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  1. This is my latest completion, the Airfix 1/72 kit of the Messerschmitt BF 110E Trop, built using the kit scheme for a machine from 7/Zerstörergeschwader 26, Derna, Libya, 1942. It’s also the first of my many builds in the WW2 Twins GB I’m running to make it over the line. Pretty much OOB, I added the crew as the cockpit detail was a bit on the sparce side, and the nose guns were replaced with brass tube. Paint is Mr Hobby acrylics, and weathering is a combination of oil paints and pigments. The WIP is here. James
    15 points
  2. Hi all, out of the box build of Das Werk's new Vomag kit. Has the addition of some spares box stowage and home made tarps from Club wrappers, the rolled one has some sacrificial white tak inside for bulk. Tamiya and Vallejo paints used, Flory wash, AMMO dry brush, 3rd Gen varnish. My only dislike of the whole kit was the windscreen which is just one clear lump with the windscreen wipers moulded on. I did have this masked in the upright position until quite late but it was bugging me so off it came and that got covered with another piece of Club biscuit wrapper, ttfn 😇ps last couple of pics with my recent FAMO to show the size
    14 points
  3. Good evening ladies and gentlemen! I present to your attention my next model from the “What if?” series.
    13 points
  4. This is the Trumpeter 1/48 scale kit converted into the third SeaHornet prototype XP219.The wing fold mechanism and the hook are from a SeaHornet NF Mk21.The aircraft did not have the codes under the wings. Saluti Giampiero
    10 points
  5. There is something about Japanese fighter planes, something exotic, something mysterious. It makes you all the more happy when you find a really "colorful" Army aircraft that looks good. The aircraft was flown by the 1st Hiko-Sentai commander, Major Kinshiro Takeda, stationed in Hanoi in October 1942. What makes this machine noticeable is the so-called “leader markings”, a special marking of the machine’s rank using stripes. That was an invitation to build exactly this machine. Overall, Hasegawa has produced a great kit whose accuracy of fit and originality can be rated very high. I have a little more wear on my machine than can be seen in the photo. It took me a while to find this template. © Model-Art: Ki-43 (Japan)
    9 points
  6. Been working on an old ICM Studebaker truck. I did this to learn some new skills regarding building weeled vehicles. The kit came from an old stash and it wasn't the best. The plastic had completly dried out so i broke very fast. However, i managed to pull of a decent vignette of a russian driver taking a break. Enjoy and all comments are more then welcome.
    9 points
  7. I managed to make something interesting from this somewhat boring model. During the build I changed texture of the cast armor to make it more aligned with the original. I added various casting marks like mold lines, residues of gates and cleaned surface of the hull. The turret basket is completely fictional but I tried to stay in line with other French vehicles. Tracks were drilled to make them semi-workable, which made assembly and painting easier. For painting the only option was Vert IR OTAN, for a vehicle with so many flat surfaces I had to introduce some variety so I used the fact that this paint is fading very quickly, in addition I make multicolored marbling for underpaint and varied the level of fade on cast and smooth surfaces. Weathering, for paint to fade vehicle have to sit under the sun for longer time and that means rain, stains, dirt moved by dripping water, rust under nuts etc. Paint wear in places that were often touched. A bit of mud because I want this vehicle to not rust in museum. Build: https://imgur.com/a/tha8tdx Gallery, 33 photos: https://imgur.com/a/i2m9lhE
    9 points
  8. Here is the mighty Big Bertha. One of the biggest guns that saw action during WW1. Any comments and or critique is more then welcome. Thanks for stopping by!
