cheers, Mark. This model is humbly dedicated to P/O Hopkin, Sgt Rowles and Sgt Falconer.
    8 points
  32. On this, the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Britain, I can't resist sharing this one. It actually dates from Easter 2010. It was my then 10-year-old son's entry for his school Easter Egg craft competition (which he won). I helped him with some cutting and sticking but otherwise it's his work. (He's a great bearded brute now, not modelling nowadays, too interested in the stuff 20 year lads are interested in...)
    8 points
  33. First round of paint done with touch ups to come
    8 points
  34. So tonight,....... after the first coat and another sanding session,..... I`ve applied more silver and I think that is it now and ready for another gloss varnish and decals. I think I`ll be going with the 230 Sqn aircraft named Singor and based in Malaya. This unit later had grey codes FV added and the fuselage roundels were converted to B Types....... something I`m still toying with,.... even if FV-X is applied on just one side of the fuselage? Here is the model and some of the ancillary parts; I`ve cleaned up the Aeroclub metal props and I`m just double checking whether to paint them silver or black,..... they certainly look silver, maybe with black on the rear of the blades? The bomb doors are left over from the Special Hobby Sunderland and have nice detail on the inside, so I`ll be fitting these instead, although they will be in the opened position as they do not properly match the Italeri opening. Cheers Tony
    8 points
  35. Here it is, some fancy photos of my Airfix 1:32 Jaguar E-Type Open Two Seater. I was going to build it as it came from the box but had to change the wheels and add a few extra details. The colour scheme is inspired by Jaguar E-Type registration 77RW, which is the first OTS E-Type although this isn't quite an exact replica. Added bits are: Mitoos Classic treaded 20x6mm tyres and 16.5x6mm wire wheels supplied by Pendle Slot Racing (very happy with their customer service). Nickel silver wire gear lever, hand brake lever, windscreen stay and windscreen wipers. Plus a rear-view mirror from a bit of sprue and a whole lot of styrene sheet underneath to close off the under bonnet area and cabin. Link to the WIP thread here. This it the first build that I've both started and finished since joining the forum. Enough chat, enjoy some photos. The backdrop for some of the photos is a picture of the British Motor Museum Collections Centre taken from the builder's website and the car is sitting on a sheet of wet and dry paper as the roadway.
    7 points
  36. "Certain that their target was London, Park was no longer intercepting as far forward as he used to...He would hit them hardest at the point the Germans called 'die grosse Angstkurve uber London' ('the dreaded big turn over London)...Park had given his young braves height and surprise...As his forward units engaged, Park ordered up his own reserve, his Praetorian Guard of 602 and 303..." - Stephen Bungay, The Most Dangerous Enemy My plan is to build a Polish 303 Sqn Hurricane from the new 1/72 Arma kit, and 602 Sqn Spitfire from the already venerable 1/72 Airfix kit (probably the two most popular kits in this Group Build, so I don't get points for originality). I've got some 303 references all ready to go: And have thrown a little primer on the kit interiors. First up the Hurricane: And next the Spitfire: It's actually the Mk Va boxing, but contains everything needed for a Mk I.
    7 points
  37. Well nearly a week drying but some parts where I put it on thicker are still a bit soft underneath so made a start on the wave crests with the Still water and the cotton wool. I will have to tone down the blue with a bit of a green oil wash filter it is bright but looking at some holiday snaps it is not to far from what I want it to look like. Stay Safe beefy
    7 points
  38. I started this morning thinking about working out how to fit the various struts at various angles. I know a jig or two will be required, and I got as far as estimating the angles of the struts. Maths is not my strongest point, and I’ll be honest and admit I really couldn’t concentrate on the calculations required to fabricate a jig from the info I had. I knew there was a good reason for attempting three builds for this GB! When stuck, pick up another kit! The AML Fiat G.50 was next up. If @CedB is watching, he should look away now. Lots of PE for the cockpit! Oh, and instructions that show how it all fits together but, like the famous Morecambe & Wise sketch with Mr Andrew Preview, it was definitely a case of all the right notes but not necessarily in the right order. The gunsight was fun. A tiny part, to be folded in various directions to make a box, and then I have to add the reflector from scratch. Argh! The instrument panel is three parts, and for once I will use the supplied film parts to populate it. Yet, with all that PE, no seat harness. Odd. I’ll have to make my own from tape, then. Looking at the styrene parts, it all looks nice. Short run, with some rough edges, but looks like it will go together nicely. At least there aren’t any struts to worry about.
    7 points
  39. I'm feeling a bit nervous but I think the E-type is complete. Yes, exactly! They aren't perfect, but it's the first soldering I've done in a long time and the blobby PVA doesn't help, but that should be less obvious once it's dry. I think adding the wipers was the right move and I'm glad I did. You can also just about see that I've added a rear view mirror that was made from one of the numbered callouts on a piece of sprue. the number was scraped and sanded off and that side painted silver with a sharpie marker. The other side is chromed with a Molotow pen. That's it, I've just got to keep it safe and let the glue dry and I'll try and take some fancy photos. If anyone is thinking of building this kit I would make the following suggestions: Read @roymattblack E-type build threads, that's where I got the idea for the headlamp recesses and for adding the various closure panels. Look at lots of pictures of real E-types. Invest in some slotcar wire wheels and sort out fitting them before assembly and painting (the sacrifice in suspension detail is worth it for the improvement in the look of the finished car). A variety of sanding sticks are very useful for removing flash. A scriber or similar tool is useful to sharpen the panel lines that you want. A good putty is essential to hide the join lines you don't want. Thanks to everyone who has reacted or commented, I wouldn't have achieved such a satisfying model without your encouragement and suggestions. And I wouldn't have thought about adding the extra bits and pieces if it wasn't for seeing what other people have done on their modelling projects.
