Easy Ones
This one I assembled in like three consecutive days!!!
One failed attempt to replicate the intricate italian WW II camo...
Still, I like the final effect 😉
My first attempt to highlight the panel lines with a wash...
I always liked the overall look of MiG-3, though 😉
Attempt at rigging the biplane...if I only used the thinner rubber band here...
Applying these decals was a nightmare - they are stiff and instead of reacting on softening liquids these just ripped...
But my friends' little sons were absolutely delighted when I gave them this model 🙂
Surprisingly enough, the decals in this kit cooperated perfectly - take a look at the lemon yellow stripes on the wings.
Something different, but the real "shake-and-bake" kit. Can be finished in no time 😉
Only three parts (+ missing headlight).
Full 3D print - no assembly, just painting (nevertheless, I have lost one of the headlights to my carpet monster when masking the model... I had to reconstruct it...)
Full 3D print - no assembly, just painting (nevertheless, I have lost one of the headlights to my carpet monster when masking the model... I had to reconstruct it...)
C2P - Polish artillery tractor on a basis of TKS tankette from "First to fight" range. I know that my weathering is a bit overdone (especially on the canvas cover 😉
Not that very "easy assembly" kit - interestingly enough, there are no air-scoops for the superchargers in the kit. I've fashoned these from the leftover Bf 109 ones, even though these are not of the accurate shape...
Not that very "easy assembly" kit - interestingly enough, there are no air-scoops for the superchargers in the kit. I've fashoned these from the leftover Bf 109 ones, even though these are not of the accurate shape...
Of course, decals are mix of aftermarket and kit ones 😉
Another shake-and-bake kit. Can be assembled in no time.
MicroAce BD-5 B
Kadena AFB, Okinawa, 1953
Kadena AFB, Okinawa, 1953
Kadena AFB, Okinawa, 1953 (Thanks to Kyriakos for inspiring me to finish this model 😉 )
Youtube Video
Youtube Video
It is a pity that decals do not match the size of the horizontal empennage (not mentioning that these are not adequate - missing the "broken" heart. The ones in the front are too short. Despite the fact I gave the decal sheet a coat of gloss varnish they remained brittle...)
Mira Slovak's famous glider christened "The Poor Immigrant"
Polish prime mover D-350 "Mazur" (based on T-54A tank)
Polish prime mover D-350 "Mazur" (based on T-54A tank)
Polish prime mover D-350 "Mazur" (based on T-54A tank)
M1A1 Abrams (Trumpeter)
Resplendent finale to the famous 303 Squadron
Resplendent finale to the famous 303 Squadron
Another "shake-and-bake" kit. Unfortunately the decal representing a regimental symbol on the left side of the turred went AWOL...
I decided to add "Harriers" to give a sense of scale to both submarines.
Comments
110 23 October 2021, 17:43
Bruce HuxtableThat's a great way to always have space for just one more in your evolving collection 👍 Your friends and their children most be pleased as punch to have such lovely momentos of their visits. I bet your generosity is kick-starting new modellers' hobies 🙂👍
23 October 2021, 20:37
Alec KGreat idea to have built models on hand as giveaways, to infect a new generation 😄 👍
23 October 2021, 22:08
Peter GI just started modeling in January 2021 and am enjoying how the more models you complete the less precious each becomes which permits more experimentation and play.
24 October 2021, 02:34
Robert PodkońskiThank you all, Mates, for your kind words.
@Bruce: In fact, one of these boys now assembles Zvezda 1/100 snap-fit tanks himself, and is eager to try more complex kits 🙂
24 October 2021, 10:04
Łukasz GlińskiVery cool. Love these kits too. Let me guess why my Komet is the same set and 'camo'? 😉
24 October 2021, 11:28
Mike SiemersAlso good job getting the kids interested, we need more modelers. Can anyone remember those days of innocence when this was mainly a kids hobby, and you would get a new kit with your allowance, and build the kit in a weekend, and not a bunch of middle aged men spending hundreds of dollars, and weeks and months just building one kit
24 October 2021, 15:26
Bruce HuxtableI can certainly remember trying to clean enamel paint off a cheap brush, on newspaper, and having no idea that thinners or brush cleaner even existed! So many memories of every single kit built 🙂👍
24 October 2021, 15:47
Robert Podkoński@Mike and Bruce - that's why from time to time I just need to assemble some kit not taking care about (too much) detailing and weathering, etc. 😉
24 October 2021, 17:12
Bernd GrünNice build, Robert. A good replica of that yellow wing flyer. Cheers!
