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Managed to finish this one before Christmas but have just taken delivery of a photobox so have only just managed to get some decent photos of the finished kit. It's the Hasegawa kit with Aires cockpit, Eduard Brassin pods and ResKit Paveway IIs. Really enjoyed this and I've caught the Harrier bug so have just bought Kinetic's T-Bird to do as the VAAC Harrier and also the new GR3. Hope you enjoy. DSC_7828 by Phillip Loughlin, on Flickr DSC_7829 by Phillip Loughlin, on Flickr DSC_7855 by Phillip Loughlin, on Flickr DSC_7843 by Phillip Loughlin, on Flickr

Greetings Guys!!! May I present you Su-22 Ghost Grey Polish Air Force, For a 6$ kit from Plastyk, yes there are some problems with the kit and the building was really hard especially the cockpit it had a tub for a two-seater and won't fit well I struggle for few hours then I realized I need to cut in half to fit it. Which work, also there are someplace you need to do lots of dry fitting. There are gaps and need filling and sanding. The decals came with just a nation roundel and one instruments diagram for the cockpit. I wanted to build the ghost grey one, which I did but since I lack the decals some I left it. Actually for a kit that cost 6 bucks am quite happy. Painted using Tamiya and local paints. Hope it has turned out okay, cheers I am enjoying the blue skies as long as I can, cause I don't get these kind of skies in Mumbai.

Another kit (or two) that I finished towards the end of last year. Both are 19 Sqn machines but one in May 1938 and the other in Sept/Oct 1940, hence the difference in weathering. I enjoyed seeing the slight differences between the two versions as different requests and upgrades were added to the aircraft in the first year of the war. Hope you enjoy. DSC_7838 by Phillip Loughlin, on Flickr DSC_7836 by Phillip Loughlin, on Flickr DSC_7834 by Phillip Loughlin, on Flickr DSC_7833 by Phillip Loughlin, on Flickr

I built this in the current Interceptor GB here on BM, link to WIP below I've had this kit for years hence the RIKO label on the box, I really enjoyed doing the paint job, I hope you like it, let me know what you think. Cheers Pat

Hi All, Here's the Tamiya Marder 1 which was based on a captured Lorraine artillery tractor. Fantastic kit making for a very enjoyable build Used the hairspray technique sparingly as I always usually destroy the white coat. Figure painting the ongoing issue. C&C welcome Thanks David

Here’s my version of Tamiya’s 1:48 Spitfire MkVb tropical. The only “after-market” was a Montex mask set MM48024 used for the roundels and aircraft markings. I’ve painted her as one of George Beurling’s aircraft however the paint colours may or may not be accurate, but I’m quite pleased with the overall look. build log here… until next time as always, any suggestions, criticisms or comments will be gratefully received. rgds John(shortCummins)

Good evening All, this is my latest completed model. Xtrakit's 1/72 Gloster Meteor F.8 which is an MPM mould and has also been boxed by Airfix. The fit was very good and this is definitely a model I have enjoyed building. Paint - Vallejo Acrylic Metal Color Aluminium over Alclad Gloss Black Primer, knocked back with W&N Galleria Matt Varnish. Extras - Eduard etch and Aeroclub white metal ejection seat. Decals - Wing walk decals are from the kit (Aviprint; excellent) with the remainder Isradecals IAF Gloster Meteor IAF26 (didn't like Micosol).

1/72 Straight out of the box. I have a lot of masking mistakes on this and I felt its a sloppy finish but I just have to accept it.

An impulse buy succumbing to the temptation to build something different resulted in the purchase of the Smer ex Heller Drakkar Oseberg Viking Longboat. i really enjoyed building it and honestly can't remember the last time I built a maritime subject, probably Ark Royal when I was about 10 ! Work in progress below Here it is, I hope you like it Cheers Pat Like a scene out of "Jason and the Argonaults" Cat not included !

