Aussie Jeff Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Good work JeffThanks Ratch. I enjoyed doing the Eindekers. They were brush painted with leftover pots of acrylic from some Airfix starter sets I did almost two years ago. The rigging was an interesting exercise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Jeff Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Lovely work Jeff!Thanks Patrick. Only issue I had with the Sabre was the front of the canopy came adrift late in the build and got snapped in half when I stepped on it cracking it clean dow the middle. I'm going say it was a bird strike. 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Jeff Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 They're all fab, I especially like the Spitfire - it's a beaut. I like the MiG 15, too!Thanks Aad, yes, the Spitfire is possibly my best build yet. I was very pleased with it, particularly the paint job. The MiG was a bit of a laugh - 31 pieces, fit issues and you can look clean through from nose to tail. Should have tried scratch building some ducting/pipe work. But I'm not ready for that yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peebeep Posted September 14, 2020 Author Share Posted September 14, 2020 Another completion to add to my Luft '46 collection, this time the old Heller Bachem Natter. My eyes need a long holiday! /media/tinymce_upload/1ab2ef32832f85d750a7400e2fd31171.JPG /media/tinymce_upload/7ad4121e600212cf2e7c1e4f942b3a22.JPG /media/tinymce_upload/1e892c2ca9abaa38a7da53d8611a4c75.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Jeff Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Another Australian War Memorial build, this time Mustang A68-648 from a 1/72 Academy P-51D kit. Not the most exciting scheme but it is as displayed, was able to cobble up the correct serial number./media/tinymce_upload/c7c17f01629acf482d04da2a5a164326.jpg/media/tinymce_upload/48d298f6005e24b2ec08ce25bc5d310e.jpg/media/tinymce_upload/a182dad97da7cf49b9e26731c41ea333.jpg/media/tinymce_upload/82826872ad61f262ff774d8d8e586ead.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0taku Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Here's a couple of Airfix kits I completed a while agoTwo vessels designed to explore hostile environments around 80 years apart, it's incredible to me to consider they are in the same scale!Ladies and gentleman, I give you . . . 'Discovery'. . . /media/tinymce_upload/4e77a4a0f13236cb04baa1d3713a123e.jpg/media/tinymce_upload/701ad3f239d0c140117813d6bd196e35.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0taku Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 My decal application competency exam piece!Fought me every step of the way!/media/tinymce_upload/e5d7238a2e6695f25d66b9d3059b5ee7.JPG/media/tinymce_upload/683cb473d09ad2e168ab15f6375a0d5a.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toboldlygo Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Moebius Models 1/350th Scale USS Franklin NX-326 from Star Trek Beyond./media/tinymce_upload/a22272091bc7d5cb6b73da765269e15b.jpg /media/tinymce_upload/b6e79489b0c4434531db3f0c67979fab.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailorman Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Some "far out" builds here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Napoleonic French Mounted Guard Chasseurs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Evans Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 The pandemic has got me modelling aircraft again, finished this Airfix Mk.1a a couple of weeks ago. Few more of these 1/72 new tool kits on the bench at the moment too, great fun to do./media/tinymce_upload/8b049f7d52e51ecc7553195755ac55e3.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailorman Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Been rather busy these months since the pandemic has kept me in! This year I've bult the Airfix Scammel mechanical horse, the King TIger, Jagdpanther, DH Comet & Trident I've also buld a wooden sailing ship, the titanic a fishing trawler, a metal Ford Model T and finished off the scratchbuilt Maxim Gorky. I've already posted pictures of some of those. Here are a few I hadn't yet posted./media/tinymce_upload/ae561b6f90445698cdae3d746156d9a0.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailorman Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 /media/tinymce_upload/797109661ae35b955fad4bf46cd929c5.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty Mediocre Modeller Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Here is my Battle of Britain 80th Anniversary build, the Revell new 1/72 Junkers Ju 88A-1./media/tinymce_upload/239ba82258c7455dc79e59c99106c9aa.jpg/media/tinymce_upload/30cc4b9f1f495c508c5ddff047ca0522.jpg/media/tinymce_upload/f64daeac263af2bc02772adee17fa093.jpg/media/tinymce_upload/be4e01c850dd70dd91635a98ee6894f5.jpg/media/tinymce_upload/ff701d8a796d7d56a0b0d4e223d11293.