BradG

I bought a cheap set of Russian pilots and ground crew, the ICM set is actually very nice for less than 20 bucks with 7 figures included. My figure painting is getting better. It definitely adds some realism to the scene.

This is the older Hasegawa Mk Vb in 1/48 that was issued with Russian markings. The fit is pretty decent as you might expect from Hasegawa, the only issue being some warp in the wing to fuselage fit on one side, requiring me to put some spacers in. Once this is done the fit is almost perfect. Decals however were a little difficult to work with, they silvered on me despite being almost melted into the gloss surface. If I were to build this again I'd go for aftermarket. I did use some colour etch seatbelts from Eduard that really make the cockpit look nice. I knocked up a little base for it to sit on using tile grout for the soil and various grass tufts put into some longer grass mat that was pulled apart a little and then glued onto the surface with white glue. Some accessories were added to the base from the spares box and although I don't have any Russian pilots or ground crew, I will rectify that this week and put them on the base too

This is the newish revell boxing of their Eurocopter in 1/72. My club was doing a competition where we all built models from James Bond films as Revell bought out the whole range again and as Goldeneye is my favourite Bond movie and one of the best FPS shooter games ever made on N64 (ahhh the times we sat around as teenagers with pizza and coke playing 4 player), I had to build it. The kit itself is not bad, the detail is pretty good but I did have some issues fitting the instrument panels in the cockpit and the exhaust inserts on the back. I solved the cockpit by leaving out the offending parts that you can't see anyway and good amount of sanding on the back. I do like the fact that Revell have designed the canopy so you don't have to install it half way into the build, the section that covers it is separate and can be glued on later. They also give you separate windscreen wipers, a nice little detail that allows easier masking of the canopy and painting of the parts. Decals are very good, they only have decals for the movie helo, but you do get all the other parts to make a later model helo with gun, radar and different weapons. This prototype did not carry a nose gun, even in the movie.

A simple little kit from Trumpeter that goes together pretty well. They do give you a full interior for the one person control room and don't bother, even with the hatch open you can't see anything and I left everything but the mail bulkheads out. I mounted it on a custom base and the camouflage is one I saw in my SeeHund midget submarine and I just liked the colours. For those I used WEM grau 58 and hellgrau 50 for the spots. Weathering was kept light, I also used Mr Surfacer and superglue in spots to enhance the weld lines a bit.

Hey guys, As a few here might know I am a member of Moorabbin Air Museum down here in Melbourne Australia. Currently the museum has decided to embark upon the restoration of their Avro Lincoln which the museum acquired some years ago from the UK. You might have known this aircraft when it was at the Aviation Museum in Southend. Before we got it however, the aircraft was stipped of all Lancaster parts, so it is in need of a lot of work. The museum has started a gofundme to help with restoration and anything you might be able to spare would be appreciated. We are also looking for Lincoln parts, those of the nose and cockpit are of a particular interest. If you had any parts the museum would be very interested in talking to you and you can contact them via their facebook page, link below. The gofundme link is also below, more pictures of the aircraft can be found on the facebook page. I have asked permission to post this too. TIA. https://www.gofundme.com/f/gaf-avro-lincoln-restoration?attribution_id=sl:9b3f26cc-d34a-4982-83e3-40f9a5477297&utm_campaign=natman_sharesheet_dash&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link https://www.facebook.com/moorabbinairmuseum

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Tamiya kits are always pretty good, although I dislike how they do their canopy and windscreen, it makes for some tricky gluing. Other than that I used the Microscale Decals 72-105 for the Israeli markings and even after 20 years in the decal folder, they worked perfectly. Paints used were Gunze 334 light grey with 54 blue and 402 green brown. Thanks for looking.

I did a light wash of the panel lines, but I read that they were fairly well kept so you're quick identification markings were probably the first to be cleaned....well it's what I'd want if I was the pilot lol

I bought this on a bit of a whim without knowing much about it. Turns out it was a new kit which I was surprised to see. Fit is pretty good, just be careful with the lower fuselage to wing joint. Also the canopy, being 2 pieces was a little tricky to get right, I'm not sure why Airfix did it like this because you cannot post the canopy open. Detail is a bit on the light side, but you can't see much through the closed canopy in any case. I've read that the tail is slightly undersize, but I haven't measured anything. Overall it's a decent model for a good price and I'm happy with how it turned out.

Yes Brazil.