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  1. Hi folks! After 3 weeks, I finally ended this kit, a true record for me! I only added prepainted photoetched seatbelts, and a few scratch detail in the cockpit and wheel wells, you can see the build process here: I hope you like it. Best regards, Pablo
    31 points
  2. Hi Brits... More German planes in my recent 'Fatherland 2021' Build. This one is the excellent Tamiya 1/48 Me262 kit. Very great kit with diecast metal nose structure it sits perfectly on the gear. I painted with Gunsie Mr. Color Paint, tinted for 1/48th scale effect. Tamiya Clear coats used... Decals are Sturmbirds pt1 Eaglestrike (they give you the tail number for White 2). Wash is Tamiya Dark Brown in the oily areas like the control surface hinges and access panels. Soot is the Tamiya Makeup Compact kit which is really nice. Light dry brush foot-wear in traffic areas like wing roots. A relatively new plane in the famous photos from 1944. This is the early Splinter Me262 scheme in mid 1944, and notice the plane is dated as such with the early nose gear with scissors. I highly recommend this kit if you haven't yet, its fantastic build. Only lacks for the deployed leading edge slats... Enjoy and as usual I like to hear feedback to become a better modeler! My goof up that bothers me is that I filled the panel line in front of the canopy where it glues in. So I lost that panel line and did not have the nerve to try and recut it thru the filler. I thought I would make a mess of it and so filled it in. I use automotive Bondo filler for gaps and it chips if I would try and recut the panel line in and that would look very bad, so I left it. I was debating on actually drawing it in with a grey pen! Thoughts? One other issue I had was that the Pilot in the kit was very undersized and looked ridiculous in the cockpit. I really LOVE having pilots and crew in my models. It makes the model more 'alive' to me. The Pilot is a great part of that to me. The Kit Pilot could not see over the side of the canopy! Way too undersized. So I looked at photos and gauged the pilot in the Tamiya Do335 that I just posted here in RFI would be perfect. So thank goodness you get TWO pilots in the Tamiya Do335 Kits! Tamiya kits are great because they give you pilots! So this has the Tamiya 1/48 Do335 pilot in it... Your modeling buddy from USA... Bob
    22 points
  3. My latest completion and third Mustang. This time I opted for the Meng kit which is advertised as a snap together kit and it virtually does all snap together so well that very little Tamiya Extra Thin was harmed in the making of this kit. The engineering of the kit hides most of the joints or has them follow panel lines which makes for a very clean build, the under belly intake is a one piece item that has no seams to hide (unlike the Eduard kit). The details are not dumbed down at all as you might have expected and the parts count is over 100 pieces so it's a proper model in it's own right and very underrated. I did make some changes as I wanted a Dash 15 so I removed the small air intake on the port engine cowling, filled some panels underneath and added a couple of others and changed the kit's elevators for fabric covered types from the spares left over from an Eduard Mustang. I also used decals left over from the Eduard ProfiPack kit. Painted using Tamiya AS-12 decanted from the rattle can for the fixed parts of the wings (and as an undercoat all over) and various shades of AK Interactive Xtreme Metal for the other areas. I had a few self inflicted problems along the way, I had three attempts at spraying the stars 'n' bars on the fuselage and mucked every attempt up so had to use decals which I also managed to muck up once too (that's why the wing markings are a slightly different shade to the fuselage). I managed to break one of the undercarriage legs and had to pin it (you can just about make out where the break was if you look for it). I also got right to the end only to remove the canopy masks to find the inside covered in a residue from spraying so had to hack the canopy off to clean it out, hence the rather untidy canopy to fuselage joint. Right at the death I also managed to stick my thumb in dust coloured oil paint and then spread it all around the blue nose! None of these problems were down to the kit, I'm just clumsy. That's enough NMF for me for now so onto something with a proper coat of paint next. Duncan B
    21 points
  4. hi all, Here is my latest model, which is a HP Hastings MET1 of 202 Squadron, using the Welsh Models 1/144 resin and white metal kit. The decals were created by Britjet, here on BM. They were really top quality and superb to use. Thanks Steve. On the whole, the kit went together well, but it does need a lot of fettling and filler for the main joints. Andy
    20 points
  5. I've got a bit bogged down with a few long term builds so tried something that had a different challenge. Converted from 2 Corgi die-cast Meteor F.8s. Canopies were converted from the Xtrakit T.7, moulded then recast in clear resin. The fuselage strengthening strips are not accurate as I couldn't get hold of some more appropriately shaped strips due to lockdown! Decals are homemade on a Laser printer. WL419 is just waiting for a spare or resin F-35 seat to go in the back cockpit.. Paints are Hycote automotive spray paints, decanted and sprayed through an Aztek airbrush then Hycote lacquer sprayed direct from the can.
