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This is my latest Orion completion. it is the 1/72 Hasegawa kit built OOB and finished with kit and Canuck Decals for a machine from 10SQN RAAF. I add HF wire antennas from Eziline.

I finally got around to building the Special Hobby BAe Sea Harrier FA.2. In my opinion, worth as little as it is, this is the better of the two available kits (the other being Airfix). Airfix is the newer of the two, is more detailed, and is much more nicely molded but the forward fuselage is not as accurate as I would like. I think those issues have been discussed here before so I won't repeat them. That said, the Special Hobby kit is only a wee bit better. Being a short run kit, it has all of those issues. It is obviously based on the Hasegawa FRS.1 and therefore suffers from its forward fuselage inaccuracies, the underside curving up towards the front much too quickly resulting in it being too short. The Special Hobby kit has been described as a curate's egg - and that it is. I sold my Airfix kit and decided to tackle its issues nonetheless. Why? Apparently I'm a glutton for punishment... Project: BAe Sea Harrier FA.2 Kit: Special Hobby Kit No. SH72154 "Hi-Tech" Scale: 1:72 (Is there another?) Decals: From the kit, of ZH809 in 25th Anniversary scheme. The first decal (top engine panel stripes) splintered in water, so remaining sheet was coated with clear lacquer to try and keep things together. I had to recreate the splintered decal with stripes from the spares box, which is why the red is different from the rest of the stencils. The opacity of the kit decals left a lot to be desired. Resin: Quickboost QB72385 outrigger wheels; Pavla U72118 exhausts, C72096 cockpit sidewalls; Armory AW72404 weighted wheels; cockpit tub and ejection seat from the kit Photoetch: Eduard 72386 cockpit/exterior details; main fret included with kit Paint: Hataka C277 Roundel Blue, C205 Light Admiralty Grey; GSI Creos, H12 Flat Black, H11 Flat White, H331 Dark Sea Grey, H335 Medium Sea Grey, H90 Clear Red, H94 Clear Green, H318 Radome Tan; Tamiya XF-69 NATO Black, X-32 Titanium Silver; Alclad ALC-101 Aluminum, ALC-111 Magnesium; Floquil 110015 Flat Finish (egg shell sheen) Improvements/Corrections Donor wings with vortex generators (one needed to be removed from each wing) from Hasegawa FRS.1, leading edge altered to replicate FA.2 wing. Added extra fence to each wing with really skinny card stock Master AM-72-050 Pitot Tube added to vertical fin Reshaped radome/fuselage boundary and lower front fuselage contour to better match drawings and photos Added APU exhaust to top of fuselage Added slight bulge to closed nose gear doors Hasegawa FRS.1 donated the main gear legs; resin tyres from Armory Scratchbuilt and detailed a new air brake bay Added a bunch of resin intake scoops from the Island of Misfit Fiddly Bits Drilled out the RAM air exhaust, fire ports where wing meets fuselage, and intake at bottom of vertical fin Relocated the top fuselage navigation light off-centre GPS aerial discs made from card stock with Waldron punch & die set Added lower oil vent to port fuselage (donor from Hasegawa kit) and forgot to add the upper Scratchbuilt inner canopy bulkhead and detonator box; detailed the turtledeck All other mistakes occurred intentionally WIP can be found here. I know, you want pix! Five points do not determine a plane (although they did when I was adjusting the rear main pair). Family reunion: Cheers, Bill

This time, one of the more interesting aircraft of the Cold War era: the MiG-23MF Flogger. The Trumpeter model is not perfect and requires a lot of work. I built the model the way I like best, straight from the box. I invite you to the gallery. MiG-23MF Flogger Trumpeter 1:32

Kit from Airfix. I use resin kits: cabin, bomb bay, wheels. Some of the parts were not included in my kit, I took them from a kit of Special Hobby or additional kits, I also made them myself. Decal from the company Xtradecal. Alex.

