mgbooyv8 Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 (edited) Hi guys, Next to LSP, I like to build in 1/72. There is no theme in my 1/72 collection, so anything goes. However, I have a soft spot for the weird and wonderful. Here are a few civvies I made over the past years. First the 1/72 Italeri/Bilek Antonov-2: For years it resided on the Shelf of Doom, until I bought some Begemot decals and finished it. A few years ago it got a Gold medal at the Euro Scale Modelling contest. Next is the Revell 1/80 Fairey Rotodyne reissue of a couple of years ago: The full interior is a cool feature of the model and fits fairly well. The hinges of the rear clamshell doors were very fragile. Ofcourse I dropped the model on its rear doors during the build, so they had to be repaired. The decals were very good, I only wished they had printed an extra patch of the blue on the decalsheet for touching up. And finally the most recent design: the Amodel 1/72 Learfan 2100: A few years ago this one also got a gold medal at the Euro Scale Modelling contest. The original being of carbonfire construction and very smooth, the model had to be smooth as well. Luckily, this Amodel kit was fairly neat and fit of parts was good, so that saved me a lot of effort. I'm currently building the Amodel Beech Starship, from the same era as the Learfan, buth that one is much more work! Hope you like the models. Cheers, Peter Edited September 2, 2018 by mgbooyv8 typo's corrected Out2gtcha, mpk, LSP_Kevin and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 Superb models, Peter! That An-2 is especially gorgeous. Kev mpk and mgbooyv8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 very nice collection Peet.......now, picture those aircraft displayed in 1/32........aaah, just kidding!! Jack. mgbooyv8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 Great stuff! PM sent BTW mgbooyv8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbooyv8 Posted September 3, 2018 Author Share Posted September 3, 2018 Thanks guys! Cheers, Peter Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Awesome models. My eyes wont cope with 1/72. mgbooyv8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbooyv8 Posted September 6, 2018 Author Share Posted September 6, 2018 Thanks Gerhard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Wonderful. mgbooyv8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 And as it happens, I just picked up an Airfix Rotodyne kit over the weekend. Stoked! Kev mgbooyv8 and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Madhatter Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Love that Learfan - that is one schmick looking machine! Fantastic paint work - especially on an A-Model none the less (my experience with them hasn't "been the best" - but that's what all unskilled modellers say ) Fantastic work on all of them though! mgbooyv8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Beautiful work, agreed! I too dabble in civil aviation, general aviation subjects...small choices but nice subjects. mgbooyv8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbooyv8 Posted September 11, 2018 Author Share Posted September 11, 2018 (edited) Thanks, guys! Hi Kev, That's a good score! Although basic by todays standards, with a bit of elbow grease, it can be made into a very good model. I have two in the stash. An old box and the reissue of 1996. The blue of the decals in that one is a bit light. Cheers, Peter Edited September 11, 2018 by mgbooyv8 LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 5 hours ago, mgbooyv8 said: Thanks, guys! Hi Kev, That's a good score! Although basic by todays standards, with a bit of elbow grease, it can be made into a very good model. I have two in the stash. An old box and the reissue of 1996. The blue of the decals in that one is a bit light. Cheers, Peter Yeah, that's the one I have, and I too thought the decals looked a bit light. Will have to mask and spray the blue I guess. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Heyyy... those are cool and so far from anything I would ever build! Gaz mgbooyv8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Spectacular job on the Rotodyne, best I have ever seen..... mgbooyv8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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