Scale modelling

[satanboy]

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[Claymore]

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Love that - the metal looks awesome.

 

[satanboy]

 

[Agent_Smith]

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[Mariner]

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South African Railways Police:

 

[Claymore]

I finished a Hasegawa "RAF Taxi" Harrier egg plane. It came with an old codger and his dog waiting for the bus. Decals were shot, so I used spare decals.

 

[Claymore]

I bought a new airbrush off Temu for R604, complete with cleaning kit, 3 needles (0.2, 0.3, 0.5), multiple cups, and hose and quick-fit connectors. So far, very nice - consistent airflow, it has an air pressure adjuster on front, and I can just about draw lines.

I'm busy painting a new model, an IS-2 tank.

 

[Claymore]

Finished, the Minicraft 1/48 model kit of the MH-60K Blackhawk Special Operations, the only Blackhawks actually painted black (which faded). It was a terrible kit - fit was poor, few locating pins, and even the colour directions and decals were wrong in multiple ways. For example, it showed it in olive drab colours - except the SO versions were black. I did it with a black primer, then a greenish highlight colour for the black-basing, then RLM66 dark grey, with a light overspray of black over it.

 

[Claymore]

I finished my model of a historically accurate pink tank. This is the legendary "Pink Tank" as of 2011 in Prague. It was a Revell 1/72 IS-2 kit, nice and easy to do, with a 3d-printed finger. I've included a pic of the real thing.

 

[RedViking]

I finished my model of a historically accurate pink tank. This is the legendary "Pink Tank" as of 2011 in Prague. It was a Revell 1/72 IS-2 kit, nice and easy to do, with a 3d-printed finger. I've included a pic of the real thing.

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That's not accurate. You should have painted it green. Pink. Green. Pink. Geen. Pink. Green and then pink!

 

[RedViking]

Finished, the Minicraft 1/48 model kit of the MH-60K Blackhawk Special Operations, the only Blackhawks actually painted black (which faded). It was a terrible kit - fit was poor, few locating pins, and even the colour directions and decals were wrong in multiple ways. For example, it showed it in olive drab colours - except the SO versions were black. I did it with a black primer, then a greenish highlight colour for the black-basing, then RLM66 dark grey, with a light overspray of black over it.

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Looks great.

 

[Claymore]

I tried out Gauzy Glass Coat for dipping model aircraft canopies to protect them and give them a shine. Verdict: not good at all. It left lumps and bubbles (you need to be very careful with placement when dipped), and the finish was not great. Luckily, it strips really easily with rubbing alcohol. Back to good old Future/Pledge floor polish, which does a better, easier job.

 

[Claymore]

I finished the Revell 1/72 BAe Hawk T.1 model, depicting a plane flown by 208 Squadron for their 100th anniversary in 2016. Nice kit, very detailed for the size. The all-black colour scheme is eye-catching.

 

[Claymore]

Finished, the Lindberg 1/48 XFY-1 "Pogo" VTOL aircraft. The Pogo was a weird beast, and only one pilot ever managed to successfully repeatedly fly it. The model kit was barebones, so I scratchbuilt the entire cockpit. I'm especially pleased with the bare metal and aluminum finish; I used Mr Color "Gun Chrome" for the bare metal, and it gives an excellent finish. The contra-rotating prop is geared - they actually move opposite directions.

 

[Mariner]

Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, Germany. The largest HO scale railway system in the world:

 

[Claymore]

Finished. The Heller 1/72 kit of the Bloch MB.152 fighter from early WW2. An ancient kit - I built one as a kid. Not too bad though, and I completely scratchbuilt a cockpit for it. It was quite a struggle researching the colours; it seems there was very little consistency at the time. The decals were old and yellowed, so I carefully trimmed them first. The Bloch engine was slightly pointed to the left to counter torque.

 

[Claymore]

Another old kit finished: the Airfix 1/72 Westland Whirlwind. I built one of these in 1981 in boarding school. A nice neat kit of a pretty WW2 plane. It's relaxing to build these old kits; they lack detail, but they're quick, easy builds.

 

[Claymore]

I've done a little diorama of the Avrocar I built last year, on top of a cake dome.

 

[Lupus]

I've done a little diorama of the Avrocar I built last year, on top of a cake dome.

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That's pretty awesome

 

[Claymore]

I've done a little diorama of the Avrocar I built last year, on top of a cake dome.

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This little diorama took 1st in category (Science Fiction and Fantasy Vignettes) and 3rd overall in the GRSM Model of the Year Show.