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I know I’ll be wrestling with these moulds right from get-go. I’ll build largely o.o.t.b.
Project: The Big Spit
1 | 24. January, 14:11
David Taylor
I have yet to build a Spit believe it or not.Thinking about a 1/16 rc conversion of a MAN sx44 army truck.
I have yet to build a Spit believe it or not.Thinking about a 1/16 rc conversion of a MAN sx44 army truck.
24. January, 22:21
January 23, 2021
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Cockpit left open to access details...( a minor issue with the "45" whilst gently removing kabuki means we have to prete...
Project: Fiddler-on-the-roof
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Andy Ball
Hi Gordon thanks for the comments- I used Vallejo 70.808 for the base and then toned it with enamels if I remember!
Hi Gordon thanks for the comments- I used Vallejo 70.808 for the base and then toned it with enamels if I remember!
15. September 2020, 23:06
Andy Ball
Thanks Patrick!, it was a challenge to bring the paintwork back to something more realistic!
Thanks Patrick!, it was a challenge to bring the paintwork back to something more realistic!
18. September 2020, 09:44
Andy Ball
Thanks Jivko- it's certainly impressive even in 72, I know a few folks want to see this in 48 too! (=Huge!!)
Thanks Jivko- it's certainly impressive even in 72, I know a few folks want to see this in 48 too! (=Huge!!)
23. January, 15:47
January 11, 2021
30. November 2019, 15:22
30. November 2019, 15:23
Sparky Rogers
I see they've corrected the Blue Steel fin in the box art. It was shown folded which is wrong with the landing gear up. Really bugged me
I see they've corrected the Blue Steel fin in the box art. It was shown folded which is wrong with the landing gear up. Really bugged me
11. January, 14:36
January 8, 2021
January 2, 2021
Sutton QK Harness Suitable for Spitfire,Hurricane,Mosquito
RB Productions 1:24
RB-P24001
+RB Productions 1:24
RB-P24001
2010 | New tool
Multi-topic (1!!)2. January, 21:24
November 16, 2020
November 15, 2020
15. November 2020, 14:23
Andy Ball
Well, after 47 Christmas's I have decided to ask Santa for this one again. I know I'll be up for so much pain in building it....but it represents nostalgia and unfinished building business!
Well, after 47 Christmas's I have decided to ask Santa for this one again. I know I'll be up for so much pain in building it....but it represents nostalgia and unfinished building business!
15. November 2020, 14:25
October 17, 2020
20 images
A great book, human stories behind the two aircrews and the legacy they left our village in January 1945.
Project: JB125/LM308: The Hoveringham Lancasters
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Andy Ball
Indeed I do Munkyslut, I drain it, but there's still some condensation in it, are you able to give any advice?, I am in the process - when I can - of looking on YouT for airbrush troubleshooting, I'm deep-cleaning the H&S too.
Indeed I do Munkyslut, I drain it, but there's still some condensation in it, are you able to give any advice?, I am in the process - when I can - of looking on YouT for airbrush troubleshooting, I'm deep-cleaning the H&S too.
16. October 2020, 09:48
Łukasz Gliński
Glad to see you're alive Damp is coming everywhere, not only in the UK
Looking forward to reading some comparison observations between Revell and Airfix.
Glad to see you're alive Damp is coming everywhere, not only in the UK
Looking forward to reading some comparison observations between Revell and Airfix.
16. October 2020, 10:32
Andy Ball
Haha Ł, very much so...no COVID here, yet. Feel I have a whole project to re-equip my studio with insulation and heat....and may change the compressor too. I guess you'll have more extreme weather where you are than us damp-Englanders!
Haha Ł, very much so...no COVID here, yet. Feel I have a whole project to re-equip my studio with insulation and heat....and may change the compressor too. I guess you'll have more extreme weather where you are than us damp-Englanders!
16. October 2020, 10:52
Łukasz Gliński
Not so much actually, at least in my corner of the country
I guess the extreme damp counts as extreme weather, doesn't it?
Not so much actually, at least in my corner of the country
I guess the extreme damp counts as extreme weather, doesn't it?
16. October 2020, 11:00
Gary Kitchen
@Lukasz extreme damp feels like a particularly under-stated British bit of extreme weather. Not for us the hurricane, cyclones, Twisters, blizzards and monsoons that other parts of the world justifiably label as extreme
@Lukasz extreme damp feels like a particularly under-stated British bit of extreme weather. Not for us the hurricane, cyclones, Twisters, blizzards and monsoons that other parts of the world justifiably label as extreme
17. October 2020, 07:48
Gary Kitchen
Saying that I heard that rainfall to date in October ( the wettest on record) was enough to fill Loch Ness! Not sure if that has been scientifically verified though.
