Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.
Built this ages ago but haven't managed to upload it - sorry guys!
Although an old kit and picked up for a bargain at £5! As well as a few touch ups in the cockpit, it soon came out a nice kit
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I've been intending to re-photo some of my older models with a better camera & set up. These two models were built over ten years ago. They've stood the test of time and look good set up on some fairly clean hard top.
This is a beautiful kit that exudes quality, from the box-art to the presentation of the instructions. Parts are moulded in a grey-green and exhibit beautiful sharp trailing edges to the flying surfaces, delicate recessed panel lines and [...]
This is the AM rendition of the Allison engine Mustang used by the Brits. Finished as a photo Recon bird and built pretty much out of the box a couple of years ago. Really hated to see AM fold as I liked their Mustang kits as well as their [...]
Hi all,
This is the Fisher Model and Pattern Ryan STM
The RAAF obtained a number of these aircraft from the Dutch after the fall of Java in 1942 and put them to use as squadron liason aircraft.
my example was based in Temora, New South [...]
Lovely kit, built straight from the box, apart from some tensioners and anchors which I made from .05 copper wire. I managed to destroy the starboard boom, when trying to iron out a very slight bend, using a hairdryer. I had to take it [...]
Well today is the US Coast Guard's 225th birthday, so I had to post something the "wing maggots" (we-who-did-not-fly's endearing term for our CG aviator brothers) would recognize. It's the last of my Monogram 1:72 scale HU-16's [...]
Modifications and additions to the kit:
RB Productions seatbelts
Airscale decals.
Scratchbuilt the instrument panel (to allow the placement of the airscale decals)
Added a bar over the back of the seat to replicate the seatbelt [...]
after many years I finally finished this model.
