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- Christmas Airfix!
I’ve got the Aldi Hurricane. I look forward to seeing what decals are in it.
Posted 7 months agoI was going to put my FW up but I don’t think I’ll bother now 😀😀
Posted 6 months agoI’m still working on the Italeri truck, it’s fighting me all the way
Posted 6 months agoI’ve just chucked a Hasegawa 1/72 Tornado in the bin cos it looked shite, by far the worst job I’ve ever done since I was 6. The kit itself was ok but I made a right balls of it in more ways than one.
Posted 6 months ago
I’ve kept the wings though cos they were resin ones with the flaps dropped.
The A1H Skyraider I’m on with doesn’t look as bad. Thankfully.Very nice!
Posted 6 months agoVigilante? Nice! Always fancied a crack at some of those Vietnam era USN jets – a lot to choose from.
Almost (after 3 years on and off!) finished my Revell 1/32 Heinkel 219 – but it’s huge and very delicate and I’ve no idea where I will put it (pics later)..
Posted 6 months ago…and a Tomcat.
…and a Phantom.
…and a Hornet, Intruder and A7 Corsair still in their boxes.
Posted 6 months agoScania truck is finished. It fought me all the way but I think the results are worth it.
Images here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/Y4FRtE1KN9cib3G77
Posted 6 months agoStill fighting me !
Posted 6 months agoV. nice.
Posted 6 months agoAre the they supports from the Lego Saturn V?
Posted 6 months agoNice, I do like the Vought Crusader and Corsair II. 🙂
Posted 6 months agoLooking good. What scale?
I’ve got a 1/48 A7D/E in the stash. And a 1:24 mk1 Renault 5. And a 1:35 T-55, a Type VII u-boat, a 1:24 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider and a tiny scale 747
Posted 6 months agoTamiya Countach!
I had one of those as a kid, in fact I think I had two. Sprayed it white over the red plastic and it came out pink. Obviously neither me or my dad had heard about primer.
Posted 6 months agoNice. Got any more pictures?
Posted 6 months agoVery nice. Time was you could only get a 1/48 Sea Fury by Trumpeter, not cheap
Posted 6 months agoThat’s lovely Rockhopper. I’ve got one in the stash and can see a few more in my future.
Posted 6 months ago
(Edit to say I hate to mention it, but check the arrestor hook)Arse! I snapped the bloody thing off three times and didn’t notice…. It’s a nice kit for £25, Airfix have come on massively since I first built one about 35 years ago. But also the tools, paint and glue etc have improved which makes it quite easy to turn out a decent model. Even so when I compare it so some other on this page it looks quite average!
Posted 6 months agoVery nice indeed Rockhopper – I’ve got one of those to make myself!
Posted 6 months agoI’ve done the Hobbycraft and the Falcon vac form on the past. I think you’ve inspired me. I like the pre-shade effect.
Posted 6 months agoThe Sea Fury is very nice.
Posted 6 months agoNice work! You’re getting very good at these HtS!
I’d love to have the time to spend learning how to do these models justice!
Posted 6 months ago‘It looks quite average’
Lots of years ago a mate of mine started saying things were ‘average’ if they were actually very good & ‘absolutely average’ if they were really really good.
Posted 6 months ago
So I reckon ‘quite average’ is somewhere in between.
Nice work!Nice work with the Crusader! And good luck with the Matchbox/Revell Victor. I have a box with one of those in it, plus enough add-on bits to thoroughly intimidate me out of every starting it…
Posted 6 months agoI’ve got two of them that I’m going to build in parallel. One out of the box, one with all the resin, white metal and photo etch. There was a row on Britmodeller (yes, I know) and I responded like it was STW with pictures of Ron Burgundy and Father Ted. As a result I “won” a Victor and all the bits.
Initial impressions are that, with a bit of work, it will be OK.
Posted 6 months agoI love this thread and am very jealous of the skills. But what I don’t get is how much time you have to build and space to store/show them. HtS in particular seems to be knocking two or three out a week. Kudos.
Posted 6 months agoIt may seem that way, but I started the Crusader last June and in the last 7 months I’ve only done that and a tiny little FW152.
Storage is in my lad’s room or a box under the bed.
Posted 6 months agoUpdate on the P51D. The black primer had a few spots on it that I tried to sand off, big mistake as it started peeling off!
I hit it with some 1500 wet and dry and managed to save it.
Posted 5 months agoNext up some Vallejo Metal Colour (aluminium), first time I’ve sprayed this paint and I was impressed. I will definitely use this again.
Olive drab on the top surfaces and it’s stating to look ok.
I used my new Harder and Steenbeck Infinity airbrush on this and it was fantastic, the Iwata is going to be relegated to varnishes now!
Posted 5 months ago
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