    7 points
  40. Back with another quick update. First up I added the black stripes to the wings and fuselage. Marked up with pencil, then quite diluted black added in thin coats: Then I masked off the stripes so I could add the Sky to the undersides and EDSG to the uppers: The Extra Dark Sea Grey uppers on Coastal Command Beaufighters seem to suffer from weathering very badly, so they were sprayed with a base of Dark Sea Grey, then oversprays of EDSG: Masks off: and kit decals on: I didn't realise how many stencils there are on a Beau! These decals are really well printed, and bedded down really well. Unlike the codes from the 'old Airfix' Beaufighter (kit number A02003), which I got from Ebay for a couple of quid. Out of register, and oddly-coloured red and with a halftone screen on the red: and they wouldn't bed down at all: So they came straight off, and I'm looking at Plan B and possibly Plan C. Plan B is to try and get some codes from the Hasegawa D-Day Beaufighter/Spitfire kit, which had the MB-T codes, and Plan C is Almark's AKA06B, but I think they're even older than the 'old Airfix' decals...! On to some more weathering now, and hopefully getting the codes sorted. Simon
    7 points
  41. Thanks a lot. I'm quite happy with how the tyres came out. I'm not sure they are the 100% correct pattern for this car at this year, but I looked at Pikes Peak car tyres, possibly Peugeots, of the same era when they were modelled. The windscreen was fitted. And the first side window. Soon followed by the rest. Almost at the last possible moment I realized that I should use the "quattro" rear window on this car instead of the plain one. It's very difficult to make out from the references I have access to. The rear wing and oil cooler fitted. It's time to make sure everything is clean inside and join body and chassis/interior.
    7 points
  42. Hey Bill, Look I found another pic of Karen !! Now I understand it all !! Detective CC
    7 points
  43. Making cleats for floats (not all cleats are the same, so check your photos before making them): Coiling fine styrene rod on a toothpick. Put that into running boiling water for a few seconds (avoid hurting yourself, if not confident or overconfident, don't do it): The coil will retain its shape: Rings cut from the coil: Slivers cut from around the rings: Stems made from stretched sprue glued to the slivers on the flat side. Once the glue has set, may reinforce with a very tiny droplet of CA glue:
    7 points
  44. A quick little entry - the Mark 1 kits Mark 14 kit. Pleasant build. https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235076456-belgian-spitfire-fr-mark-14-autumn-1948/ SC46, formerly RAF RM625 of 1944 construction which did apparently see some late war service. Only lasted 9 months in Belgian service before a serious ground accident led to it being written off. Interestingly in Belgian service the Roman numerals are not used so it is a Spitfire FR Mark 14.
    7 points
  45. I've had this kit in the stash for about 20 years and never really gave it much attention. Recently though I had a second look at it and despite a few parts suffering some sink marks, it didn't look too bad. Construction is actually pretty good, I used little in the way of filler, the turret required the most clean up but it is not beyond the most basic modelling skills. The driving lights suffered badly with sink marks, thus I pinched one from my spares box and re positioned it from the front armour to the top of the hull. I also left off the top bar securing the spare track links to the front of the hull, I guess crews left this off as it's 6 less bolts to remove when you need to change some track out quickly. I did like the separate track links in the kit as they supplied the flat straight pieces for top and bottom as a single bit, making building the track easier. One issue I did encounter is Italeri have left out the bottom pieces of the spare track mounts around the turret, thus I just left the top mounts on without any track mounted. Decals came from the spares box along with the two figures and the flag. Camouflage represents a generic Tiger sometime around Operation Zitadelle.
    6 points
  46. back to planes ! I am initially an airplane kit builder. When I resumed modeling 4 years ago, it was with this F4 C and i discovered the forums and their members who are not ultimately that big perverts ... (apart from Basket, whom i met then, but I would have the opportunity to come back to it) Anyway, time for pics : the entire montage, wich took me five months (a lot of scratch was done), is here :http://fighters.forumactif.com/t78359-f-4c-phantom-ii-nam-1968-557th-tfs-12th-tfw-cam-rahn-bay-air-base See you! Fabrice
    6 points
  47. The Kent Battle of Britain Museum posted on their fb page a pic of 9./ZG 76 Bf 110 C-4 2N+EP that was shot down 80 years ago TODAY. Now that code rang a bell in my head, somewhere, and I had to check why. So here's the Eduard "all-in-one" answer to how a proper kit should look like without a need to shop too much aftermarket. I won't use the PE though, I hate the stuff. Not the Emil, but Anton from the same Staffel. Unreliable internet sources state this plane becoming shot down in mid-August 1940 so good for this GB . I like the RLM 65/70/02 paint scheme, no theater bands etc and a very clean heavy escort fighter as there are no bombs and racks, drop tanks etc clutter. The number or unnecessary parts that find their way to spares box is in this case quite respectable. The plastic is a tad too dark grey to my liking but the quality of course is very good. Just a dryfit of major components after an hour of assembly. This kit is in no way overengineered and fiddly. The fuselage is clipped together between the H-tail and the wings, no glue yet of course. I plan to get this done before the He 111 STGB begins. Let's see if I can make it! V-P
    6 points
  48. Right then,...... a few sanding sessions later,....... back to square one! It certainly seems smoother,...... just polishing those sanding scratches out is taking time,....... and then here is the first coat of silver applied; Needs to sand a few more scratches out that I missed,..... but at least it is a lot smoother! Cheers Tony
    6 points
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