Saying that I heard that rainfall to date in October ( the wettest on record) was enough to fill Loch Ness! Not sure if that has been scientifically verified though.
17. October 2020, 07:52
17. October 2020, 08:24
Guillaume Blanchet
My 2 cents on the water in the compressor issue. Mine dosent have a purge valve so I try to keep it in a dry place. Usually Inside the house close to a heating source. I also let it purge itself when strating it up fo9r a few minutes. But if there is too much humidity in the air the water will accumulate again in the compressor. At that point, I usually purge it again when necessary for 2 minute and always spray away from the model to check if there is water before directing the paint stream toward my model.
Good luck with your studio improvement.
My 2 cents on the water in the compressor issue. Mine dosent have a purge valve so I try to keep it in a dry place. Usually Inside the house close to a heating source. I also let it purge itself when strating it up fo9r a few minutes. But if there is too much humidity in the air the water will accumulate again in the compressor. At that point, I usually purge it again when necessary for 2 minute and always spray away from the model to check if there is water before directing the paint stream toward my model.
Good luck with your studio improvement.
17. October 2020, 12:08
September 22, 2020
September 21, 2020
22 images
All ready for the close. It’s difficult to know why Tamiya re-tooled their Mark 1 recently- this tool is superb!
Project: Bigger Spitter
10 | 17. August 2020, 16:49
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Andy Ball
Masking off and undercoating the wing leading edges and finishing the canopy masking and painting today- @Guy: many thanks for checking in!
Masking off and undercoating the wing leading edges and finishing the canopy masking and painting today- @Guy: many thanks for checking in!
6. September 2020, 14:28
Andy Ball
Determined to have this finished by the 15th, Battle of Britain day, (I know, it's a Mk.Vb...but it's a Spit)
Determined to have this finished by the 15th, Battle of Britain day, (I know, it's a Mk.Vb...but it's a Spit)
13. September 2020, 19:21
Guy Rump
This Spit is really looking great Andy, I hope you meet your target of completion by tomorrow..
This Spit is really looking great Andy, I hope you meet your target of completion by tomorrow..
14. September 2020, 20:35
Andy Ball
So here in the UK it's the 80th anniversary of the turn of the tide for the Battle of Britain. Essentially my country's been dining out on this magnificent achievement for this length of time! So what better way to announce said anniversary?....a Spitfire Vb !!!!(that never fought- in case you were going to comment!)
So here in the UK it's the 80th anniversary of the turn of the tide for the Battle of Britain. Essentially my country's been dining out on this magnificent achievement for this length of time! So what better way to announce said anniversary?....a Spitfire Vb !!!!(that never fought- in case you were going to comment!)
15. September 2020, 15:30
Roland Gunslinger
Nicely done
You don't have to be brave to use oil paint
It is really very simple. I've only been using them for a few weeks / months either. The advantage is that you can still make corrections for a long time because they take longer to dry. You can also simply wipe everything off again.
Nicely done
You don't have to be brave to use oil paint
It is really very simple. I've only been using them for a few weeks / months either. The advantage is that you can still make corrections for a long time because they take longer to dry. You can also simply wipe everything off again.15. September 2020, 17:44
Andy Ball
@Roland:thanks!!....re. oils: I've used them before and managed to wear off the paint underneath when using the turpentine: so my technique needs adapting. I have a tube of burnt umber to play around on the 2 Lancasters I'm putting together- I'll try them on the internals first.
@Roland:thanks!!....re. oils: I've used them before and managed to wear off the paint underneath when using the turpentine: so my technique needs adapting. I have a tube of burnt umber to play around on the 2 Lancasters I'm putting together- I'll try them on the internals first.
21. September 2020, 13:29
1:72
In progress
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Cuajete
Interesting project. It is a good occasion to compare both moulds.
Following one more time, Andy!
Interesting project. It is a good occasion to compare both moulds.
Following one more time, Andy!
17. September 2020, 18:25
Erik De Smet
Following too. I saw the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Lancaster a few times in the past (first in 1975 , I believe) , but is it still in flying condition ?
Following too. I saw the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Lancaster a few times in the past (first in 1975 , I believe) , but is it still in flying condition ?
17. September 2020, 18:42
Andy Ball
@Erik: The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) still has its functioning, flying, Lancaster, based at RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire. Additionally there's another Lancaster that taxis, but doesn't fly. Of course, our Canadian cousins have theirs- flying, based in Ontario I believe.
@Erik: The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) still has its functioning, flying, Lancaster, based at RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire. Additionally there's another Lancaster that taxis, but doesn't fly. Of course, our Canadian cousins have theirs- flying, based in Ontario I believe.
