Gary Brantley Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 I want to post a few pics of my most recent aircraft models. I build in 1/48 only and usually try to photograph them in natural light and surroundings when possible. I've been a bit dormant recently though and haven't built a plane in three years I guess. The last two, the A-6E and Hurricane, were both completed in that period after languishing in production "limbo" for a while. All of them are done in either Model Master or Humbrol enamels with my old Paasche Model H. Here are my last few finished aircraft builds: Hobbycraft Hawker Hurricane IIC Revell Grumman A6-E Intruder Tamiya Douglas F4D-1 Skyray Hobby Boss Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17F Tamiya Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat Monogram Republic F-84F Thunderstreak Whew! Thanks for bearing with me, and for having a look at the planes! 42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxwellphillips Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 Wow, if someone showed me those photos I'd have a hard time working out they were models! Very well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 Wonderful collection. 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fubar57 Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 Very nice looking models 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted May 10, 2019 Author Share Posted May 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Maxwellphillips said: Wow, if someone showed me those photos I'd have a hard time working out they were models! Very well done 1 hour ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Wonderful collection. 👍 1 hour ago, fubar57 said: Very nice looking models Thank you all so much! I'm glad you liked those birds; I sure have a bunch in my model stash that need to see the light of day. The airport's been missing me!😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairtrigger Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 Bit gobsmacked. So darn convincing .... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quid100 Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 Are you SURE there not the real planes!! Fantastic modelling. Cheers Matt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad-4N Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 Outdoor pictures are the best. Natural light. Great collection. Fantastic workmanship. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 (edited) Love the A6 and the F4F in particular. Just shows that a good model in a good picture can look real. If you've anymore please post those pictures. Edited May 10, 2019 by noelh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted May 10, 2019 Author Share Posted May 10, 2019 3 hours ago, Hairtrigger said: Bit gobsmacked. So darn convincing .... Thank you sir, sometimes I get lucky. 🙂 2 hours ago, Quid100 said: Are you SURE there not the real planes!! Fantastic modelling. Cheers Matt. Thank you Matt! That's the ultimate compliment, and goal as well, isn't it? Many thanks for the kind words! 1 hour ago, Ad-4N said: Outdoor pictures are the best. Natural light. Great collection. Fantastic workmanship. Thank you so much! That great natural light in a natural setting really helps sell the pics. That and clever placement of the models to hide the flaws, lol. 😀 55 minutes ago, noelh said: Love the A6 and the F4F in particular. Just shows that a good model in a good picture can look real. If you've anymore please post those pictures. Thanks noel! That's kind of you to say. I do have pics of lot's of models, done over the years and some of old build just recently photographed. But, I don't want to wear out my welcome! How about just two more WWII warbirds for now? Monogram Bell P-39Q Airacobra Fujimi Focke-Wulf FW-190D-9 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 Great builds all of them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted May 11, 2019 Author Share Posted May 11, 2019 5 hours ago, Greg Law said: Great builds all of them. Thanks Greg! I'm glad to hear that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold55 Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 Very nice job on these models! Great paint job an excellent pictures too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris148 Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 Great looking collection 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted May 11, 2019 Author Share Posted May 11, 2019 22 minutes ago, Harold55 said: Very nice job on these models! Great paint job an excellent pictures too. 18 minutes ago, chris148 said: Great looking collection Thanks Harold and Chris! I'm glad you liked them. Hopefully we'll see some more recent work soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted January 13, 2020 Author Share Posted January 13, 2020 Well, the last day that I could use my Photobucket account was December 18. It has been down since. 😢 Mine must be one of the last accounts that hasn't been restored yet since their big "power outage". The last model that I posted here was my F-104 and the pics went down that very day. But...The oddest thing about this is that in spite of the fact that none of my pics are now showing up (here or anywhere else on the 'net), there is one thread in which the photos still appear. And that is this one. I'm bumping it to see if they actually do show up when the thread is brought back to life. Please bear with me as I try to keep my cool over the fact that PB dropped the ball bigtime. 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted January 13, 2020 Author Share Posted January 13, 2020 Well I'll be damned. There they are. How can these pics still be seen when none of the others show up? Very strange indeed... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Yep! I just started this at the top and they're all still visible. Who knows with PB. I stopped using them after the big frig-up a few years ago. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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