80 Years of Airfix GB

John, yep, sure can.

I entered this one in the Japanese GB can I also add it in here?

John

Thanks, y'all. I like these 1/72 scale airplanes, much to my surprise. I'm even trying stuff I've never even tried in 1/48 scale.

Well done, Frank.  Looks real sharp.

fotofrank

Well, here it is: Bruce Carr's "Angels' Playmate." This Airfix P-51D kit is a little gem. A little tiny thing just crammed with detail. The overall paint is Alclad Aluminum. The exhaust shrouds are Alclad Chrome. The yellow nose is MM Insignia Yellow and black stripes are MM flat black. The decals are an old set of Microscale Decals. I sealed the whole thing with Tamiya Gloss. For a guy who doesn't like to build 1/72 scaale, I really enjoyed this build. Now I'm on to an Airfix 1/72 scale F-80C that's just about ready for paint. Oh yeah, the invasion stripes are decals from the Microscale sheet.

 

 

 

frank, that is lovely. Really nice finish on the NMF, great looking build, thank you.

jeaton01

Here is the aftermarket I am using on the B-57B:

 

 

I do like CMK sets, at least in 72nd.

Well, here it is: Bruce Carr's "Angels' Playmate." This Airfix P-51D kit is a little gem. A little tiny thing just crammed with detail. The overall paint is Alclad Aluminum. The exhaust shrouds are Alclad Chrome. The yellow nose is MM Insignia Yellow and black stripes are MM flat black. The decals are an old set of Microscale Decals. I sealed the whole thing with Tamiya Gloss. For a guy who doesn't like to build 1/72 scaale, I really enjoyed this build. Now I'm on to an Airfix 1/72 scale F-80C that's just about ready for paint. Oh yeah, the invasion stripes are decals from the Microscale sheet.

Mopar Madness

Bish I had the exact same issues with mine.   I do love the cockpit details. 

 

Thanks Chad, and at least i know it isn't me. I think getting the wheel wells right is a key thing, i can to take one wing apart and move one of them back. But the other one was still a bit to far forward.

Here is the aftermarket I am using on the B-57B:

Super Swift John!

Bish I had the exact same issues with mine.   I do love the cockpit details. 

I'm surprised no one has done a conversion set for that.

Bish, I recently DVRed the movie Battle of Britain. I have often thought it would be fun to modify an He.111 kit to add Merlins to represent the CASA 2.111s that flew in the movie.

Short update on the 111. Most of the construction is done. I did have some issues with the fit of the outer lower wings and the engines. The latter i think caused by the former. I hate it when i have issues with a kit that are not mentioned in reviews as it makes me think i have done something wrong. And is often the case, i can't figure out what. But after some filling and sanding it all in place.

The bomb bay doors are also a bit small, but that deffinetly is not somthing i have done.

A few bits of PE to add and the canopy to fit and mask and it will be ready for painting.

The P-40 is coming on well AA.

Finished pictures of my Swift

John

AA, looks like you’re about ready to cross the finish line with that P-40.

Looking forward to seeing this one John. 

John, nice work on the B-57.

jeaton01

Nice Nimrod.  Someday I hope to have the three V Bombers built, but so far they are stash sitters.  I do doubt there is a Nimrod in my future.  I understand it was not a successful airplane but I don't know why.  Politics is strongly suspected.

 

Thank you sir.  I need to get the Valiant to complete all three V bombers.  The Nimrod was a trade with a friend and I thought it was a very nice kit other then the instructions and decals.

Very nice looking B-57!  Really like that bird.

Here's the latest on the P-40; construction almost complete, just have to attach the prop and the canopy, had to do a lot of paint touch-up by hand, so it doesn't look as nice as a completely airbrushed plane, still have to do decals and weathering:

Nice Nimrod.  Someday I hope to have the three V Bombers built, but so far they are stash sitters.  I do doubt there is a Nimrod in my future.  I understand it was not a successful airplane but I don't know why.  Politics is strongly suspected.

I have begun my second planned build, the 1/48 B-57B.  I have an aftermarket tailplane set to fix the stabilizers and rudder, and a CMK resin and PE set for the cockpit.  The cockpit is in the fuselage already, and was very good for fit and detail, although I am confused with the ejection seats which appear to be a cross between B-57A and later marks.  I left off the armrests and they look fairly close to the seats in the B-57B in the Air Force Museum.  The front instrument panel had no definite place to fit.  I flattened off the front bulkhead on the resin tub and that allowed me to get the glareshield to look about right with reference to the windshield compared to photos.

It is necessary to file off the stubs of the stabilizers that are molded on the fuselage to get the proper fit of the resin parts, and also the front of the vertical fin has to be removed to fit the new resin part for that.  Airfix made the dorsal fin extend too far to the front and the resin part fixes that.  Very nice resin set, I'll fill in the brand name tomorrow.

Bish

Great looking build tehre Bobby. Looks nice up there with the Victor,you got a real Op Granby thing going there.

And thanks from me as well for the heads up, will double check everything when i get to mine.

Thanks for joining, i'll get the front updated.

 

Thank you sir!  LOL!  I thought the same thing when I looked at the pics.  They are all 1/72, so it is an impressive air armada!

Mopar Madness

That would be great, thank you!

 

Be happy to!

Great looking build tehre Bobby. Looks nice up there with the Victor,you got a real Op Granby thing going there.

And thanks from me as well for the heads up, will double check everything when i get to mine.

Thanks for joining, i'll get the front updated.

That would be great, thank you!

Mopar Madness

Oh wow, very well done!  I have this kit in the stash so I appreciate your heads up on the instructions. She sure is a beautiful bird! You should be very proud of this build.

 

Thank you sir!  It is a very nice kit over all.  Just test some of the smaller decals first and then be sure to really look through the instructions.  I'll write down the things I found wrong and PM them to you if that would help.

Thanks again!

Oh wow, very well done!  I have this kit in the stash so I appreciate your heads up on the instructions. She sure is a beautiful bird! You should be very proud of this build.

WOW!  What great work here!  I'm making a list of what Airfix kits I want to get from the work you all are doing!

Again, I have to apologize for the lack of posts.  I've been very busy at work, but I have found some time to work on models.

I have actually finished the Nimrod!!  It is a great kit (she's a big one, so make sure you have room for her when you're done!  LOL).  The only issues I had were the instructions and decals (yes, my decal curse continues.  LOL!)  If you have this kit, be sure to go over the instructions VERY carefully before, during and after your build!  There are steps that call out the incorrect parts numbers.  Depending on the version you build, you will find there are parts that needed to be installed that are never mentioned!  So just be mindful of the instructions when building.  As for the decals...the main ones turned out pretty good, but a lot of silvering on the smaller ones and I opted out of putting every single decal because of that.  So yeah, decal curse still strong.  LOL!

Here are the pics.  Enjoy!

As always, Bish, you can pick which photo to post.  And thank you SO much for an awesome GB!  I might have to do one more for it.