Bruce_Crosby

Hi Guys,
 
The F-2 interior is taking shape slowly. 
 

 
Straight OOTB.
 

 
I will add Eduard etched belts.
 

 
Simply the kit IP.  I'm not throwing money at this one as I'm out of funds!  So its paint, wash, dry brush and Krystal Klear.
 

 
Hope someone out there likes it.
 
Regards,
 
Bruce Crosby

Hi Guys,
 
More of the batch build 109 kits.  Here are the cockpit side walls, not yet finished.
 

 
Here's the cockpit floor after a wash and dry brushing.  I will add Eduard colour etch belts soon.
 

 
Current financial constraints mean no Yahu or Eduard IP so it's back to basics - the kit parts or nothing.  I decided not to use the Air Scale decals and did a bit of dry brushing, washes, etc, then Krystal Klear over the gauges. Not the best but that's it for this kit.
 

 
Regards,
 
Bruce Crosby

Hi Guys,
 
The F-2 interior is taking shape slowly. 
 

 
Straight OOTB.
 

 
I will add Eduard etched belts.
 

 
Simply the kit IP.  I'm not throwing money at this one as I'm out of funds!  So its paint, wash, dry brush and Krystal Klear.
 

 
Hope someone out there likes it.
 
Regards,
 
Bruce Crosby

Hi Guys,
 
Another economy build in progress.
 

 
Nothing added.
 

 

 
IP straight from the kit, dry brushing, washes and Krystal Klear on the gauges.
 

 
Regards,
 
Bruce Crosby

Hi Guys,
 
Another economy build in progress.
 

 
Nothing added.
 

 

 
IP straight from the kit, dry brushing, washes and Krystal Klear on the gauges.
 

 
Regards,
 
Bruce Crosby

Hi Guys,
 
Another economy build in progress.
 

 
Nothing added.
 

 

 
IP straight from the kit, dry brushing, washes and Krystal Klear on the gauges.
 

 
Regards,
 
Bruce Crosby

Hi Guys,
 
This is the third of the Hasegawa kits I recently bought second hand (as new) from models for Sale in the UK for the price of £30 each.
 
Hollowed out exhausts by yours truly.
 

 
Test fit and they look OK.
 

 
K-4 has a revised electrical box on the starboard cockpit wall.
 

 
K-4 kit supplies the revised fat wheels and tyres.
 

 
the fuselage parts breakdown is completely different to the G kits with revised panel and tail details aft and the AS nose cowlings forwards.
 

 
Hope you like it,
 
Regards,
 
Bruce Crosby

Hi Guys,
 
The F-2 interior is taking shape slowly. 
 

 
Straight OOTB.
 

 
I will add Eduard etched belts.
 

 
Simply the kit IP.  I'm not throwing money at this one as I'm out of funds!  So its paint, wash, dry brush and Krystal Klear.
 

 
Hope someone out there likes it.
 
Regards,
 
Bruce Crosby

Hi Guys,
 
I picked up three Hasagawa kits a couple of weeks ago from the Gloucester Model Show on the Models For Sale stand.  Actually I bought only two originally then decided to get the third in the week, phoned the shop and it arrived the next morning. Top marks to MfS, good friendly service all round and I'll certainly be using their services again.  If you're in the UK, give them a try.  All three kits are second hand, as new, fully bagged.  So now I've got a F-2, G-14 and K-4. All three will be more or less OOTB, they'll get seat belts and that's about it.
 
EDIT: Yes, a couple of wing panel lines need filling, just haven't got there yet!
 
Anyway, here's the F-2 in all its glory so far. The cockpit might get primer today
 

 
Cockpit test fit,
 

 
main wheels and undercarriage cleaned up nicely.
 

 
And a test fit.  Wings and tail planes are assembled but only pushed into place and as you can see, it's typical Hasegawa engineering and fit - lovely!
 

 
See if you can spot the other two coming up soon.
 
Regards,
Bruce Crosby

Hi Guys,
 
More of the batch build 109 kits.  Here are the cockpit side walls, not yet finished.
 

 
Here's the cockpit floor after a wash and dry brushing.  I will add Eduard colour etch belts soon.
 