    19 points
  6. Hi everyone Meet the little "owl" from Great Wall Hobby ready to take flight: " owl poster": the kit is in 1/48 scale proposed several years ago and concerns the short range reconnaissance Fw 189 A/2 one of the best devices used in WWII in this role: the version: Fw 189 A/2 ( werk Nr.2317,5D +CH) Russia 1943 (winter cam) the aftermarkets: some shots stolen from the wip: the ultimate gallery : the contextualization: for more info & pics: http://www.adventurephotomodels.com Thanks for your attention and for your time George
    18 points
  7. This is Amusing Hobbies 1/35th scale Centurion AVRE from the first Gulf War. A straight forward kit, no real dramas. Tracks are individual link, click together and they are "de-sprued" so are simplicity itself. Stowage is from the spares box as are the figures. The driver is a Tamiya item, the other two are white metal figures who's origin completely escapes me! Painted with Xtracolor enamels. Thanks for looking Angelo
    17 points
  8. Got this one cheap off a market stall. The kit is about 20 ish years old i think but pretty decent. I'm not a big fan of Airfix but wanted to build a Hawk in a non Red Arrows scheme. I'm pleased with the result.
    16 points
  9. Hi all, I hope you are all keeping well and safe. During the lockdown last year, I like many of you, made a few models from the stash to clear the way. This is my offering of the Meng kit of the Husky MRAP used by our forces in places like Afghan and others. The kit is very nice to make, this is the second Meng kit I have made, the other being the Cougar six wheel US MRAP troop carrier. It all goes together very well without any serious issues at all. I am not a fan of rubber tyres, but I have my own method of dealing with them, as I have had some problems in the past with painting them. I always give them a good scrub with hot, soapy water, and when dry, I coat them in either Johnsons Kleer/Future, or Humbrol Clear acrylic lacquer. When this is completely dry, I paint them, normally with Tamiya NATO black, which is actually dark grey and is a good colour for rubber. When weathered with washes and powders, a couple of coats of Humbrol matt lacquer seals it all in. By following this method, I have found that the tyres do not go shiny again after a few months, which was the problem I had some time back. The detail inside the vehicle is quite good, and I added some clutter in the load area as well as the interior. Humbrol desert tan was used as the top coat and weathering done with washes and powders. I find that a mix of dark earth, sand and white powders gives a very good representation of dust. Again, a few coats of matt varnish after, gives the model a nice, consistent finish. Thanks for looking and happy modelling and keep safe.
    15 points
  10. Almost unwittingly I've managed to paint my last three Spitfires in colour schemes that have appeared on the UK Airshow circuit, at one time or another. This 1/48 Airfix Seafire XVII has been marked as SX336 owned by Kennet aviation.
    15 points
  11. Hi everyone Here are a few photos of my latest model I built, its another Tamiya Spitfire, they're the kind of model I decided to build when another project has lost my interest. I've been trying a few different things here and there, specfically pre- shading through marbling and chipping effects; sadly my phone camera hasn't really picked the marbling effect, even whilst I look across at it now its pretty faint. So perhaps next time ill go a bit heavier on it. Not really much to say about the build, we all know how nicely these Tamiya kits go together, however im still not a huge fan of the decals with the white base for the roundels. I was going to airbrush them on with stencils but as I wanted to finish the kit before Monday I decided against this. Hope you all enjoy Thanks, Ryan
    14 points
  12. I wish I could recommend this kit but it's been a struggle! Much of it my own doing by leaving it in the attic to cook and chill for over a decade so every large part was warped. The kit is their UH-1B with some additional UH-1C parts but I've made it as a UH-1B as the engine covers appear to be from that version. No rockets or guns as apparently they don't go together well and my patience had been tested enough already. But it was educational as it's the 2nd kit I've built since I was a kid and I've learned a bit about filling and sanding. Onto a recent Eduard Spitfire that should go together somewhat better! Thanks to paulsbrown for the model and a lot of advice.
