Dominic Thomas Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 Just been checking through my stored Airfix models. Does anyone else think that most, if not all, of these deserve a 'Vintage Classics' re-release. Sorry about the quality of the photos being not all that good for a gallery. The models have been superseded by technically better ones by other manufacturers but I still think they make good value and straightforward kits for the less experienced hobbyist. These look good. You have done well to store them without damage. I wish I had been able to do the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic Thomas Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 Ratch's Heyford.Well done, Ratch. I was hoping to see this model and would have put money on it coming from you. Perhaps I should start on one of my three.I guess the ladders in the kit are just another part, being included to help show off the fact that it was a big [for those times] bomber, in much the same way as the Airfix Stirling includes a bomb trolley.By the way, the green [Nivo ?] - what make was it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailorman Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 No Science Fiction as yet ......These aren't Airfix. I nevery managed to find the Airfix kit of the XL-5 and I'm not sure whether Airfix ever made a kit of Stingray./media/tinymce_upload/0f69fcbc2ab6650b7ed85ad20d450e14.jpg /media/tinymce_upload/25e708adb45930fd306f1f58d2f0bfd8.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 Wow ! More unique, quality builds here. And some very prolific builders !One question for you Ratch . . . I'm wondering about the history of that all-black Liberator. I've never seen reference to all black B-24's in any of my past reading - or in seeing other people's work. ChrisHi Chris, they flew from RAF Harrington (quite close to me) on Special Ops. ‘Playmate’ 263980 was painted gloss black, with nose and waist guns and ball turret removed. ‘Joe Hole’ in place of ball turret. Waist windows blacked out and teardrop blisters added to both cockpit windows. It was assigned to 36th BS 801st BG, know as the Carpetbaggers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 Ratch's Heyford.Well done, Ratch. I was hoping to see this model and would have put money on it coming from you. Perhaps I should start on one of my three.I guess the ladders in the kit are just another part, being included to help show off the fact that it was a big [for those times] bomber, in much the same way as the Airfix Stirling includes a bomb trolley.By the way, the green [Nivo ?] - what make was it?Cheers Dom, my word I built that back in 2007. According to my notes the Nivo was an Xtracolor enamel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 No Science Fiction as yet ......These aren't Airfix. I nevery managed to find the Airfix kit of the XL-5 and I'm not sure whether Airfix ever made a kit of Stingray. Yes they did for Lyons Maid.Love your Stingray. here's mine.http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1312/4776356/19405916/410185468.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWR-Gordon-4 Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 Great images everyone! Thank you all for posting. 😉 😀 GNR-Gordon-4 (HF) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toboldlygo Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 Time for the big boys.... /media/tinymce_upload/f8c3b6ed0ce099c565964c3562a2fac1.jpg AMT/ERTL B-52 built at Dunsfold (not joking either) /media/tinymce_upload/5284d730ef5bfc7341fc059afad1c5a2.jpgAirfix 1/24th Harrier GR3, also built at Dunsfold and hand painted using Tamiya Acrylics... ..built inbetween building real 1:1 scale Harrier's at Dunsfold... ...never underestimate a Tinsmith 😉 /media/tinymce_upload/abf6f103a4ba51e0bd72b6f8b871ce06.jpg~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 /media/tinymce_upload/3d2e5ed2505302730cf1c8ea82f54757.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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John Symmons Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Hi RatchIs that a bus discuised as a tank or a tank discuised as a bus? That barn or Black-Smiths building / diorama looks very interesting; an chance of some info on it? Remember we do tis for fun John the Pom PS. Great Photos everyone JtP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 The Blacksmith's is a very old Faller kit in HO scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWR-Gordon-4 Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Great images everyone. 😉 😀 GNR-Gordon-4 (AF) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 /media/tinymce_upload/e81be2aa7686e947b03aec0af390b5b8.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailorman Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Re: Stingray....Hi Ratch, got that one too! ......Have never seen an example of the Lyons Maid one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic Thomas Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Found this one in the garage from years ago. Not made in Hawkers in Kingston, but hey ho ! /media/tinymce_upload/7c30ab8e12b5a37f54b798ea8f61c3cd.JPGThis from the days when I did not possess decal setting solution, hence the evident film around the lightning bolt & the serial. I was pleased with the ‘Italian’ squiggles on the leading edges though. See what you think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 See the Lyons Maid Stingray here and their Fireball XL5 details here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWR-Gordon-4 Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Oh, cool. A classic Batmobile. I like Batman. 😎 😉 😀 Do you own any other models of other modes of transport, belonging to Batman, Ratch? Batboat, Batwing or Batcopter, to name a few? GNR-Gordon-4 (AF) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket Ron. Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 P51d/media/tinymce_upload/434f7daff2895c238e1a45af69c2224f.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 No, just the car.Here's an Airfix Bedford Portee./media/tinymce_upload/ed7b4bb586cdbde2416a317635ccea07.JPG/media/tinymce_upload/a2351e1a1e53442a82027567bda6ec51.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peebeep Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 I've completely lost track of what I've posted up from my archives. Here's the old Revell V2 with Meillerwagen. /media/tinymce_upload/d878674c9c089f1f2af170a9061fb347.jpg /media/tinymce_upload/6d1429307476ffb305d333eb0e0abb92.jpg /media/tinymce_upload/5be1b651a4f1d583d186f9fd2a602f6d.jpg /media/tinymce_upload/59f24b07ea48c4b857aa0f3b14513753.jpg For a bit of fun I used software to create a graphical image. /media/tinymce_upload/cb4b9e4e3e9bb79e34cff151fd21a48a.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peebeep Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 If you've not done the Airfix Tardis Welcome Aboard kit I have to say it's a real hoot to build. Unfortunately they are now scarce, cammanding biggish bucks to get a second hand offering and I would think slim chances of a re-release. /media/tinymce_upload/e5f54d81dcc4a841839cac98187be01e.jpg /media/tinymce_upload/a40801af9a66a6b6eb7275609d9c316a.jpg /media/tinymce_upload/0c340b6455a6d9ec2460cc4a50615b19.jpg One of these days I'll get around to finishing The Doctor and Martha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleD Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Well here goes!First kit that I have done that I have been slighly happy with- please be gentle with me ☹️ Well, silver looks good, edge lines look straight with no bleed, and it just looks good. Well done.Thank you Dominic - I am really enjoying kit building after a break of 25 years when I helped my sons when they were growing up - I'm learning things all the time with each kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_vincent Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 One I finished almost exactly 5 years ago, a Westland Rotodyne Z, the proposed production variant of the Fairey Rotodyne. Kit-bashed from one-and-a-half of the 1/72 Airfix Rotodynes and a Revell Transall C-160 (that donated the Rolls-Royce Tyne engines, part of the wings and the - unseen in these photos - interior):/media/tinymce_upload/c43388a22f856366ac93b516d314ad2c.jpgand just to prove that made it big enough to be a military load-carrier, test-fitting the Airfix 1/76 1-tonne FC Land Rover and 105mm Light gun:/media/tinymce_upload/d2d685f16da376a49647b365a126563f.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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