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Recently while researching my Bf110G-4 build I stumbled on the amazing color Fritzlar Airfield video. That video has a very well documented Bf109G-6/R2, Yellow 11. Intrigued by the neat mix of physical features and red gear legs I decided to build it in 1/48 from mixing Bf109G-6 and Bf109G-10 kits. I bought two Eduard kits to do this then chickened out. I decided to keep it simple and use the Hasegawa 1/48 kits I'm already familiar with. I already had the the Bf109G-10 with both styles of wing bulges and wheels in stock and a slew of spare parts for these kits. I ordered another Hasegawa 109G kit on FleaBay. I really like these simple little kits. I've probably started a dozen and probably finished eight of them. A few got binned because of my clumsy accidents. These kits aren't perfect and the 109 purist rip them apart but they are enjoyable (easy) little kits that look close enough (for me) to a 109 when done. I tend to build these after a difficult build as a modeling reset. They're like stepping into old comfortable shoes for me. Since I'll be building one plane from two simple kits I decided it would be easy enough to concurrently build a second plane from the remaining parts. I'll be doing one very documented and one very undocumented. Respectively I'll be building the Fritzlar Bf109G-6/R2 Ylw11 and Heinrich Bartel's last 109, Bf109G-10 Ylw13 130359. Here's the Fritzlar Bf109G-6/R2 Ylw11. To the best of my knowledge theres no photos of a Bartel's last 109 Ylw13 so my rendition will be loosely based on the features Ylw 5 W.nr 130297 from the same W.nr block. Eduard's painting guide I'm letting you know upfront that my normal MO is to skip minute details, close canopies and concentrate on three things. Geometry, fit and finish. I'm an average modeler so they'll be nothing amazing done here. Just some good ole basic modeling. Maybe follow along if you're new to the hobby and want to pick up a tip or two, or you'd like to share your interest in 109s. I could use some help and I'm always open to learning new stuff. That's my verbose WIP introduction. I'll try to be more succinct in the future. Be well Ron

THE STORY At about 2230 hours on 7 December 1941 the Indian Brigade manning the coastal defences at Kota Bharu, on the East coast of Malaya, just South of the Thailand border, sent a message to the airfield, (located about a kilometre inland), that ships had been sighted moving towards the beach. There appeared to be signalling by lamp from the beach to the ships. Earlier, reconnaissance patrols by RAF Catalinas and RAAF Hudsons had detected Japanese Navy vessels in the Gulf of Siam to the North, so there was little doubt that this was a Japanese invasion. At this time the UK and the British Empire were not at war with the Japanese. Failing advice from ‘the top’, a local decision was taken. It was decided they had to attack the Japanese vessels after they started shelling the beach early on the 8th. There was a problem. Heavy rain had fallen the day before and, technically, the airstrip was unserviceable. This would not stop the Aussies. Six aircraft were placed on standby, armed with two 250 lb G.P. bombs and two 250 lb S.A.P. bombs. All bombs were fused with 11 sec time delay and distance between bombs on each stick set at six yards. At 0208, on 8 December, the first attack sortie by the RAAF in the South East Asian war took off from the water-logged strip. This aircraft, A16-21 was captained by F/L Johnny Lockwood with crew of F/O Tony Jay and Sergeants Munday and Thompson. It was followed seven minutes later by A16-19, captained by F/L Ramshaw with crew of F/O Dowie and Sergeants Coldrey and White. By 0300,all available,(ten), Hudsons had taken off to attack the Japanese ships. In the meantime, F/L Ramshaw had returned to base, re-armed and was in the air at 0320, again flying A16-19 with the same crew. He attacked a cruiser at extremely low level, dropping his bombs so they bounced across the water towards the ship. Then there was an explosion in the aircraft. Whether it was caused by the accurate Japanese AA or by its own bomb is unknown. Ramshaw managed to pull up over the cruiser but crashed into the sea beyond it. There was only one survivor, F/O Downie. He drifted for some time before eventually being pulled out of the sea by the Japanese and spending the rest of the war as a POW. The taking of the Northern Malayan airstrips was crucial to the Japanese invasion and, although the Australians, Indians and British put up a stout resistance they were overwhelmed and the Kota Bharu airfield was taken by the Japanese in less than three days. My first intention was to model A16-21 but I am unsure of its identity which could have been either US-D or US-E. Also, I had no photos of this machine. However, the second aircraft to take-off is another case. Its codes are known to be US-B and I have a number of photos of it, albeit at an earlier time, but I doubt that it changed much in peacetime. It was also the first RAAF loss in action in the theatre and also probably had the first RAAF member to become a POW of the Japanese. THE KIT Not much choice here. The only kit in 1/48 is the venerable Classic Airframes kit first produced some 25 years ago. I picked up a couple of samples but, generally, after examining them, put them back in the box. I think their main claim to fame was their inaccuracy. Now many years later I have pulled them out again. No RAAF collection is complete without at least one Hudson. Research has helped me identify many of the kit's failings and led to thinking about how I may be able to remedy some of them. More details to come.