Here you have one dating a couple of years back, this is Tamiyas 1/48th scale model, as per today I would say this is still the best 1/48th scale viper, yet it has a few problems here and there and a few areas in which a bit more detail would be apreciated, anyway the kit was painted using gunze aqueos paints being these FS35237, Dark sea gray and FS36440 for the undersides, aftermarket items used are as follows: - Quinta Studio cockpit detail -Wolfpack parachute housing - TG Decals (I guess you might as well count these as scratch...😅) among the details added from scratch are: -engine exhaust interior detail -HUD screen and projetor -pitot tube and AOA sensors armamment came from several sources: AIM-120 are form the kit Python IV from GWH F-15 B/D Litening pod from tamiya ANG F-16 box AGM-65 fom MENG F/A-18F hope you guys like it!

Hi! Presentig my last finnished work. Revell model, this is an old kit from 1995, and not everything I say about this kit is relevant for modern kits. I didn't like this model. Looks like some kind of copy of Hasegawa. The German model exactly copies the main mistakes of the Japanese one. In some places there are improvements compared to Hasegawa. But in some places there is also deterioration. It has serious problems with the length. So, if you want a 1/72 scale F-104, you should choose between Revell and Hasegawa. What a pity that there is still no high-quality and modern F-104 model on the market. The biggest problem with this model is the decals. All decals are printed at an enlarged scale, 1/67...1/50... This happened quite often in older Revell models. I modified the pilot's seat. Slightly improved the detailing of the cockpit. Corrected the shape of some trim panels. I engraved panels and hatches where they were missing. Added imitation riveting, local. I was so disappointed with this kit that I decided not to spend the money and did not buy the resin exhaust and wheels. The decal and painting instructions are completely inaccurate. Essentially, you cannot use any of the three options. If you recombine the numbers, you will be able to build a something from JG71 or JaboG 36. But. Due to the crosses and side numbers being too large, I used additional decals from Model Maker (made in Poland). Revell numbers and crosses cannot be placed correctly on the revell model. Model Maker great decals! But you need experience, the decals are thin, the transparent backing tends to little curl up. The white color is dense. At the same time, the decals are thin and bend around all the irregularities without any problems. I was able to compile bort number 25+62. I could make other variants from Jabog 36: 24+05, 26+10, 26+20.... But most of the F-104s from Jabog 36 were built by SABCA and had a different engine nozzle. I didn't want to buy a resin exhaust and put it into an already assembled and painted model. Luckily I found information about 25+62. This is one of fifteen aircraft produced by Lockheed, and with SABCA only doing the assembly. This circumstance allowed me not to change the exhaust. The photo of the real aircraft was taken during the Open Day on September 29, 1973 at Hopsten Air Base. 25+62 made its first flight on September 8, 1962. Last flight on July 10, 1984. The plane crashed due to engine failure, but the pilot was uninjured and successfully ejected. I hope you like my work:

It has been a long wait, but now it's here. DW seems to have make some compromises with the Swiss version D-3800, and so we have a mix bag of details to be removed and details to be added. The most frustrating part being the cockpit which is not even close for a French 406 but perfect for a D-3800. Be ready for some scratch there. You'll be also aware that the French seat belts were a five points models, and that they pass through an opening on the back rest and on the sides too. The way the model assembly is proposed leads to some heavy putty and sanding and then to some engraving as well as we all know that sanding is not details best friend. Forum member Sosthéne Waroff sent Dora all the necessary gear, plans and details, but it seems the guys missed the boat. My model is the plane from Sgt De Puybusque from the famous "Les Cigognes" G.C.1/2, based in Xaffévilliers in 1940. He became an ace with 7 victories. The plane appears on a pic of the unit in Nîmes after the Armistice. The DW model ,like their Bloch 152 is certainly a decent base to start with but will claim heavy improvements to be at the level of details they should be. Decals are from Berna "MS 406 aces" paints are all Gunze. Best regards. E908905A-A5AA-4C59-AA67-D8FCD2771B52_1_201_a by jean Barby, sur Flickr 37DE4EB5-8FCF-4FB2-8835-AF1E9DE26629_1_201_a by jean Barby, sur Flickr EC8CEEC7-A9A4-496A-87F5-D7B39BAADD64_1_201_a by jean Barby, sur Flickr 2C6DCD57-A12C-4FAE-8E02-6591A4018E8F_1_201_a by jean Barby, sur Flickr C4A8FEE8-62D7-4B66-BA44-6F37CCEA4F08_1_201_a by jean Barby, sur Flickr 72A5E29D-A7B0-481E-90FC-8AAB274AC73B_1_201_a by jean Barby, sur Flickr 519D00A8-F45C-4775-B1BA-7E0D23482C08_1_201_a by jean Barby, sur Flickr 01C8FE95-1836-4692-AAA7-C53BFF450372_1_201_a by jean Barby, sur Flickr

