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Ok, I'm taking a quick break form the B-25s since they're not done and the Iron Rain GB ended. Don't worry, I'll get back and finish them. So in their place, I thought I'd do a simpler build. I looked at the Hobby Boss Spitfire kit but it seems to need a bit of work. Reading up on the recent Spitfire II kit, many noted it was much closer to being a V so I thought that it would be a nice starting point. Especially since it was already in my stash With the box contents dumped out. Ignore the McLaren parts that you might see. Thanks to the wonderfully useless side opening boxes, I'm in for the haul now as there is no putting it away. So in that note, here's the cockpit bits starting to come together. I'm going to swipe some leftover Tamiya bits to detail the cockpit but don't plan to get too crazy. As for scheme and markings, it'll be the middle stone over azure blue for camo. I haven't made a final decision beyond that though. Carl

Just posted on the Kitty Hawk Facebook page: Kev

Hi folks Just completed the revell mustang. Sorry for poor pictures thanks to jerry for the trade on the decals and mike for the advise best regards and happy modelling brian

I suffered from considerable operator error with my camera ... so many of my pictures are unsatisfactory, but here are some 1/32 models I got decent pictures of. I did not get too many other 1/32 pics, I kept meaning to get back to that table but it was often crowded. I did look at several more, but I did not have my camera out. Any way I hope it helps tide you over until more pictures are shared.

Here is my Fisher Skyray. Done just in time for Phoenix. Dan

Getting ready to leave the convention to spend time with family. This has been the best LSP convention to date. Looking forward to Chattanooga next year. Mike

Dandiego's scratchbuilt masterpieces:

Out2gtcha's Ohka: Wolf's Spitfire and Pfalz DIIIA:

Indeed. I have yet to understand the logic of a company progressively extending a line that nearly nobody seems able to purchase...?!? Why investing in new topics when you do not have yet the practical means to distribute the prior ones... Weird!

The Bermuda Triangle seems like a good place for SOD kits Hubert

Hi guys, I am proud to present my recently completed 1/32 A-4K Skyhawk. I used the Trumpeter A-4F as the base for my build. Added a Wolfpack resin cockpit and used the Eduard exterior photoetch set. Airbrushed with custom mixes of Tamiya acrylics. Decals are from my own KMNZ Decals custom range (available for purchase worldwide via KMNZdecals@gmail.com).

This will be my build. It doesn't come with a tropical filter so I'll have to scratch one... for good or ill. The scheme: The unit decals: The Berlin Bear of II. JG 27 and the British Lion with approaching bullet, as well as the chevron and staffel marking came from the Kagero book Messerschmitt Bf 109s over the Mediterranean. Many of these machines had their panel lines puttied and sanded smooth. I'm going to do this as well and try to use weathering and wear to vary the surface. Wish me luck! Gaz

Some pictures from the PIMA tour. The highlight for me was touring the 390th building, and meeting one of the original pilots from that group who flew the B-17Fs and G's including the first mission to Berlin where they lost 39 aircraft. I bought Col RIchard Bushong's book (he went on to fly in Vietnam as well) and he was kind enough to sign it. At 95 years old, he still has it. Great talking with him (as did Gary and Maru among the LSPs folks). I have many more pictures in my ImageShack folder - the link to them all is here: https://imageshack.com/a/rfEo/1 Below are just a few of the pics I took; it was bloody HOT out there: With an A-10 flying over! And the only pilot to have shot down FOUR different nations aircraft, including a US transport, for which he got a medal - look up the story! More to come...

And from the 390th Museum. Col Bushong is sitting in the red shirt and cap below the nose: Gary W (in black) talking to the Col. Chris

Some more of my faves (crappy phone pics):

My favorite kit, outside of our own people:

I'll start another thread for Pics from Nationals. I was taking a bunch for the IPMS Journal so I'll put them into DropBox as well. Will also create a PIMA thread so folks can post some pictures there. Chris

We know Chattanooga is next year, is there any info about 2020 or 2021? I'd love a true West Coast convention, so I can actually go to it Matt

Thank you all for holding the meet and greet. It was just as friendly as these forums are. I do have some pictures from the tables, do you want to see Large scale stuff? I will need to see what I have, it was kind of hard to get pictures of everything and then really cool models were hard to get near since people congregated near them.

