Faraway Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 I bought a Photo Cube, to try and get better pictures of my builds. I think it will work, just needs a bit of playing with light colour and brightness. The first two are 1/144 scale. 1/350. My first sea base. And my only two forays into the dark art of 1/700. Never again. 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 5 minutes ago, Faraway said: I bought a Photo Cube, to try and get better pictures of my builds. I think it will work, just needs a bit of playing with light colour and brightness. Looks good to me except for a slight lack of contrast and colour intensity. How does it work? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 1 hour ago, 2996 Victor said: the Me109 float plane is just brilliant what inspired it, may I ask? Only my febrile imagination. 😆 The back story was that Goering, drinking heavily at the Casio in Monte Carlo* bet a schwarm of 109s against a beachfront Villa in a game of baccarat with the King of Monaco. Losing, he delivered the four fighters before it was realised that Monaco had no airfield. Another casino customer from the Japanese Embassy stepped up with four sets of floats from their Rufe floatplane fighters, delivered in a diplomatic bag, rather a large one. Once the Monacan Navy, had thus supplemented its pedallo based Navy with an air arm, the King promoted himself to Emperor. *I think Monaco wasn't invaded, though I may be wrong. Everything else, including the fictional King is pure invention. I tender my abject apologies to the principality. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faraway Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 29 minutes ago, Bertie McBoatface said: Looks good to me except for a slight lack of contrast and colour intensity. How does it work? It’s a collapsible cube with one side missing and a circle of led’s in the ‘roof’, you can adjust the brightness and colour of the led’s, also there is a set of removal ‘backdrops‘. I just need to try to learn how to use my camera properly and not just leave it on auto. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2996 Victor Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 1 hour ago, Bertie McBoatface said: Only my febrile imagination. 😆 The back story was that Goering, drinking heavily at the Casio in Monte Carlo* bet a schwarm of 109s against a beachfront Villa in a game of baccarat with the King of Monaco. Losing, he delivered the four fighters before it was realised that Monaco had no airfield. Another casino customer from the Japanese Embassy stepped up with four sets of floats from their Rufe floatplane fighters, delivered in a diplomatic bag, rather a large one. Once the Monacan Navy, had thus supplemented its pedallo based Navy with an air arm, the King promoted himself to Emperor. *I think Monaco wasn't invaded, though I may be wrong. Everything else, including the fictional King is pure invention. I tender my abject apologies to the principality. Brilliant! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrahs Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 Last build of last year, finished some 20 minutes before midnight on the 31st... HMS Drottning Victoria, 1/700 resin&3D print from Modellbau Ray. Along with SMS Lützow, finished somewhat earlier in the year. 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 This is more of a warning than an inspiration. I'm building HMS Beagle from a wooden kit by OcCre. The WIP is on page 25 and I've logged 160+ hours of building so far and I haven't even stepped a mast yet! It's paused for a while due to this GB taking precedence but you are very welcome to take a look. Don't spend too long away from the Salty Sea Dogs though!. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim R-T-C Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 After my earlier post I was reminded of some naval air projects I completed in the last couple of years. Firstly a Uruguayan Naval Air Station vignette in the early 1950s. Aéronavale AU-1s in Indochina, 1954 And a little UT-1 float plane 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 My little contribution to this thread. All my FAA and Naval stuff from the past few years. Merit 1/35 X-Craft from Operation Source. This was a personal one as my dad was on the Syrtis at the time. Trumpeter 1/48 Sea Vixen FAW.2 Airfix 1/72 Buccaneer S.2C Cyber Hobby 1/72 Sea Venom FAW.21 Arma Hobby Grumman Wildcat/Martlet Mk.VI Airfix 1/48 Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 (Export) Cyber Hobby 1/72 Sea Vampire F.20 Sword 1/72 Fairey Gannet AEW.3 Trumpeter 1/48 Sea Hornet NF.21 Sword 1/72 Grumman Tarpon. Special Hobby 1/72 Short Sunderland Mk.V Eduard 1/48 Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero Type 21 Arma Hobby Hawker Sea Hurricane Mk.IIB Cheers, Alistair 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2996 Victor Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 7 hours ago, AliGauld said: My little contribution to this thread. All my FAA and Naval stuff from the past few years. Some gorgeous models there, Alistair - all very impressive and beautifully executed builds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srkirad Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 Some of my recent models of this theme... Revell 1/144 TF-104G Starfighter Marineflieger Revell 1/144 Dassault Rafale M Revell 1/144 "3 Kittens" - F-14A & F-14D Tomcat Platz 1/144 A-4E Skyhawk Revell 1/144 AV-8B Harrier II+ Airfix 1/72 BAe Sea Harrier FRS.1 Cheers, S. 