Eighth Air Force Pilot

Totally agree! I like the 109, but prefer the 110. Do you reckon there would be any way to use HobbyBoss 110 hardtop? I really don't think the chassis is long enough

Doogs, I'm right there with you! I really don't care too much for anything LR made after 1999. They became too soft if you know what I mean. I actually prefer the older Defender's that were the support vehicles. I just like the body style more.

Ok. So on the side I dream of owning my own Camel Trophy Land Rover, but right now the best I can do is build a scale version. Anyone know of any 1/35 or larger Land Rover Defender 110 or Discovery? The only thing I'm aware are military versions made by HobbyBoss. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

I "tried" to build Hase's P-51 last year and gave up it. Just too many little things went wrong and it was a pain in the butt. I have built their 47 in 1/48 and I thought it went ok.

Gotta love the Wolf Pack 47's! Gabby's is still my favorite.

I'm being a little budget minded here due to the fact that Tamiya's 1/32 P-47 & 51 kits are well over $115 (the cheapest I've found), so I'm looking into other areas. Can anyone give me some insight into Hasegawa's 1/32 kits for both the P-47 and P-51? I know Tamiya has the best kits out there, but I can't ignore the price tag on the Hasegawa.

The Corsair is my dad's favorite! I built Pappy Boyington's 883 for him for fathers day last year. I think these birds look beautiful in these colors. Good job!

Thanks Dave! I appreciate it! Yeah, I just used the decals AFV provided. I think it had 4 different schemes. AFV's decals are pretty good, I've never had any problems with them settling down They blend in quite well.

Thanks for the kind words Grant. I really appreciate it! I really need to fix the issue with the guns and paint the glass. I had used the rubber track that came with the kit and it's coming unglued in the picture, so that needs fixing as well. Needless to say I was a little more than busy during this build and didn't devote enough attention to it.

Here is my M5A1 Stuart from AFV that I finished about three years ago. I was building this while my wife and I were planning our wedding, so I can honestly say that my mind might have been elsewhere...which would explain why I have apparently forgotten to finish the little touches, like the guns. This is also the first time I have posted anything on here. Comments welcome.

Dave, I built this kit the year before and while PE isn't exactly my thing, I think it built up pretty well. I like AFV's Armour kits and I enjoyed this little tank. Your's is looking really good and I'll be following along. I'll try to upload a picture of mine this evening when I get home from work...but I'll post it elsewhere. I don't want to take away from your build.

Ok, I was looking that over again and I thought you might have post shaded. I really like how that turned out!

I wouldn't hold my breath! I'm a reloader and I haven't been able to get my stuff since December.

Thanks for the move. I didn't realize I posted in the wrong place...it was a long day at work today! James, did you need to use solveset to get these to lay better?

I'm tinkering with my WNW Snipe (Early) and I'm already think about that Albatros and the D.V.II..I noticed a link here on the forum for Uschi van der Rosten. So, curiousity being what it is, I checked it out and lo an behold I found wood grain decals used on the Albatros..So has anyone ever used these things? And if so, can you lend me some insight into them? I've already planned on using oils and acrylics to get the grain effect, but I'm always willing to try something new...and maybe slightly easier.

I like the anti-slip method. never thought of using baking soda before. I'll have to give that a try on my Stryker when I get around to it.

I'm watching this in the hope I can summon the courage to build this beauty.. Nice work on the turret. You should build those and sell them!

i didn't know that how they did it in 1940...learn something new today!

Yeah there is no way that I'm even remotely thinking about achieving this with an airbrush. I'm going to try Femis' sponge method on an abandoned spitfire first and see how that turns out. Dave J, that is exactly the a/c that I'm doing so you can see what i'm facing.

Ok, so I'm working on a pair of Hasegawa 109 emil's, both will be finished out in BoB scheme. One will be Wick's bird, but I haven't decided on the other yet.. Ok, so here is the problem that I'm having. Wick's bird had the mottled green on the side of the fuselage and I'm curious as to how to get look just right. I had planned on using a make up sponge "borrowed" from my wife. You guys have any ideas?