24 October 2021, 17:26
RuiYour 'easy ones' build collection is kind like what I am doing with low-cost 1:72 kits to try out different techniques. Most of your builds are on my agenda. 👍
24 October 2021, 17:41
Alex K... and kudos for the latest addition, that lovely (and a personal favorite of mine) SG-38/Eton... 👍 👍 😉
9 May 2023, 18:33
Bruce HuxtableSuch a pleasure to look through your beautifully presented album, Robert.
9 May 2023, 20:10
Bartłomiej RusieckiThis glider is especially important to me because it reminds me of my childhood when my father made a flying version of it. You've done a very good job with it.
10 May 2023, 16:37
Andy BallI heartily endorse this approach!...what a good way to have a diversion and some experimentation...we scientists do it all the time, and it should be applicable to model making!
Excellent standards too!- despite the fact they're 'shake and bakes'...
27 July 2023, 09:06
Simon NagorsnikREally nice Leo!! Good work Robert!
How was the assembly and quality of the kit?
I plan to do the same, only in the version of the Austrian Armed Forces;)
28 July 2023, 14:23
Robert PodkońskiThank you, Simon, I feel honoured by your praise 🙂 The kit is simplicity itself, can be assembled in no time. Fit is just perfect - it is almost a snap-fit kit.
28 July 2023, 15:59
Kyriakos VafiadisA really beautiful collection! You reminded me my childhood, when me and my uncle visited his good friend, he always had a nice little gift to give me. He was mainly worked with matchbox 1:76 kits. Thanks for sharing!
30 July 2023, 07:54
Isaac KiteStunning presentation on the A5M. You've done the old workhorse proud.
6 October 2023, 18:18
Jan PetersNice collection of tryouts Robert, I had somehow missed this album before?
28 October 2023, 12:16
Robert PodkońskiThanks, Jan 🙂 I just upload here photos of the newly finished kit from time to time...
28 October 2023, 12:40
Robert PodkońskiThanks, Łukasz, much appreciated 😉 Generally, printing is quite good - no visible layers and the level of detail is awesome (due to this I lost the tiny rear-view mirror to my carpet monster at the stage of removing the technological supports - I just did not notice it... On the other hand, a few technological supports touch the sides of the cabin - you can easily spot their remains - practically impossible to remove for me. Also the tarpaulin supports and benches are printed together in situ, what makes cleaning the whole compartment a bit difficult. (Of course, one could substitute these supports with pieces of wire... 😉 ). Tracks, wheels and their supports are printed as whole units as well. No transparencies, no decals, of course... Recommended! 😉
29 October 2023, 20:10
Markohey Robert, very nice compilation and there are also a few really rarely seen models.
I also saw the trouble with the decals on the beautiful Buffalo.
I'm excited to see what else ends up on your table👍
17 March, 15:14
Robert PodkońskiThank you, Kyriakos! You've inspired me to finish the MiG-15 in USAF markings 😉
17 March, 20:33
BohrmannVery nice inspirational collection. I enjoy browsing through the album. 👍👍
The model in photo 21 and 22, is this a Peugeot Char 1918 37mm tank in 1/72 scale ?
15 April, 08:38
Robert PodkońskiThank you, Bohrmann, much appreciated. Yes, it is Peugeot Char (3d printed kit from Polish company: Peugeot Char 1918 37mm (Play..hnology) IDA-PMI0139B, 1:72))
15 April, 14:01
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I like these since they serve me as simple and relatively cheap "canvases" to try new modelling, painting and weathering skills... And I always have something on my shelf that I can give to my friend's sons, when they visit me 😉