My first full build of 2021 and I'm into a major Hawk binge. This is the older (2008) issue of this kit, which includes markings for the the BAE Systems demonstrator, Indian Air Force and a bland black RAF/BAe aircraft. Its a relatively nice kit, although I had real problems with the cockpit position and I'm still not really sure where I went wrong. My internal windscreen also caused problems - the lack of any clear indication of where it should sit does not help The decals are lovely, but a nightmare to apply. Looks good when finished though and how else could you justify a fully weapon loaded 100 series Hawk! And the full Hawk flock to date:

Hi all, here my new IBG PZL.11c in 1:32. Pretty nice kit with fine details. Add Eduard PE`s and Master Guns

Last year was one of my worst modelling years. So finally this project found his end. I hope the next ones will go faster then this.

Hello guys, it's been a while since I posted anything on the forum. This is my latest Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXc. It's the 1:48 Revell rebox of the Hasegawa kit. The build was uneventful, but the decals took a long time to move from the backing paper (does anyone know if leaving the decal on the wet paper for some time makes it easier to move later?)

Hello, it's been some time since I posted anything here in RFI but I finished this Wyvern late last year and just got around to photographing it. The Trumpeter kit OOB except for a Pavla seat and an Eduard instrument panel.

Hiya Folks, The Mohawk equipped two full RAF squadrons 5 and 155 Sqn`s plus partially equipped 146 Sqn, all in India and operating over the Indian/Burmese border against the Japanese between 1942-44. During this time it wore quite a few different colours and markings combinations and they have always fascinated me, and I want to model quite a few of them. The AZ Model kit of the Mohawk Mk.IVwas only recently released and I have built two of them side by side, one as a SAAF aircraft opeating against the Italian`s over East Africa which is almost finished,.... and this one which represents the personal aircraft of Sqn. Ldr. `Porky' Jeffries, the CO of 155 Sqn based at Agartala in India. It wears the early SEAC roundels where the red of the roundels and fin flash was simply overpainted using white,...... and it evenually `morphed' into the better known small two toned blue SEAC roundel as the large white areas were deemed to ruin camouflage and be too easy to see,...... unlike the RAAF who were happy to remain with the blue and white roundel! As the Mohawk was one of the few radial engined fighters operating over the Burma front between 1942-44 it was often mistaken for a Japanese aircraft so yellow panels were added to the wing tips and under the engine cowling as i/d markings. Here are some Mohawk pics;, New Zealander Ray McLauchlan of 5 Sqn with his Mohawk circa 1943, note the yellow wing tip markings and the light bomb racks under the wings; 155 Sqn Mohawks at the time the standard C/C1 Type markings were converted,......; Anyway,.... onto the model,..... it looks nice on the sprues but it isn`t the easiest to build and the wing mating edges needed to be sanded like a vacuform,, the propeller doesn`t look very accurate but it is at least a readily available Mohawk and for that we need to be thankful! The RAF Mohawk`s did not have the full wheel door assembly so these were modified accordingly by removing the lower part. While building the model I could only find one photo of the aircraft and this was a view of the Welsh Dragon nose art so I went along mostly with the kit decals, although I based the camouflage pattern on a few different 155 Sqn Mohawks,....and just as the model was almost finished I found a photo of the aircraft,..... sods law,..... and it had a Sqn. Ldr`s pennant on the engine cowling,....so one was added from the spares box! The kits representation of the serial number was also too small,.... so one was cobbled together from various sheets. Here is the original reference photo that I had depicting the Welsh Dragon and Jeffries kill markings against Italian and German opponents,.....he would later add a Japanese hinomaru to his tally on this aircraft; Here is the model; I will be building more of these,..... and hopefully I `ll get better results! Cheers Tony

Mirage 200C, Airfix boxing from 1990. Plastic good, decals bad (silvering big-time), paint ugly. Build thread here:

Morning all, above are the photos of my WIP Mid Tiger from SPzAbt 506. The Tiger no.7 is purely fictional as no photos exist of the 7th tiger from the first company so I have used some artistic licence. The weathering/mud still needs to be finished as it’s going into a diorama. It will be fairly beaten up as the regiment changed their mid tigers for late tigers with steel wheels in the spring of 44 following a full winters fighting in the Ukraine. Thanks for being so welcoming and I appreciate any comments or suggestions you may have.