    14 points
  13. Well, here goes my second RFI since rediscovering the joys of building kits after many years away! This one is very much an out of the box project for me, destined for my grandsons bedroom shelf. Enjoyable nevertheless! So here's a few photos of the final stages leading up to my declaring it complete. 1. First lesson learnt - The large white arrow on the underside. I foolishly attached the vortilons before applying the transfers. This caused major problems, although I recovered the situation - a mistake I won't make again. 2. The red is complete and decals added (after much deliberating I settled on airbrushing Humbrol 238 which gave a good even finish). Canopy is being taped over to allow a final coat of W&N gloss varnish. 3. Having thought I'd made a good job of the varnishing, I discovered that some had leached under the tape - another disaster! Again lots of searching on BM for a solution - I settled on Novus 1 and 2 which did the trick and brought out the MDC lines! 4. FInal part to add - the nose landing light, very fiddly! Looks a bit like a Spaceshuttle being prepared for launch but I found it gave me a steady position to make the join. 5. Complete! But... another lesson learned - its tail heavy! I hadn't thought about that in the earlier stages - might be able to squeeze a small weight into the front wheel bay. Think I'll try a small block of silver, which is heavier than brass or copper. Lead would be best but not from a child safety perspective. 6. Presentation. I decided to create a sort of 'diorama', based on the aircraft taking off/landing at its home base. So I got out the watercolours to create a skyscape and some oblique angle Google Earth screen shots of the main runway at Scampton. Heavy gauge wire suitably clamped would be used to put the hawk in a flying position. Easier said than done... perspective and scale are tricky to get right plus making sure that the wire didn't show so a lot of experimenting took place. Here's my set up before the final shots were taken. 7. End result - Take off on a misty Lincolnshire morning. 8. Aborted landing, late afternoon. Far too high on the approach - going round again... All in all, a great kit - perfect for a beginner/someone who's a bit rusty. I'm moving on to the SMER Swordfish Floatplane next. Fresh challenges! Phil
    14 points
  14. 1/35 figure from their Saharienne kit. Painted with acrylics.
    14 points
  15. Hi all, I hope that everyone is keeping healthy and safe. I have not posted anything for some time, so I thought I might show a couple of models made in the first lockdown. This is the 1/24th scale Land Rover from Revell. It is a basic kit that goes together quite well, and at least has a reasonable representation of the engine. The engine was detailed with pipes and HT leads, and with the addition of a coil. I was thinking of opening either the tailgate, one of the doors or a window. However, although these would be possible at the hands of an experienced model maker, I decided not to try as there would be too much work involved. There are some options as to regards the seating, and also for left or right hand drive versions, and of course I chose the RHD version. Once the body had been sprayed with my usual Halfords plastic primer, it was ready for the first top coat. I had chosen a Land Rover colour from the Zero paints range, (Warwick Green). This was applied by airbrush. Disaster! The paint went all crinkly to the extent that I thought it had melted the plastic. I checked on the Zero paints website and Halfords primer is approved. I looked on the BM website and found that another model maker had exactly the same problem with Zero Warwick Green on the same model Land Rover. His photo could have been the one that I had taken. I managed to get all the paint off by rubbing down and also using brake fluid as a paint stripper. The plastic was OK, so the paint had reacted to the primer. I doubt I shall use Zero paints again, has anyone else has a similar experience? I resprayed the body with enamel paint, as I had decided to base the vehicle on a local one. Amey Roadstone had a laboratory in the village where I used to live, and they had several vehicles, vans, cars and Landy's, for staff to visit construction sites and roadworks. The old Amey site is housing now, but that is progress! The vehicle was weathered using Humbrol weathering powders and home made pin washes, and the decals are home printed. As the body of Land Rovers are made from aluminium, no rust would appear, only on the wheels and bumpers. The figure holding the dipstick is a modified Revell German firefighter from an old set I was given some time ago. The other figure (the manager with hands in pockets, as usual), is from a set of pre made figures from EBay, but is actually 1/25th scale. So after the issue of the paint, I enjoyed making this in the end, but that is what it is about, eh. I do not normally make vehicles in 1/24th scale, but have recently finished the Belkits Mk.1 Escort rally car, I will post that on here sometime soon. Happy modelling and stay safe.
    13 points
  16. Hi everyone, this is my Airfix 1/48 Hurricane MkI. It was flown by a FAA pilot, Richard ‘Jimmy’ Gardner of 242 Sqn. Based at RAF Duxford in August, he served alongside Dickie Cork and Douglas Bader. The kit was rivetted and I sanded down all of the proud fasteners around the cowling and nose. I then used a jewellery tool to better create the dzus fastener. it was masked and sprayed all over with the serial from the spares and the Nelsonian flags underneath the cockpit (England Expects that Every Man...) came from Xtradecals set. Sadly they used the wrong codes (T) and did not provide a serial so one of the Britmodeller members on here, Tony Walton supplied the information. Having grown up in Pompey and loving the FAA and Nelson, this was a kit I’d wanted to do for a while. All sprayed with Colorcoats which now seems to me my go to RAF/FAA paint. I think some Ultracast exhausts were also used. Thanks for looking. Nick
    13 points
  17. The mojo is still alive and well with the Shackleton - this week I've decided to tackle the ailerons. First of all, the basic shape of the aileron is cut from plastic card, and the main panel lines and trim tabs are marked on the upper and lower surfaces: Untitled by Thomas Probert, on Flickr With all of the parts ready, the details are then scribed and rivetted: Untitled by Thomas Probert, on Flickr Untitled by Thomas Probert, on Flickr A strong mounting solution is needed, so the hinge area was lined with Evergreen on the wing itself: Untitled by Thomas Probert, on Flickr Lower section attached: Untitled by Thomas Probert, on Flickr Followed by the upper: Untitled by Thomas Probert, on Flickr A little sanding needed on the trailing edge, but other than that, job's a good'un! All the best, Tom