18. September 2020, 12:29
Jay Dubya
While there is no obvious Australian connection to this bit of tragic history, aside from being a training place, I'll be stopping by occasionally to have a sneaky peak from down under.
BTW: I too went to Hendon & Hennants, on a day off from a business trip, in 2018. I loved how Hendon was used for the bogus US General scene in the Dirty Dozen!
While there is no obvious Australian connection to this bit of tragic history, aside from being a training place, I'll be stopping by occasionally to have a sneaky peak from down under.
BTW: I too went to Hendon & Hennants, on a day off from a business trip, in 2018. I loved how Hendon was used for the bogus US General scene in the Dirty Dozen!
20. September 2020, 06:37
Andy Ball
@Jay: yes, I thought in one of the crews there was an Aussie....but only Kiwi's and Canadians with our boys whom perished. My cousin's airfield at Bottesford had the Aussie crews I believe (Manchesters and Lancs). Anyways, many thanks for popping by.
@Jay: yes, I thought in one of the crews there was an Aussie....but only Kiwi's and Canadians with our boys whom perished. My cousin's airfield at Bottesford had the Aussie crews I believe (Manchesters and Lancs). Anyways, many thanks for popping by.
21. September 2020, 09:39
September 16, 2020
September 14, 2020
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Thomas Kolb
I first thought you threw it together as a quickie after the Tupolev, but I see now that it is an older build. Must be pretty old, I guess?
I first thought you threw it together as a quickie after the Tupolev, but I see now that it is an older build. Must be pretty old, I guess?
6. September 2020, 20:06
Andy Ball
@Thomas B and K: yes, one of my older ones- but recently smartened up.
@Thomas B and K: yes, one of my older ones- but recently smartened up.
6. September 2020, 21:04
Andy Ball
Hi Łukasz, just the pitot tubes and some static dischargers that had broken off. It's one from 1987, I think!
Hi Łukasz, just the pitot tubes and some static dischargers that had broken off. It's one from 1987, I think!
13. September 2020, 19:51
Łukasz Gliński
We all used to believe by then that Soviet 27s had a 3-tone camo (according to the instructions)
We all used to believe by then that Soviet 27s had a 3-tone camo (according to the instructions)
14. September 2020, 08:53
Andy Ball
@Ł: Have I got it wrong?, I can't remember why I chose the three colours. References weren't my strong point back then!?
@Ł: Have I got it wrong?, I can't remember why I chose the three colours. References weren't my strong point back then!?
14. September 2020, 11:50
Łukasz Gliński
Had this kit years ago, having the local rebox too and they both provide such camo
Actually they used to look much more interesting:
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Had this kit years ago, having the local rebox too and they both provide such camo
Actually they used to look much more interesting:
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14. September 2020, 11:58
Andy Ball
Ah, well I'll do a Flogger again another day: maybe not the '27 perhaps a '23? Nice scheme for a WarPac workhorse.
Ah, well I'll do a Flogger again another day: maybe not the '27 perhaps a '23? Nice scheme for a WarPac workhorse.
14. September 2020, 12:40
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Chaz Gordon
Outstanding detail in 1/72nd, glad I'm not the only painter of detail that will be forever hidden. But hey, that's what photo albums are for.
Outstanding detail in 1/72nd, glad I'm not the only painter of detail that will be forever hidden. But hey, that's what photo albums are for.
6. December 2019, 17:49
Gary Kitchen
Andy- a fabulous reference for me. I think this airfix kit blows the trumpeter one away for internal fittings (needless to say your build was fab) I think the exterior of the trumpeter looks like a match for the geodesic/stretched skin look. Also happier with my red dope now Ive seen yours which was tonally darker but I wasn't too far off.
Andy- a fabulous reference for me. I think this airfix kit blows the trumpeter one away for internal fittings (needless to say your build was fab) I think the exterior of the trumpeter looks like a match for the geodesic/stretched skin look. Also happier with my red dope now Ive seen yours which was tonally darker but I wasn't too far off.
8. September 2020, 05:58
Andy Ball
@Gary: thanks for popping by. I'm really impressed with yours and Trumpeter's kit- I guess the next MkIII in town?, I'm not sure the red-brick dope went everywhere, (note pilot's station area), and I think you've started the tedious interior aluminium cross hatching too?, that should make it really "pop"
@Gary: thanks for popping by. I'm really impressed with yours and Trumpeter's kit- I guess the next MkIII in town?, I'm not sure the red-brick dope went everywhere, (note pilot's station area), and I think you've started the tedious interior aluminium cross hatching too?, that should make it really "pop"
8. September 2020, 07:31
September 6, 2020
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4. September 2020, 12:51
Andy Ball
OK, so these are from my 1983 build of the Hasegawa MiG-25. I rescued some of the finer details with the addition of a Master pitot (which subsequently got damaged and had to have a scratch built series of vanes added), plus some static dischargers from guitar strings, and new decals. I then accidentally sprayed flat base over some of it, thinking it was flat varnish...so some salvage surgery was then done. I'm happier with it now, and show it here for no other reason than it's one of my earlier builds in the days of Humbrol enamels and brushes!