And here's the latest off the bench. I present (drum roll please) the flying furniture van aka Junkers J1. 😁 This is the Eduard 72nd kit and is nicely produced apart from a couple of errors, the most obvious is the upper wing dihedral which goes the wrong way and needed the tips sawing off and angling upwards so the upper surface is completely flat. Despite the lack of rigging the wings are a bit of beast to put together and a jig is highly recommended. 🙃 As usual I drilled out all the struts to add brass pins which made life a little easier. Lots of extra details added such as the flares, rear storage hatch, stitching, wing compass etc. Topped off with a hand carved prop. These things had a reputation for poor paint adhesion and quality so I picked an 'early' all green scheme and I had fun trying to show this. My version needed a couple of extra crosses adding to the underside of the upper wing, but these were found in the spares box. I've not added the rear gun mount yet, but might well leave the gun itself off since they are often seen in photos without them. . . . Paul

After a long, very long hiatus, I finally completed my first model kit in 30 years, so pardon the standards in finishing. The Airfix 1/48 Vampire was a joy to build, though it was challenging to get the nose weighted down. The kit comes with a pair of droptanks. As I wanted to build an aircraft based at RAF Tengah that participated in the Malayan Emergency, I modified it into bomb carriers, using photos as references. The bombs and rockets came from the Trumpeter 1/48 Wyvern kit. The 60 Sqn markings came from the Aims decal sheet, AIMS48D038. I have several other WIPs over the years and hope the completion of this kit will move them towards completion!

DONE!! Said enough in the WIP here Here she is............... Cheers all Andrew

Here are a couple of close up images showing a few of the extra's 😉 Rear cockpit detail. the hatch was stretched sprue with a tiny brass handle The prominent stitching (missing from the kit) is from Archer decals. The fin was mounted sightly above the fuselage so brass pins were used to raise it slightly. The front fixing above the fin is quite prominent in pictures) Likewise the rudder gap is noticeable in images so this was again mounted slightly away from the fin using brass pins as hinge points. Brass horns are from a Brengun sheet with control lines from fishing line coloured with a sharpie I added a few flares from stretched sprue to the holder to add a splash of colour and step is brass wire (as are the rear lifting handles) The rear fin supports are also stretched sprue. Looking from the front you can see the prop carved from wood and the compass added to the lower wing which was stretched sprue inserted into a drilled hole with a decal from an Albatros sheet (I think)

Hello friends, Hetzer Takom completed, some photos...

Hi My father has just finished two more models for our collection of German aircraft with British markings. In this case two Junkers Ju 352. 1) Junkers Ju 352 A-0 AM8 - W.nr.100010, KT+VJ, was captured at Flensburg. The test was flown at Flensburg on 22-6-45 and ferried to Farnborough the following day. It was used by General Duties Flight, RAE, and was formerly operated by TG4 2) Junkers Ju 352 AM19 ex G6+YX previously of V./TG 4, April 1945. Both models together Cheers Santiago

And here is my Tamiya 1/72 Republic F-84G Thunderjet. I think I did the NMF using SNJ metallizer. I sure do miss them. Enjoy

