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    Fernando's Trumpeter 1/48 RA-5C Vigilante (Rons reconnaissance Group build)

    Hi everyone, Here are the completed pics of my Vigilante, took a bit more time 6 instead of the allotted 3 months… Not the easiest of kits to build but if you want one in this scale, break out the putty:tongue-out3:. Added Aires cockpit, wheel well and burner can sets, some wires for the...
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    Fernando N's Trumpeter 1/48 RA-5C Vigilante

    Hi everyone, Thanks for the kind comments guys, much appreciated:thumb2::thumb2:. Having a bit of a lull in the mojo trying to finish this one, going step by step the past weeks it finally has met the finish line:smiling:. After the decals settled in, a medium grey wash for the top and a light...
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    Latest Acquisitions (2020)

    With the mojo crawing back after a little lull, I wanted to get one of the Kittyhawks JR built last. Got me another version but mostly the same kit and some other bargains in a shop a couple of days ago, here goes the no kits streak:tongue-out3: ( yes very weak willed): Also getting some new...
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    Fernando N's Trumpeter 1/48 RA-5C Vigilante

    Evening all, Thanks Tony:thumb2:, think I heard that before in a Wings of Russia episode about interceptors. Remember the commentator dismissing the whole thing as coincidence, yeah right…:smiling5: Been too long since I’ve posted some progress on this big one, sat in the corner of the bench...
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    Fernando's little Mustang, Airfix P-51D 1/72 (Animal Antics GB)

    Hi all, here are the completed pics of my little Mustang. I added an Eduard set for the interior and replaced the gun-barrels with micro-tube, apart from that she’s OOB. Had a couple of moulding defects in my kit, the aerial and a panel-line had some blobs on them but still a great kit made by...
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    Fernando's little Mustang, Airfix P-51D 1/72

    Afternoon all, Greame, Ron and Peter thanks guys:thumb2:. Tony, thank you, a superb kit indeed apart from the aerial and a little lower panel-line blob, the moulding was sharp and good fitting:thumb2:. Jim, thanks:thumb2: and so true, nothing so annoying as the decals ruining all the previous...
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    Fernando's little Mustang, Airfix P-51D 1/72

    Afternoon, Si, thanks:thumb2: the silver and aluminium is just the regular Model Air paint, heard that their metallic line is even better. Jim, me too great that Airfix chose this version :smiling4: , thanks:thumb2:. Ralph, thanks:thumb2:. Got the decals on today and apart from the top...
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    Fernando's Tamiya 1/35 Stug IIIB (Bob's Sturmgeschutz GB)

    Hi everyone, Here is my finished Stug, simply OOB with Fruils added. Paints are Vallejo and Tamiya with Ammo washes. Great kit to build and expand upon:smiling4:. Thanks for looking in. Fernando
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    Fernando's Tamiya 1/35 Stug IIIB

    Afternoon all, Bob, thank you:thumb2: at least you got me building one for the GB, maybe more will find their way to the bench this year or beyond…:thinking: Ian and Jim, thanks guys :thumb2: . John, the cables are simply Tamiya XF-56 brushed on with A.mig 1005 washed on, thanks:thumb2:. Steve...
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    Fernando's little Mustang, Airfix P-51D 1/72

    Hi all, Steven, thanks the prep-work underneath the coat paid off as these metallic paints show all too good:thumb2:. Allen, thanks buddy:thumb2:, was nice to have three weeks moggling and build away till the eyes hurt:nerd:. This was my last week, back to work on Monday, will be a pita to get...
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    Fernando's Tamiya 1/35 Stug IIIB

    Afternoon all, Bob, Andy, John and Bob, thanks guys:thumb2:. Andy, I’ve only did a pre-shade on darker colours a few times before but it disappears each time so highlights is the way for me for now:smiling:. Bob, hope your painting went well too:thumb2:. Progress on this one didn’t stay slow...
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    Revell 1/144 Airbus A300-600 ST Beluga (Animal Antics GB)

    Hi everybody, Here are the pics of my completed Beluga, no too easy to build given the age of the moulds (1991) but still happy to have completed it and add the odd shape to the shelves:smiling4:. All finished in Vallejo colours. Btw I went for the no.2 option as it looked like...
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    Fernando N's Revell 1/144 Airbus A300-600 ST Beluga

    Afternoon all, John, Jim, Tony and Chris, thanks guys:thumb2:. John, that can be interesting for the scratch builder out there with this kit as there are parts to present it open accepting or unloading cargo. Just need to cut up the fuselage halves and not follow the instructions as they let...
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    Fernando N's Revell 1/144 Airbus A300-600 ST Beluga

    Hi everyone, Thanks Andrew:thumb2:. Well this white whale has survived Christmas and the masking/paintwork in the past week:smiling4:. After the basecoat of the wings dried, the leading edges were sprayed VJ 71.062 aluminium and the centre of the main wings VJ 71.050 light grey, made the last...
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    Fernando's little Mustang, Airfix P-51D 1/72

    Evening all, Thanks guys appreciated :thumb2: :thumb2: , add some AM, build it carefully and you’re bound to have a model for a show:cool:. Managed to get it ready for paint during the week and even adding some extras too:smiling4:, found the moulded guns a bit off, so added replacements of...
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    Fernando's little Mustang, Airfix P-51D 1/72

    Hi everyone, Even though the bench is full because the que to the AB booth I started work on this little gem:upside:: An Eduard set for the office to enhance the look: Originally planned as a follow on to the starter-set GB, I couldn’t make it in time then. Had been on the top of the stash...
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    Fernando's Tamiya 1/35 Stug IIIB

    Hi all, Thanks Bob:thumb2:, trying to let it look right a bit:smiling:. Just a small update for now, got the Stug in the preferred look of grey after some fiddling though:rolling:. First I gave all the parts a coat of VJ 73.605 red brown primer, as I hope I can create some chipping this way...
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    Fernando N's Trumpeter 1/48 RA-5C Vigilante

    Evening all, John, thanks going to be quite prominent hydraulic lines, much appreciated:thumb2:. Chris, thank you and don’t be sorry its always quite busy with treads on the site so it’s easy to miss a thing or two:thumb2:. She’s bigger than the S-3 and A-6 models I got, guess her only...
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    Fernando N's Revell 1/144 Airbus A300-600 ST Beluga

    Hi everyone, Ian and John, thanks guys:thumb2:. You’re not the only one who likes the look John, the double hull shape like the Super-Guppy or Nimrod is quite appealing in my eyes too:smiling:. Well this one has been left to the back-ground a bit too long due to other stuff taking up the...
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    Fernando N's Trumpeter 1/48 RA-5C Vigilante

    Evening everyone, Thanks Joe :thumb2: . With reinvigorated mojo from another build, the landing gear got their last details: Some lumps on the underside got replaced by 0.8mm brass tube too, although I couldn’t find them on any pics on the net, they looked like vents from the intakes so the...

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