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And another model completed and the photos go to the gallery, S.M. 79-II "Sparviero", 283 squadriglia, 130 gruppo autonoma, Mediterranean 1942. feel free to visit the gallery.

Hi guys! I want to show You recently built model. The well-known F4F-4 Wildcat from Arma Hobby. Built didn't cause any problems, except those that were my fault. I added positive rivets from HGW, unfortunately the effect is not very visible in the photos, you have to look closely, it is much better visible in real life. Moreover, I decided to minimize the number of decals, so I painted the markings. I also replaced the position and formation flight lights, which were cast together with the wings and fuselage. The whole thing is enriched with 3D printed parts that I received from Marcin Ciepierski (engine elements, cockpit elements, bombs and bomb racks). You can watch build process o YouTube:

Good morning, afternoon and evening, Today I would like to share my 1/48 Lindberg Gloster Gladiator Chinese Airforce, 2909. The plane 2909 was flown by American- Chinese ACE pilot John Poon- Yeung Wong, 29th squadron No.9. Picture below quoted from "Aces of the Republic of China Air Force" - by Raymond Cheung. The kit was bought from an aftermarket, the interior is all PE parts by AirWaves and the decal is made by Kora. Rigging was the hardest part of this plane as I needed to make turnbuckles myself. I did not take more pics of the interior this time. But I took some in-progress pics. If anyone is interested in the process of building, I would like to share them in the comments. Cheers, Tommy H Liu

Hello! Here’s my recent project, the Bf-110C. It has been in my "need to build" list for a while, such an iconic bird. However, I have to say, after several built Eduard kits, this one was kind of a disappointment. I mean, the details are great, specially in the cockpit, but it has some fitting issues. The nose/guns bay is engineered to be built open, because if you decide, like me, to have it closed, brace for impact! You’ll end up with steps, gaps and a lot of sanding and scribing. Also, the area being rounded doesn’t help either. The machine guns are really fragile (broke one of them a few times). The landing gears are just ok, I’ve added a lead wire to simulate hydraulic lines, and they also require attention to have them in place. And let’s not forget the clear parts. The landing light is a chunk of clear plastic way larger than its place to be. And, to glue the front lateral windows and gunner panels in the open position is also a hard task, for they don’t have any decent points of contact with the fuselage and/or other panels. To maintain these areas free of excess glue is quite challenging. The kit has a few row of rivets between the engines and the fuselage, so I’ve decided to rivet it all, and I’m happy with the result. Rose the riveter was the tool of choice. A very nice point are these new Eduard decals that you can remove the film from afterwards. They’ve worked great and the final effect is really good! Paints were a mix of Gunze lacquer and aqueous, well diluted for the motling, when needed. Hope you’ll enjoy. Cheers!

THis is my attempt at the excellent Tamiya Panzerkampfwagen IV Asf G early production kit. Superb value at around £35 and includes the tank + 6 figures and a motorcycle (used already elsewhere by me!). Usual Tamiya brilliant fit etc, although on the fence with their link and length tracks that just make painting a bit more difficult. Depicted in an eastern front autumn just as the Rasputitsa season starts (season of mud), I have shown it with an early grey turret and later camo chassis to show it was put together from parts in a field workshop to get it back in the fight. It may be historically incorrect by I liked the idea). I also added most of the extra stowage supplied by Tamiya designed for their other variants, as well as a large oil drum and unditching log with field made brackets. Figures are as supplied by Tamiya and unusually didn't feel the need to swap heads for a change!

Hello Gents.... I'll add some pics later.... Since 3rd day of gales.... I took some pics and saw the kit moving with the wind.... Stressful experience.... So family pics will come later.... Sorry about that..... In Oz country I sayyyyy..... That will maybe please @Dunny.... NAS Nowra in 1953, if it is an improved Airfix kit, the decals came from the Errormaster sheet 48-703 724 NAS Paints are ye good old Humbrol... It was a looong time that I didn't used glycero paints.... Seemingly, it has been an one of a kind paint scheme used for airshows I was tempted by another EDSG:Sky scheme in Korea but I already have a FAA one.... And another FAA one with that same paint scheme.... Interior has been improved with scratchbuild parts and a quickboost gun sight.... More pics will come when the weather will permit it.... For the one interested by the Sea Fury factory, here below it is Comments are welcome, banters are mandatory.... See you soon. Sincerely. CC