I haven't been posting here lately, but perhaps an RFI and a WiP thread or two will pull me out of the current cycle of dabbling ineffectively in about 50 kits at once. I completed a build of IBG's HMS Harvester, finished as her sister HMS Highlander recently. This was for a 'Crest of a wave' theme at my local chapter, so really I just used it as an excuse to learn a bit how to do these sea base thingys. I made one cursory attempt before, and the results reflected the low effort put in. In this case, I had a concurrent 'quick build' of Tamyia's O class posed in much the same manner, but used as a mule to try out different techniques; very few of which I got on with but that at least saved them from this one! I'd seen lots of dramatic photos of Fletcher classes bouncing clear of the water like this, so there's a bit of artistic licence used, but it turned out to be a fun experiment. I've never got on with cotton wool, and the water coming from the bows didn't really work out how I intended. I'll have to work on that technique. The deck could do with a lot of water work, but with the risk of knocking off the rigging and PE, I chickened out at that point. Quick and dirty summary of the build; the kit itself is waterline, so needed some hull to be added to pose in a big swell. This is just under the forecastle and is carved of basswood. A few scratch additions were made here and there to match photos; many jubbly bits of 3d print from Starling models came out of the spares box to replace kit parts; the gun barrels got replaced for Master ones; and a few Ion figures got added to the bridge. Draught marking decals from Sovereign hobbies worked really nicely. Paints Tamiya, colourcoats and oils. The Western approaches colours are actually my own mixes as an experiment and came out too vivid; they are not representative of the well researched colourcoats versions. The base is a slab of modeller's foam roughly carved to shape, and the structure substantially W&N modelling paste under W&N gloss gel. HMS Highlander, for those interested, spend most of the war in the vital but thankless task of schlepping back and forth in the North Atlantic on convoy duty. I've had to guess a fair amount at fit and photo dating, but this is my best guess as how she looked in the climactic convoy battles of Spring 1943 as the leader of Escort group B4, particularly the brutal struggle to defend HX229 in March of that year. I have a real soft spot for these 'Brazilian H' class ships, with their attractive extended bridge, and escort-focussed equipment. I really loved this kit, but IBG tend to polarise opinion. A lot is left to PE, and I think to very good effect, but this does not make them particularly user friendly. Thanks for looking, as always I'd be very happy for any criticism, corrections or suggestions. I'm always interested to know more! Cheers, Andy

Bristol Beaufort Mk. I IAirfix 1/72)

This is the 1/48 Amtech (AMT) P-40E Warhawk, finished as 'Old Exterminator' of Col. Robert L. Scott of the AVG. While the kit itself is an easy build, to bring it up to acceptable standards requires a resin cockpit, seat, photo etch gunsight, wheels, complete rebuild of the gear, and a homemade vacuform sliding canopy. Finished with Tamiya acrylics and weathered with oils and pastels. Thanks for looking, Colin

Several hours later: It's rough and ready in macro but at sensible viewing range it looks OK: 0.4 mm dia Stretched sprue for the push rods, plastic tube wrapped in paper and CA for the crankcase, bits of plastic for the sump and magneto(?), and 20A fuse wire for the HT distribution ring. Real copper wire for the spark plug leads, laid into pools of matt varnish. And in the cowling it looks fine. Now I need to finish the other one!

A pair of 616 Squadron Meteors - 1/72 DML/Dragon kits F.I F.III

HMS Deptford by Starling Models in 1/350. She is shown here as, I think, she would have been in around 1936, on her way to the Persian Gulf. A nice calm day, with the crew yet to don their tropical whites. The superstructure was painted with ColourCoats NARN21 (507A) and the hull with Vallejo Model Air White 71.001 The deck with Tamiya Wooden Deck Tan XF-78 and a wash of Burnt Umber oils. @Andy H you know why

F-4J Phantom II Tamiya 1:32

Hello Britmodellers, It is now 0:16 hrs, 6-6-2024 here on the continent. Exactly 80 years ago, Horsa PF 800 landed at the Caen canal bridge near Ranville in Normandy. Thanks for watching! Luka

I was taking some pictures for the F-84 STGB and I figured I would post them here too. Enjoy