    12 points
  18. The 1:72 Amodel kit of the MiG-9 built in Soviet markings using the kit decals. This is a short run kit, but not a hard build as there are not too many parts to it, but the canopy is not a great fit. Overall Model Master 1730 grey. Decals went on ok, but cutting them off the sheet was a bit tricky and I did cut the point off one star. Build Progress Video
    11 points
  19. Finished! Model has a mix of Eduard and Hypersonic cockpit details, Hypersonic intake and catapult hook + my additions of barrier guard, barrier engagement pole, windshield wiper, wing stays and backdated rudder and elevator surfaces. Windshield was also reduced in rake by approximately 5 degrees and the nose leg extended. Decals are based on Caracal but with a few additions/modifications. RFI here: https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235086147-fury-two-kitty-hawk-fj-2/
    11 points
  20. Well, it’s been six weeks since I did anything to this build. I’d been routing around in a cupboard and came across this box, and when I looked inside, there it was…...my mojo! So, with enthusiasm restored, I got to work. The turret got the treatment first, and the first item was the mantlet cover. I painted it with Xtracolour Matt Canvas Tan, then a coat of matt acrylic varnish, before giving it a wash of Humbrol Khaki Drab mixed with thinners about 50/50. Once dry, another coat of varnish went on, before giving it a dry brushing to accentuate the folds. Also in this area, I painted the two spare tracks with thinned down Humbrol Matt Black. This gave them a metallic effect. They were then sealed in with an acrylic varnish, so that I could apply a wash later. Pioneer tools were painted with a cream colour for the wooden parts and black for the metal. These will be given further treatment later. Black, water jerry cans and fuel cans added, and the spare wheel’s tyres painted. This tank carried a couple of drums on the front track guards, one for oil, the other for grease. The oil drum was painted OD and glossed, and then decals applied from the Sabingamartin set. The grease drum, according to Dr. Robert’s book, came in various colours from OD to yellow, and even black, red or grey. I painted mine a greenish yellow, glossed it and applied a couple of decals. As was discussed in Dan’s thread, these small decals give the model some life. That’s it for this update. I’ve made a start on the running gear and weathering the lower hull. When it’s done, I’ll be back. John.
    10 points
  21. Hey all! Wishing you a happy 2021. My first build of 2021. And what an absolute pleasure it was. Took around 10 hours over a week, and other than a minor issues of not following the instructions properly, it went together like LEGO. I ran into a few issues with a fogged up canopy due to fumes from the primer I'm guessing, and a matte coat that wouldn't cover a glossy part and then turned the whole paintjob white. Managed to salvage it in the end and was left quite happy with the results. I initially wasn't very excited about the overall olive drab scheme, but references online threw up a lot of interesting weathered aircraft. It was good practice for my detail airbrushing skills, and I added some additional weathering with oil paints. The hellfire missiles were painted a brighter green (to add some color to an otherwise unsaturated model) and I used chrome decal and a bead of white glue for the nose for the Laser seeker head. The tires were sanded down for the classic Apache weighted look. Highly recommended build. Plus Academy has released a AgustaWestland Apache version as well. Thanks for watching! Cheers, Alex.
    9 points
  22. Good morning you lot. I did this work a few days ago but held off posting as I thought I might get a bit more done. Alas it was not to be so I figured I’d post up before the weekend flurry. 🤩 This is one of my favorite parts. A lot of the ref I have seen has had this lovely helicopter in a, shall we say well used state. I’m going to reflect this in the paint work so my weathering will be a little heavy. Here is the front seat after a Flory wash. Came out well I think. 😃 I did take a shot of the rear one which is a more detailed affair but the shot I just noticed was blurred so I’ll omit it. The rear cabin wall. The rest of the cabin and bench. I did think that I wasn’t going to add any scratch details but I had some wire left from the big one so I added a little in the main office before the seats went in. I think the wash has really settled the look I’m going for. Works well with the blue. 🙃 The gear head and engine assembly got added to the roof section. A lot of the engine internals will never be seen, which is a shame but as my larger one is open I’m ok with closing up. It does look nice and shiny though. I m not going to add any more. the cabin walls look nice too. I forgot to do the rear wheel well so I need to add that before closing up. It’s been good leaving it for a few days so I can let the look settle in. 😃 The seats and control sticks got added. Well all but one. ( The main stalk ) I’m really happy with the look. There are a bunch of other bits that got finished but I didn’t take pics. I’ll fill in the gaps over the weekend. Thanks for dropping by and checking it my build. Hope you all having a great week and...... Happy Friday! Johnny. 🐊
    9 points
  23. Hello modellers. How to deal with a doodlebug! Took a little while, but finished another Airfield diorama in 1/48. This time its April 1945 and with the war in Europe drawing to an end. Spitfire Mk.IXe 'Joan Too' sits outside her Hangar at RAF Twente. The Luftwaffe has all but been defeated in the sky and a captured V1 flying bomb (also know as the doodlebug) is shown to some new curious Dutch young pilots as their senior pilot Wing Group Capt. C.F Bradley demonstrates how RAF pilots would 'wing tip' these new terrifying weapons, hopefully causing them to crash into the countryside without civilian loss of life. Spitfire Mk.IXe Eduard Weekend Edition kit with aftermarket PE parts HANG-1 HANG-2 HANG-3 HANG-4 HANG-5 HANG-6 Thanks for looking.