Decal debacle over!! I’ve been re-enthused and have raided the spare decal stash and have cobbled together enough stencils to at least give a representation of a Vulcan - the green/grey camo previously damaged on the nose through stubborn decal removal has also been corrected and repaired. The roundels came from Xtradecal and I’m just waiting on delivery of some stencil lettering for the serial on the fin. Thankfully, I managed to salvage the Aeroclub fin badges and got them applied ok. I’ve also painted the smaller detail areas and it’ll soon be ready for some matt varnish. Air brakes, bomb bay and gear doors need adding first - a job for another day. Anyway - excuse the terrible lighting in my kitchen and the too-shiny appearance at the moment, but I think I’m back on track… More when there’s more… Tom

This Tamiya 109 is my latest build, and I have to say one of the nicest kits I have ever built; the fit is perfect and no modifications or putty were needed. This was also my first time doing mottling, I had to redo it at least 3 times but, I am pleased with the result. I used Ak real colors acrylics. The only aftermarket items used were Eduard Photo-etched in the cockpit, a master pitot tube and cannons, and Decals from Aeromaster, Eduard and Italeri. The sand filter, which wasn't included in the kit was taken from an Eduard 109. I used Abteilung 502 oils to wash the model and Tamiya weathering powders for the exhausts. Happy modelling! Anna

Hi All I've built this for the WW2 twins Mega GB, you can find the build log here: Another B-25 Mitchell This has been build all out of box, no extras included. Quite a straightforward build, used an airbrush for the varnish for the first time. The decals were a bit tricky (quite thick and fragile), but otherwise an enjoyable process. I did almost lose my modelling mojo part way through, but that wasn't anything to do with the kit, just life getting in the way of the important things Plus one from the build log to show what the cockpit looks like, since I can't get a good picture through the canopy. Hope you enjoy Matt

Quick update - the FA.2 had a probe mounted on the leading edge of the vertical tail as can be seen here: Although Special Hobby provide this in styrene it looks rather like the Blob That Ate Cincinnati™. I figured there had to be another way, so I rummaged through the Island of Misfit Fiddly Bits and found an unused turned metal pitot from Master that looked reasonably close. I fashioned a fairing of sorts, added it to the tail, and drilled a 0.010 inch hole to accept the pitot. I popped in the metal bit and I think it will work. In any event, it looks better than the Blob. Also note that I had to drill a hole to accept the port tailplane - for some reason Special Hobby left that out of my kit. It's no doubt hanging out with those other holes from Blackburn, Lancashire. Cheers, Bill PS. Note also added a hole for the RAM air exhaust. The windscreen is on, and I've blended it into the fuselage. I'm now doing some minor work on the intakes, and then it will be time for paint. Luckily, in my rummaging around, I found a bottle of Hataka Roundel Blue. I have no recollection of ever buying it. PPS. Most importantly, I cleaned my workbench. Much better now.

Still here. It’s been quite rocky this past few months, but I feel there is light at the end of the tunnel. I won’t bore you with gory details, but essentially Best Beloved is quite poorly (though he’s improved this past couple of weeks), and I’ve had to move to a much more caring role as a result. Until you become a carer you don’t realise just how much work can be involved. It nearly broke me, but help has been offered and gladly accepted, so things are beginning to get back on an even keel. Quite when modelling operations will restart is an open question. Soon, I hope.

