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Hello, need advice
- Mr Bowcat
- Post #11
- Forum: Sci-fi Under Constuction
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ALERT THINGS ARE GOIN TO CLOSE DOWN EG. THE WEB AN SMART TV
I find it funny. One of my occasional hobbies is scam baiting, when you reply to one of the obvious scam emails and play the scammers along (obviously with a fake email address). I'm on the 4.9eater.com forum which is dedicated to this. The game here is to either get bank details (which can be... -
Meng 1/35 Abrams M1A2 TUSK
Morning guys, Didn't get to the bench last week so cracked back into this build over the weekend. First job was to get the side skirts attached. This mostly went OK, I only broker one of the arms. While that was drying I got on with detail painting the MG's. Then it was time to get...- Mr Bowcat
- Post #23
- Forum: Armoured Vehicles Under Constuction
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Bowcat's Hurricane Mk1 Fly Models 1/32
Hey Jim, No they are new to me as well, but after some research they are apparently the best 1/32 version available at the moment, despite the flaws mentioned above. 303 Squadron (who only flew Hurricanes) claimed the largest number of enemies shot downs during the BoB at 126 destroyed, 13...- Mr Bowcat
- Post #3
- Forum: Colins' Battle of Britain GB: 10th July - Oct 2020
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Bowcat's Hurricane Mk1 Fly Models 1/32
Hi Guys, This will be my entry for the GB. This boxing contains markings for Group Captain John Kent's aircraft V6665 of the 303 Squadron based at Northolt which is what I will be building. I live within a couple of miles of Northolt airfield, and have been lucky enough to be on the base a...- Mr Bowcat
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- Forum: Colins' Battle of Britain GB: 10th July - Oct 2020
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Meng 1/35 Abrams M1A2 TUSK
Cheers guys. :smiling3: I haven't been at the bench in almost a week, some 1:1 projects took precedence, but yesterday I managed the entire day on this build. I've now painted and glossed the entire lower hull, side skirts and wheels. I've used black basing to get some initial tonal...- Mr Bowcat
- Post #12
- Forum: Armoured Vehicles Under Constuction
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Advanced Modelling Products vinyl masks and Hataka lacquer paint - a warning
Hi guys, I recently used vinyl masks on my F-16 obtained from Jim at Advanced Modelling Products in the US. Jim is a lovely guy and very helpful. The model was painted with Hataka orange line (lacquer) paints, and the masks applied after a 24 hour drying period. As this was a 3 colour scheme...- Mr Bowcat
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- Forum: painting chit chat.
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Meng 1/35 Abrams M1A2 TUSK
Hi guys. :) I've been carrying on with this build and now have the lower hull completed. I tried my hand at distressing the rubber tyres as I have seen on a couple of recent builds. I also had a test fit of the of the side panels and have now decided to paint and fit these (along with the...- Mr Bowcat
- Post #5
- Forum: Armoured Vehicles Under Constuction
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Meng 1/35 Abrams M1A2 TUSK
Hi Guys, I pulled this one out of the stash last night. I've had it for around 3 years so time to get it built. This will be pretty much OOB with maybe a little detailing and some crew figures added. I may also get aftermarket tracks as the kit version seems very similar to the Meng Gepard I...- Mr Bowcat
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- Forum: Armoured Vehicles Under Constuction
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Tamiya 1/48 F-16C Aggressor
Hi Guys, My F-16C Block 30 in the Blue Splinter camo scheme of the 18th Aggressor squadron, Eielson AFB, Alaska. The build was not without its problems (some of my own making) but I got there in the end.- Mr Bowcat
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- Forum: Completed Aeroplanes
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Tamiya 1/48 F16C Aggressor
Afternoon chaps. :) Well, the weathering's done and nothing else fell off or broke. :tears-of-joy: I've kept it very light and simple, I would imagine these Aggressor birds are used less and cleaned more than Warbirds. The aircraft and pylons have been given a Flory clay wash, and the pods &...- Mr Bowcat
- Post #65
- Forum: Aeroplanes Under Construction
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Tamiya 1/48 F16C Aggressor
Good afternoon gents. :) I spent most of yesterday applying the decals. The airframe decals were from Two Bobs (printed by Microscale) and mostly went down beautifully. They were incredibly thin with little carrier film, although a couple of them folded over and were impossible to get straight...- Mr Bowcat
- Post #64
- Forum: Aeroplanes Under Construction
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Tamiya 1/48 F16C Aggressor
Morning chaps. :) Paint repairs have gone well, and after a little bit of light sanding and polishing I think I will be ready for gloss and decals. There's a little bit of wear from the cotton bud/odourless thinners cleanup, and some slight variations in colour with the touch ups, but I think...- Mr Bowcat
- Post #58
- Forum: Aeroplanes Under Construction
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Tamiya 1/48 F16C Aggressor
Morning guys. :smiling3: Been a while since my last update, mainly because this builds curse continues to haunt me. :worried: Since my last post I had painted the three camo colours using the Aero Mask set from AMP. Their website states they are "as sticky as Tamiya tape", however when trying...- Mr Bowcat
- Post #41
- Forum: Aeroplanes Under Construction
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Lathe's
Hi guys. Not sure if this is the right forum for this, so mods please move if inappropriate. For some time now I've been thinking about buying a small lathe. No particular reason, I just fancy learning how to turn metal, and maybe make the odd AFV barrel, or a muzzle brake for one of my...- Mr Bowcat
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- Forum: General Modelling chat
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Tamiya 1/48 F16C Aggressor
Morning guys. :smiling3: Small update, after masking the radome I painted the first of the camo colours (FS36251 Aggressor Grey). I honestly can't tell much difference from the primer colour but should hopefully get the first lot of masking down tonight and the first of the blues on.- Mr Bowcat
- Post #33
- Forum: Aeroplanes Under Construction
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Tamiya 1/48 F16C Aggressor
A very happy Sunday afternoon to all. :) It's been a case of 1 step forward and 2 steps back with this build for the last few days. I started putting the AN/ALQ-188 Jamming Pod together and realised that the hole I had drilled in the fuselage to mount the plane on a pole was slightly too far...- Mr Bowcat
- Post #32
- Forum: Aeroplanes Under Construction
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Tamiya 1/48 F16C Aggressor
Good morning all. :) The build portion is now almost complete, all of the PE has been added, other than the pitot & AOA probes and the static dischargers which I will most likely add after painting. I do still have to paint the rails and ordnance, but will do that in between painting sessions...- Mr Bowcat
- Post #25
- Forum: Aeroplanes Under Construction
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Tamiya 1/48 F16C Aggressor
Cheers gents. :) I moved on quite well over the long weekend. First up was getting the IP painted and PE added, tehn teh bang seat and pilot were painted. Once dry everything was added to the pit and the canopy fitted. The instructions would have you do this as a last step, but I wanted...- Mr Bowcat
- Post #18
- Forum: Aeroplanes Under Construction
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Tamiya 1/48 F16C Aggressor
Cheers guys. :) Chris, anything to watch out for during the build? I decided to use the kit bang seat in the end, the resin one is slightly too wide to fit in the tub. After a quick test fit with the pilot (so I could get his arms glued in the right position) I hacked up the kit seat and...- Mr Bowcat
- Post #10
- Forum: Aeroplanes Under Construction
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