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Now that Revell have announced their 'Project Harrier' I thought it worth starting a separate thread so that we can discuss details, share images etc. here. Starting with the announcement earlier today: So - first generation Harriers then? Iain

Shall we get a Nightfighter version of the Ju-88 (a G type ideally) from Revell in our scale before we get one in 1/35 by Border? The A models should be a good platform to develop a new version without starting from scratch. Our Pastor John has done a commendable job with his conversions on both research and moldings: they could be a solid and valuable reference/starting point for a new version. Maybe Revell bizdev lads should explore the feasibility of such a project, taking advantage of PJ's extensive expertise in the matter; pretty much like Z-M did with Radu. I suspect there is enough appetite for such a model to sustain a commercial return. Eager to getting thoughts of our Forum Members on this subject. Stefano

Allright, finnished a build yesterday First Timer Modelship wich also can be found here in NoN LSP Works section So now continue with the Maritime theme, Modelkit, well picture needs no presentation, got it second hand on eBay, part sealed in bags. Will use AM this time wich i do not do often at all, so this time go all in with AM, all insignias and markings will be painted, also some scratch. Yes....here it is and here goes. First things first reset the workplace. Nice boxart. Some reference books and all AM that ill use. And the build officially have started

Guys, With a couple of builds nearing the finish line (SC-1 and P-47N) which I hope to post in RFI very soon, I started to get a feel for my next build - the Revell F4F-4 Wildcat. This kit was one of the earliest I remember building and I remember struggling mightily with both the undercarriage and the wingfold. Being somewhat more experienced and hopefully a little bit smarter, I want to add the kit to my collection. I think Revell captured the essence of the Wildcat really well, but I will give it a modern treatment with some aftermarket and likely some 3d parts I'll draw up and print along the way. It's going to be finished in an Operation Torch scheme; color pics show off some really interesting tones and weathering that I'll try and capture. Here are the first pics - the inner and outer upper wings are assembled with an healthy dose of sprue goo backing up the joint. The whole build was predicated on getting that joint done well, and I think I have a good starting point, there is a gap, but there is minimal if any step between the parts. Everything else is just taped together. Probably won't kick off in earnest for another 10 days or so as we have a quick trip to Bonaire coming up next week. Looking forward to this build and trip down memory lane - wish me luck! Thanks for dropping by John

Hi all, Back on my Hawker streak following the DBMK Sea Fury, here’s the new Revell two-seater Hunter, an old favourite of mine compared to her monoplace sibling. Furthermore what’s more refreshing than a scoop or two of raspberry ripple on these hot summer days? Once the kit arrived, the first thing I did was to give the sprues a quick shot of primer to reveal the best (and the worse). This kit is a mixture of the aging Hunter MK6 released some twenty years ago and a new two-seater nose. The ‘hybridisation ’ 😇 worked perfectly giving us a modern offering in 2026 standards. Alas as you already know, my optimism was somewhat premature … I sent an e-mail to Revell who promptly replied they will send me a replacement free of charge! 🫡 While waiting for Godot, I set out to cut plastic and start obligingly with the cockpit which is the main point of attention more so in this particular case than in others. Revell is well aware of it and gives us a well-detailed office with two different IP to choose from, one ‘regular’ and another suited from training Buccaneer crews during the first Gulf war. The two IP are delicately moulded with inscribed bezels and decals for instrument faces. Both are so convincing that I couldn’t choose between the two, so I decided to make them both.😇 The great disappointment comes with the Ikea-treatment of the ejection seats by Revell. The actual seats are Martin Baker MK4H similar to the ones on the EE Lightning. On this model, they’re the cherry on the cake and as so, deserve a bit more attention. But then everything in due time. 😜 The cockpit compartment is reasonably detailed and accurate. As everyone knows, they went completely Amy Winehouse (back to black) on it. The trick is NOT to use black but different grades of grey to build up the relief. That’s it for now. As usual, comments and questions are welcome. Until next, Cheers, Quang

Pics tell it all 🫣 Cheers but no cheers, Quang

Hi all, I’d have to reluctantly retract what I said today in @monthebiff build thread of the Eduard P-51B: ‘Where in the world do you find a new-tool 1/32 kit at $50 unless you own a second-hand customized DeLorean? 🤔 Just asking.’ That is until I purchase THIS. To be frank with you it costs me a bit more than $50, in fact €51,46 with free shipping. Cheers, Quang .

