[Sino-Japanese War...1/48 Polikarpov I-16 Type 10, Chinese Nationalist Airforce]

already some progress

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[Learning to Fly...1/48 Yokosuka/Kawanishi K5Y1 Type 93 "Willow", IJN]

project ended....☹️

 

the plastic didn´t respond well to neither Revell, Faller or Tamiya plastic glue

when some pieces broke off several times and my dad glued them on again, the pins melted away and other problems

 

have the newer ARII kit version in the stash, maybe someday in the future and hopefull the plastic is better responding...

 

nevertheless, thanks for following this project and on to the next...

[Learning to Fly...1/48 Yokosuka/Kawanishi K5Y1 Type 93 "Willow", IJN]

slow but steady progress

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[Early Rat...1/48 Polikarpov I-16 Type 5, VVS]

upperside painted with AK RC AII Green

metallic cowl ring hand painted

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[Sino-Japanese War...1/48 Polikarpov I-16 Type 10, Chinese Nationalist Airforce]

Found out, that almost all post war Ratas, at least the ones used in the 40ies and 50ies  were puzzled together with parts of old, no longer airworthy aircraft and had also their own Spanish produced canopies which looked slightly different. They also had a taller spine and longer ailerons. So can´t do that scheme oob with the Eduard kit without duing some extra work.

Therefore my dad decided to do a Chinese scheme using British made Blue RIder decals which are in our decal stash for some while now.

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[Centennial Brrrrt...1/48 Fairchild-Republic A-10C Thunderbolt II, 104th FS "Fightin´ O´s", Maryland ANG]

almost done

all in all it isn´t a bad kit but as usual with HB kits, it isn´t 100% correct, for example they forgot about the sensor on the forward wingtip areas, should my dad or I build another C model, we will choose the Academy kit, looks like the most correct kit compared with Italeri and HB

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[Sino-Japanese War...1/48 Polikarpov I-16 Type 10, Chinese Nationalist Airforce]

After building already one kit out of this dual combo some years ago, it´s time to do the second.

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[Early Rat...1/48 Polikarpov I-16 Type 5, VVS]

preshaded and underside already painted with AK RC AII Blue

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[Learning to Fly...1/48 Yokosuka/Kawanishi K5Y1 Type 93 "Willow", IJN]

rigging done with EZ Line

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[2023.....as time flies by]

1 hour ago, Yg Models said:

nice collections on 2023.

good camo on fighters.

 

thank you!

[2023.....as time flies by]

So, it´s that time of year again.
Wish you nice holidays and all the best for 2024! 🌲🎅🍾
It was a pleasure to see all your great work here, keep going!
The old man did good this year with 28 finished models...and the middle-aged man tried his best to take appropriate pictures of them and post them for you. All in 1/48 except the race car in 1/24.

 

Cheers from Austria!

 

Academy (Hobbycraft) Lockheed T-33A with Hi-Decals

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Hasegawa Bf109G-10 with Eduard decals

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Tamiya Pzkpfw IV AA Möbelwagen

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Fujimi Ford GT40

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Tamiya Crusader AA

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Airfix Canadair Mk4 with Aztec decals

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Tamiya Fairey Swordfish MkII

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Hobby Boss EMB-312 Tucano

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Airfix Supermarine Walrus Mk!

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Airfix EE Lightning F2A

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Accurate Miniatures Grumman F3F-1 with mixed decals

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Accurate Miniatures Grumman F3F-2 with mixed decals

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Tamiya Brewster Buffalo F2A-2

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Trumpeter Cessna A-37B Dragonfly with Aztec decals

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Classic Airframes F2A-1

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Hobby Boss Grumman F4F-3 (early) Wildcat

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Eduard Mitsubishi A6M3 Type 22 with Rising Decals

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Eduard Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat

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Hasegawa LTV A-7E Corsair II with TwoBobs decals

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Hasegawa Mitsubishi A6M8 Type 54

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Eduard Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat

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Eduard General Motors FM-2 Wildcat

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Eduard Messerschmitt Bf109K-4

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Fine Molds Mitsubishi A7M2 Type 11 Reppu

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Eduard Grumman F4F-3A Wildcat

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Hasegawa Nakajima N1K2-J Shiden-Kai

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Eduard Messerschmitt Bf109G-14

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LF Models Heinkel He112B-1

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[Late War...1/48 Messerschmitt Bf109G-14, Hauptmann Franz Wienhusen, CO IV./JG4]

On 12/20/2023 at 8:20 PM, jean said:

Nothing to add.

Top of the top.

 

JR

Thanks a lot Jean!

