80 Years of Airfix GB

Theuns, excellent build on that Swordfish, really like that display option of a folded wing.

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castel, that is an impressive look to that scheme on your Stuka.

Not sure of the tropical colours, usually it was sand with green splotches (or sand and spinach as coined for the Italian warbirds).   Many Stukas were sent to the Mediterranean theater in European schemes of greens, with sand painted over top.  Never know though, with paint shortages combined with the ebb and flow of the desert map locations, a brown over sand certainly can't be ruled out.

regards,

Jack

Great job on the Swordfish Theuns 

An update to the BV. I completed the camo and need to paint the canopy and am going to add a winter camo white wash.

Nice looking Stuka, i like that scheme. And i don't think its to far fetched, quite plasible actually. I'll get the front page updated.

Great looking swordfish.  Castelnuovo, you are a patient man!  Looks cool

Well, for better or worse, Stuca with dessert cammo is done. I don't know if any luftwaffe ground crew would take their time to paint their aircraft into something like this

Here it is, I planed to have both wings folded but saw that it hid the whole cockpit.

Humbrol enamels and alclad clearcoat.

Onboard the escort carrier "HMS Biter" in US style markings for the invasion of Africa.

airfix 1/72 swordfish by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

airfix 1/72 swordfish by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

airfix 1/72 swordfish by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

airfix 1/72 swordfish by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

airfix 1/72 swordfish by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

airfix 1/72 swordfish by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

airfix 1/72 swordfish by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

Theuns

Coming along nicely John and Steve!

Was able to finish up the OD (MRP) on the top and neutral grey (Tamiya) on the bottom of my P40. I sprayed a black primer and then marbled in some dark greens and browns before spraying the MRP Olive Drab. Breaks up the monotone color a little bit.

 Up next I will be attempting to spray the insignia using Maketar masks.

Thats come on nicely Steve.

Steve, looks like you’re on your way to black basing this one. Sure is a lot of glass in that greenhouse!

Armor_Aficionado

Hey Bish, I would like to do another entry in this GB. I just took delivery of the new Airfix kit of the P-40B Warhawk in 1/48 scale.

 

Got you added AA.

John, the Defiant is comming along nicly.

After working on the seams on the BV, which were very few, I started painting the base coat.

Some great progress in here!  I got a bit of time on the Defiant and it's starting to look like an airplane.  Minor wing root issue, other than that really nice fit so far.  Defintely different engineering - the 5 piece wing is curious but went together fairly well.

Nice mottling on the 262.  Escpecially with a single action airbrush!

Looking good Paladin, it is a surpise to see you needed so much filler on those engines.

Really nice job on the paint scheme, the mottling looks good.

No problem AA, enter as many as you like.

Amazing work on this group build!

I've been working on the ME262, just need to update the build progress. Working on puttying the seams and panel lines. The fit of the engine nacelles was pretty bad, surprising for a new tool Airfix kit.

Did some pre-shading, could probably use some practice on that. I'm using a Paasche H single action airbrush for now. I really like it but it's not the best for fine lines. Unfortunatly my badger double action has a damaged needle, so it's the H until I get a new needle.  

A nice feature of this kit is that the windshield has the fuselage panel molded in, don't have to worry about the seam on the windshield to fuselage.

All painted, ready for gloss coat. I'm not entirely satisfied with the camo, but I'm sure it was less than perfect on the real aircraft! The white smudges on the wings are my dusty fingerprints, I'll be sure to brush them off before gloss coating!

Thank you all for your kind words on the completion of my Clipper. The Clippers have always been some of my favorite airplanes, especially the 314. I just wish there was one in a museum somewhere so I could see the airplane in real life. When Franklin Roosevelt flew to the Casablanca Conference in 1943, one of the airplanes he flew in was the Pan Am Dixie Clipper, NC18605. https://www.airspacemag.com/daily-planet/the-first-presidential-flight-2901615/ I just wonder how his aides were able to lift President Roosevelt into the airplane.

Stik, when I build the second Clipper kit I think it will be a "what-if" the airplane had been pressed into U.S. Navy service after Pearl Harbor.

Thanks again, y'all...

BOAC did fly the Clipper during the 40's.

The kit Frank bult does come with BOAC markings in the camo scheme.

Rooster, your P-40 is coming along beautifully. All that added detail really enhances an already very nice OOB kit.

Theuns, for that rigging, WOW!!! Good idea to work in stages to keep the focus. It’s obviously paying off.

Frank, that is a great “what if” Clipper. I’m kinda hard pressed to come up with another airline for your idea of another. At least of US carriers. There were so few long distance airlines at that time. Pan Am was the big dog for the USA traveling overseas, and TWA was originally Trans West Airlines. Like most US airlines, they were more regional in nature. I don’t know what BOAC flew for long distance flight, and Lufthansa flew Condors.... 

Nice Clipper, Frank.  Looks good.

Frank, that Clipper seriously looks amazing.

Thanks castel.

Nice job on that Theuns. In have not done much bi-plane rigging but agree its best done in stages.

Andy, really nice work there, love the look of the pit.

I have a compass cutter but theres no way i do do that with it, it doesn't go that small. I just checked and there is a 5mm gap when its fully close. It looks like that has hardly any gap, might have to grab one of those.

Frank, great job on the Clipper, she has come out really well. Nice looking aircraft.Thanks for shareing that with us, got the front page updated.

Looks great Bish. Always liked the 3 engine airplanes 

Love that Clipper Frank. Brings back memories as it was one of my first models. 

GMorrison

Very well done, Frank! I wonder if TWA ever looked at the Hughes Hercules?

 

Great what-if model.

 

Didn't you do the Matson "what if" Clipper a while back? That's where I got my idea.

Yeah, the Huges Hercules would have been a great freighter.

Very well done, Frank! I wonder if TWA ever looked at the Hughes Hercules?

Great what-if model.