Dave_R Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 F-106 DELTA DART 101 Fighter Interceptor Squadron Mass. ANG. 1985 Hasegawa 1/72nd 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_R Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 CURTISS P-40B WARHAWK 15th Pursuit Group, Wheeler Field, Hawaii. Dec. 7th 1941 Airfix 1/48th 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted March 14, 2021 Author Share Posted March 14, 2021 Convair TF-102A-45-CO Delta Dagger 56-2367, 57 FIS Keflavik AFB, Iceland, 1969 Kit: Meng MMDS-005 Conversion Kit: Xtraparts XP003 Decals: Xtradecals X72165 Build Thread: https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235082968-convair-tf-102-delta-dagger/ 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 Fairey Fulmar MkIi BF782 of 806 NAS from HMS Formidable during Operation Ironclad, the invasion of Madagascar in August 1942. The Fulmar shot down more enemy aircraft than any other FAA aircraft during WW2 and was a very successful interceptor in the Med campaigns and convoys. Airfix (Smer) 1:72 kit, finished OOB except for seat belts, brush painted with Xtracrylix Extra Dark Sea Grey/Dark Slate Grey over Sky finished with Liquitex matt varnish. Transfers from the DP Casper Ironclad sheet. 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted March 14, 2021 Author Share Posted March 14, 2021 Saab J-35A Draken 36, F 16 Wing Uppsala, Sweden, 1960 Kit: Hasegawa 1/72 "Austrian AF Farewell Special" Conversion Kits: Aires 77202, Maestro Models 7202 & 7222 Decals: Flying Colors general sheet, Numbers from Tarangus Lansen Build Thread: https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235082965-saab-j35a-draken/ 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted March 14, 2021 Author Share Posted March 14, 2021 Saab J-35Ö Draken 351401/09, Fliegerregiment 2, 1 Staffel Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte Zeltweg, Austria, 2003 Kit: Hasegawa 1/72 "Austrian AF Farewell Special" Decals: Taken from Mistercraft kit D-89 "Alpean Draken" Build Thread: https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235082965-saab-j35a-draken/ 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted March 14, 2021 Author Share Posted March 14, 2021 Douglas F4D-1 Skyray Bu No 130747, Naval Ordnance Test Station, China Lake Carrying a NOTS-EV-1 Pilot rocket as part of Project Pilot 22 August 1958 Kit: Tamiya TA60741 Decals: Starfighter Decals SFD-72156 Resin parts: Starfighter Decals SFDR-7221 Build thread: https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235082906-project-pilot/ 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADMUSKY Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 (edited) Hi Folks Finally finished in time, a bit rushed in places. Just glad to finish the GB on time. Lightning F6, 11 Sqn, RAF Binbrook 1986 Kit: Aeroclub Lightning F6 Decals: A mix of Aeroclub/Airfix Extras: Airfix Missiles, Flightpath probe A bit of work to build but Great kit, better proportions than the Airfix kit. Darren Edited March 14, 2021 by MADMUSKY 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anatol Pigwa Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 Thenks to the extension I was able to finish a project for a GB since... Nordic 1 I believe. It was slightlyrushed in theend, but there is no subsitute for last minute panic, asfar as work motivation is concernedi guess. On the bright side I managed to finish one of the Tonkas fromtheTornado STGB aswell, so that is a bonus. You are herefor thepictures tough so enjoy: Kit: F-101B by Revell (1:72) Aftermarket: Resin seats and Model Master pitot Build thread: Pictures: 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klr Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 A popular subject, the F-89 Scorpion. This is the Revell 1/72 kit, built a the J, with the "armed to the teeth" configuration. Build thread here: 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 Hawker Nimrod MkII K4620 of 801 NAS based on HMS Furious. CMR resin kit in 1:72, completely OOB. Brush painted with Revell Aluminium for the fabric surfaces and Xtracrylix Camouflage (Barley) Grey for the Cerrux Grey painted metal panels. Lovely little kit and a very neat little aircraft. 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 A pair of Supermarine Seafires MkIb's. Both Admiral 1:72 kits finished OOB except for seat belts from Eduard. Both brush painted with Xtracrylix Extra Dark Sea Grey/Dark Slate Grey over Sky and matt finished with Liquitex varnish. They are MB345 of 885 NAS on HMS Formidable in 1943 and PA103 of 736 NAS based at St Merryn also in 1943. MB345 with Vokes filter PA103 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatcawthorne Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 Phew, thank you Enzo for the extension. Even then I couldn't quite get to 100% done (Nose Gear doors and seats still need to go on but hey, we're all friends round here! The canopy will be posed open once the seats are in) So as Meatloaf's first draft of his hit song that didn't quite have the right ring to it, "One Out of Three Ain't Bad", I present for your delectation and general merriment, the Red Zebra made from the 1/48 Airfix Tornado F3 box of Tornadoey looking plastic bits. It's not my best work by far; in the WIP I had two other Tornados on the go from Italeri and Revell, and hopefully although they won't pass the finish line tonight should be far more respectable models! Now Red Zebra as it was a display aircraft, always looked close to spotless in every picture I could find of it, so weathering was deliberately kept to a minimum. 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klr Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 Hasegawa 1/72 Kyushu J7W1 "Shinden". A nice kit, apart from the narrow canopy. One of these days, I will complete a kit without having to switch to a new tin of of one of the main camouflage colours. Camera conditions marginal, as is usual for kits completed just before the gallery deadline. Build thread here: 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bianfuxia Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 Here is my USS Long Beach CGN-9 in 1/700. Though a ship, this thing was a pure interceptor - its purpose was to shoot down Soviet bombers on their way to try to nuke a US fleet. Built in 1961, it was all-missile armed until reportedly President Kennedy made an inspection visit and suggested it should have at least something to deal with small surface threats. They added the two guns amidships after that. But the heart of this ship was just like a fighter interceptor - powerful radar and lots of missiles. The billboards on the main superstructure were a highly complex (for the time) radar array. Up front it had two twin launchers for the Terrier SAM system, and at the rear another twin launcher for the Talos system. It carried 120 Terrier and 52 Talos, as well having an ASROC launcher (the box unit behind the main superstructure) for attacking submarines. Terrier had a range of up to 74km, while Talos could reach out to over 100km. Both missiles could carry nuclear warheads too. USS Long Beach was the first ship to use SAMs to down an enemy aircraft - it fired a Talos in May 1968 near Viet Nam and shot down a MiG-17 at 65 miles range. Later that year it hit another MiG at 61 miles. (Talos launching) So I figured this squarely belonged in the interceptor GB - designed to bring down enemy planes far from the protected target area (in this case its fleet) and with a combat record. Also it's just a super-cool ship - nuclear powered, incredibly modern looking (even, I'd argue, by today's standards although it must be the least stealthy ship on earth with those radar arrays), heavily armed with high tech for its time. Think about this coming into service with the USS Enterprise and nuclear subs around the time of the Space Race and in the height of the Cold War... Anyway enough jibber-jabber. Hope you like it. And the build thread: Thanks for looking! 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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