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With a week off, I've been making the most of time at home and started on the latest build. I've had the Aeroclub engines for a while now, but just got round to putting them to good use. Having been inspired by the excellent Merrick book - Halifax 'From Hell to Victory & Beyond', I thought I would do HR686 which was tragically lost after being hit by gun fire from the ship Amisia which ironically is the ship that rescued the survivors. You can find out more about the fateful mission HERE. I've started with the conversion bits to get the hard stuff out of the way. The Aeroclub engines are nicely shaped, but not shake & bake. The beautifully formed resin radiator intakes are a couple of mm narrower than the nacelles at the top rear, so some sanding and filling is necessary. As such, I've had to rescribe the panel lines, but they are a good fit to the wing. Given this aircraft will be white rather than black, imperfections will be more visible, so I'm spending plenty of time getting the nacelles smooth. I've added new radiator doors underneath out of plasticard due to the zealous sanding and used the Quickboost carb intakes on the sides of each nacelle. It's taken a day of fettling to get them to this point, but look at the photo's next to the kit parts and make your own mind up whether it's worth it, I'm happy about the replacements. I've had to scrape away the nacelle interior at the front to allow the undercarriage mounts to fit, but this was fairly straight forwards. Aeroclub provide modified front & rear bulkheads due to the new nacelles being narrower than the kit parts, but you can trim the kit bulkheads down as another option. The undercarriage assembly doesn't need any modifications, it will drop straight in. I've ordered some replacement Quickboost exhausts although the kit parts aren't too bad. Given the individual fitments of this aircraft, Freightdog provide the parts necessary - Tollerton nose (which is available too in the Mk.III kit) and the raised fairing. The mid upper turret on this aircraft is a BP Type A Mk.VIII left over from Defiant production and sat slightly higher than the later Type E resulting in more drag. It also had the shroud fitted, again supplied by Freightdog...

Dear fellow Britmodellers. I am currently working on Revell's 1/72 B-17F kit, which contains markings for B-17F-10-BO, serial 42-29591, LL-Z, The Shamrock Special, 8th Air Force, 91st Bomb Group, 401st Bomb Squadron. Revell's instructions are a bit vague: - Revell's painting/marking section show "Shamrock Special" with a astrodome. (The astrodome is not mentioned in the build instructions though.) As "Shamrock" is an early production B-17F (F-10 block), should it have an astrodome - or the flat transparent panel? I have found two period photographs of "Shamrock", but can't tell for sure which part should be fitted. Information on this subject is welcome. Thanks!

I started this one in June of this year, but it went on the back-burner for a while for whatever reason (I can't honestly remember!), but after a bit of paint lifted off the P-40 I picked it up and started masking for the main camo... camo? pattern. Yeah - pattern. It's a snap-together kit that I detailed up with some styrene bits to closer resemble the filming miniature, and gave it the same scheme as close as I could. I also tinkered about with the details on the wings amongst other things, all of which had to be scratch-built. You can see the WIP here if you're bored Now to see if I can get the P-40 finished before the hammer falls on the year

Eurofighter Typhoon- Revell 1:72 (New-tool) WIP: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235013684-172-eurofighter-typhoon-operation-shader/ Good afternoon everyone! I picked this kit up at my local model sho, it is the new Eurofighter Typhoon 1:72 kit from Revell. I had already done a 29 squadron anniversary Typhoon so I wanted to do something a bit more beaten up As for the kit itself, it was definitely a joy to put together- much better than the "old"-tool kit from Revell: the panel lines are crisp, there is no flash present and the fit of the parts made it a doddle to build. I used Paveway guided bombs from an Airfix Harrier GR7/9 and decals were sourced from an Xtradecals set and some pylon/weapons decals from a Revell Tornado GR1. Disclaimer: I essentially used random serials and a scattering of assorted decals to create this model, it does not represent a specific Typhoon. -Also, note how at the sides of the fuselage roundel, the squadron makrings have been painted over- that's what i've attempted to represent. I based this build on a particular photo of a Eurofighter involved in Operation Shader (the RAF's action against IS): Credits:USAF Staff Sgt. Corey Hook Now, for the build: (I quite like this image....) That's it for now, thanks for dropping by! Kind regards, Sam

This is my last full build of 2016 and to be truthful it wasn't the best of kits to put together. Was quite pleased with the rigging though although I found out thet NMF and rigging don't go together well(for me anyway) finish is mainly Vallejo Metal with some bits of brush painted 'true metal'. engine 'ring' is vallejo copper. The rigging was done by drilling half-way through the upper wing, supergleing some fishing line on then passing these through fully drilled holes in the bottom wing and tensioning then whilst gluing, again with CA(hench the messy finish near the rigging points) Anyway here it is warts and all............hope the airfix kit in the stash goes together better !!!