Well I don't think this is right: I've already put 31 ("Emergency release other side") on the other side so I guess it should be 27. If they should have been reversed please post - it'll make me sad but help others… Done: Worryingly there are some stencils left over: I guess they're for other schemes or something. Nice transfers though. They went on and settled well, perhaps too quickly with MicroSet. Nice and thin too. See how the yellow shows through the white on the roundel… I'll let that dry overnight then I need to paint the exhausts and varnish. The eternal question - matt or satin?

Hi Folks, apologies for the posts today, I’m playing catch up. This is the Merit 1/48 kit. It has its foibles but it goes together okay if slightly basic in detail. It represents an a/c flown by Flt Lt L.G. Schwab in Paramythia, Greece, 1941. After a holiday in this area I knew I had to model some of the aircraft that operated out of this beautiful valley. I have a Blenheim and a Swordfish to add to this. Sprayed with Colourcoats and Maketar custom mask. If anyone knows the serial, please let me know and I will gladly add it. If it was sprayed out then happy days! https://flic.kr/p/2ktENUJ

Port side this morning: Whata lotta little stencils - ugh! As usual I used Bill's tip of drops of water on the stencils so you don't lose them in the water: Done: Posting that was a quick rest from application. Other side now.

Greetings Brits- Here is another 2021 Model RFI. This is the Excellent Tamiya Do335A kit in 1/48. It was one of the most fun models I have built. This kit has the Bomb Bay and internal detail and that is very neat... Enjoy and naturally not weathered much as it's on the Ramp at Oberfaffenhofen back in the day...

See. I told you to fold the wings, but would you listen?

Those are reasons TO buy Tamiya....

This diorama was inspired by the following picture from Panzers in the Desert by Bruce Quarrie, Patrick Stephens Ltd. It is a signals operator using a direction finding radio to snoop. Happy to answer any questions about it. Here it is - Here is the full diorama from each side. And details...

Some shadow and highlights on the boots, still more work on some of the shadows with his trousers yet, some need toning down a bit. Enjoy

I am also working on a comprehensive decal sheet for this kit.

Cheers Guys, so on the home ward leg of the build now, last few bits getting done and sorted. Crew next up after the last few bits so still a while till the end. Indirect fire sight painted up. More packs being done, I still have another two in paint, I've done one in a green colour as they seem to have a range of colours. Needs a matt coat yet. First three ready rounds get decaled up, a satin varnish once they have dried off. And the side skirts get primed, painted tomorrow as I have booked the rest of the week off Enjoy

Before I start on a new project, I thought I would finish off a couple of projects that have been gathering dust. I have always liked the look of the Crusader tank and likewise the Caunter scheme so I thought this would be the perfect combination. The build was progressing nicely until I reached the painting stage and did a little research. It appears that only a few of the very first Crusaders to arrive in Africa did so in time to receive the Caunter scheme and the only images that I could find of these vehicles showed that a number of changes would have to be made to the Italeri kit. The first thing I did was to remove the rear stowage boxes from the track guards. It seems that these vehicles used a different type of air filter and they seem to be an oil bath type. I scratched something from plastic card and adapted some kit parts to replicate them. It also meant that the track guards in that area would have to be replaced as there was now some missing detail. The sand shields are from Eduard and didn't take too kindly to being removed and refitted. The auxiliary fuel tank was also removed and replaced with a rack that I pinched from a Bronco A13 kit. There is a rack on the front track guard that I presume was for spare track and this needed a few bits of rod adding. Talking of tracks, I had planned to replace the kit vinyl tracks with Bronco's A13 separate track links. They had been quite successful on my A13 build but on this build they just disintegrated, probably due to the enamel washes that I used. Lesson learnt but I couldn't face doing another set of those links and I really didn't want to splash out on some Friuls. So I have gone with the vinyl tracks, hopefully they won't look too bad once painted but if the model turns out well enough I may invest in some better ones. All of the lights in the kit are just solid plastic, so I bored them out with dental burrs. I added bulbs from stretched clear sprue and painted the reflectors chrome. For the glass I used some UV adhesive. Unfortunately I don't think I waited long enough for the chrome to dry as I have lost some of the reflectiveness. Another lesson learnt. All of the gun barrels have been replaced with metal ones from RB Model. The rear turret tool box wasn't carried on these tanks so I removed it from the kit and replaced the missing bolt heads. On the kit the bolt heads are depicted as round but I think in reality they would be hexagonal but I didn't fancy replacing all of those. It will be interesting to see how Border Models have done theirs. There is also some sort of air vent? on the back of the turret so this was made from scrap plastic. Looking at the photo I appear to have a bit of cleaning up to do. Mr Surfacer to the rescue I hope. On the left side of the turret there is some kind of mounting and I made this from cooper sheet that was shaped and soldered together. It has taken me around 3 years to get to this point but I think I can finally think about getting some primer and paint put on. Hopefully I can get painting tomorrow. Wayne

