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A little more done this weekend. I finally got the wheel wells plumbed up! They are not 100% as the originals, but capture the spirit I think. Also they’ll rarely be seen anyway. I hope you like them

hello again so while I can't fit them yet, I wanted to get the flaps built up.. I used the same principle as the ailerons in that an inner core with raised rivets was made and then skinned with panels with normal rivets - you can see the raised rivets on the trailing edge in this shot... ..the first thing was to get the drawings into the overall 'folded out' shape along with the rivet markings - the raised ones are in threes along the trailing edge. there are also cutouts & shapes along the leading edge which curves under the wing trailing edge.. ..I always work in pairs if twothings need doing, so I don't do one and get bored doing the other, so bothe were made and folded.. ..the drawings actually had me confused as they show the lines of lateral rivets in paired rows, but all the pics I have show just one row so that was what I went with - here are an upper & lower pair for the panels with recessed rivets - the bottom one has just been done, the top one already burnished out to get rid of the 'pillowing' effect of the rivetting process.. ..the structures were strengthened with thick card and an inner core made up to define the profile and stop sagging.. ..details added and taped up ready to paint YZC where needed.. ..then the rivetted panels were added - here tape acts as a hinge at the top, and is masking where the impact cement goes at the bottom.. ..after painting the details showed quite well - I also noticed the curved edge that goes under the wing is normally seen quite glossy, I guess it doesn't get as much exposure as the rest of the structure, so I polished this area.. ..I also worked up and fettled the wing & fuselage so they fit and painted the recess YZC ..the aileron detail can still be seen.. ..not at the right angle or fixed yet, but you get the idea.. ..and that is the flaps nearly done - I will finish the fittings when I fit them .. ..I have the 3D printed wheels & hubs I designed from Tim Perry now, so they are next to take a look at TTFN Peter

Agreed Mike - sure, some of the errors can be annoying, but HB/Trumpy kits have been consistently well engineered and easy to build in my experience. For $160 bucks, I have a massive B-24 on my workbench right now that is being modified into an assembly ship, and for the most part I'm doing nothing to fix the errors of the kit. The only reason I'm considering the nose replacement is that the particular greenhouse at the front of mine was solid - no guns mounted in it and I can't modify the kit part to replicate that easily. I can certainly be in the crowd of folks complaining about the obvious errors but at the end of the day, this is a hobby to me and I enjoy building models that companies like this have been so kind as to make available to us, errors or not

The model has recently received several awards at Polish exhibitions. But the travel season is ending for me. I still plan a trip to Telford, and I need to start a new project.

I decided at the last minute to take the 1/32 Corsair Mk II to one final show. Went to the 2019 SprueDoo in Little Rock, Arkansas this Saturday. Thought about not taking it, but decided to anyway. Glad I did!! I won a Gold, Best Aircraft and Best of Show Military! My first Best of Show! I was shocked and very honored!

Guys this happens EVERY SINGLE TIME a new kit comes out......especially from one of the usual suspects like HB. It gets a little tiresome with the back and forth. We all know a lot of us have very differing opinions on this type of thing, but we cannot have personal sniping back and forth between members. Discussion of what might be is fine, and I see no issue with identifying possible issues in pics, but the reality is NONE of us knows exactly what we will get when the final product gets released. Right or wrong, good or bad it is what it is. The fact is, no one has a kit in hand atm, so anything said here is just a guess, and like any guess it may or may not be what turns out to be accurate in the end. I've done a bit of pruning here to include jabs at each other, and jabs at the manufacturer. Id not like to have to circle back around to this particular discussion topic, so lets keep the talk on topic and just let the personal stuff go.

Hello All! While I was waiting for this kit to show up, I completed the Live Resin figures.. link to that here click me The first thing that jumped out at me with the kit was the cabin roof. The later block of Pavehawk has most of the fabric sound-proofing material removed. I considered scratchbuilding the entire affair, but decided it would take about the same amount of time to simply re-work the kit part. The cross-hatch areas are what needed to be removed. Many evenings with a drill and file and I was done with the basics. This will get detailed further- Cheers Pete

My lovely little Goldfinch has been on the back-burner for too long, mainly because I wasn't happy, as I suspected above, that the rigging line applied was too thin, but I was reluctant (read scared) to cut it all off and start again! But I currently have four other Silver Wing biplanes to build, with "others" yet to come, so fudging and procrastination was no longer an option.........courage mon brave! So yesterday I cut off all my carefully positioned turnbuckles and thread, cleaned up the areas as best I could and re-drilled holes for Prym elastic and basically, got on with it. As can be seen, the Prym is white, but I have some screen printing ink which experiments have shown can be used to paint it black. It should then look more like this: Port side to do next......