I’m excited to announce the start of this Zoukei-Mura F-4D 1/48 Phantom as part of a buddy build with some modelers on Instagram. I chose the ZKM Phantom after reading tons of great reviews. Along with the kit, I also have the following accessories: Quinta Studio 3D Interior decals Reskit AIM-9B Sidewinders Reskit AIM-7E Sparrows Reskit Exhaust Nozzle Reskit FOD set Mini Craft Collection M.B. Mk-H7 ejection seats I plan on doing the SEA camo pictured on the box art. Jumping straight into the build this weekend by painting up these fantastically detailed ejection seats from Mini Craft Collections: It was quite challenging painting the ejection handles in their yellow/black striping. I redid them about 4 times each and ended up just having to be satisfied enough with them not being super crisp. Once in the cockpit, it would be near impossible to really see how detailed those handles are without zooming in a great deal.

I wasn’t intending to build another Hog but I nipped in to the toy store near work on Wednesday to get some RLM grey and they had this and the price at €34.99 wasn’t terrible Sprue shot Nice decal sheet too Now the kit schemes are a number of lizards and I’m tempted to go with the sharkmouth but I’m leaning towards the experimental camo above as it’s so different and also feasible in this scale. And now for the bad news it has raised panel lines ( I know it’s a cost saving when manufacturing molds but what were you thinking Tamiya?) which will have to go….

I'm looking at 1/48 Fairey Gannet decals & there does not seem to be any sheets in 1/48 scale that include the decals that delineate the de-icing areas on the tailplane finlets - I'm wondering about how I could make these - anyone have any ideas? Chris

As you may be aware I love the quirky and or eclectic and the DH Foxmoth ticks all the boxes. So in researching possible builds for the GB I came across this. But of course it not an ANZAC aircraft so no joy. However a bit more digging turned up this… Which an be seen on the left of this pic in same military camo as the Burma based one.. So bingo we have one DH Foxmoth that served in the RNZAF during WW2. And this is where I’m starting. Bought second hand for under a tenner. As is to be expected, not the best kit in the world but it did come with a good decal sheet, plus two extras.. The Foxmoth used the same wings (albeit with a lower sweep angle) engine and cowl and tailplanes with a new fuselage. Comparison of the bits I can use to scale plans isn’t bad. Next step, fabricate a fuselage and a little surgery on those wings…

Next in line is the venerable Hasegawa 1/48 F/A-18A Hornet, I know it's the 'C' boxing but I planned this years ago when 'A's were hard to find (I've already removed the 'C' tail fin fairings). The kit, inspiration and AM Ever since I built the 1/72 F/A-18A when I was a lot younger, I've always wanted to reprieve the build with the awesome looking VMFA-531 'Grey Ghosts' tail marking (the skull glaring lighting bolts). With what seems to be a common occurrence with these Hasegawa Hornets, the first order of duty will be to repair the rather fragile wing extension/backing for the LAU-7/A5 launcher rail. Fortunately it's still in the bag. This might be a slow burner as I'm not guaranteed regular hours to build this.