    8 points
  24. This is my attempt at building a Belgian gendarmerie Minerva. After WWI the gendarmerie used these vehicles during the occupation of Germany. Top speed was 40 km per hour for a weight of 4 ton Weight, small tires and lack of power meant they had to stay on roads (limited weathering of the model) The Belgians often drove the vehicle reverse in conflict as the back was better protected. spare tires had to be removed to refuel. The driver would often drive the vehicle standing up ....times have changed.... The kit is very nice, I’d say better than their Lanchester I build a year ago, which is generally acknowledged as a good kit. I’ll certainly buy more stuff from them.
    8 points
  25. Hello all. Back again with another early 109, this time the D version, with shortened slats and two MG in the wings. The Modelsvit model is fine and built more easily than the Dorawing. This is the plane of Werner Mölders, top ace of the Spanish Civil War wearing 12 kill bars. Overall camo is RLM62, light green, undersides RLM65. 90% of the markings are done with masks. Best regards and Tally-ho! 19EE43C7-DABD-4C09-ACB4-B2A66CCE4E41_1_201_a by jean Barby, sur Flickr CC3C3BA0-58CF-4CD8-B5BD-6ACA4A74C3B2_1_201_a by jean Barby, sur Flickr 74C97179-AD90-4298-9DFB-24EF540B8956_1_201_a by jean Barby, sur Flickr 7FE5F8F0-461D-45C6-990C-982DA87EB562_1_201_a by jean Barby, sur Flickr 5F33B84E-0413-454B-8F58-C4AB5E69BCEF_1_201_a by jean Barby, sur Flickr 79EB5194-6252-4F44-9E5B-65F5BD94A90A by jean Barby, sur Flickr
    8 points
  26. So today's update and I've finished the camo scheme and added a filter to help blend the colours together. The wheels are all painted and ready to be fitted in place tomorrow once everything else has had time to dry. It's the first time I've used AK real colors paint and I'm impressed takes a lot of thinning but sprays beautifully through a 0.2 needle making it ideal for camo scheme's. Here's some pic's of today's progress Back for another session tomorrow thanks for looking and stay safe 🙂👍
    8 points
  27. Somehow I managed to see this through to the end, AND without losing what little is left of my sanity! 100% OOB if you're wondering.
    8 points
  28. Dashboard aboard! In the 1/1 life, it's not easy to shoot a dashboard. Here, it's eight times more difficult! I can't do better... And in fact... Dan.
    8 points
  29. 1/35 ICM kit of a New Zealander at the Battle of Chunuk Bair during the Gallipoli campaign. Painted with acrylics.
    8 points
  30. Hi guys, I have finally completed this build after beginning in late August last year. It's completely OOB. I have to say that I am not very impressed with the kit, especially the fit, and I haven't "bonded" with it during the build. Nevertheless it was a good learning experience. I am generally happy with the outcome, except with how I handled details. One of the mistakes within the kit, as I learned along the way from fellow modelers, is the wrong ejection seat handle which should have been a "D" instead of "B". I probably made some colour errors as well but I don't know as I am no expert. Painted with Tamiya, Vallejo and Mr.Hobby acrylics. Thanks for looking guys! Best, Nikola
    7 points
  31. I recently finished Airfix's new 1/72 Spitfire Vc. After agonising over various Malta schemes I decided to use the kit decals for a USAAF 31st FG aircraft based in Algeria during the Tunisian campaign, flown by Captain Albert Holloway of the 307th FS. I'm not really keen on the sharkmouth, so I chose to represent the aircraft before it was painted on! The kit itself goes together well although I had to fill a fairly big gap at the wing roots. Cockpit detail is excellent - I just added some Eduard etched straps. My one major complaint is the thickness of the sliding canopy so I replaced it with a spare one from an Eduard Spitfire. I may replace this later with a vac-form one as it still doesn't sit properly. Airfix suggest painting out the starboard roundel but photos suggest the Americans often repainted these areas to blend in with the camouflage, so I went with that for a neater look. Hope you like it. As ever, all comments gratefully received! And finally a shot with the old Italeri Mk Vb Trop which I made many moons ago:
    7 points
  32. The Firefly was primed the other day and was then given a spray of Tamiya TS-5 Olive drab tonight. Next will be detail painting, gloss coat, decals then I can have some fun weathering it. Sean
    7 points
  33. Nice haul Andy . So my face painting skills are not as good as I wanted really, its not finished yet but it needs more work on the blending and feathering in of the tones, its a step away from looking to chalky, probably as a result of me over working the paint Skills fade strikes again and the fact that I started painting up the helmet !!
