Falklands/Malvinas War 30th Anniversary GB

As I said, if I buy the Aztec set would the rest of you buy bits of it from me? I just need the Neptube.

Thats the problem with decal sets like these. Its unlikely people are going to build all those aircraft. I have a few sets which have 4 5 or more sets of markings, but i will only use one.

Time to paint the celeste y blanca.

Almost ready to put the varnish and the decals. Regarding the effect of the sea I got a product that I think will simulate better what I want. Let´s see.

el_jere

Great info on the Aztec set Azorean, I do not have a Facebook account so I never found out of the new sheet.

Is time to get a Facebook account, Jeremias.

Many scale model manufactures use facebook to communicate new releases and some promote competitions to offer kits.

WOW when i did my sue i thinked to put the map in the canopy but to excessive was for me

but you did it !! fine work Azorean on the tail painting too

Azorean -- great, great work, very neat and clean! Makes me want to add one of these to my collection!

Mike/TB379 (who made a start on the Sea Harrier, really!)

Bish

Thats the problem with decal sets like these. Its unlikely people are going to build all those aircraft. I have a few sets which have 4 5 or more sets of markings, but i will only use one.

I would build several. I still have an A-4 and Super Entandard to build in 1/48. And if the markings for the Sea Harrier are better than the ones on the Sky Decal sheet that I have, I will use those too. Not to mention that at the very least I need the Grupo 8 markings for my Mirage IIIE. And there is that Harrier GR.3 in my stash as well... Yes I do hope that sheet is out and in the LHS by end of month payday...

Well, some major progress fro me today on the Mirage. First up cockpit installed and fuselage glued together...

I am leaving the ejection seat out until completion as it is just a bit too tall to shut the canopy with it in place. So the finished build will have an open canopy, but I will tack it shut in place for painting.

Then it was sand the fuselage seams, glue the radome and sand the seams there, and after a bit of shim work to raise the center sections to match the roots properly, install the wings. Then the radome was glued in place (after being filled with bird shot- just in case) and now it it taking shape as a Mirage.

I also did some work on the drop tanks and intakes, but not really worth taking a photo yet.

Azorean Lovely work there. Thats a map in the cockpit? now thats attention to detail.

Nice work stik, that pit looks great in there.

It would have been nice if they had released those decals a bit sooner. It would have made more commercial sense as well i would imagine.

Hi all,

I've delayed building my Airfix 1/600 Type 21 Frigate, as Cyber Hobby are issuing a 1/700 one, which is my preferred scale. However, it seems that the release has been delayed, as it hasn't arrived yet, and I've just checked the vendor's website and seen a status of 'order stop'.

I'll sniff around for another subject as time is running a little short.

Cheers

Tony

Good progress Azorean, you must be in the homestretch now. The blue on the tail looks good - custom mix???  What's the story behind the map inside the windscreen?

Stik , the Mirage is shaping up nicely, great looking cockpit.

Tony - get that type21 going, even if it is in 1/600th!  There, that's as aggressive as I get ;)

VanceCrozier

Good progress Azorean, you must be in the homestretch now. The blue on the tail looks good - custom mix???  What's the story behind the map inside the windscreen?

I used the Humbrol 45 to paint the Celeste color on the tail.

In some pictures taken during the conflict we can see the map in the windscreen of the Super Etendards and the Skyhawks.

I started with the decals.

OK Vance, you win.

I've dug out my Type 21 Frigate, and I think I'll complete it as HMS Antelope, which was lost during the conflict.

I do remember doing a lot of extra work to this thing, and also had some White Ensign stuff to improve it and bring its armament up to date for th Falklands.

It's still a bit dusty, and some repair work is required too. This model dates from a previous century and has been very high up on the shelf of doom since then.

Cheers

Tony

taxtp

OK Vance, you win.

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Hey, I'm just giving you a hard time Tony! But would certainly love to see some naval content. The fact that we may be prompting you to pull something from the "shelf of doom" is a bonus!

Wow, just noticed we're a month away from the deadline. I think I'll run through the list of "declared builders", send out some friendly reminders. I know the end has crept up on me.

Great work around here guys!

It´s nice to see that the GB is still moving foward!

Azorean, I like the color shade for your SUE, like the real thing it change acorind to the light LOL

Taxtp: Great move to blow off the dust of your old model, as Vance said it´s nice to see some ships on the GB, since those were one of the determinant factors in the war. Looking foward to see your build.

cheers

Jere

I've just realised something scary about my HMS Amazon. When I was planning the project, I bought a book called 'Type 21', by Capt. John Lippiett, RN. I remember I had to order it in, because it was about to be published, but hadn't arrived in stores yet.

I've just check the book, it was published in 1990. High time I got on with this one.

Cheers

Tony

taxtp

I've just realised something scary about my HMS Amazon. When I was planning the project, I bought a book called 'Type 21', by Capt. John Lippiett, RN. I remember I had to order it in, because it was about to be published, but hadn't arrived in stores yet.

I've just check the book, it was published in 1990. High time I got on with this one.

