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  1. The Migrant

    Ke-Nu

    Dragon 1/72 Ke-Nu. Tiny little kit, and the vast majority of parts on the sprues are not used for this particular model. I decided to keep the weathering fairly light on this.
  2. The Migrant

    Bell X-1a

    Straightforward enough kit from Special Hobby, the 1/72 Bell X-1A. Only the vague instructions and complicated undercarriage assembly offered any resistance. I did manage to craze the canopy by over-zealous use of a clamp, though.
  3. The Migrant

    Eduard Bf110

    Superb 1/72 kit from Eduard, this was the Profipack version which had coloured photo etch, paint masks etc. I also used Eduard Brassin resin wheels and gun bay.
  4. The Migrant

    Stang

    I took some photos of the real 'Stang' in a museum in Arizona last year and have wanted to build of a model of it since. It's a restored warbird which has been converted to a two-seater and finished in a totally spurious camo scheme. This is the new tool Airfix 1/72 kit, which was great fun to...
  5. The Migrant

    Airfix 1/72 Henschel Hs-123

    The old Airfix kit finished as a post-war Spanish a/c. I rescribed it, added a bunch of cockpit detail and replaced the interplane struts.
  6. The Migrant

    1/48 Macchi 202

    This is a few years old now, it's the 1/48 Hasegawa Macchi Mc.202. The kit is fantastic, I did very little additional work to it except add some gubbins in the wheel wells, and I also made my own decals.
  7. The Migrant

    Iranian Airbus

    Airfix 1/144 A310 Airbus, one of only two airliners I've built. Not an easy kit: lots of sink marks, flash, warped parts and even a couple of missing bits, so it was a bit of a struggle. Decals are home made, including the windscreen, doors and windows, and I did some simple rescribing. Here's...
  8. The Migrant

    1/48 Perry

    An occasional foray into 1/48 scale, this is the Fine Molds Ki-10 Perry. It's a superb kit, easily as nice as anything Hasegawa have produced, and would also make an ideal first biplane kit as the struts are so well-engineered and easy to assemble. Apart from the stainless steel rigging wires...
  9. The Migrant

    Mainstay

    Trumpeter 1/144 A-50 Mainstay. Pretty big for a 1/144 plane, it's got a wingspan of over 14". Nicely detailed kit, I upgraded it with chaff dispensers, additional strakes on the undercarriage fairings and various aerials/antennae that were visible on photos of the real thing. Biggest challenge...
  10. The Migrant

    The souvenir hunter

    I built this a few years ago from Tamiya's lovely 1/25 GMC 'Deuce-and-a-half' kit. It depicts a souvenir hunter perusing his stash of captured booty, including a rudder from a Revell 1/32 Bf109 and various weapons/accessories from Italeri and Tamiya sets. Figure is a Royal Models resin kit, as...
  11. The Migrant

    Beaver

    This is the old 70's Airfix 1/72 Beaver with a bit of tidying up and a non-standard RAF scheme. Sanded all the rivets off, re-scribed and generally cleaned up the kit. The various aerials/antennae were also added using photos for reference. Considering its age it went together pretty well.
  12. The Migrant

    Desert Mirage

    Another oldie, the Airfix 1/72 Mirage F.1, one of my all-time favorite jets (along with the Hunter and F-86). Quite a nice little kit from the 70s, I rescribed the panel lines, added some cockpit detail and hollowed out the jet pipe. Markings are homemade for a Qatari AF plane.
  13. The Migrant

    Psychedelic Buffalo

    Airfix 1/72 Buffalo, finished in an experimental disruptive Barclay-McLelland scheme of 1941. Kit has been rescribed and some cockpit detail added. The paint scheme is entirely masked and painted, although in retrospect decals might have been easier...
  14. The Migrant

    Bird Dog

    Airfix 1/72 Cessna O-1A Bird Dog, an old 70's bubble-pack kit which I finished in Thai markings using home-made decals. The windows were the biggest issue with the model; I used the kit windscreen/rear window but replaced all the others with acetate. It's also re-scribed and I added a few...
  15. The Migrant

    Ford '32 Interceptor

    I built this old AMT 1/25 kit as part of a Group Build on another forum, the theme being 'aircraft-influenced cars'. I went for a 30s 'yellow wing' scheme based on US aircraft of the period, and scratch built a 'cockpit' for it using bits from a scrapped Bf 109 kit. This is only the second car...
  16. The Migrant

    Airfix Roland

    This is the 1/72 Airfix Roland C.II, a kit originally tooled in 1965. It had absolutely no interior so I started scratch building one. I got a bit carried away, and then it seemed a shame to close it all up so I cut away one side of the fuselage. I challenged myself not to use any aftermarket on...
  17. The Migrant

    Getting Snarky.

    This kit's even older than I am. The Revell Northrop Snark missile was originally released in 1958; it was covered in rivets and had those helpful marking-guides moulded onto the wings and fuselage... So, I had to sand everything down, re-scribe and add a bit of extra detail. I didn't trust the...
  18. The Migrant

    Hawker Sea Fury 1/72

    Trumpeter 1/72 Hawker Sea Fury, finished in a slightly non-standard Royal Canadian Navy scheme. I added a Pavla resin cockpit, resin prop blades and an Airwaves PE set for the undercarriage doors. Markings by Mike Grant Decals.
  19. The Migrant

    Airfix Mossie 1/72

    Another old Airfix kit, done in Israeli markings. The Mosquito is a fairly basic kit and benefits from rescribing (pretty straightforward, not too many panel lines) and a bit of added detail in the cockpit. The canopy was sanded smooth and polished as the framing is rather heavy. I used salt to...
  20. The Migrant

    American Bulldog

    This is the Airfix 1/72 Bristol Bulldog in the markings of one of the aircraft sent to the U.S. for trials; I couldn't find photos of the scheme so based it on a written description in the Mushroom book on the type. The model is rigged with stainless steel wire and has had quite a bit of added...

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