Leaderboard

My Tempest number 15 is finished. Model Special Hobby, Engine set CMK. Colors MRP & Gunze Sangyo.

It wasn't fun to remove the canopy at this point indeed... but this was way worse back in the day: The canopy recovery was a success indeed. I think it looks acceptable now. I could then finally do what I had initially planned when I discovered the cockpit catastrophe - fitting the outer wing sections. That's a pretty big step for me and for this project in general. Next step: detailing the wingfolds, preparing small parts like pitot tubes, finishing the Buddy pod and the other external store - not yet sure what I'll put under the RH side wing.

So if you have been following my WIP you know the story. I originally built this kit around a year ago and i never really liked the final product so armed with a can of oven cleaner i stripped the paint off and had another go and this is the result. Im much happier 2nd time around, it isn't perfect in may respects but was a lot of fun to do and i got to practice a few new things along the way. I hope you all like it. Cheers Matt Before During After

Thanks chaps! The cockpit is in place... Work continues on the canopy...painting the frames on the inside. Landing gear with some added cables (Harold's nice resin wheels with diamond thread) Cheers: Kent

Thanks Gent's I'm happy you like following along with this build... Paint shop calling: Canopy mounted and masked, ready for paint... Preshading, a little on the heavy side... Undersides with RLM 76 Lichtblau (Gunze) RLM 81 Braunviolett + RLM 82 Hellgrün (Both colors are homebrew mixed) Sanding back the rivets... Just can't wait to begin panel lining and weathering, but I will have to put down the decals first... Cheers: Kent

I was hoping the rudders would be hidden away behind the instrument panel, but no such luck. They are really bad, so I reworked the basic shape and used pieces of aluminium for the foot rest and styrene for the restraints. The floor ahead of the rudders does show some wear and tear in the reference photo's I have. The chromate primer and metal floor are variously exposed, and well suited to the 3 layered hairspray-technique. After a lot of finicky brush painting, here the basic parts are - ready for weathering. The instrument panel is a mix of kit and airscale decals. I see that some of the instruments will need to be replaced with larger ones . The macro effect of these pictures can be a great help, but not very flattering. I really am enjoying the Quickboost seat. I used left over MiG-23 decals for the stencilling. Please don't translate what it actually says as they were randomly chosen!

Work continues, avoiding the temptation to shelve the project or, put it all back in the box and stomp on the box I stripped the wings and mixed a concoction of Tamiya colors to match the fuselage (I decided not to paint the markings on the fuselage, I'll use decals avoiding a complete strip and repaint...?) The main wings have the RLM 76, or as close as I can get to a match of the fuselage 76 back on. I'll try a respray the RLM 75 on a new day

Small progress has been made. Mostly I have added the gear. I had to monkey around with the attachment points for the mains. But in the end I was able to have perfectly level wings, which is always a good outcome. The mains were the kit plastic parts while the nose gear is metal. And a few overall shots. And one of the tanks temporarily held in place. Thanks, Dan

To support the joint while drying, I use Lego. This is a 1:48 Me 262, but illustrates the principle.

I do love that office chair! AC47 conversion would be nice. Who would be brave enough to try this: https://www.dc3dakotahunter.com/blog/80-years-dc-3s-maiden-flight-colombian-c-47-combat-role/

For my Avia S-92 build: I drilled and pinned the opening section: And in case you're wondering: yes, the second photo does indeed show that I initially drilled the holes in the wrong side! I managed to fill and sand them away successfully, but only just got away with it. Kev

Here are a few photos of my newly built Trumpeter P-51 B Mustang III, built straight out of the box, except for seatbelts. I was wondering how this kit would build (bought for less than 30 euro) after reading so much about it. It built quite easily. Most enjoyable, actually! And in time to take the kit to Telford in 3 weeks time. I hope you like the result; the pilot seems to be quite happy to pose for a photo next to it... I hope to get another 1/32 kit ready for the deadline, but not sure I will make it... Thanks for watching ! Nic

