Anything but injection, display only gallery

BritJet · May 14, 2021

Agusta 109 QinetiQ Empire Test Pilots School, Boscombe Down 2020

Scaleworx resin 1/72

All the markings are homemade

It makes a change to have to remove details from a kit rather than scratchbuild and add them! The kit represents a South African AF machine with lots of military lumps and bumps that I didn't need for this. A nice kit but the resin has a strange feel to it.

Thanks for looking.

Steve

Jb65rams · May 15, 2021

Hawker P.1154 'Supersonic Harrier'

1/72 Silver Cloud Resin Kit (SCK7202) + Weapon Set (SCC7203)

What if scheme representing an aircraft of No.1 Squadron based at RAF Whittering in the mid 1970's.

stevehed · May 15, 2021

This is a Sierra Scale Models vac form from Louisville, Kentucky, USA. The kit is the Albatros CVII and represents an aircraft on the Western Front from late 1916 to mid 1917. The type entered service in September/October 1916 and was eventually superceded by the DFW CV, Rumpler CIV and LVG CV from the summer of 1917. It was still highly regarded by the crews for short range tasks such as artillery cooperation but performance was no longer deemed acceptable for the longer range assignments.

Mjwomack · May 16, 2021

My wife is now the happy owner of a Ferrari that I got her! Build thread here,

Pics right here, before your very eyes...

pheonix · May 23, 2021

1/72 Societa Italiana Aeronautica (SIA) Savoja Pomilio (SP) 2

This is a scratch build using the DataFile 128 as a source for plans and photos. I have scratch built/converted a few pushers in 1/72 and 1/32 scale so have form in this area of modelling, but this little b....r nearly stopped me because I had difficulty moulding the upper part of the nacelle. Apart from that it was a straightforward project: it is nailed together in the usual fashion except that I soldered the outer rudder posts to the lower booms. The serial is from Arctic Decals, everything else is home made. The model represents an aircraft from 38 Squadriglia in February 1917. There are more images and some historical background to this less well known type in the RFI section.

Thanks for looking .

P

Paul821 · May 30, 2021

"The Bull Long Melford" a card and wood construction: Build thread here:

Thanks to those who viewed, commentated and liked the build while it was in progress.

dnl42 · June 2, 2021

Attack Squadron 1/48 F2F-1

This is Grumman's second aircraft. The prototype first flew in 1933 and served in front-line USN and USMC squadrons from 1935 to 1939 when it was replaced by the F3F. The last aircraft was stricken in 1943. The model represents aircraft 9624, a well documented VF-2 aircraft.

The wing rigging is Wonder Wire (6 mil ceramic fibre); RB Productions Streamline Wire was used for the tailplane rigging. The gunsight was made from Albion tubing and loon UV Clear Fly Finish for the lenses.

The build thread

@Mjwomack, thank you for running this GB!

BritJet · June 19, 2021

UFO SHADO Interceptor

Musasiya resin kit, I replaced the vacform canopy and printed my own decals. The build thread is here;

Thanks for looking.

Steve

BritJet · June 20, 2021

Short SB5

Whirlybird vacform 1/72, the build thread is here;

The first of my double-build with the 50 degree wing and T-tail

Followed by the second one with the 60 degree wing and low-set tail

The family portrait - left to right SB5 50 degree wing, 60 degree win, 69 degree wing and an old conversion of an Airfix Lightning F1 into the prototype P1, completed long before the Aeroclub conversion was issued.

Thanks for looking.

Steve

pheonix · June 26, 2021

Evening All,

Here are some pictures of the completed Morane parasol. I have posted these and some historical notes in the RFI section.

I was unable to find a suitable serial number for my model, so this represents a generic machine as flown by the RNAS in 1915.

Thanks for looking.

P

TonyW · July 2, 2021

My Northrop Savage finally gets a bit of Gallery Time.

A build that changed direction a few times but finally ended up as a smoothed out desk display sort of thing. It's basic and not without flaws but it has a certain presence due to its size and its sinister dark blue finish. I'm happy with it.

And changing the background a bit...

The dark finish eats light, making it look almost black. It's Tamiya dark blue TS spray paint and it went on very well. Expensive stuff, but worth stumping up the extra.

Build thread here...