Keeping on the them of inspirations. The Mosquito has always been a firm favourite. I grew up wit "633 Squadron" & "Mosquito Squadron" and remember building the Airfix and Frog kits. Recently I read "Mosquito" by Rowland White which covers the development of the famous De Haviland machine and also tells the story of their incredible low level raids to destroy various Gestapo head quarters. Taking this as my inspiration I dug the magnificent Tamiya kit of the Mk VI in 48th scale. The model was built with some modifications but no aftermarket as it didn't need any. I altered the pilots so they are wearing their oxygen masks, I deflected the control surfaces to (hopefully!) show it in its appropriate flight position. The only other modification was for the carburettor air intake guards. I replace the kit items with scratch built ones. Xtracolor enamels were used to paint the model and the roof section of the house was scratch built from plastic card. The spinning props are courtesy of a pair of electric motors. Please excuse my cack-handed attempts to edit out the support post from my photos. Thanks for looking Angelo.

Hello all, I forgot a couple of others. How the Dickens I could forget these, considering the subjects are my favourite aircraft, I do not know. Anyway, I will put that right now: The box says it all. I really must do the Tremblers 'K' again sometime... I can't remember when this modified Lightning came out but it was based on the original. Again alternative transfers were used. It still looks like a Lightning, and certainly brings back fond memories of building them when I were a nipper. Right, that is definitely it now, so thanks for looking, Ray

Random selection of stuff that drove past whilst I was trying to photograph other stuff in Redhill this morning. C6 Corvette 1968 Dogde Charger R/T 1972 (Beetle I presume) 'Speedster' 1960 MGA 1983 Fiesta 1964 E-type And a 1972 XJ Matt

It is a tiny thing with only a few parts, but converting the toy into a display model requires a bit of effort. First, I filled in the holes associated with the flywheel both on the top and bottom, and designed a wheelbay layout somewhat resembling the original B-52. This kit is from the old days when Japanese models were made in Japan The wheels are pretty basic, I hope I can insert some lasercut rims into the centre of them to add some detail. To finish off the area I cut four (almost) identical wheel bay doors out of aluminium sheet. I did not like the front end of the engines so they received a generous amount of filler to start the reshaping process. I also drilled holes into their rear end. Some shims were needed here and there and after assembling the fuselage and wing halves, a few rounds of filling and sanding will follow next. Happy modelling!

The TR3 chassis has the back axle fitted. The diff doesn't look so tidy from above but I don't need to worry about that... A good ride height was achieved by attaching a couple of 0.5mm shims on top of the chassis members and tying the axle on, rather than worrying about attaching to the leafsprings. The thread kept it all adjustable until I got everything lined up and satisfactory, then some drops of the excellent 💅 nail adhesive did the job. With the height established I can fiddle around with the mounts to the springs if required but ultimately nothing in there will be visible anyway. While the kit wheels are an odd design and a bit toy-like, there is an upside to the kit's design in that no less than 3 options for the wheel type are supplied. The basic steel type that I've been working with so far, and these... The plain, domed hubcaps and a spoked wheel option. But neither of these have the boss that fits into the tyre like the steel wheel design. I've been trying a makeover on one tyre to see if I can make a wheel that can accept any of the 3 design options I have supplied. It's a work in progress. This is an attempt to get the spokes recessed into the wheel rather than stuck on the outside. But it's never going to look like the real thing... All that crossover front to back interlacing is a wonder to see, a marvel 😎

Afternoon all In parrallel with the scooby I've started this little beauty. I knew nothing about this car when I saw this on a well know auction website. I just love the lines which look both classic and futuristic at the same time. It's a pretty simple kit Yes that is all the kit parts! The only thing I don't personally like about the car is the champagne colour they chose for it..too wishy washy in my opinion. I've decided to go for a deep blue which hopefully should contrast rather nicely with the chrome. Here is the body after painting and clear coating And with one of the doors on And an outside shot to hopefully give you a better idea of the colour. Got a bit of a batmobile feel to it I think! 🙂 That's going to be pretty much it for now. Back in the box until the scooby is finished! Nick

Trumpeter AS90 1/35 Thought I'd have a go at scratch building an interior and adding some stowage with this on. Other than that it is OOB. Kit is mostly OK, but the painting and decalling instructions are frustratingly poor, to the extent that it became a bit of a "fun sponge" towards the end and I may have rushed it a bit. Will do a Tamiya one next!