    8 points
  9. Many of the techniques I use came from just trying suff, making mistakes and adjusting; the mottle on this one is case in point. I've got lots of failed attempts... 🙂. The paints I use allow for a lot of adjustment and correction, my results have improved since I started using them because they are so forgiving and flexible in application. I can't recommend enough just experimenting and trying different things to find what works for you. And a good airbrush, I do recommend investing in a good airbrush. So this happened... I attached the wings and despite my confidence that I'd fettled them sufficiently for a seamless fit it wasn't to be. I needed to fill both upper and lower seams. After carefully applying some PPP I wiped it away with a damp cotton bud. It took applications to achieve a satisfactory result. Next I carefully repainted, ensuring to match the mottled variable hue of the surrounding paintwork on the fuselage and wings. With the paint done, I added a clear coat to use as the canvass for redoing the weathering. I reapplied a washed to match the weathering and ended up with this. I followed the same process on the underside which was more or less the same in terms of where I started and where it ended up. The angle of the last photo exaggerates the starboard side seam a little, it matches the port side. Neither is perfect but both are acceptable. Next I flipped it on its back to finish the underside. First the undercarriage. I expected this to be fiddly and not very strong based on others' experience but I found ti went well quite easily and is strong when set. The weight is carried through the main gear leg to a solid plinth on the forward bulkhead while the narrow supporting struts - which have zero structural integrity - are attached around the main and look nice while not being required to support any weight. Next I worked on attaching the fuel tanks. But first a note on the Eduard decals. I don't like them much but their one saving grace - and this is enough to keep me using them - is that they can be weathered beautifully. I used some tape to remove the top film and then repeated the tape application to wear down the decal to how you see it on the tanks. Some of it came away, some of it wore away to a shadow, and some remained almost untouched. I really the realism this imparts. I weathered the tanks quite significantly compared to the airframe as I figured that's possibly how they looked, having hung down there for a long time without much maintenance. The final job on the underside was the ventral antenna which was present on this airframe but not provided in the kit. I used wire and EZline to make it, having first marked out the posts' location with some tape to make sure I got the spacing right. In studying photos, these antennas weren't that tidy she I made mine look a little ragged. To be perfectly accurate I still need to run a line to the fuselage from each side in the centre. I may or may not actually do that. I probably will. The topsides will require the finish to the canopy, the propellers and antenna lines. And then, the radar array. Not looking forward to that very much. I expect the next update will include the finished model. Cheers.
    8 points
  10. North American Harvard Mk.IIa, No. 62 Air School (Central Flying School), Bloemspruit, South Africa 1944/45. I used Xtradecal decals to finish the model and also Reskit resin wheels as they look better than the kit offering. I enjoyed the build a lot and I can recommend the kit to anybody but a perfect beginner.
    8 points
  11. I've recently finished Eduard's 1/72 Spitfire Mk.IXc and I've decided to share the results in my first post on this forum. I hope that the final effect is passable. The kit was relatively easy to assemble with few poor design choices by Eduard but nothing major. It was a simple build straight from the box (with the exception of photoetched rear-view mirror) and I've decided to skip on rigging (antenna). As the antenna extends from the middle of fuselage (where roundels are located) to horizontal tail stabilizers and I was worried that during the fiddly process of attaching it I'll damage said decals. Short note on this bird history: EN 526 was one of the personal mounts flown by Aleksander Gaszewicz, the CO of 1st Polish Wing. He used this aircraft from June 20 to mid September, 1943. He managed to achieve four of his 9½ victories while flying EN526. For the first time, Gabszewicz´s personal emblem appeared on a Spitfire – a boxing dog wearing Polish national team colors. Gabszewicz led the Polish No. 316 Squadron previously and the unit badge is painted aft of the canopy. The code letters SZ belonged to this squadron also. The G letter and the pennant symbolized the pilot´s surname and commanding officer´s aircraft respectively. As it is royal quattro edition there will be more of the same in foreseeable future :-) Cheers Adrian
    7 points
  12. Another Desert Storm warrior in my collection. Hasegawa kit, Aires avionic bays and exhaust nozzles, Eduard armament, Brengun wheels, Quickboost seats and Flying Leathernecks decals. Happy modelling!
    7 points
  13. Slowly More changes Jet effluxes removed and UV resin infilled on joiney bits all round What doesn't show yet is that the jetpipes were oval not round, ellipseseses, things, you know what I mean I hope. Ah here comes the sun, my nine diode UV torch has had three of them fail, maybe it will help, pre-sanding time. ciao.
    6 points
  14. 2000 words' worth: All downhill from here, he said hopefully...