I’m really enjoying the 1/16 scale right now and am still exploring. I wanted to compare Tamiya to a Dragon kit to see if there was much difference in details. I enjoyed painting them. Feedback appreciated please as I’m still a lockdown newbie. I think I’d say my own points for development would be to work on the joins. You can probably work out that I paint the pieces before I glue so I can’t fill joins once glued. I know I should get the figure assembled first but in doing so I feel it restricts my ability to get the paint under the arms. I’ve got to change my method, I know. Thanks for looking.

Latest build. Mark DSCN3889 (2) by mwsfly9, on Flickr DSCN3890 (2) by mwsfly9, on Flickr DSCN3891 (2) by mwsfly9, on Flickr DSCN3892 (2) by mwsfly9, on Flickr DSCN3893 (2) by mwsfly9, on Flickr DSCN3894 (2) by mwsfly9, on Flickr DSCN3895 (2) by mwsfly9, on Flickr DSCN3896 (2) by mwsfly9, on Flickr DSCN3897 (2) by mwsfly9, on Flickr DSCN3898 (2) by mwsfly9, on Flickr DSCN3899 (2) by mwsfly9, on Flickr DSCN3900 (2) by mwsfly9, on Flickr DSCN3901 (2) by mwsfly9, on Flickr DSCN3902 (2) by mwsfly9, on Flickr

I paint mine pure silver....just to wind Bob up 😉👍

Not been on this one for a while so it's time to wrap this one up. First a confession after Christmas I went to continue building the Bronco T49 tracks and after feeding the carpet monster a couple of the guide horns I put the tracks back in the box and in order to finish this project I gave in and ordered a set of AFV Club T49 rubber band style tracks. When these arrived through Amazon from America I continued with this and am now calling this done - I am still awaiting the crew to report for duty so will add these at a later date. Since the last update the decals/transfers/stickers have been added as has the above mentioned tracks. The lifting boom has been rigged and the winch/crane rope added, spare road wheels positioned on the rear of the casement and the anti aircraft .50 machine gun fitted to the casement top and a canvas cover fashioned. Enough waffle I'll let the pictures tell the story. The star decals are from the kit and the unit markings are home printed. Thanks to everyone who has joined me on this projects and for the likes and comments and especially to Steve @M3talpig for finding the only known pictures of a big hatch M32, thanks again for that Steve. Taking a break from AFV's for the next one and building Dominic Toretto's Dodge Charger from the Fast & Furious film down the civilian vehicle section as my daughter and son in law gave it to me for Christmas. Stay safe Roger

That is a superb looking Tiger Alex, you certainly have a good technique for weathering, one comment I'd like to make, same thing Andy did with his Tiger, the tow cables should be a dark colour, they look too silver and shiny, same thing with the m.g. I was an armourer in the RAF and gun barrels are painted matt black to dissipate heat and not reflect light. On the battlefield anything reflective is avoided. Here is good photo that shows what I mean.