Dear all, This year was particularly unproductive model-wise. I just managed to finish three models, two of which had been started in 2015. However, I started a few more, to add to my collection of unfinished models. Anyway, here are the three finished models, with links to the WIP and RFI threads. Thanks for looking and for your unfailing support during the builds. 1. Helmut Wick's Bf 109 E4, October 1940 (Battle of Britain) (Tamiya 1/72) This one was started in the Battle of Britain GB, in the Summer of 2015, but I only managed to finished it in the KUTA VIII GB, in January 2016. It's the first model I finished which used PE and the camouflage is stippled, with just a bit of mottling. More info can be found in the RFI and WIP. A few pictures: IMAG3231 IMAG3234 IMAG3250 IMAG2946 IMAG2944 2. Revell Fokker Dr.I triplane 1/72 (Red Baron) This one was also started in 2015, and was intended to be a quick build ( I know... I know...). I just managed to finish it in 2016, after several setbacks with the matte varnish and the CA glue for the really simple rigging. If you're interested to find out more, you can read the RFI and the WIP threads. It should be mentioned this was my first use of PE stretchers to add detail to the rigging. A few pictures: IMAG3511 IMAG3513 IMAG3522 IMAG3528 IMAG2986 3. Ju 88A-4, Sicily, June 1941 (Revell 1/72) This was my entry to the Ju 88 STGB in 2016, but I didn't manage to finish it in the time frame of the GB. It's my most complex and ambitious build to date, as it's a super-detailing project, using Eduard's BIG PE set and some scratch-building. It took me just under three months to finish. Details in the RFI and WIP threads. The main pictures: IMAG4282 IMAG4286 IMAG4292 IMAG4297 IMAG3971 IMAG3975 That's all. Thanks for looking Cheers Jaime

Hello, here's my recently finished 1/72 Revell Handley Page Halifax B.III. I built straight from the box except the main wheels which seem to be undersized. They were replaced by resin items from Kora. As with most new Revell kits, this is a smooth & easy build. I encountered some fit issues with the engine cowlings, but this was probably my own making, as I had painted all parts before assembly. The tolerances here are so low that even the thin layer of paint was too much. Decals come from the box, representing a machine of (Canadian) 424. Squadronm Skipton-On-Swale, December 1944. Painted with acrylics from Gunze/Mr.Hobby. # The position lights come as clear parts; I drilled a small hole and added a dot of red and green paint with a sharpened toothpick. To represent the 'wear & tear' of the propeller blades, I used a soft pencil to pronounce the edges. The detail of the flame-daming exhausts is simply marvellous. Even though the undersides are Black, I tried to apply some 'pre-shading'. Here, it is faintly visible. Thanks for your interest! All photographs; Wolfgang Rabel, IGM Cars & Bikes, Vienna Have a great christmas time.... cheers! Roman

Hi there folks I'm back with another of my most recent builds - seem to have managed to get on with quite a few lately - must be the Christmas spirit I'm posting this one first but there will be more to follow very shortly. The kit in question is this one: Considering I'm such a fan of Luftwaffe aircraft, I've never built a 109 (I know - I can't believe it either!!!!) up until now and chose this kit as a test bed and a practice for more to follow, particularly the Airfix 1/48 109 I have in the stash. I built the kit pretty much OOB with just the addition of some tamiya tape belts and the odd scratch built item - nothing spectacular. I know this kit is not the best representation of a 109 but it's details weren't too bad and it went together pretty nicely. I do have aftermarket swastika decals but I completely forgot for some reason to add these to the tail - doh!! By the time I realised it wouldn't have worked to add them so they'll just have to stay omitted and be a learning curve for next time!! Anyway, without wasting anymore time talking, the pics are below - as always please let me know what you think - comments are always welcomed