 
Current financial constraints mean no Yahu or Eduard IP so it's back to basics - the kit parts or nothing.  I decided not to use the Air Scale decals and did a bit of dry brushing, washes, etc, then Krystal Klear over the gauges. Not the best but that's it for this kit.
 

 
Regards,
 
Bruce Crosby

Hi Guys,
 
This Hasagawa G-14 is another of the second hand kits I bought from Models for sale at the Gloucester Model Show.  These are like hen's teeth in the UK and go for exorbitant prices, but this was just £30! 
 
I'm an old git, on a fixed pension and the world economy is screwed, my gas and electric payments have doubled.  Add the vehicle fuel increases here and there is next to sweet FA left for modelling, so I'll be scratch building and modifying rather than buying accessory and after market parts for the foreseeable future.  
 
So no resin exhausts, no resin wheels.  I will be making and modifying, home casting, cutting my own masks, all the skills learnt over the years. so the mantra has to be "Build, Don't Buy!"
 
First economy:  Kit exhaust stacks hollowed out.  Actually very easy once I got my act together. The first stub section took an age, the other five stubs relatively less, the other side took half the time and while I had the tools out, I did the exhausts for a K-4 as well!  Toast and coffee, YouTube on the TV, just sit and do it! So that's the money saved from two sets of resin exhausts, probably £20 with postage.
 

 
The kit wheels aren't bad at all.  Let's be honest, this is as close as you're ever going to get to my model!
 
 
 

 
Exhausts test fit.  You may think otherwise but i quite like them.
 

 
Almost ready paint the interior.
 

 
While i was doing the exhausts I dragged out the kit gun barrels, drilled the ends and rounded up the tubes. 
 

 
Cockpit test fit.  I have a stash of AirScale Luftwaffe Instrument Dials and Eduard Colour Etch Seat belts to finish off the kits.
 

 
That's this one ready to push into the spray booth!
 
Regards, 
 
Bruce Crosby.
 
 

Hi Guys,
 
The F-2 interior is taking shape slowly. 
 

 
Straight OOTB.
 

 
I will add Eduard etched belts.
 

 
Simply the kit IP.  I'm not throwing money at this one as I'm out of funds!  So its paint, wash, dry brush and Krystal Klear.
 

 
Hope someone out there likes it.
 
Regards,
 
Bruce Crosby

Hi Guys,
 
More of the batch build 109 kits.  Here are the cockpit side walls, not yet finished.
 

 
Here's the cockpit floor after a wash and dry brushing.  I will add Eduard colour etch belts soon.
 

 
Current financial constraints mean no Yahu or Eduard IP so it's back to basics - the kit parts or nothing.  I decided not to use the Air Scale decals and did a bit of dry brushing, washes, etc, then Krystal Klear over the gauges. Not the best but that's it for this kit.
 

 
Regards,
 
Bruce Crosby

Hi Guys,
 
Another economy build in progress.
 

 
Nothing added.
 

 

 
IP straight from the kit, dry brushing, washes and Krystal Klear on the gauges.
 

 
Regards,
 
Bruce Crosby

Marc, Nighthawk
thank you guys for your comments! i appreciate it!
 
 
now some more masking and painting..
Black RV band painted,
also the code numbers , first the black 2 from montex masks, and then the yellow 1 on top..
 
next will be the vertical yellow bar and then i will move to the front cowling..
 
i have also re -painted both wingc camouflage as i wasn't thrilled with the previous result
i am still learning ..

 

 
 

 
 

 

 
 
thanks!
S

Hi Guys,
 
Another economy build in progress.
 

 
Nothing added.
 

 

 
IP straight from the kit, dry brushing, washes and Krystal Klear on the gauges.
 

 
Regards,
 
Bruce Crosby

Hi Guys,
 
The F-2 interior is taking shape slowly. 
 

 
Straight OOTB.
 

 
I will add Eduard etched belts.
 

 
Simply the kit IP.  I'm not throwing money at this one as I'm out of funds!  So its paint, wash, dry brush and Krystal Klear.
 

 
Hope someone out there likes it.
 
Regards,
 
Bruce Crosby

Hi Guys,
 
More of the batch build 109 kits.  Here are the cockpit side walls, not yet finished.
 

 
Here's the cockpit floor after a wash and dry brushing.  I will add Eduard colour etch belts soon.
 

