I was hoping to get my Osprey done before the end of the week and then do this thread. But, having messed up a couple of the decals i am now awaiting some spares so i guess i will have to add the Osprey to my 2016 completed pile.
Its been a really busy modelling year for me. I have finished 14 (almost 15) as well as finishing a dio for an older armour build. I have had sevearl firsts and finally done a build i have been wanting to do for 2 decades.
The forum has had an interesting year which has not gone without some hickups. But its good to see most of us here and some new faces many of whom have setteled right in.
So, this is what i have done this year. I started of with a couple of modern US jets, not my usual fair.
2015 was kicked off with a Hasegawa 1/72nd F-16D.
Swiftly followed by one of my favorite modern types, Italeri's 72nd F-111A.
Before this year i had not built a resin kit. I broke that cherry with not one but three.
From HPH, a 1/18th DB 605 engine as fitted to a Bf 109G-6.
A must for every Star Wars fan has to be a TIE Bomber. This is a 1/72nd resin kit from Multi Verse Models.
And my first bust, a 1/10th Sioux from Youngs Minitures.
My first armour build of the year was a Dragon 35th Jagdpanther. AS i build dio's, making my own tress was somthing i had to do at some point. I wanted my Jagd well hidden in a wood, so i ended up making 3 trees.
For me, the German assault on Eben Emael and the bridges over the Alber Canal is often over loked if not completly unknown. I believe it was one of the finest examples of a small unit action in WW2, as well as being the first time gliders had been used in combat. This mode of transport was short lived, but played a vital role in WW2's latter stages. So, in tribute to the men of Assault Group Granite in particular, i built Huma's 1/72nd DFS 230 to portray the opening moments of the assualt, focusing on Squad 8.
Next, the old Airfix P-61B.
1/35th is my usual scale of choice for armour. But my partner got this for a birthday a couple of years back because i used to drive Warriors. This is Revells 72nd warrior 510.
I built Tamiyas 35th Marder III Ausf M back in 2014, but i wasn't able to do the diorama. Some how i managed to squeeze that in this year.
And another first was my first 1/32nd aircrfat. This is the Hasegawa Bf 109F-4/Trop as flown by Hans Joachim Marseille in early Sept 1942.
An aircrfat i have wanted to add to the build pile for some time is the He 219. This is Dragons 72nd 219A-0 kit.
I built this for the WW1 GB but soon realised my heart was not in it. I almost throw it away sevearl times but decided just to finish it as best i could. I wasn't going to strain my nerves by doing the rigging so jst left that out. Not my proudest bild of the year for sure. This is the Eduard 1/72nd Albatros D.V.
Ever since my return to the hobby from my brief adsance, i mainly stick to German armour in 35th. But i decided to would like to build some of the British armour i worked with. So this is the first of those, Tamiya's Challenger II during Op Granby.
And, what turned out to be my final completed build of the year, Screamins 1/4 Stormtrooper. I thought the biggest challenge would be getting hold of a kit. After several years i managed to find one on the other side of the pond early this year. And i finished it just in time for the release of Starars Ep VII.
And thats your lot. Its been a fun year when all is said and done. I am really looking forward to the year ahead, i have a number of builds already planned out and really looking forward to those. And hoping the forum will have a great year.