    6 points
  15. Italeri kit with 'no additives' unless you count the outstanding Sky decals. Paints are Mr Color lacquers and Tamiya acrylics all mixed until 'they look right' - no exact formulas here. I temporarily tack-glued the ventral gondola section into place for the painting sessions, then removed it so I could add the beam position Lewis gun. It was a calculated risk but seems to have worked-out for me. As for the kit - IMO, one of Italeri's best. The fit is generally very good, the internal details, whilst basic, do come alive with some careful painting and dry-brushing. I wouldn't recommend opening the large dorsal hatch aft of the 'hump' unless you're willing to go all-in with the etch & resin interior sets. The open side door and especially the built-in air-stairs are a bit clunky and maybe one day I'll replace that with some etch (yeah right). Not my best work by a long shot, but looks very cool in my cabinet. Please go-ahead and make any comments or ask any questions. Cheers from NZ. Ian.
    5 points
  16. This was a kit I finished last year for a GB. I have been learning how to paint figures so I decided to add a base, some extra stowage and a couple of men. The figures were from a Miniart set, which although not well moulded, they have decent enough poses and paint reasonably well. The base is from Reality In Scale and is well made. Very porous so needs a lot of primer. It would have been better if I had followed their instructions and given it a good coating of PVA. I also got a new camera phone so have been playing around with that. Apologies for some blurring etc.👍 Thanks for viewing and all the best.
    5 points
  17. Good afternoon all, Bit of a mammoth project for me. It's taken five months and one week of (almost) daily modelling, and thus well in excess of 200 hours. It could (and maybe should) have consumed so many more. The basic kit is from Academy and the decals are a scheme provided by AOA Decals that represents a CH-53E from HMM-264 in 2006. The sheet covers multiple types and thus some of the markings are required from the kit sheet, and some (like the national insignia on the horizontal tail surface) need to be painted. Additions are numerous: Added UHF antenna above and below fuselage Scratchbuilt GPS antenna on fuselage spine Modified antenna mount on starboard side of spine Peanut light added to tail tip Eduard and Archer resin rivets all over (of several pitches) Resin wheels (Armory - nice but don't fit) Resin exhausts (ResKit - nice) Resin air intakes (ResKit - awful) Resin tail rotor (ResKit - nice) Resin main rotor hub (ResKit - mediocre (at best)) Blades dropped Blades magnetised (i.e. removable) Rotor blade hub magnetised Resin refuelling probe (ResKit - nice) Refuelling probe magnetised Cables for NVG sensor arm Cables for engine intakes Cable for refuelling probe Scratchbuilt search lights lower front fuselage Exhaust shroud made from foil Scratchbuilt engine intake struts Scratchbuilt Lifting eyes Scratchbuilt Maintenance struts x2 Eduard brass (inside and out) Pitots replaced with brass tube Rotor hub wired ANYZ connectors dotted all over the place AOA decals NVG sensor removed Chaff buckets modified to be empty There's a lot wrong with it, but I won't list that here. On to the photos... Thanks for looking and comments welcome. Jon
    5 points
  18. Eduard provide alternative parts for the various variants represented by their decal sheet, and helpfully make the call-outs in the instructions as to which alternative you should use. However, that means I've had to do a bit of detective work to determine which bits to use for my chosen aircraft. It's serial number 44-15052, which makes it a P-51D-15NA, built at Inglewood. Fortunately for me, Option C in the kit is also an Inglewood-built D-15, so I'll follow the parts choices for that option, with the exception of the canopy. I found a colourised photo of 'Lullaby', which although not great quality, does show the canopy shape with the high point over the pilot's head, so I'll be using that part, again helpfully provided by Eduard! (Photo from www.littlefriends.co.uk)
    5 points
  19. I've been working on this delightful little kit on and off since Christmas last although, if I'd really knuckled down to it, it should have easily been a weekend build. I've built it pretty much out of the box as the Italian campaign option with some extra decals added as requested by our household table-top war gamer.
    5 points
  20. I'm made a gentle start to this one, prepping some of the cockpit bits for painting. This really looks like a stunning kit, and I'm hoping I can do it justice! Beautifully moulded in hard grey styrene, and minimal flash of course - just the odd glide over with a fine file here and there. The seat alone is a little work of art, and I'm really looking forward to getting to grips with this build. As an aside, the boxing I've got includes some fabulous decal options, including the famous 'Big Beautiful Doll' - very tempting but I'm resolved to do "Lullaby for a Dream" this time. I feel there may be some overtrees purchases later though; one can never have too many Mustangs.
