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  1. I've been somewhat negligent at posting updates, but there is not much to this model. I have found some more interesting wheels in the parts box and the decals were a nightmare - they wouldn't release from the backing paper and had to be peeled off at the very high risk of being torn. I used some decal saver liquid to help in this regard. After a clear coat to seal the decals I should be finishing this soon.
  2. Here I am showing my Williams Bros Gee Bee R-1 which I have just finished after several years on the shelf of delay. It depicts the 1932 Thompson Trophy winner and was flown by Jimmy Doolittle. It's made OOB except for the propeller hub, which I remade from aluminum. I did not include the thin black pinstripes separating the red and white colors as I could not think of a way to produce them in scale. The pilot figure is from Immense Miniatures.
  3. Here is a Dora Wings Caudron C.631 sport plane made in the 1930s. It was used to set multiple intercontinental flight records from France to places like Tokyo, Japan and Madagascar. This particular plane was flown by Andre Japy from Paris to Tokyo, but crashed in Japan, severely injuring Japy. This is an out of the box build, typical for limited run kits. Thanks for looking and comments are welcome.
  4. Excellent work Marcin! Creative re-use of parts from other models and very nice scratchbuilding. Where did you obtain the drawings you are basing your build on?
  5. I've been wanting to do an automotive subject from the early 1950's Grand Prix races, but there are no really good models. I came across this Heller kit and decided this was it. I upgraded a number of items, the spoked wheels being a must do. I also put in a wire grill and added a number of small details on the body and hood. The dashboard is made from aluminum HVAC tape that was 'machine turned' with a Dremel stone. The instrument bezels are turned on the lathe and aftermarket instrument faces were used. The drum brakes are turned aluminum as are the wheel hubs. The rims are turned from ABS pipe and the spokes are monofilament fishing line. Thanks for looking and comments are welcome.
  6. Started this recently - a Williams Bros 1/32 Caudron C.460. I will model the 1936 Thompson Trophy winner as pictured on the box art. I am adding some detail in the cockpit and wheel wells. Engine plug with pushrod detail in brass. I am adding a pilot figure. This is a figure from Immense Miniatures that has been re-posed to a large extent. Also rebuilding the landing gear for sharper detail. This brings me up to date. Comments welcome and thanks for looking in.
  7. Thanks Mike. I appreciate you taking the time to comment.
  8. I figured it was time to do my first Bf109 and this Eduard weekend edition kit fit the bill. I built it out of the box. Used AKI lacquer paints. Does anyone else think their RLM02 is too green? I used a grayer color for the interior surfaces. I was impressed by the level of detail and the decals. Thanks for looking in.
  9. That would go nicely with my Micro Mir Junkers W34!
  10. A lot of people are doing autos lately and I just finished this, so ... This is a fictious Carrera Panamericana racer from the 1954 race. I started it over 10 years ago and lost momentum on it. Just decided to finish it as a change of pace.
  11. I picked up this kit at a model show for $10, so I was willing to accept some inaccuracies and difficulties in building, but I was pleasantly surprised. The box art is not very impressive. I can't attest to the accuracy of the profile because I didn't compare it to line drawings. The kit has only one build option - for the V6 prototype. This model is of the C-1 variant - the ground attack version with the short wingspan. The panel lines on the wing look correct for this plane. The kit gives me the impression of a limited production kit. The parts count is very low, similar to Hasegawa's Macchi kits. There is a PE fret included. The gray plastic is quite soft. The panel lines are okay in width, but vary in depth in different areas. The kit radiator is for a Dora 9, not a Ta152, so I used a Quickboost resin part, and the prop blades don't look correct, so I used an Eduard prop from the parts box. The engine plug looked lacking in detail and I added an ammo box up in the fuselage, but unless you turn the model upside down and look into this area, you can't see these details anyway. The decals are good and settle nicely with some setting solution. There is a ridge on the wing root that is on the inside of the wheel well that really needs to be filed away, or it appears the wheels would not go into the wheel well. This is the first model I used MRP paints and I'm not impressed with how the paint crazed the bare plastic, so if you use MRP paint, be sure to prime first. The parts fit is good. I would not hesitate to buy another HB kit in this line of subjects. I do wish HB would produce an H version with the long wingspan, but the differences between the C and H versions mean the H would be a completely different kit.
  12. A simple kit with few parts, but looks good when completed. I did get the Quickboost radiator insert and used an Eduard prop. Thanks for looking.
  13. The LZ38 was the first zeppelin to bomb London in 1915, leaving 7 dead. I have depicted this airship here with the Takom zeppelin P class LZ38. This kit does not have many parts, but is quite challenging to build due to small PE parts with no spares. I scratchbuilt the gunner's platform on the top, as it is supposed to be on the top of the hull, not set into it as the kit has it. I photographed the model against a black background as if it were on a night time flight, and photoshopped out the supporting rods. Thanks for looking in.
  14. Anyone know if the Amazon price is likely to increase after it's published?
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