A few years ago I saw one of these built up on IModeler and was blown away by the amazing retro look and how colorful it was. I knew one day I HAD to build one. I purchased this kit off eBay and it is in okay condition. The decals were in rough shape which lead me to purchasing an aftermarket set. Which of course all of the nice aftermarket sets have also been discontinued 😅. I found a website in Canada that has a lot of rare/out of production decals in stock and was able to purchase a really unique Eagle Strike set. I’ll be doing the scheme with the yellow fuel tanks and blue lightning. It sorta reminds me of Vault-Tec from Fallout 🤟🏼 The only other aftermarket item I am after is masking which will hopefully arrive before too long. Really surprised how detailed the cockpit is for a 27 year old kit. Even the injection pin marks don’t seem as bad as some of the more modern Tamiya kits. Applied interior green and black to the panel Masked to paint more black accents per reference photos: Applied a black base coat and went over with dark grey to add depth I attempted to apply the instrument panel decals, but they disintegrated as soon as I slightly touched them. Since the decal was useless, I had to hand paint all of the gauges. Definitely not the most fun task 😵‍💫 I used photo etch seatbelts from Eduard meant for an F-104. Comparing reference images, they looked close enough to me. Another detail I added was wiring behind the instrument panel. Mostly won’t be seen, but I’ll know it’s there 😎. Cheers, Keith

Hello all, I’ve hankered after building the famous “VeRA” (more formally known as ‘The Mynarski Memorial Lancaster’) flown by the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum out of Hamilton, Ontario, ever since it made the long trip across the Atlantic back in 2014. I was invited up to Biggin Hill where she was residing whilst displaying at the Eastbourne Airshow and seeing her sitting on the tarmac along with the BMMF’s Lancaster, I instantly fell in love! This love affair was exacerbated seeing her perform at numerous air shows during the time she was in the UK. Fast forward 11 years (how has it been that long?) and I’m finally getting around to it - using the Tamiya classic 1/48 kit as a base. Tamiya’s kit is very well known so there’s no need to go into any detail describing it, but as we all know it comes in BI/BIII guise with the classic Frazer Nash FN50 mid upper, which is not suitable for the Canadian Lanc, being a MkX and fitted with the later Martin Turret. There are also a few other subtle differences, such as the fuselage window arrangement (the centre section is actually a replacement from an earlier machine) as well as a modern aerial fit. The picture below, borrowed from the CWHM’s Facebook page and used for illustrative purposes only, shows her in all her glory: So… I began by building up the interior out of the box, the only change to the Tamiya instructions being to paint the seats in a deep red as seen in photographs of her in her warbird guise. I’ve used an Eduard set for the instrument panels and seat belts, and added the second control column from an old Lanc I built years ago and have since salvaged - VeRA is dual control and always flies with a copilot, as do the BBMF. I have carefully studied pictures of VeRA and blanked off and filled the appropriate windows, and the main mod has been blanking off the mid upper position and opening up a new one above the rear escape hatch. The Martin turret, being heavier, was moved forward to restore the correct CoG. I’ve also made the fairing for the turret and added the strengthening strips on the fuselage from plastic card. All raised panel lines lost in the filling/sanding process have been restored using a sharp scalpel and a dousing of TET and then a light sanding back. I’m in the process of converting a 1/48 Monogram B-24 to a Privateer, so fortunately have a spare Martin turret. The MkXs were fitted with a ‘high hat’ dome but the B-24 turret is earlier, lower version, but with no other option I’m aware of in 1/48 it’ll have to do. Today the fuselage has had a squirt of primer and, so far, so good: I’m really enjoying this so far - more when there’s more… Cheers, Tom