Greetings all I am a leeeeeetle bit behind in posting this build, I actually started around five weeks ago on it, and it's eventually got to a point where I'm most likely not going to bin it due to utter frustration. I had bought this kit just after it was released, plus the AM for it, and it has been sitting in the stash for quite some time. To be fair, I think the engineering thought process behind the kit is quite clever, having spent many an evening dry-fitting/sanding/etc, I think I can see what the people who designed the kit were thinking as far as sub-assemblies going together, what can/could be displayed open or closed, what they wanted the kit to be. Unfortunately, I think their vision has been totally let down by the actual manufacturing process - typical of most (not all) of the Revell kits I've built, the quality of the plastic is just gross - hard and pebbly, there are steps everywhere where the molds met (mold alignment issues), not a single rod/round shape is actually in round, I needed to scrape/sand every single mating surface just to get it flush, which in turn has created more fit issues. Having come off the back of the Kotare Bf109K build which was an absolute pleasure to build and shows what can be achieved by a manufacturer as far as the quality of at least the plastic and IM process.....it's really not good enough. However, all said - it definitely puts my limited modelling skills to the test and that's not a bad thing! I'll be looking forward to the end of this year to see what the Eduard A-8 is like - we definitely need a good, modern kit. Hopefully they nail it. I had a fair bit of AM to throw at it, and I've used some of it, but not all as "DOH"...some was for the Hasegawa kit - I failed to notice when I purchased it back then. So I've got the following AM in it - Eduard Brassin cockpit Eduard Bronze landing gear Eduard brass flaps (more on that later) Aires tailwheel assembly inspection cover HGW belts Eagleparts MLG wheels, upper gun cowling, prop/spinner and wing cannon fairings AIMS Fw190 hatches and latches etched set - only used some of it though Master barrels for the Mg151/20 and Mg131 The engine Revell provides is a complete sub-assembly if you want to display open cowls - it has a gearbox, all the cylinders, exhausts etc, but a bit lacking in detail and very soft. I was never planning to have it displayed, so I just did a bit of basic work to it - you don't get to see much of it once it's behind the prop/spinner and fan unit. What it ended up like...I have used magnet everywhere instead of the kit shaft. More precise for the prop/spinner engine alignment Speaking of the prop and spinner, I had the Eagleparts spinner and props that I was going to be using on this build - however I discovered that the Eagleparts spinner, whilst having the correct profile, was quite undersized, and the kit spinner was more of the correct dimensions - perhaps a little off in profile, but better size-wise. Compromise time. The same could not be said for the kit prop blades. They were way off in size and profile - more akin to the metal VDM blades than the wooden ones. So I ended up cutting off the blades from the kit hub and using the Eagleparts blades instead. The hub will still then nicely attach to the spinner backplate. Way better. Kit spinner/hub and Eagleparts blades. Eduard Brassin MLG legs/covers and Eagleparts wheels Upper gun cowl. On the left is the Eagleparts offering, on the right the kit offering. The shape of the Eagleparts one with all the bulges, etc is correct but my part is slightly deformed (needs some hot water magic), has soft details, and is a couple of mm too short at the gun barrel end. The kit part of course fits great, but the shape is just not correct, as confirmed by the reference book I'm using - the Valiant Fw190 book by Richard A Franks. I'm hoping to still use the EP cowl with some fixing to do on it, but if that doesn't pan out I'll use the kit part which I'll mod a bit to get rid of some of the more prominent bulges, and fix those two bumps on the upper side Eduard flap set for the 190. Great detail, looks way better than the kit offering. Lots of folding, gluing, soldering, but I love doing things like this. I have already taken out the plastic from the kit where these fit into, and done all the test fitting involved - the upper portion that fits into the upper wing extends into the fuselage sides, so a bit of work was needed there as well. The weakest point on this whole setup are the attachment points where the upper and lower flaps portions meet - you're supposed to join the two halves with a bit of wire at the three hinge points- however the hinges on the upper half only lend