RMweb Gold phil_sutters Posted January 14, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 14, 2023 On 22/12/2022 at 13:18, martink said: One idea that has been lurking in the back of my mind for a few years was to see how well a linear motor track system would work for a tiny scale slot car set... I thought the best bit was the working light gantry, but then the steam engines arrived with sound! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben B Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 On 14/01/2023 at 07:05, roundhouse said: Thunderbird 2 is out on a mission I am still working on Thunderbird 2 but the loading bay is nearing completion. I find that ammusing; scaled-down replicas of bits from other kits, like the parts from the Airfix Girder Bridge. It's like when I read that the "Star Wars; Rogue One" team were laser-scanning bits off the old Anzio Annie Railway Gun kit, as they turn up as detailing parts on so many starships in the franchise from the classic-era the new ones/cgi designs needed to incorporate them too for continuity :) 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 (edited) Having enjoyed the build of the 1/48 Tamiya V1 late last year, I've decided to have a go at another German Jet, this time the Tamiya 1/48 Heinkel He162 A2 'Salamander'. Very early days but progress is being made. As you can see, it's not that much bigger than a V1... Edited January 19, 2023 by johndon 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenser Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 A 1/72 Fairey Battle , from a vintage Airfix kit, one of four kits in a cheap boxed set Account of construction here Battle 1 Battle 2 . I still need to write up finishing it: the idea of attempting a very simple tarmac diorama to display it is awaiting arrival of a supply of Round Tuits A Cromwell tank (Airfix 1/76) . Bought to bulk up the order for display stands for the Battle : intended to serve as the load for a DOGA Warflat kit at some point. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Some more Gerry Anderson goodness from Mark Craig... 14 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted January 29, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 29, 2023 My Great Uncle served on RAF Air Sea Rescue boats during WW2 - based at Kirkcudbright in Scotland. About the same time as I made the bungalow model for my Grandparents, I scratch built a model of his Air Sea Rescue boat for him based on two photographs that I found. After he passed away the model returned to me but it has suffered some damage… The model was scratch built using balsa, cardboard, Perspex sheet and fuse wire. The fuse wire rigging and main mast are pretty much U/S so these have been removed. Replacements will be made using a wooden cocktail stick (as per the original) and fishing line. Cheers Darius 11 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Darius43 Posted January 30, 2023 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted January 30, 2023 Launch restored. Cheers Darius 17 3 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Darius43 Posted February 9, 2023 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted February 9, 2023 1:48 scale Vulcan B2 brought down from atop the wardrobe for a thorough dusting and some repairs. Aeroclub vacform and mixed media kit built nearly 30 years ago. Cheers Darius 17 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 The He162 edges ever closer to completion... Fuselage haves are yet to be glued together and everything else is just placed in position for now. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 The 162 is almost ready for decals and has been joined on the bench by a Mk1 Spitfire from Eduard, my first ever Spitfire... 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 Almost finished the cockpit for the Spitfire: and overall: 12 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapford34102 Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 A couple of 60's Mach 2 classics First up Special Hobby's 72nd Israeli A.F. Mirage IIICJ. A very good kit but needed to read some of the instructions twice before getting it wrong! The way the kit's designed looks good for the rest of the Mirage III/5 family so hopefully a IIIE at somepoint soon though would love to have a go at a desert como Djibouti IIIC. Second up an Eduard 72nd Mig 21PFM bodged into an Indian A.F. Mig 21FL which was basically a 21PF with a PFM style fin. The flaps needed backdating to the Fowler style flaps and PF canopy and early seat. Thankfully the PF canopy and seat are in the box as well as a GP9 gunpod. Decals from spares box for this one. Thanks for looking Stu 12 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 33 minutes ago, lapford34102 said: A couple of 60's Mach 2 classics First up Special Hobby's 72nd Israeli A.F. Mirage IIICJ. Ah, comme les Aeronauts! 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 The 162 is almost finished, it has just had a gloss coat after all the decals dried, canopy frame needs painting once some masks I've ordered arrive then it'll be weathering and done... Having built a v1 and now the 162, I seem to be attracted to early German jets so, once the Spitfire is finished, it'll be on to a FW Ta183. Designed as a replacement for the Me262, it was still on the drawing board at the end of the war although the Soviets did build one from the plans after the war and looking at it, you can clearly see the influence it had on the Mig15 design. With looks only a mother could love, its a bit of a chonker compared to the 162... John 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapford34102 Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 A Wunderwaffe 183, what's not to like. Is it the AMT one reboxed by someone ? Stu 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johann Marsbar Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 A couple of recent completions for a 1/35 Diorama I'm in the process of building.......... The tram took ages to finish off and was a bit of a b'd to to get to fit together properly in places! 8 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 5 hours ago, lapford34102 said: A Wunderwaffe 183, what's not to like. Is it the AMT one reboxed by someone ? Stu It’s an Academy kit but, yes, it is a rebox. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapford34102 Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 16 hours ago, johndon said: It’s an Academy kit but, yes, it is a rebox. Built one years ago, finished it in desert colours with decals from a 109F. Stu 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT-Pete Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 On 04/03/2023 at 20:07, johndon said: I seem to be attracted to early German jets I know the feeling, I spent hours getting lost in this website: http://www.luft46.com/ 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johann Marsbar Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 I can't remember whether I put these pictures on here before - though if I did they most probably vanished with the image storage problems from last year. They are a couple more of the vehicles for the 1/35 diorama I'm building........ Since getting involved in the 1/35 scale models again (after something like a 45 year gap...) I still continue to surprise myself with being able to hand paint the small details like insignia and buttons on the figures! 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Chas Levin Posted March 7, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 7, 2023 Hello all, just discovered this thread and very much enjoyed reading through it (though a lot of photos were lost in the Great Meltdown which is a pity) so thought I'd add something of my own. This was a Christmas project a few years ago, revisiting the Airfix 1/12th kit I built in as a teenager in the early 1980s: As an adult, I usually make railway models but since building this kit I've found other ways to revisit my youth (which was mainly Airfix 1/72 WWII vehicles) by building occasional military road models as wagon, warflat or Lowmac loads. A few years ago, driving up to Cambridge, we saw a Spitfire on a low loader, the wings removed and sitting secured alongside the fuselage, something I also plan to model... 15 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 I've been working on and have finished, the cockpit for the Ta183. It's not perfect but, as the canopy that comes with the kit is one piece so can't be modelled in the open position I don't know how much of this you'll actually see... John 9 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Construction and painting of the He162 is complete with the final bit being the painting of the cockpit frames and the installation of the canopy. I've also decided to make a small base for it to fit on with some space for static grass so at least I can use some railway modelling skills... The photo has, as they always do highlighted a couple of bits of touch up but, other than that, the last job is a panel wash and subtle weathering and it'll be done. 6 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Rich_F Posted March 9, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 9, 2023 My Tamiya Chieftain Mk5 tank in Berlin Brigade camo pattern. The camo pattern isn't 100% correct but it's pretty close. I'm also a member of a very small local model-making group so build a model every couple of months or so. 12 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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