matt_w

Wow! I had to double check the scale as the detail is awesome.. and that buccaneer 😍😍😍. Stay safe!

Thats a stunner! Cant beat a dirty hawg!

Ahh so they are..The decals were one if i remember, but was for the first F15e into LN back in 1992, looking at some of the earlier pictures, the highlights may have been flipped. I also note the colour stripe on the tail is in a different order to the image I used? Looks like they like to keep us on our toes😂 I had to gather the numbers and make the top stripe out of spare bits as I wanted this to be a more modern jet with the latest sensors etc..

The main issue I had was the weight of the wings after handling for masking and painting etc caused the 2 halfs of the fuselage to split apart slightly. Anyone making one in future- add some card to the inside to strengthen it.

Great how every aircraft in the airwing gets a little screen time too... and they were all colourful!

Awesome! Hope I did a good job of it

Great finish, real nice build!

Finished this morning, my latest build, Italeri's 1/72 C130J. Plenty of inaccuracies / suspect fit in places, as well as the size made this tricky. Painted in Tamiya paint, I was real happy with the finish, but then disaster when clear coat was applied, it changed to a much darker shade and resembled the old US airforce dark green scheme seen on the C5 Given time is not an issue and I have little else to do, I re painted it all again. Not as good as my first attempt as its a bit darker.. Slight bit of decal silvering too as they were applied direct to the matte paint, but hey-ho! ZH885 IMG_20200331_142138 by matt wellington, on Flickr _DSC0150 by matt wellington, on Flickr IMG_20200331_142058 by matt wellington, on Flickr _DSC0147 by matt wellington, on Flickr _DSC0151 by matt wellington, on Flickr _DSC0144 by matt wellington, on Flickr _DSC0149 by matt wellington, on Flickr IMG_20200331_142206 by matt wellington, on Flickr and the disaster... at this point I was doing to go rogue and paint it in an imaginary matte black, scheme with a skull on the tail & shark tooth nose art... IMG_20200330_105159 by matt wellington, on Flickr

Hase 1/72 F15e, built out of the box with the addition of the XtraDecal Lakenheath pack. Built as 91-318 492's boss jet which Ive seen many times low level in Wales. Painted in Tamiya paints, this was a joy to build. IMG_20191118_183622 by matt wellington, on Flickr IMG_20191118_194407 by matt wellington, on Flickr IMG_20191118_194219_BURST001_COVER by matt wellington, on Flickr IMG_20191118_183654 by matt wellington, on Flickr IMG_20191118_194209 by matt wellington, on Flickr IMG_20191118_194146 by matt wellington, on Flickr IMG_20191118_194330 by matt wellington, on Flickr IMG_20191118_183631 by matt wellington, on Flickr IMG_20191118_194125 by matt wellington, on Flickr

Bit of a fun diorama that came about after picking up a Revell 1/144 F14a from hobbycraft for a fiver. Italeri 1/72 F14a with aftermarket superscale "Oceana tomcats" Decals,and an AIrfix 1/72 Zero built out of the box. Tomcats 200 & 203 as I couldn't make 202 with the decals I had - However after watching the scenes over and over again it was 200 that was launched and 200 fired the missile to splash the zero! Base made from a bit of old decking and filler. Painted in a mix of Tamiya and Humbrol. IMG_20200201_133942 by matt wellington, on Flickr _DSC0095 by matt wellington, on Flickr _DSC0096 by matt wellington, on Flickr _DSC0094 by matt wellington, on Flickr IMG_20200201_133641 by matt wellington, on Flickr IMG_20200201_133821 by matt wellington, on Flickr IMG_20200201_133706 by matt wellington, on Flickr IMG_20200201_133756 by matt wellington, on Flickr

Both are Airfix- The 190A-8 is Kit AO1020. Love the markings on it!

My latest build is the Airfix Halifax Biii. This is a re boxed old kit and it shows with minimal detail and questionable fit. Painted in a mix of Tamiya and humbrol Paints and using the Box decals which silvered on the Coding I have built the Halifax as a Royal Australian Air Force 436 squadron B Mkiii- Lilly of the Lamplight. This particular aircraft MZ296, was lost on the 15 October 1944 while returning from a raid on Duisburg, after sustaining flak damage. It was reported are all crew got out. With a few German fighters in my stash, I decided on a scenario where it had a close call with a Fw190. This was a nice little kit and was painted using the German range of Humbrol enamels. First time attempting battle damage, so I kept it fairly light with a bit of an oil fire and a fuel leak... Im happy to say it limped home on this occasion Loads of pictures sorry, thanks for looking! _DSC0419 by matt wellington, on Flickr IMG_20190601_222426 by matt wellington, on Flickr _DSC0421 by matt wellington, on Flickr _DSC0415 by matt wellington, on Flickr IMG_20190601_222258 by matt wellington, on Flickr _DSC0427 by matt wellington, on Flickr IMG_20190601_175550 by matt wellington, on Flickr _DSC0420 by matt wellington, on Flickr IMG_20190601_222403 by matt wellington, on Flickr IMG_20190601_222457 by matt wellington, on Flickr IMG_20190601_222339 by matt wellington, on Flickr IMG_20190601_222139 by matt wellington, on Flickr _DSC0416 by matt wellington, on Flickr IMG_20190601_222316 by matt wellington, on Flickr _DSC0426 by matt wellington, on Flickr

Thanks, the base was a £2 fence cap from wickes with plenty of gloss!

Finally get to post this! 1/72 Revell Tornado GR1 converted to GR4 using the freightdog parts and litening pod. This is built as ZA462 - "027" which was flown through the Mach loop by a friend as his last ever flight on the Tornado. As a thanks for letting me know the times etc, I built this, but have only recently gave it to him. Afterburners may just be for artistic purpose...🤫🤫🤫😉😉😉 lfa7 april 17-16 by matt wellington, on Flickr IMG_20181130_122531 by matt wellington, on Flickr IMG_20181130_122707 by matt wellington, on Flickr IMG_20181130_122846 by matt wellington, on Flickr IMG_20181130_122804 by matt wellington, on Flickr IMG_20181130_143453 by matt wellington, on Flickr IMG_20181130_143612 by matt wellington, on Flickr IMG_20181130_122744 by matt wellington, on Flickr

I think it's more the light as the preshading was done with a pale grey and it can't be seen that much in daylight (it does look dark there 😲) I mucked up the cowling a bit and only the outer rigging has been done, but it was only a quick build to keep me occupied inbetween eating turkey! Onto a Halifax now alongside a long term HMS illustrious.. busy busy!