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Finished this kit in Decmber 2021. Ultra happy with the result! I will never build a Kitty Hawk ever again. Crappy kit from beginning to start. The fittings, the instructions, incorrect parts, the decals. I will also never used Agama acrylic again. Here are the final photos: First.. the build: ............ 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌............ The Shoot:

From March 2022 until the middle of May, Ukrainian Army Aviation organized multiple sorties of Mi-8 helicopters with supplies and relief personnel to support Ukrainian defenders besieged at the huge Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol. Using a force of 16 Mil-17 Hip helicopters, a total of 7 daring missions were flown under Russian fire from Dnipro airport into Mariupol in order to re-supply the Azovstal defenders. The Mil-17 Hips were stripped of armaments and other systems to reduce their weight and make room for food, MANPADS, anti-tank missiles and satellite communications terminals to be taken to the defenders. Wounded Ukrainian personnel were airlifted out for the return journey. This is the Hobby Boss Mil-Mi-17 kit, with a few small changes and decals from the spares box: FredT

Hi everyone. Finished this a few months ago and only just got round to photographing it. It's the fairly new Zvezda release which I was very pleased about when it was announced. Living in the shadows of Marshall Aerospace in Cambridge for the last 50 odd years, I've grown up with the sound of the Allison T56 so have become quite fond of the Herc, particularly the older K's. The kit went together without any issues and is naturally far superior to it's older competitors (much older from Airfix). I added an Eduard photo etch set in the cockpit, a set of resin wheels and the decals came from 26 decals. MRP and Alclad paints were used followed by a light oil wash and finished with an Alclad gloss cote with a matt cote on the walkways. I also added the aerials found on the early models which are not provided in the kit. Thanks for looking gazza l

Hello guys, I'm proud to present my third Mirage in 1:48. This is the Italeri Nesher/Dagger, which itself is a rebox of the old ESCI kit from the 80s. That being said, it's certainly a product of its time regarding fit, cockpit detail and panel lines. However, it's a really buildable kit if you pay attention and test fit multiple times before gluing the parts. Cockpit detail was just a tub and instrument panel with decals for the instruments. Panel lines were raised on the fuselage and a mix of recessed and raised panel lines on the wings. The model was painted with Revell Aqua acrylics by brush. Decals came from the kit. Also, some of you may remember my topic on the Cold War jets forum asking for the measurements for the extended triangle of the Italeri Mirage IIIC in 1:32. I'm proud to say I got it moulded for me. So expect a Mirage IIIEA from Italeri in 1:32 in the distant future.

Kit from Eduard, build OOB. It is an exelent kit, fit is very good, no big issues. I have used Topcolors 28. Luftwaffe over the Far North decal, that are of very good quality. As always i never build a kit that I do not have a photo of original, so was lucky to find some on the Internet. Cheers Jes

The Messerschmitt Bf 109 continued to soldier on after the war in a number of places, including Eastern Europe, Czechoslovakia, Spain and Finland. Four of them were painted in high visibility markings for a race at an airshow. Since the spectators were in the center of the track and only saw one side of there planes, only the port side was painted. This is the superb Tamiya kit, riveted, with additional details. These include a Rob Taurus vac canopy with added details, riveting the entire airframe, tall tailwheel strut from a Fine Molds 109 G-10, brake lines, etc. I have to say, this one was a lot of fun. Not sure if there was ever a more garish 109, well maybe the Swiss one with the huge shark mouth (hint), but this one will stand out on the shelf. I had to resort to the iPhone 11 for these photos. The old digital camera is giving up the ghost. It will no longer focus properly and the shots lack definition. The phone camera has a level of vibrancy that was never there with my digital camera, but depth of field suffers. Does anyone have a camera recommendation? Anyway, on to the photos. I apologize; there are a lot of them. Got carried away with the phone.. IMG_7438 by Barry Numerick, on Flickr IMG_7436 by Barry Numerick, on Flickr IMG_7439 by Barry Numerick, on Flickr IMG_7440 by Barry Numerick, on Flickr IMG_7441 by Barry Numerick, on Flickr IMG_7443 by Barry Numerick, on Flickr IMG_7445 by Barry Numerick, on Flickr IMG_7444 by Barry Numerick, on Flickr IMG_7448 by Barry Numerick, on Flickr IMG_7447 by Barry Numerick, on Flickr

