Falklands/Malvinas War 30th Anniversary GB

stikpusher

Thanks guys. I am getting impatient about those decals.

!/350 Sheffield is a great idea Stik. I would go for it too.

Actually I was at the Melbourne Model Expo last week, which isa great event and competition. There was a 1/350 HMS Sheffield there, but it was the WW2 vintage one. Great model though.

I've resprayed the decks and started the detail painting. Will do a little construction and post some pics tonight.

Cheers

Tony

Thanks guys. I am getting impatient about those decals.

Tony, your HMS Sheffield is coming along very nicely. I really do with that Airfix would mold one in 1/350 scale.

That Mirage is looking excellent Stik. Hopefully you will be able to finish soon.

I've resprayed the decks on the Sheffield. For the benefit of the assembled audience, the kit instructions call out for Gunze Sangyo H82 (not very) dark grey. For mine, it was just too light and difficult to distinguish from the superstructure. I've resprayed with Tamiya XF-54 which is a little darker and looks closer to what I can see in photos.

Photos tonight or tomorrow, for now it's some detail painting before assembling the superstructure.

Cheers

Tony

Niceee Stik!!

Great paint job on the Mirage, stikpusher.

I spoke yesterday with a member of the Aztec staff that told me they already are finalizing the release of the decals likely in the end of next week. Given the magnitude of the project they are taking some time to finalize everything and avoid fails. I believe the wait will be worth it.

O ye, thats very nice indeed.

Looks good Stik! Now I'm getting anxious to see the Aztec decals!

Bish

Yes, tomorrow is the 30th Anniversary of the Argentine surrender and the end of the war.

And on the 30th anniversary of that day, my Mirage is now ready for decals.

All main painting done

close up of the tail work

radome

landing gear

missiles (the colors kind of washed out in this photo)

and everything all together

Tomorrow after the paint has had time to cure I will apply the Future gloss coat and keep my fingers crossed that the Aztec Decals come out real real soon...

Aztec! Aztec! Aztec!

Thanks for the update Vance. I think it's quite a long way off, as the deck  is not too dissimilar to the hull sides. I'm going to mask and respray. Hopefully will get it done tonight if I have the right colour in house.

Cheers

Tony

taxtp

The main painting is done on the Sheffield, I've used the colors recommended in the instructions, but I think the deck is too pale. I am considering masking again and going for a darker colour. Oh well, it was a nice clean job.

Cheers

Tony

How "off" do you think it is? Could you assemble it as-is, then give the entire topside a thin overspray??

The main painting is done on the Sheffield, I've used the colors recommended in the instructions, but I think the deck is too pale. I am considering masking again and going for a darker colour. Oh well, it was a nice clean job.

Cheers

Tony

Yes, tomorrow is the 30th Anniversary of the Argentine surrender and the end of the war.

I should have thought of this earlier myself. But i am sure all have reflected while completing their builds.

Vance, i made a start of that second Chinook on Monday. But i won't include it as its exactly the same as my first build.

(why am i just thinking of this now?? Falklands timeline...)

13th June Battle for Tumbledown, Wireless Ridge and Mount William - 15 Britons and 40 Argentines die

Bish

They have also released a 72nd kit.

And a UH 5 with a Harrier

Is it me, or have these companies slightly missed the boat.

I would like to have seen these anniversary editions out months ago as well, BUT I suppose it's easier to market them closer to the actual anniversary. All sorts of (mostly UK-based) publications have been running features recently, I think Scale Aviation Modeler(?) has a "mostly Falklands" issue coming up next.

Hi Folks,

I'm running a few days behind on my HMS Sheffield. Had a bad couple of weeks with work, and have only just got back to the bench. I've now done all the masking to spray the deck and might even do it tonight.

Cheers

Tony

Ah yes, the good old turbojet... a bit more of a roaring screech than a turbofan, even one in afterburner. I do miss the days when fast movers used to fly around my area all the time. Now it is only on a rare occasion... That conversion set does look very nice! It looks like it is made for the Heller kit as that one is already "cut" to make a IIIB or IIIC. Decisions decisions...Externally the Academy IIIR does not look too bad- it even has recessed detail. And it actually is based off of the old Fujimi molds. But yes the interior is quite spartan. Very little in there, but a nice plain canvas for scratchbuilding. I also have a couple Heller IIICs along with a Hobbyboss and Eduard IIICJ (Yes I like Mirages) And if I do tackle the Mirage to Dagger conversion, it will be some time down the road. When I have that Aztec decal set!!! I have way too many projects going now...

Todays update is nothing worth taking pictures of... I airbrushed on the base colors on the AAMs. Satin White for the R530 and Satin Light Ghost Gray for the R550s. And I also masked off and painted the mid tail fin leading edge antenna panel that I missed doing earlier. Plus more masking for the wheel wells and the radome, which I will try to get airbrushed aluminum and black (respectively) in the next few days. And I built the gear struts. Almost there!

stikpusher

 

el_jere:

 

I don´t know if you model in 1/48 too, but if you do a friend of mine (the guy who owns Aconcagua Resin Models) makes a wonderful Dagger convertion set for Eduard and Hobbyboss MIII.

I don´t know what particular EA plane are you going to represent but have in mind that only the last batch have the capability to use teh Magic missile, I don´t remember the numbers now, but are the last seven that arrived.

