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  1. Stunning T bird! I love the Sword Lightnings as they just look right when completed. They do take a bit of fettling as you say but the results are worth the effort. Great work!
  2. That's an absolutely cracking build of the Meatbox. I do love the long nose variants and the TT20 especially. I built the NF version some time ago and thought it was a lovely kit apart from the engine to wing assembly... but that may have been me! Thanks for sharing the pics!
  3. Absolutely stunning! I made this kit some years ago and can concur it's a very tricky one to complete. Mine somehow ended up lop-sided with the alignment of the wings being all out of square...and from that point it never really looked right so I've hidden it away in the cupboard never too be seen again! Would love to have another go though one day... as you have shown with some hard work it can turn into a cracking looking model. Thanks for sharing!
  4. Very nice indeed! Well rescued! I completed this kit last year and it never turned out as nice as yours. It's a HUGE model though!
  5. Many thanks! I cheated and used a pre-cut mask set as it looked a real challenge to do this from scratch.
  6. Wow! That's absolutely stunning! I looked at purchasing this kit recently but the rotor size footprint put me off. Looks like the folding rotor optional accessory is a great idea!
  7. Very nice indeed! It just goes to show that with care and great modelling skills some of these older classic kits can still look fantastic. Great work!
  8. Evening all. Latest off the bench is the superb Airfix Blenheim in 1/48 scale. Having been building mainly 1/144 aircraft for a while the size increase on this one came as a bit of a shock again! 😳 This was such an enjoyable build though with no real problems at all. Top marks Airfix. Paints were Mr Hobby for the camouflage and Xtracrylix for the Azure Blue undersides. I kept the weathering to minimal with just some panel line wash. Wonder when Airfix will upscale the mk IV? Hope you like.... comments much appreciated. Thanks for looking. IMG_20240302_202412 by Binbrook 87, on Flickr IMG_20240302_202520 by Binbrook 87, on Flickr IMG_20240302_202358 by Binbrook 87, on Flickr IMG_20240302_202551 by Binbrook 87, on Flickr IMG_20240302_202448 by Binbrook 87, on Flickr IMG_20240302_202500 by Binbrook 87, on Flickr IMG_20240302_202705 by Binbrook 87, on Flickr IMG_20240302_202614 by Binbrook 87, on Flickr IMG_20240302_202632 by Binbrook 87, on Flickr
  9. Very very nice indeed! Great choice of markings too 👏
  10. Great work Mikey! Nice to see you back on the modelling table 😁
  11. That's a cracking F-5. I remember building this as a kid when it first came out and has always been one of my favourite kits of all time. Still looks every inch a Freedom Fighter!
  12. Hobbycraft seem to be getting better stocked these days with my local now selling lots of Airfix again (yay!), Tamiya all scales, AFV Club, Mistercraft (yuk), Revell, Academy, Italeri, Trumpeter and others. I know they're not everyone's cup of tea and not the cheapest but if you haven't got a local hobby shop and have to rely on mail order, eBay etc then it's still probably a cheaper option than paying postage. Plus it's always nice to see things in the flesh and have a good browse 😊
  13. I sympathise on the freehand camo! Sometimes it seems to work....and sometimes it doesn't! For splatter like this it could be one of several things. The paint mixture is too thick? You may also need some flow improver to help too. Is the nozzle clean? Is the needle bent at the tip? Also sometimes the paint brand can effect the result. I find that only Tamiya and Gunze can be freehand sprayed successfully. Vallejo and Mig Ammo can be a pig as it dries too quick and then splatters. I now only freehand spray camo with armour and only with Tamiya, everything else i use white tac sausages. But if you are confident to get in close and spray carefully then don't bother with the time consuming masking in between the sausages....i never do. So I'm using the white tac just to get smooth neat edges for the camo. Oh and yes take the needle cap off too as this allows you to get in close. Just be careful not to knock the needle though!
  14. That's a fabulous build! I think the panel line wash looks fine to be honest. And the finished result looks very realistic and workmanlike. It's always a subjective thing whether to keep the model clean or weather? Sometimes if you keep the model really glossy like the real thing it can look a little unrealistic or toy like in model form...i suppose it's the scale thing? Regarding the panel line wash colour...for camouflage like this i sometimes use both black (for the darker colour) and say a dark grey (for the lighter colours). If you use dark grey for the green it never seems to stand out enough for me. Once again nice work on the Bucc in an not often seen scheme 👏
  15. Looks great! You'll never go back once you've tried the airbrush!
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