** Open Letter - a much belated final word ** To all of you fantastic, dedicated and talented Matchbox modellers who have taken part here - a big THANK-YOU. To my close friend and amazing Co-Host @JOCKNEY who stuck out this huge GB whist I was down and out on the canvas - a Massive THANK-YOU. Neither Pat, nor I had any idea how massive this GB was going to be. The 'now completed' Build List shows an amazing array of both completed and partially started projects that cover the entire Matchbox plastic range subject matter. I hope that those who didn't quite get their entries to this GB Gallery may find the time and energy to get there some day. Those that have completed any of the amazing 227 finished entries. you have all done the Matchbox trademark justifiably proud - an excellent and fitting tribute to a company that started this hobby off for many of us. I am disappointed with my own modelling efforts and not keeping track within the last few weeks of this GB. The reasons are varied and personal, so I won't go into any of that, however now feel there's a huge weight of my shoulders that I have now finally found some time to put some sorry words together. I now look forward to becoming a regular BM contributor again to what has to be the world's best Plastic Modelling forum. Cheers and kindest regards... Dave Formosa-Kerr

Hello all! Here is my recently completed build of Eduard's FW190 D-9 in 1/48 scale, the kit went together a treat and was a real mojo booster, only slight filler needed on the ammo covers on the top of the wing but apart from that no issues at all. I used Mr Color paints for this build, I will definitely be building this kit again and have already snapped the D-13 from Eduard. Please let me know your thoughts and critique always welcome. https://i.postimg.cc/wB9jQWcL/IMG-2198.jpg

I built this many years ago. I copied details from a magazine which had a few photos of the same Scout. I crash/push moulded 'blown' doors over Fimo bucks. The SS.11 rockets were made from the bombs from an Airfix Messerschmitt 109E The framework was built up from hss Maybe not the greatest or most accurate build but I'm content with it

G'Day All Certainly not the easiest model, but Im glad she's now done and residing on my shelf! I've always liked the Tankbuster Hurricane ever since seeing the ancient Monogram kit built to a high standard during my early teens. The model was built pretty well out of the box, although I replaced the cannons with brass tubing. The fit wasn't tooooo bad, but you need to ensure that the casting block is completely removed from the resin wheelbay. Even then there was still some sanding and filling required. All markings were painted on using home made masks from a mate. Stencils were also painted using masks from 1 man Army. Paints were by SMS A fuller description of the build can be found by following the link in my signature block. Roll on the forthcoming Revell Hurricane IIb! Thanks for Looking Bruce

Thank you very much, guys. It's been an awful lot of a time since the last update. Painting is really not my favorite part of the hobby and I tend to take far less photos of the progress at this phase. It hasn't been a too fast progress either since the last update, but here we are with some that I've been busy with. For the Caunter scheme I tried to follow the painting part of the Andy Moore's excellent Rolls-Royce build he had a few years back. https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235052137-rolls-royce-armoured-car/ So the base color to go was an AK RC104 Iraqi Sand, that was shaded with a RC079 Carc tan and lightly oversprayed with a RC041 Portland Stone. Silver Gray is a Mike Starmer mix as Andy used, but mine turned out pretty much the same as the AK RC038 Silver Gray straight out of the jar. And Slate is an AK RC039 as it is. Masking all that was a tad trickier than I initially thought but I think I got it alright this time. Here's a few photos how it turned out. Even though Tamiya had the decals for the vehicle I was going to, I opted for the Echelon aftermarket decals, as Tamiya misses the triangular markings on the turret and overall the Echelon seem to be more accurately executed. Only issue to note is that Echelon misses some of the white-red-white markings on this particular scheme but these can be combined using other decals on the sheet. Here, at the photos the model has had some oils and washes as well And the tracks that has been burnished by now. That's all for today. Cheers! Kristjan

Finished!

I have really enjoyed building this little boat. The paint I used was mainly ColourCoats with some of the smaller detail Tamiya Acrylic. I didn't use the resin mast that was included with this kit, as it was far too flimsy, so I made one using a SeaMaster blank with some little brass ball ended rigging pieces, with flats filed on them. Perhaps a bit over scale, but they work. I was looking at it this morning and came to the conclusion that the tarp cover over the cargo hatch need some patches, so..... I've done a minimum of rigging, compared to the real boats, which have quite complicated pulley systems. As always, Bobs Buckles were used as rigging anchor points. There weren't many parts in this kit, so I finished it quite quickly. There will be a name plate, but I forgot to order it, until yesterday. Anyway, here are few pictures, I hope you like them, made a change being able to use the sunshine instead of artificial light. The stern lettering is a bit wonky. Sorry.

