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Well I learn something new as I meander through the 21st century modelling world. This is a great way to establish where those tricky struts and cabanes line up. I'm going to give this a shot but alas no English pennies so I'll use good old Aussie currency.
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Airfix 1/72 Brewster Buffalo
bertielissie replied to Will L's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
A most attractive model. One of my favourite Airfix kits. -
The very, very old Airfix 1/72 P-51D Mustang
bertielissie replied to Black Knight's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
Ooh!! That brings back memories.Being a very young modeller I lovingly brushed on thick coats of Humbrol 11. Back then Mr Airfix had some very undernourished pilots. You turned this oldie into a nice facsimile. -
Boulton Paul Defiant - A Crusty Budgie
bertielissie replied to RainierHooker's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
Superb job. A truly battle-worn/crusty Defiant. I thought it was in 1/48th scale at first. -
Inspirational work. Lovely paint work!!
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Gordon of… Ramleh – Kora 1/72 - Finished
bertielissie replied to Patrik's topic in Work in Progress - Aircraft
I say old bean, this is gobsmackingly good. Have been watching your creative progress with amazement. Beautiful work on this gem of an aircraft. -
DH.84 Dragon tales - 1/48 Scratchbuild
bertielissie replied to ianwau's topic in Work in Progress - Aircraft
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Opinions on white elastic rigging thread
bertielissie replied to TheKinksFan's topic in Aircraft WWI
I've found using stretchy thread of different makes problematic, The initial placement is easy but stretching it to the ideal tension and accurately placing a microdot of CA is terribly risky for me. I used the old stretched sprue method originally because I liked the idea of attaching it with PVA glue. If I made an error it was easy to clean up ------ unlike superglue which has caused marks on painted surfaces especially on biplanes. (because I lack the fine motor skills and 20/20 vision that other skilled modellers have). As Paul T has correctly pointed out, the rigging wires need to be silver in colour ( and clear stretched sprue just doesn't look accurate). I'm now using very fine artists wire. It's sold in rolls so it has to be rolled out, cut oversized, tensioned with pliers, remeasured and then glued--either with CA glue or PVA. Just my 'tuppence worth. -
Airfix 1/48 Hawker Hunter GA.11
bertielissie replied to AliGauld's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
Thanks for this. I think the satin finish is "spot on" for certain scale models. -
Airfix 1/48 Hawker Hunter GA.11
bertielissie replied to AliGauld's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
Fabulous job!!! "Finished with Windsor & Mewton Galeria Satin Varnish." Did you brush or airbrush the Galeria Satin?? -
Trumpeter 1:48 Supermarine Seafang
bertielissie replied to Windz's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
Lovely paint job!. Gee they really tried to extract as much as possible from the original design.- 12 replies
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Academy 1:72 Hellcat with Airfix decals.
bertielissie replied to Windz's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
Greetings from "Down Under"!! A cracker of a kit. I can only admire the work you've put into this 1/72nd scale kit. Have to agree with you liking the Fleet Air Arm livery. Great photography too!- 23 replies
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Shuttleworth Vintage Show 4 Sept 2023
bertielissie replied to John R's topic in Aviation Photography
Magnificent photographs. Shuttleworth is a wonderful setting for seeing these beauties. Love the Tiger Club "Tiger Nine". The Deperdussin must have been challenging to control. -
1/72 Airfix RAAF T.35A Vampire
bertielissie replied to Brad Cancian's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
Lovely Vampire !!! Stunning finish. -
1/72 Mirage IIIO 75 Squadron R.A.A.F
bertielissie replied to Jay Gee's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
G'day. Lovely job ! Photo etch can be a pain-I know. Good to see a nice job with Humbrol paints. Went looking for some Humbrols in Melbourne and there's a shortage down here. Something to do with changing the composition to "human friendly" chemicals I think. Keep up the good work. Maybe another Mirage in a nice shiny, silver finish or an ARDU one. Never enough Mirages!! -
Rocket-armed CAC Wirraway (A20-723) 1/72
bertielissie replied to Derek_B's topic in Work in Progress - Aircraft
Nice work Derek. The RAAF and associated boffins certainly knew how to get value out of old designs.- 36 replies
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Daa Daa Daa Tovaritch Nikolaï Alanievitch !!
bertielissie replied to corsaircorp's topic in Work in Progress - Aircraft
Your son may wish to learn a little Finnish to add a little colour to his Russian.🇫🇮 😜