    5 points
  21. Hi all!! My last job finished today. Very good model but some little things not so cool to glue/ put in correct position (pitot, antennas, hydraulics...). I know, I´m a little limited with small parts.... 🙂 Decals are RV Decals with some modifications in the code numbers. Paints are Gunze (Acrilic) and MRP varnish. Wash with oil paints and some "pastel chalk" was utilized. I hope that you like. It was not my best job, but It was the best I could do. Especial thanks for Pierre Baudru and Rogério Marczak. Best wishes for all. Claudio
    5 points
  22. Well, I finally got the Gannet finished on it's base and mounted. The base made with the aid of a cheapish photo frame and artists Acrylic Gel Medium. Painted with artists acrylics and the addition of an orange SONObuoy, So, calling it done... Really enjoyed this build, thanks for looking in... Colin
    5 points
  23. Italeri 1/72 P-51A 154 Recon SQN USAAF, North Africa
    5 points
  24. Well it is finished, 4 days start to finish.
    5 points
  25. I have been concentrating on finishing off my Canberra in the Frog Squad GB and can now return to Dusty. I have painted the black, aiming for a patchy, faded look. First I pre-shaded with matt black, deliberately quite heavy: Then a patchy coat of extra dark sea grey: Followed by by NATO black and then an overall light misting of extra dark sea grey: I think that has worked, at least I’m happy with it. It looks a bit light in the photo as it’s in the spray booth under the led lights. The undersides had a similar treatment without the EDSG, so they are darker, less faded. Thanks for looking. AW
    5 points
  26. This is no new information, rather little known because it is not really significant. It's only 30 aircraft that you can't distinguish in the photos from the P, you have to know the WNr. Here is a discussion on TOCH from 2016 where not only this article from J&P is mentioned, but also the Übersichtsliste der Änderungsanweisungen from 1942 reporting on this version and these WNr, loss notes are also mentioned. http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=45906
    5 points
  27. I didn't realize my question would get such a response. I've just had a crappy day and reading all the recent posts has put a smile back on my face. THANK YOU ALL. Colin
    5 points
  28. EZLine, black, fine. Dots of CA at endpoints, thread dipped in accelerator, tweezers, optivisor, surprisingly little swearing... Now. About this thread. It's a bit... boring. Let's add some flames and molten plastic, for a start: That's better. What's going on? The Wapiti didn't have a "normal" three segment windshield. It had an arched tunnel section in the middle pane that ended in a vertical pane. So this making the arched section with the bluff front end, using some scraps and my daughter's ever-useful cooking blowtorch: A bit of trial and error (third attempt) to get the windshield shape: You wouldn't believe I've spent half an hour searching for the windshield after putting masking tape on it to make it more visible. Oh. This is Britmodeller. You would! And now I've cut a diagonal slice off my arched tunnel and I'll attach it to the windshield with (less than) a drop of Future: I have no idea of the purpose or reasoning behind the windshield design, other than to make modellers uncomfortable nearly a century later...
    5 points
  29. Part count is around 350 including photo etch. Altough the build is tiny and complex untill now it builds like a dream. The parts are clean and crisp with sharp details. The fit of the parts is extremly good ( almost Tamiya fit ) This is my second Hobbyboss kit and i really enjoy their kits. Today i had the day off so i started with the build. Untill now i haven't found any flaws or problems to point out in a buildlog. Just have a good look at the building plan and you are good to go. I managed to completly build the chassis. I dryfitted the weels ( rubber tires ) to check the fit and the angels. The engine and radiator were tiny but easy subassemblies. I used the lower hull to check if the chassis was build straight and low and behold.... we got ourselfs a dune buggy 🤣 The kit comes with a full interior so tomorow i'll start working on that. For now i'm shutting off the lights Cheers guys!!! Btw thanks for tagging along @Keeff @Milan Mynar and @echen Always a pleasure having you guys around 🙏🙏🙏
    5 points
  30. Lower surfaces and upper flying surfaces sprayed today with MRP 099 - FS17875. Polished back with 8000 -12000 grit micro mesh. Lower part of cowling, including the bottom cowl flaps, also sprayed. Will get that masked up and the Gull Grey sprayed over the weekend. More soon. Dave
    5 points
  31. A few from today's Goodwood testing.
    5 points
  32. Another of Revell's Level 4 kits that should pose no great problems for those with a bit of modelling experience - I use a needle and thread to join the tracks although my needlework skills are best not examined too closely. I've built this one before many years ago and it now has a different decal set in the Revell box: a choice of 2nd Fife & Forfar Yeomanry (the one I built) or the 2nd Devonshire Regiment. The only change I made to the tank was to open up the commanders hatch - the figure in the turret came from my scrap box. Another great kit if you enjoy seeing a quick result.