An opponent to be reckoned with against the innitial operations of the UN forces,very nice kit (Quinta Studios cockpit included edition),A-36m Light Gray tamiya mix of XF-23,XF-25 and XF-2...: Hope you like it and thanks for visiting!

he does have great powers of deduction doesn't he? or were you confusing me with Bill, in which case I'll take that as a compliment what the collective noun for a bunch of wooses? grey? never thought of that, but am now - thanks Well I'm not going to tell him! I should take more note of my own postings apparently. I had completely forgotten about that post - thanks still plenty of indecision to be decided upon before I commit to any procrastination thanks Johnny. I think I'm beginning to see a way forward with the colors, if not with the model itself. Giorgio, take a seat please. Some paint was spilled and fortyantely landed on a bunch of parts. The poorly pseudo'd wood effect was done with Testors ehmnn... 'Wood" followed by some smearing of rather cheap and nasty oil paints that I need got rid of and repace with something of quality. Seat cusions in Model Master Leather and seat backs in Alclad something or other. The gauges... ridiculously tiny gauges... were painted in satin black, then the rim was touched up in brass, and a drop of grey was plonked in the center to give some illusion of not being a black blob of paint. The side frames were given the same treatment with the addition of some scratch building for the throttle lever as I had completely forgotten to add it to the model and wasn't about to have to print another set. The throttle is slightly overscale but it was the smallest I could make it and still handle it so it is staying. EZ line was used for the rigging - which isn't accurate but will pass muster given what you can actually see inside there at the end of the day. I mean, this is from the good side. What chance have you got seeing anything from the other side? The interior was given a thing and rough coat of aged white which passes nicely for some shade of linen, which was then given a thin wash of red oxide. None of which will ever be noticed, or even visible once it's all painted up and rigged. Once the two side frames were in it was time for the instrument panels. In a rare moment of ofrward planning I had thoughfully added two location cutouts in the instrument panel which corresponded to two sticky-outy bits on the side frames - you can just see one of them at the top side near the middle. can you? all of which places it nice and securely where it can be viewed from afar and slightly out of focus. WHat did I tell you about being able to actually see anything from the top side? this is about the best shot I could get with my battered old camera. After that it was time to try and squeeze in the floor structure. That took a bit of doing with the help of some choice phrases. Don't ask me how I managed to get that in there cos I really don't know - after lots of phenargling it kind of squeezed into any available space and blocked off any escape routes. The end effect however is rather pleasing albeit a bit sparse. Somehow I have still got to fit two seats and a couple of control columns in there. and seatbelts too. This stuff is never ending. On a whim I took a shot with my phone and it turns out my phone takes better shots than my camera - don't expect this every time though as it's a real pita to get the shots from there up to here. More wings are on the print bed and I forgot to take any shots of the new skid assembly which turned out even better than hoped for. Next up is more paint I think. Originally I wanted to add the lower wings before painting the fuselage but I have a wacky plan to attack the AVRO advertising on the sides and having wings on this will make the task even more difficult to do than it already is - if it even works. And if it doesn't, of which the chances are very high, then clean up will also be easier with no wings getting in the way.

Armstrong-Whitworth Argosy C.1 XN847, 267 Sqn, RAF Benson, 1966, 1/72nd Mach2 kit. This is my entry to this group build, and it is big and British!. It is the largest kit I have built since building a RAAF C130A in about 1990 (which is completely lost). Not the easiest build, but it has been immensely satisfying. The badges are from the kit sheet, but everything was home printed. The kit instructions regarding the colour scheme do not match the photo I have of the aircraft in 1966 from Air Britain and portray the aircraft in a later scheme. The wheels are a temporary fit pending some 3D printed ones from a fellow Britmodeller. The build thread is here : Thanks to Adam for hosting this Group Build and Enzo for keeping us in line. I have wanted to build an Argosy from when the Vacform kit appeared (but never bought it) and this GB has been ideal. I now fancy the Britannia in the stash, but that's for next year.

