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    Fernando N's Tamiya 1/48 Focke Wulf Fw190 D-9

    Evening all, John, thanks with such prominent guns they just had to be up-graded.:thumb2: Peter, thank you, hope you like the end result too.:smiling4: Richard, thanks sometimes their older ones have fit issues, just need some filler and elbow grease to solve.:tongue-out3: Having this day and...
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    Fernando N's Tamiya 1/48 Focke Wulf Fw190 D-9

    Hi everyone, sorry for the very late reply as I’ve lost the mojo on this way back and totally forgot about the tread, but some of you might have guessed that then. Anyway with the end of the month and this GB looming, I carefully reactivated this build last week and hoped to finish it in time...
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    Militracks 2019 at Overloon

    Hi all, thought this might be interesting for any who is close by then or has a free schedule and doesn’t mind the trip. A list of the participants so far:https://www.militracks.nl/en/participating-military-vehicles/ Also according to their FB page a Panther from Samur is coming and two...
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    Fernando N's Tiger Model P-40 Warhawk (Pete's Toon Challenge)

    Hi all, here are the photos of my completed Warhawk. Neat little kit to build, modified the canopy, replaced the barrels and added a thing or two to the interior and exterior. Made a couple of interior shots with the flash on so the bits are better seen.:smiling: Thanks for looking...
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    Fernando N's Tiger Model Curtiss P-40 Warhawk

    Evening, Steven, thanks.:thumb2: With an extra week off during last Easter, I’d managed to make a lot of progress on this little one, just didn’t get around to post it…:rolling: Detail painting was pretty straight forward, most were the wheel wells and landing gear(which I failed to capture...
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    Latest Acquisitions (2019)

    Got some more reference/reading material last week, although some books are older they have a lot of info:
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    Fernando N's Tiger Model Curtiss P-40 Warhawk

    Evening all, sorry for the late reply… Jim, no prob and thanks, just having fun in the non-scale.:thumb2::smiling4: Pete, thanks:thumb2: will try to keep the standard high…:rolling: John, no prob and thank you, these give a palette to experiment on without worrying if it looks...
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    Latest Acquisitions (2019)

    Earned some extra cash of late and went to the not so local hobby shop (near Schiphol) for a little shopping trip: Was on the lookout for the books, the decals, the Bigsin set and the Eggplane, the rest were extra’s…:nerd:
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    Fernando N's Airfix 1/72 NA Mustang IV (StarterSet GB)

    Hi everyone, Although only using the kits contents, some basic tools and some general household items this one turned out pretty nice for me.:smiling4: With such limitations it was great to be as creative as possible and also reminded me that one doesn’t need all the extensive tools to have fun...
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    Fernando N's Airfix NA Mustang IV

    Evening all, Ralph, thank you.:thumb2: Allen, thanks buddy great kit = quick build but more on that later and the FatMax is easy for me, have more injuries with the knives and scalpels the others use…:smiling: Pete, thank you and if I read correctly Peter allowed it, I only use it for holding...
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    Fernando N's Airfix NA Mustang IV

    Hi everyone, Peter, thanks although initially it looked so painting took up a lot more time…:thumb2::rolling: Jim, thank you OOB and off the beaten path.:thumb2::smiling: Pete, thank you too, great tip BTW for the brush cut mine too and the larger area's were better looking...
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    Fernando N's Airfix NA Mustang IV

    Evening all, Like some others I’ve been looking forward to this GB to simply build OOB with basic tools and materials:nerd:. Chose this one since it’s been more than a decade I’ve brush painted a whole model plane….:rolling:: The contents of the box: Great moulding quality, wish Airfix was...
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    Fernando N's Tiger Model Curtiss P-40 Warhawk

    Hi all, Pete, Ian, Wouter and Ian M thanks guys.:thumb2::thumb2: Ian M, a second go was a good idea indeed, leaving a very little bulge on top also helps to get a flat surface when it has dried.:smiling4: A small update for now, with the last things done to the instrument panel and a scratch...
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    Latest Acquisitions (2019)

    After getting some money back from the health insurance, bought these from SMS last week and they arrived today. Really wanted the Sea Fury and the Wolf for the Dutch variants, the others were in the back of my head for some time and now was a good time to buy:nerd:: Nicely packed and swiftly...
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    Fernando N's Ace British Light Tank Mark.VI C (Beowulf's Little Armour GB)

    Hi all, Here are the completed photos of my little tankette:smiling4:: And for size:nerd:: A lot of extra work went into the base kit, replaced the mudguards and barrels etc., more in the build...
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    Fernando N's Ace British Light Tank Mark.VI C

    Evening all, Steve, Greame, Paul, Si and Rick thanks guys for the great comments.:thumb2::thumb2: Oh and Si the pattern was a headache indeed, it was easy to stray too much into one’s own pattern instead of the ref’s.:confused: With the gloss dry I gave it a wash of AK 121 Brown to let the...
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    Latest Acquisitions (2019)

    Watch out with those my friend, if you get any more filled with kits you may as well start a shop.:tongue-out3: Got some more paints for some future builds, new brushes for the acrylics and small mixing palettes: Have used a big palette of late, but these little ones are better suited on a...
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    Fernando N's Tiger Model Curtiss P-40 Warhawk

    Evening all, Thanks Ian.:thumb2: Had an extra day this weekend for moggelling and such, so didn’t waste much of it to complete the interior of this one.:smiling: After a couple coats of sprayed on Interior Green, the details were painted following the same USAF reference and given a Dark Brown...
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    Fernando N's Ace British Light Tank Mark.VI C

    Evening everyone, Dave, Si, Peter, Rick, Jim, Ralph and Steve thanks for the kind comments guys.:thumb2::smiling: Not so much photo’s in this update but the work involved almost took up the same amount of hours.:smiling5: The instructions were next to useless in painting, telling one to look...
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    Fernando N's Tiger Model Curtiss P-40 Warhawk

    Hi everyone, With a project moving from manufacture to painting, there was space on the bench for my next Toon:smiling:. First the obligatory sprue shots and contents of box: A couple of parts were loose in the bag, luckily no broken or scratched parts.:smiling4: One canopy to modify: And...
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