Courageous Builds of 2019

[Courageous]

As 2019 draws to a close, I thought I'd better get a Yearbook done. The cunning plan was to increase my build rate but guess what, it didn't happen.

The first to appear in 2019 is a...

1/350 K-Class Submarine

 

RFI here and WIP here.

 

1/72 DH Vampire F.3

 

RFI here. WIP here.

 

1/350 Typhoon Class Submarine

 

RFI here and WIP here.

 

1/72 CA-27 Avon Sabre Mk.30 

 

RFI here and WIP here.

 

1/72 Fairey Seafox, HMS Arethusa, 1939

 

RFI here and WIP here.

 

1/72 Fairey Seafox, HMS Asturias, 1942

 

RFI here.

 

1/72 Shavrov SH-2 Amphibian

 

RFI here and here.

 

1/72 RAF Air Sea Rescue Launch, 1944

 

RFI here and WIP here.

 

1/72 Saunders-Roe SR-A1 from the Flying Boats and Floatplanes GB II

 

RFI here and WIP here.

And the last to be completed in 2019 is this...

 

1/72 F-86F-30 Sabre, 67th FBS, 18th FBG, Korea

 

 

RFI here and WIP here.

 

I end the year with 4 builds in progress, 3 of which will hopefully be completed in January. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all those who have helped and commented in all my builds throughout the year.

All the best for 2020.

 

Stuart

 

[Roger Newsome]

Lovely work Stuart and a nice mix of subjects. You've really nailed the seascape bases. 👍🏼

Roger. 

[Roman Schilhart]

Great collection, a rewarding year for you!

Hard to pick a favorite - maybe the silver Fairy Seafox, although I like your Sharov SH2 too.

[robgizlu]

A great collection Stuart.

I hadn't seen the Saunders Roe before 

What a cracker!

Rob

[Courageous]

4 hours ago, Roger Newsome said:

Lovely work Stuart and a nice mix of subjects. You've really nailed the seascape bases.

Cheers Roger. The seascapes seem to be working but I think my current method will need to change when I get round to building my 1/700 destroyers.

1 hour ago, Roman Schilhart said:

Great collection, a rewarding year for you!

Thanks Roman, with my stash size, I need to increase my build rate.

30 minutes ago, robgizlu said:

I hadn't seen the Sauunders Roe before 

What a cracker!

Cheers Rob, much appreciated. Glad you liked the Saunders, bit unusual.

 

Stuart

[Ratch]

Good work, especially the launch 

[AdrianMF]

Great Seafoxes and SRA1. I hadn't seen the Sabres or boats before but they look super! 

 

Regards,

Adrian

[Courageous]

9 hours ago, Ratch said:

Good work, especially the launch 

Cheers Ratch. I have another three options to build using the same kit; an MTB, MGB and an MAS/B, hopefully they'll come out as good, if not better.

9 hours ago, AdrianMF said:

Great Seafoxes and SRA1. I hadn't seen the Sabres or boats before but they look super! 

Thanks Adrian but looking at your 2019 build, you have had time to see everything.

 

Stuart

[Marklo]

Great collection love the variety.

Edited January 4, 2020 by Marklo

[Meatbox8]

A lovely collection of builds of outstanding quality.  May I ask which kit the CA-27 is?  I'm quite keen to expand my Commonwealth air forces collection.

[Courageous]

Cheers guys, much appreciated.

@Meatbox8, here is the build:

 

Stuart

[Meatbox8]

59 minutes ago, Courageous said:

Cheers guys, much appreciated.

@Meatbox8, here is the build:

 

Stuart

Thank you.  Oh, Tasman.  Sudden bad memories of those huge sprue gates came immediately to mind.  I built some of their Spitfires and Seafires about twenty hears ago.  Filing down the moulding runs on the inside of the wing pieces was a nightmare.  Very tough plastic I seem to remember.   The Spitifres have since 'gone West' but I hung on to the Seafires.  To be fair to Tasman they are pretty accurate and, at the time, were pretty much the only way you could build a Griffon Spitfire.