themselves to being attached with CA- which is going to be the weak point of assembly. I'm hoping once the wings are together and I've inserted the middle hinge wire that I'll be able to insert a shim between the lower flaps and the aileron/fuselage sides to create more of a friction fit that will withstand bumps and knocks, etc. I could gloop up the hinge points with CA, but that will really detract from the beauty of these PE parts. If all else fails, I have the option of using the kit plastic to do a flaps-up option, which I don't really want to do. The kit wheel bay is another sorely under-detailed part. There's not a lot there that is really bears a lot of resemblance to the Fw190, except they managed to give us dimples on the top of the bay, and the gear locks are present. The lower portion of the gear bay is the wing spar and firewall. That at least ensures correct dihedral. Revell only provides the Mg151/20 barrels (not round either...) which extend from the bays aft of the spar through the forward leading edge. In reality, it was shrouded in a blast tube which extended through the wheel bays. I've recreated these as well as the mounting flanges on the wing spar. I've put "stops" in both these tubes (and the outer wing mounted cannons have a "stop" in them as well), so that when I insert the Master barrels, they protrude the correct didtance from the wing leading edge. I also built the ejection chutes to extend to the lower wing ejection ports. The kit ones was a mere stub which didn't extend all the way down to the lower wing. Below is the almost finished project. Still a bit of wiring, painting and weathering to go. I also corrected the shape of the cannon ejection ports, and added some details from the spares box to depict the breech block that was readily visible on the real thing. Doing some major surgery on the tail in preparation for the inspection bay. Nevdr been more happy to have a DSPIAE push broach with a 1mm tip in my toolbox!! I had to mod the mounting point for the tailwheel quite significantly, as the Aires resin interferes with everything in the tail area! The below images show the AIMS PE from @Pastor John "Hatches and latches" set. I chose to be very sparing on what I wanted to do, and it's basically just an open fuel filler and the oxygen filler caps. I replaced the kit fuselage step (which is moulded incorrectly shape-wise) and the fuselage electrical socket. Just enough to make it interesting IMO Below is the completed fuselage. I've rescribed the lifting socket covers which are too small on the kit, and redone the fuel port for the 50l starting fuel tank which is just above the fuselage step. All the moving surfaces assembled, all the raised detail will be sanded off, as I have the Fw190 set from Archer on the way. Full resin rivet set awaits!! The real big let-down were the Fug218 antenna arrays. The detail on the kit parts was soft, out of round, and a lot of it bent when I cut it off the runners. The glue joint between the arrays and wing supports was a mere butt-joint, which would never have stood up to any abuse at all. So it was out with the Albion slide-fit tubing. Cut off the offending plastic parts, drilled holes through the kit parts and inserted the Albion tubing which I had measured to hopefully the correct lengths. In the pic below you can see I've drilled/inserted rod into the crescent-shaped wing supports -that has since changed - I pulled those out and redid those brass supports in the actual wing. Using my center drill guide as an assembly jig Getting everything lined up square before committing to CA. I drilled and pinned the array/support arm joint with .3mm wire - as said before, a simple butt glue joint would not have sufficed! All the antenna marked out for their specific locations and ready to go. Here are the brass rods I inserted into the wings for the antenna to fit onto. All set at the correct angles, and I've made the strengthening plates from plasticard sheet. HGW belts. Always a great improvement. Sorry, bit out of focus. The Brassin seat with the leather pads. Brassin tub I added a few wires and the blue knob (ANYZ), but otherwise its all just the Brassin set. Really nice. I must really not be in a rush and focus better - it's blurry again.... Here is the tub with the seat and belts attached. The left belt (right in image) is going to be draped over the cockpit sill/fuselage side, so it's only attached at the mounting point behind the seat. I did add the mounts from wire, which goes through the HGW hardware. Upper instrument panel with radar scope. Not much of that will ever be visible again. The Brassin gunsight is a little work of art in itself. really impressive

