Convair
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Nice. Scale?
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On 20/09/2021 at 05:53, Doccur said:
Both models are very good, but I especially liked this nice painting. It's the kind of thing that makes you want to build a kit.
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Walthers Solvaset. I have a lot of really old decals (some are pretty thick, too). Let's see if this decal softener will work well.
Also, I plan to try this simple little thing. I've never built a snap-fit-kit before. But I plan to use glue! (and add some improvements, like a decent cockpit, for example; the canopy will also need to be completely replaced with a better one).
I love Phantoms, in all their incarnations (but only in 1/72 scale... 😄)
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On 19/08/2021 at 23:43, VT Red Sox Fan said:
Caution!! They can shoot each other! 😄
Very nice models.
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Very good work Brigbeale, I will be watching! I also restored an Airfix B-25J a few years ago, it was like this:
(the barrel in the nose was bent, the MG the previous builder had used was metal...)
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Nice aircraft. Nice vehicles. Nice scenario. Perfect!
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Very nice model, I liked it a lot.
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The large number of pieces requires laborious work, but that's it. These ("new") forts from Revell are great kits, the parts fit well and pose no problem. Easy.
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On 19/08/2020 at 06:54, lesthegringo said:
I use a mix of cyanoacrylate glue and talc as my filler
Me too, sometimes. However, I realized that if the talc used does not have extremely fine particles ("coarse talc"), and/or if air is trapped in the mixture, after sanding, small micro-holes may appear on the sanded surface. But in general this is a good cyano-putty.
On 15/07/2020 at 11:07, Harry Lime said:Use stretched sprue or 'sprue gloop' made from the kit sprues. As they are the same plastic as the kit, they behave in the same way as the kit parts being filled once set.
I also use stretched sprue, especially when the seams to be filled are large (very wide and/or deep). I glue the piece of sprue in place (i.e., over the seam) using any glue (not too dense, not too liquid) suitable for polystyrene. After drying well, just sand until the surface is even. If neccessary (visual inspection, including gently running the fingernail over the seams to check for bumps or recesses) I use cyanoacrylate (medium density) for a final finish.
Most of the time I use only pure cyano to cover the seams (laziness 😜).
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Oh no, phantoms in the bathroom! 😁
Nice collection, the F-4 is my favourite jet. Congratulations!
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On 22/09/2020 at 15:46, Reini78 said:
At 6:50 in this video, when the pilot unlocks the canopy, you can see how the antenna wire becomes slack.
Cool. I liked the "Towbot" 🙂
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Very nice model. I didn't know about the antenna wire tension.
A++
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Nice effect of metal sheets. I want to try it on a next model of mine.
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On 01/08/2020 at 23:02, Bigglesworth said:
American aircraft always look better in British colours
There are controversies... 😁😁
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I can't resist a B-24. I always give my regards. Nice model!
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Very cool model. I like it.
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Congratulations. A very well done model. The internal structures (particularly the bomb-bay) are difficult to fit, the fuselage halves don't close without effort, the gaps between wings and fuselage are huge, and the canopies fit "more or less" (I built one of these Roden He-111s once...). Epic.
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Very nice model, I remembered the other "Starize". Congratulations!
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Very nice model, but I think you forgot to paint the bare resin nose (just kidding 😁).
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Hi Nicolas, the website https://www.vintage-airfix.com/instructions.php allows you to download several old Airfix instruction sheets in PDF format. The instructions for the B-25 are in the letter "B", just click on "B-25 Mitchell".
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Very nice and psychedelic. I felt in the 60s.
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Nice model. Movable canopy? Cool!
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On 28/02/2020 at 10:33, Jurek Greinert said:
Very well built and painted model. And what an evil face!
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Hey, the Russian Martin Mariner. It's a nice Be-6 model, congratulations!
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Tamiya 1/48 P47D, Brazilian AF
in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
Posted · Edited by Convair
Even without the wing pylons, it is a very nice model. Interesting position of the ventral tank.