    4 points
  33. Cheers folks, Attached are some pics of the completed Eduard Mig-21R. A great kit, my first Eduard and very impressed. Out of the box and painted with Gunze or Tamiya paints. Enjoy.
    4 points
  34. Hi all, work has been slow on the King. I went online looking for a Haynes manual but at 56 UK Pounds for postage from the US, I balked at that! Len Newman has helped me with some cabin ref photos. Many thanks Len. Missing from the kit is a stowage rack positioned between the radar operators station and the flare rack. I used the large cabin bulkhead from the Mk1 kit option as a guild the the shape of the stowage end panels, the remained was just strips of cut plasticard. I fashioned the cover sheet (not shown) from photocopy paper. There are some other bits o add to the walls and roof, I'll get to them later... I also got he seats assembled and painted. The seat belts are from the Eduard detail set 49-1397. That's all folks, I'm going to concentrate on my Sea Vixen build in the Frog Squad II GB. Colin
    4 points
  35. I've been away from this build for a while as I was getting the Gannet (see elsewhere in this GB). I finally got all the filling and sand done, lots of places that needed lots of attention! So after fitting the replacement wing fences, which I made from brass shimstock. I used a jewellers fret saw to cut a slot the width of the fence stock. Little filling was required. In the background can be seen the wing fold covers half round plastic rod. I need to adjust the shape of the observers side window. Then finish off the store pylons undercarriage and the store, which include the Buddy refueling pod. As there is no intake or exhaust detail, I'm electing to add the blanking plates Using masking tape to trace the shape f the intakes, I cut two blanks from thin plasticard. The using my modified spring bow compass, I cut two blanks for the exhausts. So, this is where I am this morning. She's in the spray shop for a coat of primer at present. More later... Colin
    4 points
  36. Aaaaarrrrrrr I really hate this model!!!!!! I start to do a little bit, then I realize 6 hours has past and I’ve taken no photos.......then she lures me back again and the weekend is gone and still no photos......please someone save me from this plastic and resin Siren!!!!! But it is a Siren of pure resin & plastic goodness! I can see a few more of these lovely Tamiya beasts showing up in the stash! But yes I had completely forgotten to take photos of quite a bit that I have done, and yes 3 (or more) full days have been spent, so here’s where we’re at....in no particular order. First up there was the issue with the nose of the model, with the fuselage pieces together the nose cap had a rather bad lip that over hung the fuselage section. In the picture below it is a bit hard to see but it’s there (I forgot to take an earlier photo). Sanding it back isn’t an option as the nose profile would change quite a bit getting the curves all correct. Careful measuring showed that the nose cap was properly round, but the front of the fuselage wasn’t, as can be seen above this is/was how I was going to correct it, a thin strip of plastic to help widen the fuselage. The basic result is below, looks much nicer and almost no reshaping required.. There were some gaps to fill, but that was a simple job, results, almost perfect. Once the cap is glued on there’ll just be some simple smoothing to do. That was the hardest part of the build, everything else is very simple. The cockpit is all kit, no AM other than the front belts (which came from the Eduard P-40N, The basic painting here...... ......the kit IP is so nicely done. .....cockpit detail is great, I kept it nice an simple just painted.....with lots of additional dust everywhere!! .......and already to closeup, the second seat will be fitted later. The fuselage was joined in stages starting from the rear, it went together without too many dramas at all. There is/was a gap where the upper fuselage plus goes, plastic strip fixed that. The underside was a bit tricky and of course didn’t glue where I wanted it to.....common issue with resin and CA cement!! The good thing is it’s easy to correct and being underneath means any loss of that fine detail won’t be as noticeable. The front of the fuselage wasn’t glued at this stage as I needed to do the correction with the nose.....lots of clamps, plastic strips and CA cement accelerator required. Ok the stuff I forgot...wings, they basically fell together. One thing I did find and I find out hard that it appears to be missing in the conversion kit, the lower forward section of the wing where it meats the fuselage. These are the kit ones that will meet up nicely with the fuselage at this point, however they don’t with the new resin fuselage. Instead, I need to remove a section from these inserts so that they fit the new profile of the fuselage. Quite odd that they appear to have been forgotten about, just a tiny bit of extra work needed. I don’t think I’ve forgotten anything else....if so next update, so this is how she looks..... ...wow what an impressive looking model! A lot of the fuselage cleaning up is done and have re-instated some of the lost detailing, there wasn’t much. All the major work should be completed tomorrow, then the final tiding up before painting......that’s if she doesn’t lurer me into an alnight session!