The masks are cut and I started painting the insignia. First of: a white marble: Followed by a blend coat with Gunze's off white That's it for now. I'm moving tomorrow and it may take one or two weeks until I get my workbench set up again. Cheers Joachim

Thanks Brian! Short update today, ive played with the paint masks and have the basic marking almost done. Next step is the yellow i did get some minor damage while removing the mask ill have to fix that.

Decals on. Will clean decal solution with water then add a thin coat of gloss.

Hello! I'm excited to be a new member here at LSP and I'm about to take my first plunge into Large Scale building. Once I clear a couple of small projects off of my bench I'm going to plunge head-first into the Tamiya 1/32 F-16CJ. It will be a mostly out of the box build. The only aftermarket I have ordered are the fantastic Two Bobs Aviation Alaskan Splinter Camo decals and painting guides. My long term goal is to build a Mig-29 in 1/32 and I also want to sink my teeth into the Trumpeter 1.32 SU-25 Frogfoot. Anyways I just wanted to introduce myself and say that I am glad to be here. I look forward to posting WIP as I get moving with the F-16.

Deal of the year for me. Found this on bottom of pile under a table at the local ipms show today. Box opened and parts off the sprue but it was all there and came with two bobs decals for $60! SCORE

Basic shape and layout for the IFR probe done. Waiting for some filler to dry, before work can continue. Cheers

A Guy Named Joe.

Well done! I often go for detail like that, only to be nearly the only one who ever notices it (save a judge or two in a contest, but mainly they seem to concentrate on more of the basics). We notice though!

It would seem to me that the cowls are slightly the wrong shape and that the fuselage is a little too round , having worked within the industry over the years, i will suggest that what yo see here is what you will get in the kit. injection tools are costly to make and costly to mod and the sad thing for many here is that if everyone who is offended by the mistakes enough not to buy the kit writes them an email or letter saying they wont buy it unless the tools are fixed,........ those 20, maybe 25 peoples letters will be binned as they know full well they will sell 2000 to everyone else at no more effort or cost...... i will have one, might fix the issues, might leave them...But if you dont like it at this stage, forget about this kit existing and plough you efforts into a kit that meets your standards, ....

I still think it'll look F*A*B dressed up as a fire eater from Always. Would like a 1/32 Holly Hunter or Richard Dreyfuss, and maybe John Goodman with a big brolly and case of iced beer. The fire eaters lacked the upper nose transparency (not sure if replaced or painted over) and I don't mind the kit's slightly slack fuselage shoulders. Just need the decals, and possibly Aerocraft brass legs. Wonder what Hobby Boss might do next ?! Or are working on ? Maybe an affordable Catalina, or (in my dreams) even a Halifax or B-58 ? Suspect a B-29. Tony

I'm holding out for the 1/32 Tamiya rendition of this one, as well as the B-24.

I'm doing it again! I discovered a Revell/ Monogram 1/48 B17 G in a stash I'd forgotten about under the basement stairs. The box still had cellophane shrink wrap on it! While awaiting supplies for my MH-60S I decided to have a go at a simple build but, then got the idea of sticking turboprop engines on it in a kind of anti Luft. 46 theme. I'm hoping to just have fun with it, remove the un-needed radial engine parts such as super chargers etc. I doubt I need to add that this will not be a historically correct model! Wish me luck...

hi guys just stumbled across this - quite cool the picture and sound are very high quality and no bs music or idiot commentators in the background! https://youtu.be/CDeglorsv_8 not sure what engine is in the Fw190 / whether it is original? maybe if you have similar cool links post them on this thread? always gives me goose bumps! Nick

Revell 1/32 P-51B Malcolm hood. Came to me broken after modeler attempting to pose in the slid back open position. I glued the two parts together, made a mold, cast it in resin and cleaned up the break. Polished and now a usable die for vacuforming. Will be listing to Ebay soon. $10 plus shipping. Buy direct if you like. Resin die in picture not included.

One of the Squadrons in my barracks were EOD [ Explosive Ordnance Disposal] when I was in the Army and I heard that one of things they discovered in London was when one of the big gasometers [ Gas Storage Tanks ] were dismantled a bomb was discovered just lying inside it, they realised that after a bombing raid the holes in the top of these tanks were just plated over and not checked inside, so when they checked others some of them also had bombs lying in them. Graham

Yes, that is one of the ideas I consider. This however, doesn't help with the lower part of the wings. And first of all I'd like to keep the correct dihedral. Will see.