Hello gents, here's my 6th completion of the year, the Airfix 1/48 Curtiss Tomahawk IIb, representing AK457 'GA-O' of 112 Squadron RAF, 262 Wing, based at LG122 Fort Madellena in Libya in December 1941. This aircraft was lost on 12 December 1941 along with its pilot, 19 year old William Earl Houston of Hastings, New Zealand, who was on his third flight of the day and the victory was claimed by Oblt. Erbo Graf von Kageneck of 9/JG.27. Gotta love a sharkmouth As mentioned above, it's the Airfix kit which was rather nice and I should really have done a bit better with it, but I didn't so we are where we are. I added the Eduard exhaust stacks and Barracuda main wheels and used a Peewit inside/outside mask set and an AML camouflage mask set. The colours used were Colourcoats, probably the last of my Azure Blue (might just have enough for one more single-seater but then that'll be it for sure) Mid Stone and the DuPont equivalent of Dark Earth as I guessed they wouldn't have bothered repainting that, being so close to RAF Dark Earth, just a bit darker and a little more intensely brown. I got the interior colour a bit wrong, I was aiming for something close to RAF Interior Grey-green but not exactly the same as it was supposed to be the DuPont equivalent colour - however I somehow picked up the tin next to the one I intended to use and it''s a bit brighter than I meant to use - I did notice this when I was spraying it but I put it down to the effects of the LCDs in my fancy new spray booth I used the kit's transfers for the markings and they worked well, though I had a near-disaster with the port side serial when I put it into water that was a bit too warm and it crumpled a bit, but I managed to straighten it out so that it doesn't really show. Final coat was AK Interactive ultra-flat varnish which is indeed ultra-flat. The background is from Coastal Kits and you may remember it from my Beaufighter build and will no doubt see it again at some point. Anyway thanks for your attention, Cheers, Stew

Hi, Here's the Eduard boxing of the Kinetic F-104C. I'll be using the Caracal decals for the fantastic markings of the 479th TFG. Cheers, Stefan.

So, here's my unwitting victim for this Group Build: Playing it safe due to my lack of aircraft builds - straight out the box, and likely to be the same scheme as the lid image. There's just one problem .... with a wingspan of over a foot, I have no idea where this will live when complete! Oh well, that's for another day! Keith ☺️

My aircraft WIP started off with a couple of 1/48 RAF Phantoms I was building, but somewhere along the way I started putting together a background to photograph them with. This turned in to a hair-brained scheme to build a Hardened Aircraft Shelter (HAS). I live near Wattisham and have taken some photos while passing of the site, and using google maps I got started on some plans. A full size hanger in 1/48 would just be too big, so a single aircraft HAS seemed do-able. So this is what I was aiming for: Most of the build so far is on my other thread, so I won't repeat it all here. Suffice to say it got rolling with a bit of rolled up cardboard: The main structure is about 76cm x 45cm. But then add the apron in front, doors, vent at the back, annex, etc, etc. Its got pretty big.

I have just finished a small Admiralty Steam Drifter (completed photos to follow), so its back to the RAF, and another stalwart from the early war period. I could build yet another Beaufighter, but the Wellington attracts as a good subject, with a kit in 1/48 that needs a tiny bit of work. The kit is, of course, Trumpeter’s 1/48 scale Wellington IC, first released in about 2006, and my chief reference, apart from what I will be able to find online, is the the very nice 4 plus monograph on the Wellington. I don’t promise a fast result with this build, as there are a number of things about the kit which need to be sorted out, and I will have some other things on the go while it is being built. But there is space on the workbench right at the moment, so I will try to get the difficult bits done before other projects intrude.

With the Sukhoi going nowhere fast I have had to make a decision on what will act as it's replacement and have decided to say with something from the same side of the Iron Curtain in the form of a Mig-21, a true classic. The kit I will be using is an Eduard 1/48 Mig-21 PFM with one small aftermarket addition and in markings as yet to be decided. We'll start with the box top; She has been started but only to the extent that some paint has been sprayed on the interior in a representation of that lurid colour so beloved by Soviet manufacturers; The only aftermarket will be an Eduard 3D cockpit set; And some decals; Not 100% sure which option to go with yet but am leaning towards one of these two, either Bulgaria; Or East Germany; As the airframes are identical thats a decision I can put off for now. Now I just need some time so I can make a proper start on her! Thanks for looking in and as usual all comments and criticisms are gratefully received. Craig.