OK, so these are from my 1983 build of the Hasegawa MiG-25. I rescued some of the finer details with the addition of a Master pitot (which subsequently got damaged and had to have a scratch built series of vanes added), plus some static dischargers from guitar strings, and new decals. I then accidentally sprayed flat base over some of it, thinking it was flat varnish...so some salvage surgery was then done. I'm happier with it now, and show it here for no other reason than it's one of my earlier builds in the days of Humbrol enamels and brushes!
4. September 2020, 12:59
September 3, 2020
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Andy Ball
@Thomas: yeh, the X-1 was intended to be a 'sheen' coat, and some of the freckles are the matt aluminium distressings applied.
@Thomas: yeh, the X-1 was intended to be a 'sheen' coat, and some of the freckles are the matt aluminium distressings applied.
25. August 2020, 12:37
Andy Ball
@Alec and @Roland: appreciative of your comments, I think I've leaned quite a bit on this build.
@Alec and @Roland: appreciative of your comments, I think I've leaned quite a bit on this build.
25. August 2020, 12:38
Andy Ball
@Spanjaard...same old tale...the girl disappears into the dark!.....thanks for the comment
@Spanjaard...same old tale...the girl disappears into the dark!.....thanks for the comment
25. August 2020, 16:40
Andy Ball
@Gary - thanks: I hope I haven't diminished your attraction for the 'Widow!
@Gary - thanks: I hope I haven't diminished your attraction for the 'Widow!
25. August 2020, 16:42
Cuajete
The girl disappears into the dark, but night looks very good! Nice weathering, Andy. Congrats!
The girl disappears into the dark, but night looks very good! Nice weathering, Andy. Congrats!
29. August 2020, 19:43
Andy Ball
@Cuajete: sadly, these ladies of the night all disappear into the shadowy world of the model-maker's imagination! Many thanks for the observations!!
@Cuajete: sadly, these ladies of the night all disappear into the shadowy world of the model-maker's imagination! Many thanks for the observations!!
3. September 2020, 21:39
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When the UK was at the forefront of aircraft technology....
Project: The Original "White Swan"
2 | 1. November 2019, 14:54
Guy Rump
I must have missed this Andy, what a beautiful aircraft, we (UK) really mucked up cancelling this project. Great model btw!
I must have missed this Andy, what a beautiful aircraft, we (UK) really mucked up cancelling this project. Great model btw!
3. September 2020, 09:44
Andy Ball
@Guy: thanks for looking- this one was built a few years back, rebuilt as slightly damaged and rescued from a previous life I had....I remember it to be a real challenge (fit issues), but ultimately commands a presence on any modeller's shelf!, (plus it's good to see the one at Cosford too).
@Guy: thanks for looking- this one was built a few years back, rebuilt as slightly damaged and rescued from a previous life I had....I remember it to be a real challenge (fit issues), but ultimately commands a presence on any modeller's shelf!, (plus it's good to see the one at Cosford too).
3. September 2020, 10:28
August 24, 2020
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1:72
Completed
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US Army Air Forces (1941-1947)3. January 2020, 16:36
On board!August 23, 2020
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Guy Rump
The weathering and rigging on the Tomahawk is excellent Andy, love it. I think some lessons on how to rig are required for me.
The weathering and rigging on the Tomahawk is excellent Andy, love it. I think some lessons on how to rig are required for me.
23. August 2020, 10:43
Łukasz Gliński
It's the one I'd love to get one day too. Looks really battered
It's the one I'd love to get one day too. Looks really battered
23. August 2020, 19:30
Andy Ball
Thanks Guy: again another kit that drops together. I know Airfix's is good- but I reckon this one blows it away, especially with CMK additions. I'm now using Ushi rigging which is more to scale but if you need to be dexterous as essentially it's nylon yarn, very thin, flexible and tricky to attach!, but worth it!
Thanks Guy: again another kit that drops together. I know Airfix's is good- but I reckon this one blows it away, especially with CMK additions. I'm now using Ushi rigging which is more to scale but if you need to be dexterous as essentially it's nylon yarn, very thin, flexible and tricky to attach!, but worth it!
23. August 2020, 19:34
Andy Ball
@Łukasz: cheers and thanks for popping by....they didn't 'arf abuse 'em in the desert!
@Łukasz: cheers and thanks for popping by....they didn't 'arf abuse 'em in the desert!
