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nimrod54

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  1. Finally finished this Sea Fury earlier this evening and then grabbed a few photos. It has been on and off the bench quite a lot over the years since returning to making models - making it the longest build that I have done to date. Thanks to all of you who have stuck with my final push to get it done, I hope you have enjoyed watching it progress. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr I have no doubt that I will be back with more KUTA candidates later in the year. Regards. John
  2. Thanks for the warm welcome guys. The kit arrived this morning along with a set of passenger seats to complete the interior but I forgot to photograph those so I will do that at the next update. The box and content shots follow. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr John.
  3. Thanks for your comment Adrian. In answer to your questions: Not being a ship modeller there are probably better ways of doing this, but I assembled each superstructure and any etch parts (excluding deck rails) prior to painting those. When completed they were then added to the pre-painted hull and deck assembly. The Fairey Seafox was assembled prior to painting. The deck rails and ladders were primed and painted before cutting them out and fixing them in place, but I did spend some time touching things in again later. It may be better to paint them up after removal from the fret. I would advise that you get the deck rails into a rough shape prior to attaching them, and glue them at the start and finish point, especially on shaped areas, before glueing at the intermediate points. This may seem obvious, but when you start fixing the deck rails in place work from the inside, those on the hull being the last to be fixed in place. I primed with a rattle can of etch primer and airbrushed the parts but here is no reason why they couldn't be brush painted. I used a small amount of a standard Loctite for fixing the etch, it was applied with a piece of wire and any surplus was wicked away with the edge of some kitchen paper. I have recently started using Mig's Ultra Glue for fixing things like instrument panels to flat surfaces with good results, one advantage is that being acrylic based it cleans up with water - I am not sure how it would perform over curves though. Hope that this helps. Regards John
  4. I have one of these winging it's way to me, and it should be here in time for the start. I built a 1/144 version for a friend in the de Havilland Mega GB and thought then that it was beautiful looking aircraft. This time I am moving up a scale to 1/72, meanwhile here is a photo of my 2017 build. by John L, on Flickr John
  5. Welcome to the dark side, it's not as bad as you think. Revell's C-17 or one of their larger airliners like the A380 or 767 are still pretty big models in 1/144. John Thanks very much James, the aggressor F-14 took quite a bit of time to mask and I used the Topgun decal instructions to create the patterns, but it was worth it in the end. John
  6. I have only built one in that scale Adrian, a Fairey Seafox and like you I was enough to add some etch details to the Airfix kit of HMS Ajax - it wasn't pretty. Good luck with yours, I am really looking forward to seeing your 1/600 crew - I think I would paint them all tan and say they had their duffel coats on. Regards. John by John L, on Flickr
  7. Some of my 1/144 models for those of you thinking of venturing into the micro-scale. First up a pair of 'Kittens'. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr A few Starfighters and a Thunderchief by John L, on Flickr A mix of Mark1 and Armory Me.109's by John L, on Flickr A couple of Revell 'Tonkas' by John L, on Flickr This Valom Sopwith Pup is the smallest completion to date, the rigging is overscale but I wanted to see if it was possible using 0.1mm wire. by John L, on Flickr Other 1/144 models I have in the cabinet include Hunters, Harrier, Lightning, Mosquito, Vampire and many more. This Dragon EA-18G launch scene was one of my favourite builds in 2018. by John L, on Flickr I hope that this inspires more of you to try an occasional 1/144 build. Cheers John
  8. Thanks for the info Pappy, I have been looking around for 1/72 MB.5 seats without much joy at the moment. The examples that I have come across for -8E's from Aires and Quickboost (also Aires) look like MB.7's on closer examination. I will keep looking but if unsuccessful I may have to resort to using the MB.7 and live with the error. Thanks again for your help. John
  9. It's not too bad Adrian. The plastic is quite soft so care is needed when cleaning up seams etc, but it does mean that it is easy to resculpt areas to blend the joins if required. There are no assembly instructions, the parts are indentified on the painting guide and determining the best method of assembly is left to the modeller. A quick update whilst I am here. I have finished assembly of the horses and the seams and joins have been tidied up. They have both had a couple of light coats of one of Citadel's acrylic sprays as a base, in this case Zandri Dust, and are almost ready to be painted. I have also started working on the figures, the torso and legs of the Tracker have been glued together. As can be seen in the following photo, I have had a trial fit of a couple of necessary parts to ensure that the rider can sit astride of his horse, and Mrs N. (who being a horse rider knows about such things) informs me that he sits well , so who am I to argue. by John L, on Flickr Regards. John
  10. I started work on the horses of this kit yesterday by cleaning up the seam lines and flash before glueing the leg/body halves together. Once that assembly had dried the head was added and left to dry before the joins were filled where required and then cleaned up. The ears and tail were then glued in place and these need a small amount of filler to neaten up a couple of gaps and that will complete the Scouts horse. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr Here is the process underway on the Trackers horse - first the parts clean up. by John L, on Flickr Followed by the leg/body assembly and in this case the ears have been glued to the head before I attach it to the body. by John L, on Flickr Back with more soon. John
  11. I made a start on this, probably the easier my two planned builds, during the week and things went together fairly quickly. I added some weight into the nosecone and covered that over with some blu-tack. The cockpit was painted up, and with the decals for the panel and side consoles added it was left loose until after fuselage halves were joined - that way I could ensure that it was level between the two locations in the fuselage halves before it was finally glued in place through the intake. I wasn't happy with the kit supplied seat but found a Mk.7 seat in my spares box which the Martin Baker site shows as the type fitted to the Crusader. I am in the process of painting this up, and that is all the work done on the fuselage so far. by John L, on Flickr The kit supplied seat by John L, on Flickr and this is my resin replacement. by John L, on Flickr The wings have also been assembled. by John L, on Flickr Regards. John
  12. Another brief update. I have removed the canopy and that will be masked up and painted before I refit it, there is also some further painting around the cockpit to tidy that area up. Other work carried out recently was fixing in place of a few detail items, the main undercarriage doors, additional fuel tanks and flaps have all been glued on and I have also added a set of Master turned brass gun barrels. I had to use some brass tube to get these to fit the Hobbycraft kit and these also require painting up. The prop blades had the yellow tips painted and once dry they were glued to the spinner, the whole assembly then received a couple of coats of clear. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr If everything goes to plan I hope get this one wrapped up during the week. John
