Stevepd

Hello all, this is something i've been working for a while....the Tamiya F-16
 
There isn't much to say about this kit that most haven't already said as its quite an old-ish kit now and been covered a lot, but I'll add to its plaudits. Nice detail and fitting isn't an issue anywhere on the kit. 
 
I added some extra detail into the undercarriage bays using various thicknesses of solder wire, Red Fox Studio's cockpit set, mine own mask sets (DM Scale Models) for the insignia and tail codes plus my 'inspection hatches, stencil masks and canopy' set. 
 
Paints used were all by Gunze, C305 and C306 were the basic colours and various parts were base colours plus white for variation. 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 

 
I hope you like it :-)
 

I thought that Special Hobby chosed new direction and kits quality will be now something different, I was wrong. Ok some parts are well detailed, surface riveted, but fuselage and wing halves not cooperate with interiors. Lots of dry-fitting, sanding needed. 
Scheme is from British occupation zone in Germany sometime about 1945-1946.
Work In Progress
 



 

 

 

Only some?

5 x Revell Tornados
2 x Revell Hawks

Resistance is futile... 
 
At least this is how I'm trying to justify how I can be weak... 

I'm in the process (nearly finished) of putting my 1/32 kits in sturdy plastic boxes into the loft, as others a spark has just said "too much". As others photos of their lofts which they could start an online model shop!. My stash is only 1/32 which I think is 10 kits. I'm currently building the 1/32 Italieri Tornado I purchased from you maybe a year ago. After that the Tamiya F-14 which I'm seriously considering will be my last one. But I see your occasional sales and think ooooo, but resisted to date

I'll drop you a PM!

Well I have had a major think think on the stash over the past month or so and have decided to sell off a majority of the stash and operate on a one out one in policy. Stash will also be limited to a max of 10 kits. In the face of things and photos shown in the past of other peoples kit accumulations I realise my cupboard shelf doesn’t qualify as a hoard or stash anymore but so be it.
 
Current status
 
2 x Tamiya P-51D 
2 x Kotare Spitfire Mk.Ia
1 x Airfix 1/24 Spitfire Mk.IXc
 
Shoggz I could be sorely tempted to take one of those bubble top Typhoons off your list. I am liking 1/24 at the moment.

For 'loft', I read upper hangar. I have one too.

5 x Revell Tornados
2 x Revell Hawks

5 x Revell Tornados
2 x Revell Hawks

Greetings all,
 
An Easter holidays completion from me - Revell's 1/32nd scale Hawker Hunter FGA.9 more or less OOB, other than some aftermarket decals from AeroMaster and some home-made FOD guards. This kit is really under-rated in my humble opinion - it has lots of detail OOB and beautiful surface detailing from a time when Revell were at the top of their game. I had no issues whatsoever with the build - it's about as close as you can get to building Lego - and it went together in a few days. Paints were Xtracolur enamels with a splash of Humbrol Matt Cote to finish it off. Some light weathering was done with Mig pastels. 
 
All in all a very enjoyable build - and it only cost me a tenner under the table at a show!
 
All the best,
Tom
 
Hawker Hunter FGA.9, XG207, 58 Squadron, RAF Wittering, mid-1970s. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

As someone who plans ahead with which particular sub-types and individual aircraft he wants to model, I can end up with rather large quantities of certain kits... 
 
The top three currently stand as:
 
1) Airfix 1:24 Spitfire Mk.IX - 6 kits
2) Tamiya 1:32 Spitfire Mk.IX - 4 kits
3=)Tamiya 1:32 Spitfire Mk.VIII - 3 kits
3=) Tamiya 1:32 P-51D  - 3 kits
3=) Airfix 1:24 Hawker Typhoon Mk.IB (Bubble Top) - 3 kits
 
There are just so many specific aircraft AND conversions to other marks (like the Laminar Flow Griffon versions) that I want to do!
 
Having said that, I can't imagine I'll ever get to all three of the Typhoon, so I may be looking to off-load one or two of those....
 
How about you guys and gals?

Hi gentlemen
This is my last construction, something different today ... this is the Wessex  HU 5 from Fly.... the kit is a "short term", the plastic is thick, the engraving is sometimes "soft", especially the multitude of small holes supposed to represent the rivets (they are raised on the real machine) but no matter that works, we have some nice resin parts ( cockpit consoles , rotor head , wheels etc ....)The decals are thin and nice , for 4 different colorful helos .. The instruction sheet is .....not clear , and I dare to say "messy" , ... But stop chatting, there is a complete review of the kit here....... Well, don’t expect a very detailed construction like "Shark 64 did it here some time ago, I’m nowhere near as skillful as he... My main improvement is in the cargo cabin. there is a lack of detail inside, and God knows this area is " occupied," so I scratch built it, and too bad if nothing will be seen afterwards..... I put some raised rivets here and there on some hatches, panels and so on, especially around the windscreen, for a more pleasing effect, I added some "pipes" along the fuselage on both sides , the rotor head needs more details , a good picture is very useful because of this complex area ........ what else ??, the paint scheme is not provided, but it's nothing, I just painted a big D on the fuselage, the decals are from the kit...... Is it perfect ???? no , but despite some issues , it was a cool trip ......so enjoy ....or not thanks for watching
Alain
some in progress pictures





 





 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I've just recently built this kit and it does offer the Alconbury option. As mentioned thought not a lot of decals on it unless you do a pre-80 aircraftwhere it has a badge on the fin. I'm sure I put it on here......

