marcopreto

Beautiful work! Congratulations on an amazing model! Cheers

Here are a few photos of the latest model to leave my scale modelling bench (apparently, 1:144 scale has became the scale I mostly fiddle with). It's a minute UT-1 floatplane, built using Mikro-Mir's kit and some scratch built details. I run into some mishaps with the float struts, problems I tried to hide in the photos! I hope you like it! Cheers P.S.: I hope to build a 1:32 scale aircraft model this year (I just need to clear some space in my bench - i.e. finish some ongoing builds)

My love affair with this scale continues and the latest model to leave my bench was this minute Skyhawk, an A-4E in IAF colours, built using the 1:144 scale Eduard kit. The M.E.R. and the Mk.82s are from Heroes Models. It was painted with Mr.Color's, Vallejo's and Ammo's paints and washes. Cheers

Here are a few more photos of the (few) progress made in the last weeks. I hope to share some more progress soon. Cheers

Early stages of a Fw 190 F-8 being built as one of the few experimental R-3 variants (armed with two Rheinmetall-Borsig MK 103 30mm cannons). Besides the Tamiya kit, I am also using Eduard's p.e. set, Master cannons/pitot, True details wheels and the MK 103 are from an old Verlinden set. I hope to post more soon. Cheers

This model was built more than 10 years ago, depicting a Israeli M4 A4(t) Sherman, during an Independence Day parade. I've used Dragon's kit, ShowModelling pe fret and other bits, scratch built or from the spares box. Cheers

Here are a couple of photos of a model completed in late 2021. It is an early Merkava Mk.3, built using the 1:72 scale Revell kit. Cheers

Finally completed! I had a few mishaps with the clear parts and tried to minimize the damage (brush coating them with gloss varnish) but after adding the small antenna wire I called it completed. Here are a few photos of the completed model: Cheers

Thank you all for your kind comments. Here's a quick update! Decals are finally applied. The process was long as I ended up with some decals fragments on my fingers when I tried to do it in one go. I retouched the damaged decals and from then on, only applied a couple of decals at a time and left them to properly dry before applying the next batch. I still need to apply the propeller decals and add some subtle weathering before completing it. I hope to share some more progress soon! Cheers

This is my first post in LSM and I am sharing some photos of the model presently seating in my bench (a very small scale model). It's Revell's 1:144 scale Hawkeye. I am using the decals included in the box and its boxart is clearly inspired by a photo you can easily find in wikipedia. This photo c~shows the aircraft with the new 8 bladed propeller and I got myself a set from RetroWings. The kit is pretty straightforward and is was quickly built (only the air intakes and exhausts required some special attention. The resin propellers did not have a very positive fit, so I built a simple jig, allowing me to set a consistent pitch for all blades. Before committing to glue any blade, I tested the fit between the propeller hub and the engine. The propeller hubs proved to be a bit to wide for the kit parts and I tried to slightly reduce their diameter, but as their axles are a bit off center it was impossible to simply turn them. I decided to turn my own parts on the mini-lathe, using brass rod. The fit was now much better (sorry for the poor photo, it was quickly snapped with my phone). Using a dividing head I could easily make the holes to fit the propeller blades. The airframe already got its base colours. I hope to post more soon. Cheers