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  1. F-4J interior 1975 modification - for Academy Kit 1:48 Eduard The Academy F-4's are now becoming the new standard for this legendary aircraft. This set from Eduard provides one colour fret on nickel plated metal and one brass fret. The coloured fret provides mainly cockpit details with new instrument panels side consoles, and cockpit interior parts. The brass fret provides details for the canopy rails and sills, plus the canopy frames. A new HUD is provided along with framing for the parts between the cockpits. Conclusion These frets should enhance an already great kit. Highly Recommended. Review sample courtesy of
  2. Kit - Academy 1:48 Paint - All Xtracolour enamels. Decals - Superscale 48-753 & Microscale 48-063 (stencils) Extras - Aeroclub white metal ACES 2 seat, AIM-9P from Hasegawa Weapons Set B F-15A Eagle Assigned to Commander: 5th FIS, Air Defence Command Minot AFB, 1987 Definitely not one from the 'top drawer' but looks quite imposing in the cabinet (as long as you don't look too closely). My thanks taking the time to look and/or comment, and as ever all criticism, comments and questions are welcome. Ian.
  3. Academy has just re-boxed as limited edition the Hobbycraft 1/48th Polikarpov I-16 Type 24 kit - ref. 12314 Source: http://www.academy.co.kr/6q/board_news_main.asp?pMenuId=BOARD00012&pCode=9486 V.P.
  4. Hi fellow modellers! Iwould like to introduce you my recently completed Cessna A-37B Dragonfly. This is a simple and straightforward kit to build. It has some fitting problems, but that´s fine. I added some Eduard PE to add a nice touch on the details. The only problem with this kit are the decals.... the worst i have ever used. i tried to improve them by painting over the silvering they left. I hope you like it and every comment is welcomed! Best regards form Uruguay. Ignacio
  5. Please help me, I'm lost! I need to get a king tiger before I go mad. I've been inspired by PlaStix to build a king tiger (tiger II) but I am not sure which kit and aftermarket parts to go for. Should I go with the Eduard kit and PE/resin or Tamiya and PE/resin? So let your wisdom guide me!
  6. Yesterday Mark suggested a 24-hour build in honour of Mike (BM owner)'s birthday. Never one to turn down a challenge, i accepted! I started at 8.45 this morning with this: (Pics are timestamped - no cheating!) And finished a while ago with this: First time I've ever tried anything like that, and very pleased with the result! It's not a subject I'd usually tackle, and in a scale I would very rarely venture into. Happy Birthday Mike! Al
  7. Hunter Mk.59 Iraqi Airforce 6 day war 1967 Academy 1/48 one GB ended, so let us start a new one.... . just joking, really looking forward to this one for more than a year now! quite a lot of reseach already done last year in preparation for this GB, you guys helped tremendously already!!! http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234975520-hunter-mk59-mk59a-iraqi-airforce-questions-for-the-hunter-specialists/?hl=hunter here is what I have for now, I hope this will suffice As I understand it, the FGA.9 boxing is the way to go, only diference being the flaps and exhaust area (which will be replaced by PJ prodctions version anyways) some things I observed: wheels: Academy ones are said to be too skinny, but now????: quite a difference here in detail and proportions....... what do you think?? the same here in the cockpit area hard to think these represent basically the same..... both a vast improvement over the kit items nonetheless Werner
  8. First of all, please excuse the quality of the pictures. Photography isn't my strong suit. I must say, I'm just a little chuffed at the way this has turned out. The fit was more of a wrestling match at times and the decals weren't good for the nerves. In the end they came out great, you really have to look hard to find the edge of the carrier film. Comments of any kind welcome. Thanks for looking.