Morning all, Thought I'd share some images from my first visit to Greece last week, specifically to photograph aircraft attending the annual Iniochos Exercise at Andravida AB . I spent a couple of days sampling my first taste of fast jets at low level followed by the Spottersday at Andravida, which, despite a few frustrations, was very good overall. Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon | 010 | Hellenic Air Force | Greece | 08/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed Martin F-16D Fighting Falcon | 028 | Hellenic Air Force | Greece | 08/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon | 018 | Hellenic Air Force | Greece | 08/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon | 012 | Hellenic Air Force | Greece | 08/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Rafale M | 13 | Aeronavale | Greece | 08/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Rafale M | 7 | Aeronavale | Greece | 08/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon | 004 | Hellenic Air Force | Greece | 08/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon | 008 | Hellenic Air Force | Greece | 08/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Eurofighter Typhoon F2 | 1018 | Royal Saudi Air Force | Greece | 08/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Eurofighter Typhoon F2 | 312 | Royal Saudi Air Force | Greece | 08/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A+ Hornet | C.15-83/46-11 | Spanish Air Force | Greece | 08/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A+ Hornet | C.15-82/46-10 | Spanish Air Force | Greece | 08/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon | 1605 | Romanian Air Force | Greece | 08/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon | 1605 | Romanian Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon | 1616 | Romanian Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon | 063 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon | 069 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Rafale EQ | QA220 | Qatari Emiri Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Rafale EQ | QA219 | Qatari Emiri Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Rafale DQ | QA204 | Qatari Emiri Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Rafale EQ | QA213 | Qatari Emiri Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Rafale M | 13 | Aeronavale | Andravida | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Rafale M | 34 | Aeronavale | Andravida | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Rafale M | 7 | Aeronavale | Andravida | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed Martin F-16CJ Fighting Falcon | 006 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed Martin F-16CJ Fighting Falcon | 005 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Mirage 2000-5 | 550 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Mirage 2000BG | 509 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Mirage 2000-5 | 555 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Mirage 2000-5 | 554 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed Martin F-16CJ Fighting Falcon | 508 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Rafale EG | 418 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Rafale DG | 402 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon | 018 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Eurofighter Typhoon F2 | 313 | Royal Saudi Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon | 121 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr McDonnell Douglas F-4E AUP Phantom II | 01530 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr McDonnell Douglas F-4E AUP Phantom II | 01503 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon | 013 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon | 001 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Eurofighter Typhoon T3 | 1020 | Royal Saudi Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Eurofighter Typhoon F2 | 8013 | Royal Saudi Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr McDonnell Douglas F-4E AUP Phantom II | 71760 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr McDonnell Douglas F-4E AUP Phantom II | 01522 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon | 050 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A+ Hornet | C.15-83/46-11 | Spanish Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Rafale M | 17 | Aeronavale | Andravida | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Rafale M | 20 | Aeronavale | Andravida | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Rafale EQ | QA210 | Qatari Emiri Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon | 128 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Thanks for looking, hope they were of interest Cheers, Shaun

Finally finished my first diorama. These old Nitto kits are pretty humbling at times. Happy with the way it turned out though. thanks for looking

So we are four month's into 2024 and this is my first finish of the year. This one is the Academy PBY 5 Catalina Black Cat boxing I received for Xmas, so I pick up some FCM decals for south American operators (Brazil and Argentina). Built OOB using Tamiya and Mr Colour acrylics, if anyone uses the Mr Colour day glow red and yellow just be aware that the yellow need a solid white base and the red is best applied over yellow. As usual all comments are welcome.

My latest effort - am quite happy how it turned out. I decided to do a little ekstra in the cockpit area and to dress up the turret a bit. The build was quite uneventfull, allthough the decals was a bit 'challenging'! Thick and demanded a lot of decalsoftener, but it looks alright now - as you would say - a good 3-footer! A couple of things: My reference (B-25 Mitchell in Action and Google) Didn't show any ventral turret on this one. I couldn't find any pictures of the top turret, and Google provided a lot of different types of B-25 turrets, so I went with the - to me - most interesting one, which wasn't painted. I hope you will like it anyway! Cheers Hans J

A man in the locker room of an upscale gym in NYC answers a cell phone and puts it on speaker while he dresses. Everyone else in the room stops to listen. Man : Hello? Woman : Hi honey, it’s me. Are you at the club? Man : Yes. Woman : I’m out shopping and found a beautiful leather coat. It’s only $2,000 – is it OK if I buy it? Man : Sure, go ahead if you like it that much. Woman : I also stopped by that new Lexus dealership and saw one of the new models I really like – it’s on an opening special. Man : How much? Woman : $90,000. Man : Wow! OK, but for that price I want it with all the options. Woman : Great! Oh, and one more thing … I was just talking to Jamie and found out that the house we wanted to buy last year is back on the market … they’re asking $980,000 for it. Remember it was well over a million when we looked at it? Man : I dunno. Make an offer for $900,000 and they’ll probably take it. If not, we can go the extra $80,000 if that’s what you really want. Woman : OK. I’ll see you later! I love you so much! Man : I love you too. The man hangs up. The other men in the locker room were staring at him in astonishment, mouths wide open. The man turns around and says, “Anyone know whose phone this is Simon.

