albymoore

Hi All, This is Trumpeter's 1/72 scale Merkava Mk.3 Baz, which was painted with Vallejo's Model Air Sinai Grey. I added the ball and chain armor around the back edge of the turret from a resin set, though I don't remember where it came from. Thanks for looking! Cheers, Albert

What an absolutely gorgeous finish. This could easily pass for a much larger model than 1/72 scale. Cheers, Albert

Nice work on both kits, I especially love the Huey. Cheers, Albert

That is gorgeous Israeli Cobra. Nicely done! Cheers, Albert

Thank you all kindly for the compliments, I greatly appreciate them! Cheers, Albert

Hi All, This is Bandai's tiny 1/550th scale AT-M6 walker from Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Thanks for looking! Cheers, Albert

That is an absolutely gorgeous SLUF. The finish is especially exquisite! Cheers, Albert

I love the imagination and execution that you put into your models, Andy. Truly incredible work. Cheers, Albert

Excellent B-17! Cheers, Albert

Oh my, that is a lovely build! Cheers, Albert

Nicely done! Cheers, Albert

Thanks for the links, Andy. Excellent work as always, especially with Chopper, and a really unique project as well. It was great to see elements of 'Rebels' brought into 'Rogue One' (loved seeing the Ghost rendered in cinematic form). Cheers, Albert

Andy- I assume Chopper is a kitbash project? You did a killer job bringing him to life, so to speak! Cheers, Albert

Thanks guys! The headlight lenses were hit with a wash, then a couple of coats of Tamiya Smoke was applied with a brush (which makes the chrome stand out a bit more, which is the effect I was going for to make the bezels pop, so to speak). After that, Future Floor Wax was built up for the final lense effect. Cheers, Albert

I love seeing not-so-common subjects like this, and as nicely done as this. Cheers, Albert

Thank you, SAT69, F-32, and swralph! Cheers, Albert

I'm itching to build another 1/48th scale Monogram AH-1F Cobra, so count me in. What I have in mind for the paint scheme and marking... https://www.airliners.net/photo/USA-Army/Bell-AH-1F-Cobra-209/227159 Cheers, Albert

Hi All, Here's another "COVID" build from the spring of 2020, a Revell of Germany F-16A MLu which has been backdated to a Block 10 F-16A of the Michigan Air National Guard, circa 1993. This was a shelf of doom rescue as I had started this model back in 2011, but modeler A.D.D. kicked in and something else grabbed my attention, so it languished for years in a cubby compartment above my desk (it was almost ready for paint at that point). Fast-forward 9 years later and here we are. Most of what is needed to backdate the Revell 1/72 F-16A MLu is included in the kit (though I don't remember off hand if the vertical stabilizer base is included as the only version I recall is the type with the parachute brake housing for the MLu). Additional things added were the squarish threat antenna just ahead of the air intake and six Snake Eye Mk. 82 GP bombs for the weapons pylons (I thought the inert blue color added some nice contrast to the sea of grays). The finish is good ol' fashion Model Master enamels, with Flory Models Dark Dirt panel wash and a Model Master Acryl semi-gloss coat. The decals represent an F-16A in service with the 107th FS, 127th TFW of the Michigan Air National Guard, which came from an old Expert's Choice decal set. These jets carried this particular scheme from 1993 to 1994, when they were withdrawn from service (you can still find them in this scheme at the AMARG boneyard). The last touch was the air intake cover, which was made from the foil of a candy wrapper (because we all know how terrible the seams are to eliminate on just about any F-16 kit, lol). Thanks for looking! Cheers, Albert

Thank you! The rotors are fixed in the hover mode, but the model itself is removable from its stand instead of being fixed to it (a first as far I know). Cheers, Albert

These kits are made from laser cut metal sheets (nickel plated IIRC). The parts have to be removed from the fret (you can twist them free, but it's recommended that you use cutters), bent to shape, and locked in place by either folding a tab over (mainly exterior assemblies where the join is visible) or twisting the tab. They don't require glue, though I do use thin viscosity CA glue on assemblies that are a bit loose or just wonky in fit. Cheers, Albert

Hi All, Seeing as I didn't see a subforum for models of this type, hopefully this is the proper spot for these 3D metal puzzle aircraft models. This is Metal Earth's Boeing V-22 Osprey. These kits have come such a long ways from the rather crude early Metal Earth kits that loosely looked like what they were trying to represent. Outside of some of the complex shapes that had to be formed, this wasn't too difficult a kit to assemble. Definitely have built fiddlier models from the line up. Cheers, Albert

Thanks a bunch, gang! The Airfix Harrier is a gem of a kit and was much fun to build. Cheers, Albert

Thank you everyone for the kind comments. Cheers, Albert

Excellent work as always, Dragan. Enjoyed watching the vid on this as well. Cheers, Albert

Hi All, Here's another build from last year, Airfix's lovely 1/72 Scooter. The only extras that were added were the six 500lb general purpose bombs and TERs, which came from a Hasegawa weapons set. The markings are from the box, which represent an A-4B with VA-95 'Green Lizards', aboard the USS Intrepid, circa 1966. The finish is Model Master Light Gull Gray and white, with Acryl semi-gloss for the varnish. The panel lines were hit with Flory Models Dark Dirt wash. Thanks for looking! Cheers, Albert