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Cool, learned something new. However, I will keep mine like the picture, for the future will keep in mind your suggestions. Thanks Thanks Robert, To be honest, I don't have the liberty to buy the exact paint descriptions on the instruction sheet, being in a remote area and buying paint is difficult task and most seller don't ship paint, hence I buy basic color and eyeball the paint, i think almost all my aircraft is painted that way. Thank you for your kind words, cheers.

Thanks, Alex, I really appreciate the feedback. I was adding weapons as per this photo reference but then I can always pluck the weapons out. Cheers

Greetings, Here’s my latest build – an F-16B in 1/72 scale finished in ROC (Republic of China) markings. Kit: The kit itself was rather basic and crude. Assembly was a bit of a challenge, with poor fits requiring plenty of dry-fitting and sanding. Some areas definitely needed filler. It didn’t include any weapons, so I had to source those from other kits. Decals: The kit came with two decal options – Israeli and ROC. The decals were decent, and I particularly liked the tail marking of the 5th TFW 6830. Paint: I used Tamiya grey and white to achieve the various shades of grey, and for the exhaust, I mixed Mr. Color Silver 08 with Tamiya Titanium and a touch of black. Thank you for looking – cheers!

Indeed, but rarely seen as model, I guess it has to do with hard to find Hellenic decals Thank you Miguel, cheers

Thank you, Steve, it is really nice, or rather conspicuous paint. Thinking of repainting an old F-4e as Hellenic ones, they too have some nice paint and tail work.

Thank you, Fred Thank you Really appreciate the kind words, it is really striking colors for sure. Thanks Mate I used Tamiya and Mr.color, it was eyeballing the colors with whatever paints I have

Greetings, folks, During my trip to Malcom 2025 in Penang, Malaysia, a good friend of mine, Allen, kindly gave me a couple of kits. Among them was the HobbyBoss F-16B in 1/72 scale. Once I returned home, I decided to give it a go. I’ve always liked the Israeli markings, and while I was building it, tensions between Iran and Israel began to escalate. However, my build was more of a camouflage paint practice rather than being influenced by the events. I also had a spare Hasegawa kit, so I decided to build that one, while using the decals from the HobbyBoss kit. I’ll eventually build the HobbyBoss one as an RoCAF F-16. With my trusty Artmaster airbrush, which cost about $25 and has served me well for over seven years (though I really need to replace it), I set to work. Painting the camouflage was a bit of a challenge—I had to be very careful with trigger control and airflow. That said, I’m quite pleased with how it turned out. I didn’t use the weapons provided in the kit, but borrowed some from other kits. Keeping it short—here it is: my Hasegawa F-16B 1/72 of 117 Tayeset (First Jet) Squadron, tail number 008. Thank you for looking. Cheers.

Here is a map of the airfield locations in Manipur during the Second World War. Some of the spellings on the map are incorrect — for example, "Logtak" should be "Loktak". Here refers to Imphal. Palel: Located roughly one and a half hours from here, within an Assam Rifles camp. No visible remains of the airfield are present. Koirengei: Approximately 15–20 minutes away. Part of the area is now occupied by Manipur Public School, and around 50–60% falls under the control of the Territorial Army. Only a few sections of tarmac are still visible. The Government of Manipur (State) has submitted a request to the federal government to transfer the land so it can be developed. This site would be considered Imphal Main. Tulihal: Now the location of Bir Tikendrajit International Airport, about 10 minutes from home. There are other locations such as Wangjing, Sapam, and Kangla. I’m unsure about Kangla — the only notable site by that name in Manipur is Kangla Fort, and it seems unlikely that aircraft could have landed there, except perhaps helicopters.

Sir, I don't think there is an airfield in Ukhrul from what I am aware, it is a hill district and district HQ is on a hill top.

Thank you, Mate really appreciate it, I am glad I didn't throw it out. Thanks, Mark I am quite happy with how she has turned out, I want to get a Bell X-2 and modify the bombay and attache it, hopefully soon in the future, @David H Thanks so much. The B-50 is sadly a forgotten aircraft—people usually only talk about its sibling. But for some reason, I’ve always liked the B-50. So you still have that issue of Aerospace magazine? I tried finding some artwork of the B-50 before starting the project, but had no luck. If you could share some pictures, that would be awesome. As for my mothership project, I didn’t add any of the bells and whistles. I think having a few missing parts is okay—it’s a good reminder that there’s always room to improve. Hopefully in the future, I can create a 3D model of the propellers, and maybe even the R-4360. If I do, I’ll print a 1/72 scale version and send one your way. Cheers!

Greetings Folks More than 10 years ago, I bought two Academy B-50 kits from a local seller. Unfortunately, both were missing the clear nose section. I contacted the seller, but he said that’s how he received them. I also reached out to Academy, but had no luck there either. The first kit I worked on was “City of El Paso”. A friend sent me a vacuform but it was for B-29, but I used it to seal the front of the nose. During the years the B-50 became a bit of a testbed—used it to try out some painting techniques and even added a bit of graffiti-style artwork, like what you might see on abandoned aircraft. I wish I’d taken some photos for the memories. A few years later, I finally managed to get hold of a proper clear nose part. One from Facebook group and another one from B-29 project which had the extra part. By then I already built “City of El Paso”. Since I already had one B-50 as “City of El Paso,” I wanted to do something different with this one. I decided to build it as a mothership and painted it red and plan to pair it with an X-plane in the future. I currently have a Bell X-1, but I’m hoping to get a Bell X-2 specifically for this build. The project was a full overhaul. So I stripped off all the paint, broke up the aircraft and reassembled and painted it using Mr. Color Silver 8 and Alclad II for silver and other local color for inside, and Tamiya Red for the red sections. Some parts were missing, some were scratch-built, and a few were 3D printed. It took nearly a decade to bring this build to its current stage. Funny enough, I once threw it in the bin—only to fish it out a few hours later and change my mind. Thanks for looking—cheers! ................... Found an old image of B-50 with B-29 nose before the restoration

These inter-war aircraft are a beauty; look great and are nice subjects. I would like to build a Heyford in the future, Rigging, I once tried rigging a SPAD in 1/72 scale that always made a lunatic, but chilled beers kept my brain from melting down, cheers.

Really nie work, saw a one in real but a Thai one.

Impressive work, the only Mirages that I have built so far is the Heller one, now I think it is time I get this or a ModelSvit.

Gold Star, very nice photography as well, may I know the setup please.