Jump to content

BlrwestSiR

Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    8,532

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Everything posted by BlrwestSiR

  1. BlrwestSiR
    More Viggen news. DN Models is going to release a set of masks for the Fields and Meadows camo scheme. https://dnmodels.com/product/saab-37-viggen-splinter-camo-paint-mask-set-1-32/ They got some input from Jetmads on making it fit their kit. If you haven't used them before, DN makes some very nice mask sets including some custom ones they did for me. Carl
  2. BlrwestSiR
    I could almost see this with the US re-arming Japan for self defence postwar could have easily given the JSDAF surplus Corsairs.
  3. BlrwestSiR
    Nice progress there Ernie. Just make sure you don't glue the inner spar of the outer wings to the wing halves. Lots of folks miss that and it screws up the fit. Tamiya kits are definitely a low stress build. As far as your subjects go, I think we're in alignment there. I've done the VMF-213 bird like yours and I did the spliced RNZAF Corsair. What I have planned to do are an FAA one- KD115, then another in the temperate scheme, a night fighter Birdcage like Harv's and a tri-(or is it quad?) colour 1A. Carl
  4. BlrwestSiR
    Nice subject there Tony. There's not a lot of Spitfires with nose art so it's always great to see one. The Exito placement sheet looks really good too. Like you said it's unfortunate it got a bit damaged or it would be great to display with the build. Carl
  5. BlrwestSiR
    That should our motto! Carl
  6. BlrwestSiR
    Tim, that's some lovely work there. I always admire folks who can make their wiring look so neat and tidy. Carl
  7. BlrwestSiR
    Thanks @Peterpools! I think your brother has built a few MFH kits? This is my first and I've got three more in the pile to get to.
  8. BlrwestSiR
    Great work on the chassis Mark. And the gloss black bodywork too. Carl
  9. BlrwestSiR
    Looks great Ernie. Especially for a hotel build. That's no worse than what I have in mind for my Revell Corsair :
  10. BlrwestSiR
    Ok, so I got started by prepping some parts for a coat of interior green. I used AK Real Color's interior green. I then added a drop of black and did some post shading. Now to start masking and doing the detail painting.
  11. BlrwestSiR
    Someone's happy! Been too long I guess since I did a plane. Thanks Kai! This will be Corsair #3 for me. It should have been a -1D so I'd have the trifecta of Tamiya's kits but the D will have to wait a bit longer. When I get to the -1D, it'll be an easy choice- Robert Hampton Gray's Corsair.
  12. BlrwestSiR
    I've been thinking it's time I built a plane again. I was going to do the Tempest but have wanted to build my favourite prop plane and Ernie's hotel build sort of tipped the balance that way. Anyways, I dug through the stash and pulled out the most disheveled kit of the three. It disheveled as I had dumped a bunch of the leftover kit and AM buys from my other two Corsairs into the box. There's several sets of paint masks, some incomplete, leftover parts, Aires bits for a Trumpeter Corsair, rubber tires. One critical bit, the main spar is assembled in the folded position. As the plane I'm planning to do was built without a folding wing I had to swap that out along with the requisite sprue for an unfolded one. Here's the plane I'm planning to do: The weather beaten and touched up paint job has a certain appeal to me and will fit in nicely with my two other Corsairs.
  13. BlrwestSiR
    Nice progress Phil. They definitely need a bit of forethought at times. I was able to get the cowlings on my Skyraider to be removable after completion and if I ever get back to the He219, I think that'll be the case there as well. Still, not always the easiest of builds. Carl
  14. BlrwestSiR
    Like Harv said, thanks for sharing your pics. The build looks really good. Carl
  15. BlrwestSiR
    I used them on my Lil' Miss Mischief and didn't have any issues. But they were considerably smaller. I suspect the Microsol may have been too hot and caused the reaction. I've had similar things happen when using Solvaset.
  16. BlrwestSiR
    Peter, great to see you back at the bench. I'm glad to hear that the build isn't just giving you some enjoyment but also some therapy for your hands. Hope those improvements continue for you. I built the AFV release of the kit years ago so I can relate to some of the challenges you're facing with regards to the fit. That being said, I may get another as it's the only 2 seater option around. Carl
  17. BlrwestSiR
    Absolutely stunning Rob. A great template for when I get around to mine. Carl
  18. BlrwestSiR
    Me too. Lots of options in the box.
  19. BlrwestSiR
    Looks great Tom. I'm curious about the fuselage seams. Is the plane primed already and that's where you've sanded it back or is it the opposite? Carl
  20. BlrwestSiR
    Thanks everyone! It was a fun build. Onto something with wings now me thinks.
  21. BlrwestSiR
    Ernie would at the front of the line no doubt about that.
  22. BlrwestSiR
    I'm looking forward to the Viggen. Just hope we can convince them to do a Clunk. That would be a must have if they do. I know what you mean about the X-3 Hubert. The performance couldn't match its looks. Still looks pretty awesome though.
  23. BlrwestSiR
    I thought there was an announcement on here about the 1/48 Lanc? The price is great for it considering how much the Tamiya one goes for.
  24. BlrwestSiR
    I didn't end up starting the sub. Instead I've decided on something more complex involving my LSM Christmas raffle prizes from the last two years. The year before I got a Special Hobby Tempest from Harv. It came with a resin engine but I picked up the Barracuda nose for it. Then last year I got the PCM kit from Krow so I thought I might as well put that engine to use. Should be interesting.
  25. BlrwestSiR
    Here's some pics with a couple of my other Shermans. The other two are built from Asuka/Tasca kits.
×
×
  • Create New...