Looking at all of the very nice builds of G-10s out of the Revell kit using 3D printed noseparts i wanted to have one too. i just cant spend that kind of money for the parts atm, so i looked into a way to convert the Revell nose. undouptedly the result wont be near as good, but i love the challenge the pics in Tomas thread help a lot to determine how it should look. if i am not mistaken there were two nose versions, the Erla/MTT and the WNF. the latter had the bulges, the first one was wider with no bulges. i will do the Erla/MTT version the livery wil be a JG 300 plane from Timo Schenk (red 5). there is a decal set, but they got the "5" wrong so i will do them myself dont know where i got the pic from

A quite nice little kit from Revell and something different in the minelaying variant of the workhorse type VII submarine. I pick these revell submarine kits up where I can at swap and sells for a few bucks as they make into good models. White Ensign Models enamel Kreigsmarine paints were used, namely schiffbodenfabre III for the underwater colour and camouflage, with blaugrau 58.1 for above water vertical surfaces. U boat decks were stained black. I haven't done the rigging yet, but I have to be in the mood to deal with that, the flag drove me mad as it was! As for U 218 herself, she had a long career going on 10 war patrols, but few success, sinking only 2 merchants, while damaging another merchant and a warship. That said, the boat came under heavy attack several times suffering serious damage resulting in patrols being abandoned. It is thought that one of her mines was responsible for sinking the last British ship of WW2 on July 10th 1945. She was surrendered in Bergen Norway at wars end, the only type VIID to survive the war. She was scheduled to be scuttled with the rest of the German U-boats in Operation Deadlight, but sunk under tow to the scuttling grounds on December 4th 1945.

My next project will be a Hurricane Mk.IIc, namely the last Hurricane ever built PZ 865 as it was at Dunsfold in 1950. At this time, it was painted in Hawkers in house colours of dark blue with gold lettering and stripes which is how I will be building this kit. Later that year, the plane was flown to second place in the Kings Cup air race by Group Captain Peter Townsend, a well known Hurricane ace. PZ 865 is still in the air, and operated by the RAF's BBMF. I was very excited when Revell issued their Sea Hurricane as the option to build the kit into this plane is included in the kit. This is a model I have wanted to build since adolescence which is when I first saw a picture of it in this scheme. In the interim, I was never able to find the decals to suit nor had the talent to paint it myself. The other issue was that good 1/32 Hurricane kits have been scarce. Now I'm in my second adolescence, I finally get to build this Hurricane as I've long wanted to Here's the kit. And the addon aftermarket. I think this kit doesn't need much in the way of addons. As is normal with me, and more so on this occasion after clearing away the detritus from my last less than satisfactory build, I started gluing stuff together straight away. This comprised the pilots seat which is four parts, the "floor" which is two parts, and the pilot's back armour which is three pieces. The pilot's seat is a bit of a pfaff, requiring the juggling of four small parts and glue . So far, I've found parts fit to be a little loose, but still quite good. Next step was to paint as much as possible in Tamiya AS12 aluminium which is most of the insides of this model. Not as much of the cockpit was painted in RAF interior green/gray as the Mk.I, but of the parts above, the back armour will be green/grey. Then I started work on the left side of the cockpit which is shown here complete. Eduard Space 3D decals have been applied to the side frame which is pre painted. Though as usual with pre painted 3D stuff, Eduard's idea of RAF green/grey is somewhat different from mine . Eduard provide a 3d decal for the horizontal console attached to the outside of the frame, but I decided to go with a mix of stock kit for the console and only used the Eduard bits for the gauge and it's mount at the back of the console. The right side is very simple and only required paint. There are a couple of other parts to go on, but that's for later. My next job was the frame that laterally braces the cockpit structure. This has 3D decals for the compass, undercarriage/flap selector gate and a knob of some sort on the left. I've painted a part of this structure in green/grey as per the instructions, but I suspect the instructions are wrong here as this is part of the wings rear spar. Passing through this is a pipe which is painted flat black. That's it for now, but I hope to have these parts and a couple more together tomorrow. By then, it will start to look like a Hurricane cockpit. Cheers, Michael

