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    F-84G 79th FBS

    in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft

    Posted

    This one was a Christmas present from Mrs Fox, well I chose it but she paid.

    I built my first attempt at this kit whilst waiting for my daughter to be born, and she is now 20! It is one of the greats from Revell of that era, along with the F-86D, I think it is better engineered than the similarly aged Tamiya kit.

     

    Anyway enough of my  wittering. 

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     Straight from the box apart from the seat belts. Painted with a series of rattle cans

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    The decals are from my dwindling stock pf Aeromaster/Eagle Strike. this time to represent  machine from the 79th FBS, 20th FBW at RAF Weathersfield in 1955. The machine was 51-965 which only survived until it crashed on Belgium on the 1st October 1955, sadly killing the pilot.

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    The greatest worry with the kit is that the nose  gear leg is so fine that it isn't strong enough to hold the weight ot the rest of the model. The kit is getting hard to find and it's F-84E cousin has never been released in Europe, I hope the new Revell owners realise what a gem they have in their line up

     

    Thanks as always for looking.

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    Revell 1/48 F-86D Sabre Dog

    in Aircraft Cold War

    Posted

    I have  the remnants of  the later Revell boxing of this kit you have the choice of  a machine from the 75th FIS with a nice Sharkmouth of a slightly bent  set for thr445th FIS. I also have the placement instructions which you can have for free.. 

     

    PM me if interested

    Even more Wascally Webs

    in Figure Ready for Inspection

    Posted

    I have finished (for the time being at least) my Confederate Wargame army with these two  final regiments.

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    Basically it is the remaining two thirds of a box of plastic figures with a few extra metals to add a little uniqueness out the units.

     

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    There are enough arms in the box to do them all as marching or charging. I used both poses again to make them a bit different

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    The only problem is that my army fitted into a single 'Really Useful Box' These two mean I need another box and then these guys will be sliding around. I fear that more figures will follow.....

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    Bristol Beaufort references

    in Aircraft WWII

    Posted

    36 minutes ago, Seahawk said:

    And W A (Bill) Harrison authored a book called Beaufort Special back in the 1970s.  One of quite a good series publsihed by Ian Allen (Spitfire, Hurricane, Lysander, Swordfish).

    I have an Ian Allen book called Beaufort Special published in 1976. Authored by Bruce Robertson. Is this the same book?

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    Hellcat II

    in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft

    Posted

    This one  has been hiding in the stash for quite a few years after I bought it last minute at Telford for £7.00.  A bargain but I had no plans for it so it just sat there. I fancied a quick build over the Holiday period, not a blitzbuild as such but a brain cleanser to  help with a couple of stalled builds.

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    OOB except for some lead foil  seatbelts and a layer of card  in-between the wheel halves to beef them up. Of course on seeing the photos I realised I had not fitted the wingtip light  covers, which has now been remedied.

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    The markings are those included in various boxing's of the kit but in my case were made up from a set of BFP decals from an old issue of Model Aircraft Monthly from the great days when Neil Robinson was editor.

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    Thanks for looking.

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    More wascally Webs

    in Figure Ready for Inspection

    Posted

    A pre Christmas shopping expedition with SWMBO to Sheffield allowed me  10 minutes  in the local wargames shop, nothing grabbed my attention but an upcoming New Year game of ACW meant I ended up with  a box of Perry Rebs. 

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    With a  bit of padding with a couple of metals will give me 3 regiments, the first is now finished along with the Brigade command base. 

     

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    I'm planning a new Napoleonic force for a potential demonstration game at various local wargames show, Just need to get paid after Christmas.

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    Silver Fox's 2019

    in 2019 Yearbook

    Posted

    There seem to be a lot of Red Boxes this year;  eight out of 16 finishes, probably a record for me as far a finished kits go.  Hopefully these are in Chronological order

    Blen 29

    Airfix 1/48th Blenheim, 25 Squadron September 1940

     

    PZIV 10

    Tamiya 1/48th Panzer IV part of the Group build.

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    Airfix 1/48th Hunter F6, 208 Squadron

     

    Pan 2

    Revell 1/48th F9F-5 Panther

     

    Cougar 2

    Kittyhawk F9F-9 Cougar

     

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    Airfix 1/48th Bedford  15 Cwt

     

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    Airfix 1/48th Spitfire Mk Ia

     

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    Revell 1/48th F9F-5KD Panther

     

    Sherman III 3

    Tamiya Sherman converted into  an M4A2

     

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    Revell 1/48th F-86D Sabre Dog

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    Tamiya 1/48th Spitfire Mk Ia

     

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    Airfix 1/48th Spitfire XIVe

     

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    Airfix 1/48th Blenheim bomber 

     

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    Mark one  1/144th Vampire FB5

     

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    Airfix 1/48th Spitfire Vb

     

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    Airfix  1/48th Javelin FAW9

     

    That's all folks thanks for looking

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