With great determination I am working on the reduction of my stash. So I decided to build 2 kits parallel, with the intention of saving time and effort. The profi-pack Fw190A-8 is a joy to build, great detail and no fit issues. The profi-pack Fw190D-9 late is an older kit with some fit issues, especially if the gun covers on the wings are to be closed. But in the end both came out OK. Building two kits at the same time can actually save a lot of effort when the two kits have a lot in common. With late war Luftwaffe aircraft there is a lot of painting in RLM 02, 66, and76 to be done. So it was not a bad idea to try this: When I saw this photo I just could not stand the untidy canopy and made a new one. I did not take new photos only this one with the new canopy: And the D-9. Yellow 6 was built with the Ta152 tail, but there is no photographic evidence. So no one can blame me for an incorrect paint scheme. The 76/81 scheme is most probably correct because other aircraft of late Mimetall proction were painted this way. Thanks for looking Volker

With a couple of nights away from home for work I was anticipating dull evenings in the hotel. But on my arrival in town I happened to spot a model shop and popped in to check it out. While I was in there I had a sudden brainwave that I could make up a kit in the hotel during the evenings and picked up the below. I've got a long term project to create a diorama of B Company, 1/5 Battalion Welch Regiment reporting back after an attack around Martigny in Normandy on 16 August 1944 where Tasker Watkins won the VC and I'm pretty sure these would have been around in abundance in an infantry battalion in 1944. I built one back when they first came out and I'm sure back then they were boxed as Bedford MWDs rather than "WWII 15-CWT 4x2 G.S. Truck"; presumably the lawyers have been worrying about licencing arrangements again... Awful photo of the sprues... Now, you might have spotted something that didn't occur to me until I opened the box in the hotel room. What am I going to make this with? I'd entirely forgotten that I don't have any modelling kit with me... Model shop is now shut and work commitments mean that I'm not going to be able to get back there to pick something up. But some shops are open late into the evenings so with a quick jaunt out after dinner I have secured from the limited available selection some potential 'tools' that I think I might at least be able to make a start on this with. I have no idea how these are going to work out as modelling tools but we'll see! Cheers, Richard.

Just finished these today. 1/48 RAF Kings Cliffe 20th Fighter Group P-38s. Now ready for a diorama... All comments appreciated. Thanks for looking.

Completed the new Airfix Jaguar last night. I went with some after market decals to represent XZ356 'Mary Rose', only realised once I finished that the decals for the reg was XX rather than XZ. Really enjoyable kit, I will be making others for sure. She isn't perfect but she's good enough for me. 20250603_122800~2 by DaleRFU1, on Flickr 20250603_122816~2 by DaleRFU1, on Flickr 20250603_122806~2 by DaleRFU1, on Flickr

Just got this model, it was an absolute hell to find it sold here in Canada and nobody has it, and I mean nobody at all. I searched in US stores but very few had it and the prices were really high, so I had to try on Ebay and found a decently (still pricey) one sold by a Latvian store. It got here today (took exactly 2 weeks, so really good). This is the second helicopter kit I got , the other one is an AH-64D by Hasegawa (1/48), I haven't started it either. Will be posting the progress here, Regards

There is something about a bit Monogram kit. Not many parts, solid kits, just nice to build. I have a B-17G and the DC3. And there is something about the venerable old Dak. So what is it about the old DC-3? Well my grandad was at Arnhem. And the wartime schemes always looks good. But going to Duxford as a kid there were these colourful civil schemes there. The Air Atlantique fleet. So when it came to choosing a scheme I quickly decided. So G-AMPO. The kit is an earlier DC-3 so I need to modify the rear door to double cargo doors, and shorten the rear end as I think she was a glider tower at some point and had the squared off end. Lights & motors? Seems an idea. Decals - well the exist in 1/72 and thanks to a special print by Ray I now have them in 1/48 I do love it when you get a handful of parts out with some masking tape and you get a sense of the size of the kit. With a Cessna 150 for scale (also a Duxford based aircraft!) No doubt progress won’t be fast & I probably won’t have the right motors or leds or sockets or something but I have been quite looking forward to this. Will be good if I can get the B-17 done as Sally B to go with her. Proper Duxford reunion.

