Desert GB Gallery

[John Masters]

Here's my VW diorama...this is difficult to photograph because there isn't one angle that captures it all.  To find 5 that I like is tough.  I will post more close-up images in the RFI thread...basically everything I've got!  I thoroughly enjoyed this diorama and haven't built one this complex since I was in my 20's.  A long time ago.  I took some risks here and they paid off.  The is also my best attempt at rock texture to date.   Much of the ground cover is actual sand and rocks from the neighbourhood.   I'd like to have a title for this, but I am at a loss for what to call it...maybe something like "A Bit of Trouble Along the Way" or "Jerry's Got a Spanner in the Works"...not sure really.  Anyway, here's the WiP...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks again.  I'll get the RFI thread going...

 

--John

 

 

[DaveJL]

1/48 Meng F-4E

Kurnass 209,

69 Squadron, IAF, 1980s

Build thread

 

 

Cheers

 

Dave

[PhantomBigStu]

Italeri Hawk Royal Saudi Air Force, painted with Humbrol 94 Light Stone, 29 Dark Earth and Xtacrylix RAF Dark Green, finished with Winsor and Newton Matt. Stand is Humbrol 120 

[CliffB]

Humber Super Snipe

This is the 1/32 Airfix 'Monty's Humber' kit, modified to better represent the vehicle currently on display the the Imperial War Museum, London.

 

 

 

 

 

Cheers

 

[Geo1966]

Airfix 1/72 - Curtiss Tomahawk IIB - PO Neville Duke, 112 Sqn, Libya 1941.

 

 

 

 

 

George

[Jabba]

This is my entry for ths GB. It is a Tornado GR1A that operated from Dhahran AB during Op Granby in 1991.

 

The build thread is here:- 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[RainierHooker]

Here's my 1/72 scale rendition of a particular and peculiar Messerschmitt Bf. 109F-4, before it became a war trophy on the RAF's Bir el Asta aerodrome in mid 1942. Build thread here:

 

 

0-1 by Evan Bailly, on Flickr

 

0-11 by Evan Bailly, on Flickr

 

0-13 by Evan Bailly, on Flickr

 

0-36 by Evan Bailly, on Flickr

 

0-33 by Evan Bailly, on Flickr

 

As you can see, it is included in a vignette along with a Kubelwagen that came from a second build in this GB. That'll be detailed in a following post...

[RainierHooker]

This Kubelwagen, in 1/72 scale, came as a bonus sprue in a Dragon Sherman tank kit. I started it as my second build of the GB to accompany my Messerschmitt Bf.109F shown above. It was a filly and complicated little kit to get right so I propose it counts as a build of its own, and in fact it was finished first out of the two builds. Build thread here:

 

 

0-12 by Evan Bailly, on Flickr

 

0-4 by Evan Bailly, on Flickr

 

0-8 by Evan Bailly, on Flickr

 

0-2 by Evan Bailly, on Flickr

 

0 by Evan Bailly, on Flickr

[Mr T]

1/72nd scale, Rug Rat HS Andover C.1, XS604, 46 Sqn, 1968

This is my model of the Andover, a relatively short-lived aircraft in its original role as a transport aircraft with the RAF. It entered service in 1966 with 46 and 84 Squadrons, but they were disbanded in 1975. Some aircraft were retained in the communications role with No 60 Sqn and sone with 115 Sqn as E.3 for airfield calibration duties. Most of the rest went to New Zealand. The Rug Rat resin kit appeared in 1999 and is reminiscent of Magna models kits of that time.

WIP is here:

Thanks to our hosts Paul and Craig for this originally themed GB and to our very own circus ring master, the Magnificent Enzo. Another model out of the stash and into the light of day.

[arfa1983]

Heading off on holiday tomorrow so I won't be getting opportunity to take better pictures so here are the post build ones. 

 

Lovely kit by Eduard and I'd happily build another and in particular happily use their new decals again! I went into some detail in the build thread how I very successfully removed the top layer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This last picture best shows the actual colours as they really appear.

 

[Enzo the Magnificent]

Dassault Mirage IIIC(DJ)

No 27, EC 3/10 Vexin, Armée de l'air

BA188 Djibouti, 1978

 

Kit:  Special Hobby 1/72 72476

Build thread:  https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235129761-desert-mirages/

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Enzo the Magnificent]

Dassault Mirage IIICZ

No 804, 2 Sqn Flying Cheetahs, South African Air Force

Waterkloof AB, 1982

 

Kit:  Special Hobby 1/72 72352

Decals:  from Modelsvit 72061

Build thread:  https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235129761-desert-mirages/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Enzo the Magnificent]

Dassault Mirage F.1BE

C.14-27  14/70

142 Esc., Ala 14, Ejército del Aire

Albacete - Los Llanos AB, 1988

 

Kit:  Special Hobby 1/72  72291

Build thread:  https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235130047-another-desert-mirage/

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Enzo the Magnificent]

A12, Infantry Tank Mk IIA

Matilda Mk III

T6968 Phantom

42 Royal Tank Regiment, 1 Army Tank Brigade

North Africa  1941

 

Kit:  Tamiya 1/35 35300

Build thread:  https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235129760-matilda-queen-of-the-desert/

 

 

 

 

 

[Rafwaffe]

1/72 Hasegawa Hawker Hurricane IID

HV663 ‘U’ 

6 Squadron, RAF, 1943

 

Base model 1/72 Hasegawa Hurricane IID ‘fox hunter’ detail bits from Pavla Hurricane update set (Tropical filter and Cannons) seat with harness and wheels pilfered from Fly models 1/72 Hurricane kit. Replacement prop and spinner  by Quickboost. 
 

