Eighties Inspiration Gallery

[Enzo the Magnificent]

Show us your previous builds of Eighties subjects.

 

 

[TimJ]

MPC 1/25 Ford EXP.

P1070553 by timothy jones, on Flickr

 

Heller 1/43 Sauber Mercedes C9

DSCF8834 (2) by timothy jones, on Flickr

 

Heller 1/43 Jaguar XJR-9

DSCF8850 (2) by timothy jones, on Flickr

 

Heller 1/43 Porsche 962

DSCF8959 (2) by timothy jones, on Flickr

 

Heller 1/24 Citroen 2cv Charleston

DSCF1064 by timothy jones, on Flickr

 

Tamiya 1/24 Ferrari Testarossa

DSCF2324 by timothy jones, on Flickr

Edited March 12 by TimJ

[81-er]

1/72 Eduard UTI MiG-15 Algerian Air Force

 

A trio of Revell TIE Fighters

 

1/72 Bandai B-Wing (probably the most difficult model to photograph in my collection)

 

James

[Marklo]

Sukhoi reworked in to Uktmatkings

 

a tornado

 

F15

 

F14s

Sylvester McCoy era Daleks 

 

leopard MK I

Rebel Snowspeeder 

 

[RC Boater Bill]

US Coast Guard Sikorski HH-3F Pelican “1484” from USCG AIRSTA Cape Cod in October 1980.  Converted from the 1/72 Revell HH-E “Jolly Green Giant”.

 

Build for the 2022 Revell-Monogram classic GB:

 

 https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235112089-another-uscg-hh-3f-pelican-revell-172-hh-3e-jolly-green-giant-conversion/

 

 

Edited March 15 by RC Boater Bill

[amos brierley]

Hello everyone, and especially @81-er

 

Here’s and older build from me.

 

This is the Tamiya Chieftain, with everything else from Accurate Armour, the addition of the dozer blade makes this build a commander’s tank. 

You’ve gotta have good reference, and I recommend these.

 

You’ll find all kinds of browns used on the internet, this is my researched version.

 

The dozer blade adds another level of complexity and months of extra effort and research.

 

These two figures are the easiest way to give a sense of scale.

 

These carbon fibre rod aerial’s are superb.

 

Thanks for looking.   😉

[Redstaff]

Here are a few of mine that I know are 80's  

Ian  

 

Ferrari F189 1/20th

 

Lancia Delta S4 1/24th

 

Lotus 97T 1/20th

 

Lotus 99T 1/20th

 

Renault RE20 1/12th

 

McLaren MP4/4 1/20th

 

[theplasticsurgeon]

Hasegawa 1/72 McD F-15E Strike Eagle - the other option in my build.

 

For @Pappy, both of my Hasegawa F-20 Tigersharks.

 

And for @Dermo245 my MiG28.  I got close using a Matchbox F-5F, and leftover markings from the Airfix Top Gun F-5E.

 

For @Colin W My latest old mould 1/48 Buccaneer, built 2024 for a Jet Age colleague.

and another that I built in 2014.  Red Flag.

 

[Pappy]

Noice WHIF!

 

 

cheers,

 

Papppy

[Snafu35]

Hello everyone,

 

here you go for fun:

Grumman F14 Tomcat Matchbox in 1/72 scale, built in 1988 and decorated to look like Maverick's tomcat!

 

It's a museum piece that I still own, and it's still functional!

Humbrol brush paint, Italeri decals ( I've painted the crew's names!).

 

Enjoy!😉

 

Regards,

Eric-Snafu35

 

 

Edited March 31 by Snafu35

[Dermo245]

Thanks @theplasticsurgeon for the Mig-28 shoutout! Here's a few that fit the 1980s vibe.

 

Revell 1/29 Rebel Snowspeeder from The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

 

Revell_EasyKit_Snowspeeder_11 

 

From the same film, the 1/52 Revell Snowspeeder in a Hoth diorama

 

Revell_Snowspeeder_ 03604_Hoth_Diorama (4) 

 

And the 1/350 Bandai Millennium Falcon

 

Bandai Millennium Falcon_015_Done.6 

 

1/72 Hobby Boss F-14A 'Fast Eagle 107' from the Gulf of Sidra incident (1981)

 

Hobby Boss 1_72 F-14A VF-41 Left_Fast_Eagle_107 

 

1/72 Airfix Gazelle and Dream Model Sa-365 Dauphin in Irish Air Corps scheme - both in service during the 1980s

 

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Dream Model_Irish_Air_Corps_SA365_Dauphin (3) rs 

 

1/72 Italeri MD-500 as TC's Island Hoppers from Magnum P.I.

 

Italeri AH-6 T.Cs Chopper_(3) 

 

Airifx A-26 Air Tanker from the film ‘Always’ (1989)

 

Airfix Douglas A-26 Invader_Air_Tanker (6) 

 

And an Esci Sea Harrier from The Allraigo Incident (1983)

 

Esci_Sea Harrier_Alraigo_diorama (5) 

 

Cheers,

Dermot