23. August 2020, 19:35
August 17, 2020
22 images
1:48
In progress
17. August 2020, 11:11
Andy Ball
Well....let's try 48 and see what it's all about, and save the optician's fees!?
Well....let's try 48 and see what it's all about, and save the optician's fees!?
17. August 2020, 22:04
August 15, 2020
August 14, 2020
Short Sunderland Mk.III 'U-Boat Killers'
Special Hobby 1:72
SH72304 (100-SH72304)
+Special Hobby 1:72
SH72304 (100-SH72304)
2020 | Changed parts
14. August 2020, 20:44
August 12, 2020
39 images
Pleasant port profile view: another coat of matt varnish and I’m saying Dornier Do-ne!
Project: Dornier Do-h, too slo-w!
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Andy Ball
@ Alec K, Cuajete, Łukasz, Roland and Skywalker: thanks for the replies, @ Łukasz I think this one's "fodder" for Glowacki's 303's....
@ Alec K, Cuajete, Łukasz, Roland and Skywalker: thanks for the replies, @ Łukasz I think this one's "fodder" for Glowacki's 303's....
4. August 2020, 16:09
Andy Ball
@David: slowly, just like the bomber. (Great kit though, can't be rushed!)
@David: slowly, just like the bomber. (Great kit though, can't be rushed!)
5. August 2020, 12:10
Andy Ball
Juergen, many thanks-I think the Pencil's inherently good looking....I merely coloured it in a bit!
Juergen, many thanks-I think the Pencil's inherently good looking....I merely coloured it in a bit!
12. August 2020, 22:21
August 10, 2020
Short Sunderland Mk.III 'U-Boat Killers'
Special Hobby 1:72
SH72304 (100-SH72304)
+Special Hobby 1:72
SH72304 (100-SH72304)
2020 | Changed parts
10. August 2020, 17:07
August 7, 2020
38 images
Finals: last shot of varnish, and despite the dusting some small incursions from the spiders in my studio- darn them!!
Project: An honorable officer
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Andy Ball
Hmmm @Choppa Nutta: you maybe right?, I'm not as meticulous as some regarding references- but I take Brett Green's endorsement that Tamiya's G6 is the best in town in 72nd, alongside the out-of-production Fine Molds one. Perhaps this will come to light elsewhere?
Hmmm @Choppa Nutta: you maybe right?, I'm not as meticulous as some regarding references- but I take Brett Green's endorsement that Tamiya's G6 is the best in town in 72nd, alongside the out-of-production Fine Molds one. Perhaps this will come to light elsewhere?
4. August 2020, 22:22
Choppa Nutta
I've just had a quick rummage through Eduard's offerings as they tend to be the most accurate and a number of their G6 models have the same rudder as yours but the Bf 109G-6/AS has the newer rudder like most G10's but some G10's have the older rudder too... seems I was a bit wrong then
I've just had a quick rummage through Eduard's offerings as they tend to be the most accurate and a number of their G6 models have the same rudder as yours but the Bf 109G-6/AS has the newer rudder like most G10's but some G10's have the older rudder too... seems I was a bit wrong then
4. August 2020, 22:44
Andy Ball
@ James C, yeh you can't be human if you don't feel for what those two warriors went through on that day
@ James C, yeh you can't be human if you don't feel for what those two warriors went through on that day
5. August 2020, 12:02
Choppa Nutta
Haha, indeed !!
always nice to have dispelled a misconception
Anyhow, always nice to build something with a good back story to it and it is a testament to the bravery and humanity of those brave warriors
Haha, indeed !!
always nice to have dispelled a misconception
Anyhow, always nice to build something with a good back story to it and it is a testament to the bravery and humanity of those brave warriors
5. August 2020, 14:08
Slavo Hazucha
Well you had to sort it for the 109, on the B-17 it's way easier - any questionable or version-uncertain parts may just be "shot off"... Imagine the coolness/boss factor on a show with someone tellong you that a part is wrong & you just break it off
I've heard the story, but not that specific video... In the war, they were proud of victories & aircraft kill numbers, years after the most valuable action to cling to is the one time not pulling the trigger...
Well you had to sort it for the 109, on the B-17 it's way easier - any questionable or version-uncertain parts may just be "shot off"... Imagine the coolness/boss factor on a show with someone tellong you that a part is wrong & you just break it off
I've heard the story, but not that specific video... In the war, they were proud of victories & aircraft kill numbers, years after the most valuable action to cling to is the one time not pulling the trigger...
5. August 2020, 15:47
Andy Ball
@Slavo: yes, I would have a huge latitude of artistic licence on Brown's B-17....and I could play some sort of styrene-god too!