These kits are just plain fun. I know they are made for the war-gaming crowd and the detail is not exacting, but they just fall together and look really good when complete. All I did with this one was add the exhausts to the carrier and separated the satchels as they came as a string of three. The figures are ok, not the best in this scale, but certainly adequate. My only problem was getting the carrier crew in place. It's very cramped and there may have been an amputation or two to get them in place. As is, I think the driver is going to need a lot of dental work after a few bumps. Anyhoo, here 'tis.

Coming along nicely Ced. For Jason:

Thanks for all the leads on some scale figures. Very helpful. I finally picked up some backpacker figures. They’re not 100% what I was looking for, but I’m getting anxious to finish. I have added some fine dirt. This was just dirt from pile at a job site near where I work. I grabbed a couple yogurt cups full and then later sifted it through a wire screen to get rid of rocks and plant debris. I applied some glue with a brush (Mod Podge matte) to the plaster. A nylon stocking was stretched over the yogurt cup and shook it over the model, salt shaker style. Only the finest powder made it through the stocking, so it looks reasonably in-scale. Here I’ve added some static grass (WWS brand). The applicator was made from an electric fly swatter from the junk shop (cheapness), using instructions gleaned from a thousand YouTube videos. There’s also a bit of weathering...some oil paint rain streaks and some dirt, dust and mud clumps. Next I’ll add some of the vine like vegetation hanging from the engines, as seen in the original sketch. Over & Out, Pete

Because I like to have more than one build ongoing at a time! Another of the excellent old Collector series grabbed from eBay for a relative pittance, Built up pretty much from the kit with a slight conversion. The kit head, morion and collar all assemble into a single piece, and I wanted to have the head bare to show off the face. As such, I had to cut away the cheek pieces from the collar and assemble that as a piece that I could then mount a Historex head to. This gives a slightly slouched, hunched over stance to the miniature, which I quite like. Lead foil for the straps (with a historex buckle) and the morion tied to the haversack, with a tankard from the spares box complete his stores. I decided to leave the plume off the morion, discarding it a popish foppery - this gent will be part of the New Model Army! (obviously, the bottle and tankard will be filled with water, befitting his staunch Puritan beliefs!) Pictured here, heady for a coat of primer. The pike isn't attached for ease of painting... Pikeman 4 by MisterE, on Flickr Pikeman 2 by MisterE, on Flickr Pikeman 3 by MisterE, on Flickr Pikeman 1 by MisterE, on Flickr

Looking forward to this one Davey mate,..... here are some of the reference pics which I submitted to Xtradecal when I proposed the sheet,... in case they are of help; Although 3 Sqn had the blue rudder with stars on their Mustangs.... it was not common on their Kittyhawks! Here is a typical bomb load,..this is a 450 Sqn RAAF a/c at Cutella; Here are some original camo diagams for the earlier Mk.I,.... WHICH MAY HELP?' And finally,.... this is my attempt at the same aircraft,.... using the old Hasegawa 1/72nd scale kit; This new Special Hobby kit is awesome,.... you`ll love it!,..... I built one as a 450 Sqn RAAF a/c; Cheers Tony

I wish that I could get the wife to listen....anytime! That's more like the wife....but , you cannot wind me up, I'm battery powered.

Hi, for cables I'll paint matt black once dry a wash, in this instance with mig rust, then a light wipe over with Mig gunmetal pigment. As for Tigers, I've the RFM early one on the go at present, it's really good, not quite Dragon but its significantly cheaper and has plenty of detail. Go for a new one as RFM have rectified some of the issues that the kits initial release had. Atb and welcome abored! Darryl

