hsr Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Here is my year in models. 25 built and one more in process that should be done by the end of the week. First January kit is the Modelcollect B-52H RFI First February kit is a tiny QH-50C. 3D printed kit by Shapeways RFI Second kit in February is the Olimp XOSE-1 RFI First March kit is a PB-1W using the Academy B-17G and RVHP conversion. Second March kit is the Anigrand XA-41 RFI First kit for April is an OP-2E using the Hasegawa P2V-7 and the Blackbird conversion I did a WIP for this and an RFI Second kit for April was the Sharkit X-14 RFI First Kit for May was the a YOV-10D using the Academy OV-10D kit as a basis for the conversion. The MPC kit is useless. RFI Second build for May was the Nostalgic Plastic/Anigrand P4M-1Q RFI I managed to fit in a third build for May of the ACE AF-2W RFI First June kit was the Sword TBM-3W RFI Second June build was the Octopus/Pavla F7F-3N RFI First build for July was the Sword AD-4W RFI Second July build was the Planet Models XTB2D-1. I was very disappointed with the quality of the resin on this one RFI On to August with the first build being the Italeri F4U-7/AU-1 with a few mods RFI Second August build was the Eduard F6F-5N. A truly excellent kit RFI I was able to squeeze in the Dragon P-38M as a third build for August. Another disappointing kit RFI September was another 3 build month. First up was the Special Hobby F2G-1. Bad kit. RFI Second was the Sword TBM-3S2. RFI Third was the Italeri F4U-5N RFI The only kit for October was a P2V-5 using the Hasegawa P2V-7 and the Blackbird conversion RFI November started with a kitbash of the Revell and Italeri F4U-4 kits I did a WIP for this and an RFI That ended my blue (plane) period, and started my white plane period. Second November was the Special Hobby D-558-2 RFI Third November was the Aviastone/Alliance X-2 RFI First build for December as the MPM X-4 RFI The second December and probably last for the the year is the Special Hobby X-1A. RFI The plan for 2021 is: First Flight Series Manufacturer Designation Nick Name Kit Manufacturer 8/15/2006 ECM Boeing EA-18G Growler Hasegawa 7/15/1998 Trainers Beechcraft T-6 Texan II Grand Models 2/1/1990 Fighters Grumman F-14D Tomcat Great Wall Hobbies 4/16/1988 Trainers McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk Italeri 3/10/1977 ECM General Dynamics EF-111A Raven Hasegawa 5/25/1968 ECM Grumman EA-6B Prowler Hasegawa 7/24/1967 Trainers Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk Hasegawa 3/17/1966 Experimental Bell X-22 Anigrand 11/15/1965 Fighters/ECM North American F-100F Wild Weasel I Italeri/Trumpeter 6/12/1964 Trainers Cessna T-41 Mescalero Omega 11/14/1963 Experimental Curtiss-Wright X-19 Anigrand 4/26/1963 ECM Grumman EA-6A Intruder Italeri 4/10/1959 Trainers Northrop T-38 Talon Sword 1/31/1958 Trainers North American T-2 Buckeye Wolfpack 3/26/1956 Trainers Temco TT-1 Pinto Special Hobby 10/12/1954 Trainers Cessna T-37 Tweet Hasegawa 12/15/1953 Trainers Lockheed T-1/T2V-1 Seastar Sword 6/20/1951 Experimental Bell X-5 WhirlyBird 9/24/1949 Trainers North American T-28 Trojan Sword 12/2/1948 Trainers Beechcraft T-34 Mentor Hasegawa 3/22/1948 Trainers Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star Hasegawa 4/14/1947 Experimental Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak Special Hobby 5/17/1946 Prototypes Douglas XB-43 Jetmaster Anigrand 1/19/1946 Experimental Bell X-1 Tamiya Thanks for looking. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Oh wow, you must have a large house!!! Great collection there particularly likevthe Avengers, skydiver and your zcorsair kitbag was very enjoyable. Great work Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsr Posted December 19, 2020 Author Share Posted December 19, 2020 38 minutes ago, bigbadbadge said: Oh wow, you must have a large house!!! I am what I guess you would call an empty nester, So I have one room set aside as my display room An another as my work room where I display some more Thanks 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 That is two fantastic Mancaves you have there and an incredible collection. Chris 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 That's a superb collection of subjects, great mix of the unusual and less-known aircraft. Great to see so many blue Navy aircraft and well👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Wow, that is a private museum of US machines! Regards J-W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsr Posted January 8, 2021 Author Share Posted January 8, 2021 1 minute ago, JWM said: US machines! Mostly US. The WW I aircraft is from all the combatants. Thanks Howard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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