  9. F-4J Phantom Update Sets 1:48Eduard - For Academy kit The Academy F-4 series are great kits in their own right, even in today's world of ever expanding mould quality there are areas in which resin still provides extra detail. Exhausts These three part resin and two part PE exhausts really do pop with the detail. Wheels The resin wheels do pop with detail you just dont see o the kit parts. Overall these new parts from Eduard do provide an advancement over the kit parts. Highly recommended. Review samples courtesy of
  10. Hello, I am searchng for external apperance of the Hawker Hunter Mk.59 and Mk.59A as sold to Iraq in the 1960ies. AS far as iI know, they they were converted from Hunter F.6s form the Belgium and Dutch to FGA.9 airforces by Hawker. so my questions in respect to the Academy Hunter in 1/48: what are the (external) differences between the Mk.59 and Mk.59A? which tail cone would be appropriate? which gun nozzles (with deflector?) any other things to consider? I am thinking of at least a replacement ejection seat... any detail to qatch out for? thanks a lot, Hunter specialists!
  11. Hi all, Just picked up an Academy 1/48 F-111C (the newer release with updated moldings etc) for a bargain price and was wondering if it is possible to build an F-111E or F from the kit. I don't know enough about the aircraft myself but I'm sure there are some of you knowledgeable types out there who will know whether it can be done or not. Thanks for looking. Craig.
  12. I've been a member here for a while now and I'm constantly amazed at the level of craftsmanship thats on display here. It makes for some great daily reading. So, I thought it was about time I made my own contribution. Whilst I realise I'm nowhere near the level of most people on here, I love the challenge. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't and it's all good practice for the next project. Enough about that though, time to present my intended build. The kit itself was picked up long ago from Modelzone for the bargain price of ÂŁ8 and then slowly added to as and when I came across the parts I wanted. As you can see the 'battle' has already commenced. The Aires cockpit didn't need much to get a decent fit but to get everything lined up took forever. This was the main reason for building the front section first, after reading so many horror stories about the fit of some Aires sets, I wanted to make sure that everything was in nice and snug. And to be fair, this is the third cockpit set I've used and none have been that bad to deal with. The main problem now comes from the kit itself. The two main sections were not even close to being a match. Started by trying to get the best fit and alinement on top. Shouldn't be too bad after a quick run over with the sanding sticks. Hopefully! The underside is another story though.... My plan of attack is now to try and attach the intakes by clamping them tightly at the front using super glue. During dry fits it all seems to come close to being brought back into line. Then, I was thinking of dropping the bottom half into some hot water to take some of the natural 'spring' and tension out of the plastic. I'm hoping to end up with something that's a lot closer than this anyway. That's all for now, hope to be able to share the results a little later. Cheers and thanks for reading.
  13. A bit of a late start, as January and the beginning of February were really busy at work. Have a little time now as recuperating from a minor op so am launching back into some modelling. As time is limited, and I'm a slow finisher, I thought something straightforward for this GB. So a toss up between these two great British icons. I have gone for the Camel for two reasons. The first and romantic reason is part of our campus where I work there was originally a Sopwith/Hawker factory and Kingston up till a few years ago had a rich Sopwith/Hawker/HS/Bae heritage of aircraft manufacture. The second is pragmatic. It's pretty simple and I should be able to finish it in time. It's a neat little kit, simple but well moulded with sharp details for its age. I'll probably dig out a seat and seat belts from the stash but otherwise straight OOB. If time permits I'll move onto the Seafire.
  14. And so here it is,the F86 I was working on for the past month.Now before I go any further I must say how this nowhere near my current standard,and for a couple of times I almost threw it in the bin...The kit itself is meh,The detail is very good but not a single exterior part would fit without filler,lots of it.And the decals are just useless,I haven't seen such bad decals in a...well,never.And as you might see I left the canopy sliding freely. But enough typing words,here are the pictures:
  15. The F4 is just about done and a new project has been started So far I've only managed to build the engine (100%) (and btw,this is the first time I've done a heatshield with alu. foil so it looks kinda like p.o.s.). And the cockpit has just been started aswell...