This is my build of the Hasegawa 1/72 Boeing EA-18G Growler ECM aircraft. For this build I also used the Wolfpack flaps down wings and their cockpit interior. I would not have bothered with the interior, but the kit, wings and interior came as a package off of Ebay so since I had it I may as will use it. The Hasegawa kit is excellent and any issues I had with it were of my own making. The Wolfpack interior is nice, but the instructions it came with were totally lacking in guidance on how to install it in the fuselage. There is some minor surgery needed to the kit but no mention of it in the instructions. Below is what I needed to cut away: Once done the front and rear cockpit tubs fit well with minor sanding. This is the third F/A-18 variant I have built and the third set of Wolfpack wings, once on the Hasegawa F/A-18F and once on the Academy F/A-18C. As in both those previous cases they were a drop in replacement for the kit wings with no need to make any modifications to the kit fuselage. The only recommendation I would make is to wait as long as possible to attach the rear flaps. This will minimize the number of times you will have to reattach them since they are only held on by 4 very tiny attachment points and are fragile. The decals were very complete with a full set of stencils and were excellent to use. There are markings for VAQ-129 and VAQ-132. I planned on doing the markings for VAQ-129 which didn't require painting the tail. However, one of the squadron marking rolled up into an unrecoverable ball when I applied MicroSol to it and I was forced to switch to the more colorful VAQ-132 markings which did require me to paint the tail, setting me back several days. But ii does have a rather striking appearance. There was one other unsolved issue. After decaling I usually rinse off the kit to get rid of any solvent residue. This time water has made its way into the cockpit clouding the canopy. I tried several strategies to get it out, but none worked. I can only hope that if it found its way in, it will finds it way to evaporate out over time. If I haven't bored you too much here are the pictures: Next up is the Grand Models' Beech T-6 Texan II Enjoy

Venerable Hasegawa kit, Aires cockpit and exhausts, Eduard missiles. The decals are from the Italeri kit. Finished on Sunday January 17, on the Gulf War 30th anniversary. Cheers! Andrew

Do a google search and there are lots of different colour schemes. Some Aircraft are obviously silver. There are some nice yellow & black striped ones. And I found out what wartime cartoonist Wren thought of it...

The Hasegawa kit comes with a pretty strange looking seat, so I grabbed one out of the parts box - I have no idea of its origins, but it was already painted and apparently had an occupant at one time judging by the dried glue on the seat bottom. I added tiny bit of detail.. ... and am calling it good. Added to the cockpit: The Hasegawa kit also comes with closed exhaust nozzles only appropriate for an in-flight model ( the nozzles seem to be open in every reference pic I've seen of the jet on the ground). To my great fortune, the nozzles from the old Revell kit fit just fine. I gave them a brushed/buffed coat of Modelmaster stainless steel. Then used Vallejo Metal Colors to brush on the other colors. I tried to add some squiggles to suggest that the dark gunmetal underneath part of the nozzle has many facets, but it kind of just looks like squiggles, so I may paint them over. I decided that I would assemble and paint the tail on its own, as it would be easier to add the fastener detail with it separate from the fuselage. It comes in two halves, and it was quite a bit of work to get rid of the resulting seam on the leading edge, and to thin down the trailing edge. Black primer on. It's Mission Models black primer. It's the first time I've used it for real and its finish is incredibly smooth, glossy even. And a little much needed riveting practice.

There's always a lot of leg-work in terms of running gear preparation with a Cent. I'll run through and let the pics speak for themselves. Amusing Hobby have really lifted the assembly process and fittings directly from AFV Club. And here's a comparisoon of the AH kit wheels with aftermarket PanzerArt... The PanzerArt wheels have the circumferential ridges that are prominent in the above pic on the isdie of the tyre. They generally have better definition particularly with the central securing nuts. Theya re about 0.5mm less in diamter compared to the kit versions and have those lottle holes that you can see pre-drilled, As to whether they are worth an extra £17? Centurions have a lot of wheels Jumping ahead - the tracks are good - really good - they come pre-prepared loose in a bag and need NO clean up (). Assembly is easy with good articulation and definition of the track structure is good. The AFV Club kit supplied tracks remain Vinyl . The Hobby Boss tracks are not so well detailed and do not articulate. Here's a comparison of the Amusing Hobby tracks up against the aftermarket AFV Club workable tracks... The AH tracks are on the Left. They are easier to fit together and have NO sink marks on the wheel side unlike the AFV Club tracks - I've scraped them off in the next pic!!! Kudos to Amusing Hobby for top notch tracks More soon though progress may hit buffers with Sovereign Colourcoats Light Stone still being unavailable. Thanks for looking Rob