CP is developing the MiG-19 line. The model is made according to the 3D scanning of the real aircraft

I'm currently building a couple more of Lars Opland's vac/resin 180/185s...I'll include a photo or two here to keep people 'salivating' Untitled by Harry Follas, on Flickr Untitled by Harry Follas, on Flickr

As I come close to the conclusion of my HMS Wren build over in the Maritime section, I'd like to drop a place marker for the next project. On the night of 10/11 November 1940 21 Fairey Swordfish Mk.I's launched from HMS Illustrious and Eagle in two waves on a six hour round-trip to attack the Regia Marina in its harbour at Taranto. The mission was the culmination of a highly coordinated operation by the Royal Navy involving six separate Forces and two convoys. The total RN units engaged was three carriers, a battle squadron of four vessels led by HMS Warspite, a destroyer squadron of 12 destroyers, plus another 33 vessels of varying types. The plan of attack was elegantly simple; two waves were sent an hour apart. Approaching their targets from the west, two Swordfish were tasked with dropping flares along the eastern side of the harbour creating backlighting to sillouhette the target capital ships at anchor in the Mar Grande. Each wave comprised both torpedo and bomb armed aircraft - those with torpedoes attacked the capital ships and those with bomb went after the cruisers and destroyers in the Mar Piccolo. The attack was a success, aside form the not inconsiderable damage caused, it had the additional effect of pinning the Italian Navy in its northern ports for the remainder of its involvement in the war. Two of the attacking Swordfish were lost, one of the crews was picked up and made POW, sadly the other perished when their Swordfish sustained a direct hit hit from shore-based AA fire. I am building the Tamiya 1/48 scale Swordfish Mk.I more or less out of the box for this project. I haven't decided which of the attacking aircraft I will mark mine up as, but I'm erring towards either L4M flown by Lt H. Swayne of 815 Squadron off HMS Illustrious or L5F flown by Lt. E. W. Clifford of 819 Squadron also off HMS Illustrious. For reasons I'll touch on later, both of these pilots had epic nights, even more so than their squadron-mates if that were possible. I'll likely begin the build in a week or so I expect. I know we have a lot of FAA experts on board, I look forward to my continuing eduction of all things FAA with this build. Cheers.

My latest build conversion is the c.v.r.t Sabre using the AFV club Scimitar and the old conversion set from Cromwell a newer version is Ava from scorpion military miniatures but had this set sat in the stash . fairly straight forward build that seems to have taken me forever.The lower engine hatches need to be lowered from the original kit for the sabre and something not provided scorpion military miniatures do sell one but I decided to do it myself .Thermal foil was simulated under the exhaust.

Completed as J-9552 in the livery of No. 2 Squadron (army co-operation), somewhere in southern England early in its carrier, most likely sometime in winter 1931/1932. Judging so by the rudder stripes, which are still in the pre-1930 order. However, all things considered, the plane was from the 1928 contract, it was stored for some time, and I do not think anyone in the service would have cared too much about repainting the stripes unless the rudder needed to be replaced. Therefore, probably the airplane could have worn the same markings anytime in its service carrier, i.e. from 12/1931 to 06/1933. The kit is quite a nice Phoenix vacform from the start of the 90´s, with white metal parts by Aeroclub. The main parts come from the kit, but many details were either scratchbuilt or taken from the spare part box. The build thread is here: Brush painted with an assortment of enamel paints, roundels by Xtradecal, serial numbers from the kit, stencils from my spare decals. No matter how hard I tried, the rudder serial number did not fully blend with. I will have to survive. Altogether very enjoyable old-fashioned job, though I will be glad to take a break from vacform modelling for a while. As usual with me, no rigging.

Surely one of the lesser known aircraft of the Luftwaffe, produced in little more than a dozen experimental units, in 1994 it was the subject of a Revell kit. The model at first glance looks pretty good, but on closer inspection it shows various defects, which, at least in part, I have tried to eliminate. The cockpit must be partially modified and more detailed. The engines-propellers complex also requires some attention, as well as the area of the wells of the landing gear, the landing gear itself, the wheels, which must be thickened, and the engine nacelles. Finally, the wings, which require some minor tweaking. Until next time! Hope you like it. Thanks for your attention. Giampiero Piva

https://www.specialhobby.net/2022/07/frezujeme-aero-11-posledni-ramecek-pro.html?m=1 According to this SH blog, weapons sprue for Mirage III family is in the making as the last piece and thus release is close by...