[Early Rat...1/48 Polikarpov I-16 Type 5, VVS]

ready for primer

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[Learning to Fly...1/48 Yokosuka/Kawanishi K5Y1 Type 93 "Willow", IJN]

landing gear added, slightly fragile

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[Centennial Brrrrt...1/48 Fairchild-Republic A-10C Thunderbolt II, 104th FS "Fightin´ O´s", Maryland ANG]

and landing gear done

luckily the noseweight was enough

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[Early Rat...1/48 Polikarpov I-16 Type 5, VVS]

fast and troublefree progress

added some PE seatbelts from the sparebox

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[Centennial Brrrrt...1/48 Fairchild-Republic A-10C Thunderbolt II, 104th FS "Fightin´ O´s", Maryland ANG]

time to add the landing gear

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[Failed Rival...1/48 Heinkel He112B-1, Royal Hungarian Airforce]

19 hours ago, wellsprop said:

Superb! 

 

Thank you!

[Failed Rival...1/48 Heinkel He112B-1, Royal Hungarian Airforce]

On 12/16/2023 at 11:46 AM, BillF67 said:

Lovely group of models. To my eye (so very subjective!) the 112 as an aeroplane (not your model) “looks” wrong? The proportions just don’t seem right. I’m sure others will disagree🤪

 

21 hours ago, Herb said:

Very nice model, thanks for sharing! And I agree with Bill, the He-112 has such strange proportions. The wing seems so stunted and the horizontal stabilizer so big. Wonder what the design decisions behind those choices were?

 

Thanks Bill and Herb!

Yeah, the wings look too short somehow.

[Early Rat...1/48 Polikarpov I-16 Type 5, VVS]

Since it´s a longer time my dad built a Russian subject, he decided to start the new Clear Prop early Rata kit i bought him this year for his birthday.

Lots of parts, better detail and fit than the Eduard I-16s so far.

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[Failed Rival...1/48 Heinkel He112B-1, Royal Hungarian Airforce]

20 hours ago, Bradders said:

WOW!  Love this and the other Hungarian marked models; the comparisons are also very informative.

 

Thank you, appreciated!

[Failed Rival...1/48 Heinkel He112B-1, Royal Hungarian Airforce]

On 12/14/2023 at 12:53 PM, Armorrich said:

What a beautiful flight line you have going there!!! All are really nicely built and  finished. Very pleasing to look at and study. 

 

Cheers....Rich

 

On 12/14/2023 at 1:22 PM, GiampieroSilvestri said:

Sehr schön!

 

Grüsse

 

Giampiero

 

23 hours ago, The_Lancaster said:

Nice collection! I really like the finish you’ve achieved on the 112!

 

23 hours ago, dov said:

Well done, and also Merry Christmas!

Happy modelling 

 

19 hours ago, georgeusa said:

In the group photo, you could make the argument it is a family picture with the Stuka as the father, the 109 as the mother and the 112 as the offspring.  You have to feel sorry for the 112  as it came so close to being an operational aircraft, but as chance would have it, the 109 was at the right place at the right time with the right performance.  I've always like the lines of the 112 as it looks graceful, but not fragile.  Your father's build and finish, as always is just top notch.  Your photography is just superb.  I wish you and your family well for Christmas and look forward to a happy New Year when your father's next piece of art arrives.  Thanks for sharing.

 

 

Thanks a lot guys!

[Failed Rival...1/48 Heinkel He112B-1, Royal Hungarian Airforce]

finished and RFI

 

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[Failed Rival...1/48 Heinkel He112B-1, Royal Hungarian Airforce]

#27/2023

Dear fellow modellers, this is most probably my dad´s last finished model for this year.
So we already wish you and your loved ones a Merry Christmas and all the best for 2024.

LF Models kit built oob, only added Eduard PE seatbelts and EZ Line for the antenna wire. Painted with Tamiya XF-5 Flat Green, XF-10 Flat Brown, XF-82 Ocean Gray 2 (RAF) and an old selfmixed RLM65.
It´s a typical shortrun kit but overall not a bad one. It´s full plastic, no PE, no resin no vacform.

Build thread here

https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235131500-failed-rival148-heinkel-he112b-1-royal-hungarian-airforce/

 

The He112 was the Bf109 rival which never really made it to success. Besides being hardly in German Luftwaffe use, 30 went to Japan, another 30 to Romania. 19 were used by Spain and only 3 flew with the RHAF.
Our Austrian Airforce also ordered 42 (later reduced to 36) He112B in late 1937, but due to our Anschluss to Germany they never were delivered.
During summer 1940, tension rose between Hungary and Romania over Transylvania and both mobilized their forces. If the conflict would have became hot, it would have been the first encounter between He112s. 
In April 1941, during the Yugoslavian campaign, the Hungarian 112s  received the typical yellow recognition markings for that area but never saw any combat. By spring 1944 none of the Hungarian He112 were servicable anymore. All three were destroyed most probably during the Allied bombing attacks on Hungary in summer 1944.

 

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and together with a Bf109D (Classic Airframes) and a Ju87B (Italeri)

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[Learning to Fly...1/48 Yokosuka/Kawanishi K5Y1 Type 93 "Willow", IJN]

gotta say with the help of Micro Liquid Decal Film and Micro Set the 50yrs old decals turned out great

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