Season's Greetings Folks, Disappointing year really, lots of models started, few completed. This is the Revell 1/144 Airbus A380 with TwoSix Qantas Airways decals. It was built for an Australian colleague after they saw the Air New Zealand B787-9 built for a Kiwi colleague. May be it was me, but this kit fought all the way and practically refused to be built. First the wing dihedral was completely off, still cannot understand why, the end result being that the wings drooped so much the engines touched the ground. I ended up cutting hacking chord wise slots in the upper wing surface (two per side) and manipulating the wing angle section by section until the engine clearance look reasonable. Queue lots of filling and sanding of about a third of each wing's surface area, oh may be half dozen times until I was satisfied. And then a full rescribe of the upper wing surface. Things were so bad I contemplated starting again and bought a second kit. Not sure I have the will to endure this again... Enough ranting you get the picture. Other corrections were the body gear doors, shortening the length of the wing gear legs (so the body gear no longer hang in the breeze), and filling lots of fuselage sink marks. Paints were Halford's own Plastic White Primer, and Gloss Appliance White, first time used straight from the can due to the sheer size of this model. Fed up with Xtracolour Airbus Grey I tried the Revell Aqua 50/50 Blend of 371/374, which looks good, but some reason it turned into an unsprayable gloop in my airbrush even with Revell's own thinner. So I reverted to Xtracrylix ADC Grey for a pale grey, which is too warm a grey, but will have to do. And Xtracrylix Neutral Grey for the corroguard. Plus various Alclad shades for the engines. Kit decals worked well, even the wing walk markings, but why the spinner spirals are printed yellow is a mystery. 26Decals were incredible as always, exceptionally thin, very tolerant and snuggled down nicely with MicroSet and Sol. The final annoyance was that the damn thing doesn't fit in my photo studio, compromising the photos! Best regards, Darren

Good evening all! Popped into the LMS today and picked up a new tool Revell Eurofighter Typhoon. The kit looks cracking- improved cockpit detail and much less flash than the older toolings (i've built one before and it is now hung up next to the Vulcan ): I've always modelled historical aircraft or display aircraft from previous years but I thought I would have a crack at an aircraft involved in live operations. Naturally, not many pictures exist of Typhoons involved in Operation Shader (RAF's action against IS) but those aircraft that are shown have the bare minimum of markings, are heavily weathered and have had any squadron emblems removed. While I do have an XtraDecals RAF/RN Update set with a few Typhoons included, they don't include the stencilling that you could otherwise use from a kit's decals. Bizzarely, the new-tooled Revel kit only comes with one decal option for a Luftwaffe aircraft- but having said this, the kit decals do include some of the basic dayglo green strips that are found just below the canopy and the no-step decals. No problems there then Now, armament. I do have a spare set of Storm Shadow missiles but I gather that these are rarely used, so 2 paveways will have to sufice for now. The commonly seen air-to-air missiles (fitted into the fuselage recesses) and the wing tanks should top it off nicely. Build pics!: (Out of focus- whoops!) Nice panel lines! Instrument panel coaming (although not shown here, the actual instrument panel is moulded as a clear part!) Very fine detail on the upper intake surface Right, that's it for now! With school having broken up for Christmas, I should have plenty of time to devote to this, thanks for having a look! Kind regards, Sam

I’m currently on a bit of a small model kick and have just taken delivery of the Revell UH-60 A in 1:100. While looking for pictures on wiki I saw the IAF version and thought that looks quite snazzy and certainly less dull than NATO olive all over. So knowing next to nothing about military vehicles in general and absolutely nothing about IAF vehicles I turn to the collective here – can I build up the Revell version oob and just paint it up in the IAF livery or does the kit need work? It’s 1:100 so I don’t need to go to the detail required of a 1:35, but do I need to change load outs etc? Thanks in advance chaps MD

Here's the Toyota TF102 from the 2002 F1 season I cant remember what i did with this, i think i sprayed the base with humbrol white spray and then hand painted the bits of red that were needed before laying the red decals over the top. Was one of the easier builds but is a very rare model to find.

The last one I'll finish this year is another Sabre Dog. This one is a little different as it is a machine from the 3rd Air Wing of the JASDF,using a set of Flying Papa decals I found in a second hand F-86D I bought in the kit swap at Telford. Just a couple of photos a Photobucket is playing up as usual. Thanks for looking.

Another F1 car completed back in May but only just had chance to upload it. First time with microset and microsol on this model and since then, not looked back.

Here's my finished MP4/12 of Mika Hakkinen's car from 1997. I struggled with the decal on the nose, it would not stick even with loads of Microsol pasted over it.