I saw someone had built an old Beetle all beaten up in a book I'm about to review, and thought it looked like a rather nice kit, and when I found I could get it for less than £20 delivered, it was a done deal

Hurricane Mk.IIA/B/C 1/72 Deluxe Set in 80th Anniversary of the Operation “Jubilee” – Allied landing in Dieppe! In the large box, you will find parts allowing you to build two complete models of Hurricanes in the selected Mk. II A/B/C versions with lots of accessories - including premiere - details and bombs in 3D printing! The kit includes a large decal sheet with 8 Hurricane camouflages and markings from Operation “Jubilee”, carefully researched by Grzegorz "Bigos" Cieliszak. Today we start to accept pre-orders, shipment of model kits will start on the 80th anniversary of Operation “Jubilee” - August 19. Read more and pre-order the model kit in the Armahobby store: https://tiny.pl/93bfh https://www.facebook.com/ArmaHobby/photos/a.672575432772817/5530050213691957/

I got this on offer from Special Hobby direct last year and thought it was perfect for this GB. I think I'll do the one with the full canopy. It looks a little less like an ugly duckling. The Canadian Car & Foundry Company acquired a manufacturing license for the Grumman G-23, and improved FF-1, of which it completed a total of 52, some of which were assembled from US-built components. Although initially rejected as a fighter by the RCAF as outdated and too slow, with the advent of war, the last 15 of the CC&F production batch were taken on strength as the Goblin I. The aircraft type served with the RCAF from 17 September 1940 until 21 April 1942. "A" Flight of No. 118 RCAF Squadron was equipped with Goblins at Rockcliffe in Ottawa, and subsequently became No. 118 (Fighter) Squadron, later stationed at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia where the Goblins for a time constituted the sole fighter force on the east coast.

Evening all, So after over fifty years of modelling, here’s my first tank (or armour of any kind) finished. It the RFM 1/35 kit build straight from the box. Please don’t flame me on “getting it wrong” as I know nothing about the subject. I did however really enjoy build time apart from all the wheels….may be a Tiger 1 or Kingtiger next😉. Anyway I hope you enjoy this novice’s work, and constructive criticism is always welcome Thanks for stopping by and looking. cheers Si

Finally I’ve managed to haul this one through finishing school for your delectation. As you can see, she is a Republic RF-84F Thunderflash of the Elliniki Aeroporia (Greek Air Force). More specifically she is a RF-84F-15-RE, an early block number, serial numbered 51-11294. Credit: Public Domain The Greeks operated at least 36 of these machines, gained through US MDAP deliveries following services with other European or US operators, varying from the USAF through other air arms such as those of France, Germany, the Netherlands. This machine was from US stock and had seen service with the regular air force as well as the 154th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Arkansas ANG, being delivered to Greece in 1958. Throughout her Greek career she was operated by the 348 Mira (or Moira) from Larissa Airbase. Finally, she succumbed to progress and was retired to the Larissa dump in the late 1980s or early 1990s. I wanted to build one of these as a memory jogger for two trips I made to Larissa in 1982 while these aircraft were still active. Also in the same year my mates and I saw 53-7682 fly in to Athens for maintenance. Here is the only photo I ever managed, taken from the flight deck of our 737-200: Edit: I found a photo of “11294” on the Larissa dump in July 2013 For a taste of how they looked in operation here is a short video: The build thread is here: I chose to build this machine simply because I had a good image of her (above). The model is built using the Sword kit which is a reasonable basis for getting an “okay”-looking ‘flash. It is, however, known that the kit is slight short in length – depending what reference source you have and believe – and requires a fair bit of fettling to get something that looks as it should. I am no expert but I have tried a close representation. For those out there who fancies building one of these kits I suggest the following as some of the modifications that you could/should undertake: 1. Use an Airfix nosewheel leg. This would need more detail too but it sits better than the kit parts. What is must have is the compression link ahead of the main strut. 2. Make up a tail skid from plastic rod. 3. Add more detail to the intakes. I used plastic sheet cut into the BL plate and the small vortex generators. 4. The tailplane should be pivoted. I used 0.5mm brass rod. 5. Drill out the wing gun ports 6. Add more detail to the coaming area 7. Add fillers to get the wing tanks to sit proud of the pylon, ensuring there is a small gap. Also add vent pipes. The tanks also need filler caps to the rear. 8. The canopy needs the four latches along the lower edges. I made these from plastic card. 9. The rear of the fin needs the nav light housing and two lights. It also needs the small rudder balance (is that what it is?) on either side. 10. The rudder and ailerons need trim tabs. Again, I used plastic card. 11. Consider the very noticeable putty around the canopy and rear glazing on these aircraft. I painted mine and masked them prior to adding the main masks. 12. If you are very particular, add a clear part for the dorsal nav light housing just ahead of the fin. I got too far and so opted to use silver decal. 13. Add new canopy struts 14. Add a mirror on the canopy 15. Add wingtip Nav lights In terms of what I used otherwise, it was the following: 1. Kit – Sword (SW72116) in 1/72 2. Decals – the Icarus set for F & RF-84Fs (72008) and the serial was printed by Arctic Decals following Giorgio’s drawing @Giorgio N. 3. Paint – Humbrol US SEA colours (two greens, tan, gray). These are numbers 28, 116, 117 and 118. Otherwise she had various greys, reds, blacks, metallics. All of these were Humbrol enamel. She is finish with Humbrol Satincote. I used a Montex mask. 4. Weathering – Flory washes (Dark Dirt and Sand), Tamiya Weathering Powders and a Prismacolor Silver pencil. After the washes I used a brush and Tamiya Weathering Powder - Sand all over to give her a bit more of a dusty look. 5. Aftermarket – none And here are a few shots of her: I hope you like her Martin

