[BF 109K-4 Revell]

Nice!

[Ju88C-6 Nightfighter R4+HH.]

Coming together nicely..

[P47D Razorback Trumpeter 1:32]

Hi Jacek - welcome to the forum. Excellent work - so much detail. Beautiful.

 

Engine work is first class.

[Trumpeter 1/32 MiG-3]

Looks fantastic Doug. Congrats on a great finish.

[1/32 Revell Bf 109 G-6 Swiss]

wow - very, very nice. And welcome to the forum!

[Revell 1/32 Heinkle 219 "Uhu"]

Excellent work.. looks superb. Love the work on the exhaust stains, wheels, undercarriage etc! wohoo!!

[Kinetic 1/24th P-47D]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong. Isn't this a re-box of the Vintage(?) kit from about 6 or 7 years ago.

Yep it is Paul.

[Ju88C-6 Nightfighter R4+HH.]

Good luck Ralph! Nice work so far.

[Rudolf Hess Messerschmitt Bf 110E-1, VJ+OQ, Wk.Nr.3869]

Superb build. Love it! I'll look out for the article.. I'd love to build this aircraft too..

 

Tim

[Tamiya Spitfire Mk.VIII - 79 Squadron RAAF]

Question Tim. Was the seat made of bakelite? The color would indicate that.

Yep Paul. It was a plastic seat made from phenolic resin and usually left unpainted.

 

Spitfires were fitted with both metal and plastic seats. I haven't seen many metal seats tho...

[Trumpeter Swordfish]

Beautiful work.    

[Hasegawa 1/32 Israeli P-51D]

Great work Brad! Really nice build.   Nice paintwork. 

 

Agreed.. it's not a bad older kit.

[Tamiya Spitfire Mk.VIII - 79 Squadron RAAF]

Fuselage halves together...   wings dryfitted.. it's taken a while to get to this point!

 

It's been a hugely enjoyable build so far.. 

 

Engine still needs a few touch ups.  You might remember I had the Eduard PE set for ignition wiring, fuel lines, etc - but I wasn't happy with the result and I didn't use much in the end.. however I did add a little wiring myself.. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All comments, criticism and feedback is welcome! 

 

Cheers.. Tim. 

 

 

[Tamiya Spitfire Mk.VIII - 79 Squadron RAAF]

Love the seats and seat belts!

 

Thanks Ralph!

 

 

I've finished the cockpit now.  Still plenty more that could be done.. more wiring, weathering, etc.   I'll save that for next time. 

 

Cockpit was painted with Tamiya, Vallejo, Gunze.   FYI the seat was painted Gunze  H-47 Red-Brown .   

 

Weathering was fairly simple - gloss coat, followed by an  oil wash and flat coat.     (Same approach for the HGW belts). 

 

Getting ready to button up the fuselage halves! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[1/32 Revell BF 110C-4B (L1+DH) Nightfighter]

Nice Ralph!

[Tamiya Spitfire Mk.VIII - 79 Squadron RAAF]

Really liking those HGW harness'. Got a set for when I do my IAF Mk. IX.

They're great Paul - labour intensive but worth it.

[1/32 Trumpeter Me 262A-2A]

Superb paintwork.   Nailed it. 

[Vietnam Huey - 1/35 Latewar UH-1H]

Excellent build! 

[Tamiya Spitfire Mk.VIII - 79 Squadron RAAF]

Once again..  back to the Spitfire.  This sounds like deja vu..

 

Engine is mostly done.  Still some finishing touches. 

 

Cockpit work is now mostly complete.   This is the kit cockpit with

- Barracuda seat

- Barracuda cockpit upgrade  (control stick, throttle and retract quadrant, stencils, oxygen hose (not shown in these pics)

- HGW harness

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for watching!   All comments welcome.  

[Looks like I'll be leaving Japan next year....]

Mike.. I know the feeling..   my time in Hong Kong will finish at end of the year..  then.. back to Australia.  (Melbourne)

 

I'll try to squeeze in more travel this year.. hopefully another Japan trip.  

 

Yes.. stock up on Mr. Color!   Mr. Color thinner.. that's what I'll stock up  

[1/32 Revell BF 110C-4B (L1+DH) Nightfighter]

Very sharp Ralph. Watching with interest!

[Ju 88G-6, II./NJG 5, "C9+AC >>" (1/32 Revell A-1 w/AIMS)]

This'll be good. Looking forward to the paint scheme.

[So... I have been a bit quiet on the building front lately.. Here is why!]

Excellent! Love the builds. Not too shabby at all!

[Ju88G1 Mistel 2 "Red 12", 6./KG200]

This will be epic Rick. Good luck!!

[Fw 190D-13, Stab/JG 26, "Yellow 10" (1/32 Hasegawa)]

Wow!!! Nailed it! :)