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Battle of France/Battle of Britain Group Build – Airfix 1/48 Ju87B-2 Stuka
Here's my Stuka 3 days late.
The modifications I made to the kit are:
True Details brass set and other parts used to dress up the cockpit.
Kit canopy cut into sections, windscreen and pilot's canopy used as masters to vac-u-form new [...]
B.a.t.B Part 2. The Beast.
Well here it is , the beast, well that is what I am calling it...
A Gloster Gladiator MK 2 , No, 605 ( County of Warwick ) Squadron, based at R.A.F. Tangmere 1939.
This is the Airfix 1/72 released in new tooling.
Also it was my first [...]
1/72 R.A.F. rescue launch Airfix– BoB group build
This is my contribution to the B o B group build ,it was an enjoyable build and has inspired me to have a go at another boat at some point, probably the Airfix Vosper if I see one at Telford,anyhow the kit went together well and the [...]
Battle of France/Battle of Britain Group Build – Airfix 1/48 Hurricane Mk I
After an emergency canopy repair,(which I will try again later), here's it is. Paints are all Polly Scale acrylics, the decals are from the kit and the weathering is oil washes, Mig pigments, etc.
After seeing the great work Seamus is [...]
1/48 Sea Vixen FAW.2
This is my just completed Airfix Sea Vixen. I started it about a year ago, but put it aside because I didn't like the weak pylon attachments that Airfix provides. I really didn't want to screw this one up. Some CA and accelerator [...]
1/25 Airfix Maserati Boomerang... and a warning for those who don’t know!
What we had here was a Maserati Boomerang. We'll start off with the warning. It doesn't matter how cool you think it is outside, don't leave your models in the car with the windows rolled up! The body on mine had softened and settled over [...]
1/48 Lightning F.2A
Here's a few more photos of the Airfix Lightning I posted last week. The camera was feeling cooperative this morning. If it's your first time seeing it, it's finished with Floquil Bright Silver and various Humbrol enamels. Thanks for [...]
1/48 Lightning F.2A
This is the 1/48 Airfix Lightning finished as "King Cobra" , 92Sq. Squadron Leader's aircraft, RAF Germany, 1972. I built it from the recent Airfix re-issue of the 1997 vintage kit. This is the release that you want to get if [...]
1/72 SAAF Canberra
Morne Meyer's outstanding Canberra inspired me to share mine. This is the 1/72 "little brother" to Morne's 1/48 model. I think this was the first new tool kit that Hornby did after their takeover of Airfix. The shapes are [...]
English Electric B(I) Mk.12 Canberra
In 1963 the South African Air Force (SAAF) procured six B(I) Mk.12 Canberra interdictors and three T. Mk.4's from Britain. Initially the Canberra was seen as an interim measure until the arrival of Hawker-Siddeley Buccaneers in 1965. The [...]