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Novo 1/72 English Electric Canberra B (I) Mk. 8/12 (78090) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic Thomas Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Novo 1/72 English Electric Canberra B (I) Mk. 8/12 (78090)I have to ask ....... Canberra B(I)8, 100 Sqn - must be a ‘what if’, surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Symmons Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Hi all.Just befor thr pamdemic her in cape town & befre my hospitalisationi had several models on the go, Like the air sea rescue launch,One I'd like to show is one of the Japaneese aircraft I was wading though at that time. These were two VERY old Hagawa kits. The Kawanishi H6K-6 long range flying boat. The other is the Nakajima G8N1 Renzan an experimantal four engined bomber., this kit was a Frog re-boxing of the Hasagawa kit. These were kits I'd brought in England in the mid to late 60's. Both kit having raised panal line and rivetsand moulded in very dark very hard plastic (It almost felt like metal working with it) . The G* was an incredable tail sitter needing a vast amount of wieght to make it sit on it's nose wheel. Yhis was done by boxing in the nose wheel bay and trying to add some detail to the glass nose Both to help hide the 3 or 4 ounces of wieght I even added wieght inside the engin cowling. It did eventually sit on it's nose wheel after adding a bit more wieght. The Green i used was the normal Vallejo camflauge green, The orang under side was my own mixture. Normally for the undersides of Japanese aircraft i find Vallejo silver grey to be about right. The H6K-^ Mavis was built OTB all I added was the rear cannon and replace the wheels of the rear beaching trolly as I'd lost one over the years also had the replace several bracing struts from being lost or broken.. The canopy framing was done with paintes decal sheet cut into tin strips. One problem i had was loosing one of the spinners and had to fashion a replacement from some old sprue. (See if you can spot which one it is.) Photos of two frogotten Japanese aircraft of ww2. hope you enjoy. First the Kawanishi H6K-6 Mavis followed by the Nakajima G8N1 Renzan. /media/tinymce_upload/8b372d2807f3195d1d39a3a6bbdbc06d.JPGThis is a huge model at well over 50 centimetres wing span /media/tinymce_upload/06506d67b4320d17403ae9640be14087.JPG /media/tinymce_upload/fcc095c3efbd41b0babb7da7f121866a.JPG /media/tinymce_upload/8d705da2bc7760a660e0f3c29e12e5cb.JPG /media/tinymce_upload/74a85a7d3fcb292f30d8534ff5610fa0.JPG /media/tinymce_upload/f139ab5554b98f7b87ba5e52f15c3b33.JPGNow for the G8N1 Renzen /media/tinymce_upload/5f51a7318999d28c55475d2505179317.jpgAb idea of the wieght packed into the nose. /media/tinymce_upload/2e3820fe3e4b66e036a65c933fb1df09.JPG /media/tinymce_upload/3917f26e16088adbc12998202e5e1d07.JPG /media/tinymce_upload/6c4df78f2da36936b9ff170e6b0e76c3.JPG Maybe I can squeeeze some of the single seaters in later, some very old Tamiya, Hasagawa, Matchbox all 1/72 scale. Remember we do this for fun John the Pom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Hi Domonic, the markings are for an E.15, but I don't know what the differences are 😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Symmons Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Whoooops!I must really improve my proof reading. Just gone to my posting and seen all the typos. Hope it wasn't too unreadable. I'll try better in future. Remember we do this for fun John the Pom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_vincent Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Started before the pandemic, but put aside for a while over last winter, waiting for some warm weather for airbrushing, so only finished in the summer, a new-tool Airfix Buccaneer S2.C, painted with Xtracolor Extra Dark Sea Grey (and with Humbrol enamel varnish on top after decalling) with Xtradecal, er, decals, representing XV867 as she would have appeared at Lossiemouth in 1969:/media/tinymce_upload/c59b688fda1249090d3306a1c355a28a.jpg/media/tinymce_upload/dc93d294dc9f7540b02b40ccfa46caf9.jpgTim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Symmons Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 Somethng a bit of smaller animal armour, or horse drawn wagons. 1/72 scale Both these kit I've shown on the new additions collunm. These are the WW2 German field or baggage cart, and the French Napolionic baggage wagon both with two horses, made by HAT. The WW2 German wagon is moulded with glue and paint-able plastic, and presented no problems all I added was the brake leaver on the right side.I did think about adding reighs but eventually left them off. To much PT. The german wagon would look equally at home in a WW1 setting with approprate crew. The French model was moulded in that rubbery polythene type plastic that no paint or glue sticks too. And as such I had to scratch build a new chassis from platic card. Each of the boxes contained three models so I built three chassis for the French models. the poly parts were glued using my Acrylic tile cement (the same as i use for my sea scapes.) as it sticks to anything. There is no paint guides apart from the box illustration, I used a variaty of light browns, kahki greens olive drab and mid greys for the wagons. This was the first time I'd painted horses, a bit of a learning curve with some artistic licence. I think the French ones came out better after my experiance with the Germn wagon. All I added to the French wagon was some chains for the rear steps and the harness from the horses to the wagon pulling pole. these chains were made from silver thread (Same as i used on the RAF Rescue launch rigging.) made into a single strand chain senet or plait. Add some black, gun-metal and or bronze paint and you have some fine chain. i thought it look quite successful. Not sure when I'll do the two others in the boxes, but they'll be useful for a simple none stressfull build some day. Hope you enjoy the photos, as you can imagin these model are quite small. Enjoy. /media/tinymce_upload/a48e4553a2b03e1def3eb3eff69b4a16.jpgThe two