    4 points
  37. Just a quick little update - I have been chipping away at detail work. I fitted the funnel and Seacat deck models to the main super structure and have started adding details to O1 deck such a torpedo nets, tubes, and a few grills, storage boxes and life jacket lockers. You can just see the base of the guard rail stanchions behind the beading and once the glue has hardened will drill out and fit stanchions. Will the spin it around and do the starboard side.
    4 points
  38. Hi, My second P47 this year, both inspired a bit by a STSG, for which I decided too late to fit in time. Anyway - this is P47D-28RE 44-19662 "D5" serving in 1º Grupo de Aviação de Caça, 1st GAvCa Brasilian Air Forces (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Brazilian_Fighter_Squadron ) flown by Ten. Jose Rabelo Meira de Vasconcelos. in Italy 1944-1945. Here it is: The model is a small conversion of Revell P 47 M. It was a removal of air breaks, small flaps or interceptors below the wings and slimming the belly. The decals basically are from an ESCI set bought in mid-seventies od XX Century (!). However the ESCI set was for a D25RE C1 s/n 42-26752. This was a machine with Hamilton propeller and in Revell M 47M there was only Curtiss propeller. Therfore I switched to D28 and "D5" machine using those markings from a Techmod sets of US letters white and yellow. Moreover, the centers of Brazilian insignia in the ESCI set has a Southern Cross five white stars, whereas all photos of WW2 Brazilian P47s show plain blue centers. So I overpainted stars. The bazookas are from Academy kit of P51C and bombs are from Academy B 17. The fuselage tank is a scratch work to get a in-field enlargement visible on some photos. Here is close up in slimmed belly - you may see the interceptors/air breaks/flaps prior to removal (they were present from D30 to M) And here - the Brazilian one is accompanied by a Mexican one build from old molds Revell kit in a mid 1970s (so almost 50 years ago) also be me but as schoolboy, using decals from the same ESCI set (no corrections just a small dedusting...) Comments welcome Regards Jerzy-Wojtek #3/2024
    4 points
  39. Released - ref. WP14003 - Curtiss C-46D Commando Sources: http://www.wolfpack-d.com/catalog/htm/wp14003.html https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0wpSFU973m37H53Mcj64wY1XAJWfpMXkTgAxGst27c3czhaZXJq9Yd4fveKbHNRxyl&id=100075704959145 V.P.
    4 points
  40. Not the greatest job, but better then I expected. Trying out my portable airbrush, and a spraybooth, decided to try a quick 'real world' build instead of my ususal 'what if?' models. Haven't bothered with the tiny little decals, my 70 year-old eyes are a bit weary, plus I might need them to make a whiffer look more authentic. Masking was with blue-tak and shop towels, paints by Tamiya. Hadn't installed the pitot before taking pictures, and the canopy frames need a bit more scraping. But she's done!
    4 points
  41. Paint has been thrown. Mostly on the walls, but some hit the model too! Started with the interior and the gear, but I forgot to take pics of those. I'll snap them later, but did work on the engines. And yes, one will have a small wooden stick in it... Rear of the IP wired up. Instruments. Not the best job, but there is a reason I use PE most often. The seat. I still need to paint the metal buckles metal again. And some engine work was required. The cone piece came loose and needed to be reglued, so out came the dremel to open a maintenance panel. More to come! Thom
    4 points
  42. Yes...got little build time today, yes little and know how to spend it, what i like to do AND not tired from family and work and look on a tab or TV...Analog fun...damn love it. damn, alot of panel lines on 4 engine aircraft.....one underside wing left...to se the canvas for weathering it whole, getying closer to the fun part...and yes this saga isnt close to finnish many things left, but closer to weathering, the most fun part imo..
