Airfix Group Build 2011-2012

Nice looking pair Theuns!!

Great job on that Spit and Hurricane Theuns

Theuns

Done and dusted!

The paints on the Spitty are Humbrol #30/29 uppers and #90 bottom. Some gun and exhaust stains with pastels and the oil "streaming" form the cowl was painted on.

The kit gives a surprizing amount of stencling and the decals went on very nicely with some Tamiya Mark. All were sealed with Tamiya Clear.

I need to trim the piece of ariel closer to the mast, my peepers seem to be going downhill fast now!

Just a nice little dio - Spit and Hurricaine

 

Theuns

 

Well done Theuns great spit!

Vance you need putty? the grief look good after the cure

Nice work Theuns! I particularly like weathering on the U/S of the Spit.

bsyamato

 

 

Well done Theuns great spit!

Vance you need putty? the grief look good after the cure

No, hardly any putty at all was used! The Greif didn't give me much grief!!!

bsyamato

 

 

Well done Theuns great spit!

Vance you need putty? the grief look good after the cure

No, hardly any putty at all was used! The Greif didn't give me much grief!!!

You have room for one more?

I have an Airfix 1/48 Stuka on the bench begging to be built. I have not started it yet so if you'll have me I will pitch it toward this GB.

Holy fluffernutters, i missed a bit while i was asleep.

Ill update the front page now with the completed builds and with your new build Herc.

VanceCrozier

 

bsyamato:

 

 

 

Well done Theuns great spit!

Vance you need putty? the grief look good after the cure

 

 

No, hardly any putty at all was used! The Greif didn't give me much grief!!!

LOL

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.

Cheers

Fansastic jump jet there

That frag cord in the canopy looks "the part'! For an older kit you certainly managed to get very good results.

Theuns

Great looking Harrier you've got there, good job

Outstanding work Casper with some outdoor pictures can be easy exchanged for the real one!!!

Very very nice build. Can you post a photo of it next to another smaller scale? (eg a 72nd spit if you have one) Just to show the difference in size.

anyone building a Mk.17 seafire?

Scorpiomikey

Very very nice build. Can you post a photo of it next to another smaller scale? (eg a 72nd spit if you have one) Just to show the difference in size.

Ok, just to show the difference in scale, here is the Sea Harrier 1/24 next to an F-16 in 1/48

Quite a size difference, huh!!??

Cheers

Not so far, still time to join with one if you want?

Holy hell that thing is impressive. Well done, well done indeed.

well, mine is about ready for primer. i may build another for this thread. 

Casper the Chihuahua

 

Scorpiomikey:

 

Very very nice build. Can you post a photo of it next to another smaller scale? (eg a 72nd spit if you have one) Just to show the difference in size.

 

 

Ok, just to show the difference in scale, here is the Sea Harrier 1/24 next to an F-16 in 1/48

Quite a size difference, huh!!??

Cheers

LOL!!! better was with a 1/144 kit  

Resumed the scout, decals on!!! fit on the model perfectly!!! used only the superset liquid withouth supersol

that's all for now

Ive gotten around to finishing the invasion stripes today. I just had some minor leaks with the invasion stripe masks on the top of the wings and the fuselage.

mmm opened flaps and engine flabels too like

bsyamato

mmm opened flaps and engine flabels too like

 

Thanks, I put a bit of extra effort into the flaps 

I started my JU-87B Monday. I have the interior painted up and the figures done. I will post pictures later.

 I have to say that I am torn on this kit.

Nice raised rivets, and some really nice detail around some areas. The plastic is...well I guess odd is the best way to describe it. It really doesn't work well with Tamiya glue, and I have had to resort to Ambroweld (sp). It responds really well to that.

wow - I think I need to go back a few pages to see what I've missed. (Company AGM was this past weekend - a flurry of prep work beforehand, followed by a bunch of catching up on "real projects"...) So little time for model-related work lately. I have however managed primer coat all over, and RLM 65 undersides on my He177. Crossing my fingers for the topside splinter camo this weekend.

Here are some shots of my JU-87B in work. I don't normally add figures because I suck at them but the lack of detail in the cockpit area meant I had to add them.  I added the O2 line and the fire extinguisher lines. Don't know or care how accurate they are just adding interest to the pit.

Hercmech - there's nothing wrong with those figures.

Herc i suppose the stuka is not the 1/72 kit

That's a great level of detail you were able to get there Hercmech, wish I could do that

Griffin: Thanks for the compliment...figures make me nervous, glad you like them.

bsyamato: No the kit is the 1/48...I wish I could paint that small if it was 1/72

Alex: Thanks for the compliment.