The First Gulf War 30th Anniversary Build

I rarely have a good result with rubber bands in any scale, but there is the blessing of modern era armor: side skirts to hit the bad connection.

You should have a good time with this Abrams though, I recall reading some good reviews of it.

Hey Robert,

I guess it's high time I got this on the bench.

I've never had any luck with Revell 1/72 armor rubber tracks so we'll see how this goes.

Excellent Ed!  The Phantom is a great looking jet.

Since I'm on lite duty for a couple of days I got some bench time today. Started to get some painting done on the F-4G.

Hello Dave!  Yes, you can abfsolutely join in, the build isn't ending until December 31, so there is plenty of time left.

Thanks for joining in, and thank you for your service!  

Hey!  Is it too late to sign up for this build?? Desert Storm is near and dear to my heart as I was there as a platoon leader with the 101st Airborne (Air Assault). 

Looking through the completed builds reminds me of some of the vehicles and planes I encountered while there, particularly the Free Kuwait Skyhawk and the Jaguar with the Sidewinders on the 'wrong' side of the wings!  (I thought the plane was flying upside down! LOL!)  Great jobs on your builds folks!!

If I can join, I'd like to build a 1/48th scale Academy F16 that played in the sandbox. 

Thanks guys!

Dave W.

You got it!

Thanks Robert,

The rails on top of the wings are one of the things that I wanted to do but from what I had read about them they weren't normally equiped on the Mark1s, only on the International variant. Luckily all of the The Mark1s were  equiped with them right before they were deployed to the gulf.

I think the second pic would be my choice.

That came our really well JB!  What a unique concept having AA missiles on top the wings. 

Thanks for joining and sharing, do you have a preference in photo for the gallery?

Thanks, i have 3 Hase Jags that i have markings for but would like another for an Op Granby scheme and am decideing between the Print Scale and kits world sets. Look forward to seeing the Tonka.

Bish

Thats a lovely looking Jag, she came out really well. Sorry if i missed it, but which brand of decals did you use.

 

Thanks Bish,

The decals were Print Scale. I also have a set from them for a Desert Storm Tornado for a future build.

thank you Pawel

Thats a lovely looking Jag, she came out really well. Sorry if i missed it, but which brand of decals did you use.

Lookin' good! Congratulations!

Nice work on the panel lines.

Thanks for sharing and have a nice day

Paweł

It has been a busy summer and I haven't made a post in several months. There have been some amazing builds on this one and I apologize for my lack of comments.

I was able to finish up my Jaguar this week. It was definatly a challenging build with a few minor mishaps but I am happy with the results.

This was my first time using laquer paints and my AK desert pink was a liitle to dark, I tried to lighten it up a bit but didn't quite get the color right. The decals were super thin and had a tendency to fold whenever I pushed them around any. I also left several of the hardpoints empty as I didn't have the proper equipment for them.

Sepcat Jaguar GR.MK1 XZ356 N. Mary Rose piloted by WCmdr. Bill Pixton

Thanks Ed!

I have you updated PJ!

Bish - I agree, there is something to be said when it comes to the decal count with WW2 aircraft and my usual subject, armor.  This was probably 4 times the usual number I apply to a build.   Thankfully they all worked for me in the end.

I am calling the Harrier complete.   It's not my greatest build ever, but all in all it went together rather well and I didn't break or lose any parts!  (2 builds in a row I can claim that!)

Thanks all for looking!

Looking good Robert. One advantage with WW2 aircraft is no where near as many decals. I still remember my Airfix Phantom, thinik that took me best part of a week to decal.

Great job done with the decals Robert, that looks sharp. I built the Academy F4B that brought a gorgeous Cartograph Sundowners decal sheet. It took over 300 decals and stencils and several evenings to apply.

Please use the first picture for the completed page and thanks for letting me participate.

That is a fantastic build, really well done!  Thanks for joining!  Any preference of picture?

I finally finished with my decaling, by my count there were 53 to apply.  It was a multi day project:

Should be able to git'r done tomorrow.

Looks great Robert, love the two tone grey colors.

The F14A is completed. This Italeri / Testors Kit has good and bad things.

The good:

Great fit

Recessed panel lines

Good molded details in the wheel bays

The bad:

No nose probe, had to drill out a hole for a am pitot tube

No interior canopy details, no rear canopy deck in kit, used a piece of left over pe metal to hold the canopy open.

Pit details including seats have weak details. I used a resin pit and seats for better details.

Gun blast door has the incorrect shape.

Provided missiles are undersized and lack details. I used missiles from the Hasegawa missile 

set.

Thanks guys, this is a fun little kit.  More or less is falling together, which is good as I said it is the first jet in a very long time...

Today was a very productive day.  I have installed the pylons, drop tanks, and landing struts.  I also painted the canopy frame, but no pics yet.  

Tomorrow will be paint touch ups, install the sidewinders, and seal it.  Hope to start decalling on Sunday and have it fully done by the early half of next week.

I start a new job next Friday, so the daily free time I have enjoyed since the middle of May will be soon gone with the wind.

Bish

I like that scheme Robert, nice work.

 

Looks very sharp. 

I like that scheme Robert, nice work.

Have the initial coat on the Harrier.  I never realized the variety of schemes on a USMC Harrier in Desert Storm, even within the same squardron.  I went with one that would be easiest to brush paint, and is reasonably close to the kit decal aircraft numbers.  The scheme they use in the directions looked to be post-war.

That is awesome!  Those missile look like the real deal.

Just gave the Queen her claws. She is almost done.

Your Harrier is shaping up Robert 

Just completed decaling the AA weapons. They need a shot of clear flat and will be ready to be mounted on The Queen.

Took some quick progress shots of the Harrier:

This is the first modern jet I have built in probably 15 years, and it has been going well so far.  That concerns me...