Would it help the fuse to wing fit to do the old trick of gluing the upper wings to the fuselage first, then gluing on the bottom 1/2 of the wing?

It was suspected to be a tough guy and it is one indeed. Two fuselage halves joined together - the fit is poor, to remain polite. Lots of CA will help to make it smooth. Wings to fuselage joint will be a real challenge. There's almost no fit, especially the lower part of the wings doesn't match. The riveted wings:

It was a complete pain in the posterior, Ken. The way forward was to scrap the engine cowls I had already made, take a couple of the nose bits I had vacuum moulded, cut them in half then just go for it! There's quite a lot to be said for leaving a model and coming back to it, I have forgotten all the obsessive details I was thought I had to get right. So I'm free to just get on with it again Richard

I would say you are likely correct. We will more likely than not get improvements in refinement, such as texture of the plastic, clarity of the windows, ect, ect, but more than likely the majority of the air frame will be what is seen here. Yep, Id say if the possible mistakes are too much for a modeler after the kit is out, its time to dig a vac out, or get to scratch building

for me it looks like an invader . thats all that matter to me . if the issues can be fixed , great ! if not .... IDGAF!!!!

hello , i'm new on this forum, i 'm not a modeler but i'm a sculptor. so many of you ask, what is he doing on this forum? well, i'm searching for detail foto's or detail drawings from the bomber aimer compartment. on the internet you can find a lot of foto's from the cockpit interior from a Heinkel 111 always taken from behind the pilot. but never on sideway. you can find foto's from the cockpit out side where you can see the bomber bed but never in details. so the question for you all, can someone help me with some foto's , drawing from a manuel or something else from the bomber compartment ( many thx lieven Wynants

Colour me inspired! I just ordered these two things from one of the sellers who also has those Mechs for sale https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F113215204887 https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F123201995247 Thanks for the inspiration, Vynce804!

Oh good ! now you'll have lots of time to wander around taking pictures Lots o' pictures ... we like lots o' pictures

It's been awhile since I last posted on this project, and its because of the fact that I will be moving. Currently I am breaking down my work bench and boxing everything up. Move date is the first of November. Probably will take a month after that to be back in business. Toodles, Dan

I had EXACTLY the same experience down to the words in the note and the stuffed elephant as Dennis 7243. The main problem is that they gave the shipping number to EBay and they show the item as delivered. Beginning to sound a lot like fraud. Another lesson relearned. If the price is too good to be true then it probably is.

Kagemusha, I will be making molds of the new parts Alain, still some work ahead before I have all the components ready. Not sure if the Cheetah E is in fact the single seater with the longest nose, but it should be just about the same length as the Pantera CN. The two-tone grey scheme was and experimental camouflage only applied to #842 before her retirement. iaf-man, that must be one of the least liked schemes (here in South Africa) ever to be put on a Cheetah B. Why on earth they couldn't just continue with the black nose colour to the intakes, just blows my mind...? It's called the "Bandit", but has a more satirical nickname as "Knersus", a Pterodactyl puppet from an 1980's kiddies show...lol. Below you'll see why Back to the current build, and the correct bulkhead is in for a test fit, as well as the new canards. Now she's starting to look like a Cheetah E Cheers

Just over a year - could be worse! I have managed to get the damn nose sorted at last: It isn't 100%, it will do. This has been the major sticking point on this model for ages Richard

I'm on it. Weekend means modelling time Here is the current status of the 3d-model: The 3d-model consits of both fuselage halves, with a 0,5 mm wide recessed line between where it can be cut appart later on. It also contains a 15 mm extension at the end. When printing something like this upwards with a FDM printer, there can be some temperature-related warping inwards at the lowest area of the printed part. Here, if such warping occures, only the rear extension will be affected, while the actual fuselage area should be fine. The extension also helps sanding the part smooth after printing, preventing too much sanding at the rear edge of the fuselage. At the end, the extension can be cut/sawed away along a recessed line. The side-windows are tricky. At the moment, my idea is a larger recessed area at the fuselage, where later vacuformed clear parts will be added. The actual window-openings are further recessed, and must be carefully removed from the printed part. I also mady a separate forward extension, which can be pluged (not glued!) into the fuselage. This also helps when sanding the actuall fuselage, without damaging the forward edge while sanding. Here is the printed part with a coat of primer and a first sanding: That's the current status: Here is a comparison of my printed part with the Hobby Boss kit: Now, I'm working on the actual clear nose, which proves to be difficult to recreate in 3d. Cheers Alex

