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  1. On 8/29/2022 at 12:49 PM, vaoinas said:

    I never knew about this vehicle before, but instantly fell in love with it seeing your build. 
    What a surrealistic creature - reminds me a lot of Freddy Krueger.

     

    It's a real pity there is no 1:35 kit available. 

    I think it deserves a 1:35 tooling from someone. So much going on with the vehicle that it would make a really interesting build.

  2. I got this kit some time ago in a mystery box and it was indeed a total mystery as to what it actually was. It came in a bag with multiple metal parts and 3 chunks of resin. Anyway, it eventually came together and I learned it was an SS-Ki by Warlord games. I'm not one for armour really but it was not much of a challenge to put together (despite a lack of instructions) but fun non the less.

     

    This vehicle was essentially a Japanese  'swiss army knife' able to clear mines, lay bridges, flame stuff and recover other tanks. Not a lot else to say really. It's a funny wee fella, very weighty and I suppose an asset for table top gaming. 

     

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  3. Starting to look like a Hawk now. I have to say that this kit is already a pain. The instruction are wrong in places, calling for the wrong part for each aileron as an example. Also getting the cover that separates the front and rear crew to fit was a nightmare. Maybe I did something wrong in the step above but I can't see what. Finally, I've test fitted the canopy and there is no way that's going to sit flush so it will have to be in the open position. I shan't let these things get the better of me though.

     

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  4. And so we being. No problems so far. A few paint agitators for the nose weight should be enough....I hope.

     

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    And cockpit fitted into fuselage. I may opt to put the pilots in, haven't decided yet. Is it me or have airfix dropped the pilot scale down. They look more HO/OO to me.

     

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  5. 7 hours ago, Russmeister 101 said:

    Great finish on this P-40

    As for the decals - I see an area of paintwork that had to be touched up due to battle damage... ;)

    Bravo that man!! 🏆👏

    Thanks,

    I suppose that's the advantage off doing warplanes. I can always through in the battle damage card 😄

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  6. Another 1:72 offering, this time the Airfix 1/72 Warhawk. Built straight out of the box using Humbrol enamels and the colour call out in the instructions. Made a bit of a botch when doing the decals, a) surface not smooth enough to avoid silvering and b) didn't put a thick enough protective coat when doing some post decal masking (tape peel of some decal) and maybe a bit more care on the transparencies. More lessons learnt.

     

    Neat little kit, and I enjoyed the build on the whole.

     

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  7. 8 hours ago, Bigglesof266 said:

    Loving these nostalgia builds. I don't suppose Airfix include a classic stand in the "Classic Kit" these days?...... 
    ......Beautiful build. Thanks for another trip down memory lane.

    Thanks Biggles,

     

    No stands in these kits sadly, but I had some lying in a bag in the loft.

     

    I suspect the "agony of choice" is equal if not more so today with so many brands. Glad I could bring back a pleasant memories.

     

    As Her Majesty once said, " Good memories are our second chance at happiness."

  8. 12 hours ago, Eric Mc said:

    Built one of those not too long ago. It is surprisingly rewarding to build.

     

    Very nice.

    Cheers. I thought so too.

    12 hours ago, Jeepboy said:

    So good to see it on an old stand too.  Those clearvstands were great and much missed.

    I think you can still get them.

  9. Here is my completed Fiat G50 from the Airfix Vintage Classics range. I bought it to get me over the line for free postage and to use to try some new methods and to get used to airbrushing with enamels. Chose to do gear-up and utilise some stands I had lying around as there is zero cockpit details so the pilot really needed to go in.  All done with Humbrol enamels, including the tail stripe as the decal split.

     

    Enjoyable wee kit to be fair. I would never have got it looking like this back in the day.

     

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  10. Major error in the model making process; I didn't double check the the tin when I picked it out of the slot at the weekend. Somehow managed to come away with humbrol 80 instead of 75. Anyway as time is pressing I don't have time to wait until tomorrow so I've used what I could find that looked something like the box art. Some Revell tin with 88 written on it in pen. I think I labelled that some time ago as the humbrol equivalent, so that equals Dark Deck Green in my estimation.

     

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  11. I'm a bit late to the party but a model I had in mind a few weeks ago was already virtually built so wouldn't have been eligible  for entry, Shame as I think it may have been an interesting one. Anyway I received this in a mystery box the other day so it would be rude not to enter it. Pressure on now to get it completed this week. 

     

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  12. 10 hours ago, Biggles87 said:

    Pretty rapid progress there by my standards.

    I built one of these for a friend many, many years ago when my build time was a little faster than today. It would probably take me about 3 years now!

     

    Looking forward to more.

     

    John. 🇺🇦

    Well I'm already a year in John, started this May last year, so there's time yet :) 

  13. 2 hours ago, 224 Peter said:

    The green is Humbrol 163, the  "New" #30 hass a strange blue/green tint and is somehow wrong.

     

    Tell me about it. I went through the trouble during a previous model. Then I found an old tin of 30 and the difference between the two is stark. Don't know how they've managed it. I'm using 116 going forward but the 163 you used is another good substitute.

     

    Plane is looking good. Looking forward to end result.

     

     

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