Finished number 2 for this group build which I'm very much enjoying, I've achieved the main goal of having one in each gallery, now to see if I can add a third Ready for inspection posted here: Hong Kong Models 1/32 B-25H Gunship Work in progress here: Another B-25 Mitchell As usual thanks to everyone involved for the support and creating and monitoring this beast of a GB

Hi there! It's been already quite some time that I keep telling myself to start posting again some WIP of mine on BM. Last time I did it was about ten years ago I believe! The release a few years ago by STAR Decals of two sheets on CVR (T) Scorpions & Scimitar makes me dig out the Scorpion's box from the stash a few month ago, as I thought it would be perfect to restart armour modelling. But well, I had to wait till last week before I kick myself enough to open the box and start cutting sprues! But then it took about two days to build it! It could have been even one day if I only took some time to study and plan... But there it is. I don't know much about the real vehicle, and even less about the kit, but it looks nice, with a good details level. The main problem to me being the plastic quality, which remind me about chewing gum!

OK, back on this again. I've been picking away at the Mack for the past couple of weeks, really just 10 minutes here, half an hour there. I didn't take any pictures during that time. I started working on the cab yesterday evening, and this morning before work I already had something worth showing. First though, the chassis, I completed the engine and glued everything I could in place. Fit, still very good, a little bit vague in points but I found 1974 stamped on one of the components so what do you expect. I'm from 1971, getting a bit vague myself so the kit is forgiven. I really think, taking its age into account, this is a great little kit. The cab goes together quite well too. The back wall is not glued in yet, I think it'll help with painting the inside. Not sure yet, I may just glue it in, there's plenty of open spaces to stick an airbrush into. That colour is terrible though. I'm not for coloured mouldings at all! The nice part is, that this whole contraption easily fits on the chassis without any hassle. I'll start on the bed next so we'll have all the major components ready.

Now I've finally put the McLaren MP4/4 to bed, time to devote my attention to this GB. Throwing my hat in the ring with my LGOC-B type lorry. During WW1 a lot of London General Omnibus Company (LGOC) buses and chassis were converted into lorries and sent to move supplies and troops to the front After the war a lot of them ended up in civilian hands. Rugged and reliable, around 14,000 were produced and utilised. Top speed was a heady 14mph with the power provided by a 5.3 litre 4 cyl engine producing 30 to 40 BHP in it's various forms at 5 to 6 miles per gallon. 1/35 is not my usual scale, but I just thought it was an interesting looking kit and bought it on a whim a couple of years ago, and it is well suited for this GB. There are 3 different colour schemes to choose from, not decided on which one yet though. Just a preview pic and I'll hopefully start sticking bits together tonight

Latest efforts. A couple of Airbuses. First up is the A319. Finished in 26 Decals sheet depicting G-EUPJ in the BEA retro scheme. mm20240409_135854 by Derek N.Ferguson, on Flickr mm20240409_135857 by Derek N.Ferguson, on Flickr mm20240409_135910 by Derek N.Ferguson, on Flickr mm20240409_135915 by Derek N.Ferguson, on Flickr Next is the A320 finished in 26 Decals sheet for TAP Portugal. mm20240409_135931 by Derek N.Ferguson, on Flickr mm20240409_135936 by Derek N.Ferguson, on Flickr mm20240409_135943 by Derek N.Ferguson, on Flickr mm20240409_135945 by Derek N.Ferguson, on Flickr

Question.. "my child won't eat fish, what can I replace it with?" Answer.. " a Cat, cats love fish..."

The Sunderland is massive in 1-32… …and the Halifax too! I have one of those built as well. In fact it seems HK is rumoured to be following my lead (by that I mean I spend 2+ years building one in vac and then HK release one!) so you can bet your bottom dollar a Stirling will be next!