  16. Hi fellow modellers, this is my last finished project. It´s the nice PBY-5A Catalina from Academy in 1/72. i added some extras like Eduard PE and Starfighter decals to depict the first allied airplane to land in Guadalcanal in 1942. Althought I don´t think it carried any bombs, I choose to use some on my model. Build is very straightforward. It was painted with Testors acrylics and oil washed. Smoke stains were made with pastel chalks. I hope you like it and every comment and critics are welcomed! Best regards from Uruguay! Ignacio
  17. Something a little different from me - I'm doing a pair of Thunderbolt models of the same a/c, one in USAAF colours, the other German, as shown on the sheet below. I've had this particular sheet from Cutting Edge since my UK visit in 2007 (!!), and haven't managed to do anything with it - this GB is a good place to start, I think. To that end, I have 3 Academy P-47D kits, 2 of which will be used for this GB as a joint build - appropriate, seeing as they will be representing the aircraft named 'Beetle', as flown (and lost) by 2nd Lt William Roach, 358th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF both while it was in his charge and then as it was operated by the Germans, in the guise of 2./VVB OKL (aka Wanderzirkus Rosarius) at Wunstorf, July '44. The 3rd P-47 will at some point in the future fill the role of the other captured a/c on this sheet. Also on the sheet are a Mosquito and a couple of P-51s, which may be my entries in the upcoming STGBs for those types - we'll see. Obligatory box/sprue shots to start Those of you with a keen eye may notice the missing bits - bombs, drop tanks, and one of the props. They were cut out and dispatched to a fellow BMer at some point last year when he put out a call for P-47 things. I knew I wouldn't need them for these builds, so off they went. I hope they were useful. The kits are apparently not perfect, but they look like P-47s, which is close enough for me. A major attraction is that they're pretty simple kits, which should allow me to get them done in the allotted time span - like many of us, I find that I have signed up for rather too many GBs this year (it was a vintage crop, so whaddaryagunnado?) Before I start these, I plan to finish my Gnat for the Made in GB GB, then I'll be right into these. For thems as might be interested, Lt. Roach was on only his 3rd mission when it all went pear-shaped. On November 7, 1943, escorting B-17's of the 8th Air Force's 1st and 3rd Air Divisions, he became disoriented in poor weather, and with his fuel running low (and after watching the squadron leader crash land), he began looking for an airfield for an emergency landing. Lt. Roach spotted a runway and landed, then followed a vehicle to a parking place and shut down. He then realised that the people surrounding the plane were Germans - must have been a little bit sad-making for the poor chap. Lt. Roach had inadvertently provided the Luftwaffe with its first intact P-47D-2-RA, and spent the remainder of the war at Stalag Luft I. He survived the war, rejoined the USAF and died in 2010 at the age of 88. So although it's a bit of a sad story, it's a funny and sort of good one too. (Thanks to Warbirds Resource Group for the potted history.)
  18. Another day, another model. I've not done any Russian birds before, so this will be new for me. I'm aware of the kits shape issues, but I'm not really that bothered by them, so will be building OOB. On to the pictures. 01 - Boxart 02 - Instructions 03 - Sprues 04 - Sprues & decals 05 - Sprues 06 - Sprues Looking forward to playing with this one, as it will give me an opportunity to properly try out the AKAH paints I bought at SMW two years ago! Good hunting!
  19. This one is straight out of the box. It's not a bad model at all, so long as you sand down some of the interior so the fuselage closes up without force and you take your time ensuring a close fit of the windscreen. Tamiya khaki drab is the base colour, with MiG pigment and Tamiya weathering powders used to give it a well worn look.
  20. AH-64D Block II - For Academy Kit 1:72 Eduard This set is one colour fret and one brass fret for the new Academy Kit. The colour set contains full seat belts for cockpits. In addition there are parts for both instrument panels, the rear cockpit bulkhead, the seat sides, the instrument coamings, side consoles, tail rotor pedals, the interior cockpit sides, fuel fillers, windscreen wipers, and cable cutters. The brass fret contains mostly parts for the exhausts, as well as rotor head, various mesh intakes, rocket pod ends, missile rail ends; and rear parts for the missiles. Recommended to bring an already excellent kit up a notch. Review sample courtesy of
  21. Here is my GB entry...... Box art and all the bits! So nearly ready for the build. Haven't built a Thunderbolt in ages. Still to decide on the markings but have decided not to do the one on the front of the box due to that scary checkerboard nose.
