Jose Pedro

Thanks to all! Your opinions are very important! Obrigado Rui! Cheers! José Pedro

Hello! Here are some photos of one of my latest efforts! The model is the famous F-86F-30 Sabre. The kit is Eduard`s offering as a limited editions and my friends... it`s well worth it! The box contains 87 well moulded plastic pieces (Hasegawa), which turns the project on a fast ans hassle free build. Then, to top it off, Eduard throws inside two sets of PE metal, (one coloured and one plain),an resin ejection seat and gourgeous decal sheet beautifully printed by Cartograph. I leave you some in-progress shots as well as photos of the finished model. A detailed article was published on the March issue of Airfix Model World. Cheers to all! The landing gear legs and pits were detailed with copper wire and monofilament. The interior was painted with Tamiya XF-69 and lights were created with Lifecolor`s UA 030 Dark Grey; The necessary wheight in order to avoid a tail seater was courtesy of some fishing lead beads; The airbrake pit O poço do travão aerodinâmico foi pintado com Vallejo Model Air 71010 Interior Green e detalhado com acrílicos Model Color One of the few areas that needed attention was the joint between the intake lip and fuselage; Eduard PE set concentrated mainly around the cockpit details (perhaps the weakest point on the Hasegawa kit) The fuselage received a gloss coat courtesy of Tamiya`s X-1 Gloss Black; After allowing the proper drying time, the model received a base layer of Alclad2 ALC-101 Aluminium, followed by variations on different panels using ALC-102 Duraluminium, ALC-105 Polished Aluminium, ALC-106 White Aluminium and ALC-115 Stainless Steel; Prone to controversy, two layers of Tamiya X-22 Gloss Clear were applyed in preparation for the decals, Which performed very well using the Microscale sistem. Always a special moment... The model stands by itself and the final assembly sequence begins... Final shots

Great looking eagle! Congratulations! José Pires

WoW! Fantastc job on building this kit and especially on the paintjob. In my opinion, the weathring is spot-on! Congratulations on a breathtaking model! Cheers! José Pedro

My hat goes off for you! I´ve built the Kopro boxing of this kit, and i know what it is like! Great builds and astonishing finish on both replicas! Cheers! José Pires

Thanks a lot for the comments! Cheers! José Pedro

The final coat consisted on several thin coats of Vallejo Model Air Satin Varnish. Jean: That is quite a thought!!!!! Cheers! José Pedro

Thanks a lot for the comments! They`re very appreciated! Cheers!

Thanks to all for the comments! WildeSau75, here is the link: http://josepiresmodelismo.blogspot.pt/ I forgot to add it to the post, but it is already rectified. Cheers! José Pedro

Thanks a lot for your feedback! It is much appreciated! Cheers! José Pires

Hello! Here are the photos of one of the latest model i´ve built. It is the Kinetic 1/48 Mirage IIIE kit, and despite some shortcomings the "bang for the buck" on this kit is very good. This was also my first serious job with Alclad2 lacquers, and i know i still have a learning curve in front of me. This model was featured on the November 2016 issue of the Airfix Model World magazine. Here are the build and final photos! The complete photostory of this build is present on my blog: http://josepiresmodelismo.blogspot.pt/ Hope you like it! José Pedro

Thanks a lot for all the feedback! Cheers!

Thanks a lot for all the feedback! Cheers! José Pedro

Thanks a lot for the feedback! It is much appreciated!

Thanks a lot for all the feedback! Cheers! José Pedro

Thanks for the feedback guys! I also thought of that detail! it must have been a lot of unplanned diving... both from the maintenance and also the tools... Cheers!

Hello to all! An immense thanks for all the feedback! José Pedro

Hello! It has been a long time since i`ve posted some work! So, here is the Italery kit, with the adition of several items from the Big-Ed dedicated set plus several details fashioned out of copper and plastic surplus material. The paints used on this scheme were: Sky - Gunze H-74 Extra Dark Sea Grey - Gunze H-305 Dark Slate Grey - Tamiya XF-73 JGSDF Dark Green. All the building process plus a lot more of photos are present on the February edition of the Airfix Model World magazine (february) out now. I hope you enjoy it! With my best regards! José Pedro

Hello Scooby! You are completely right! Thanks for the comment!

Thanks for all the feedback! Muito obrigado Borges!

Thanks a lot for the great feedback! This model gave me a lot of pleasure painting. The scheme was chosen by the editor (Mr Chris Clifford) and i really had a blast painting it, as i love those chalky pastel tones. Merry Christmas to all! José Pedro

Hello! Here are several photos of one of the kits i finished this year. It`s the Kinetic offering, which is highly recomended. The paints used were: Lifecolor UA 113 Italian Light Blue Grey 1 (FS 36307) UA 034 Light Gray (FS 36251) UA 145 French Blue Grey (FS 35237) This model is published in this month issue of Airfix Model World. I wish you all a great Christmas! José Pedro

One for the Spitfire! Should look smashing!

Simply fantastic!

Sorry for the late reply! Thanks a lot for the feedback! José Pedro