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 (edited) On 1/5/2023 at 1:05 PM, Faraway said: It’s a collapsible cube with one side missing and a circle of led’s in the ‘roof’, I initially bought one but it was a bit small so I built my own one from foam board and usb led strips bought from the internet. It’s larger than the ones you can buy online and collapsible. That said if you google portable Photo Booth they can be bought for fairly small money. Edited January 28, 2023 by Marklo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfa1983 Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 Latest build from PRRS group build 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 18 hours ago, arfa1983 said: Latest build from PRRS group build Muddy Waters? It makes me think of chocolate cake, a substance that may well have killed more people than the SLUF ever did. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 An interesting and not unattractive camouflage scheme spoiled, in my opinion, by the rather crass Desert Storm signage. AW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Sorry, late to this party! Some random recent builds, all with a 'Salty Sea Dog' theme. Esci 1/72 Sea Harrier..."I counted them all out" IMG_7148 by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr Heller and Airfix 1/72 Argentine Super E and Skyhawk Airfix_Heller_Super Etendard_1_72_Done (9) by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr M.V Alraigo Incident with 1/72 Italeri Sea Harrier, rest scratchbuilt or spares. Esci_Sea Harrier_Alraigo_diorama (3) by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr Airfix 1/72 F-4B Phantom (yes, that one!) 86_Airfix_F-4B_Phantom_04013_Right_1 by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr Airfix 1/72 Grumman Hellcat (yes, also that one!) Airfix Hellcat_fuselage_10 by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr Hasegawa 1/72 U.S. Navy Aggressor duo Hasegawa_F-14_Tomcat_1_72_NSAWC_done (12) by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr Revell and Hobby Boss 1/72 Coastguard pair Revell_1_72_USCG_Grumman_Albatross (9) by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr Cyber Hobby 1/72 Sh-3D Apollo mission Cyber Hobby SH-3D Helo 66 (14) by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr Hobby Boss 1/700 USS Lassen. Hobby_Boss_USS_Lassen_DDG-82_done_ (8)s by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr Fujimi/Falcon C-2 Greyhound conversion Falcon_Fujimi 1_72_C2A_Greyhound_(9) by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr All the best, Dermot 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airfixpeter Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 A little seascape I built sometime ago using the airfix hms daring a piece of polystyrene and bathroom sealant from a pound shop. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 My previous efforts... A floating UH-1H (Hasegawa) Welsh Models 1/72 P-8A Poseidon Matchbox 1/72 Helldiver Another Matchbox Helldiver Academy 1/72 Catalina Airfix 1/72 Beaver Hasegawa 1/32 A-4G Skyhawk Hasegawa 1/72 F-14 ( and target) Italeri 1/72 AH-1 Matchbox Wessex Airfix 1/144 C-9 USMC Testors 1/72 Dauntless Frog 1/72 Gannet Monogram 1/72 Albatross Hasegawa 1/72 P-3B Orion Hasegawa 1/72 P-3B and AP-3C Orion Another Hasegawa 1/72 AP-3C Orion Hasegawa 1/72 AV-8B Hasegawa 1/72 F/A-18 Airfix 1/72 Vigilante Airifx 1/72 SH-3H Italeri MH-53E Lindberg 1/72 Kingfisher My only completed ship, 1/600 Airfix HMS Fearless 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 Hasegawa Corsair I that was meant to be a warmup for this but only finished tonight .Xtracrylix Sea Grey, Humbrol Olive Drab and Vallejo Sky, finished with Winsor and Newton Matt. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterB Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 To complement my builds of various grey/white USN jets, here is one I built a couple of years back - Hasegawa's 1/72 EKA-3B Skywarrior. I see @Creepy Pete is building one for this GB. Pete 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 (edited) Dug this out for comparison, build long time ago no, Revell F4U-5, though as I've now discovered with a too short nose for a -5. EDITED as added some weaponry and took better photos Edited February 24, 2023 by PhantomBigStu 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephLalor Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 On 12/21/2022 at 8:52 AM, Ray S said: And finally, not quite a Salty Seadog, but a watery subject! A scratchbuilt pike... I hope they inspire somewhat, really looking forward to the GB starting properly. Ray Given that it's just an inch long, if you hadn't said it's a pike I'd have called it a Short Sturgeon myself. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray S Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 11 hours ago, JosephLalor said: Given that it's just an inch long, if you hadn't said it's a pike I'd have called it a Short Sturgeon myself. Ahem, ahem, it is just about 1 centimeter long, I called it all sorts of things when I was making it and painting it, I dare not say what my wife said when she found me making it... All the best, and thanks for the laugh, Ray 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 Got this of the shelf for paint comparison and stand repair before noticing I bizarrely finished it with Matt varnish, stand repair failed so fitted a fresh one once I had been glossed. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 As it was next to the tiger on the shelf and I wasn’t in the mood for any serious modelling today I glossed and repaired this frog bearcat, should be 4 missles but one has been stolen by the dust bunnies so the others gone away for safe keeping. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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