Bleche Wite seems to have worked nicely! Some of the seats will need another soak and gentle scrub in the stuff but mr surfacer 1000 and alclad primer both past the masking tape tests. Have started to work on the cockpit floors, paint is a 4:1 mix of Tamiya xf2 (flat white) and xf19 (sky gray), a recommended mix I found to match the FS36495 gray noted in the Fisher instructions. “Tables” are not attached yet, the various boxes have been numbered and their locations noted on the floor, oriented in the direction each faces.

Hi all, Building this oldie won't take forever.Two days of intens work and more than half is done. Next is to paint the interior,close the fuselage and add the tailsection. BradG, I dryfitted the cowling parts first and found out that I can add the engines after painting without any problems.I shall place the exhausts at the last stage of the build. I did make the engine a bit "rounder" to get a better fit.Once I place the exhaust that can't be seen.

This tiny triangle of PE is supposed to be folded along its length to make the streamlined "shroud" for the trim tab actuator rod: I know that I don't have the skill to do this to any type of acceptable standard, so I made my own from a piece of oval section rod suitably modified: Whilst that's setting I moved on to the underwing radiators - John provides the main housing but the kit radiators and flaps are used. He talks in his instructions of chain drilling the wing to accommodate the deeper radiator but I didn't find that necessary: All's a very precise fit but as usual it's worthwhile taking time to test, trim and fit as many times as necessary to get the optimum fit.

Model Design Construction? It would be nice if the products were made available via the website from time to time.

And, like everything else SH, a imitied edition only available to those who attend the US Nats? Not available to mere mortals who shop online?

The end. A few photos of the canopy... And the Ford is finished. Thanks everyone for your comments in the last 4 months. This is a terrific subject and a wonderful kit from Fisher Models. It is a shame that more are not being built. Dan

Hi Guys, Last year I posted Focke Factory in this forum where I built four of Hasagawa's Fw-190D9 models at the same time. Now I've looked around to see there are SIX more D kits hanging around, with a few bits that have disappeared. So I thought "why not?" and here we are with Focke Factory II. When I built the original engine inserts I actual made seven, all painted ready to go, so that's only three more to build and paint. And I bought another Jerry Rutman D-13 conversion, this one will get chopped back to a D11. It's essentially the same as the D13 but omits the nose cannon and adds two MK108 cannons just outboard of the undercarriage legs. One D9 will have a broad chord Big Tail, the one that was going to fit late D series and all of the Ta-152 series. There were only two documented Big Tail D9s so this time I'm going for the one that hasn't got much documentary evidence, having already built the well known one! The engine inserts ready to paint. Note three completed ones at the top, left over from the original builds. The first mini bulkhead in place. Only another 11 to cut and fit. Kit seat on the right, all thick and nasty! Thinned down one on the left. The seat itself is sheet metal, not armoured. Armour was fitted to the bulkheads. Mass production of tailplanes. Turn on the TV and just do it! Building tails. Two of the Big Tails on the left will eventually work their way onto a coupe of PCM Ta-152C kits. It's a start! Regards, Bruce Crosby

Hello- These are pics of my Tamiya A6M2 1/32nd scale Type 21. My model depicts the aircraft of NAP1/C Tsuguo Matsuyama during the 2nd strike of the Pearl Harbor attack. The kit took me a long time to build, mainly due to life's interruptions, such as going back to college for a master's degree, and other situations. Anyway, it's an excellent kit, the fit is great unless you add too many details (I found that out during the build and it slowed me down) but, in the end, the kit fits together easily (typical of Tamiya), and it was a lot of fun. I used mostly GSI Mr. Hobby Colors for the build, along with Taiya paints, Alclad II lacquer, Vallejo acrylics, lots of Future, and even some blue food coloring . The tires and drop flaps were aftermarket resin, I added wiring in the cockpit and on the engine, and the seatbelts are the ones included in the kit, which are probably the weakest part of the model. Overall though, I'm very happy with the way it turned out. Thanks for looking! Link to the build log: https://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?/topic/56908-finished-mojo-rei-sen-tamiya-mitsubishi-a6m2/

Thought Id share some warbird pics I took. Who knows might have a detail you're looking for. https://www.flickr.com/photos/shawnmanny/collections/72157671911963928/ Bonus random F-18F that showed up! Neat trip, great aircraft and wonderful access to them. Sadly I did not go through the B-17, sorry gang

Another of the "OLD SCHOOL" models, it is a model from the 80-90's and I did't have an idea for it. He was lying and getting dusty so he had to fly to the basket but i got the idea to make the F-18 model of the BLUE ANGELS team. The model required a lot of modifications and work and a very specific painting. In addition, F-18 BLUE ANGELS must be finished in a very high gloss. The model of demonstration aircraft are difficult to make and I do not know if what I have done will please you. Hasegawa set: Model:

Now first off before you watch this remember they only had rulers, pencils and fancy slide rules back in this time period. When I first saw this film I was amazed at how everything is used and how precision and places of the cuts. It's all done on a computer these days.