Hello there, this is my first post on the aircraft section on BM, I normally do Armour modelling and have made many models in that section. I needed to have a break from armour, I've done so much in the past I needed to do something different. I saw a photo on the internet with a group of Japanese in the water next to a Rufe which looked brilliant and I thought I'd love to do that plane in a water scene. So the plane was from Eduard, a really nice plane to make, I particularly enjoyed doing the weathering. I used AK water products for the sea, I must say it was a bit of a heart in mouth moment when I applied the resin, but all came good in the end I think... Here are a few photo's hope you like it all the best Ed

Hello everyone RF-5A, One of the historically significant aircraft in the inventory of the Imperial Iranian Air Force - IIAF. This aircraft was inducted into the reconnaissance squadron based at the First Tactical Fighter Base in Mehrabad, Tehran, during the 1960s. It effectively bridged the operational gap between the earlier RT-33A and the later RF-4E platforms. Following the induction of the RF-4E into service, the operational prominence of this aircraft in the tactical reconnaissance role began to decline. Nevertheless, it remained an active asset within the 11th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, contributing significantly by capturing high-value imagery of strategic installations prior to the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Post-revolution, the platform continued to carry out reconnaissance missions during the early years of the Iran–Iraq War. Gradually, its role shifted from front-line reconnaissance to pilot training duties. For decades, no confirmed sightings of these aircraft in active service have been reported. A number of them were subsequently converted by the Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA) into two-seat advanced trainers, a modified variant that was later designated as ''Simorgh F-5B'' Colors are Tamiya and Mr.Color painted free-hand. Decals are from Print scale. Cheers Barzin photo_2025-01-28_22-06-16 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr photo_2025-01-28_22-06-35 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr IMG_3039 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr image-1-892 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr photo_2025-02-04_20-32-52 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr 2019_07_09_IMG_5796 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr IMG_4008 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr IMG_3989 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr IMG_3971 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr IMG_3988 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr IMG_3991 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr IMG_3990 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr IMG_3985 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr IMG_3983 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr IMG_3977 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr IMG_4017 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr IMG_3970 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr IMG_3984 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr IMG_4001 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr IMG_4005 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr IMG_3975 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr IMG_4009 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr IMG_4003 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr IMG_3996 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr IMG_3993 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr IMG_4002 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr IMG_3998 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr IMG_4031 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr IMG_3973 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr IMG_3967 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr IMG_3989 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr IMG_4010 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr IMG_4014 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr IMG_4016 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr IMG_4024 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr IMG_4007 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr IMG_4020 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr IMG_4021 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr IMG_4027 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr IMG_402 9 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr IMG_3980 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr IMG_4028 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr IMG_4032 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr IMG_4046 by Freddy Pilot, on Flickr An RF-5A over Iraqi territory, seen in a self-captured reconnaissance photo, having lost one of its horizontal stabilizers."

Hello Folks.... I'm not supposed to start a new thread this year.... I have too much of started kits.... But amazingly, the old Mojo was in bad need for something different..... The rest is to be followed..... Same old song.... Boosting an old short run kit with the help of a more modern one.... I received some pics on my FB page depicting this Vought.... Vought ?? You say Vought ?? No more justificatives are needed... This one will be finished with Yellow wings.... But neutrality patrols ??? This one, as it will be seriously butchered will be finished as a V-156F Yes with French colors.... @Heather Kay will be pleased.... I don't know if they made it over my village 80 years ago but whatever..... And now the Fleet Air Arm will be represented too.... Obviously my Dear.... I think that @Dunny is the one that showed me that kit..... And last but not least.... The poor Vindicator has the sad privilege of having been butchered by both the Germans and the Japanese.... No need to tell you that the Academy kit is the Accurate miniature one..... And Hooops, I started to spray paint on it years ago..... Look like Alclad whithout primer.... But the HIPM will be another hard challenge More to come tomorrow..... I know @giemme, I'm a nutty... Sincerely. CC

This is my first build here. About a year ago I managed to buy such a kit from hands. And I got guns by Master this week. But I want to build A3's variant in Tamiya's kit 61037. First I installed the wheels bay. I cut the plastic incorrectly and cracks formed. I will remove them later. It was also difficult to install the bay in the center. I was upset when I found a stumps on the cockpit floor for his legs. So I made a elements that, in general terms, repeated the original. I will install leg bindings after painting. Edward's photoetch is often flat in cases where it is not. I made a handle instead of a flat piece. Engines are always my headache. Only if you are building a large scale model you are not be cut with a scalpel and your desk will not be covered in your blood when you remove the pushers of cylinders. I had made the pushers out of copper wire. My set is A4, but I want A3, so I had made new panels with holes. I wish you a enjoy watching