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  1. The Migrant

    ICM 1/32 Bü 131 Jungmann

    Not my usual scale, so it was nice to work with parts that I could actually see. The kit's fantastic, and even includes a full engine (though the cowling panels aren't designed to be displayed open). I used an Eduard PE set in the cockpit, and rigging is UVDR elasticated thread. Standard...
  2. The Migrant

    Tintin DH Mosquito

    I'm a big fan of Tintin books having grown up reading them, and this Hasegawa 1/72 Mossie represents the Khemedi AF plane from 'The Crab with the Golden Claws'. I re-configured the nose guns and used a combination of Blue Rider and home made decals.
  3. The Migrant

    Airfix 1/72 Jet Provost

    I'm a sucker for anything with dayglo on so the Airfix JP was a no-brainer. Only modifications to the basic kit were to sand off the centre canopy frame (it's actually an internal frame), create the wing tank lights, and add a few small intakes on the rear fuselage. Decals were Xtradecal- it was...
  4. The Migrant

    Italeri 1/72 Autoblinda AB41

    I started this kit two years ago on vacation (remember those?), but it's sat half-built since then so I decided to finish it. A straightforward little kit, though lacking a bit of detail (especially the tyres). First time I've tried any kind of diorama/vignette base, I shamelessly copied the...
  5. The Migrant

    Tamiya 1/48 T-55

    Another beautiful kit in this scale from Tamiya. I generally struggle with individual track-links on AFV kits but the link-and-length tracks are so well engineered in this kit that it was really easy to assemble, even for me. As an aircraft builder this was just the change of pace/subject that I...
  6. The Migrant

    Italeri 1/72 Junkers Ju 86

    This is a kit bash of two Ju 86 kits-the tail and radial engines from a military version, and the forward fuselage from the airliner version, to represent this Manchurian transport. Kit was rescribed and quite a bit of detail added to the cockpit. Aparrt from the home printed roundels, all the...
  7. The Migrant

    1/72 Sopwith Scooter

    I built this Kovozávody Prostějov kit in a 24-hour online build, and managed to complete it on time (though I had to simplify the rigging a bit). It's a fairly straightforward short-run model, biggest challenge was aligning the four cabane struts and the wing.
  8. The Migrant

    Hasegawa 1/72 S-3 Viking

    The old 70s kit from Hasegawa. Despite its age it was one of the best fitting kits I've built in quite a while. I rescribed it, and added resin seats; markings are a combination of kit, spares-box and home-made items.
  9. The Migrant

    Hasegawa 1/72 F-86D

    Pretty much an OOB build of one of my favourite kits, finished in RoCAF markings.
  10. The Migrant

    Silent partners

    These two 1/72 SG-38 early-war training gliders came in one box. Manufacturer is Kovozavody Prostejov who have been around for decades, but these are new-tool kits and very nicely done. The Luftwaffe version has the 'open cockpit' (which must have been bit alarming), the Polish variant has the...
  11. The Migrant

    Pima Air & Space Museum Part 1

    A couple of years ago my wife and I drove down from Phoenix to visit this museum in Tucson. It's huge – over 80 acres and 300 aircraft – and although we were there for a full day barely scratched the surface. A large number of exhibits are outside in the baking desert heat (it was over 40˚C...
  12. The Migrant

    Airfix 1/72 Sopwith Pup

    I built this a few years ago, and converted it to a RNAS naval Pup which involved cutting a hole in the upper wing and mounting a Lewis gun ahead of the cockpit. Apart from adding some cockpit detail I re-skinned the fuselage with 5 thou styrene sheet and corrected a few of the kit's...
  13. The Migrant

    New Hornet

    I just saw this on Accurate Armour's site, a resin 1/35 Hornet Malkara. I remember buying a kit of this in Minehead, back in the 70s. It was 1/40 scale, motorized, with spring-loaded firing missiles. I was under strict instructions not to fire them though, in case I took my sister's eye out! As...
  14. The Migrant

    F-4J Phantom in 1/144 scale

    From the Whirlybirds 1/144 kit, which is mainly resin with some white metal, photo-etch and vac-form parts thrown in. Not the easiest build but probably the most detailed and accurate F-4 kit in this scale, and the decal sheet was superb.
  15. The Migrant

    Revell 1/48 Boeing Stearman

    A few years ago my wife Kerry bought me a flight in a Stearman, over the foothills of the Rockies on a beautiful Autumn day, and I've wanted to build a model of one since. I can't say enough good things about the Revell kit – almost perfect fit, great detail and at an amazing price. Decals are a...
  16. The Migrant

    Royal Navy 'Sharks' Gazelle 1/72

    The old Airfix Gazelle in RN 'Sharks' markings (decals came from a Model-Art set). The kit's a bit basic and needed some work, including a mostly scratch built cabin interior, new clear parts (except the main windscreen bubble), changing the fenestron to the other side of the tail, and lots of...
  17. The Migrant

    Airfix 1/72 (old tool) Fw-190F

    This is the original 80's Fw190F kit, built before Airfix re-tooled it. The kit was re-scribed, cockpit detail added and a few details added, such as the footstep and the undercarriage indicators. Finished in an actual captured USAF scheme, using home-made decals.
  18. The Migrant

    1/72 Laerke

    I'd never even heard of this aircraft until I saw the Stoppel kit, it was a Danish light-obs/utility plane built just after the war, of which many are still flying. Really nice little kit.
  19. The Migrant

    Need help naming parts...

    So I have a review/article to write, but I need help with naming some of the engine components. Can anyone help identify the correct description for part 27? I believe part 26 is the exhausts but is there a name for the circular bit that all the pipes come out of? Also, is there a term for the...
  20. The Migrant

    Airfix 1/144 Vickers Vanguard

    This is the old 1965 Airfix Vanguard, recently re-released with new decals and box art. I re-scribed it, replaced the kit windows with clear resin and added a few details here and there (including a flight-deck/cockpit of which nothing can be seen). Full build article in the current Airfix mag...

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