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Italeri Fairchild Thunderbolt A-10C ‘Blacksnakes'
Ok, so I binned the crappy Bell and will start on this next. I added a few bits of extra PE from Eduard. Got PE for the Seatbelts, Cockpit and exterior and the canopy masks. There are some 3d cockpit decals I saw too, has anyone tried those? Anyway, not really started yet, I was working out...- Neil
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- Forum: Aeroplanes Under Construction
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Revell 1/48 Bell UH-1 ‘Huey'
I’ve made a start but this is a terrible kit so far, badly fitting and lots of flash. I may put it back in the stash for future and go to the A10 instead.- Neil
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- Forum: Helicopters Under Construction
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Airfix 1/72 English Electric Lightning F6
Right, considering this done - well I’m waiting for the replacement pitot tube to arrive but that is minor.- Neil
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- Forum: Aeroplanes Under Construction
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Latest Acquisitions (2025)
I had a £15 off if you spend £75 voucher for Airfix, and as it is my birthday soon, I wrangled an exemption from the ‘no more models until you’ve done 6’ clause so I bought these: and got this free: That then qualified for a free tank kit - only I misread it, so I actually got a tank... -
Airfix 1/72 English Electric Lightning F6
Soooo many stencils…. so progress, but not completed all of the stencils. I have mainly the ones underneath left and then varnish and weathering.- Neil
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- Forum: Aeroplanes Under Construction
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Varnishing
The current build is a Lightning, the next stage is decals but the colours now are gloss black for the tail and aluminium - also gloss If the colours are already gloss, do I really need a gloss varnish coat? I know it is for the decals to seat better but does it matter if the paint is already...- Neil
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Latest Acquisitions (2025)
different CA, some blue coloured cement and some droppers for the CA My mouse looks like it has sprung one hell of an oil leak... -
Airfix 1/72 English Electric Lightning F6
Painted Aluminium now, the tail is black so that remains as is.- Neil
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- Forum: Aeroplanes Under Construction
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Airfix 1/72 English Electric Lightning F6
Well after a break last weekend, back to it today. I have sorted out the stand part - added wings and a few parts.. Got the cockpit on and some extras - nealry mistakenly added the overwing fuel tanks until I realised they need transfers! Primed in black - I’m going for the RAF Tengah model...- Neil
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- Forum: Aeroplanes Under Construction
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Airfix 1/72 English Electric Lightning F6
I am building this with a stand attached to show it in-flight. I’m going to use a brass rod fitted into the underside and attach that to a wooden base. The brass rod will fit into the plastic rod I’ve fitted now. Any thoughts on what adhesive to fix brass into the plastic welcome too. I’m...- Neil
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- Forum: Aeroplanes Under Construction
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Tamiya 1/72 Phantom II F4-G
Not the best, I’m afraid compared with others here. A kit I started in 2017 - just before we moved house and it took this long to complete! Adding fun photo next to a Harrier GR4 - supposedly the same scale but it seems far too small in comparison to the Phantom. I’ve got some Phantoms in US...- Neil
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- Forum: Completed Aeroplanes
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Latest Acquisitions (2025)
Damaged box shop from SMS - frankly, the ‘damage’ is cosmetic, but I’m not complaining: -
How to make an aircraft stand from scratch
A long time ago on a PC far, far away - somewhere in the browser history I had a link to a page. It was a really excellent “how to build a model aircraft stand”. He used a plinth, a metal rod and plastic tubing I seem to recall. I was wondering if anyone had such a link? I was planning to start...- Neil
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- Forum: Tutorials and how to's
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Return of the carpet monster
I wouldn’t mind but it is a smallish but not tiny piece of undercarriage that was painted white. The carpet is blue, on top of laminate. There is seemingly no where for this piece to have vanished to, ergo, the carper monster strikes again. I hate fashioning bits because they never look right. -
When the paint scheme just seems wrong..
I have nearly finished my Harrier, so next up and partially started is the 1/72 - Tamiya Phantom F4-G and I’m going to use the German Airforce version. However, one thing bugging me is the exhaust fairing underneath the tail which is show as XF-10 - Flat Brown. Seems to me that would be more...- Neil
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Good luck Day
Today started out badly… I got home from walking the dog - no wedding ring 😱 Hunted around and just before I was about to go out and retrace my steps in the vague hope I would find it, I found it in the bed clothes. Luck was changing… Took my SnowPro exam this afternoon .. and passed that... -
Brush cleaning / reclaiming
I discovered today that a couple of brushes I used a lot were not cleaned properly last time I used them. I only use acrylics, but it may have been a few months since I last used them. Normally I’d just buy some more but I wondered if anyone had tips for actually reclaiming a brush that has...- Neil
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- Forum: Tutorials and how to's
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Happy stash find
I was wondering what to start next while waiting for the proverbial paint to dry, and opened this box - I forgot that I had this one on the go when we moved in 2017 - everything else was in storage at this point so I had a few paints, a knife and glue and this… And I had done more of it than I...
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