Cheers

Tony

Have you been caught in a time warp of some kind? Abducted by aliens perhaps?!?!?  Man, time flies when you're picking away at kits sometimes.

VanceCrozier

 

 

 

Have you been caught in a time warp of some kind? Abducted by aliens perhaps?!?!?  Man, time flies when you're picking away at kits sometimes.

Nah, I just mooved on to other things and other scales. I probably should have chucked this thing out years ago, but somehow it stayed at the top of the cupboard.

I cannot find that decal set for sale...

If you are referring to the new 1/48 Aztek set, I am hoping it comes out and is in stock at the LHS before the end of this month. I really need the unit insignia for my Mirage. and it would be nice to know which Mirage the set provides numbers for as the early Mirage IIIEA's did not have R-550 Magic capability, but the later batch did.

Well here are my latest progress pics. First up what I did earlier in the week- I attached the air intakes

Then today was lots of work on the afterburner. The kit part was poor with same basic exterior detail for the petals, but nothing on the inner sides but a plain blank interior.

So I cut out the middle portion

Then I used a 1/35 55 gallon drum cut down to give it some depth, the center hub from an old B-26 main wheels for an improvised flame holder face, and multiple strips of plastic for some detail on the interior faces

once the glue for the strip styrene was dry I evened out their lengths and then glued the burner into the after  fuselage housing and glued that in place on the airframe

and a few angle shots for a better view of the improved afterburner in place

Next I created the fin filet antenna from sheet plastic- the Mirage IIIE kit I have is French/Spanish/Swiss and those did not have the fin filet antenna...

and how everything looks as of now

Tomorrow I should be able to get seam work done from todays add ons and finish modifying the drop tanks to the type used in the war.

That Mirage is looking really good.

Vance - I've just spent an hour or so re-acquainting with my Type 21 frigate. Unfortunately I seem to be missing quite a few parts. It's going to have to go into the bin. I don't have another one to raid, and I don't want to buy another one.

Fine work on the A/B Stick!!!

Today I've checked through my stash, which is ridiculously large, and also visited the only hobby store within range of work.

I don't have any kits that I can use, and neither did they, except for a triple pack of Falklands warships from Airfix which I didn't want. I was hoping that they had a DML/Cyber Hobby HMS Sheffield or at least a Harrier or Super Etendard.

As there only a bit over 3 weeks to go, I don't want to go with mail order, as it will chew up more time than I've got.

I might be able to get to one other hobby shop later in the week.

I really want to complete for this GB,  I'm sure I'll come up with something. I just wish I'd got onto it earlier.

Cheers

Tony

Thank you tax & bsy.

Well I spent most of yesterday's bench time working on the drop tanks. Here are the originals. They came from an old ESCI A-7 and are completely wrong for that bird, but are close to what the MirageIIIEAs carried for long range missions to the Falklands.

The nose are too rounded so I cut off the tips of some tanks that I did not use on my AV-8B

Once those matched in length fro sanding I set tehm aside. The I sanded off the rounded tips of the ESCI tanks until those were the same size

Then I glued on the new tips and set them aside to dry

Once the glue dried I puttied the mating area and set that aside to dry. After the putty had dried I sanded them mating area to a smooth profile

I still need to do some touch up work and add the tail fins but the drop tanks are now about ready.

Today was just touch up on the instrument panel hood and a base coat of Flat Black on the afterburner

Good work again Stik. Those tanks look a lot better.

I'm happy to advise that I managed to acquire a DML 1/700 HMS Sheffield at lunch time today. Work will commence tonight or tomorrow, depending upon my current build. It will fit nicely on the base I originally made for the Amazon.

I couldn't get the re-release with photo etch included, but I probably don't have time for it anyway. Beggars can't be choosers.

Vance - could you change my entry to the Sheffield please.

Cheers

Tony

Stik, some great progress.

tax, nice one. Look forward to seeing the Sheffield.

Stik - wow, nice work on the tail end of that Mirage, a nice little how-to. (Puts my "picture on a cardboard disc" method to shame!)

taxtp - no problem if you need to deep-six the original frigate, but we may have to confiscate your week's ration of Royal Navy rum. Keep your eyes open, you never know where you may turn something up. (I have a Heller Super Etandard that was purchased at a 2nd hand shop of all places!)

~EDIT!~ ahhh, glad to hear you've tracked down a Sheffield after all! Updating the front page for you Tony,

Vance that Marauder kit died a long time ago. But I stripped it of anything I thought would be useful... guns engines, seats, etc. And even then the wheel hubs had an appeal for something just like this to me. I just kept brainstorming last weekend until the solution came up. And it was simple but effective!

Thanks Vance. Here's the first update on the Sheffield.

Spent a decent few minutes on it tonight whilst helping my son with his chemistry homework. As you can see from the photo's there is a bit of work in these early Dragon kits. It's not bad, just a little time consuming.

Anyway, here's what you get for your hard earned:

Interestingly, the name plate for the stand, if you choose to use it says "HMS York"

and here is the status at day 1:

Cheers

Tony