Enzo the Magnificent

That's just scary!

I've always thought that I'd like to visit Tulsa.

Maybe all of them... You know you want to.

It would be rude not to. Firstly, there is that wonderful camouflage. Secondly, the fact that they regularly carry the CFTs changes the character of the F-16 considerably.

Where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain. Now, try getting rid of that earworm! I'll get me

Thank you! I was convinced there was a IV Sqn Swift but couldn't find any markings. I fancy building this one in the NATO GB.

As the marking choices for the FR.5 are severely limited, it's unlikely that Airfix could do anything else.

I have to say that I don't disagree with you. These wagons will - eventually - have some input from me. Along the lines of this sort of thing. becomes... The toy trains/model railways thing is a bit of banter that has been going on between me and @GordonD (and others) for about a quarter of a century. That's quite scary!

I give this a big Personally I use baking soda as the powder but it doesn't really matter. Milliput for large areas/volumes. I also use AK Putty and Perfect Plastic Putty. I find PPP is ideal for tiny but deep cracks.

Beech Shadow R1 ZZ507, callsign SNAKE57.

Well, that knife could end up in my foot. It's happened before...

Gideon has just reminded me that I really need to update this thread! So let's look at the Me 410 first. Primed using my usual technique of a coat of clear lacquer from a rattle can followed by grey plastic primer, alos from a rattle can. Already we can see that the canopy masks are not adhering well, which will later cause problems when the paint creeps under the masks. Maybe I should stick to Eduard full price masks rather than buying cheap off evilbay. I sprayed the red fuselage band and then masked it, which you can just about see. I then sprayed overall with Xtracrylx XA1208 RLM 76. The uppersurfaces were sprayed with XA1207 RLM 75 followed by some quick and easy masking f the splinter pattern and a coat of XA1206 RLM74. I then reworked the demarcation line on the fuselage to make it a lot neater. Then it was time for the mottling. I always enjoy this bit. The mottling seems rather darker than usual on this aircraft so I used a mixture of 74 and 75 mottles. Then it was time for the decals. Greeblies painted up and ready for fitment.

nodnodnod. In another paradigm it would be called "convergent evolution". I really want to build it in the pre-war yellow wings scheme. I have two of the Academy kits (ex-Accurate Miniatures) in The Stash. One is the V-156 boxing while the other is an SB2U-3. The V-156 kit would be more suitable for a pre-war SB2U-1 but... given the fact that I've finally found a decent paint to represent Dark Slate Grey, I'd prefer to build this one as an FAA Chesapeake. I need to compare the tailplane sprues in the two kits to see if I can cut down the ones in the SB2U-3.

I have ludicrous amounts of options in The Stash. However, I'm tending towards a Vought SB2U Vindicator in 1/48. I have loved this aircraft since seeing Alan W Hall's build of the Rareplanes vacform in Airfix Magazine in the 70s. There is just something marvelously mediocre about the aircraft.

MODEL RAILWAYS be told...!

I like a kip in the afternoon.

Bit jealous! Edit: I've found a copy of the one on the left on evilbay.

Only seven more sleeps to go!

Always...

And yet the 1/72 A-6 has the main gear bays completely missing!

It was then that I really did go bananas! 🍌 The other issues in the range are all triple packs. I grabbed a pack of wagons also in BR departmental livery. Again, we have a classy box. This pack provides two Diagram D-1478 vehicles with an arc roof and one D-1479 vehicle with a cove roof and external ironwork structure. Again, very securely packaged with a detail pack and monograph. This monograph is different to the one supplied with the previous model The D-1479 vehicle is in the middle. D-1479 with a coved roof. D-1478 with an arc roof. I didn't mention in the previous post that these models have sprung buffers! A view of the excellently printed lettering. These are quite wonderful. Accurascale will be releasing some BR 16t mineral wagons later in the year, so I have pre-ordered two (different) packs. I can hardly wait!

I really have to show off my latest acquisitions. Accurascale have issued a selection of Southern Railway banana vans in OO gauge. Most are in sets of three but there is a limited edition singleton wagon in British Railways departmental livery. This version is to Diagram D-1478 with an arc roof. More about this later. Like all Accurascale models, this is stylishly presented in high quality packaging. The inner packaging is very secure. As it is a limited edition, we get a certificate autographed by the Accurascale team. They did the same thing with my recent Class 37. And there is also a nice monograph. There is a bag of superb detail bits. Those couplings are articulated! So... here is the van itself. As you can see, it is partly weathered. I'm not a big fan of factory weathered models as they tend to all look the same. However, I like this one as it leaves scope for me to add grime and track dirt. Maybe a touch of soot over the roof. The model has a diecast chassis so it is nice and heavy. The couplings are in NEM pockets so they can be replaced with whatever close-coupling device one wishes. All in all, it's a quality package. It set me back 30 beer chits. It seems very expensive for a single wagon but when you consider the quality of the build (all the details such as brake gear and door locking mechanisms are seperately fitted) and the excellent finish then it doesn't seem so bad.

Good news! It's on the point of being reissued.

nodnodnod I've just been looking at the Blackdog sets. They provide ludicrous amounts of detail!