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Models in 2015 – I'm surprised
I'm really surprised to discover I managed to build 22 models in 2015, in spite of everything else I did in the year:
Moved in February - no modeling in January, February or early March.
Wrote "The Frozen Chosen" between [...]
2016 Ambition-In with the New Finish the Old!
As the new year begins today, I want to be a little ambitious and start some new projects, complete older ones that have been on the back burner too long. 2015 I was able to whittle some of those older projects and finally complete them. [...]
1:72 Airfix Mig 15
One of my first forays into 1:72, Airfix's Mig 15 finished as an example from Cuba
1:72 Zero's (Pearl Harbour)
Three Zero's representing Zero's from three of the six Japanese carriers at the Pearl Harbour attack (please don't ask me which carriers).
Made up from two Hasegawa and one Airfix but mainly using the Hasegawa decals, all painted with [...]
Last builds of completed models of 2015: Airfix 1/72 Blenheim Mk. IF and Mk. IV
Last builds of the year, the beautiful little Airfix Blenheims. Since between the two kits together there are parts to mix-and-match to create different versions than OOB, I used the gun tray from the Mk.IV kit to turn the other into a [...]
1:72 Airfix Kittyhawk
This is the last of my 2014 builds, and as always one of Airfix's new tools and a joy to build. Finished with the kit decals and using Tamiya paints.
Airfix 1/72 Bristol Blenheim MK.IVf
Along with the Eduard Spitfire and Akagi, this is one of the nicest kits I've built this year. Airfix's new Blenheim fighter/bomber. My first proper British bomber in over six years! In fact, the only one I've fully finished!
Problems, [...]
1:72 Airfix Bae Hawk T.1
Another of my builds from 2014 and another Airfix. Yet another gem of a kit, finished with the kit decals and painted with Tamiya X-18 then vanished with Klear/Future
1:72 Airfix De Haviland Vampire T.11
As you can probably tell by now I'm quite taken with Airfix's new tooled kits and this oneis one of the good ones. Finished with Citadel Mithril Silver and Xtradecal set X72-172 as WZ584 (K) from the Central Air Traffic Control School [...]
1:72 Airfix EE Lightening F.2
Another of Airfix's little beauties. Built this one in 2014 and finished it as 'King Cobra' using Xtradecals.
