[Kinetic new tool F-16C in Have Glass V camofl.]

Outstanding!

[1/48 Eduard Fw190A-6/R11 Neptun "Red 21"]

Nice to see this thread brought back to the top after a year and a half, thanks folks! I need to post some of my recent work 

[1/48 Tamiya Me262A-1a "Green 4"]

Thanks everyone!

[1/48 Tamiya Me262A-1a "Green 4"]

I'm on a roll, #6 for the year with a late start after moving house in January. This one has been on my to-do list for years and I finally got around to building it. My first Tamiya 262, and as expected it was just as good of a kit as I've always heard. Just added a seat, instrument panel, and wheels.

 

1/48 Tamiya Me262A-1a
"Green 4" of Stab JG7

Major Theodor Weissenberger
Brandenburg-Briest, Germany, Feb-Mar 1945

Ultracast seat
Yahu instrument panel
CMK wheels
Montex masks
EagleCals decals
AK Real Colors paints

 

Anyway, on to the pics!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for looking!

[1/48 Tamiya F4U-1A Corsair "Big Hog"]

Thanks everyone!

 

18 minutes ago, BleedingBlue said:

Very impressive, the weathering is excellent.  How did you simulate the stains from the fuel on the sides of the aircraft?  That is a really nice effect.

 

Normally I would use oils for the effect, but this time around I used a mix of AK Paneliners. While they're great for panel lines, they're also a good consistency for leaks, streaks, and filtering

[1/48 Tamiya F4U-1A Corsair "Big Hog"]

Hey folks! 

 

Wrapped up build #5 of the year so far, Tamiya's venerable F4U-1A Corsair. As with the P-51B, it's still a great kit - but I wouldn't mind seeing a newer tooling. The foldable wings are still an annoyance but not a huge deal.

 

1/48 F4U-1A Corsair "Big Hog"
Lt. Cdr. John "Tommy" Blackburn
VF-17, Feb/Mar 1944
Rabaul, New Britain

 

Ultracast seat
Ultracast wheels
Eduard PE
Riveted with RB Mini
AK Real Colors paints
EagleCals decals
Montex paint masks

 

On to the pics!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for looking!

[1/48 Tamiya Bf109G-6 JG54 "Yellow 9"]

Thanks everyone!

 

5 minutes ago, Toryu said:

That's an outstanding model! And a beautiful base to go with it. How do you get the panel lines so thinly painted?

 

I use AK Paneliners washes. I cover the whole model, one section at a time, with the wash and then wipe away the excess with a lint-free cloth

[1/48 Tamiya Bf109G-6 JG54 "Yellow 9"]

I think Tamiya focused too much on the option to display the engine and alternate cowlings attached with magnets that could be swapped out to have it open or closed. It felt very much like building a small version of their 1/32 kits, but less detailed. The 1/72 kit is more the breakdown I would expect from a 1/48 kit, aside from the molded closed slats and flaps. As it is, it just feels so gimmicky and that design time could have been better used on surface detail. But what do I know? Haha

 

If I could pick three things from the design of the Tamiya kit and put them into the Eduard kit, it would be the attachment of the slats, canopy, and landing gear. That would be my ideal 109 kit.

[1/48 Tamiya P-51B "Impatient Virgin?"]

Thanks! The metal is just MrColor #8 silver, everything else is AK Real Colors

[1/48 Gaspatch Me163 Komet]

Before this build I didn't know either, yet there they are tucked under the belly haha

 

[1/48 Tamiya Bf109G-6 JG54 "Yellow 9"]

Hi folks!

 

Just wrapped this one up over the weekend. Having a closet full of Eduard 109's, I was a little worried that I would be spoiled by the Tamiya kit and not like the Eduard kit so much. To my relief, I found the Tamiya kit to be a bit over-engineered and a bit simplistic with many of the details. If you want to build one with the engine displayed this is surely the easiest path but I like my models closed up. I do love the design of the canopy though and some things I learned from this kit will change the way I build my Eduard 109's.

 

1/48 Tamiya Bf109G-6
9./JG54, "Yellow 9"
Ludwigslust, Germany Spring 1944

Yahu instrument panel
BarracudaCast seat
BarracudaCast wheels
BarracudaCast tall tail conversion
Albion Alloys gun barrels
EagleCals decals
AK Real Colors paints

 

Anyway, on to the pics!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for looking!

[1/48 Tamiya P-51B "Impatient Virgin?"]

Hi folks!

 

Just finished this one up last week, it's been a productive year thus far. I had never done a plane with full invasion stripes so I figured I would give it a go. The Tamiya kit still holds up well, but I'm looking forward to a B variant from Eduard.

 

P-51B Mustang "Impatient Virgin?"
376th FS 361st FG
Lt. Victor E. Bocquin
Bottisham UK, September 1944

 

Ultracast seat

Ultracast wheels

Ultracast flaps

Eduard Zoom PE

Riveted fuselage

Hollowed kit exhaust and gun barrels

Squadron vac canopy

KitsWorld decals

Custom insignia masks

 

Anyways, on to the pics!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for looking!

