mark_75 Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 Academy P-47D Thunderbolt Bubbletop 1:72I like Academy kits, i have built one (P-51B/C) but found it a rather pleasurable experience all in! Looking forward to making this one, though i might tease myself by building another kit before it! (just to keep myself interested), it looks like a very nice kit and the P-47 is a favourite of mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_75 Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 A few more bits of armour, another Flower class and a paint rack are my latest acquisitions... And what's up Buttercup (after a false dawn too).. Even with a bulged disc between the C7 & C8 Vertebra has only slowed me down a bit... And time to ditch the various containers - my first paint rack to keep my Vallejo Paints organised from Empires at War.. /media/tinymce_upload/55eed46f4b95794a215073db14aa826b.jpgTTFNVery neat and tidy! I keep my tinlets in an old plastic forling toolbox my Dad gave me a while back, its very handy for that. I did make two simple racks for my paintbrushes and for my other tools just recently so i can keep my workspace tidy and clear. Just simple blocks of wood with 'oles drilled in them, but they do the job very effectively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Jeff Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Some paint and tool racks to try and keep my modelling space tidy (you think assembling models is challenging), a Micro-Mesh sanding/polishing kit, 18mm & 10mm masking tape and some Tamiya Ultra-thin solvent cement. No models this time!/media/tinymce_upload/a9f675b35c31f5e4ba650fc705741c29.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toboldlygo Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 A few more acquisitions 😉 /media/tinymce_upload/a6c101269ea2f32f6a11fff6e71b2bed.jpg And there's going to be a red box build... /media/tinymce_upload/327bec27fde28de43385815d097840ff.jpg With a bit aftermarket obviously 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertieb Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 Airfix 1/48 Spitfire XIV, first model for 20 odd years, see how it goes, hoping to make as rapid progress as Aussie Jeff, here's hoping! Advice on weathering would be much appreciated, haven't done this before and am keen to add a bit of realism, assuming I get that far of course! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenneth ONeill Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Airfix 1/48 Spitfire XIV, first model for 20 odd years, see how it goes, hoping to make as rapid progress as Aussie Jeff, here's hoping! Advice on weathering would be much appreciated, haven't done this before and am keen to add a bit of realism, assuming I get that far of course!Well, despite all the talk of "weathering", the only times you can say for sure what a subject looked like are when it's factory fresh or straight from a major overhaul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peebeep Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Advice on weathering would be much appreciated I have found Plasmo's youtube channel a good source for techniques and tips.Plasmo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peebeep Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 If Plasmo is a little too advanced or intimidating, check out the Humbrol videos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rat Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Browsing in a local shop and found the Airfix fairey Battle, and $7 CDN procured it. I understand it has some... uh... 'accuracy issues', but that doesn't often bother those of us who indulge in the murky world of "What if?" I'm thinking of doing it with a radial engine, I have a couple left over from the Matchbox Vickers Wellesley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Two boxes hit the carpet today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWR-Gordon-4 Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 @Ratch I like the look of the 1:32 Triumph Herald kit. Please post images of that when you have completed it. Thank you. 😀 GNR-Gordon-4 (AF) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 More men for Waterloo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurricane Boy Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 /media/tinymce_upload/9692856a7715130f679b4cd665fc84c3.jpgStill no Spifire Mk 14 at my hobby shop but I got these two anyway. I am slowly working on A05113 Mk IX/XVI and have the Mk XII in the stash. I left the Seafire XVII on the shelf at the hobby shop which might have been a mistake. How many 1/48th scale Airfix Spits does a person need? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toboldlygo Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 A few more essential supplies... /media/tinymce_upload/36128da860a2532d91340c98e485b1f2.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWR-Gordon-4 Posted February 24, 2020 Author Share Posted February 24, 2020 james_mower, what are those packs of tape for, out of interest? GNR-Gordon-4 (AF) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 They look like masking tape, similar to Tamiya tape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWR-Gordon-4 Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 @Ratch Oh yes, it does look like maskng tape now you have mentioned it. GNR-Gordon-4 (HF) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWR-Gordon-4 Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 Three kits the same, Ratch? Why not. Three soldiers and three horses are not enough, so buying three kits provides you with a larger army! 😆 😉 😀 GNR-Gordon-4 (AF) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 They will cover two Regiments 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailorman Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Just bought myself 2 sets of decals for my HS Comet and HS Trident kits. The Comet will be in BEA red square markings and the Trident in BEA Speedjack. .................. now I just have to get around to finishing them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaseRokz Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Just received my big Hellcat. Box is huge and it is stuffed full looking forward to this on e I have Victory and my Mustang out of the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toboldlygo Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 james_mower, what are those packs of tape for, out of interest? GNR-Gordon-4 (AF)Yes they are Mr Hobby's equivalent to Tamiya Masking tape and they fit the Tamiya dispenser, but you need the inner cardboard ring from the empty Tamiya tape as an adaptor 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toboldlygo Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 james_mower, what are those packs of tape for, out of interest? GNR-Gordon-4 (AF)Yes they are Mr Hobby's equivalent to Tamiya Masking tape and they fit the Tamiya dispenser, but you need the inner cardboard ring from the empty Tamiya tape as an adaptor 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toboldlygo Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 james_mower, what are those packs of tape for, out of interest? GNR-Gordon-4 (AF)Yes they are Mr Hobby's equivalent to Tamiya Masking tape and they fit the Tamiya dispenser, but you need the inner cardboard ring from the empty Tamiya tape as an adaptor 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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