Ryan Hothersall

Nice build. What colours did did you Use?.

Trumpeter have made a step in the right direction with their 1:72 Q-5 Fantan, which is an attack aircraft made from many MiG-19 components.

The old KP kit of the L-29 built in Czechoslovak markings. This boxing dates from about 2010. This is an old kit, so the fit isn't the best. Overall Tamiya XF-16 Aluminium. Decals are the kit decals and went on without any issues. Build Progress Photos Build Progress Video L-29-48 by Ryan Hothersall, on Flickr L-29-49 by Ryan Hothersall, on Flickr L-29-50 by Ryan Hothersall, on Flickr L-29-51 by Ryan Hothersall, on Flickr L-29-52 by Ryan Hothersall, on Flickr

The 1:72 KP kit of the two seater MiG-15UTI built in Albanian markings. A fellow member of the South Australian Plastic Modellers Association gave me this kit in a half built condition, Fuselage and wing were already assembled. All the bits were in the box. Since the fuselage was already assembled, there wasn't much I could do about painting it as the previous owner of the kit didn't bother to paint it. No real issues with assembly and at least the previous owner had put plenty of weight in the nose, so this one is not a tail sitter. Overall Tamiya X-11 Silver. Decals are from Blue Rider Decals sheet No BR-219 Build Progress Photos Build Progress Video MiG-15UTI-35 by Ryan Hothersall, on Flickr MiG-15UTI-36 by Ryan Hothersall, on Flickr MiG-15UTI-37 by Ryan Hothersall, on Flickr MiG-15UTI-38 by Ryan Hothersall, on Flickr MiG-15UTI-39 by Ryan Hothersall, on Flickr

Nice build.

Impressive build.

Isn't a dramatic box art supposed to grab your attention and you may think i will buy this kit, whether the box art is accurate or not?.

Nice build.

The 1:72 ICM kit of the MiG-25PD built in the markings of Turkmenistan. Since some of the fuselahe parts are quite big, they had warped, so making it all fit wasn;t easy and needed quite a bit of filler in places. Used the metal undercarriage made be SAC as the kit parts did not look strong enough to support a big model like a MiG-25. Plus the big lump of weight needed in the radome to stop it being a tail sitter. Colour is overall Model master 1730 grey. Decals are Linden Hill Decals sheet No LHD72022. No issues with the decals. Build Progress Photos Build Progress Video MiG-25PD-61 by Ryan Hothersall, on Flickr MiG-25PD-62 by Ryan Hothersall, on Flickr MiG-25PD-63 by Ryan Hothersall, on Flickr MiG-25PD-64 by Ryan Hothersall, on Flickr MiG-25PD-65 by Ryan Hothersall, on Flickr

Nice builds.

The 1:72 scale Hobbybiss kit if the Heinkel 162 Salamander built as Red 02, a captured example flown by the Russians in 1946.. A very simple build, as it's one of the easy assembly kits. One this to be aware of is that there is no space in the forward fuselage for weight as this one will tail sit. I jad to prop it up with wire. Overall Model Master 1730 grey. Decals are kit decals. No issues with them. Build Progress Photos Build Progress Video He-162-35 by Ryan Hothersall, on Flickr He-162-36 by Ryan Hothersall, on Flickr He-162-37 by Ryan Hothersall, on Flickr He-162-38 by Ryan Hothersall, on Flickr He-162-39 by Ryan Hothersall, on Flickr

Thanks Paulo.

Nice build.

Wonder whats different in this boxing of the Su-35S compared to the last one?

The 1:72 Condor kit of the MiG-25 built as an Azeri Air force MiG-25P, one of the various MiG-25P/PD etc aircraft inherited by Azerbaijan after the break up of the Soviet Union. Bit of a rough kit this one as mine some of the parts that make up the rear fuselage were a bit warped, so many large gaps needed filling. The exhaust parts were not a good fit either. Used metal undercarriage legs from SAC as the kit legs did not look strong enough to support the weight of the model. Even in 1:72, the MiG-25 is big and needs a big chunk of something heavy in the radome to stop it being a tail sitter. Overall Model Master 1730 grey. Decals are from Linden Hill Decals. Sheet No LHD72021 Post Soviet Air Forces Series: Azerbaijan. No issues with these decals, but since they are multi layer decals, I took my time letting the decals dry thoroughly before putting another gloss coat over the decals before putting the next layer on, as I did not want the decal underneath to move. Build Progress Photos Build Progress Video MiG-25P-67 by Ryan Hothersall, on Flickr MiG-25P-68 by Ryan Hothersall, on Flickr MiG-25P-69 by Ryan Hothersall, on Flickr MiG-25P-70 by Ryan Hothersall, on Flickr MiG-25P-71 by Ryan Hothersall, on Flickr