    7 points
  34. 1/72nd scale Dewotine D510A, RAF Martlesham Down 1937, KP kit. This aircraft was bought as the main interest lay in its 20 mm cannon. Unfortunately the aircraft and the gun did not arrive together. Quite a nice little build from the box. Work in Progress is here https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235085645-dewoitine-d510a-martlesham-down-1937-8-172nd-scale/
    7 points
  35. Hiya Folks, I got on well with Andy and considered him a friend,...... his passing came as a great shock and he is sorely missed by many people including myself. During our many conversations we often discussed RNZAF Catalina`s and I told him that I could never decide between building one in the white and blue scheme (and even then,...wartime or pre war) or a mid war Blue Grey aircraft. He said build both,...... which I would love to do,..... but I only have one kit,.... for now! Here are the options; Blue Grey; I have decals for this particular aircraft (below) on an old Aeromaster sheet; White Scheme- Wartime; White-Post War; The Kit; I bought this kit 2nd hand from a show and it wasn`t in the best shape,..... but it was a PBY-5 flying boat version of the Catalina,.... something which is becoming quite rare these days, although I believe a company (Dangerboy?) has released the kit in their own boxings depicting US Navy and lately RAF aircraft,.... I have never seen one and suspect that they may be quite pricey? I have pre painted the interior parts on the sprue,..... not a lot can be seen so I won`t be going overboard with the detail; First off,.... I started construction of the wings, which are split into centre section and outer panels,.... plus the floats and interior parts; The interior parts inside the fuselage,..... and yes it was almost time for tea,..... Shepherds Pie,.... hence the HP Sauce!; As with the Mossie model,.... I`ll probably add some more detail in the cockpit,..... and as you can see above,.... I think I have decided upon the Blue Grey option, using Aeromaster decals to build NZ4017, XX-T of 6 Sqn RNZAF in 1944,... complete with its dinghy markings for rescuing aircrew at sea. Well that is it for now,..... I have just joined the fuselage halves and the parts have been left aside for the glue to dry overnight, Cheers Tony
    6 points
  36. Greetings one and all again and welcome to my next project, the SU27 is on hold for a little while and I thought I’d dig this out as it should be a relatively quick build(). This was a present from my daughter for Christmas, a case of “what do you want for Christmas Dad?”. “here grab this, wrap it and don’t tell your mother!” So here we have the Trumpeter 1:48 Hawker Seahawk FGA Mk6. The token box top and parts. And a little bit of etch Now this aircraft will be a little different, Im going to finish it FB3 Red Devil! The first of the Smokers, the first aerobatic team to introduce smoke into their display, where others follow, the Fleet Air Arm lead! And here is a team phot of the handsome buggers. That is my best reference for the team aircraft, very red indeed. This will be my 2nd Seahawk in 48th, my first was a reasonable finish from the Classic Airframes kit. My first CA attempt and it went together ok and like I said produced a reasonable model considering the limited nature of the kit. I think I completed this around 10 years ago This build will be mainly out of the box with one exception. I have a MB Mk2 seat which I originally bought for a Hunter (pics later) , this isnt be 100% accurate for the aircraft but it will be far better than the kit option. I did originally purchase it for my Hunter and ordered it with harnesses attached, when it arrived the packaging was for harnesses included but alas the actual seat was bare. I checked all my orders and yes it should have had seat belts but the wrong seat was put into this box. So I emailed CMK who make it along with some pictures and they immediately came back and said they would send me a proper one. I wasn’t sure how good they are on their word but true as they said, 20 days after the first contact a proper seat turned up, Bingo! So I had this as a spare and the kit comes with an etched harness so will cobble that together. As ever we start in the cockpit, a bit simple but good enough I reckon, ready for paint Painted And assembled with a splash I have the kit seat fitted in these pictures because the replacement seat only arrived yesterday which prompted me to look at using the spare, but you can see how clunky the kit seat looks. You can see also that I dug out the lower fuselage and looked at the gun ports (not gin ports!) which are a poor representation, so I hacked them out and fitted plastic tube which once faired in should look much better, just got to make sure I lined it up all right. Still hoping this will be a relatively easy, quick build. There's a couple of vents to open up and wheel wells to detail and a nose wheel to move forward and a bullet fairing to ..... like I said I'm hoping! Well that's the first installment, stay tooned for more and more importantly stay safe! Laters all Bob
    6 points