 

 

 

el Jere, in aircraft I only build 1/48 and 1/32... I have not built a 1/72 aircraft for me in almost 30 years. The Mirage that I am building now is the old ESCI IIIE kit. but my chosen scales kinda makes me run out of display space quickly on modern jets though... That would be quite an involved conversion to change a Mirage IIIC to a Dagger due to the numerous changes (lengthened fuselage with repositioned cockpit, new nose, shorter engine exhaust area/new afterburner...) between those aircraft. But I do appreciate the information. Right now I am looking at using a Mirage IIIR (which already have most of those changes) as my starting point and I just found Nesher/Dagger nose from PJ productions that may be the answer to my patience on this build. And it was the second batch of IIIEAs 013-019 that were wired to carry the Matra Magic R-550 Missile. I saw that the Aztec sheet was going to have markings for one of those and added the rails to my build.

Azorean, that Wessex looks sweet. Just what I would love for my collection.

That´s what I told you, the last batch was the second batch LOL.

Is not that dificult to convert and MIIIC into a Dagger. The R from Accademy is a poor kit, to say the least!

I did convert a MIIIC into a MIIIEB., is not THAT hard, the conversion (from Aconcagua too) fits great, and you will have a much more accurate Mirage, compared with others brands. (Heller is the most accurate in forms of all, but it has raisd  panels)

If you can, get the Aconcagua conversion, you will not regrat that.

You have the option to get just the nose, or the exterior parts without the interior, or whatever you want.

I just got a Mirage from Hobbyboss you convert it into a Dagger.

Be aware if you want to build one, that most of the aftermarket decals are wrong, because theu use a fount with angles in the corners and should be curves.

Cheers

Jeremias

PS: a moth ago, more or less a couple of Mirage Maras pased over my house, wow!! thos machines can roar!

el_jere

I don´t know if you model in 1/48 too, but if you do a friend of mine (the guy who owns Aconcagua Resin Models) makes a wonderful Dagger convertion set for Eduard and Hobbyboss MIII.

I don´t know what particular EA plane are you going to represent but have in mind that only the last batch have the capability to use teh Magic missile, I don´t remember the numbers now, but are the last seven that arrived.

 

el Jere, in aircraft I only build 1/48 and 1/32... I have not built a 1/72 aircraft for me in almost 30 years. The Mirage that I am building now is the old ESCI IIIE kit. but my chosen scales kinda makes me run out of display space quickly on modern jets though... That would be quite an involved conversion to change a Mirage IIIC to a Dagger due to the numerous changes (lengthened fuselage with repositioned cockpit, new nose, shorter engine exhaust area/new afterburner...) between those aircraft. But I do appreciate the information. Right now I am looking at using a Mirage IIIR (which already have most of those changes) as my starting point and I just found Nesher/Dagger nose from PJ productions that may be the answer to my patience on this build. And it was the second batch of IIIEAs 013-019 that were wired to carry the Matra Magic R-550 Missile. I saw that the Aztec sheet was going to have markings for one of those and added the rails to my build.

Azorean, that Wessex looks sweet. Just what I would love for my collection.

I take it the 72nd kits are older molds.

The 1:48 is new tooling.

They have also released a 72nd kit.

And a UH 5 with a Harrier

Is it me, or have these companies slightly missed the boat.

stikpusher

Thank you for the link el Jere, and the kind words. Those decals look real good for what I want and need. I would love to build a Dagger as well, if I can cobble up the parts I need to convert a Mirage kit that I already have in my stash. Tomorrow I can possibly get some more progress done in the paint. I still have a bit more to go before she is ready for decals.

You are very wellcome.

I don´t know if you model in 1/48 too, but if you do a friend of mine (the guy who owns Aconcagua Resin Models) makes a wonderful Dagger convertion set for Eduard and Hobbyboss MIII.

I don´t know what particular EA plane are you going to represent but have in mind that only the last batch have the capability to use teh Magic missile, I don´t remember the numbers now, but are the last seven that arrived.

Cheers,

Jere

Thank you for the link el Jere, and the kind words. Those decals look real good for what I want and need. I would love to build a Dagger as well, if I can cobble up the parts I need to convert a Mirage kit that I already have in my stash. Tomorrow I can possibly get some more progress done in the paint. I still have a bit more to go before she is ready for decals.

Great work Stik!! I like yor pint job.

It´s nice to se a Mirage III EA in A Malvinas scheme. As you can imagine down here models from the war are quite common but I think this is the first EA I see. Most of the model are Daggers, wich played a more active role in the war archiving some hits, but the ERA played an important rule in maybe less glamorous missins but still important ones.

Try this link

http://www.condordecals.com.ar/condordecals/cp_producto_detalles.php?rubroID=11&subrubroID=10&prod=33#

they carries some decals fro the war and there is one for a MIIIEA and some other subjets, Condor quality is not the best, but if you do not get the Aztec (one of the best aftermarket decals I have used) that can be a second option.

Cheers

Jeremias

Sweet stik, very nice.

Not sure of the publisher - wasn't Osprey though, it was US magazine sized. Hoping to stop by tomorrow night & check it out.

Thanks for the probable extension Vance. I know that Osprey either re issued one of their old books on the Flaklands with a new cover in the campaign series, or they just issued a new book on the war. I have not looked into it to see which. I do have their Air Campaign book, as well as a few other books about or that touch on this war.

stikpusher

Thank you Vance. I do like Humbrols paints. Their colors are very nice! As a side note, unless those Aztec Decals are issued in the next few days, I will be running a bit past the deadline myself.   ...

 

Not a problem, you're well underway now. Spotted a nicely bound softcover book at the local book store yesterday, Falklands Anniversary edition of some sort. (Didn't pick it up right away because I've got a giftcard at home!)