Always an exciting moment to receive a model for your birthday even if you’re had over 60 of them (birthdays that is). Lovely kit with good detail, not something I would have bought myself and if I’m honest it became a bit of a slog but happy with the results. Painted with SMS acrylic lacquers. Some of the markings are masked and painted.

Last few bits done. I've added the pannier strapping but no bags as I wanted to show off the rear more. Changed the front brake cable as lead wire doesn't hold up well. Replaced with fishing line. Must remember that 😉 Also you might notice on some pics that I've buffed the petrol tank which I've seen period pics with just that effect. So.............. Finally finished 😳 7 1/2 months. I need a lie down 😜 The RFI Cheers all Andrew

Afternoon all.....my apologies for the long gap between kick off and posting any progress. It's been tough to get any time at the bench and to be honest not the simplest of builds in many ways. There are some issues with the kit in some parts fit and also the use of PE when actually moulding the piece in plastic would have been a much better choice. I'll post these for now and follow up with some list of parts etc you need to be aware of you intend to build the same kit and a run down of the build so far. Overall I am impressed with the kit in the level of moulded detail and clarity; very nice.........As regards the build...... The Gun and attaching it to the gun deck - Nicely detailed gun but be very sparing with glue in the building of........ In the instructions they direct you to cut down the limber arms as you see above but it turns out to be a little short where they marked them for cutting to meet up with the vertical posts on the gun deck. My suggestion would be to cut them a little longer and sand until they fit tight when you finally fit the PE straps which are added over the wheels........to come later. Regards all.

Hello gents, Well, last week was a mess - I was tied up with real work, so this took the back seat. That said, I was able to squeeze in some time here and there and have made some good progress: So the service rig now has four anti-g units, one on each corner, and a big prop in back for thrust! If the weather and time allow, I hope to get some paint on this tomorrow! Thanks for having a look - Cheers Nick

That has to be the worst model representation of the Mauritania ever!

Hi, Here's my rendition of Hasegawa's F4U-7 in Suez markings. WIP is found here: Kit: Hasegawa 09077 (JT77) - F4U-7 Corsair French Navy, 2003 Paints: Alclad - ALC 117 Dull Aluminum, ALC 121 Burnt Iron Gunze - H93 Clear Blue, H329 Blue Angels Yellow Model Master - 4742 Insignia Blue, 4749 Engine Gray, 4757 Aircraft Interior Black, 4851 Yellow Zinc Chromate, 17178 Chrome Silver Mr Color - 365 Gloss Sea Blue FS151042 Polly Scale - 414113 Reefer White, 505096 US Interior Green A/N611, 505252 British Dark Earth, 505260 British Middlestone, 505268 British P.R.U. Blue Tamiya - LP-2 White, LP-3 Flat Black, LP-7 Pure Red, LP-8 Pure Yellow, X-19 Smoke, X-22 Clear, X-35 Semi-gloss Clear, XF-1 Flat Black, XF-2 Flat White, XF-7 Flat Red, XF-16 Flat Aluminum, XF-26 Deep Green, XF-69 NATO Black, XF-85 Rubber Black, Fine Grey Primer (spray can) Vallejo - 71.062 Aluminium, 71.065 Steel Johnson’s Future Aftermarket: Ultracast 48192 - F4U Corsair / F6F Hellcat Wheels Radial Tread (32” x 8” late style wheels) Scratch built: Seat armrests, reflector gunsight, instrument panel “eyebrow” switches and wiring bundles, drop tank vent and feed hose, tail gear holdback ring, propeller governor, distributor and magneto covers, radio altimeter antenna, aerial wire antenna, UHF antenna, wingtip navigation lights, main gear brake lines. The F4U-7 was ordered by the French. It was essentially an AU-1 with an engine optimized for higher altitude work, so it had a chin air intake added for the extra supercharger. It retained the cheeks of the AU-1. Despite similarities, this was not a rehashed F4U-4. IMG_4561 by Wlad Franco-Valias, on Flickr IMG_4562 by Wlad Franco-Valias, on Flickr IMG_4563 by Wlad Franco-Valias, on Flickr IMG_4565 by Wlad Franco-Valias, on Flickr IMG_4566 by Wlad Franco-Valias, on Flickr IMG_4567 by Wlad Franco-Valias, on Flickr IMG_4568 by Wlad Franco-Valias, on Flickr IMG_4570 by Wlad Franco-Valias, on Flickr IMG_4572 by Wlad Franco-Valias, on Flickr IMG_4573 by Wlad Franco-Valias, on Flickr IMG_4574 by Wlad Franco-Valias, on Flickr And the cheeky trio: IMG_4575 by Wlad Franco-Valias, on Flickr Thanks for looking. Wlad

