Isar 30/07

Thank you very much Mal! Thanks for dropping in!
 Three more shots and the profile page for the 190D-11 from Jerry Crandall's book.
 Lather, Rinse, Repeat.

 

 

 

 
And two more...

 

I started the center pylon for the bombs. Drilled a pin to hold it in place. The lugs on the bombs do not reach the fastening in the locks.   The bombs are also provided with pins for fastening. Assembled everything on the pylon. I tried the suspension to the glider.

Hello all, 
Here is a follow on from my P-51D 'Diablo' 
 
Not a lot different was done, the insignia and codes were all painted for a more realistic look
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
Thanks for looking and all comments welcome.

Here’s a few scenes from my Tamiya Netz conversion in progress
 
Aires main well

 
Mini Craft Collection seat


Tamiya pit, Aires Glareshield, scratch IP, Quinta details.
The Aires pit is actually atrocious. The entire thing sits way too far aft.


Vertical fin modified with Hasegawa fin base and Quick Boost flare dispensers 


Aft deck A model details/Archer rivets






MCC canopy internals


Bandit Resin Factory captive AIM-9


Flight Line Resin ACMI pod

 
Scratch IP with TopAces configuration. Set on Aires pit..which I did not use. Craptastic.

 
Final result there…minus HUD obviously

 
cheers
Pigfighter

Hi, 
I thought this was the best place to tell you. Unfortunately my dad, Brian Fawcett, passed away over the weekend.
 
He spent a lot of time on here, talking with you all and sharing ideas. Some of you may even have bought his resin kits previously.
 
Please know, modelling really was his world, along with radio controlled air craft and moaning about the state of politics in the world! 
 
I’ll try and make my way through his contacts list, but if you know of anyone who dealt with him regularly, please do pass this message on.
 
This post has also gone onto one of his existing threads, but thought it wise to post something new.
 
Thank you for being such a great community for him over the years, we will miss him dearly every day.
 
Cheers, C

Hi,
 
My first post on LargeScalePlanes, since I usually build 1/48 and the occasionally 1/72 models.
 
Please find the Revell 1/32 Westland Lynx in Dutch service. The kit was converted to a SH-14D using the Mk 88 and HAS 3 boxings. The kit rotor was adapted displaying a folded rotor blade configuration using the Scale Warships conversion set.
 
The port side engine compartment was opened up and a resin engine added.
 
The dummy torpedo was modified with detail added, using parts of a 1/48 A.M. Avenger torpedo.
 
Although, perhaps an unlikely weapon combination, in addition a machine gun with platform was added to the starboard side. The machine gun was used in some operational situations. (Ref. YouTube search for: boardingteam Tromp Taipan)
 
Since the 1/32 Dutch Decal Lynx sheet was unavailable, I asked Heli Scale Quality to print the decals for me. I supplied various images and they delivered. The decals are now available on their site. 
 
Paints by MRP.
 



 

 



 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Hope you like it. 
 
Rgds,
 
Rob
 
 
 
 

And finished. Beauty shots in the Ready for inspection forum.
Thanks for following!

I've always loved the look of this huge Do335 with the US soldiers gazing at it and swarming around it like ants.
For the base I used a very high res US map from 1945 that I had printed on canvas and then... cut it up.

No decals were used. All masks. Lots of Eduard and Master upgrades and a Tamiya Jeep with Alpine figures.
I could have gone all out on the weathering, but I didn't.

 
 

A couple years ago I went to the Australian Armor and Artillery Museum in Cairns, AU.  Here, I discovered that tanks look much more impressive from the ground level than they do if you're peering down on your little 1/35 creations from above.  So, I resolved to change my style of photography to make them look bigger and more alive.
 
Imagine you're waiting in your trench with no more than a bolt action rifle and your wits...

 
any blur...  is intentional.
 
Maybe they don't see me.

 
Or change your perspective:  You're now accompanying infantry:

 

 

 
I tried to use some incense sticks to make smoke, but they didn't amount to much.
 
Of course, no pictorial is complete without those detail photos:
 

Those grills...  the originals were unimpressive looking plastic.  so, I milled them out, and replaced the solid plastic screens with brass mesh which had a scale hole size of 12MM.
 
 
 

A friend gave me a PE set for another KV, but the sizes were all slightly off.  so, I could only use parts.  Which was ok, because all tanks look better without skirts.
 