The Subject The Canadair Sabre Mk 6 was regarded as the ultimate dog-fighter of it's generation by the pilots who flew them. With the Orenda 14 engine giving almost 50% more thrust and having the 6-3 wing with slats it was a step up from the original F-86, which in itself was a great dog-fighter. The Australians would probably argue the title with their Avon powered Sabre but with slats and a similar power to weight ratio, the Mk 6 would probably be advantages in a low speed fight . The Indians would argue for the Gnat to be the ultimate dog-fighter, but to be fair it was of a later period than the Sabre. Be as it may, the Sabre Mk 6 was loved by all who had the privilege to fly it. The Model The Hasegawa 1/32 Sabre was first released in the early seventies. This is the third one I have build. The first build was in 1976 with Microscale Korean decals included with the kit. The second build was a commission for the 2 Sqn SAAF museum where all the changes were made to backdate the kit to a F-86 F-25 as flown by the OC of the squadron during the Korean conflict. I picked up this kit while on holiday two years ago. Maybe my longing for my youth builds played a part but I had clearly forgotten what would be involved to bring this kit to standard. Fortunately the kit is accurate with an excellent fit.( Italeri take note). Changes to the model Wing tips removed and model re-scribed. Vents and sugar scoops added as per Mk 6. True Details seat and a resin cockpit donated by a friend. I also build a new IP to reflext rhe Mk 6 IP. ( I think it is a Cutting Edge set.) Metal pitot tube turned on a Dremel was added and wheels detailed. A scratched build gun sight and control column completed the build. My friend Madmax provided the combat tanks from the Kinetic model as well as printing the squadron badge from a photo. Thanks Sean Subject and Markings The markings are for 1 Squadron SAAF during 1975 at Air Force Base Pietersburg just before they converted to the Mirage F1. I could not source the LEM decals for the subject, so I used SAAF castles printed by Model Decal in the eighties. Despite their age I consider their SAAF castles still to be the most accurate in shape and color. A few markings from the Italeri Mirage and the rest marked and airbrushed. Paint used Humbrol Gloss and Xtra Color. The new Xtra Color proved to be disappointing as they contain too little pigment and by the time the color was sprayed dense enough, a nice little ridge had build up between the color. To get the pattern accurate I used the Sillouette software to cut masks. Enjoy Nick

Hi All, the big airfix hellcat is finally finished! An enjoyable build of a really Great kit. No real issues just took some careful building and plenty of dry fitting before glueing in place. The blue was tricky to get any depth and variation and didn’t really like being worked with oils. I used a neutral wash for panel lines and as a filter. Resin wheels was the only after market and all markings are painted. cheers Matt

I've been wanting to start an Aggressor Viper for awhile now, collecting decals and bits and pieces of aftermarket details, now it's time for a fresh start! Having followed the awesome builds by Marcel, it's not hard to see the attraction to the aggressor birds, they're colourful, mean looking and they catch the eye. Theres still more yo get, including zactomodels sidewinders and maybe aim-120's. I'm sure that there will be more along the way, but I'll get started. I have the Tamiya kit, so I'll build a big mouthed viper, I have plenty of decals for a standard mouth bird, and the KASL exhausts, but it's hard to find an Academy F-16, but on line some hobby stores have future releases of academy vipers with ANG markings. Fingers crossed! My biggest problem is picking what set of decals to use. My tossing up between the Arctic Aggressor during 2008 by Afterburner, the arctic Aggressors during 2017 by Two Bobs and the Blue Splinter during 2018 by Two Bobs. To start off I'm just going to get started on some of the smaller bits and pieces that will go into the build. Hopefully I'll have more to come soon, and with a decision on what markings I'll use. Thanks for looking.