Well as a bit of a MOJO restorer I am making a start on this one with York nearing completion hopefully by next week for Perth Scot Nat's and Great Western having some fit issues also other things from real life I need to get back at the bench but in short bursts with a puppy to train and not much time on my hands for now. I know @Faraway built this kit a couple of years back when it first came out and I liked the look of it, so it has been in the stash for only a little while now and it looks like a short build one (Famous Last Words) So made up the hull and some of the superstructure parts and the main guns for now we will see how far I can get with this out of the box. Thinking of going with the green lower hull colour rather than the red oxide one. Stay Safe beefy

Good evening all, Here today I have my 2nd attempt at this Revell kit. The first was a disaster, broke pylons, glued the wings too far forward amongst other things. Parts used for this kit were the SBS models nose and pitot tubes and also the freightdog conversion kit. All other little modifications were scratch built (badly) by me and the decals were supplied by Xtradecal. I opted to use tiny neodymium magnets to connect the pylons to the wings which have turned out to work really well. Thanks for looking Dave

Just completed the DML / Dragon P-38 kit in 1/72. This build seeemed more challenging as there were many fit and other issues to get sorted. It was almost as if the kit was fighting back.

I was inspired by the Hot Shots movie to build this Gnat. The model is more or less OOB. I put a cover over the rear cockpit and added canopy opening struts - both are features on film aircraft. The pilot is chopped together from various Hasegawa and Monogram figures, while the Garfield attached inside the canopy is made from Milliput. Nils

Thanks Chris !! That mean one more Sea Fury... Thou shall count seven... Seven is the count.... Thanks Mark, This Oxford blue one is very sharp... Now having that same aircraft worn by the sun..... Why did I take all these daft idea for granted.... Thanks Loren.... See, in the same day... Sunny time 12°C, one hour later... this.... And the temperature drops to 1°C..... In just one hour.... Well Gents, Fact... I only have 2 australians in my cabinet.... Shocking.... A bit of a difference in size.... And now, One loaded warhorse and a slick sexy dancer of the skies..... Well, I'm on my way to the next RFI.... A U.S one or a Vietnamese one..... Then another Aussie..... Sincerely. CC

Ships ahoy! 😃⚓

Here is my contribution to this STGB. This is the new Airfix kits and I recommend it, for all levels of modelling. It really comes together well and easily. The only flaw is in the tracks I assembled. There is a small gap in each side, i.e. the track pieces do not fit flush. One I ignored and the other I just used one of the spare track pieces that would have been attached to the turret. I added some bolts (plastic rod) where the missing piece would have been on the turret. You can see it in the fifth image. The WiP is here... May thanks to the Moderators for this one. A very fun build indeed. --John

Thank you so much for your comments, they are truly appreciated. Woohoo! Decals are on! While the plastic was quite trying at times, the Cartograph decals went on smoothly and without silvering. The rudder markings did take some time get the wrap-around to settle. No markings topsides, but the bottom is well decorated. The small bits are mostly painted. I still need to paint the wood props and tires, then add and rig the tip floats, landing gear, and antennas. Thanks for looking.

Dear fellow Britmodellers, this is my 1/72 Kora (Ex-Eduard) Fw-190 G8. Czech company Kora has released several re-boxings of the 1/72 Eduard Fw-190 with additional etched and resin parts. I built from this boxing: What you get inside this box is not really a F8, but the Eduard A8 sprues with additional resin bombs, photo-etch parts and several colorful marking options. For a change, I decided to model the G8 "Jabo Rei" (long range) variant with ETC503 racks and fluted exhausts. For conversion, I used white metal parts from this old Hasegawa boxing 52075 (AP 175). The metal parts only need to be slightly adjusted to fit. The model was painted with Mr.Hobby acrylics (RLM74/75/76), the markings were cobbled together from my decal bank. The G8 had the nose guns deleted, so I left these off. I replaced the wing guns with metal parts from Master. For the DF loop, I used photo etch strip, bent to shape over a cocktail stick. The Morane antenna is a photo-etch leftover from my spares box. Thank you for your interest!