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This has been my heaviest and best directed effort at weathering so far.  At least five courses of oils as well as two courses of enamels.  Chipping.  Focused Rust.  And of course a little bit of bare metal.
 

The tracks and road wheels all got a lot of 3d dirt made of PVA glue and pigments.  But because of the darkness of the tracks it doesn't show up too well.  ...and I didn't want to use light dirt, because this tank is supposed to be in Ukraine.
 

The legend "Kutusovets" means "Like Kutusov" or "Of Kutusov".  Kutusov was the Russian general who fought Napoleon to a standstill at Borodino, and then chased him out of Russia.
 
Anyway...   thanks for  looking, I hope you liked it.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Salut tout le monde ! Mon dernier projet est terminé. Le modèle ICM est très bien conçu ; il manque juste quelques détails.
Pour cela, j'ai utilisé des pièces photodécoupées Eduard et Aims.
Un peu de rivetage sur les parties métalliques.
Peinture Vallejo.
Et quelques masques de rondelles pour l'aile inférieure car ICM s'est trompé sur les dimensions correctes !
J'espère que vous aimerez ma Charité .
 
Malte, été 1940
 

 

 
Merci. 

Hello, everyone!  Long time, no post.  After completing the "panzer of the river" dio back in February, I've started a few things but struggled to get anything across the finish line.  Happy (very) to report that this one is done.  It fought me most of the way, but by the time I'd gotten really frustrated with it, I was too far along to pitch it.  That said, I'm more or less happy with the result.  The decals have me fits and you'll see quite a bit of silvering which is just super frustrating.  I opted for decals as I wasn't confident that I would be able to get masks to lay down in the wing corrugations.  Turns out the decals didn't feel like doing it either.  Oh well.
 
I was really geeked about the Devastator kit when it came out, but in my opinion, Trumpeter managed to put out an aggressively mediocre kit.  In that regard, I guess Trumpeter managed to capture not only the form of the real airplane, but it's whole vibe too.  So, kudos to them on that front, I guess. (?)
 
Anyway, the fit was okay in general, but I had it in my head to really detail up the interior, only to find that it's really really spartan.  The whole bomb aimer's area is just pure fantasy and doesn't line up with any of the reference photos in @Dana Bell's recent book.  So, it made it a real challenge to want to try to do any extra detail work on the interior.  I suppose in the end absolutely none of it would be seen anyway, especially with the wings folded, but I would have known.   
 
That said, I did use @airscale's PE and 3D printed products to add detail where I could.  I can't recommend these highly enough and they're almost a requirement in my opinion.  Off the top of my head, I used the interior set, the prop, wheels, gunsight, wing fold, and twin .30 mount.  All fit pretty well without having to do much fiddling with adjacent parts and the added detail was/is lovely.  Thanks @airscale!
 
I ordered the ASK stencil set as the kit-provided stencils are ridiculous.  However, I would also suggest that the ASK set is only slightly less ridiculous as they are rife with spelling errors and their instructions seemingly have you placing them randomly around the airplane.  Weird.  I used the Gold Medal decals for the aircraft markings and, fortunately, they came with stencils and much more plausible placement instructions.  Any issues with them laying down on the model are mine, not theirs.  Highly recommend the Gold Medal set.  
 
Also, if you don't have Dana's recent TBD reference book, just buy it.  It's a fascinating walk through a really weird, esoteric, and utterly mid aircraft.
 
I digress.  This is my rendition of T-14, George Gay's aircraft from VT-8 on the day he became the sole survivor of his group's attack on the Japanese carrier fleet at Midway.  If anyone's not familiar with it, here's a short primer on the whole thing.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VT-8  Enjoy!  
 





























 
 
 
 

I've managed to apply the side markings--a little touching up to do but I'm pretty pleased overall. After this I'll be going back and modifying the fin markings to remove the RLM 76 which didn't appear on this aircraft from the one clear photo I've come across, then adding the stylized "5" to each side of the front cowling and the "2" on the leading edge of the wings.
 

 

 
Cheers,  Tom

One less box at the stash. Hope you like it fellas!!! 
 

 

 

 

 

 

As the subject sez, it's my 1/32 HKM Boston. Additions included Eduard's cockpit detail set asnd Sutton harness and I replaced the US 500 pound bombs with the excellent RAF 500 pound bombs from Belcher Bits. A great kit, however, fitting the cowling around the short exhaust stacks did test my patience a little.

