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Hello everybody, I have been terribly busy lately so I wasn't able to do much documentation or a build log it but since the build is going slow paced, I've decided to try my hand and show you the way to the finish line from this point on. I have been building on the ship for a month or 2 - 3 now I think, and it is going rather well. A lot of the superstructure stands, together with some etchwork, railings, aa guns and masts. The pictures are shared below I have done a fair bit of work, hull, most of superstructure, masts, aa guns, platforms, funnel is made. what is yet to come is this, (and maybe more) - Repairs on one of the main masts where the support girders of the PE set got lost - finishing superstructures - making the gun turrets - putting small brass strips over the deck - paintjob - rigging got a few doubts too about the paintwork, whether I'll mount the superstructure on deck and then start the paintwork, or whether I'll paint the subassemblies first and then the deck/hull before mounting everything together. Maybe anyone got some tips on this. Also I do not yet know how much I'll weather the ship, I like old rusty looks but I won't do it as heavy as on the Hiei I think. For the model I use the following materials - IJN Mikuma Light cruiser 1/350 Tamiya - Infini 13mm and 25mm twin aa guns - veteran IJN deck equipment - Eduard Mikuma PE sets - Uschi rigging - Tamiya XF paints and AK wheathering. - Aber main gun barrels I'll include more pictures when I finish next steps to provide some extra detail. kind regards and stay safe
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This is old kit from 80's, but with rich set of addons First time, cockpit: Seat - resin from Quickboost, panel - pe from Eduard. How to use unused screws from Ikea? -) Fit fuselage panels with putty: Enhanced vertical stabilizer: Almost ready cockpit:
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Well we're ready to start the long delayed Buccaneer GB and I'm all prepared. I shall be converting the Airfix S2B into the NA39 XK488 as per Yeovilton. I'll be using a set of Heritage intakes but the rest will be scratch built. Here's the start point. This will be my 3rd 1/48 Airfix Buccaneer so as you can see I have a few spare parts already. Colin
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Hi all, I recently returned to the hobby after a break of 25(ish) years. I've been building and painting figures for about a year but this is my first completed plane. And what better way to start (or restart) than with an Airfix Spitfire. My aim was to have fun and try out a few techniques, not necessarily to build an accurate replica, and I certainly achieved what I set out to do. The build was very enjoyable and the only hiccups were down to my ineptitude and ham-fistedness rather than failings of the kit. I got the kit as a gift so I only had to shell out for a set of pre-cut canopy masks and the base. Total expenditure was about a tenner which shows you don't have to spend a fortune to have fun and produce a presentable model (well, it looks presentable to me anyway, you might have a different view of course). The model is painted with Vallejo paints (Model Colour and Model Air). Weathering was done with soft pastels, HB propelling pencil and Derwent metallic pencils (80 Silver and 81 Pewter), the look I was after was of a battle weary BoB machine. Groundwork is made from polymer clay (not the best choice tbh, next time I'll probably try polyfilla over foam board), covered with Mig Mud and sprayed with various shades of brown before a light drybrushing. The grass is green tea, stuck down with AK Interactive Sand and Gravel Fixer (a great product btw) and then dry-brushed with a few green shades. Anyhoo, here are some pics. Comments are most welcome, I'm still a novice and could do with the advice: Cheers, Billy- 44 replies
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