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  1. The Migrant

    Tupolev G5 torpedo boat

    This is the Brengun Models 1/144 Tupolev G.5 torpedo boat, a resin and photo-etch kit. The full build article is in the current issue of Airfix magazine.
  2. The Migrant

    1/48 Fiat CR.32

    I built this a few years ago, and have never been overly happy with it. It's the Classic Airframes kit, which was a challenge to begin with, but I put way too much flat varnish on it and the whole model looks... well, flat somehow. :rolleyes: Still, here it is FWIW (I'm photographing some of my...
  3. The Migrant

    Double decker air bus

    This is the 1/144 Breguet Br.763 from F-RSIN (despite the name, this is an injection moulded kit). A really difficult build from start to finish, this is the kind of thing I had to deal with:- And here's the finished piece, full-build article in the latest Airfix Model World mag.
  4. The Migrant

    Captive 109s

    These were a couple of quick builds of the HobbyBoss 1/72 Bf109E and 109G-6 in captured markings, based on profiles/photos in the Kecay book. The kits are OK and fit together very well, but there are a few inaccuracies and the detail is basic. I was especially disappointed in the canopy framing...
  5. The Migrant

    Meteor Rising

    I was sure I'd posted this before but a search didn't turn it up; apologies if this is a duplicate. It's the MPM 1/72 Meteor F8 finished as a target tug, for an article in Model Airplane International a few years back. The kit was a struggle, with poor fit in key areas. Pilot is a PJ Productions...
  6. The Migrant

    1/72 Helldiver

    Anyone wanting an accurate 1/72 Helldiver would be better off starting with the Academy kit, but I was asked by Airfix Model World magazine to build this, the old Airfix kit. All the rivets were sanded off, a cockpit interior scratch built, the model was re-scribed and vac-form canopies used. I...
  7. The Migrant

    Westland Wessex

    Mark 1 1/144 Westland Wessex HAR.3. Really nice little kit, just needed a bit of a polish and a few added aerials/details. Surprisingly for the rescue variant the kit didn't include the winch, so that was scratch built. Decals are from the kit and went on beautifully. Full build article in the...
  8. The Migrant

    Custom masks?

    Anyone know of a supplier of custom paint masks (such as those produced by Eduard)? I have artwork drawn up for some simple window masks and am looking for someone to produce them as one-offs. Any help would be appreciated.
  9. The Migrant

    Nigel Mansell's BAe Hawk F1...

    Just completed this, the Airfix 1/72 Hawk 100 kit finished in a Williams-Honda Formula 1 scheme, inspired by this profile by Claveworks Graphics. Kit is OK, a bit basic and spoilt by an awful canopy with a huge thick MDC, and too wide for the fuselage. But ideal for a quick fun build, which this...
  10. The Migrant

    Cat out of Hell

    Eduard's 1/48 F-6F Hellcat, finished as an early version which involved modifying the wing cannons. I also opened the cowl flaps to add a bit of interest. The boxing was a Profipack version so it came with all the goodies, including colour photo-etch and windscreen masks. Finished with...
  11. The Migrant

    Yak triplets

    These are Mikro-Mir 1/144 Yak UT-1s, they come three in a box including a floatplane version. Great fun to build, the floatplane is out-of-box but I added cockpits to the other two, scratch built the guns on the fighter version, added cylinder fins to the engines and a few other refinements...
  12. The Migrant

    Airfix 1/144 Boeing 737

    The old Airfix kit with Bra.Z engine upgrades (with the later wide pylons). Kit was re-scribed and several small details added, and the swooshy paint scheme was masked and airbrushed. I made custom decals for the logos and lettering. Full build article is in the latest (Dec 2014) issue of Airfix...
  13. The Migrant

    Migrant's 24-hour builds

    Over on one of the other forums they hold regular Blitzbaus: group builds in which an entrant attempts to build a model of his/her choice in a 24-hour period. (That's 24 consecutive hours, not 24 actual building hours unless you're willing to forego food and sleep). Obviously it can't compete...
  14. The Migrant

    Excellent B-24 reference

    You may already be familiar with this site, but I only stumbled on it yesterday. There are some incredible full 360-degree, rotatable images of various parts of the Liberator interior. Being 'inside' the Sperry ball turret actually felt claustrophobic, especially looking up. A look inside the B-24
  15. The Migrant

    Albatross

    Airfix 1/72 Albatross D.Va, one of those ancient toolings offered in a new red box. Out of the box it's pretty woeful, so I did quite a bit of accurizing and detailing and made the decals myself.For some reason the Germans painted out parts of the upper wing crosses to make them asymmetrical
  16. The Migrant

    Airfix Saab Draken 1/72

    This is one of only two models I have that are posed in flight. It's the old Airfix Draken, a fairly basic kit and apparently not particularly accurate, but it still looks like a Draken ;) It was re-scribed, and I made new decals for it. The base is a simple acrylic block with an old...
  17. The Migrant

    Haitian Mustang

    This is the second 1/72 Airfix new-tool P-51D I've built this year, it's one of my favourite kits. This one's finished as a civilian postwar F-51D that was pressed into military service in Haiti in 1963. It carried F-86 drop tanks, which were sourced from a damaged Special Hobby kit. Markings...
  18. The Migrant

    Airfix Chippie

    This is an older build of the Airfix 1/72 DHC Chipmunk in the hi-vis dayglo/grey scheme. Custom decals and a few added details here and there. I'd love to see Airfix re-tool the Chippie.
  19. The Migrant

    'Paper' Hunter

    This is the Revell 1/144 Hawker Hunter, finished in the Papyrus scheme (real thing here). I custom made the decals for it and added a bit of detail to the cockpit. It's a great little kit, unfortunately - like its 1/72 counterpart - it's hard to find these days.
  20. The Migrant

    Skeletal Fokker

    This is the Eduard 1/72 strip-down Fokker Dr.1, which is (almost) entirely photo-etch. (You can see pics of the kit contents in Gregg's thread.) The build was more straightforward than it might look, though I still found it a challenge, largely due to my own clumsiness; I even managed to knock...

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