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WINGNUT WINGS HALBERSTADT Cl.II

by stephen leslie on September 18, 2021
in Aviation — 7 Comments

Here are some pictures of my latest WNW build. I have included some "work in progress" shots in case anyone finds it interesting to see how I went about it. The speckle finish, whilst simple looking, is one of the most challenging airbrush tasks[...]

TAMIYA 1/32 SPITFIRE Mk.XVIe…

by stephen leslie on August 23, 2020
in Aviation — 8 Comments

This is one of my many Tamiya 1/32 Spitfires. It's the aircraft flown by W.O. Murray Lind of 485(NZ) squadron in 1945. I was fortunate enough to acquire a brief copy of his history as written by his son Alan. I also referred to the RNZAF records[...]

WingNut Wings Junkers D.1…

by stephen leslie on August 22, 2020
in Aviation — 10 Comments

This is my interpretation of the Junkers D.1. 5188/18 as entered in the Idflieg fighter trials of October 1918. I built this one straight from the box except for the minimal rigging. The Spandaus and seat belts are the supplied kit items but we'[...]

ITALERI 1/12 ALFA 8c.

by stephen leslie on July 14, 2020
in Automotive — 15 Comments

This is my take on the Alfa 2300 Monza. It's a fairly poor kit and reqired quite a bit of work. I've used somewhat massive amount of add ons, all scratch built to fit. The engine bay is re-wired with various copper and vinyl pieces and a new ign[...]

TAMIYA 1/32 F4U1a.

by stephen leslie on June 30, 2020
in Aviation — 15 Comments

This is my Tamiya RNZAF Corsair. It's a beautiful kit and really needs no aftermarket to make a fantastic model. Nonetheless I added some HGW seatbelts as well as Barracuda cockpit stencils and various bits of wiring to the cockpit. I also made [...]

Tamiya 1/12 xv1600.

by stephen leslie on June 21, 2020
in Automotive — 8 Comments

Here's the next chapter in my current motorcycle fixation. It's Tamiya's XV1600 Custom which I have modified slightly to look more like a "semi-customised" version.... I removed all the kit's fake chrome and re-did all the metal with assorted Al[...]

Tamiya 1/12 yamaha virago xv1000.

by stephen leslie on June 21, 2020
in Automotive — 7 Comments

This is my take on Tamiya's Yamaha XV1000..... Built from the box except that I removed the fake chrome plating and used Alclad for all the metal bits. I decided to paint it in a custom "retro" style scheme with Tamiya's Pearl Clear overall to g[...]

Tamiya 1/12 YAMAHA YZF-R1M.

by stephen leslie on May 29, 2020
in Automotive — 6 Comments

This is my Tamiya Yamaha YZF-R1M. Built almost straight from the box using Mr Color and Tamiya lacquer paints. The metallic effects are Alclad but with a couple of coats of Mr Color clear so it looks like automotive lacquer. I lost the suspensio[...]

MENG MERKAVA Mk.4

by stephen leslie on January 31, 2019
in Armor — 21 Comments

I decided to try my hand at something different so I got myself a 1/35 tank. I couldn't believe it when I opened the box, 1000 parts!! I've added metal tracks and some wires and aerials, otherwise it's out of the box. Hope you like it.

Hannover cl. II

by stephen leslie on September 8, 2018
in Aviation — 17 Comments

These are a few pics of my WingNut Wings Hannover Cl.II 13274/17 'white 4' of Schlasta 25 in 1918. The fuselage and centre section lozenges were painted on the original so, in keeping with the theme, I painted them myself with hand cut masks, (w[...]