Alan P Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Don't want to look back too far as 2020 has been a horrible year in most respects, but I will remember it for the most prolific modelling year of my life, and hopefully never to be surpassed! First completed build was a bit of a shelf-sitter which was finished in February: 1/32 Trumpeter Bearcat, nice kit and an impressive model! Next came this very colourful Mustang, a much-modified 1/32 Revell P-51D for the Mustang STGB Following hot on its heels came this ancient Monogram 1/72 F-82G for the same STGB The 1/32 Hunter FGA.9 was finished soon after, a build I'd botched a couple of years ago but I managed to finish successfully. A beautiful kit by Revell and highly recommended. Then came the lockdown in March - 9 weeks of beautiful weather and enforced modelling time (boohoo!) I was lucky enough to keep my job and went back to work in late May First completion of the lockdown was an Airfix Vulcan B.2, a commission build for a work colleague who flew it into Duxford for its last flight. I spent the rest of lockdown in the Britmodeller groupbuilds - first, In The Navy: Probably my favourite build of the year, the 1/32 Kinetic (Academy) F/A-18D Hornet. Loved building this, and it came out really well! Straight after that came its big brother the 1/32 Revell F/A-18E Super Hornet, a surprisingly satisfying build given its terrible rep (it's not that bad!) I then switched to the Spitfire GB: This was the gorgeous Airfix Seafire FR.47 in 1/48, a real peach of a kit i can't recommend more highly. Next up was the Kit You Built As A Kid GB, which was this forgotten gem of a kit: 1/72 Airfix P-51B Mustang, using the original kit decals (dating from 1977!) Lovely little kit for a fiver from Kingkit and worth twice its age in nostalgia for me! The 24-hour Blitzbuild GB came next with the ambitious project of building a 1/48 WW2 kit with a resin cockpit! I was very proud to finish this excellent HobbyBoss P-38L Lightning in 24h and 36m of continuous building. It has a full resin cockpit and didn't need a single bit of filler anywhere. Unfortunately the groupbuild wheels came off when I went back to work, suffered two hand injuries including one nasty one with a drill bit and the rest of the year ended in fits and starts with a much-reduced build rate! Discovering I suddenly love P-38s, this 1/32 Trumpeter P-38L was next to be finished, one of the best models I've ever made. Very proud of this one! Somehow I still managed to finish three more models just working odd weekends: This NHS-themed 1/32 Revell Hawk was built for a competition, including hand-painted rainbow stripes and self-printed decals. Another super little kit, the 1/72 Airfix Sea Harrier FRS.1 And finally...! The old but still very good Monogram B-25J Mitchell, finished as the PBJ-1J warbird Devil Dog from the Commemorative Air Force. It's been a helluva year, but the one really bright point has been the unprecedented completion of no less than 14 models in one year - 5 more than my previous record! Hoping you all have a great Christmas and a Happy New Year, and much to look forward to and enjoy in 2021! All the best, Alan 27 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Well done ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stef N. Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 What a beautiful collection. Modelling of the highest quality. Bravo.👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted December 15, 2020 Author Share Posted December 15, 2020 5 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Well done ! 2 minutes ago, Stef N. said: What a beautiful collection. Modelling of the highest quality. Bravo.👏 Thank you very much, gentlemen 😊👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamus Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Quality and quantity in abundance, a superb haul for the year 👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted December 15, 2020 Author Share Posted December 15, 2020 7 hours ago, Seamus said: Quality and quantity in abundance, a superb haul for the year 👏 Thanks Sean, means a lot from an expert like yourself! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Great builds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacificmustang Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 What a super year for you Alan, modelling wise. Excellent builds too Bruce 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Some lovely work - congratulations. Both the P38s are superb! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernst Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Great collection, I love the metallic finish and the handpainted rainbow. Cheers, Ernst. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Magnificent collection Alan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 What a stunning collection and great builds the Hornets and P38s look great. The old Airfix mustang, can I ask was the clear disc with the Kit or of your own work? I remember dome kits having them back in the day. Great work. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted December 20, 2020 Author Share Posted December 20, 2020 On 12/17/2020 at 12:44 AM, pacificmustang said: What a super year for you Alan, modelling wise. Excellent builds too Bruce On 12/17/2020 at 8:22 AM, Dunny said: Some lovely work - congratulations. Both the P38s are superb! On 12/17/2020 at 10:09 AM, Ernst said: Great collection, I love the metallic finish and the handpainted rainbow. Cheers, Ernst. On 12/17/2020 at 7:12 PM, stevej60 said: Magnificent collection Alan. Thank you all very, very much. 🍻 7 hours ago, bigbadbadge said: What a stunning collection and great builds the Hornets and P38s look great. The old Airfix mustang, can I ask was the clear disc with the Kit or of your own work? I remember dome kits having them back in the day. Great work. Chris Thanks Chris, the disc was just cut from a yoghurt pot lid using a rotary cutter. I do remember some older kits having them as well! Thanks to you all again, Alan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadway Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Lobely work, the Harriew is a super build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 All superb builds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 What a great collection Alan and I hope that your hand is OK now,..... it certainly didn`t affect your modelling!! Your friend must have been made up with that lovely Vulcan? Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share Posted December 27, 2020 4 hours ago, tonyot said: What a great collection Alan and I hope that your hand is OK now,..... it certainly didn`t affect your modelling!! Your friend must have been made up with that lovely Vulcan? Cheers Tony Thank you very much indeed Tony 👍 my hand is fine now, thanks for asking 🙂 The Vulcan went down a treat with its new owner! A very happy chap he was, and it led to some more commission work which was also nice. All the best, Aaln 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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