Howdy, Something a little different from me. I'm not a huge fan of modern aircraft, but I'm a big fan of Australian Aboriginal art. This aircraft was painted to commemorate WO Leonard Victor Waters, a member of the Worimi people, and Australia's first indigenous aviator. WO Waters flew 95 combat missions with the RAAF in the southwest Pacific. On account of intense discrimination against Aboriginal peoples in post-war Australia, WO Waters was unable to find support for his efforts to launch an airline, and was not even allowed to practice as an automotive mechanic (even though he was a mechanic in the RAAF prior to becoming a pilot). He became a sheep shearer and died in 1993. The commemorative hornet is a long overdue albeit small gesture acknowledging Mr. Waters and the other Aboriginal men who fought during WWII and were then long forgotten. . . . . On to the build. The kit for this project is Kintetic's FA-18A+B/CF-188. I bought it in 2019 and started gluing some of the fuselage together, but abandoned the project frustrated by mediocre fit. The kit is only about 5% built, so I assume its eligible for this GB. The decals are by Model Maker, a firm I'm not familiar with, but they look nice. One of my modeling goals for this year is to finish up long abandoned builds, and this will be a fun way to do this one. Here is where I currently stand. Step one will be to add more filler to some of those joints and clean them up a little better.

It's definitely time for Cookie to get back to the bench, and I'd like to thank Giorgio @giemme for encouraging me to do so. He has also provided inspiration for this project with his excellent Italian Typhoon from last year, along with @CedB with his very cool Battle of Britain tribute schemed Typhoon from 2016, and @cathasatail and the beautiful surface detail on his two seat Typhoon. I encourage you to check these out if you haven't seen them, you won't regret it - although I might, with this build being compared to those outstanding efforts. I will be using the 1/72 Hasegawa kit to attempt to replicate this Italian Eurofighter Typhoon as it appeared in the US at Red Flag last year - note that it is pretty well weathered with mismatched panels and the fasteners showing through on the tail. I managed to get a hold of these transfers from Model Maker: It comes with pretty much everything you need to make any AMI Typhoon. I also have kits and decals for a Trapani based 37 Stormo F-104 and F-16 and I hope to add them too.

All done: Number four for me, last in this GB but it won’t be my last Heller kit. More pictures in the gallery. Thanks for a super Group Build! Regards, Adrian

The front ones are for fuel and the rear are for coolant. If you look at my tiger I’ve added white oil paint to the rear ones to simulate limescale and fuel stain to the front ones. hope that helps

Decalling is done on the Special Hobby 1/72 Bf 109 E-4. I have to say that these are not only the best kit decals I have even seen, they rival the best aftermarket decals on the market. They are exceptionally thin and react very well to Micro Set and Sol. The white on the national markings is extremely opaque. This may be the result of several layers of white ink being applied. The black sections settled down with just Micro Sol. On the white I dampened a Q-tip with Micro Sol and heavily rolled it over the decal. It then settled into panel lines beautifully. The decal sheet is very complete, with all stencils provided. The Tanzelwurm and number are not SH, but aftermarket. The RLM 71 area under the flaps is a painted decal strip. I found this to be easier than masking and spraying. On later 109s this area was painted as an extension of the upper surface camo. It appears that on earlier 109 E's, this area was darker. I will check for any residual silvering tomorrow and hit those sections with Sol, then it's on to a sealing gloss coat and weathering. B4C85C16-B5C9-4013-B9F6-C419F9C1F982_1_201_a by Barry Numerick, on Flickr E35FCE20-B398-4669-B886-CAB7C847C223_1_201_a by Barry Numerick, on Flickr F1AD5DFC-127C-4CD0-8954-19B06F21D79D_1_201_a by Barry Numerick, on Flickr