  22. Now that I've got your attention I'll explain what I intend to be building for this GB. I am going to attempt my first double build having seen it done on a few other GB's as it seems to make a lot of sense, they are both the same aircraft (more or less) with the same interior colours and the same overall colour scheme (probably). I lay most of the blame for this at David's (MirageIV's) feet for his continued prolific high quality builds of pairs (or more) of aircraft in the time it takes me to build one, so hopefully I can burn through the stash more quickly. Anyway onto the kits.... Any of you who have seen any of my builds in the past will know that I have an aversion to building aircraft in the usual colour schemes, so nothing American here! My P-47N will be built as an aircraft that was supplied to the Nationalist Chinese on Taiwan after they had fled there following losing the Chinese Civil War. here is a closer picture of the kit and extras.... I found a resin cockpit by HiTech in the box (amazing the things you forget you've got) which I may or may not use and the decals are by a Taiwanese company called Bestfong whose decals I have never used before so I will be interested to see how they perform. The aircraft I have chosen to build is shown below, but to be fair they all looked alike other than for unit markings. The second aircraft will be from the Hasegawa boxing which comes with all the bits to do any version of the bubbletop D variant and builds up very nicely (I did one a couple of years ago). This will be a Latin American one but I am not sure which country yet, I am torn between either Mexico or Cuba. Here is a picture of the bundle.... The picture below shows the Mexican aircraft I might build (probably the favourite at the moment) which is from a sheet by Aztec whose decals I have used before and whose research is very good. My other option is for a Cuban aircraft and I even have a choice to make as to which scheme I use as I can build one in either natural metal or one in a locally applied olive green colour. These decals are by Aeromaster whose decals we all know so they will work fine, their research however can be a little sketchy but they have this one done well. Here is a picture of their sheet. Anyway that's the plan. All comments and criticisms will be gratefully received, and any preference as to which scheme to use for my D will be helpful. Thanks for looking in. Craig.
  23. I will do the Academy 1/72 Corsair almost straight from the box. It will be the Corsair II or III. I haven't decided jet. The wings will be clipped and some seatbelts made from tape. The pictures will come soon. Cheers
  24. Hi folk,s I did,nt intend to take part in this one not that I don't love the P47 mind,I was in my LMS and as he still has 40% off Revell I thought why not so decided on two in a nice small scale,Not decided on both scheme's I got a bottle of Vallejo's new metal effect paint to try on the Siskin on the made in Britain GB if all end,s well I may do one in NMF,one will be a French machine.
  25. G'day folks, Well my first official Britmodeller GB. Lets see how I go. This is the Academy kit and CMK resin conversion I'll be using to build the kit from. the machine itself was used during Operation Gothic Serpent which of course was made famous in the film adaptation 'Blackhawk Down'. Love the box art from the Academy kit while the CMK photo looks quite imposing...ooooohhhhhh aaaaahhh. First job is to chain drill the frame out for the forward and rear doors. Made easier by mounting the Dremel in its drill vise and plunging away. The right side rear door is already a separate part so I've filled in the hinge recesses with some Tamiya basic putty. I've run some Tamiya thin glue around the inside of the openings to knock back the rough edges of the plastic. Voilá...result The interior is coming together however I wasn't quite sure about the overheard support that runs between the mid bulkhead and rear wall. The transmission is moulded into the kit part however if glued in place a gaping void will result in the interior. I've used some ten though card to fill the gap. I'll add a few bits of plastic to busy it up a bit. The stand alone part. That's it for the moment. Back soon with some more. Cheers, Mick
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