Here's the final photos of the Wingnut Wings Felixstowe I completed. I had posted a few pictures earlier in the WIP Section but these are much better shots. This particular model was completed as aircraft 4291, a Saunders built machine delivered to Killinghome on 4/20/1918. This aircraft, under the command of TC Patterson abd AH Munday, shot down Zeppelin L62 over Heligoland on May 10. In July of '18, she was transfered to the fledgling US Naval Air Service, after which it was painted overall black and had spot lamps mounted under the wings for nighttime operations. 4291 came to an inglorious end (along with the US Sailor responsible) when said sailor used a match to check the fuel level in the main tank. Seeing as this beast is too big to use my regular photo setup with, I had to shoot it outside on a cloudy day. Just as I snapped the pic a fortuitous gust of wind came along. Great timing. Running up Engine 1. I chose to model her as she would have appeared just before being painted black, as the natural look of the wood and linen was more appealing to me than any of the dazzle schemes. I hope you like it and as always, feedback, comments and critiques welcome. Cheers Mike

All- Here she is, in all her splendor! I may still fiddle with the weathering a little, but I sure am pleased. I wasn't able to get her into work today for good photos, so I snapped a few outside in the overcast with an actual camera, rather than a cell phone. I started this kit over 4 years ago, and its kind of sentimental to get this one done. She depicts my Grandfather's aircraft, 44-6888, of the 96th BG/337th BS. Her crew unofficially named her "Ragged But Right". The war ended before nose art could be applied. My Grandfather, Joseph Denver, was a bombardier and completed 13 missions at the end of WWII. He first mission was in February of 1945, and he remained in Europe until 1946 as part of the occupation forces. He flew most of his missions in this plane,and that is why I chose to depict her. This is the HK 1/32 B-17G, their initial release, with all of the bells and whistles from Eduard, Profimodeller, and some scratch building. She's airbrushed with AK Extreme Metals and Model Master enamels, and sports a combination of kit decals, Kits World, and custom J Bot Decals for the markings. Here's some photos: DSC_3323 by Dennis SAuter, on Flickr DSC_3324 by Dennis SAuter, on Flickr DSC_3325 by Dennis SAuter, on Flickr DSC_3326 by Dennis SAuter, on Flickr DSC_3327 by Dennis SAuter, on Flickr DSC_3328 by Dennis SAuter, on Flickr DSC_3329 by Dennis SAuter, on Flickr DSC_3336 by Dennis SAuter, on Flickr DSC_3338 by Dennis SAuter, on Flickr I wanted to close this post with the Eight Air Force's letter to St. Peter, which is quite sobering: Let them in, Peter, they are so tired; Give them the couches where the angels sleep. Let them wake whole again to find new dawn fired with sun, not war. And may their peace be deep. Remember where the broken bodies lie... And give them things they like. Let them make noise. God knows how young they were to have to die! Give swing bands, not gold harps, to these our boys. Let them love, Peter - they have had no time - Girls sweet as meadow wing, with flowering hair. They should have trees and bird song, hills to climb - Tell them how they are missed. Say not to fear; It's going to be alright with us down here. All always folks, comments and critiques are welcome. Thanks for tuning in. - Dennis S. Thornton, CO USA

Thanks Brian, that was my first thought actually, but then my wife said “why not try fabric printing paint”, it worked and she already has several pots, so job done. I also liked the idea of rigging with a white thread showing up well against the dark (RLM70) green, and since the paint is water-based the clean up is simply a rinse under a cold tap! Simples!!

I don't recall the name of the movie that Always was based on, but I chased down a copy at the time, watched it, and between the two, I liked Always a lot more, despite the original having Spencer Tracy in it

Still working on the weapons and plyons. Slowly goes it. I've decided on a load of 2 drop tanks, 2 Kh-29 air to surface guided missiles, 2 mounts of 4x 250lb bombs and two 500lb bombs.

A big thank Messieurs for your adorable comments, Old Fotocut drilled nuts threaded on 0,2 mm copper wire and old Contrail profile, nostalgia...... A few more parts on the main float and a coat of primer.

Hi all. I forgot to take shots of the internal fuselage before closing it up. I still have a few bits to do - windows in the front decking, rear cabane cross bracing, top rear engine pipe, blast tubes for the machine guns and crash padding on the breech blocks. Also seam filling and checks, Mike

This has been on the back burner whilst I was building the hellcat, but had time to do a little painting over the last few nights. I’m learning a lot and having fun. Cheers. Matt

Your absolutely right. I took my airbrush completely apart today and gave it a good cleaning. That solved the problem and it's spraying really well now. I shot it straight out of the bottle and also thinned it with AK's own thinner and it worked fine both ways. In fact I like the paint and will continue to use it. The colors seem about as good as any. The CDL looks really good to my eye. Thanks for the input and help.

One idea would be to open up the front of your airbrush and remove the nozzle. Thoroughly clean it out and make sure it is pristine. My theory is that you have some paint in there from your painting session the day before and it is messing up the flow of paint. I have had these type of issues using acrylics similar to AK, Mig, Vallejo, etc., all of which are very similar IMO.