I´m in with the Revell kit, given to me from Ernest (thanx). with a boatload of AM EDIT: i am doing this one: never thought i will do a 109 again

Large scale 1:20 but not the plane This was an easy build with Revell click system (no glue) just airbrushed with Revell enamels and windows with Tamiya acrylics. Lots of masking but fit is like Lego Really enjoyed this project. Martin

Hi all, Firstly - apologies for not being about much recently - busy with D-Day 70 event/flying exped to Peenemunde/RIAT - followed by the death of one of my flying buddies in a motorcycle accident last Monday. So basically gone from some brilliant experiences - but no time for modelling, to bad week and really not in the mood. To try and break that and put mind on something more positive - I'm going to finally make a start on the new Spit. As one of the many things Tony did in his life was to take the controls of a two seat Spit this one's for you mate! OK - before I wade in - I won't pretend this is in any way definitive - it will include some mods I'll make following reference to photos/drawings/published dimensions/other kits - but my aim is to make a nice looking Spitfire - something I think easily achievable with this kit. What's more - it cost me the princely sum of £18 and I'd hate to waste it! For anyone that followed my He219 build I'd like to keep this thread on a similar - and positive - note throughout. Please chip in if you spot anything - and feel free to throw in discussion points. I really enjoyed building the UHU - and learned a huge amount in the process - but it was very much down to all the help I had from you lot!! EDIT - as I type this I've got two Spits overhead - quite auspicious! So - before I start... Kit fuselage: Top Hasegawa, middle new Revell, bottom Tamiya: Kit with Hasegawa Vb/Revell Hasegawa IIa fuselage (note difference in length from firewall (almost line-up perfectly - to front of cowl - don't ask which is right just yet): Hasegawa Vb/Revell Hasegawa IIa and Tamiya fuselage: Tamiya and Revell IIa fuselage: Comparison has already been made between the Tamiya kit and the new Revell one in Jen's excellent post - nothing further to add. Interesting to note that the nose is quite a lot longer than the Hasegawa Vb - more investigation needed - but otherwise it matches quite closely in profile - if not cross section. Back in a mo... Iain

Greetings all Eventually done, here are the images of my finished 1/32 Revell Me262B-1a/U1 finished as "Red 8" W.Nr 110305 of NJG11. The original airframe is at the Johannesburg Military Museum, I've finished this as an ode to that, but not in the colours the museum repainted it in, as they are a bit off... I used the EagleCals colour profile as reference. Beast of a kit, but glad I persevered, as it turned out quite nicely... First time using MRP - man, what great paint!! Not very opaque though, so takes a lot of coats to build something up, but found it a beautiful medium overall, especially for the mottle. Build log is here Thanks for looking Iain

We take a look at the recently released Sea Hurricane/Hurricane Mk.IIC from Revell - looks like a nice kit! Blue skies, Iain

Whilst I was clearing out my modelling stash for a sell off around IPMS late last year I stumbled across s pile of Revell Hunters - one bought at £29.99 all the rest (6) at £9.99. I actually started work on the first Hunter well over 15 years ago and has since been laid on the shelf of doom after one of our cats knocked it off the table and it broken into pieces. I did rescue the interior and I have now completed some minor repairs to the said cockpit. This was primarily based on the kit cockpit with FlightPath add-on and some resin parts for the sidewalls and ejector seat (I think there might have originally been KMC?). I also added a bunch of tiny details to the cockpit from photographs of F4 and F6 Hunters. I used some of the Flightpath set to add some details to the rather bare wheel bays and some approximate wiring - but nothing like as much in the real aircraft. At the end of the day no-one is going to look underneath anyway 🙂 Next step is to zip the cockpit up and start on the main assembly and then the various airbrake / flaps from Flightpath - I might even stretch to the gun pack as I have the set. The SU-27 is not dead - just dormant 🙂

