HARDIT MALIK 1894-1985
Hardit Malik CIE OBE 1894-1985
90mm Dolman Miniatures
Oils
First Indian to enter RFC service ( 2 victories )
18 first class matches for Sussex before and after WW1
Dentist in general practice. Part time wanna be triathlete [ when the body allows] Passionate about modelling. Mainly a figure modeller[ Napoleonic and WW1] sculptor and painting for 25 years. More lately have discovered the WW1 era of aeroplanes and some Russian WW2 aircraft[...no idea why!] Still paint the old fashioned way with oils. Still bringing in the 'gongs' at the shows!
Mig-3 Early
Trumpeter 1:48
Tamiya paints
LaGG series 7-11
ICM 1:48
Mr Hobby paints
Very poor moulding...ailerons have smushy detail and undershot!
Difficult build
Fiat Cr.42 Falco , Major Tito Falconi, CO 23rd Sqn. 1940 Sicily
1:48 Italeri
All was going quite well until the top wing had to go on. The locating 'male' nipples on the ends of the struts were ~ 0.3 mm deep, almost pointless. Combine that with struts that were probably from different kits and you get [...]
Macchi MC.200 Saetta 2a
Macchi MC.200 Saetta 2a
Italeri 1:48
Tamiya paints
Oil paint weathered
Fiat G.50bis-AS, Capt.T de Prato CO 150 Sqn. 2nd Groupo Autonomo, 1941
Flying Machines 1:48
Awful kit!
Lots of flash++
Mould step
Cowling no where near correct...should be closer to the fuselage. Not possible to move forward as the rear upper lip would have to go and it would have risen up into the path of [...]
Whippet 1918
1:35 Takom painted with Tamiya and weathered with oils
Figure Model Cellar painted with oils
Walther von Bulow-Bothkamp
Walther von Bulow-Bothkamp
1:12
Model Cellar
Oils
German Pilot 1916 with Rood helmet
Model Cellar 1:12
Oils
Scarf acrylic
Manfred von Richthofen 1892-1918
1:32Dolman Miniatures
Oils