Hi Ben,
Thank you for your comment in ........ Sorry for you, you will have wanted him(it) in .........
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
These photos were realized to Chambley Air Base......
 
Cheers,

Hey everyone,
I'm thrilled to finally share some progress on my latest build – a 1:32 scale Lockheed YF-12A! This has been a really fun project, and I'm excited to get it to a stage where I can show it off.
For now, I've got some photos of the entire aircraft, along with a few close-ups to highlight some of the details I've been working on. You'll notice the engine model isn't  there yet, but I couldn't wait to give you all a sneak peek.
Once the engine model is completed and installed, I'll definitely be updating this post with more pictures to show off the finished magnificent J-58 powerplant.
I'm really looking forward to hearing your thoughts and feedback!
Below you can find the WIP link in case of interest.
Regards,
Serkan
 










 
 
 

FANTASTIC Bf 109! 

scheduled for release in July
https://icm.com.ua/aviation/hs-123a-1-late/
 

 
 
 


 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 

Putting my 2nd build up here for review. This is the Trumpeter 1/32 TBD-1. Painted in the colors of Torpedo Squadron 8 and the aircraft flown by Commander Waldron at Midway. 
 
Used the Airscale photo-etch set, propeller, and twin machine guns. All markings were masked with the Hawaiian Air Depot masks and the 1ManArmy stencil set. All paint is MRP acrylic lacquers, my favorite at this point.
 
I know that the under-wing markings may be "inaccurate", but in some discussions with a couple of modellers, I had heard of a few aircraft that had not gotten the meatballs painted out as they hung from the ceiling on the hangar deck. With the John Ford footage showing at least one like this and the fact that Waldron's aircraft had been damaged, I thought it was a plausible, if unprovable scheme, so I went with it. 
 

Hi all
Here my 1/32 A-20G. It's a good kit, easy to build which need details in some area (bomb bay, cockpit). I used Zotz decal for nose art and mission markings. I used paint mask for natinal markind, indivifual letter, serial number and squadron marking. Hope you like it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

my last built : 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My order from Hannants arrived, in that was the correct type of exhausts used on this particular bird.
I have painted and weathered them, but overall I'm not too happy with the result. I wanted to replicate something that would have baked and chipped the RLM02 paint that was sprayed over the exhausts in the reference images, but I think I might have taken it a bit too far with the darkening of the RLM02 and of the steel pipes themselves. Methinks a strip and repaint will happen, but I'm going to wait until I've finished weathering the airframe until I do that.
I think it's looking a bit contrasty at the moment because of the cleanliness of the airframe at the moment.







I think they're looking way too brown - too much deep rust tone over the initial burnt exhaust layer. However, my experiment with the worn/chipped layer of RLM02 went pretty well, I'll replicate that if I repaint.

So as she stands, I've attached the spats, the panel line wash is down (using 3 different tones of wash), and I've sprayed down a satin coat, using VMS products. The stuff out of the bottle is a bit thick, but after doing some mixing tests with various thinners (can't get the VMS thinners to NZ as it's dangerous goods), I found the best option was Tamiya X-20A, with IPA as a close second. So the VMS is mixed about 60/40 VMS/X-20A, and it sprayed VERY nicely ( yes, there was tip-dry, but easy enough to keep on top of), and the result is a lovely smooth surface which will be great for the round of oil and enamel weathering, etc.




Not really visible in the photo below, but I've got an initial layer of dirt down on the lower fuselage, more to add

OK. One more.
Part 3/3:

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That's all. Thanks for watching.

Hi,
 
I've visited the massive (almost 2500 models registered for competition) show in Moson today.
And I want to share some interesting LSP presented there. I'm not sure if these were discussed here already, as I haven't been here taht often lately.
 
Breguet Bre.693AB2 by mhmodels.cz coming in 1:32 later this year:


 
S.B.S. Model's B-17G nose for HK kits (probably nothing new for most of you):

 
F-4B Phantom II by redpill:
 

 
And LukGraph looking great:

 
I'll put some LSP models from the show into separate post.

Juraj

What's wrong with people? A lot! Society in general has lost all forms of respect, anything goes it seems. And this exchange between Tolga and this reprobate kind of sums it up . I've noticed since the pandemic everything is weird and nothing is normal. A total lack of class. The more I deal with people , the more I love my dog!