My second build for the Panzer VI Tiger STGB. As usual with my builds, everything was brush painted, using Humbrol, Revell and Railmatch acrylic paints, all thinned with water. The Work In Progress thread can be found: HERE Finally: a photo of my two completed builds for the Panzer VI Tiger STGB: Kind regards, Stix

The TH-73A Thrasher (named for a North American bird) is the US Navy's newest primary training helicopter, replacing the venerable TH-57x series. It is so new that no kit manufacturer make a kit of it. But the TH-73A is basically a AugustaWestland AW119, and the AW119 is a single engine version of the AugustaWestland AW109, and Revell does make a kit of the AW109 (which they call an A-109). So using that kit, parts from a diecast AW119, and some home made decals I was able to cobble together a TH-73A. For details on the build see: I won't bore you with the gory details here so let's got directly to the pictures Next up in the Hobby 2000 rebox of the Fujimi A-4F Skyhawk. Enjoy

Hi all, I didn't really document this build, but I'almost finished so I thought I'd post a few pics. Comments/critiques welcome, I know I'm not great at this hobby and you guys are so good, any knowledge I can glean off you guys is welcome.

I was at a toy fair and I found this one I don't know if I will get to build it so I might save for the next one

Latest off the bench is the Kinetic 1/48 Grumman Tracker in the markings of VS-37. USS Ticondroga May 1971. This is one of Kinetics' earlier kits, but it did go together very well. Not heavy on detail. I had to scratch build the search light .... Oh the hardship Instructions ...... never their finest hour. But the decals are FANTASTIC. Tough as old boots and grips down like there was no tomorrow. Really impressed with this kit so will look forward to doing the other one in the stash. Anyway enough of my ramblings. On to the pic's. Please feel free to comment etc. Thanks for looking Dick

Coming along nicely: does it look like an F-86A? Oh yes.

Here's some Airfix Oldies from me! P-51D from the Duxford Collection multi-boxing Airfix172MustangBBD005 by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr P-38J with aftermarket decals Airfix_P-38J_Lightning by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr F-14A Tomcat . by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr F-4B with aftermarket decals for VF-21 Freelancers 86_Airfix_F-4B_Phantom_04013_Right_1 by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr A-26 Air Tanker 59 'Always' Airfix Douglas A-26 Invader_Air_Tanker (6) by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr HS-129 Airfix Hs 129 B-2 Done (6) by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr F6F-3 Hellcat Airfix Hellcat_fuselage_10 by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr Cheers, Dermot

Hello fellows, Here, my current project, the Renault 4L, in 1:24 scale, by Heller: The mould was released in 2015. The first impression is quite good. I only noticed that the frontal grill is a compact piece... ...and that windows and doors are indeed the same clear part, as tipically in Heller models. That means that you have to carefully mask the doors when painting. And neither allows you to depict the windows open. Following the instructions, I started with the engine: Here, the engine is already installed in the chasis. For practical reasons, I removed the air filter. I painted and put the sats in place. This pic shows a little test, in oder to fit the wheels... After this, I started the body painting process, masking the clear parts, etc... I liked my 4L in yellow. There are a wide variariy of tones, starting from an ultra intense yellow, others with orange or cream tonalities, untilI a very palid... Here, one example of the real thing, with the yellow I liked the most: To achieve this tonality, I used the Vallejo 71.288 UK BSC 64 Port. Stone, which in my opinion fits very well: The idea is to show the vehicle in an accepatble state of conservation; so I'm thinking only in a light weathering Here, the dashboard already painted, and put in their place over the chasis: After putting the decals and the steering wheel, the dashborad is also completed: After installing all the windows, I put the body and the chasis together: All fits quite well. In this part, I added the steering column. In this pic, the radiator is also in their place, altogether with some decals: The next step was to install the battery, accesories, additional wires, etc. According to the instructions, there are two bars that connect from the dashboard with the engine bay. The long one connects with the gearshift lever. But the second one (the short) I don't know what function has. You can see both installed in the next pictures: Surpringly, after checking in the Internet, I did not find any picture of this second bar (the short one)... So, finally I decided to remove this bar. I used the hole for adding some wires: This is the engine bay, almost totally finished: So, that's all for the moment. I hope you like it! Cheers, and thank you for watching. Josep