 
Current financial constraints mean no Yahu or Eduard IP so it's back to basics - the kit parts or nothing.  I decided not to use the Air Scale decals and did a bit of dry brushing, washes, etc, then Krystal Klear over the gauges. Not the best but that's it for this kit.
 

 
Regards,
 
Bruce Crosby

Hi Guys,
 
I've done a bit of work on the Ta and the three Bf109 builds, so here's the relevant bit for this aircraft.  The kit IP has a resin base then a colour etched set of panels supplied by Eduard. I've done a very basic assembly, airbrushed some AK Interactive Ultra Matte varnish over it to kill some of the printing artefacts then added Micro Krystal Klear on the gauge faces.
 
Here's the IP before today's work. you can clearly see the print artefacts.  Yes, it really isn't that blue either!

 
Photo taken before the Krystal Klear has actually dried fully so some milky bits visible.
 

 
Regards,
 
Bruce Crosby

Hi Guys,
 
This is the third of the Hasegawa kits I recently bought second hand (as new) from models for Sale in the UK for the price of £30 each.
 
Hollowed out exhausts by yours truly.
 

 
Test fit and they look OK.
 

 
K-4 has a revised electrical box on the starboard cockpit wall.
 

 
K-4 kit supplies the revised fat wheels and tyres.
 

 
the fuselage parts breakdown is completely different to the G kits with revised panel and tail details aft and the AS nose cowlings forwards.
 

 
Hope you like it,
 
Regards,
 
Bruce Crosby

Hi Guys,
 
The F-2 interior is taking shape slowly. 
 

 
Straight OOTB.
 

 
I will add Eduard etched belts.
 

 
Simply the kit IP.  I'm not throwing money at this one as I'm out of funds!  So its paint, wash, dry brush and Krystal Klear.
 

 
Hope someone out there likes it.
 
Regards,
 
Bruce Crosby

Hi Guys,
 
I picked up three Hasagawa kits a couple of weeks ago from the Gloucester Model Show on the Models For Sale stand.  Actually I bought only two originally then decided to get the third in the week, phoned the shop and it arrived the next morning. Top marks to MfS, good friendly service all round and I'll certainly be using their services again.  If you're in the UK, give them a try.  All three kits are second hand, as new, fully bagged.  So now I've got a F-2, G-14 and K-4. All three will be more or less OOTB, they'll get seat belts and that's about it.
 
EDIT: Yes, a couple of wing panel lines need filling, just haven't got there yet!
 
Anyway, here's the F-2 in all its glory so far. The cockpit might get primer today
 

 
Cockpit test fit,
 

 
main wheels and undercarriage cleaned up nicely.
 

 
And a test fit.  Wings and tail planes are assembled but only pushed into place and as you can see, it's typical Hasegawa engineering and fit - lovely!
 

 
See if you can spot the other two coming up soon.
 
Regards,
Bruce Crosby

Hi Guys,
 
I've done a bit of work on the Ta and the three Bf109 builds, so here's the relevant bit for this aircraft.  The kit IP has a resin base then a colour etched set of panels supplied by Eduard. I've done a very basic assembly, airbrushed some AK Interactive Ultra Matte varnish over it to kill some of the printing artefacts then added Micro Krystal Klear on the gauge faces.
 
Here's the IP before today's work. you can clearly see the print artefacts.  Yes, it really isn't that blue either!

 
Photo taken before the Krystal Klear has actually dried fully so some milky bits visible.
 

 
Regards,
 
Bruce Crosby

Hi Guys,
 
More of the batch build 109 kits.  Here are the cockpit side walls, not yet finished.
 

 
Here's the cockpit floor after a wash and dry brushing.  I will add Eduard colour etch belts soon.
 

 
Current financial constraints mean no Yahu or Eduard IP so it's back to basics - the kit parts or nothing.  I decided not to use the Air Scale decals and did a bit of dry brushing, washes, etc, then Krystal Klear over the gauges. Not the best but that's it for this kit.
 

 
Regards,
 
Bruce Crosby

Hi Guys,
 
Another economy build in progress.
 

 
Nothing added.
 

 

 
IP straight from the kit, dry brushing, washes and Krystal Klear on the gauges.
 

 
Regards,
 
Bruce Crosby