True fact #1: if you type 'Kate Bush flying in a Short Sturgeon' into one of those AI image generators currently flooding social media, the result just looks so much like the actual aircraft that you wonder why people bother.... Speaking of warped realities, let's meet the teams: Merci Christophe. The trick is now to keep the legs on at all times! 😁 Mixed feelings eh Alan? I keep casting a speculative eye of the AP for the Wasp and then whilst mentally working out its shapes, it triggers the memory of another detail which I've overlooked on the Vixen, thus delaying matters further.... Thanks Bill. That's the trouble with printing your own kit Ian - not having a set of instructions to ignore! It's funny John but I felt something similar immediately upon popping it onto the plinth. The mind going 'Close enough...' perhaps. 'Stance'! That was the bloody word I couldn't think of Pete - thank you. What did I call it? Some kind of Yoga position probably.... 🙄 Gracias AW & CJ, Have to pinch myself to remember how long this thread has been going on for - it seems to stretch back into the mists of time.... 😁 Up in Dublin on Monday to check in on progress with the Corporations' latest set of Flak Towers: Keep wondering what it must be like for the lads up in the cabins of those cranes - do they sit there all day like Wagnerian Gods, or are they just texting each other stuff all day like 'Has that fat seagull sat on your crane yet today?' and 'Aren't people small?' As I mentioned above in replying to Alan, there are still details popping into view from references that I either forgot about or didn't notice to begin with at the start of the build. in the latter category are some markings on the door fairing that sits immediately behind the Forward Large Door. It was only recently scrubbing through that footage I found of XN708 at Yeovilton in the summer of 1964 to check wear details that I noticed the last two digits of the nose number repeated: A check of other aircraft revealed this a regular (and obvious!) feature that until now I just hadn't paid sufficient attention to: These numerals were too prominent/legible to risk painting freehand on this occasion (being about 1.8mm high), so I cut some masks to brush paint them in with tempera: You can see in above shot also that the outboard main gear doors have had some representative grime and marks added to express the typical appearance of these areas on operational aircraft of the time, some of which the above mentioned footage shows off quite nicely: I was pretty pleased this time around with just how vibrant the (round) taxying and (teardrop) deck approach lights turned out on the forward large door: The use of burnished metal foil and Fabrika glass drops was identical here, but these seems somehow more brilliant in the light then XJ481s were previously. I've no idea why. Getting that numbered nosegear fairing into position was a tricky enough task; as I'd lost the printed resin part this one was knocked up from a scrap piece of brass strip, so I had to tuck a sliver of resin in behind it to attach it at the correct angle: Forward door added: With those jobs done, it was on to the main gear, attaching the outboard doors: These went in nice and snug both sides, the peg/slot design on the parts giving a good secure attachment point as required to get the angles correct in all three dimensions. As you can see in this frontal view, not only do those doors need to angle outwards away from the main legs, but they are also rotated outwards on the vertical axis slightly: Also added at this point were the fairing attachment hinges, that diagonal fitting you can see running from the outboard door to an attachment point on the main legs just above the triangle of torque links: These hinges were too fragile to print successfully from resin so were added in here using 0.3mm brass tubing: Some general views to finish then of the undercarriage which is itself now completed: Microcells and arrestor I'll leave until later just before the wings go on as I need to keep the bottom free in those areas to rest on the stand whilst I finish detailing the top. RAT tomorrow then hopefully. Sweet dreams for now though. Tony

