BenAngWJ

The structure is welded brass rods like the photo below, some leds were placed and soldered near the center of the "crosshair". The smoke is made with synthetic fibers, those you find inside soft toys Ben Thank you everyone.

It's been awhile since I've completed any models. Bought this kit at the start of the pandemic to support my local hobby store. It's my first time working with armour models and diorama. Lots of inaccuracies but I had fun. Comments are welcomed Ben

Hi there, For the Academy Tomcat, I have to scratch build my own gear doors and use plenty of filler. Because of the sanding down of the filler, I lost all the details on the under belly. So I'm looking for a better kit to restart.

Hi all, I want to build a model of F-14 in flight but unfortunately, the 1/48 Academy model that I have sucks as the gear doors are too small and does not fit nicely on the wheel well. Are there any other F-14 where the gear door fits? Is the Tamiya version a good shot? Ben

Hello, The exhaust is tamiya flat white with flory models dark dirt wash and soot from tamiya weathering palette. Turkey feathers are gunmetal and burnt metal from AK on the "donut"

Hi all, This is my latest build, a Tamigawa F-16. It is a Block 50 kit from Tamiya with a Block 52 Hasegawa intake and Aires P&W229 Exhaust. Mostly OOB with scratch built details except seat and exhaust. Seat belts are 1mm masking tape with PE buckles, complete with safety pins and streamers. Aluminium foil intake and HUD covers, static dischargers made of toothbrush bristles, 0.3mm brass tubing for smoke pipe. Masked and painted with Tamiya Acylics, weathered with Flory Models wash. Not the best looking bird out there and comments are welcomed

Painted the rotors and gave it a wash Ben

Finally some updates. Learnt my lesson the hard way the other time so now I air brush a coat of white for base coat before I paint the red.

Happy New Year guys! Hope you have a great year ahead and collect more models! Here's what I've completed. Found the original cutout for the exhaust too odd and big so I tried to make it smaller using styrene. Before After After few coats of putty It's not the best fit but it gets the job done. Still better than an overly large hole that sees through to the other side. Ben

Hi guys, Here's the link http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/why-is-this-mi-24-hind-wearing-u-s-coast-guard-colors-1644434863 Ben

My impression of Russian aircrafts are dirty, built to fight and not clean like showroom cars so I weathered the panels more. Anyone knows how to weather khaki drab? Those seats looks too new Ben

Apologies for the lack of updates! Finally found some time to work on my models. Here's the instrument panel ofter some dry brushing. Still need to practice on my skills.. Also weathered some panels and floor of the cargo bay The completed cockpit Followed by the completed cargo/passenger bay First time trying to make the landing gear bay look 'busy' Ben

Is this better? I made a lighter shade.

Yes, that's right, it's the USCG Hind-D. Started building this while waiting for parts for my RSAF Black Knights F-16C. Saw these photos on Foxtrot Alpha and I knew I need to have one! Started on the cockpit and tried my best to mix the paint with my eyeball MkI. Meanwhile, if anyone have an unused 1/48 USCG decal sheet somewhere and want to let it go, please let me know as I am still searching for one. Cheers, Ben

Anyone knows how to remove demarcation lines in between the two different colours after painting? Ben