What does strike you when listening to Stigler (and I guess all warriors) is the 'natural' approach of de-humanising the target..it's a piece of metal- I have to take it down.
It makes me wonder what the US ground attack guys would have thought when obliterating the Iraqis on the highway out of Kuwait City in GW1...was it almost like a computer-game turkey shoot for them?...what if they'd seen the faces in the dark?
War IS Hell.
@Slavo: yes, I would have a huge latitude of artistic licence on Brown's B-17....and I could play some sort of styrene-god too!
What does strike you when listening to Stigler (and I guess all warriors) is the 'natural' approach of de-humanising the target..it's a piece of metal- I have to take it down.
It makes me wonder what the US ground attack guys would have thought when obliterating the Iraqis on the highway out of Kuwait City in GW1...was it almost like a computer-game turkey shoot for them?...what if they'd seen the faces in the dark?
War IS Hell.
7. August 2020, 09:32
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playtime 222
Credited with being a more stable gun platform on top of the convergence issues which they both had. Agree worse on spit in theory
Credited with being a more stable gun platform on top of the convergence issues which they both had. Agree worse on spit in theory
3. August 2020, 20:50
August 2, 2020
August 1, 2020
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1:72
Completed
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Maciej Bellos
About joining in, my Spit has a Pole in it, it is 4 years after BoB in Belgium however.
About joining in, my Spit has a Pole in it, it is 4 years after BoB in Belgium however.
11. May 2020, 18:33
Andy Ball
To qualify: your Polish pilot has had to have flown over the English Channel/la Manche (hence 'Briney'), oh, OK...we'll allow the North Sea too!
To qualify: your Polish pilot has had to have flown over the English Channel/la Manche (hence 'Briney'), oh, OK...we'll allow the North Sea too!
11. May 2020, 18:35
Maciej Bellos
Well, Aleksander Gabszewicz served in the ranks of No. 607 Squadron RAF and No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron before being transferred to 316 Polish Fighter Squadron and later was the commanding officer. I suppose he qualifies.
Only thing is to retrieve the Spit from the shelf of doom. What is the time frame for our builds?
Well, Aleksander Gabszewicz served in the ranks of No. 607 Squadron RAF and No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron before being transferred to 316 Polish Fighter Squadron and later was the commanding officer. I suppose he qualifies.
Only thing is to retrieve the Spit from the shelf of doom. What is the time frame for our builds?
11. May 2020, 18:47
Łukasz Gliński
I have to admit I didn't get the meaning of "Briney"...|
Thanks Maciej for your inputs, I'm more into planes than their pilots
I have to admit I didn't get the meaning of "Briney"...|
Thanks Maciej for your inputs, I'm more into planes than their pilots
11. May 2020, 20:04
Andy Ball
Łukasz , I don't know if Monty Python is understood in Poland, but they did a fantastic sketch about RAF 'banter' or slang if you will: one of the RAF officers mentions "cabbage crates over the briney", ( I guess meaning the Luftwaffe were coming over the sea), to which the other officer states " don't understand your banter, squadron leader. It's hilarious, trust me!
Łukasz , I don't know if Monty Python is understood in Poland, but they did a fantastic sketch about RAF 'banter' or slang if you will: one of the RAF officers mentions "cabbage crates over the briney", ( I guess meaning the Luftwaffe were coming over the sea), to which the other officer states " don't understand your banter, squadron leader. It's hilarious, trust me!
11. May 2020, 20:13
Łukasz Gliński
Mkay, I have to admit it's really hard to understand the Monty Python unless you're a native speaker. And the local subtitles (or the infamous Polish lector) sound completely different
But I found a transcript and I can say I moreless get the sketch
Mkay, I have to admit it's really hard to understand the Monty Python unless you're a native speaker. And the local subtitles (or the infamous Polish lector) sound completely different
But I found a transcript and I can say I moreless get the sketch
11. May 2020, 20:21
Andy Ball
There's more I *could* do and *should* do: but I declare her complete.
There's more I *could* do and *should* do: but I declare her complete.
31. July 2020, 19:09
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Thomas Kolb
Seems like you had to do a lot of faffing with these resin engines, drilling and adding brass rods and stuff... but they sure ended up nice!
Seems like you had to do a lot of faffing with these resin engines, drilling and adding brass rods and stuff... but they sure ended up nice!
7. July 2020, 09:48
Andy Ball
thanks Guy, apart from a few well-documented minor alignment issues with the canopy, this is a great fit'er
thanks Guy, apart from a few well-documented minor alignment issues with the canopy, this is a great fit'er
9. July 2020, 09:55
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Andy Ball
@Guy: I've had 4 on the workbench all close to completion and decided to weather them all together once the Hurricane was on finals. @Thomas: thank you, Sir- you have some great works too!