    4 points
  43. Airfix 1/72 kit of the Messerschmitt BF 110E Trop, built using the kit scheme for a machine from 7/Zerstörergeschwader 26, Derna, Libya, 1942. WIP: James
    4 points
  44. And she’s done! Since the last update, various streaks and stains have been added using oils, some panels have had a silver pencil run around the edges to simulate chipping, and I’ve tried a new (to me) technique for adding the exhaust stains (a mix of black and dark brown airbrushed on). All of the fragile bits have been added, the canopy unmasked, and aerial wires added from Uschi superfine rigging thread. Though I’ll have to redo that as I’ve noticed it’s crinkled as it set. Anyway, enough waffle, picture time: I’ll whittle these down to 5 for the gallery shortly. James
    4 points
  45. I spent the weekend changing my mind. I think the double arrow decals for Seaspeed have started to crack a little, so I’ve come down on the side of doing the corporate livery that BHC launched the N4 in. Some footage can be found in this glorious Pathé video: https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/88629/. I will be including the skirt though, as can be seen in this more colourful, but less wonderfully narrated video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=vzxm12fU33E. I really wish we still had newsreels like the Pathé one, they just made everything sound impressive. The YouTube video has what I think looks like a Widgeon helicopter at around the 10:30 mark too which is cool, but I’m happy to be corrected (or have that confirmed) by those with higher quality eyeballs than me. So what have I been up to in the real world? Basically, step one is all glued and needs some finishing off, but I’m only really familiar with starting aircraft at the cockpit, so it feels strange to have a shape that looks like the basic ‘airframe’ so early in the build. On the advice of Dave above, I wedged some supporting material between the lower hull and the inner car deck, with the help of a kitchen knife because I’d already stuck the sides on and needed something thin to poke it into position. The whole thing feels much stronger now, which hopefully will serve me well when I come to fitting the inner walls. The other decision I’d previously made was to have the door open, but thinking about it, the skirt is modelled as in flight rather than parked up, and I’m not even sure the door would reach the ground anyway. So I’ve decided to have the door closed, which has the added advantage of being able to add the BHC logo on the front too. Just to stop myself from changing my mind again, I’ve attached the correct front skirt pieces together, and offered them up for dry fitting. And then just to see how proud of the surface it’ll sit, I flipped the whole thing back over again and let it look into the skies It’ll need a little fettling, but should be okay, we will see how the other sections line up! Any ideas on making some convincing 144th scale eels? Will need to fill the starboard side with something, after all…
    4 points
  46. Thanks Adrian! I hope so Pete Cheers Pat! Thanks Chris. Coming together slowly but getting there. I've learned a lot about the Wessex, even been to see a real one! What surprises me is the lack of decent models in 1/72 of one of the most important British helicopters. Anyway, despite the recent radio silence, progress has been made. The Wessex will be in the Royal Navy HAS.1 scheme of blue/grey and golden yellow. Yellow is a tricky modelling colour best with a pink undercoat; I decided that the clear parts would be easier and safer painted separately; Masking; Dark Admiralty Grey on the 'inside' They also got the pink treatment, but forgot to photograph, sorry. And sprayed yellow; Rotor blades painted; Dark green tops, black underneath. The 4+ book says 2" yellow and red stripes which equates to about 0.70mm @ 1/72, Compared to photos of the real things they look a bit wide. But then the photos are of a restored Wessex. I'm not changing them now. And tomorrow... the Wessex gets it's Blue/Grey paint. All masked up and ready; Hopefully, back tomorrow! Cheers, Charlie
    4 points
  47. Another kit dragged out to kill time while a big project dried/set. What a nice little kit. With care, it went together easily and makes a nice display model. the decals were yellowed so the only ones I used were the checks. The rest are from the spares pile.
    4 points
  48. Go on then - Mrs Bonhoff has decided that my stash has remained hidden in the understairs cupboard for too long, and now the kids have moved out,, it's time we had a music room.... From the left - Ibanez 5-String Bass, a cheap Strat copy in a colour scheme to match my old rally car, a Peavey "Milestone" bass (Although given its weight, "Millstone" might be a better description), "Tanglewood" electro-acoustic 6-string and an electro-acoustic bass. Sorry to say, they've not had much use in the last 5 years after I finished playing in a band, although I've had a couple of tentative goes since they've been brought out into the light again. IanJ
    4 points
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