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Don't know if anyone is interested in this one? I acquired this Trumpeter 1/35 Challenger 2 from that well known auction site part started very cheaply and the intention is to display it in the BATUS heavy A workshop during winter repair/servicing c2008. The plan is to show the vehicle with pack and gue removed and track tensioner and hydro gas suspension unit being replaced as well as the front RH fuel bag tank. The time frame allows me to paint it in ether two colour green/sand yellow or desert sand brown as it was around then that the colour scheme was changed. I have made a start on this so will let the pics: do the talking I am aware that this kit has short comings but they will hopefully be negated by the way I'm planning to finish/display the model. If anyone has any photographs of the empty pack compartment they would be willing to share I would be very grateful as I am working mainly by memory. Thanks for looking in Stay safe Roger
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Hello, I might be a bit late to enter this Group build, but ... as we have got some extra days, I thought I might try (at least, I would start). This is the first time I enter a Group Build, so I will have to learn how to post photos in the forum, and I will also have also to improve a lot my building skills. Never too late to learn, anyway. I have chosen to build the Potez 25 nr 1 (White 1) in Uruguay. This is indeed a rather strange bird, being an Hispano engined aircraft, with a Lorraine-like cowling. So the basis for the build will be : - the AZUR-FRROM "Potez 25 A2/B2 Lorraine" in 1/72 nd - and the decal, also from FRROM,, also in 1/72 nd ; "Potez 25 Europe & America" The kit and the decal have been reviewed in Britmodeller. If things go well, I might venture into an other build (Probably one used in Abyssinia). So we have the kit, and the specific shhets of decals (Europe & America on the right) Well ... you will see the photos ... sometime - still struggling to get the first one from Flickr ...
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So folks here we are in ready for inspection, my first for the year. Tamiya 75mm M4A3(W) Sherman, an old kit that has been updated and reboxed by Tamiya over the years, it still lacked in terms of some of the new kits that have been released by Tasca, Askua and Dragon. I've updated this one with a few bits n pieces and some help from a few other AM companies. Hopefully its now as good as the more modern kits available. I could spend a few more hours on the build but the only thing I'll do now is glue the track to the top of the skids and return rollers. WIP is:- http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234997677-tamiya-m4a3-75mm-sherman/ Next to my M3 Stuart build. Cheers for looking Dan
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Hello all, Here is my second entry for this GB; 1/48 Kittyhawk F-35B in Royal Air Force markings... After lengthly delays and political arguments, the F-35 (Lightning II FGR.1 in the UK) finally entered Royal Air Force service in 2020, but the fleet of just 40 jets was grounded almost immediately due to problems in the software for the Storm Shadow cruise missile. Six months later and at an additional cost, the jets were ready. Pilots weren't overly impressed by the aircraft and many preferred to remain on the Typhoon and ageing Tornado GR4. However, by late 2021, their opinions changed as newer software came 'online.' The updated computers and sophisticated avionics thrilled many of the younger generation of pilots and very shortly they would get the chance to prove their worth. In February 2022, Iran launched a surprise attack on Iraq, fired ballistic missiles at Saudi Arabia and Israel, killing many civilians, and attacked the USS Nimitz which was sailing in the Persian Gulf. Condemnation spread and fearing a Nuclear attack, the UN stepped in. Spearheaded by the US, UK and Saudi Arabia, Operation 'Urgent Response' was launched involving large scale air strikes across Iran. The Israeli Government was close to launching an all-out nuclear assault, but were talked down by the United States. The RAF's contribution included 12 Lightning II's. Flying from Prince Sultan air base in Saudi Arabia, the Lightning II's attacked key facilities around Southern and Eastern Iran and aided SF units on the ground. Armed with the Storm Shadow, enhanced Paveway II, III and IV, the jet performed magnificently, achieving a 98% sortie completion rate, with the advanced and costly avionics proving their worth when penetrating Iran's sophisticated air defence network. One Lightning II successfully engaged and destroyed an IRIAF SU-24, which was attempting to 'sneak' out into the Persian Gulf to attack allied shipping, with an AIM-132 ASRAAM. 12 Strom Shadows were launched by a mixed RAF flight of Typhoons and Lightning II's on the night of 22nd March in what was the prelude to a massive bombardment by USAF B-52's and B-1's on key targets in Tehran. The next day the Iranian government pleaded for a truce.... The aircraft shown here depicts a standard 'early' raid configuration, used to attack Iranian airfields in the south of the country. The kit: Extras: Unsure on markings at the moment. More to come. Dave