@Guy: I've had 4 on the workbench all close to completion and decided to weather them all together once the Hurricane was on finals. @Thomas: thank you, Sir- you have some great works too!
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Andy Ball
Thanks a Guy, it's been sitting on the bench in near-complete state for a while. I can recommend it, (apart from oversized wing tanks).
Thanks a Guy, it's been sitting on the bench in near-complete state for a while. I can recommend it, (apart from oversized wing tanks).
5. January 2020, 09:22
Peter Mollenhauer
Nice Fury, Andy! I've got the foreign Service kit, intend to build a Cuban example. Thanks for the hint with the tanks.
Nice Fury, Andy! I've got the foreign Service kit, intend to build a Cuban example. Thanks for the hint with the tanks.
28. July 2020, 07:36
Andy Ball
@Peter, thank-you. It's a great kit apart from the inaccuracy, perhaps better than Trumpeter's. I didn't trim the canopy down to the correct profile either- because I'd not had much experience of working with vacuform.
@Peter, thank-you. It's a great kit apart from the inaccuracy, perhaps better than Trumpeter's. I didn't trim the canopy down to the correct profile either- because I'd not had much experience of working with vacuform.
28. July 2020, 12:47
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Skywalker
Looks like you lost your refueling tube at some point. Nice to see more of your builds.
Looks like you lost your refueling tube at some point. Nice to see more of your builds.
29. June 2020, 21:49
Andy Ball
@Skywalker: yes this was one of the builds pre-divorce that managed to make it!, I've been looking for an after-market alternative- do you know of any?
@Skywalker: yes this was one of the builds pre-divorce that managed to make it!, I've been looking for an after-market alternative- do you know of any?
29. June 2020, 21:59
Skywalker
I have looked because I had such a problem with mine breaking, but I never found an after-market solution. I would think your best bet would be to fashion one out of stretched sprue.
I have looked because I had such a problem with mine breaking, but I never found an after-market solution. I would think your best bet would be to fashion one out of stretched sprue.
29. June 2020, 23:00
Alexander G.
nice was also considering a gallery of all my builds in chronological order, early sins included
nice was also considering a gallery of all my builds in chronological order, early sins included
30. June 2020, 15:41
Andy Ball
yes, I catalogue all my faithful attempts on here...stinkers through to "got it half-right"...I'm simply stunned at how some folks are able to do such tidy work in the 'one true scale'!...hence, just like in my real job, I have to say I "practice"
yes, I catalogue all my faithful attempts on here...stinkers through to "got it half-right"...I'm simply stunned at how some folks are able to do such tidy work in the 'one true scale'!...hence, just like in my real job, I have to say I "practice"
30. June 2020, 17:02
Andy Ball
added a scratch built refuel probe, t make it a little more complete. Finished!
added a scratch built refuel probe, t make it a little more complete. Finished!
23. July 2020, 13:17
Andy Ball
@Łukasz and @Skywalker: appreciate your tolerance of my old build!, all enamels and brushes....
@Łukasz and @Skywalker: appreciate your tolerance of my old build!, all enamels and brushes....
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Andy Ball
some of these were a little warped from their castings...so warm water helped.
some of these were a little warped from their castings...so warm water helped.
21. July 2020, 17:05
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Irving González
Oh good, now i am moving out, about 2 weeks without modelling, but want to start ASAP thank you
Oh good, now i am moving out, about 2 weeks without modelling, but want to start ASAP thank you
4. July 2020, 03:58
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Andy Ball
@Augie: think there is one, I'm sure I saw it at Telford last year?....(the 128 is the sort of plane only a mother would love)
@Augie: think there is one, I'm sure I saw it at Telford last year?....(the 128 is the sort of plane only a mother would love)
7. May 2020, 13:58
10. May 2020, 08:44
Andy Ball
Hi all...I have no idea what I have done on here...I seemed to have deleted, (YET AGAIN), my photos associated with this build.
I am finding SCM's user friendliness very taxing!! - so I've updated with some more. Hope you enjoy...it's been a long day!!
Hi all...I have no idea what I have done on here...I seemed to have deleted, (YET AGAIN), my photos associated with this build.
I am finding SCM's user friendliness very taxing!! - so I've updated with some more. Hope you enjoy...it's been a long day!!
10. May 2020, 19:37
Andy Ball
Thanks Sergej, Cuajete, and Łucasz, I hoe you'll follow the build on the "other channel"....take 2, I've just started the fuselage and think this is a 48'er...it's huge!
Thanks Sergej, Cuajete, and Łucasz, I hoe you'll follow the build on the "other channel"....take 2, I've just started the fuselage and think this is a 48'er...it's huge!
