[Tamiya 1:48 P-51D, "The Millie G"]

A dirty, dirty girl!!!!

[1/72 Flying Banana Refuelling Diorama]

"Gordon told me he has lost his modelling mojo recently - a sad state of affairs."

How does that work. I'll have to look at Hannants web site for "MOJO" as I've never had any!!!!

[Turning Japanese! Mitsubishi,s Raiden]

_{Just the way I like them.....dirty , dirty ................}

[1/72 Flying Banana Refuelling Diorama]

Sorry I couldn't make the meeting and I'm disappointed your Banana didn't get 1st place.

Who won? Was it that pesky Tank Builder Gordon from Peterhead?

[So if Scotland do go......]

Deleted - political diatribe removed.

[1/72 scale Supermarine Stranraer]

Thanks Dermot,

Which part of Ireland are you from?

[A-1H Skyraider, Flying Dragon]

Gorgeous! I'm working on exactly the same kit just now and I'm hoping it can even come close to your cracking build.

[1/72 Encore Albatros D.III Oeffag]

Stunning!!!!!

[1/72 scale Supermarine Stranraer]

Really astounding - surprised the front air gunner hasn't got his goggles down with all that spray - only joking!

Ha ha! Your quite right! Maybe he got them blown off in the prop wash!!

[1/72 Flying Banana Refuelling Diorama]

Are you entering it in the September competition ? Its excellent and bound to win!

Well done Nigel!

[1/72 scale Supermarine Stranraer]

When matt paint gets wet it also appears darker, so it might not be as simple as applying gloss varnish. Perhaps thinned Tamiya smoke might give a suitable effect, or gloss varnish with just a hint of 'darkener', or maybe even Klear with something to darken it. It would definitely be worth experimenting first! It's something that I've often considered but never got round to trying, so I must emphasise that my suggestions carry neither experience nor authority! Perhaps I'll get myself a flying boat kit one day, and put my money where my mouth is...

Jon

They are excellent suggestions Jon. I'll have to try Tamiya Smoke. Indeed, I'de love to wean myself off enamels all together and try full time acrylics.

Good luck with your future flying boat and keep me posted on how you get on.

Kindest regards,

Marags

[Sunderland Flying Boat]

Wow that looks brill I especially like the foam on the sea how did you achieve that that finish?

Dear Modelfreak,

Thanks for your kind words. I mentioned how I did the sea in post 12 of this thread but it was essentially an experiment with modelling clay which I bought on Amazon.

Thanks again,

Marags

[1/72 scale Supermarine Stranraer]

Dear Jon,

Thanks for the high praise! I also agree that it does look a bit dry. I'll splash a little satin or gloss varnish on it to simulate water.

Thanks for the great suggestion,

Kindest regards,

Marags

[1/72 scale Supermarine Stranraer]

Thanks Glenn,

Marags.

[1/32 Tamiya F-4C Robin Olds....]

Gorgeous!

[Sunderland Flying Boat]

The 1st pilot and flight engineer (if they survive the ditching and were rescued by RAF SAR) would both receive a absolute rocket from their AOC , for not watching their fuel, if that is the case.

If he were ditching even out at sea, the pilot would have the flaps set a 1/3 to give extra lift and more of a nose up attitude.

That's going to hurt

Ivan Southall who was a RAAF Sunderland pilot during WWII in his book "Fly West", writes of one of his squadron mates who tried to land on such a running sea - they ended up joining the downed Whitley crew they tried to rescue in their life rafts.

Regards

Alan

Its a fair cop! But, in my defence, I have previously explained that the crew had been kidnapped by aliens who now have power over the plane. Therefore, their superior traction beams would permit a landing on rough seas without flaps down.

P.S. does AOC mean Alien Object Candidate

[1/72 Trumpeter Lightning F6 (Build 9 + extra aaagh!)]

Absolutely Gorgeous! What a beautiful finish. Its the best lightening I've ever seen and the photography is super sharp!

[Sunderland Flying Boat]

Superbly done, but I think that sea might be too choppy for flying!

Mike

He's running out of petrol and is ditching so I don't think that he had much of a choice

[1/72 scale Supermarine Stranraer]

That's a truly excellent rendition of the Stranraer and the seascape is fantastic. I look forward to your tutorial on the prop blur.

Is that Charlie Barley's marags on your profile pic marags?

Charlie Barley's marag it is. So full of concentrated saturated fat that even looking at one gives you angina!

I could have used one of Calan Neillies Kippers (of which I made many thousands) or a stag loaf but I look more like a marag!

[1/48 Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II "Alligator"]

I do luuuv a Hawg! And this 'in is a beaut! Well done.

[1/72 scale Supermarine Stranraer]

Prop blur tutorial on the way. Getting my daughter to take the pictures..........

[Sunderland Flying Boat]

Just bought a tin of anchovies so prop blur tutorial not far off. Sorry for the delay.

[Nigel Builds Two Bases]

I heard of a good airbrush technique which involved "scribbling" on the surface of the first coat with a slightly darkened and/or lightened and very dilute shade of the first coat. You scribble at varying distances and the effect is to produce an uneven texture. I've been using it on my planes and its quite effective

[Revell 1-32 Hawker Hunter Mk6]

I believe that the proof of the pudding in modelling is whether you can be fooled into thinking that a photo of the model is the real thing. I think you've managed to pull that off especially with the hangers in the background. And its hand painted!? Fantastic and well done.

[1/32 BF109E]

Here are some photos of a build of a BF109E I bought a little while ago. I've followed some astounding builds on this "work in progress site" which I can't compete with (especially the Skyraider!!) but I hoped that some of you might be interested in a less expert build. I've included some fabric seatbelts and have done some pipework and cables with lead wire I got on line but it is essentially out of the box.

Thanks for watching and I'll post the finished article soon.