It all started innocently enough, for a Cold War airframe. Built in Blackpool in the winter of 1955, when the beaches were empty, but the Hawker Aircraft Blackpool (Ltd) factory was full. She was delivered to the RAF on 10 Jan 1956 as XF 309. Based on the only photographs I can find of her as a pristine F Mk.4, she went to 112 Squadron. You don't have to be an aviation anorak to work this bit out. A typical scene at a Hawker Aircraft factory: churning out Hunters in the mid 1950's 112 Squadron RAF was famous for being the first allied unit to feature a 'sharks mouth'. Even Chennault's 'Flying Tigers' copied them. This is a famous photo of 112 Sqn Tomahawks published in October 1941. No prizes for guessing which squadron XF 309 belongs to... This beautiful airframe was already withdrawn from service by December 1962, and used for ground instruction at St Athan as 7771 M. But don't worry, that's not nearly the end of this tale. While detailing and building the classic Revell kit, we will discover an amazing history in the life of a Hunter, that sees her dressing-up in Yorkshire and being blown-up in Zimbabwe. Let's get down to some plastic first. The kit needs no introduction, so I won't. What is interesting however, is how many of the Hunter builds on the internet stall for some reason or other - it clearly has some issues around the intake and the undercarriage. We'll tackle those when we get there. Not possessing (an increasingly rare) True Details aftermarket cockpit, there is going to be some extra work to get the rather basic cockpit looking a bit more like the real thing. I know its a typical Cold War dark pit, but some extra stuff is always nice. The only cockpit aftermarket I could find was the Kits World 3-D decals for the instrument panel and side consoles. I was most excited to try these, as it is a first for me, and they seem to have revolutionised cockpit detailing. Unfortunately, they didn't enjoy the trip to South Africa. I figured they would look good in the bin, but then thought I'd at least save one or two instrument faces. Some advice - if this happens to you - don't cut, don't throw it away, just treat them like normal decals. I eventually popped them in water and used a bit of white glue to stick them onto thin styrene. Maybe I can still use them? I have copied some ideas from Rockie Yarwood's 'Out of Africa' build, so thanks for pioneering the sidewalls Rockie! Here you can see the rather rudimentary way of using the kit part as a template for cutting ribs. And here the ribs are in situ. It is actually very easy to position them, as the kit is finely marked where the different cockpit components go. Modified the side consoles a bit, however much of the kit detail is useable as is. The stick and rudders really do need some help, as well as the mounting system for the rudder pedals - which would otherwise be pretty much flat on the floor. The gyro gunsight, it would seem, got the most attention! Looking a bit more like the jumbled office a Hunter's cockpit should resemble. Let's see if this one makes it to completion. Cheers, Sean

I don't usually do WIPs, but decided for some reason that I'd make the effort with this one, as it's an unusual subject, not least that it's a helicopter in a proper aviation scale. I bought the Revell kit at a show last year for a good price. The kit is in Revell's new box and style, and it was only later I discovered that it was first issued in 1996. This is not a problem, it will just need some work. The box has some colourful options, but I settled on going off-piste and doing a British one. The Army Air Corps bought 16 or thereabouts in the late 1950s/early 1960s to fill a capability gap until the Westland Scout was available. I'll be doing XR385 (c/n 1645) as it appeared at the Middle Wallop Army Air Day in 1975. So on with the show. First the box, illustrating how I deal with those end-opening boxes: cut the top out and tape up the ends. It's a simple kit. Three grey sprues, one clear sprue, instructions, decals, and safety info slip At the moment I can't find any aftermarket for it, any suggestions welcome. (Edit: just found some Eduard Etch - we'll see.) I'll add a set of generic seat belts and some home-cut masks for the markings, otherwise it's from the box all the way. Back later with (hopefully) some actual work accomplished.