Brush painted with Acrylics (AK 3rd Gen, Citadel, Hataka and Italeri) and Enamel (Arcus).

 

Edited December 20, 2023 by Rafwaffe

[modelling minion]

Curtiss P-40F Warhawk

G.C. II/5, La Fayette,

L'Armee De L'Air, Tunisia, 1943

 

 

 

 

 

 

Built from the old, but still decent AMT kit with the addition of Eduard Seatbelts and finished with Gunze, Lifecolor and Vallejo paints. The build thread can be found here:

Thanks for looking in.

 

Craig.

[Jb65rams]

Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV

Forces Aériennes Françaises Libres (Free French Air Force 1940-1945)

Groupe de Recon et de Bombardement GRB 1 Lorraine Z7633
1941 World War 2»North Africa - Fort Lamy, N'Djamena 

 

1/72 Airfix. 
 

 

 

 

 

 

[danbuoy]

Here's my take on the Revell (Matchbox) LRDG set. I'm a big fan of Matchbox kits, and this was a nice, fun build. Worst bit was fitting the driver and steering wheel in the Chevy, but the rest went together OK. Finished out of the box except I added a piece at the bottom of the Jeep's Browning .50 mount, as before it was sat far too low. Both vehicles brush painted in Humbrol 103 Matt Cream. 

 

Link to WIP;

 

And here it is;

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to all who followed along, and also thanks for the group build itself, and certainly the extension!

[TommyF]

Two Macchi MC202 Folgore fighters 1/72

Frog - 363 Sq, 150 Gruppo, 53 Stormo - Benghazi, Libya, July 1942

Italeri - 85 Sq, 3 Stormo, 18 Gruppo - Tunisa, January 1943

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you for looking and thank you for the group build

[Alan P]

Didn't think I'd finish this in time but just squeaked over the finish line with a couple of days to spare!

 

Hobby Boss 1/32 Spitfire Vb with a few modifications to represent 244 Wing commander Ian Gleed's AB502:

This was a fine kit with plenty of detail. 

I elected to try a mad idea of building two complete nose sections and make them interchangeable using magnets.

Luckily it worked really well

 

 

Very pleased to have completed another groupbuild, thanks very much to @modelling minion @Dansk and @Enzo the Magnificent for setting us up and keeping us going. Also thanks to @81-er for the tireless encouragement, along with the aforementioned Craig.

 

All the best and wishing you a very happy 2024

 

Alan

 

 

[PhantomBigStu]

Airfix Spitfire VC SAAF, painted with Humbrol Middlestone and Dark Earth, Xtracrylix Azure Blue and custom mix for the Dull Red 

[PlaStix]

Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. L

10th Panzer Division - Tunisia 1943

Tamiya 1/35

Kit: Tamiya 1/35

Paints: Humbrol, Revell & Railmatch all applied with hairy sticks

Extras: Various bits of stowage from the spares box, some thread and stretched sprue

WIP thread: HERE

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you to Paul and Craig for running this GB and I am sorry I wasn't around as much as I'd have liked. Thank you, as well, to everyone who took the time to comment in my build thread.

 

 

[Muchmirth]

“Wondering into the blue”- 1/48 tamiya Daimler dingo and tamiya crusader mk1. 
  Ok so not actually finished, missing a couple details such as a p40 tomahawk and two figures! 
   The crusader is also missing some stowage and it’s tow cables. 
   This will carry on in the new year but what I could finish within the deadline:

 

 

 

Thanks all for a great gb, all your comments and feedback was most helpful and appreciated. Thanks to Paul and Craig for hosting. 
All the best

Paul
The wip is below:

 

[John Masters]

I kept on telling myself to upload the pictures into the gallery and days went by and I almost forgot!  Decent model, not without its faults, but easily overcome.  It looks best from 75cm...😂

I'd like to build the Special Hobby version.  It looks like a better kit all around.

 

Here's the WiP...

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

Many thanks to our glorious and enthusiastic Mods, Paul and Craig.

 

See you all in KUTA...

 

--John

 

 

[81-er]

Airfix’s 1/72 Curtis Tomahawk Mk IIB, built to represent AK461/A of No. 112 Sqn, Sidi Henish, November 1941. Decals are by Xtradecal and I added some Eduard PE belts, but everything else is OOB. Paints are Vallejo Azure and Mr Hobby Dark Earth and Middle Stone. The weathering is almost exclusively done with oils, the only pigments used were sand on the wheels & tyres and soot for the exhaust and gun smoke stains, all using Tamiya weathering sets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The WIP is here

 

 

James