Building, painting and finishing scale aircraft models.
Following on from my liking of the Westland Wessex I thought I'd go back to the original Sikorsky design and its use by the US Navy. I really like modelling Fleet Air arm aircraft, but also have a soft spot for US Navy types as well.
The [...]
The snub-nosed, pugnacious look of this aircraft is instantly recognisable as a Sopwith Camel.
I've previously posted Headline articles relating to significant sections of this project, a 1/16 model from Model Airways, because of the [...]
Dear Imodelers,
greeting from an South Korean newvie here.
Wonhee Lee introduced I modeler forum to korean modelers and I've watching for a while with interest. and I realized that this is just where I was looking for longtime, the [...]
I have posted some more progress pics of the Pilatus, I have installed the scratch built cargo pallet with drums and jerry cans, and installed the roof, I needed to shape the roof to get the fit ok. Hope you like it so far.
This year of the cat build is Swords 1/72 TF-9J Twogar. A bit of a challenge to build[for me] no locating pins, kind of soft plastic, ill fitting in some places, the kit decals tended to curl when you go to place them. I used krylon flat [...]
This is the 1/48 Yak-3 by Eduard. I put a Aerobonus pilot, Yahu instrument panel and Ultracast exhausts. The decals are from Begamot. Pilot is Marcel Albert from the Normandie-Nieman Group.
Finally I found a little time to write part 2 of the article about my 1/48 Pucarà, which was ended just in time for Moson Model Show in April 2017, after 3 years of start and stop.
Here is the link to part one, in case somebody would [...]
This is the progress so far...
Changed the spinner on the propeller, the old one was too blunt, the PC 6-H12 had a longer more pointed one, scratch built the tail wheel, and painted the nose white to see how the rivets and panel lines will [...]
This is the Tamiya 1/72 scale Corsair with the wings clipped to represent a Fleet Air Arm machine. I used a Eduard etched zoom set for the cockpit.
The paints are all Xtracylix, and the decals are by Techmod. Vought Corsair II (72014).
The [...]
How to apply Mr. Weathering Color (special color for weathering wash) easy to apply with great results.
Mr. Weathering paste (special thick paste for excellent 3d effects) Mud, puddle effect, stains... Great for dioramas...
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