[1/48 Gaspatch Me163 Komet]

Hi folks! 

 

I wrapped this one up last month and forgot to make a post for it. The Gaspatch kit is interesting, and surprisingly complex. The tiny little cockpit has more parts than a 1/48 Eduard Spitfire. It's unusual for me to build something OOB, but that's how this one is with the exception of replacing the pitot and antenna with Albion Alloys tubing and rod.

 

On to the pics!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for looking!

[1/48 Eduard Spitfire Vc Malta]

1 hour ago, mahavelona said:

It does look lovely! I was not aware of this scheme but it is interesting to see - translucent azure blue overspray apparently.

 

That's correct, and I did paint it Dark Earth/Middlestone first, then overspray with Azure

 

 

[1/72 Tamiya P-47 Razorback "Button Nose"]

I'll definitely be building more 72's in the future. I wish Tamiya had done their P-47M in "true scale", I really want to do one of the two-tone blue 63rd FS birds. Guess I'll stick to my usual 1/48 for that one

[1/72 Tamiya P-47 Razorback "Button Nose"]

1 minute ago, 72modeler said:

Beautifully done- very unusual but handsome scheme for a razorback Jug! Did the real one not have the red flap step markings on the upper wing root, and did it also not have the strakes that ran chord wise under the outer wings when the bomb/tank pylons were not fitted? I think they were to deflect spent cases/links from damaging the ailerons. Very jealous of your airbrush work on the upper camouflage pattern! 

Mike

 

From what I could tell, the red step markings were painted over. As for the strakes/pylons, that was a mistaken omission on my part 🤦‍♂️

[1/48 Eduard Spitfire Vc Malta]

Thanks for the kind words, everyone!

[1/72 Tamiya P-47 Razorback "Button Nose"]

Yes the belts, the seat itself, and instrument panel are from the Eduard set

[1/72 Tamiya P-47 Razorback "Button Nose"]

4 minutes ago, Ijineda said:

Thats a perfect build! Great job on the camo, looks very classy. And top notch riveting as well, really does make a difference. What kind of airbrush do you use?

 

Thanks! I use an Iwata HP-B Plus

[1/72 Tamiya P-47 Razorback "Button Nose"]

Hi folks!

 

Finished this one back in December but neglected to post it because I had to pack up and move at the first of the year. 1/72 is not my usual scale, but I thought I would get out of my comfort zone and try something new. I'll definitely be building more 72nd soon!

 

P-47D Razorback "Button Nose"

Lt Albert P Knafelz

56th FG 62nd FS

RAF Boxted, England

July 1944

 

Eduard Zoom PE

Superscale decals

Riveted 

AK Real Colors paints

 

On to the pics!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for looking!

[1/48 Eduard Spitfire Vc Malta]

Hi folks!

 

Been a bit since my last post, recently moved house and this is my first completion after the move. The Eduard Mk.V is a fun build with a few tweaks from the VIII/IX/XVI series. I imagine these changes are also in the Mk.I but this is my first of the earlier mark kits.

 

Spitfire Mk.Vc BR323
Sgt George "Screwball" Beurling
249 Sqn, Ta Kali airbase, Malta
July 1942

BarracudaCast seat
Ultracast cockpit door
Brassin wheels
AK Real Colors paints
Decals from spares box

 

Anyway, on to the pics!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for looking!

 

[1/48 Fine Molds MXY-7 Ohka Model 11]

After a few months away from the bench, I decided I needed a quick win so I pulled out the little Fine Molds Ohka. Lovely little kit.

OOB except for a few small additions:

PE seat and gun sight from spares box
Pitot from Albion tubing and guitar string

Some minor riveting
AK Real Colors paints

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The office is pretty spartan, but that's on par with the real thing. Not much needed for a straight dive...

 

[How about a decent 1/48 kit of one of the late Me 209s? V5, V6, H/V1]

Sorry, I made this topic 8 years ago. If someone can move it to the wishlist section feel free

 

And yes I still very much want a kit of this plane, shame most of the photos are gone from the original post

 

[1/48 Eduard Fw190A-6/R11 Neptun "Red 21"]

22 hours ago, hopkp said:

That's a really nice-looking model. Is it the more recent 'retooled' Eduard Fw 190 kit or the older one released a few years ago?

 

The retool, I wouldn't dare build the old tool. Too complex and less accurate

 

5 hours ago, Tbolt said:

That’s really nice. Love the weathering and the antennas. I bet you had to be careful handling that one near the end with all that lot? 

 

Actually, everything else on this model will break before the antennae do - but yes still handle with care so I don't get stabbed! Haha

[1/48 Eduard Fw190A-6/R11 Neptun "Red 21"]

High praise, thanks folks!