nimrod54 Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 As usual, my 2019 started with a couple of hangovers from Group Builds started towards the end of 2018 and this Grumman F3F-2 was the first model finished in 2019. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr The next one across the line was this Typhoon FGR.4 using Revell's 1/144 kit for the KUTA XI build, which had been hanging around the on the 'Shelf of Doom' for a while. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr At the end of February I wrapped up another Grumman GB entry by finishing this EA-6B in Patriots guise. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr I had another bash at a Blitzbuild over the Bank Holiday weekend, but I failed to complete this Mark1-1/144 Mossie by the deadline, finishing it a day or two after the weekend. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr That was followed in early June by a couple of completed builds for the Trainers GB starting with this Spitfire T.9 in a Remembrance Day scheme... by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr and this was followed a few days later by this Swiss Airforce Pilatus PC-21. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr By July I had finished my first build in the FROG Squad GB adding this 1/72 Sea Vixen to the years tally. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr This was followed with another two completions for this Group Build, the first being this model of Spirit of St Louis. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr And the second was this Westland Lynx, with @Rabbit Leader, the GB host, challenging me to open a door or two. In the end I opened a single door, which meant that I had to add some detail to the cockpit and seats, as well as a scratch build door. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr Having recently completed this 1/144 Hawker Hunter F.4 for the Year I was Born Group Build, I am up to date with my finished models so far this year. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr There are still a couple on the go at the present that I hope to finish before next weekend, a Hawker Hunter F.6 that didn't make the deadline for the same Group Build, and a Fairey Seafox for the Flying Boats and Floatplanes GB. I also started this Revell 1/72 Tiger I Ausf.E for the Panzer VI GB, but after a few issues, my enthusiasm for the build waned somewhat, and at present it stands like this - consigned to the SHELF. A possible candidate for this years KUTA??? by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 As usual John a very impressive and inspirational line up of high quality model kits. It was great seeing a few of these take shape in the GB’s that we participated in and no doubt 2020 will be another cracking year of top shelf output. Cheers, we’ll modelled and Merry Christmas.. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted December 11, 2019 Author Share Posted December 11, 2019 4 hours ago, Rabbit Leader said: As usual John a very impressive and inspirational line up of high quality model kits. It was great seeing a few of these take shape in the GB’s that we participated in and no doubt 2020 will be another cracking year of top shelf output. Cheers, we’ll modelled and Merry Christmas.. Dave Thankyou for your support during past 12 months of building Dave. I am looking forward to participating in more group builds next year, particularly the Buccaneer STGB. Merry Christmas to you and your family and Best Wishes for a Happy and Prosperous 2020.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG X Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Nice work John - very nice work! I especially like the Spirit of St Louis and the 'swirls' on the front cowling - top job. Merry Christmas to you - Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Kay Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 I think the Sea Vixen is still my favourite. A superb job, showing just what you can do with older kits. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Absolutely superb collection for the year John - your modelling skills keep getting better and better. Looking forward to seeing more of your models in 2020. Hope you have a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted December 11, 2019 Author Share Posted December 11, 2019 11 hours ago, BIG X said: Nice work John - very nice work! I especially like the Spirit of St Louis and the 'swirls' on the front cowling - top job. Merry Christmas to you - Steve Thanks a lot Steve. I pondered long and hard about recreating the engine turned finish on Spirit of St Louis and had it been a larger model I would have used a different approach. In the end a Chrome Molotov Pen did a fair job of representing the look. 11 hours ago, Heather Kay said: I think the Sea Vixen is still my favourite. A superb job, showing just what you can do with older kits. Thankyou Heather. Looking back the FROG kits were probably the ones that I have enjoyed building most and I had a lot of fun with the Sea Vixen, which I feel is reflected in the end result. 8 hours ago, PlaStix said: Absolutely superb collection for the year John - your modelling skills keep getting better and better. Looking forward to seeing more of your models in 2020. Hope you have a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year. Kind regards, Stix Thanks for the very kind comment Stix. I have been without an airbrush for most of the year, so many of these have been brush painted with the odd one sprayed with a rattle can. I would also like to wish each of you a Merry Christmas and a Very Happy New Year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG X Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 19 minutes ago, nimrod54 said: Thanks a lot Steve. I pondered long and hard about recreating the engine turned finish on Spirit of St Louis and had it been a larger model I would have used a different approach. In the end a Chrome Molotov Pen did a fair job of representing the look. Did a fair job..... it's amazing - a BRILLIANT JOB!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Nice builds John, I really like the Spitfire. Merry Christmas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted December 11, 2019 Author Share Posted December 11, 2019 2 hours ago, Ozzy said: Nice builds John, I really like the Spitfire. Merry Christmas. Thanks a lot Ozzy. The poppies on the Spitfire were individual decals and, because they were slightly out of register, I had to touch a small white edge on each one. Merry Christmas to you too buddy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Fine work. The Sea Vixen is one of my favourites. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Superb work as ever John,here's to 2020! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Another cracking year at this modelling lark. Some great builds here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandboof Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 Great work as usual Martin H 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 Love em all but the Sea Vixen really shows what can be done with a clunky kit. The Trainers and FROG GBs were great fun. Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 great stuff there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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