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Nimrod54's 2022 - Quiet but fun!


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A pretty quiet year build wise with most of them being completed for various group builds throughout 2022. The first two were for the Matchbox 50th Anniversary GB and the first one completed was this Jaguar SS/100.

 

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Followed by this Douglas F3D-2 Skyknight.

 

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The next group build on the list was the Bomber, Strike and Ground Attack GB, my entry was Academy's Cessna Dragonfly - brush painted with Ammo by Mig acrylics.

 

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A pair of F-18 Hornets followed for that STGB, an out of box Academy kit finished in Blue Angels colours and the second one was finished in a Golden Dragons CAG scheme using Aeromaster decals and a Hasegawa kit

 

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A bit of a light hearted build followed with a kit supplied by my modelling buddy @Hockeyboy76 for the May Bank Holiday Blitzbuild.

 

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The Big and British group build was next and my chosen subject was this BOAC Vickers Super VC10, I had trouble fitting this into my photo box. Since donated to a fellow aircraft nut who worked for BOAC at Heathrow and now sits in his cabinet of memorabilia.

 

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This final series of builds were all for the Century Fighters GB, six of them in 1/144th scale and a 1/72 F-100F Super Sabre.

 

First, a pair of 1/144 F-105's (another donated kit from Hockeyboy76)

 

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and then a series of 1/144 F-104 Starfighters - 2 European and 2 Japanese versions.

 

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There are still a couple of builds running as can be seen in my signature, but this Danish Super Sabre wraps things up for this year. I had a go at a bit of weathering on this build (something I am not confident about) and whilst some may think that the heat staining is a bit overdone, I based it on this photo and I think that it worked out OK.

 

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Back with more in 2023.

John

 

 

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It looks a lot like a superb collection - oh, it is!!

 

I built that little egg plane P-47 a year or so ago, great fun, I always like seeing how the models I make should look like!

 

 

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10 hours ago, JeroenS said:

Those are all really good John, the 1/144 models are little gems!

 

Thanks Jeroen. I enjoyed putting them together and Mrs N is happy with my space saving efforts. :winkgrin:

 

8 hours ago, AdrianMF said:

Lovely collection, all immaculate builds (apart from that F-100 :)). Have a super 2023!

 

Regards,

Adrian

 

Cheers Adrian, I think! :lol: Glad that you like the results.

 

7 hours ago, Sky Keg said:

Pretty impressive year John. :goodjob:

 

Mike

 

Thanks very much  Mike. Not quite as many as last year but a lot of fun to do.

 

6 hours ago, Hockeyboy76 said:

A great busy year for you good buddy. Some crackers as usual. 

 

Cheers good buddy, some of them would not have made it without you input.

 

3 hours ago, Whofan said:

It looks a lot like a superb collection - oh, it is!!

 

I built that little egg plane P-47 a year or so ago, great fun, I always like seeing how the models I make should look like!

 

 

 

Thanks matey. I'm sure you P-47 will have looked just as good if not better.

 

2 hours ago, bigbadbadge said:

Great work on these lovelies John like the hun and your heat staining , looks ace.

Chris

 

Cheers Chris, all done with several Citadel's Shade colours.

 

2 hours ago, stever219 said:

Tops for me are your Super VC-10 and the Frog-Air F-100, the heat discolouration on that is truly impressive.  Thanks for sharing them with us.

 

Thanks a lot Steve, my plane spotting buddy was really pleased with his SVC-10, and I enjoyed the challenge of replicating the heat staining.

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