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  1. Another photo with rocket pods added. Photographed alongside a 1/48 Mustang, it’s a big beastie.
  2. My modelling interest in this period lies mainly with Naval Aviation, specifically the Silver Wings of the Fleet Air Arm and the Yellow Wings of the US Navy. Going with the Yellow Wings, previous GBs saw me build in 1/32 the Grumman F3F (Revell) and Boeing F4B (Hasegawa). For this GB I will be building the Curtiss BF2C in 1/32 from Hasegawa. The BF2C had a short service life, 1934 to 1937. Withdrawn in 1937 after it became apparent the wings had become weakened due to the stresses caused by dive bombing. The kit decals look like they have seen better days, so will be using an aftermarket sheet from the appropriately named Yellow-Wings Decals to build an aircraft from VF-5B, USS Ranger. I believe this was the only squadron that flew the BF2C.
  3. Early start today. Milan-San Remo on the iPad. Masked up the fuselage. Red airbrushed on. A few small areas to tidy up but please how it came out. Off to strip down the airbrush now.
  4. First up, a couple of air racers in 1/32 scale, both Williams Brothers kits. Halls Bulldog Laird Super Solution Next up a couple of US Navy Yellow Wings. Again both in 1/32. Boeing F4B (Hasegawa) Grumman F3F (Revell)
  5. @franky boy I had read that as well. Have never built a Tamiya P-51 so no idea how close a copy. Quality wise ICM have come a long way since they produced these kits. Cockpit installed in one half of the fuselage. It quite a bit of fettling required to close up the the fuselage. Wings fitted and she is starting to look like a P-51 now.
  6. Been looking at the sprues, they are rough around the edges, going to be lots of clean up required. No locating pins, sink marks. ICM have come a long way since they produced these. Built an ICM P-51D for a Blitzbuild, don’t remember that one being so rough. Whilst I do enjoy building modern well tooled kits, there is something to be said for the challenge offered by the older kits, helps you improve your skills. I know I said OOB in a previous post, no decals for the IP and details soft so purchases an aftermarket IP. Made a start on the cockpit. Belts from Tamiya tape.
  7. Have never been convinced by the idea of using unguided rockets. I assume they where designed to engage large formations of bombers, not single aircraft.
  8. Close up of cockpit before closing it up. The postie has delivered the replacement wheels. The main airframe has been primed followed by rescribing in a few panel lines. The airframe was then spray with Tamiya AS-12 from a rattle can. I will put it aside for a couple of days for the paint to cure before masking for the red wing tips and tail. Good excuse to start on my P-51 build.
  9. Wasn’t planning on entering this groupbuild but came across this when tidying up the stash. Always like the look of the Mustang with the Malcolm Hood, so I will be aiming for a quick OOB build.
  10. Wings and tail attached. The wing tip pods are just dryfitted for the time being, will paint them and the front parts separately before final assembly. When I wasn’t looking, the carpet monster 👹 made off with one of the nose wheels. Couldn’t find a suitable replacement in the spares box, so have ordered a resin replacement set.
  11. Finally got round to cutting plastic. First up was the cockpit. Used a combination of the kit decals and the photo etch. Reasonably happy with how the instrument panels came out, but even using the etch the side console were a bit flat and featureless. The instructions would have you fit the tub into the fuselage before joining the two halves. The position was a bit vague. Playing about found it was possible to fit the tub after the two halves had been joined. Owe weight was added before the tub inserted, might have gone a bit overboard with the weight.
  12. From the P-51 STGB III, Revell’s Miss America from the Reno Air Race box set.
  13. Calling this one done. Decals finished and a very light panel wash. Really nice kit, goes together very well. Don’t really know what the issue was with the kit decals, but really happy with how the replacement Model Decals decals (20 yrs older than the kit) performed. Will take some proper photos for the gallery later in the week. Can also make a start on my Baby Boomers entry.
  14. More progress with the decals. The decals behave very well with microsol/set.
  15. Tried some Microscale liquid decal film, they still weren’t behaving properly, so it’s time for Plan B. Search through my stock of aftermarket decals and found an old Microdecal sheet. Don’t recall when or why I bought it (seems to be the story for a lot of the sheets in the stash) but will give it a go. Chose the top left scheme, of an aircraft based at RAF Wethersfield. Tentatively tried one decal, it seemed to behave properly so cracked on.
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