So this afternoon I did this...It might look a little sloppy, but don't worry. I imagine Belorussia wasn't the cleanest of theatres. And then this is the what the topside looks like... And then I came home from a club meeting and it took about an hour to do this. I think it's finished. Grimy little beast. --John

Calling this one done for now thank god, its had its fair share of challenges along the way. Just a couple of quick pics and I'll post a write up and some more pics in RFI when we get a nice day outside in the natural light. 😀 Time for a next victim choice now Ian 😀

Yes- it's finished. But before I get ahead of myself, here's how the last few days have progressed. Most of it has been spent doing the same think - panel line wash. I've tried to keep a reasonable balance between subtle but noticeable, I'm reasonably happy. It wasn't easy to apply, I think because my varnish coat wasn't as consistent as it could have been. And with the remaining bits and pieces attached, including the missing engine panels. Having them as if they swing open might not be realistic, but I wanted them attached rather than loose, so I've made an aesthetic choice over a realism one Another coat of varnish and then the masking tape has come off and we have.... Note the slightly less than perfect solution to my tail-sitter. This "strut" was actually in the kit, almost as if HK models knew it might come in handy . Anyway, I'll try and calculate the weight a bit better in future, I stuck some in but didn't really test it as much as I could have before sealing everything off. Nevermind, moving on - an underside view with a light coat of pigment applied to the tyres. And voila, one finished B-25 Took a while (for me), I almost lost my mojo for a bit part way through. Thanks for all the support, it's really helped keep me going. I'm doing something smaller next, but it might still qualify here, that's the only teaser I'm giving - if I get time I'll start the WIP for that shortly.

Not so long ago, Mrs Hnz put new curtains in our lounge. I wasn't convinced it was a good idea but since when has that been taken into consideration. It took Jonesy, the youngest & most lunatic of our two Burmese, very little time to figure they were easier to climb than the previous ones, so up he goes, paw over paw till he gets to the curtain rail from where he gets a back paw onto that & boostes himself onto the window sill, I'm guessing the view from up there is not bad. It is close to 9' up to there. Getting down involves getting front paws onto curtain rail, swinging himself around & then backing down till he feels low enough to jump. I'm picking there are more new curtains in our not distant future, maybe Kevlar ones this time. Steve.

Dear fellow Britmodellers, here's my 1/72 Dragon Sherman V in markings of 5th Guards Armoured Brigade, 2nd Battalion, Irish Guards, in 1944. Photos by Wolfgang Rabel. I added OKB Grigorov T-62 tracks to replace Dragon's rubber bands and Eureka metal towing cable. The figure is from White Stork Miniatures, stowage (presumably) from Milicast, decals and antenna socket from Dan Taylor Modelworks. The model was painted with Mr.Hobby acrylics (H304), weathering with artist oils and pastel chalks. Thank you for your interest in this topic. Best greetings from Austria!

Having been quiet for a few days; well quietish on BM. The same could not be said for the Martian cave where I have been trying to juggle this beast with soldering another Zeppelin. Mrs Martian says that some of the expressions emanating from my room would make a Vogon blush. However, further reading has established that these as a bulkhead either end of the bunk compartment and that the same had a deckhead which supported a stool for the astrodome. This lets me off having to detail the entire interior of the hull. Most of the time has been spent sorting out the bulkhead and adding structure to the starboard side of the hull, all the time trying to ensure that it meets up with the portside structure. It did: eventually. I have some tidying up of the bulkhead and partition that goes just aft of it to do, so I am going to have to let the glue cure for a day or two. After a final push, you know, the one @general melchett is always going on about, we can then begin to think about adding equipment to the hull. No Melchett! not your secret "chum" Miss Lucy 'Quipment! Anyone up for helping his Generalship with an ice cold shower? The bit I am not looking forward to is the equipment rack that fits in what had been the galley on the dedicated flying boat versions of the Mariner. I keep thinking that it would be fun to do an Operation High Jump boat used for the aerial mapping of Antarctica....... Anyhow, I'm waffling now so let's have some pictures and thanks for looking. Martian 👽

Dear fellow Britmodellers, this is my 1/72 Dragon SdKfz 251D with Wurfrahmen 40 for 32cm Napalm rockets. Photos by Wolfgang Rabel The Dragon SdKfz 251 kit is exquisitely detailled and includes photo-etch parts for the rocket racks. Assembly of the externally mounted racks was fiddly, to say the least, and I managed to break some of the struts during construction, as they are very fragile. The model was built straight from the box and was painted with Mr.Hobby acrylics. Thanks for your interest!

