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One I've wanted to do for a while.
I picked up the F-104G and some aftermarket Caracal Decals to go for the NASA 104N
Primed with Tamiya Neutral Grey and Lacquer Gloss Black for the metallic surfaces.
Painted with.
Colourcoats Dark Sea [...]
For a kit that was originally released in 1974 it went together beautifully.
Primed with Tamiya Neutral Grey.
Painted with:
Tamiya Flat Aluminium, Khaki, Olive Drab, Rubber Black, Nato Black, Clear Red and Clear Green.
Hataka Golden [...]
A reissue of their 2011 kit with new decals.
Fairly typical Special Hobby fare which repays careful dry fitting and sanding.
An enjoyable build painted up as a Norwegian version.
Primed with Tamiya Gloss Pink.
Painted with,
MRP True Blue [...]
An attempt to get as close as possible to how XZ119 looks in East Fortune now.
Well, apart from the open canopy but I liked the look of that.
A better kit than it's reputation as the fit was fairly good and I didn't have to resort to [...]
Typical Special Hobby fare with this one.
A fair bit of care, attention, dry fitting and sanding and it goes together well.
Primed with Tamiya Neutral Grey.
Painted with Colourcoats Interior Grey Green, Extra Dark Sea Grey, Sky S Type, [...]
I have to compliment Airfix on a beautifully engineered little kit.
It's been thought out and fits like a dream.
The undercarriage have big chunky attachment points that allow a solid fit but are hidden away.
Primed with Tamiya Neutral [...]
This really is a beautifully detailed little kit.
It goes together rather well even is these ham-fisted hands.
The kit itself is a complete what-if as there was only one D-15 which was destroyed and never carried a torpedo.
I decided for a [...]
A build I've wanted to get round to for a while.
The Beaufighter Squadrons were based at RAF Dallachy fairly close to the River Spey.
I decided early on that I wouldn't be doing a Black Friday Beau so this is my attempt at RD3549 of 489 [...]
This is a kit that is a joy to build, yes, even the canopy.
I wanted to do it as a Mk.1a and chose a scheme from 217 Squadron, RAF Luqa in 1942.
Aftermarket: Kitsworld Cockpit Decals, Eduard Look IP, CMK Resin Brownings and Brassin [...]
I really enjoyed this coming together, well, except for all those flaming stencils.
Yes they are all on and I totalled the time out at 10 1/2 hrs for the main fuselage ones alone.
There were one or two tricky moments with the intakes [...]