Hi everyone As an aside from my Star Destroyer, I pulled this one out of the stash for something quick to build. This kit only took 3 days to build and paint and I'm pretty happy with how it came out. It's the Bandai 1/72 2199 Cosmo Zero. I've opted for a scheme that, I think, makes it look racy but nasty. All the metallics are Alclad and the rest is Tamiya paints. Completely OOB and no lighting The stand comes with the kit - I just added some wires for interest I originally had turquoise for the leading edges but decided that it was to stark a contrast and looked to toy like. I ended up going for Gold Titanium which looks much better It was a fun build and the only glue it needed was to secure the missiles to the wing Well, that's all I have but thanks for looking. Feel free to critique MH

Thanks guys for the kind words! really apreciate I have glued the cockpit to the right side of the fuselage, fit is fine for resin kit, problem is the supplied nose weight which needs some correction to fit into the nose. Based on Andy and Chris recommendations I added extra weight under the cockpit and behind the engine bulkheads. Supplied vinyl masks are again smaller and it looks that age and different storage conditions degrading their usability. I think that kabuki masks are more durable IMHO. Nevermind I will fix it Thanks for looking jan

Hi Guys Back again with another installment!...have had more distractions than you can shake a stick at but found some spare time again to try and continue with this build! I managed to complete both port and starboard Oxygen and Glycol tank bays which are under the floor of the radio room.A bit difficult finding photos of said area but I found a diagram giving the positions of the tanks and decided to roll with that! So here we have the areas prepared for the tank installation....both port and starboard.......... Starting with the port side ..here are the 2 oxygen tanks installed with all the connecting air lines... ....and here is the starboard side that houses one oxygen bottle and the Prop anti icing Glycol tank So now the next section will be the camera bay under the floor of the radio room...again not many photos and diagrams of that area but I will have to do my best with what I have! So until the next post ...cheers for looking in ! Fozzy

more detailed pics on HPH facebook page amazing! jan

Like the look of that figure set! Iain

If the canopy is clear coated of it wont fog, I place a couple of dabs of superglue, position canopy, then squirt CA accelerant. Then I'll run a fine line of tamiya extra thin along the rest of the joint. And yes, nowhere near as elegant as Kev's solution but works 9 times out of 10

Three's a Charm. Only took three times working on this to sort it out. Cut it down to size once more and built in a return. This is what it is supposed to look like. And this is what it does look like. Which, I am happy to say is the final. Another view. And another. Last but not least. I've also been working on the main float. Trying to figure out the bulkheads. Main float head on. Rounded, not ovaled. Made measurements on a scaled drawing. Let's work with #3. The panel line is 98mm from the nose and it's width is 44mm. #3 again. The total depth is 32 mm. I rounded it up. The semi-round top depth is 24mm. Which makes the ski 8,, deep. Drawings of locations 1, 2 and 3. 32mm diameter circle as depth. 24mm depth of float from top to edge. 44mm wide. 8mm ski. All arcs are 1/8 of a diameter. Thank you for looking. Sincerely, Mark

I'm carrying on with the wing assemblies tonight, I built up the resin exhaust flame suppressors (haven't added the photo etch to them yet) and a couple of shades of brown grey and black to simulate an impression of exhaust burning/streaking. I've also added a bit of Tamiya panel line accent colors in the engine and nacelle area, (brown black and grey) The exhaust tubes are various colors of Alclad lacquer; steel, burnt iron and light coats of clear red and clear blue (heat stains)

I spent a few enjoyable hours splashing paint around this weekend so the latest update actually looks like I've made a bit of progress. The main wings are not fitted as yet, just set in place for dramatic effect... The overall RLM 76 is Modelmaster Acrylic, I know better than to use it (we don't get along very well) but my Tamiya pre-mixed stock was low but I wanted to do some painting. It actually worked better than expected (so far) but masking tape has lifted it from a couple of places already. While I was on a roll I shot the Wellenmuster camouflage as well, it needs to be toned down a bit yet (maybe weathered) but, I'm satisfied with it. hmmm... now looking at the pictures it may look a little too dense?

hi all, this is the old Tamiya Skyraider, still a very nice and easy build. Finished with Hataka orange paints (Vietnam set) and weathering with the Flory Models wash "dark dirt". Jan https://i.imgur.com/W8pyJgM.jpg https://i.imgur.com/OgPG6DF.jpg https://i.imgur.com/N19dyTg.jpg

Here are the pictures of my 1/32 Hasegawa Messerschmitt Bf 109G-2 with the markings of Hannes Trautloft (Co of JG 54 Eastern Front, Summer of 1942). You can see build story in WIP by using the following link.