"When does Allen Funt run in and tell us we're on Candid Camera?!?" Heavily weathered, first a very thinned coat of light grey airbrushed over everything, it's in a desert environment. Then an very thinned coat of light brown, on underside behind that duster. Finally a coat of lighter grey around the wheel treads. Which closes this build. Plot spoiler: Brubaker gets away on the wing of this biplane, clinging to the rigging. Closing scene is where Caulfield delivers him to his funeral memorial service, at what looks like Arlington National Cemetery. I'm trying to modify a figure as Brubaker clinging to the wing, and will post another photo if successful.

Candidate for “2022 Britmodeller Understatement of the Year”

For a better control of spraying camo colours I used AK weathering pencils as a guide. Ciao Filippo

If you watch 'Jaws' backwards it becomes a heartwarming tale about a shark that gives disabled people arms and legs.

Today's work. I got rid of the different shades of tan and then masked off the tan areas with my usual technique of blutak worms and masking tape squares sealed with Copydex. The sprayed with Mr Hobby H340. A thin coat of lacquwr ro seal the paintwork and a bit more masking. Back to the paintshop, sprayed with Xtracrylix XA1110. Ta da!!!

Hi there folks, It's been a while since I last updated this build, 5 months ago in fact. I have been busy with the M3/M4 group build which was great fun to do. So having to remind myself where I got to since last update. I finished assembling the MasterClub tracks which were nice to build. A photo showing the tracks and a little sub assembly showing the round headed resin pins. I added a touch of CA just underneath the heads to stop them coming away later on.... Here are a few photo's showing the tracks in position, that's really the basic work on the APC done now.... I then started to assemble the Dozer blade. This is a model in itself, really quite a lot of parts and assembly to do.... A few photo's with the Dozer blade fitted to the APC..... Next up is to start disassembling everything and masking off and start adding the primer. I bought some AK Real colours for the blue/grey SLA paint, I just need to work out the right mix and how best to do the chipping and weathering etc. I'll be back when I have more to show... All the best and thanks for looking in Ed

I wasn't sure whether to post these pics in the Canadian GB chat or here so I played safe. Its my first Voodoo that I built some years ago and has sinc been moved on to another owner. Most of the decals are Belcher Bits except the long fuselage flash and stencilling that came with the kit decals. As you will see, I have depicted this one in the first scheme worn by these soon after delivery. Note the early flag on the fin and early silver leaf maple on the roundel.

F-102 Delta Dagger 196 FIS "California" 1968 kit Meng 1/72 Ettore

Good evening Here we are at the end of this work, which I have to say amused me a lot ...... echoing the essence of our hobby: spending time and having fun. After the decals here is a general view of the lower area So, after having positioned the airbrakes, the antennas and the pitot tube, I can say that I have finished the job Well, I will post it in the gallery as soon as possible Ettore

I got back from work tonight to find that something had arrived. It was opened. And most importantly, Time to get back on track or it will be once I get the next four night shifts out of the way starting tomorrow. Thanks for looking, Cheers, Alistair

Why not do the right thing with captive nuts. Release them back to the wild.👍

A feck of Weese? Ian

Tim's Capricorn One build - Revell 1/72 Stearman

I think a certain Kim Jog-0n was similarly duped.

Built that kit as part of a club build a few years ago. I found it to be an easy build and unlike modern 1/48, there wasn’t hundreds of easy to lose teeny tiny parts. this is how mine turned out.

The best viewing angle for the majority of my models… Unlike these beautiful creations which deserve to be seen in glorious close up just so we can appreciate the art and expertise of a master.

Some work done getting the interior colour built up. I believe that’s the stinger hook and I’m not sure how that rudder/tail is supposed to look on the ground so I’ll be doing some checking.