Here is my first RFI on the site, proof that I actually have built some models more to come at later stages as I get pics taken. This aircraft is a Bf109G-14/AS from 4./NJG11 (or 5./NJG11 depending on sources). SAM Publications Modellers Datafile "The Messerschmitt Bf109 Part 2 'F' to 'K' variants has an image of the aircraft found in a hangar at the end of the war on page 55 of that book as well as a colour side-view on page 93. Some would have this as possibly a G-6/AS variant, but in my research the presence of the larger Fo987 oil cooler which is quite evident on the image puts this as a G-14/AS, as the G-6's used the smaller Fo870 oil cooler. But hey, I might be totally off the mark! I used the AIMS Decals "Late war 109's" decal sheets as a basis to cut my masks for all the insignia. Parts List: Revell Bf109G-6 "Late and early version" A.M.U.R Reaver Resin cowling and spinner/prop blades Barracuda Studios resin wing inserts, large oil cooler, tall tail wheel, MLG wheels AIMS Late war 109 decals (basis for masks), exhaust stacks, hatches and latches(to modify the filler cap locations for this a/c) HGW Rivet/control surfaces set (for Hasegawa, bit of fettling to make it work on the Revell kit), seatbelts and Bf109 stencil set OWL Fug217 antenna and exhaust stack covers (all now sadly OOP). Some Fug 217 were SB to replace broken parts Master Brass barrels Eduard Instrument panel and Brassin U/C legs Quickboost Revi C/D gunsight MDC Drop tank and centreline mount/braces Noy's Miniatures Luftwaffe Hangar for the photo's All paint/markings/spirals - Gunze Laquers. RLM76 overall Might be a bit more small things I've forgotten about, but hope you all enjoy Thanks for looking Iain

Inspired by Thunnus amazing 109G-6/AS build earlier this year I've taken a deep breath and started my first advanced conversion build. First cuts and all fits spot on. Reaver prop to go with the conversion = perfect match! Added the Aries radio set for the open hatch at the rear. Designed for the Hasegawa kit it fitted without issue. Cut out the hatch and replaced with the pe. Thinned the inside Aries pit next and a drop in fit. Like Thunnus removed the front bottom pour for the wing strut. Larger oil cooler from Barracuda tested, no problems! Quick dry fit of everything I'd done today. Aaron

I’m at the start of a project to convert a 1/32 MDC Typhoon to a car-door type using an abandoned Revell kit as a donor of relevant parts: Ideally I’d like to create a “servicing dio” using this piece of deliciousness: which is the (expensive) CMK Sabre engine designed for a Tempest kit. I know the Tempest had the fuel tank betwixt engine and cockpit: unlike the Tiffie: but “ignoring” that fact, is it feasible to fit it in your knowledgeable opinions gentlemen? In my enthusiasm, am I being blind to any obvious pitfalls or clangers? Any thoughts or observations welcome

Hello all, Here is my recent Hasegawa/Revell/Hobby 2000 Fw-190 D9 This particular kit is the Revell edition, which comes in a slightly softer plastic the Hasegawa version but still retains the good detail and fit that the original version did....so, no complaints there. This aircraft 'Yellow 10' was Piloted by Major Franz Gotz and was based in Flensburg, Germany in May 1945 and assigned to Stab JG26. All paints used were Gunze Mr Colour and i did most of the markings with masks which saves quite a lot of hassles trying to flatten the decals with the 'ole gloss-sand-gloss-sand routine. The cockpit was done using the Red Fox Studio set to add a better look....not that you can see too much of it but adds to the overall look. As ever, all critique taken and any question are also welcome

Here is Derek Stevenson's Hurribomber (IIB) which in the summer of 1942 was based at Warmwell, near the south coast of Dorset. The props/spinner are by AIMS, the fishtail exhausts by Grey Matters, the parachute by True Details, the wheels by CMK, the outer Browning machine guns by Air Master and most importantly the 250lb bombs and carriers by Tim Perry (ex Flying Start Models)....otherwise OOB! Great kit, very easy pleasant build. Build thread is here. BE687 was lost during the operation code named "Jubilee" attacking the Dieppe area:

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.