Do-17Z!!!

http://www.icm.com.ua/news/563-german-luftwaffe-cadets-1939-1945-3-figures-100.html

They've said they're going to announce next year's 1/32 releases at Telford... ...I can forsee a LaGG-3.

Maybe they will upscale the Lagg-3 from 1/48 they did a few years ago. I do like the GPW stuff.

So after waiting for the AFV ammo racks, just received them and dry fit them to the hull. Man I would not feel too comfy with all that ammo at 6in of my shoulder! Still have to work on the middle racks, they are too long. The kit racks are too wide and they lack the outward angle, preventing the rotation of the turret. So this is where I am right now with the King Kitty! Cheers

There's some lovely detail work going on here, Mark! Not sure if it's too late, and I hope you don't mind me pointing this out, but Interior Green was never used on the B-17 - instead Bronze Green was used which is quite a bit darker. Is it too late to change? I also appreciate that you may not be concerned and are quite happy with it like it is! When it comes to painting the remainder of the interior, it'll all be in natural metal. The only painted area on the B-17 interior was the flight deck as mentioned. I've done loads of research into the colours of the interior of the Fortress over the years so do shout if you'd like any clarification. The only exception to the previous statement was that on some batches of F-models the bomb bay was painted neutral grey (The Memphis Belle falls into this category I believe) but I haven't been able to track down a definitive list of batches. HTH, Tom

starting to upgrade the bombay Mark

Use a sanding stick at an angle along the canopy edge. This give you more surface area for the glue to stick to

There's not much more for me to say, that somebody hasen't already said. It's incredible and I'm glad your sharing with us. Really looking forward to your next update as always. Steve

B version of Bu-131 should be released soon, nice boxart and figures as well http://www.icm.com.ua/news/ jan

Well we're back with the BDog...ran into some probs...After unmasking the windows they really looked like crapola..just wasn't happy with how it all looked. Complicating the situation was the wing dihedral...had shimmed the wing at the upper cabin but it just kept compressing down,couldn't keep it up...insert joke here. This all just wouldn't do.../got my hands on some new wing and fuselage sprues and went back,,yup started over with a whole new approach...new windows from acetate,solid steel rod bent at the correct places above the cabin and at the proper angle for the s right (and solid) dihedral. If you build this kit OOTB...you'll end up with a flat wing every time. Here we have cut open the upper wing New steel rod New acetate windows in place...upper and cabin sides. Removing masks from inside upper acetate Landing lights with thin acetate cover New wing with SOLID dihedral....Arctic red flashes. And we're almost back to where we left off....And I feel a whole lot better about how it will look with the changes. not going to comment on the kit in general..but if you want to do it right this is it..Was tempted to vacform front and rear windscreens.(need to be re-shaped).but,decided against it as we have spent too much time on this already...Thanks for looking in,back in a few.Cheers Bill. PS....The clear styrene parts are unfortunately substandard. There.. I did comment,such a hypocrite.

the detail is amazing with 2 boxings I'm not sure which one I will get as first there are so many cool airliners scheme for this significant plane

One of my favorite parts of how the bike turned out....... And lastly, probably my favorite shot overall, with an excellent impression of movement and of the bike actually hovering in motion: Thanks to one and all who followed a long and commented, it was much appreciated! This one was a definite MoJo builder. Onward and upward!

Well I forgot to all any bits of foliage to the front foils, but I'm calling this one done. The kit went together SO smoothly it kinda makes me want to buy and build other Bandai stuff. The kit honestly had some of THE best fit and finish of any kit I've built, and in this case the many different colors and even textures of different plastics in the kit went a long LONG way a super enjoyable modeling experience, sci-fi, aircraft or otherwise. If you've never put one of these new gen Bandai kits together, give em a go! You will be pleasantly shocked at the way everything just works, and fits together, exactly as they say it should. Anywho, with not much effort it felt like at all, in the end the speeder bike pretty much built itself, and I just plopped our camo trooper on top! Here is my finished 74-Z Military Speeder Bike: I'm really happy with the way the bike turned out, with such seeming effortlessness. The trooper seemed a tad bit more work, but only because of the tedious nature of the CrossDelta camo decals. They performed excellently actually, but because of all the crazy curves they had to go around, it took a lot longer to get the trooper done. In the end though, even with the way Bandai made the figure a bit more on the toy side of things, it almost had to be that way if you wanted to be able to pose him on OR off the speeder bike. I may pose him standing next to the bike at some point too, as I think its a good mix of realism and "posability" for a figure. The finished product with forest Clone Trooper: MORE...................