Finally got Tamiya’s gorgeous Spit Mk.XVI finished today. It’s in the Rongotea scheme from the kit, 485 kiwi squadron but using some of the Lifelike decal sheet to correct some inaccuracies in the kit decals. Barracuda cockpit sidewalk, gun sight and door, Yahu instrument panel, otherwise OOB. Painted in MRP mostly.

This work was SOOO much better than in some of the other scales and scratch building categories. The LSP members' work represented the scale exceptionally well. Way to go guys! Chris

The guy with the D9s name was Keith, and was the same gent who won OVERALL aircraft best of show with a 1/48th Lysander Tim and I BSed with him at the pool later by happenstance, and may have convinced him to join LSP

Thanks for posting up Chris! I agree with Tim, that D9 was OUTSTANDING, and if it DIDN'T win 1/32nd prop, he probably should have

This is good news, I enjoyed visiting Omaha last year.

The bid presentations took place earlier today. I think the earliest you might hear anything is sometime tonight after the banquet.

I certainly can't speak for the rest, but any well done models are cool with me.

Some progress Painting started.

Lol no prob, I am hoping nobody will post the pix of all of us lounging by the pool after the heavy drinking at the bar.

Just in case you didn't know, there are a couple of small conversion sets by Real Model and AML. Some nice profiles here and some outstanding profiles in this book

Luuk Boerman has done a tremendous job for builders of Dutch military aviation. Same applies for all specialized decal makers. Danny Coremans of Daco has been a major driver for the 104s of Italeri I believe! And his conversion set for the Hasegawa Zippers is beautiful!!!

thanks for the comments guys, onwards with the build Its been along time since i did any wood simulation, the pictures make the the wood look very dark, not the best i"ve seen but its ok I used masking fluid for the first time, and was impressed, it saved cutting hundreds of strips of masking tape I still have no idea how much I'm going to display, and like most people i hate the frosted/clear parts already very enjoyable kit so far

I have the same. will follow closely.

I think the smart move at this juncture would be to contact Glen Coleman at Kitty Hawk and ask him if they're still considering an injection-moulded P-51H in 1/32 scale. He's announced plans for such in the past, but it was some time ago. Better to clarify what's happening there before launching a risky venture like this one. Kev

If you're not looking to make your own filter, quickboost makes one thats pretty nice. I used it to replace the kit one on the g2/trop

OK, I came to the conclusion that this thing has to be finished. I haven't finished anything in 3 years...so I'm pressing on with little regard for warts and inaccuracies. I managed to knock off one of the vertical stabs (among other things) while manhandling the thing while repeatedly touching up all the problems resulting from my manhandling...I finally said 'enough'. If you can't see it from three...or ten feet away, it ain't there. Before reattaching the stab, I thought I'd try out some decals. The flag is from a sheet off eBay, the numbers and stencils from the Su-27UB kit, the star from a Linden Hill sheet, and the tiger from my printer. This was all intended as just a test to see how things looked...but I think I'll keep it. I need a shot or two more of Micro Sol, and I'm not completely thrilled with the opacity of the white on the tiger. A keen observer will note the tiger is missing his right side whiskers. I tried to brush paint them in with rotten results, so see paragraph #1 above. There's one more decal to put on...some sort of Sukhoi emblem or something, that I'll do when I scare up some clear decal paper. Applying decals will continue. I hope to get the weapons, landing gear, canopy, etc. put on the model soon. Thanks for stopping by, jp

From his photos, I bet it looks like an escapee from an aero-museum that got miniaturized!

Sorry for the lack of updates, just finished this lovely model. I added the rigging, an anti collision beacon and the long antenna under the fuselage since the last update. Better studio photos soon!

Yep. THOSE were two nice examples, one of the other scratch built categories was not up this level

Getting back on topic, here is another F-15E about to get fuel, note the speed brake has 4 divots(?) on it: Jari