10. May 2020, 20:56
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29. June 2020, 20:30
Andy Ball
Made many years ago with enamels and brushes- refuelling probe long lost
Made many years ago with enamels and brushes- refuelling probe long lost
29. June 2020, 21:08
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Andy Ball
@Sergej: many thanks, it was a little bit of a mistake, but perhaps turned out better than I thought
@Sergej: many thanks, it was a little bit of a mistake, but perhaps turned out better than I thought
17. June 2020, 07:11
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Andy Ball
Got this, plus over-trees. This looks even more complex than the Hurricane.....
Got this, plus over-trees. This looks even more complex than the Hurricane.....
17. June 2020, 15:42
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Hello SCM fraternity!! What's the best way to seal Mr Hobby metallics (I think they're lacquer-based)?...I note that many of Mr. H clear lacquers are out-of-stock, and don't want to inadvertently spray a clear coat that may disrupt the high-sheen pigments of these products. I thank you in anticipation!......
29. May 2020, 11:24
Munkyslut
I would have thought the safest would be Future Klear Polish, either sprayed undiluted or brushed.
It's very forgiving & self levels beautifully
Are you after a high gloss finish?
I would have thought the safest would be Future Klear Polish, either sprayed undiluted or brushed.
It's very forgiving & self levels beautifully
Are you after a high gloss finish?
29. May 2020, 11:28
Andy Ball
thanks for getting back Monkeyslut!, I'm not too worried about a high-gloss per se, but don't want to create a reaction with the pigments that would, say, alter the sheen dramatically or disrupt them to such an extent that the colours may change [I applied CA glue on a PE part previously painted that had broken off and noted it went almost dark grey, meaning I had to re-paint]
thanks for getting back Monkeyslut!, I'm not too worried about a high-gloss per se, but don't want to create a reaction with the pigments that would, say, alter the sheen dramatically or disrupt them to such an extent that the colours may change [I applied CA glue on a PE part previously painted that had broken off and noted it went almost dark grey, meaning I had to re-paint]
29. May 2020, 11:49
Munkyslut
I always worked on the theory that if Future can make clear styrene parts look even clearer it's not gonna harm anything
I always worked on the theory that if Future can make clear styrene parts look even clearer it's not gonna harm anything
29. May 2020, 12:36
Andy Ball
Thanks all: I think my initial apprehension was alleviated by your collective advice, and the "just do it" approach!
Thanks all: I think my initial apprehension was alleviated by your collective advice, and the "just do it" approach!
9. June 2020, 22:27
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26. May 2020, 14:07
Thomas Kolb
So cool! That's one crazy model! One of my friends in Stockholm built that one a few years ago - I think it weighs over 2 kg and is big as a house! I am definitely looking forward to you building it!
So cool! That's one crazy model! One of my friends in Stockholm built that one a few years ago - I think it weighs over 2 kg and is big as a house! I am definitely looking forward to you building it!
29. May 2020, 09:32
Andy Ball
It has the presence of one of those airline models that would sit in a travel agents window in the 1980's! Boy, will it be a test of skill....I'm gonna sit on this one for a while, see if anyone else has a crack at it first!
It has the presence of one of those airline models that would sit in a travel agents window in the 1980's! Boy, will it be a test of skill....I'm gonna sit on this one for a while, see if anyone else has a crack at it first!
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1. June 2020, 14:48
Maciej Bellos
Whoa!
I thought that the only ones available were in 1/144 and 1/100.
Back in the 80s I flew in those (LOT Airlines, Athens-Warsaw). Beasts, even bigger when seen through the eyes of an 8 year old. I like the Tu-154 more though!
Whoa!
I thought that the only ones available were in 1/144 and 1/100.
Back in the 80s I flew in those (LOT Airlines, Athens-Warsaw). Beasts, even bigger when seen through the eyes of an 8 year old. I like the Tu-154 more though!
1. June 2020, 17:53
Andy Ball
She sure is big!, in the late 1970's I remember riding my bicycle to Newcastle airport to see a TAROM Tu-154 land, it was quite a rare creature amongst HS Tridents, BAC1-11s and 727s!!
She sure is big!, in the late 1970's I remember riding my bicycle to Newcastle airport to see a TAROM Tu-154 land, it was quite a rare creature amongst HS Tridents, BAC1-11s and 727s!!
1. June 2020, 21:52
Ben M
Alright, another great subject Andy, can't wait to watch it. I have a 1:72 airliner to build myself, possibly after I finish my dirigible. Can only do one "big" kit at a time on my table.
Alright, another great subject Andy, can't wait to watch it. I have a 1:72 airliner to build myself, possibly after I finish my dirigible. Can only do one "big" kit at a time on my table.
1. June 2020, 22:07
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