Falklands/Malvinas War 30th Anniversary GB

great box!!!! i miss the sea harrier ... but the third s-58.. no, i need to resist

Slowly getting towards painting. Canopy finally attached (the brass sure looks nice but is a total PITA to install on canopy plastic!!!!), cockpit masked off. Just some more greeblies to fit, also completed the vortex generator replacement in brass on the wings.

Cheers

That looks like a nice set Azorean. We could do with some more helicopters. I have just had a look at the completed builds, and theres some really nice one there. I hope we can get some late runners in and get some more finished.

Tomorrow is the 30th Annerversary of the start of the war, so we have 75 days left to the end of the GB. So lets see if we can get any straghgerlers rounded up.

I have just finishe dthe Chinook this past week. But i want to get a small plate engraved and fitted before i put any finale photos up.

Casper, good progress on the Harrier. Be nice to see some paint on that.

Bish

That looks like a nice set Azorean. We could do with some more helicopters. I have just had a look at the completed builds, and theres some really nice one there. I hope we can get some late runners in and get some more finished.

Tomorrow is the 30th Annerversary of the start of the war, so we have 75 days left to the end of the GB. So lets see if we can get any straghgerlers rounded up.

I have just finishe dthe Chinook this past week. But i want to get a small plate engraved and fitted before i put any finale photos up.

Casper, good progress on the Harrier. Be nice to see some paint on that.

Looking forward to see th finished model Bish!! hurry up LOL

regards

Jere

ps: Azorean, th box looks realy interestings, thank for sharing

I've had a bit of a change of mind. Given that today is the 30th anniversary of the start of the campaign, i thought i would put these pics up now. I am going to get a plate engraved this week, but i won't be able to put that on until next week.

So here's the Chinook finished and mounted.

Thanks for all comments and i look forward to some more great builds.

This bird is such a marathon to paint. Two hours and I've got the top done and half of the underside. I can't believe I ran out of paint, used up one and a half of Mr.Colour H333. Time to pay a trip to the LHS tomorrow.

Cheers

Bish right in time magnific chinook!! 

Casper the Chihuahua

This bird is such a marathon to paint. Two hours and I've got the top done and half of the underside. I can't believe I ran out of paint, used up one and a half of Mr.Colour H333. Time to pay a trip to the LHS tomorrow.

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LOL good work at all

Bish, your Sh!+hook looks great! Very well done

As for me, I have the bang seat for my Mirage painted and washed. Still need to do some dry brushing.

all colors on the seatr are based off of a walkaround of a French Mirage IIIE that I found online.

Thanks stik, hopefully i will be getting the proper plaque made up tomorrow, so i can get some proper completed pics up.

That seat looks amazing. It looks like a kit all by itself.

Great work around here guys! The chinook looks amazing! I realy like it! Stik,you did an exellent work on the seat. Best regards to alla Jere

OMGZ, this thing IS a monster! I have finished the painting, touched up with a good brush on the areas where it was hard to get in with the air brush. Nose and tan/black masking's done. Next a gloss coat in prep for the decals.

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Entering the home stretch on this build. Got the decaling done and started to attach the greeblies. A lot of those on this bird. I have almost finished the exhaust nozzles. Got the rear exhaust plates to Alclad in magnesium, I have painted the AIMs white and then they will get a gun metal tip. Then it will be time for weathering and shading.

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Thats coming on leaps. Looking very good.

Casper the Chihuahua

OMGZ, this thing IS a monster!  

Cheers

yes he is good work on the giant!

Stik top painting on the seat

Slow progress on the Harrier. getting all of the geeblies sorted slowly.

AIMs turned out well. I'm getting better at airbrushing gloss white but it's still a PITA! Did the tips in magnesium, makes a nice contrast. Next decaling for them;

Cheers

Before you add the decals, you should repaint your Sidewinders in Light Ghost Gray 36375. The ones used during the Falklands War were not white from any of the photos which I have seen.

stikpusher

Before you add the decals, you should repaint your Sidewinders in Light Ghost Gray 36375. The ones used during the Falklands War were not white from any of the photos which I have seen.

Arrgghhh.....decals went on before I saw you post. And I checked my instructions and they were indeed meant to be FS36375. I've made a few AIMs i white lately so I think I had a brain fart and misread the instructions. Oh well can't change them now but they sure look good!

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Early 80s was when the change over in colors occurred. And yes, your missiles looked good in white, I bet that with the decals on now they look great.

Stik, nice info on the sidewinders. I didn't know that. Does that also apply to those used by the US.

I got the new plaque for the Chinook added and it looks a lot better. So these are the final final pics.

Vance, if you could one of these 3 pics on the front page, that would be great.

Nice finish Bish - will make the update asap.

Thanks vance.

no problem - I love that display with the patches in place.

(And if I've missed anyone's "complete" pics, just let me know, been pretty frantic at the office the past few months!  )

I rather like it, makes a nice change from Diorama's. And i thought i better do something special as its the anniversary of my unit as well.

Work can be such a pain in the butt at times.

Bish -- superb work, and the base really sets it off. The aircraft itself is done to a very high standard and the plaque and patches are the historic touch that makes this a winner.

My hat is off, sir!

I shall be getting my Sea Harrier underway at long last, hopefully this weekend,

Cheers, Mike/TB379

Bish, hats off to you and it's a beautiful display.

I'm still planning the c-130, but also thinkin' another prop job.

Question to all and esp. the Argentines- besides the Pucara, the various C-130's: what other prop planes were directly involved in the conflict.

No helicopters.

Ok, I'm calling the Sea Harrier done. This kit really did show it's age, not great fits on joining parts etc. Lots of flash, ejector marks etc. But it did spruce up ok with the Flightpath set (despite the not-so-clear-instructions included). I gave the plane a not so subtle oil wash, I wanted to show a bit of battle grime and the elements out on the aircraft carriers deck.

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Thats a beaut casper, great work and glad you stuck with it.

Now you just need a carrier deck to sit it on.

Great work around here guys!

Casper, the Harrier looks amazing, exellent work! all the details you addead are paying well.

Bish, your Chinook looks great too!!

I´m quite happy to see more finished works on the GB.

Vance: if you can put  my Learjet 35-A on the first page too, thanks!

cheers

Jeremias

bondoman

Bish, hats off to you and it's a beautiful display.

I'm still planning the c-130, but also thinkin' another prop job.

Question to all and esp. the Argentines- besides the Pucara, the various C-130's: what other prop planes were directly involved in the conflict.

No helicopters.

Bondo, you hve several options, many in kit form:

1. Twin Otter
2. Neptune
3. Tracker
4. Bandeirante EMB 111
5. Fokker Troopship
6. Sky-van
7. T-34 C Turbo Mentor
8. Fokker Friendship

And I think there are more I can not remember now, let me know if you need info of this subjets,

best regards

Jere