With hours to spare… Airfix’s 1/72 Blenheim Mk.IVF. Built pretty much straight out of the box, representing a machine in the markings of No. 248 Squadron Coastal Command , RAF North Coates, 1940. Despite tricky fit of the front I’m tempted to buy a Mk.I as well… build thread here:

It's been the Hull to Bridlington vehicle run today . Lots of cars but the highlight for me was seeing a variety of classic HGV's on the road . Here's just a few of the many And the standouts amongst the cars for me Two black 80s MG's Not my thing really but the lines of this Alvis caught my eye . The owner said it was the show car from the 1959 Geneva motor show and one of 130 built with this body style . Gary .

I'm going to finish it. Thank you for the correct instructions and comments. Maybe I did something wrong, because the building was complicated by the lack of details. Regards. Alex. Thanks! I fixed it.

F194 Spitfire MkXIV with flying bomb - Novo WIP is here Just a quick recap – this is a Novo repop of the Frog kit, with the following enhancements: Resin copy of the “gull wing” section from an Airfix Mk1 grafted in; Pilot is an unused figure from another Airfix kit; resin copy seat. Other cockpit parts were spares from an Eduard kit; Nose extended by adding a wheel from a scrapped Airfix Tiger tank; Upper nose cowling replaced with a copy of the Quickboost replacement (designed for the Fujimi kit but it fitted this kit rather well. Exhausts were spares from a Special Hobby Mk22; Carburettor intake and radiators replaced with resin copies from the Airfix kit I made for my two Pegasus Mk22s; Vac form canopy from a Ventura model; Wings converted to C-wing configuration – ailerons reduced in span; cannon bulges carefully sliced off and repositioned; cannons and cannon stubs swapped; Raised panel lines rubbed down and rescribed; “Rebecca” beam approach aerial added from carved sprue and wire; Decals - I was lucky enough to find an original Frog decal sheet in my spares box; just as well because the Novo sheet was horribly out of register. additional stencil markings home printed (copied from another sheet); Prop is an Aeroclub white metal replacement which I must’ve bought nearly forty years ago… V1 extended using sections from a spare (which will be unused) included with another Novo kit; Details added using strip styrene, plastic rod and thin wire; Stencil decals home printed using images I found online. To reiterate what others have said - huge thanks to Pat @JOCKNEY and Dave @Rabbit Leader for hosting, and a big thank you to everyone who took time to view and comment on my WIP thread. I really do enjoy these retro build threads. Nige

The months pass and my excuse is a hip replacement so nothing minor 😁. Anyway managed to clamber up to the hobby room in the loft and progressed the Tempest a little. The resin exhaust pipes have now been fitted. Having removed the solid back end of the radiator cowling I have plugged the gap with a piece of plastic card and in true old modelling ways fashioned the teardrop back end of the intake out of sprue from the kit. The spinner moulded on the clear prop was a bit lop sided so I cut it off with a dremel and fitted the other spinner provided after trimming down. A little filler was required to finish off. Hopefully I will finish it near the deadline but bear with me 😁 Mike

Dug out the ones on flikr though rembered theres at least one on the graveyard that is villagephotos Gnat from the last affair B-26 from the last affair Firefly from a another gb the year before Dinah