Jb65rams
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Screenshot below from BBC spotters guide. Made me smile.
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My second entry is Italeri’s F-104A. Currently toying with building this in flight, if I can find a suitable jet jockey.
I will be using aftermarket decals from Wolfpack to represent an F-104A of the 319FIS. Why this aircraft, because the fuselage is ADC grey with white upper wings, this is important because I don’t enjoy painting NMF finishes.
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F-102A. 1/72 Meng.
F-106A. 1/72 Meng.
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Been looking forward to this one. This is the first of three planned builds, the others being an F-100D have and a F-104A. Might be a tad ambitious with the Revell-Monogram, Canadian and F-5 GBs all starting shortly.
These builds will add to my growing collection US Air Defence Command subjects from this most interesting period of aviation.
Built the F-102A and F-106A in the Interceptors GB last year. They joined a F-82, F-86D, F-93. Still too add an F-89.
First up I will be building Revell’s F-101B Voodoo, will be using the kit decals to produce a aircraft operated by the Texas Air National Guard. This looks like a really nice kit.
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Just picked this up from the local delivery office, to add to my F-101B and F-104A.
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With nothing on the bench at the moment, took the time to dig through the stash to find my planned entries for this GB. Can’t wait to start.
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I’m interested, long way out but thinking Airfix’s 1/48 Hunter F6 wearing Dutch markings.
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If you are looking for historically significant, can’t look past HNS Dreadnought. Trumpeter and Zvedza both do it in 1/350.
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Thanks for all your kind works.
Pictures now added to the gallery.
Seen with my other completed models in my ongoing Floatplane Fighter project.
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Nakajima A6M2-N Type 2 (Rufe)
11th Air Flotilla (Embarked on Seaplane Tender Kamikawa Mark)
Shortland Island Seaplane Base, Solomon Islands. Sept-Nov 1942.
1/48 Tamiya + etch IP and resin seat.
An old kit from the 1970’s but a really enjoyable build. WIP cane be found here.-
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I’m in. As we stand thinking Airfix Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV in North Africa Free French Airforce Colours. One of my favourite schemes.
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Calling this one done.
Happy with the way it came out. Decals needed a lot of setting solution to bed down. Just a light panel wash.
A very enjoyable build.
Thanks.
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Latest Airfix workbench gives info on the marking options.
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@modelling minion @trickyrich Thanks for your comments. I have built a number of these older tooling Tamiya kits. I have really enjoyed them. Go together well, acceptable level of detail.
The Rufe has exited the paint shop. The instructions helpfully say ‘light grey’ no other detail, not even a Tamiya paint code. In the end I went with Vallejo Model Air IJN Medium Grey. I’m happy with the way it turned out.
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Primed.
Cowling, engine and propeller assembled and painted.
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Just finished James Holland’s “Battle of Britain”. Have read a number of his books and do enjoy them. Also his history podcast is a good listen.
Just need to pick something from my to do pile.
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I have both kits in the stash. The F.4 has two additional sprues. An alternate air brake is included. The aerocraft upper fuselage correction is also shown in the photo below.
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It has been a productive holiday weekend, on the modelling front, household jobs not so productive.
Finish the main construction. Looks like I got the weight in the front of the float about right.
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The set contains two interior greens, titled Mitsubishi and Nakajima interior. And a metallic blue and green.
Thanks for the info on the “hole”. Re colour scheme, probably going to be grey.
Below is my take on the cockpit.
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Nice choice. I built this kit a couple of years ago using the Black Dog set. Check the set, all mine where right handed!
Link to my WIP, might be of some help.
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Long weekend, nothing planned as on call for work (looking unlikely I will be called), MiG-21 build completed, this GB started at the right time.
I got off to a good start this morning, postie delivered this.
Ignoring the build sequence I made a start on the beaching trolley and the floats.
Does anyone know what the hole in the front of the support is for? A light? Intake of some type?
The instructions called for some weight in the front of the float, I fear I may have overdone it. Will have to wait and see when the wings & fuselage is added.
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Thanks for the info about the prob.
Gallery updated.
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MiG-21 MFN.
45 Years of Caslav Air Base.
41st Fighter Squadron. Caslav Air Base.
Czech Republic. October 2002.
1/48 Eduard (Weekend Edition)
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Only have one kit in the stash that qualifies, Tamiya’s 1/48 Rufe, so this seems like a good time to build.
The A6M2-N floatplane was developed from the Mitsubishi A6M Type 0 mainly to support amphibious operations and defend remote bases. It was based on the A6M-2 model 11 fuselage, with a modified tail and added floats. A total of 327 were built, including the original prototype. (From Wikipedia)
This will form part of a small long term Floatplane Fighter themed project. Not really sure where my interest in floatplane fighters came from, but to date I have built a;
- Spitfire Vb “Floatfire”. 1/48 Airfix Vb + Silver Cloud conversion.
- Wildcat F3F “Wildcatfish”. 1/48 Hobby Boss kit.
Still to add to the collection;
- 1/48 What If 109 from Halberd Models Messerschmitt Bf.109W Kit.
And still to purchase
- 1/48 Loire 210 by Fonderie Miniature, if I find one.
- 1/48 Tamiya Kawanishi N1K1 Kyofu Type 11
Originally tooled in 1973 it looks like it should be a nice simple build.
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Airfix 1/48 Hunter F.6 into a FGA.9?
in Aircraft Cold War
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Aerocraft also do the 230gal tanks and a conversion set with the cutout flaps.