sir douglas Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 20170621_175808.jpg Ashomia 1:700 Kongo class battleship Kongo from Arpeggio of Blue Steel Kongo sama!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Barry Ten Posted September 6, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 6, 2017 (edited) Only a few small paint and decal jobs left to do on my 1/350th Enterprise: I took some night shots a few months ago - tricky unless the room's really dark. The model has around 50 LEDs in it, and I still wish I'd put a few more in as I forgot to illuminate all the navigation lights. I've wired the latter on a separate circuit so they can in principle be made to flash independently of the main lights. I've done a fair bit of extra light-blocking and finishing work since I took these, as well as finally wiring it all together. The model is 35 inches long and very heavy; luckily there's a very well engineered stand to support it! Edited September 6, 2017 by Barry Ten 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark374 Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Routemaster restoration diorama, featuring two Revell 1:24 Routemasters and some Fujimi garage details taken in total 4 months to build both buses taking two months in total, one routemaster was built in 2014, the next one built this year, The first was a straight forward build, out of the box, sprayed with red primer then gloss red, it then got put on display at a local transport trust until i liberated it for the diorama, the next series of photos were taken during the build and the completed model, i used a load of new and experimental painting and weathering technuiqes on this model chassis painted and weathered weathered cab and wheel, (first go at this level of weathereing) top deck a weathered AEC engine on a scratchbuilt pallet Fujimi workshop details few details showing weathered base, bonnet underpaint, spanners and tools scattered around ths bus, the paint finish on the bus was achived buy a coat of gloss orange, then a coat of gloss red, this was given a quick sand, then a matt reddish pink applied for a faded paint look, sanded paint was done the same, way, but once the red sanded a grey wash was applied, then some silver dry brushed on, then some chalk pastel dust mixed with water applied to simulate sanding residue, Mark 11 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark374 Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 two diffrent things i have made, first up bought some cheap starter sets from a shop when they had a sale on, so bought two deep wood frames, and spent a night making these, the box art, sides and instructions were cut up, and stuch to the base, then a sprue with the fusealage was cut to fit one corner, then given a rough paint, same with some parts, the other half was finshed to a better standard, then the rest of the transfers glued down Meng World War Toons KV-2, a real fun build took 3 hours total Mark 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Winterbury Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 I haven't yet, but I'm hoping to make one or two preserved aircraft and cars in 1:72 to complement my heritage station. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgeconna Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 2 Tornado ADV's on the go .http://<a data-flickr-embed="true" href=" " title="565_6539"><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4396/36741467212_cac9aff514_k.jpg" width="2048" height="1365" alt="565_6539"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold phil_sutters Posted September 7, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 7, 2017 2 Tornado ADV's on the go .http://<a data-flickr-embed="true" href=" " title="565_6539"><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4396/36741467212_cac9aff514_k.jpg" width="2048" height="1365" alt="565_6539"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Your link takes me up to the top of this page of the thread. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark374 Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 couple more from me for now italeri 1:24 Scania R144, with michelin men, spot lights and bull bar added scania with a trailer ive been working on with a tribal desgin and griffin free handed Scania Griffin Revell peterbilt 359, Rat Rod, with a scania front end (was a 4 axle wreacker, which got split up and the body on a diffrent project) Captured Bf109e (my first Dio i did with airfix RAF emergency set) Dragon 1:35 M983 HEMTT & MIM104B Patriot missle laucher trailer, still working on this slowly, has etch walkways fitted aswell Mark 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren01 Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 (edited) Been busy the last year or so with a bit of non railway modelling and myself and my brother did this, The Battle of Aspern Essling 1809. Painted over 3000 figs and my brother did most of the work on the Battle field, All the figures are 15mm AB. Darren Edited September 20, 2017 by darren01 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangor Lad Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 (edited) I recently completed this: Meng Models 1/700 USS Lexington. Built out of the box and finished with Lifecolor acrylics. Edited September 27, 2017 by Bangor Lad 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 A cloud of castor oil smoke follows a Sopwith Pup as it takes to the sky, somewhere on the Western Front, 1916. Sopwith 1 1/2 strutter and Sopwith Pup - 1/72 scale. The Pup was suspended with invisible thread for the photo and it has a full prop usually and a hub only that can be fitted to appear as if the engine is running. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire2865 Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 Well Ive had a bit of luck at my local hobby shop. Seemingly from someones personal collection/backlog is an old Airfix kit with a copyright year of 1975. Over 40 years old and from a time when the molds were still ok. Half of the dive brake holes have already been drilled so less work for me. Sadly for one of the most famous aircraft of WWII, this is the best kit on the market in 1/72. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karhedron Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Just another 40K model I am working on. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangor Lad Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 (edited) Current work in progress - 1/700 scale USS Independence CVL-22 First coat of paint to be applied to the seascape before adding some texture with acrylic gel. Detail painting, weathering, aircraft and crew to come next. Edited October 3, 2017 by Bangor Lad 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 1/72 scale Vickers Vimy, built from the Eastern Express kit. The kit as it comes actually represents Alcock and Brown's transatlantic Vimy and so took a lot of work to get it to represent F9565, the only Vimy known to have been delivered to France before the Armistice. Changes were to cut off the large hump on the fuselage that was the extra fuel tanks for the transatlantic flight, to move the postition of the upper gun ring and the lower gun position, as these were wrong on the kit. The transatlantic Vimy also had a plain nose, so I had to rebuild that and glaze it. The serial numbers were home-made decals and the rigging was done using black "invisible thread" of 0.3mm. The upper surfaces were painted in my own approximation of PC10, mixed from Tamiya paints. 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 For something different, I am going to restore this. Hopefully, my modelling has improved enough since this was built originally (circa 1969) to do a decent job. steve 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire2865 Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 (edited) Most recent kit, Tamiya Zero in 1/72. My first experience with canopy masking. Playing with my camera I discovered the cowling has an interesting paint texture, almost like leather. Edited October 15, 2017 by Spitfire2865 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire2865 Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Just finished rigging this evening. Was dreading it, and rightly so. Airfix 1/72 Fokker E.11 Eindecker. I managed to do it all in only 11 separate strands. Anyone know a good rigging wire thats around .05mm? Hair is a little too fiddly to work with and doesnt take CA well. 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 I like WW1 aircraft but the rigging puts me off trying the kits. steve 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 (edited) I like WW1 aircraft but the rigging puts me off trying the kits. steve I used to think that but it's easier than it looks. This is how I do it in 1/72 scale. Drill the points where the rigging needs to go with a 0.3mm drill (or smaller if you want, providing you can get the line through it) Using "Invisible Thread", which is about .3mm and availalble from haberdashers in either black or clear, and feed a length though the hole where you want to begin, Let's say a wire that's going inside the fuselage. Put a tiny drop of superglue ( I use Javis yellow top type - the medium thickness stuff) on the line and push the line in so the drop of glue goes into the hole. Leave it to set and once it is set feed your line through wherever else it's going, let's say the upper plane. Make your length so that there will be plenty spare sticking out. With the line fed through the hole, take it between thumb and forefinger and put a tiny drop of glue on the line so that when it's pulled the glue will end up in the hole in the plane. Pull on the line and put some tension in it and hold it in place with a piece of masking tape on the top surface of the plane. When the glue is set, take a razor blade and cut off the excess lineso that nothing protrudes above the surface. Any gap around the hole that you drilled can be filled before the final top coat of paint. Some people use finer line that is made especially for model aircraft but although the stuff I use is overscale it's good enough and I have rigged about 50 aircraft with one bobbin of invisible thread and it only cost £3.50, Edited November 18, 2017 by Ruston 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire2865 Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 (edited) You use overscale. I use underscale. Edit: Mine is also free, well the cost of my shampoo at least. Edited November 20, 2017 by Spitfire2865 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 You use overscale. I use underscale. Edit: Mine is also free, well the cost of my shampoo at least. You'll have to be some sort of yeti before you tackle a Zepellin Staaken bomber! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire2865 Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 You'll have to be some sort of yeti before you tackle a Zepellin Staaken bomber! Dont give me any ideas! I hardly have room for all the 1/72 Fighters I build, Let alone Germany's monstrosity there. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Hmmm...maybe I'll give this one a miss... https://adamrehorn.wordpress.com/model-kits/out-of-box-reviews/heller-1-72-amiot-143-oob/ steve 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire2865 Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 Hmmm...maybe I'll give this one a miss... https://adamrehorn.wordpress.com/model-kits/out-of-box-reviews/heller-1-72-amiot-143-oob/ steve Wouldnt mind a modern kit of it. If Airfix can make a modern kit of the Boulton Paul Defiant, they can release that ugly duckling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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