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  1. SteveMc
    A stunning build of the Javelin. Very nicely done.
  2. SteveMc
    Very nice work Dan. I added a few extras to my Sea King build but nothing compared to your improvements. If this is the quality of your first build I will look forward to seeing the second.
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    This is my latest build, the 1/48 Sea King from Airfix. It took quite a while for this kit to arrive in Oz but it was worth the wait. It lives up to all the hype. The detail is very crisp and the fit is good. There are 4 versions to choose from and there is a bit of cutting, sanding and filling required to build the original HAS.1. This is understandable because the other 3 versions are very similar externally so there will be far fewer changes required in building those. The kit went together quite well. I only had 2 problems. The first was a missing piece from one of the Observer’s consoles. I think it may have been loose in one of the plastic bags when I threw them out, so my own fault. I scratch built a replacement which can’t be seen anyway. The other was a poorly moulded brace for the winch housing. I still managed to use it and it can hardly be noticed. It was built OOB except for poles and wires for the crew doors, home made seat belts and lambs wool seat covers. Painting was done with Tamiya acrylics and Vallejo Metal Colors. The main colour called for RAF Blue-Grey. I bought 2 brands of Blue-Grey, neither of which was any good. One was a pastel baby blue and the other was almost black. So, I made a custom mix of XF-18 Medium Blue and XF-17 Sea Blue in a 5:1 ratio. It was weathered with Dark Dirt wash and Abteilung Smoke for exhaust staining. The base is a piece of plywood painted as a section of HMS Eagle 1960's style on one side and 1950's on the other side. Cheers
  4. SteveMc
    More great progress Steve. I would have given up a long time ago 😂.
  5. SteveMc
    It’s all looking good Steve.
  6. SteveMc
    Great work on the cabin and the lights look good.
  7. SteveMc
    More great work Steve and the Mirage is looking good on its legs.
  8. SteveMc
    More great progress Steve. Looking good.
  9. SteveMc
    That rotor head is a work of art Dan. Very nice.
  10. SteveMc
    I will follow this with interest Colin. I plan to build an Aussie Gannet but a second one could be on the cards as a COD4. My Dad was on the Victorious in 63-64 and he would like this. I’m about to start the 1/48 Sea King as a HAS1 which he worked on during 68-70. Good to see your Gannet off to a nice start. Cheers
  11. SteveMc
    Nice progress. All looking good.
  12. SteveMc
    Thanks. That would be good but I might need a bigger house to keep them in 😂😂
  13. SteveMc
    This is my finished 1/72 Avro Shackleton MR2 from Airfix. I built the AEW2 version in 2019 and had been looking for this version for some time as a companion build. It was a pre-owned kit which I picked up at the recent Scale Model Show in Canberra. The box was in good nick and all the contents were still in their sealed bags. It was built OOB as version A with the gun turret as shown on the box art. The undersides have been painted with XF-2 White and the upper surfaces painted with XF-83 Medium Sea Grey. Various blacks, metals etc for smaller parts. Weathering was done with Flory dark dirt wash and Abteilung oils. I took a modular approach when building this. I painted, applied the decals and weathered the fuselage, wings, stabilisors and fins separately and only assembled the whole the thing near the end of the build. It was too big to comfortably fit in my spray booth. It all fitted quite well except for fixing the engine pods to the leading edges of the wings. I had the same problem when I built the AEW version and it took a fair bit of filling and sanding to get an acceptable, but far from perfect fit. Apart from this one issue, it was a thoroughly enjoyable build. It has a lovely, detailed interior which will never be seen again, but we all know it's there. The two Shackletons together. Cheers
  14. SteveMc
    Sea Venom in the FAA museum in Nowra. I took these 3 years ago. For some reason it's been painted in original delivery scheme with UK serial and roundels and original Y tail code for HMAS Melbourne. The museum was gutted during covid and all the exhibits refurbished. And a couple of Gannet photos.
  15. SteveMc
    A great looking Sea King. I lived in Nowra during the 70’s, so saw a lot of these in the original scheme, at least those that didn’t fall into the ocean 🙄.
  16. SteveMc
    Very nice progress Dan. The interior looks great.
  17. SteveMc
    I will be following along with this one Dan. I have 2 Sea King kits on their way. The first build will be the original RN Mk1. My dad worked on those in 69-70 and I will build it for him. The second I will build as an early RAN job.
  18. SteveMc
    Nice to see progress continuing Steve.
  19. SteveMc
    That is a superb looking Gannet and sits nicely with the Alize. In the early 70's there were several Gannets sitting in the fire dump at the back of HMAS Albatross. Their best days were long gone. Hopefully the Airfix release isn't too far away.
  20. SteveMc
    This is my completed 1/48 S2 Buccaneer from Airfix. There were high expectations for this kit pre-release, and it doesn’t disappoint. The engineering and the surface detail are far better than many of Airfix’s other recent new tooled kits. There was little filling and sanding required and it’s very close to Tamiya quality. While the kit is for either the S2C or S2D with all 4 kit options in the all over dark grey, I decided to build it as an early S2 as flown by 801 NAS from HMS Victorious in 1966. Two reasons. One, I just think the dark grey/white scheme looks better and two, my Dad was on the Victorious in 1963-64 and worked in the air engineering dept on all the aircraft carried on board, although the Bucc’s were S1’s in his day. Paints were: Mr Hobby H333 semi-gloss Extra Dark Sea Grey (gave a better colour than XF-54) X-2 Gloss White Vallejo Model Air Dark Ghost Grey Vallejo Model Color Medium Sea Grey XF-7 Flat Red Various blacks, silver, aluminium. Weathering was minimal. In all the reference photos and videos I had they looked quite clean Flory Dark Dirt and Grime washes and Abteilung 501 Smoke. Most of the Buccaneers of the period had all white slipper tanks, but 230 had grey/white tanks. I used Xtradecals X48228 and common decals from the kit, although most of the stencils I didn’t bother with. Otherwise, it was OOB. Thanks for looking Cheers
  21. SteveMc
    Wow Laurie, it sounds like you've been through the ringer. Very nice to see that your modelling is continuing. Nice progress with the Wessex.
  22. SteveMc
    A great finish in the FAA scheme. Nicely weathered. The real ones did get a bit faded. I'm about to start this build in the same scheme.
  23. SteveMc
    Very nicely done
  24. SteveMc
    The 1/12 Honda CB750F from Tamiya. It’s my first attempt at a motorcycle kit and while it dates from about 1981, it’s still Tamiya and went together really well. I left the chromed parts as is, except where they had to be painted or touched up. I used the following paints: Vallejo Metal Color Semi Matt Aluminium Chrome Tamiya Acrylics X-7 Gloss Red X-1 Gloss Black X-18 Semi Gloss Black XF-1 Matt Black XF-81 Rubber Black XF-56 Metallic Grey X-19 Smoke X-5 Green X-6 Orange XF-8 Blue X-26 Clear Orange X-27 Clear Red X-2 White XF-19 Sky Grey (for primer) I left it as clean machine. The only weathering was a bit of smoke around the rear shocks and some Flory light wash on the seat. This was an enjoyable build and I’m quite pleased with the result. It made a nice change from 1/48 aircraft and was a bargain at $20 from the hobby store. It revived great memories of riding one of these around many years ago. Cheers
  25. SteveMc
    A lovely finish on the Sea Vampire. Very nice
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