more things done today thats it for today Mark

Time to play nice, fellas.

small progress engines glued together, fit is fine, however some sanding and filling will be required and cockpit assembled and ready to be glued into the fuselage thanks for looking jan

Canopy - Continued.... Yes, it's rough folks... (rough as guts-actually) but it sits right and accepts the clear canopy easily and that's a win in my books!.... but ultimately, I plan to get it close as I can - maybe 75% realisation, then copy it in resin and then take that new resin copy, all the way to the finished master! I found a discrepancy with the Scale plan-drawing around the back of the canopy ... which didn't surprise me much as most plans are viewed as a guide-line only! I don't follow the plans 'to the tee' but always cross-reference using photos and personal notes... before proceeding with things. Below is a case in point... Pip

Hi Guys This is the , OTB the only addition are the resin ejector seats. the kits come together rather well, and I used the Hataka paint sets, which are superb, also I have 2 reed oak figures, 7 more to add, also used fox bat masking stencils , but the adhesive is very strong, so I ended up making my own. hope you enjoy. The Sukhoi Su-27 (Russian: Сухой Су-27; NATO reporting name: Flanker) is a twin-engine supermanoeuvrable fighter aircraft designed by Sukhoi. It was intended as a direct competitor for the large United States fourth-generation fighters such as the Grumman F-14 Tomcatand F-15 Eagle, with 3,530-kilometre (1,910 nmi) range, heavy aircraft ordnance, sophisticated avionics and high manoeuvrability.

Thanks for looking in on my project and commenting, it's appreciated! I bit the bullet (lots of bullet biting on this project it seems) and began fitting the rear canopy to the SM guns (I abbreviated SM because I cant spell the German term) In the process I broke the tray for the rear defensive weapons and O2 bottle, not a big deal, I can fix it. I happily got a fairly good fit of the canopy to the fuselage. I glued a strip of .020"X.202" (0.5 X 0.5 mm) to each cockpit sill to give the vac formed canopy something to rest against, and glue to. I'll paint it interior gray to (hopefully) hide it's presence in there. I hope to start putting paint on the canopy by the weekend...oh, it is the weekend...Maybe Sunday?

Last update.

Ha! Thanks guys! Work (work?) has moved ahead on the 110, I've built up the Aims nose section drilled out the mounting holes for the radar masts to come. During my assembly I ended up with a slight step between top and bottom halves of the new nose, I sanded it flat as it wasn't that big a step, then test fitted the assembled nose to the kit and found it to be a very good fit other than being slightly to tall and slightly too narrow, but, if you squish it top and bottom it conforms almost perfectly as squishing it vertically makes it wider horizontally. Doing this showed the top half to round out out slightly creating a bit of a gap on the sides, my fix was to sand a slight inward curve right at the apex of the top of the nose curve, then keep sanding and test fitting until I hit the sanding event horizon or just shy of that point, another test fit showed that with a bit of squish and push it fit perfectly. I then glued the joint with thin CA and began fairing and sanding and the ultimate rescribing. In these pictures it still looks rough still but the camera lies, honest, it's smooth!

Now a few detail pictures. A few additional details such as antennae, pilot figure, reconnaissance container, etc. were attached.

Beautiful work, and I’m taking notes! Cheers, Tom

TT TT TT TTTT!! What's that Skippy, the Wilson twins have wandered off into the Outback? TT TT TT TTTT!! And little Timmy Wilson has fallen down a mine shaft?! TT TT TT TTTT!! And he's broken his leg, but Miner Bill can't use the winch because the drive shaft is broken!!?? TT TT TT TTTT!! You just want the apple in my pocket, don't you, Skip.... T