[Airfix 1/72 Commonweath CA-13 Boomerang]

Great work and superb result on that old kit. Bravo!

 

Miguel

[The Forgotten Fokker - VFW-614 Cimber Airlines]

Smashing work and superb result! Your efforts have paid off.

 

Miguel

[Valkyries Flagship F-35A]

Lovely!

 

Miguel

[Airfix 1/72 Avro Shackleton MR.2]

Awesome work! Well done!

 

Miguel

[Spitfire Mk.IIb 303 Sqn]

On 22/01/2024 at 02:32, PatG said:

Stunning!

 

Pat.

 

On 22/01/2024 at 15:50, MACALAIN said:

One more nice little thing.

 

Alain

 

On 22/01/2024 at 18:31, georgeusa said:

I still do not know how you get so much detail into this teeny tiny scale.  From the pictures the scale of the kit always looks like at least 1/48.  A true artist in miniatures.  Thanks for sharing.

 

Thank you very much to you all!

Miguel

[Westland Scout AH1 in 1/72 scale]

Lovely work improving the old kit!

 

Miguel

[Airfix Me 410 a new tool for a new year!]

Looks great! Well done!

 

Miguel

[Mil Mi-4A Hound A (Hobby Boss 1/72)]

Superb!! Well done!

 

Miguel

[de Havilland Sea Vixen FAW 2. HMS Eagle November 1970. Kit Revell 1/72]

Nicely done.

I in fact have the old Revell release of the Frog kit in my stash...

 

Miguel

[Messerschmitt P.1101 | Huma Modell 1:72]

That finish looks great and bravo on the idea on how to "save" the kit.

 

Miguel

[Spitfire Mk.IIb 303 Sqn]

On 14/01/2024 at 20:50, John_W said:

Brilliant build.

Some years ago while in uniform on Remembrance Day a Polish gentleman came up to me and in broken English said "My Grandad,  in the war, RAF". I hope he understood me when I replied  "Your Grandad was a Hero"..

I'm sure he did 👍

 

On 14/01/2024 at 21:00, Adam Poultney said:

Fantastic model! I've got another of these in the stash which I'll be building with alternate markings as I've already done the box scheme. 

I've built the box scheme too, at the same time as this one in fact (posted some days before this one)

 

Thank you very much!

Miguel

[Spitfire Mk.IIb 303 Sqn]

Here is the last of the three kits I finished in the very last days of last year. It's Beacon Models' 1:144 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Ia built as a Mk.IIb with the aid of decals from an AML sheet. It represents P8325/RF-B, flown by Czech pilot Sgt. Josef Balejka and Polish ace P/O Boleslaw Gladych, both of No. 303 Sqn, based at Northolt, spring 1941.

 

 

For this build, I made use of the parts available in the kit for other variants as yet unreleased such as the cannon-armed "b-type" wing and the Rotol propeller. As with the Mk.Ia which I built simultaneously, I added the underwing probe and the wires, in this case the lateral IFF ones, but I also added the Coffman starter on the starboard nose from scrap plastic. The triangle from the radio mast was removed as corresponded to the wireless radio IIb variant. I also fashioned a rear-view mirror from etched metal sprue.

 

The kit was fully painted and varnished with brush. The stencils decals came from the kit with the main decals coming from the AML sheet. This was a disappointment as, apart from seeing the printing pixels on some colours, the yellow and the grey were completely off, being too light. I ended up overpainting these and the red of the markings. As with the other kit, I skipped using the decals for the gun tapes but gave up and painted them on instead.

 

Thanks for looking and all comments are welcome.
Miguel

[Me 262 A-1a - 10./NJG 11]

Very nicely done!

 

Miguel

[Spitfire Mk.Ia 603 Sqn]

19 hours ago, Blue Monday said:

Incredible little Spitfire.

 

BM.

 

19 hours ago, binbrook87 said:

Very nice indeed Miguel! The panel lines actually don't look too bad once there's paint on the kit. Lovely little dio with the vehicle too 👍

 

19 hours ago, bigbadbadge said:

Great work on this tiny marvel Miguel. Looks fantastic as does the Tilly too.

Chris

Thank you very much to all!

The Tilly is, of course, the 3D-printed one of Beacon Models. The diorama is not fixed but set up for photos.

 

Miguel

[Ultimate Schlact Würger - Fw 190F-16/R16]

20 hours ago, Winded Penguin said:

Colour scheme really is the mutts (good!) 👍

I feel the jockey would need an extra seat cushion to fly that butcher bird though 😉

Yes, I did feel the Airfix figure was sitting a bit low 😜

Thanks

 

Miguel

[Spitfire Mk.Ia 603 Sqn]

Hello everyone!

Here is another of the three kits I finished in the very last days of last year. It's Beacon Models' 1:144 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Ia. It was built mostly OOB and is finished in the option offered in the kit: N3196/XT-L, flown by P/O Gerald "Stapme" Stapleton of No. 603 Sqn based at RAF Hornchurch, September 1940.

 

 

As commented elsewhere, this is a very nice kit with optional parts to make most Mk.I and II machines, sadly marred by heavy panel lines. In this build, I replaced the rear cockpit part with a 3D-printed one with a pilot which I received as part of the launching of the kits. My only additions were the underwing probe and the radio wire.

 

The kit was fully painted and varnished with brush. The decals came from the kit but I overpainted the red of the markings as I found it to be too brown. I tried to use the decals for the gun tapes but gave up and painted them on instead.

 

Thanks for looking.
Miguel

[Piaggio P.108 1/72]

Superb rendition of a type that is rarely seen. Thanks for sharing.

 

Miguel

[North American F-86K Sabre Dog Royal Norwegian Air Force (Special Hobby 1/72)]

Simply spectacular! Well done!

 

Miguel

[A5M4 Claude, Clear Prop, 1/72]

A real beauty!. Great finish and diorama.

 

Miguel

[Airfix 1/72 F-51 Mustang.]

Very nice!

 

Miguel

[Republic P-47D-22 Kansas Tornado II (Tamiya 1/72)]

The finish of your kit is superb! Bravo!!

 

Miguel

[Heinkel He.70F-2 (ICM 1/72)]

WOW!!! Fantastic work and paintwork!!

 

Miguel

[1/72 Airfix Blenheim]

Very nicely done indeed!

 

Miguel

[Curtiss SB2C-4 Helldiver (Academy 1/72)]

Outstanding! Beautifully finished!

 

Miguel

[Eduard 1/72 Messerschmitt Bf109F-4 Trop]

Lovely!!!

 

Miguel