Hi all. This is the first model with desert decoration that he has made in many years and the second in total. I hope that the mistakes I have made in this one will not be made again in an Arma Hobby 1/72 Hurricane MK IIC that I have in stock. I would have liked to have placed the ventral fuel tank but I realized that I had not placed it once I had glued the model to the base. Now I think it could cause damage that is difficult to repair and if it were, I honestly don't feel like undertaking it. I really enjoyed this kit from Special Hobby and I can't recommend it enough. Thanks to everyone who has followed the build and encouraged me with their kind comments. This can be seen in the following link. Andrés.

Everything came from my spares box and somewhere at the back of My small brain.🤪. Seen so many great one's here,so this is my small contribution,no prizes for those who guess the main part of the build, but I put up a pic at the end for those who may be still scratching their heads.This is totally a Fun build no political correctness needed. Thanks for looking Cheers Jim.

After my previous two projects, I feel like tackling something simpler for a change. That's why I set my sights on the Boeing 717 by PAS. I've already built the DC-9 and MD-82, so technically, there's no reason for me to build the Boeing 717. But, there will come a time when I've built all the Boeing aircraft, and this one would be missing. That just wouldn't do. The livery is that of Spanair, simply because it's an easy scheme to replicate. That's partly why I've specifically chosen the EC-KRO, as it's the only one without Coroguard on the wings. Spanair was founded in 1986 as an initiative of the regional government of Catalonia, aiming to position Barcelona as a significant aviation hub. The company commenced operations in 1988 with a fleet of McDonnell Douglas MD-80 aircraft and primarily focused on domestic and European routes. Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, Spanair expanded its network and gained a reputation as a reliable airline with a focus on customer service and operational efficiency. Despite its successes, Spanair faced financial challenges. In 2008, the airline encountered a severe crisis due to the global economic downturn. Efforts to attract investors to improve the financial situation proved unsuccessful. In 2011, Spanair reached a tragic low point when an MD-82 aircraft belonging to the company crashed at Madrid-Barajas Airport, resulting in the loss of 154 lives. Following this tragedy, Spanair's financial problems worsened, ultimately leading to the cessation of operations. In January 2012, Spanair abruptly announced bankruptcy and suspended all flights, resulting in the termination of the airline's aviation activities. The kit is from PAS and as per usual is pretty good. The decals are from Classic-Airlines. Windows from Authentic Airliner decals, as are some details. Antennas are from Counting Rivets Models. Display bases made by myself. At any rate, the pictures: All in all I had a lot of fun with this kit and comes recommended for sure. My next project will be the Authentic Airliners ERJ-145 in the KLM Exel livery. Thanks for reading and see you next time!

These will be based on Academy plastic

They are new type. I just applied 45 stencils to my Thunderstreak. I did not use any film solvents. I just soaked decals in water, slide onto gloss airplain and throughly pressed by the piece of cloth. I plan to wait 24 hours and see what happens to the film and if I can remove it. So far film is completely invisible but that is against gloss natural metal finish.

Work of the night Unfortunely, I damaged the front decals behind the nose

Got the Shack in the garden today. She is complete (feels odd saying that!) so nice to see some light on her Managed to scrap together a ladder and some chocks. Both need a coat of yellow paint but should do. So should have all the bits soon to get some RFI pics done. Hope I can find a base big enough to sit her on!

Little more done this evening. scratch building chyenne tail gunsight, geez all is so small in 1:72 lol.. flame covers scratched and mounted. all guns painted....

The good old '163 Academy requires various interventions, both in the cockpit area… …and in the exterior of the fuselage, in the wings and finally in the complex undercarriage-skid. The specimen being built is the Me163 B V45, in charge of the Erprobungskommando 16, as it appeared in Bad Zwischenahn in July 1944. The following December it was used to test the SG500 rocket system, which caused irreparable damage to the airframe. The camouflage scheme, slightly different from that of most Komets, consists of RLM 81/82/76. The fuselage decals are Print Scale 72-303 and, as always, the model is painted entirely by brush with Humbrol Enamels color blends. View of the undersurfaces. Hope you like it. Thanks for your interest. Giampiero Piva

Done Cheers Jes

Done Cheers Jes