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  1. GMK
    This pic turned up online - Given the crew uniforms, am I right in surmising that this is a BOAC aircraft, marked in a similar manner to the BOAC Mosquitos? Any more pics or details on this bird would be great!
  2. GMK
    Neat little vid of the assembly sequence.
  3. GMK
    From Anchorman. 60% of the time, it works every time.
  4. GMK
    You’ll get there. Resistance is futile.
  5. GMK
    More images are emerging. This looks like the best Lightning kit, ever!
  6. GMK
    Agreed. The F-35 is a beast. A description of the construction: “I was only able to take pictures of the complete sample, and I couldn't take pictures of the parts, but the main wing and fuselage are integrated on the top and bottom. An evolution of Tamiya's recent technique of incorporating a weapon bay and main landing gear storage unit on the underside, which also serves as reinforcement for the main wing.” and… “The upper surface of the weapon bay component, that is, the inner part of the main wing that cannot be seen after completion, has a mold that looks like a spar and rib. Designed to give you the feel of building an F-35 airframe during assembly. Is it a new dimension of Tamiya's design concept that you can feel the F-35 not only after completion but also during the assembly process?”
  7. GMK
    “1/48 masterpiece machine series No.124 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II 1/48 LOCKHEED MARTIN F-35A LIGHTNING II® (61124) State-of-the-art 5th generation jet fighter F-35 Lightning II. Among them, his F-35A of the Air Force Conventional Landing (CTOL) type will appear in 1/48 scale. - Faithfully model the unique body shape with high stealth. -The entire surface of the fuselage is coated with radar wave absorbing material (RAM), which is reproduced with delicate molds. ★Total length 326mm. ★The fuselage door can be opened or closed. ★The interior details are also reproduced with a rich three-dimensional effect. ★Weapons can also be attached to the mounting station under the main wing. ★Comes with a mask seal for the canopy. ★ 9 country markings, 1 pilot figure.”
  8. GMK
    Decided that laying out the camouflage scheme would be a bit easier if I could sketch it out on drawings. Luckily, designing the whole thing in CAD meant I could generate drawings! I’ll use my references to join the various views up. Meanwhile, painting continues. Only rough at this stage. Will refine & tighten up progressively. The mask for the Charlie Company tactical marking - aka spinning V or chevron - is visible here. Thanks for looking in.
  9. GMK
    I’ve been working on the running gear & some rough painting. A lot of spare parts are CARC green, with the outer wheels repainted camouflage green when the opportunity presented itself. Dry fit looks good. Started the front glacis camouflage & some of the detail parts. Thanks for looking in.
  10. GMK
    Nice work, Simon. That looks a lot like a .30 cal machine gun tripod to be. Assuming (!) so change from its US origin, I’d go with WW2 US olive drab. Cheers.
  11. GMK
    Since the last update I’ve been mating the front & rear hull, plus experimenting with the painting. The clear resin for the turret episcopes seems to have worked okay. Though the proper turret will be an improvement. Turns out the 31 stencil is about 10% too large, so I’ll recut & repaint that. Thanks for looking in.
  12. GMK
    Luckily the AAC now operate the E - makes at least two people happy
  13. GMK
    Ran a test print on the rear of the hull. Let’s just say I need to tweak the model. Thought that there could be some issues, but not to that extent. In parallel, the major markings were sketched up. Onto the laser cutter. Looking good. I may redo them with reference cuts to facilitate alignment on the physical model. I need to sort out the tiger’s head, deployment Christmas tree, buoyancy marks, & roadworthy reflective marks, each of which have differing degrees of difficulty. Thanks for looking in.
  14. GMK
    “appear that a special adapter was made to fit the missile's dedicated LAU-118 pylon”
  15. GMK
    Now that the new resin printer is dialled in, thought I’d have another bash at the front hull in another material. 450 grams of resin! The gun depression rail looks a bit wonky, but that’s fixable. Hasn't yet been washed & cured yet, but couldn’t resist placing the turret on it. Thanks for looking in.
  16. GMK
    I had that edition of MM for many, many years! Thanks for dropping by to comment. 1:24 is a better “large” scale for military models than 1:16, IMO. That said, I’m stuck with 1:16 for my Australian Army collection. I’m the guy on the left who’s not looking too happy with the world. That command gig is my inspiration for this build. I hear you. We all have our limits. Learning CAD was my pandemic project. I refer to what I’m doing as “scratch printing” - this model started as a blank file. 100% of the drawing & design is my work, as is transitioning the design to manufacture. There’s a lot of time invested in the design. It’s akin to designing & producing a single edition model kit, then building & painting it. Upside - I build whatever I want, in my preferred scale. Downside - any errors in detail or fit are 100% my fault! Thanks for looking in.
  17. GMK

    Black F-16

    GMK posted a topic in Real Aviation

    Something other than grey.
  18. GMK
    After playing with orientation & layer height, I reckon I’ve got an acceptable turret. While it was printing, drying, & curing, I drew up the interior & exterior masks for the visiblocks. These were then cut via laser cutter. Test fit on the turret. Mucked about with some paint in an endeavour to get a motivational endorphin high/illusion of progress. I used SMS RAF Sky for the interior sea foam green. Then SMS camouflage brown, camouflage green, camouflage black, & insignia white. Masks for the Charlie Company chevron were laser cut, too. Thanks for looking in.
  19. GMK
    That’s an excellent result, Finn! Definitely a route to consider.
  20. GMK
    Thanks, @Troy Smith I’m thinking the horizontal stabilisers, rudder, pitot, cannons & blanks, plus as much of the cockpit as I can.
  21. GMK
    Quick one, has anyone tried using parts from Eduard’s 1/72 Spitfire series on the Airfix 1/72 MkVc? Cheers.
  22. GMK
    JASDF getting into the Top Gun Maverick mood
  23. GMK
    Something a little different.
  24. GMK
    DSCA lists the maximum potential contract value, should all options be exercised as per the Letter of Request. The contract value is negotiated against the Letter of Offer/Acceptance & will be a dollar figure below that. Sustainment costs are separate again.
  25. GMK
    Depends on how you define success? Likely complicates Russian air defence ops, gives a rudimentary self protection capability that wasn’t there previously to UKR MIG29s, & is a propaganda win, also, so I’d say it’s been useful/successful.
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