I have been a regular flyer on easyJet’s Bristol/Edinburgh flights over the last 4 years. This build uses the excellent Two-Six decals to convert the basic Revell A319 kit into one of the aircraft used on that route, named after Sir George White, the founder of the British and Colonial Aircraft Company, otherwise known as Bristol. Revell’s kit is nicely moulded and fits together well. My one criticism would be the shape of the CFM56 engine pods, which lack the very distinctive flattened lower edge. Fitting the cockpit windows was also surprisingly difficult due to a lack of fixing surface and I ended up having to fill them with Tippex. Like most 1:144 airliner kits, in comparison to larger scales it is a relatively simple build with few parts and limited detail. It has been released many times, with excellent decals for a number of airlines. Mine was a British Airways release, but although the kit decals are of excellent quality, I replaced them with after market easyJet ones, including, as seems to be the fashion in this scale, replacement decals to cover the kit’s windows. FredT

Finished this one a year or so ago but never got to post pics up. This is the Revell release with lots of scratch building and detailing using the following aftermarket; CMK Cockpit CMK Wheel Wells Aires Armament Set Kagero Decals Full fuselage/wing riveting, plumbing for main landing gear etc etc. Enjoy

Nice easy kit this one, a good kit to get the mojo juices flowing again. Added some aftermarket decals to make the RAF version. Scale: 1/48Manufacturer: RevellPaint: GunzeExtras: Eduard RBF tagsDecals: Caracal

Hi! Let me introduce one of my projects started in May'2016. It is slightly parked now due to lack of free time, unfort... So, Revell SAAB JAS-39C GRIPEN 1/72 (04999) Master AM-72-057 Master AM-72-018 Eduard 73524 Eduard CX413 Eduard Brassin 672 067 Aires 7326 Part S72-127

Hi Colleagues! Just would like to share with you photos of completed B-17G Miss Little Mischief model from Revell in 1/72 scale. It was built 1.5 year ago, but your opinion about result will be highly appreciated. Work-in-progress topic with step-by-step assembling and interior photos you will find here: http://www.greenmats.club/topic/87-b-17g-flying-fortress-172-revell-краткий-обзор-и-постройка/

Finished this a couple of days ago, something a little different for me, picked the kit up earlier this year in California for a tidy sum of $9.99, so I got two. Nicely made, couple of little bits inside to go with the police stickers - yes stickers not decals. Moulded in black which made the white paint a pain. The decals are from JBOT (who still seems to be off line), the light bar is from police car hobbies and a few stick on glittery things to simulate the LEDs that adorn most emergency vehicles these days. You may ask why Ontario Provincial Police out of Thunder Bay? Well, I could lie here but I saw a photo of an OPP cruiser and liked the look of it and these are what I had left from a project of a few years ago. Untitled by phil da greek, on Flickr Untitled by phil da greek, on Flickr Untitled by phil da greek, on Flickr Hope you like it, I enjoyed the simple build but as always there were some struggles along the way.

Tried to complete last years KUTA, but alas no. Will attempt to finish it for this years one.

TAH-1F Cobra Flying Bulls Revell 1/48 build within and for the great, just finished Huey group build Bell Huey STGB Work in progress at Airpower16 - Hangar 7 Salzburg/ Austria Kit: Revell Monogram Aftermarket: none, inner pylons scratch Paint: Tamiya rattle can (black), Revell Enemels

As part of my club's table for Telford, I undertook this massive build back in in June. It is finally complete! The water surface down to the sea bed is all scratch built and I've extensively weathered the platform and added some 1:200 scale figures to populate it. The whole thing is probably the biggest model I've ever built - 20£ wide, 10" deep and over 3 foot tall. Build thread here: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235004743-1200-revell-north-cormorant-oil-rig/ I have no idea where I will put this after Telford, I don't have a shelf big enough to put this... oh well I'll cross that bridge (platform) when I come to it! Note: this is actually an Oil PLATFORM not a rig - its fixed to the sea bed rather than floating, which is an Oil Rig which is usually used during the exploration phase of an oil filed development. So here are the photos... Scratch built jacket It will be on the IPMS Farnborough stand in Hall 3 at Telford next week, come and say hi!

I picked up this little kit for around 4€ in a toystore. Post ww1 some german types saw service in the belgian airforce. most where stripped of their guns and used as trainers. I wanted a quick build so i build it almost straight from the box, only leaving off the guns and covering the hole with plastic card and filler, i also added a windshield. the lozenge cammo presented a problem as the kit decals only provice a black outline pattern for these and revell will have you paint each individual square by hand... seriously revell? I googled some lozenge patters and printed these to scale, after adding belginan roundles.. these where stuck to the plastic parts using a mixture of microscale kristal kleer and pva and also given a coat with this. For the commet on the fuselage, i first sprayer the area red and than put masking tape over a printed design, carefully cut out and masked it and than oversprayed with an off-white. i imagine the real plane had it's fuselage recovered with new, unpainted fabric resulting in the strange, but striking design. original decals asside, and considdering it's vintage, this is a little gemn of a kit, and given there's more interesting conor schemes for it, i'd certainly be tempted to pick another one up.