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- Birthday September 27
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herpetology, botany, geology, and almost forgot... aircraft models, with a weakness for US Navy aircraft. Again, nobody is perfect.
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Kawanishi NIK3-J Shidenkai Aoshima 1:72
jean replied to François Escudé's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
Brilliant!!! What a build! Congrats!!! JR.- 14 replies
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Hi, I really like what you have achieved. I have a kit of the wheeled version, which I will build bottom a yellow-winged Kingfisher. I did not know that AZ kits were bad kits. This one looked decent enough to me. I suppose I will find out when I get to building it... Well done! JR.
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Dewoitine D.520 "Battle of France". Hobby 2000 1/72.
jean replied to Andrés S.'s topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
Hi Andres, you got the French colors just right IMHO. A really beautiful D520. JR. -
Outstanding build and very realistic painting. Congratulations. JR.
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Airfix 1/72 Vintage Classic Bristol Belvedere
jean replied to neilspen's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
Brilliant! I hate rivets, but it would have been a sin to remove them on this kit. You have done a grand job. Congrats!!!! JR. -
80397 (Yet Another) Heller Marcel Block MB.210
jean replied to ColonelKrypton's topic in Heller Classic GB
Hi Graham, This was one of the best Heller kit in 1/72, so that is a good start. Your resin engines and wheels are impressive. Congrats! Enjoy your build. JR -
Hi Steve, a great show so far. You have achieved a quick and very beautiful result. Just a question: are the prop blades' tip black or should they be yellow? Well done! JR
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Hi Pat, I thought those stuff ups only happened in Africa.... Come to think of it, I won't go back to civilisation. Me happy here!!!! Good luck mate. This is a beautiful model. JR
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Hi Pat, I am really impressed by the quality of your painting skills. The finish of the light grey is splendid. Not an easy feat to achieve. Well done mate. JR PS: For the masking of the canopy, take a deep breath, close your eyes, and go!
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Hi everyone, I have finished painting the dark green and I have just removed the masking tape. So here you are, my Spitfire Mk Vb with all its warts. After I have removed all the paint seepages under the masking tapes, etc, I am confident that the gloss varnish will get rid of the paint brush strokes. At least, it did in the past. Not my best work, but I am sure it will look nice when finished. Thanks for watching. JR
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Hi everyone, I took a quick break from my Spitfire in the KUTA, while the paint dries and looked at the Breguet 693, and more precisely the PE fret. I was rather skeptic about the wheels' rims, so decided to start there. To be honest, I quite like the result, and in any case a lot better than the Heller wheels. After a coat of paint, it should look just fine. Then I decided to complete the fuselage structure, by dealing with the cockpit sides. I would have indeed saved a lot of time, had I had the PE when I started working in the kit. Oh well... I think the final result will be quite decent. To be followed. Thanks for watching. JR
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Absolutely gorgeous! What an iconic paint scheme superbly executed. Congratulations! JR
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Heller Classic GB Inspiration Gallery
jean replied to Enzo the Magnificent's topic in Heller Classic GB
2 CV NiD 622 Have fun! JR- 45 replies
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Hi James, will PM you. JR
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Hi guys, sorry I missed this post completely... I will check tomorrow for the Super Etendard, if need be. Re the Etendard IV M, dark blue (Humbrol 104) over white applied to the first generation aircraft. Later they were re-painted to the Super Etendard standard: light grey over white. I prefer the dark blue /white scheme. Cheers JR
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