  13. Cheers guys, they didn't turn out too badly for a couple of 'old codgers'. The original decals worked brilliantly.
  14. Grumman F9F-8 (AF-8J) Cougar US Navy, VT-26, 665, 138891 Late 50's - Early 60's Hales/Hasegawa 1/72 by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr And a final shot alongside her stablemate which fell outside the 25% rule but was finished at the same time as the Cougar. by John L, on Flickr Cheers. John
  15. As I said above I completed the Cougar today. I did some checking on AIM-9B colours and came across this site Shelf Oddity who manufacture parts for models. On their site there was a brief colour history and it seems that in the late 50's early 60's the US Navy carried AIM-9B's with a black motor section and white seeker head or overall black version, most likely to indicate a training missile. So maybe the colour choice isn't that far off, in the end I have gone with all black. Here is the completed build. by John L, on Flickr And a final shot of the Panther. by John L, on Flickr Thanks again to all those who dropped by throughout the course of work on this pair, I hope that you have had as much fun tagging along as I have whilst building this pair. John
  16. Thanks very much Craig. I have really enjoyed putting these together and finished the Cougar off today.
  17. They look alright from a distance Adrian, but they are way below the standard I have seen at model shows, perhaps I am setting the bar too high. I thought that this one would be more of a challenge because of the different skin tones of the figures. I can always switch to the tank if you think that my standards already too high. John
  18. After a busy couple of days decalling, the Cougar is almost finished, underwing tanks, undercarriage doors, and airbrakes fix in place, then lights to paint will leave me with the missiles to sort. I am trying to determine the colour for those, the kit art seems to show them painted black but I don't think that would be correct. Here is the model in its present state. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr As for the Panther, it's all but done apart from the missing letter D on the upper surface of the starboard wing. This was down to me messing up during the application but having discovered a couple of sets of US 45o letters (one set being white) that should have been an easy fix - well it would be if I could remember where I put them. Anyway, here she is minus the D. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr Back with a final update soon. John
  19. Those are looking rather impressive JB, and thanks for the headsup re parts removal. Looks like I may have to get busy with the corkscrew though , I would also need to give it a few days before starting any work. John
  20. I thought that I would kick off the GB with this pair of Masterbox figures from their US Civil War Series. Since returning to the hobby I have had a few attempts at painting figures with mixed results and not really feeling satisfied with my achievements at the end - let's see if I can create a nice vignette with this group of figures. by John L, on Flickr A large frame holds most of the parts for this group wth a smaller section accoutrements for the Scout. by John L, on Flickr Here are a few of my previous efforts. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr And this poor chap ended up looking like he had a bad skin condition. by John L, on Flickr But the Spaniel looked OK. by John L, on Flickr John
  21. I have a couple of candidates for the GB, option one would be this set of figures. I have put a few of Verlinden's larger Napoleonic models together since returning but I have never been completely satisfied with the result, particularly when it comes to getting realistic skin tones and shadows looking right. I have chosen this small scale Yankee Scout and Tracker boxing from MB because I thought that the variation in the figures skin tones would be challenge and, looking to the future, I would like to try my hand at a larger horse mounted figure at some point. by John L, on Flickr The second option would be this Tamiya Tiger I tank. Again, I have had about five or six attempts at Tank building since my return, but by the time I have I have assembled and painted the wheels and tracks I am usually starting to run out of steam and looking to move on to something else or I begin to rush the project in an effort to get it completed which more often than not sees it in a half-finished state. by John L, on Flickr I know @Enzo the Magnificent would say 'build em both' - but I would like to get one finished to a decent standard, let's see how things go. John
  22. Just a brief update, the walkways and anti-glare panel have been masked and brush painted with Citadel Abaddon Black. Once that had dried the intakes were masked up and painted red and I have fixed the undercarriage in place - I know that's a bit of a risky move, hopefully it will survive. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr And a quick look at the Panther shows that it is almost finished. by John L, on Flickr Thanks for checking in. John
  23. Thanks for your comments Roberto and Thom. I haven't moved this on much since the last update. All of the components are ready for fixing in place, but I have taken advantage of a dry spell to do a spot of tidying up around the garden, as well as painting up a couple of other models of course. John.
  24. Great progress JB. Figures not being a strong point of mine led to me buying this set for the Not in my Comfort Zone GB, so I am interested to see how things turn out. Keep up the good work. John
  25. I masked off the orange this morning and then sprayed the remaining areas over with a light grey to act as primer coat. by John L, on Flickr Then, taking advantage of the dry weather it was off outside to airbrush on the white, here she is unmasked. The next job will be to mask up for the black wing walkways and anti-glare panel. by John L, on Flickr Cheers for now. John
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