This kit is the old Hasegawa in a Revell box;
 
 
I used the kit decals out of this boxing!
 
There are two options besides the Swiss aircraft, both in agressor schemes and I´m pretty sure one of the options was Alconbury.
 

 
Stefan 

Mine was a 1/48 Percival Provost. I built the 1/72 Matchbox kit as a kid and then the 1/48 was released some years ago. Great I thought, just do it. We'll I must have brought the Friday afternoon moulds and it fought me all the way. The canopy however was the turning point. Shocking kit and I was disappointed. Secondly the 1/48 Airfix Chipmunk. Again the fit was abysmal. I gave it to a modeller in work who'd recommended the kit to me and had made his. He made it but did say it was va very different quality to the one he'd just built. 
 
Knowing me, if its a small scale than 1/32 I just can't generate the enthusiasm to push through and model it into a finished kit. If its 1/32 though I have a completely different minset and will take a break and come back to it. I've never thrown a 1/32 kit away. Shameful I know.......

Mine was a 1/48 Percival Provost. I built the 1/72 Matchbox kit as a kid and then the 1/48 was released some years ago. Great I thought, just do it. We'll I must have brought the Friday afternoon moulds and it fought me all the way. The canopy however was the turning point. Shocking kit and I was disappointed. Secondly the 1/48 Airfix Chipmunk. Again the fit was abysmal. I gave it to a modeller in work who'd recommended the kit to me and had made his. He made it but did say it was va very different quality to the one he'd just built. 
 
Knowing me, if its a small scale than 1/32 I just can't generate the enthusiasm to push through and model it into a finished kit. If its 1/32 though I have a completely different minset and will take a break and come back to it. I've never thrown a 1/32 kit away. Shameful I know.......

Mine was a 1/48 Percival Provost. I built the 1/72 Matchbox kit as a kid and then the 1/48 was released some years ago. Great I thought, just do it. We'll I must have brought the Friday afternoon moulds and it fought me all the way. The canopy however was the turning point. Shocking kit and I was disappointed. Secondly the 1/48 Airfix Chipmunk. Again the fit was abysmal. I gave it to a modeller in work who'd recommended the kit to me and had made his. He made it but did say it was va very different quality to the one he'd just built. 
 
Knowing me, if its a small scale than 1/32 I just can't generate the enthusiasm to push through and model it into a finished kit. If its 1/32 though I have a completely different minset and will take a break and come back to it. I've never thrown a 1/32 kit away. Shameful I know.......

YES, just what I need for my Tamiya build

Hi
Regarding US Navy aircrews, I had gap for the périod mid 70s to early 80s.
So we made a F-14 aircrew of the first years, with helmet and oxygen mask that was in use before "top-gun 1", so before 1981.

However, as I do not have a F-14 available, i installed them in an Intruder in 1/32 scale :

 
 

Cheers
Norbert

Hello All,
After 50 years plus of modelling, I've finally decided to try and make a living with it.
To this end, I have built a website:
 
www.custom-models-and-dioramas.com
 

 
If anyone you know may want a model scenario (if you don't have time to build it for them yourself of course!) then I'd appreciate if you'd send them my way
Thanks
 
Craig

I've not been idle for the last 6 months or so: this has been on the bench, and now it's finished.  Here are a few photos until I get out and do some "beauty shots".  The model is Italeri's 1/32 GR4 in one of the box schemes, the Tornado retirement scheme for IX(B) Sqn.  This squadron was the first RAF operational unit to be equipped with the Tornado GR1. 
 
IX Sqn flew several types in WWI, and was briefly disbanded in 1919.   It reformed as a bomber unit in 1924 - hence the "(B)" in the title - and starting with the Vimy, flew Virginias, Heyfords, Wellingtons, Lancasters, Lincolns, Canberras and Vulcans, before reforming on the Tornado. 
 
Italeri's GR4 builds up quite well: it needs a little work to make it fit, but in the end it is a solid construction.  I did use rather a lot of aftermarket, to whit: Eduard canopy masks; Bandit Resin Factory empty Sidewinder rails; HGW safety ("RBF") flags; Jet Passion 1500 litre tanks, exterior detail set (partly not used as not needed imo) and replacement back seat monitors (scrapped and reverted to kit parts for reasons I won't bore you with); Master pitot tube; Scale Model Developments (SMD) seats; Tradewind67 (eBay trader name) intake and Jet pipe covers, other covers, and back seat grab handles); and home-cut masks for the roundels and serials.  And until I get what I call the "proper camera" out, here are a few quick post-finish bench shots.
 

 

 

 

 
Thanks for looking.

Hi,
Just a short one,
Bookworld in the UK they distribute Wingleader titles have a new and improved site.
 
https://www.bookworldws.co.uk/
 
Bob

Why would I care ?   I'll be dead