  37. This is a Great War type, but not a Great War subject. It is a Bristol F2b of No. 2 Squadron, operating in Ireland during 1920. No. 2 Squadron, with operations in Shanghai in 1927 and in Ireland in 1920-22, has the odd distinction of having been in service in both the nearest and the farthest place that the RAF could be found in the period between the world wars. It is not generally appreciated that 'air control' was tried not just in Near Eastern and Central Asian colonial possessions, but also in the British Isles themselves, during the 'Troubles' in Ireland after the Great War. It was far from full-bore air control, certainly; the Cabinet, and Gen. Trenchard, were worried about untoward incidents, and the paramilitary bands which conducted much of the fighting for England lacked the professionalism and training for effective co-operation with aircraft. The aeroplanes of the RAF in Ireland flew un-armed for most of the period, and provided shows of force aloft over urban areas at certain times, conducted liaison and light transport duties, including the movement of high ranked officers and movement of mail and dispatches to isolated garrisons, and maintained some surveillance of solidly Republican areas. In the spring of 1921, armed flights were authorized, but under such strictly limited conditions that they generally constituted less than five percent of the flying time in any given month. By then the period of armed conflict was nearing it end, in the settlement that produced the Irish Republic. This particular aeroplane, H1490, was built and delivered after the end of the Great War, and served with No. 2 Squadron from its re-establishment at Fermoy early in 1920. It came to grief in November, 1920, at Waterford Town, crashing onto a roof on Barrack Street while delivering mail and dispatches to the garrison there. Flying Officer Briggs was piloting, with Flying Officer McKeechan in the rear seat; despite appearances, their injuries (one received a broken leg, one a broken arm) were not too serious. The aeroplane struck pretty square at the junction of a Mr. Aspell's public house, and the home of a Mrs. McSweeny. The kit fought me pretty hard, and I am not completely happy with the result. I left it lay a long time before doing the final rigging and touchings-up (most of the work here was done this past April), but I figured I really ought to get the thing completed, if only to be shut of it....
    6 points
  38. Not sure where this is to go, but as it did not go into space.... After World War 2 many of the German technologies ended up in the USA, including Werner von Braun and his V2. The US started testing of the V2 on US soil at White Sands and they also tried them on the USS Midway. Onto the kit, it is the Revell boxing of the Special Hobby kit and decals is from the US IPMS 2008 convention decal sheet. Regards Robert
    6 points
  39. Hi folks My latest OOB build. Nice kit, plastic tracks work well. All the hatches can be posed open, but there's no point really unless you're an ace scratch builder as there's nothing inside. Finally, here's a few next to its big cousin for comparison purposes: Regards J.A.
    6 points
  40. Hello to all of you guys and girls on this forum.I present you my East German MiG-21f13.I built it OOB with the exception of the homemade seatbelts and the missiles and rails that came from the spares box.I used gunze and tamiya paints on this one.Enjoy it. https://youtu.be/r-jGsZITjSE
    6 points
  41. Still cleaning up minor details... and in the process added more minor details... I'm not going to cover the minor touch-ups and gloss-coating of small bits. I will note however that I re-painted the missiles because they were too dark. I also added a couple more coats to the gravel shield on the front wheels for the same reason. The interesting things I did this week included painting all the dielectric panels dark gray (Mr. Color's Dark Sea Gray) which included behind the cockpit: This was a challenge because Hasegawa didn't provide any panel lines for me to copy before I sanded them off, so I had to scrutinize the photos I took at the museum (luckily I took some from a balcony overlooking the MiG). and photos of operational MiGs. I also painted these: Its hard to see, but there is dark gray on the dogtooth too. These were tough for the same reason. I had to really examine photos of operational MiGs, and I'm not sure I got these entirely right. Close enough will have to do. Last night I only had the energy to paint the various metal bits, including the horizontal stabilizers: Note in the picture above that there is some fuselage color on the forward panel. This is because that panel is actually attached to the fuselage and remains fixed while the rest of the assembly moves. i suppose those stabilizers can be removed and the fixed part gets painted with the fuselage, because... why not? On a few operational MiGs, it looked like this forward panel was the underside color, which would've meant some masking. This was only on a very few of the pictures I saw. Also in my museum pictures I saw an (American) football shaped plate that the "Odd rods" were attached to. I confirmed in all my other pics that the Odd rods are unpainted metal. I think I was able to match my photo pretty well: The range finder (I think) under the nose is usually metal, but sometimes underside color. I went for metal. Also notice the black, which I painted Monday night. The Black is on the vast majority of Mig-23's, but a very few have underside color there instead. As an added bonus I was dry fitting the pitot tube and it broke in half. It happened so easily that I suspect there was a defect in the plastic. Of course I lost the broken piece. Luckily, the tapered part that fits in the nose was still there, so I cut the rest of the pitot tube off right at where it steps down and attached some styrene rod. I still have to paint the front part of the tube silver. I think I have all the little niggling details taken care of, so the major tasks to day are to add a wash to the landing gears, wheels and missiles, mask and paint the canopy (Ugh), dull coat the washed pieces, paint the missiles and final assembly. will I finish it today????