wagons together. /media/tinymce_upload/b73fd0b9827090676a08ab58ede10810.JPG /media/tinymce_upload/fbc604334e8e260ddc9cadde1c0e3559.JPG /media/tinymce_upload/7a72c3762c0cb24c044a26d3de0e6f44.JPGAbove the German WW2 wagon.Below the French wagon. /media/tinymce_upload/fe5a1c9ebcdf1dbf381083400c223dd9.JPG /media/tinymce_upload/a30b75874899cffaed259876fe5934ef.JPGNote the chains at the rear of the wagon. /media/tinymce_upload/ff3020afa13782ff024ea56f213c9d61.JPGAgain chain at the frount of the pulling yoke. /media/tinymce_upload/9d924643a7f31f76b18953022a52f1da.JPGMore rear chains. Thats it. You all keep safe and healthy.And remember we do this for fun John the Pom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Symmons Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 Hi TimVery nice Buc, looks like you might have lightened the photos a bit. I've had several models stalled for various reason not the least being lock-down. Hope you all are set free again soon. in the meantime keep safe, not only for yourself but your love ones. Remember we do this for fun John the Pom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Symmons Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Hi all. Firstly, all the best for the new year and here’s hoping it’ll be better than last year. Finished two kits over the Christmas period one being one of my latest purchases. Seeing as both the UK and SA are in look-down hopefully the Pandemic Special forum is still up and running. I’m still working on my MoJo to get the RAF launch going again. The first one being the Selbstfahriafette and Fahrgestell Vomag 660 with 88mm Flak from the 42nd Flak Regiment, Dresden Anti-Aircraft Defense, Autumn 1941. The kit has 145 parts plus some film for glazing and some fine mesh for the fold out side panels. I started the kit with some trepidation expecting the usual fit problems one usually finds with Roden armour kits, (Mainly the Opel Blitz series) But I must say I was very pleasantly surprised the fit being excellent. Maybe not quite up to Tamagawa standards, but not far off, even the decals were good. Just a pity Roden can’t seem to improve their instruction, and add some figures as this model really is crying out for at least a driver. I think this is the first model by Roden that I had no spare parts left over at the end. All I did was to add some wires to the rear cable drums. All-in-all a very good model of an almost unknown subject The other model being the Vauxhall D-Type Ambulance from WW1. It seems Roden is picking quite a few WW1 subject recently, this one being a re-modelling of their staff car. Again, one of the newer models from this manufacture and again no problems except for the instructions, and quite a bit of flash, typical of Roden kits. This flash can be a problem to clean up as it’s often on very small delicate parts. The model is very delicate and care has to be taken in assembly. I did manage to break the gear shift liver several times and eventually finally added it in the final assembly. The model is only just over 60mm long and the kit comes with 71 parts, the only option being to have the back open or closed, so you’ll have one part left after assembly. I left the back open to show off the included stretchers. Roden call for Vallejo deep green, which to me looked way to dark so I used Vallejo olive green more in keeping with their colour work. In the photos I’ve included some Airfix WW1 German figures for size comparison. I think Airfix was being a bit partisan in their WW1 figure sets as the German set has a medical team with a stretcher and several dead or wounded figures, but the British one doesn’t. Hope you enjoy the photos of two unusual models. Remember we do this for fun John the Pom. /media/tinymce_upload/1d529e6cee3905e7fb05410085b20da5.JPGThe two model together with the Airfix figures /media/tinymce_upload/ad79bd3488a07b690fee9a50599b9e9c.JPG /media/tinymce_upload/e19ac6743eeccb2bd351ecc07e73a3aa.JPG /media/tinymce_upload/40669958faf401daba5541620a0be01b.JPGThree views of the Vauxhall Ambulance.Below the Vomag with the 88 mm /media/tinymce_upload/4b457b0044a30138c7697e3a46113910.JPG /media/tinymce_upload/427c2b9e93f10a29f25f0a62d885549e.JPG /media/tinymce_upload/e56fd27d92f5c7f741dfb5e169b72fc8.JPG /media/tinymce_upload/14a1e81f0abbbd7d1b5a1cb52c5ed08d.JPG And finally a cautionary tale of what happens,if you try and take photos outside on a windy day. /media/tinymce_upload/6981db1427b6a7a5cf4c19c437b7d3b9.JPGWhoooops! JtP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty Mediocre Modeller Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 One of my latest completions, 1/72 Boeing GA-18G Growler of VAQ-129, US Navy. This is from a training unit, so in real life wouldn't be fitted with all the live missiles. /media/tinymce_upload/6e281de272d87901278bfe12bad6e997.jpg/media/tinymce_upload/141571edc4a2f0eb604b7e41784c4a83.jpg/media/tinymce_upload/adcedc3df3996d3e119203ce9a164674.jpgAnyway Airfix, if you're going to bring out a movie kit of a second generation Hornet, this is the basic shape it should be! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty Mediocre Modeller Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Staying with the US Navy theme, 1/72 E-2C Hawkeye of VAW-126./media/tinymce_upload/c4ca52615b06add83e4b2ead2d68e370.jpg/media/tinymce_upload/aabf15ac091aaa7ad3035ad9387ff3c8.jpg/media/tinymce_upload/852ec04e39e71968875c7d6558d772c7.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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