1/72 scale modeling
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F3D-2 Skyknight, Sword 1/72nd
Fifth for the year so far.
Sword's F-3D Skyknight. Nice model, I did have to separate the intakes from the main engine bays in order to properly blend the intakes with milliput - but honestly it's difficult to see how Sword could have done [...]
Matchbox 1/72 Hawker Hunter Mk 12
This Hawker Hunter Mk 12, XE531 was used by the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) for equipment development trials (fly by wire) 1980-81.
The idea came from the old soft cover edition of "Flying Colors", a state of the art [...]
Aurora/Heller Prestige Series 1/72 Bucker Bu 133 "Jungmeister"
In 1933, the "Jungmeister" (Young Champion) 133 was the flegling Luftwaffe's primary trainer. As an export, it was flying in 20 different countries by 1937. It's still flying, in a modified form, aerobatics at todays airshows. [...]
Harrier GR.5, 1/72nd Airfix (conversion)
Here's the latest. Airfix's recent Harrier GR.9 converted to a GR.5. Nose is from Quickboost. Pilot is from PJ Productions. Thousand pounders from the Revell Tornado, Sidewinders from the Hasegawa weapons set. Painted with Mr Color, decals [...]
Revell 1/72 Blackburn Skua II
This is an old kit which has been re-poped several times. From what I've read it's totally inaccurate, but I just wanted an easy, quick build. The decals offer two options. I chose the No. 806 Squadron, FAA, HMS Illustrious 1940. [...]
ALMOST as good as the 32nd scale Tamiya Corsair…… The 72nd scale Tamiya Corsair
Following on James Kelley's excellent article on the 32nd scale Tamiya Birdscage, and because i am totally bereft of originality, i thought i'd post an article on my latest labour of love.
This is my latest 72nd scale Corsair, Number 3, [...]
Video: Tamiya's 1/72 Mitsubishi A6M2b Zero
The eagle-eyed among you will/may have noticed the starboard aileron actuator is missing - that's because I knocked it off just as I was posing the kit for its photo session!
Airfix 1/72 A6M2 Model 21 Zero
A nice kit. Horrible wheels...get yourself some resin ones if you build this. I used Eduard canopy mask..and will never NOT be able to use them in this scale again...I likely would still be masking the canopy without them!
MACH 2 1/72 Vickers Viscount
The person that I built This for is a close friend of the owner of MACH 2 and has asked me to build quite a few of this companies kits.
I compliment MACH 2 for the fact that they have introduced quite a number of very interesting [...]
Lightning F.1A, Airfix 1/72
Here's this weeks model. It's the new Airfix Lightning F.2A converted back to an F.1A. The tank is from a Trumpeter kit, which was cut out, reshaped, and used to cast a resin replacement. It's still all sorts of wrong really, and I have [...]