    6 points
  42. not much progress - panel lines done... next off satin varnish then oils....
    6 points
  43. Hi, and thanks. If you liked it unpainted, then check this out. Tried some new techniques here. I used oils much more than I used to and found them pretty nice to work with. This is the striped hose, that will be prominent when the engine bay is completed. And I also started to put the stuff into the rear end of the tank. Here are the fuel tanks already glued in. I added some more oil stains to the engine bay as well prior to fitting the engine in. Cheers! Kristjan
    6 points
  44. Weird, I step out for a cup of coffee and when I come back, the Toucan is aluminum lacquer. Huh. Doesn't look like much at this point, but there's still a LOT of work to do and almost all of it is painting and stickers. Which just happen to be my two favourite parts of modelling! So why do I have this feeling of dread? Right, those swooshie stripey stickers...which I have to cut because of the lowered flappy things. Oh, you can see I added the lump. I'll probably wait a day or so before I spray the blue on the underside. Cheers, Bill PS. I tested all the dark blue paint I have to see what is the closest match to the blue in the decal sheet - I think if it looks different than that it will stick out like a technicolor modellers thumb. So far, the choice is Hataka Roundel Blue, but I can see a difference. Maybe I'm just too picky?
    6 points
  45. Good evening to all on this thread - which as you will understand I am stunned and delighted to find. My late father, S/Lt (A) BCE 'Bunny' Payne joined 1842 immediately prior to the operations of Aug 8th and 9th as a replacement pilot from HMS Arbiter, possibly to replace Keith Quilter who I had the honour of meeting two years ago. He flew 142 on the 9th August raid, listed in his log as 'Ramrod - 7 Airfields (Museda)' which I presume was in fact Masuda. It was his second and last combat operation (the previous day he had flown a CAP in serial 136). After VJ Day he flew 132 off Formidable to Nabscott and then ended up in Maryborough flying various Corsairs most of whose serials tie in with those quoted in this thread as having been on board Formidable with either 1841 or 1842 squadron - 111, 118, 122, 125, 138 and 146 - I have no KD numbers but I hope these may help to eliminate some aircraft which probably weren't lost on the 9th. Re aircraft art, Dad (really name Bernard, but always Bunny) claimed to have had Bugs Bunny painted on 'his' plane (hence my adopted moniker here) but given his short time on squadron this would have been somewhere during his training in the UK, or else at Puttalam on his way 'out East'. He ended up back in the UK at the Stretton Ferry Pool, last flying on Sept 19th 1946 before being demobbed. After a career in the aircraft paint industry with Docker Brothers he spent his last 25 years as a sub postmaster in a small Wiltshire village. His three years of flying between 1944 and 1946 were undoubtedly the highpoint of his life, and he was fiercely proud of the FAA; he died 12 years ago and was cremated with his 'wavy' FAA tie. Hope this hasn't been too tedious - and thank you for giving me the chance to recall the above. I have his log here containing the above details plus all his training records and if anyone is interested in seeing it I'm very happy to send on photos. Charlie
    6 points
  46. My friend Ray S mentioned that he had problems with assembling the prop spinners over the prop blades on his Beverley, well I found out exactly what he meant .................. The problem with the propellers assembly, apart from being very small, is that the triangular tabs on the spinner backplate push the prop blades too far forward for the spinner to then meet up with the backplate. My solution to this was to remove those tabs from the backplate and make the prop cut-outs in the spinners larger. Very small and fiddly parts X4............. time to remove those tabs and open up the prop holes in the spinners ............... I could hear the carpet monster getting excited I eventually managed to get to this, the fit is not perfect so I will have to just go with the black spinners to hide the poor fit, and not go coloured as I might have done ................ and the carpet monster went hungry that time I had to add a packing piece of sprue to the back of each spinner because the cooling fans were still not as far forward as I would have liked. Then I attached a brass pin into a drilled hole in the back of each spinner. Props installed to their engines, well just slid on. I had to open up the front openings of the cowlings slightly as the spinners literally filled the openings and you could not see the cooling fans. As you see there should be a certain gap in front of the cowling around the spinner. sorry about the hair but it was the 1980s ............... And just a quick engine test ..................
    6 points
  47. Finished him up today. I also started watching the Gallipoli mini series.
    5 points
  48. Evening folk's glad to say the original decals behaved beautifully.
    5 points
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