This is the Tamiya Bf 109 E-4 done up in captured RAF markings from a unit colloquially know as the RAFwaffe. A number of German types were tested by by the RAF, including a FW 190, Me 410, Ju 88, Bf 110 and others and all had the same camo. Keeping with the spirit of the new IPMS/USA Basic Kit Build (BKB) rules, nothing can be added, so this one has decal seat belts. Also during testing by the RAF the antenna post and wire were removed. 5CEE9DD5-90C2-4D31-BF07-C2A6182FF19C_1_201_a by Barry Numerick, on Flickr 70EBF680-9B4B-4DA6-8BF3-03C21A76E6AB_1_201_a by Barry Numerick, on Flickr 2DF63025-7A3D-4E7F-BFBE-F8768D6F0F7B_1_201_a by Barry Numerick, on Flickr 1BDAA1F0-4F83-4C51-B2EA-1831211BD13B_1_201_a by Barry Numerick, on Flickr

Two kits were looking at me from the stash for a while, one was the Buccaneer and the other an F-4G. The Bucc finally got built, so the Weasel was left. I kept putting it off as I wanted a Euro One scheme Spangdahlem Weasel and the colours are tricky. I have done a Euro One A-10 before but even then I wasn’t sure about the colours. To sort this I thought I would invest in a Hataka set of paints and try them on the Phantom. So the starting point - an old ERTL 1/48 kit. Quite like the Hill scheme too but it’s going to be Euro One Couldn’t resist the instructions picture I have a few bits to go into this build. The paints, resin seats, aftermarket decals, a cockpit etch set and some bits of resin. I have a full resin cockpit, but I got that after the etch set. So it’s going to be etch enhanced kit pit. The kit is getting on but has nice recessed panel lines. It started me thinking about another Phantom in the stash Taking a closer look they have quite a bit in common…. Er, much the same kit? Well very close anyway. One extra sprue for the Weasel. Actually that’s not quite true. The ERTL kit has way more cockpit instrument panel detail, so the ESCI kit seems more basic. You get an idea in the shot of the tubs The grey Easel instrument panels have noticeable detail on them. The ESCI ones have none. The crea part is a resin cockpit rear panel I have a few of. Nowhere near the full resin detail, but I have etch. Coloured Eduard etch at that So cleaned up panels, new resin backs, etch bits & bobs. Should look ok. Then spotted an etch F-4E/F set. So a double build? I had always intended the gunslinger to be a Luftwaffe one. In Norm 72 splinter camo to go with my RF-4 So last question for now. My recent builds have tended to have lights & motors. No motors on a Phantom, but working lights? Was thinking wing tips, nose taxi light, tail anti collision flashing light, and back of tail light. Worth the effort? Anyway looking forward to hearing your views. By the way I think the resin pit will go in an FGR2 that is also in the stash. I am a serial Phantom offender. I already have 6 in 1/48

If you were to accuse me of looking for things to do to avoid starting on the rigging and radio wires, you might be on to something. However, it did occur to me that I should complete the weathering and final painted surface finishes before doing the wires. So that's what I did this evening. In lieu of in-progress pics (because I didn't take any) I'll describe what I did; a simple wash to accent some key features like the banding on the funnels, then an overall flat coat upon which I painted some chalks to show grime and rust. Then, another flat coat to seal in the chalks and finally a fade coat to blend everything in and reach the final finish of a very slight sheen. Here's the result; As a first attempt at ship weathering I'm quite pleased with that, though I think the staining is a little stark (not helped by this iPhone photo, it's not quite so contrasty IRL). Question; what colour should the prop shaft be? I don't think I can postpone the rigging any longer. My plan is to go at it in this order; Funnel stays Mast stays Bow to forward mast Mast to mast Stern mast to stern Radio wires between the masts Radio wires to superstructure I'm going to use the box art as a guide, plus one or two images from the thread @RGL posted earlier in the WIP (an extensive reference that took a while to read through - thanks). When the rigging is done, which I think will take several sessions, I will finish off with the deck railing and lastly the deck boats. Almost done. Cheers.

Finished all the sanding and touching up certain areas. The exhaust are opened up a seam on me when I was testing the nozzle so I’ll have to go and fix that once it’s installed. It leave a sizeable gap but should be simple to fix. Poked myself with the brass pitot, I’m happy it didn’t bend.