Jump to content

Andrewvft

Members
  • Content Count

    70
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Posts posted by Andrewvft

  1. I get so lost in this thread. Does anyone know if AMK will reach out to those that ordered through their gofundme kind of page last time? I ordered 2 back then, but hoping they will ask for my postage address when they are ready to ship.

  2. Hi all,
    This is my Hasegawa 1/72 F-15I Raam that was released years ago.

    I had this stashed in the garage and finally thought I'd try building it. Unfortunately it had water damage in my garage and the decals were made unusable. Lucky there was a forum member, Model-Junkie, who had a spare set of decals!

     

    I wanted to go for a variety of weapons load out, so I took weapons from various sources such as Hasegawa weapons kit, Dragon Warbirds JDAM, and some spare from an Academy F/A-18 kit.

    I skimped on the wash of the undersides as noone is going to see it like that.

    Painted with Tamiya and Gunze paints.

    Not in any hurry to do another camo schemed jet after this!


    27750467168_0e807f36d1_b.jpg

    40908849104_b2a13759fd_b.jpg40908850554_91d6c205c3_b.jpg41579333782_5cf5a2a669_b.jpg26751307457_6c9baf7017_b.jpg27750468168_1571902b12_c.jpg40908857024_17e21d0db6_c.jpg26751308547_88c8c2e867_c.jpg41579337912_f20be4ffa9_c.jpg40728043815_56dd55d2d6_c.jpg

     

  3. I just got an email from Indiegogo for a feedback survey. The email was titled 'Have you received your perk?', with an estimated delivery date of 15 Dec. I ordered the twin package 1 and I sure haven't received anything, and been patiently waiting for things to materialize. Did anyone else get a similar email? Or is it some sort of joke/hoax?

  4. Hi all,

    Would anyone have for sale or know where I can buy some 1/72 decals for an F-15I?

     

    I had the hasegawa F-15I kit, but had an accident and the decals all got wet and cant use them. Was hoping someone might have some for sale without having to buy a whole kit like the new GWH one just for the decals. Any help would be much appreciated.

  5. Greetings Star Wars fans.

    Finally got around to finishing this kit. Its pretty simple and is snap together. Just got to be really careful with the instructions. It comes in coloured plastic and decals as well as stickers. I chose to paint my model. The only things decals I used were the red parts on the wings. 

    Its very similar in size to the Fine Molds version, however the lasers are smaller and thinner. I like the deep panel lines as it helps cutting along panel lines when masking. Lastly, but not least, it comes with a neat display stand. It also comes with 2 proton torpedoes that can be displayed as if they were entering the shaft of the deathstar, however it looks really gimmicky so I left it out. 

    Here are some pics 

    20150526_234353_zpsat93qc2h.jpg20150526_235652_zpsfrw7laj1.jpg

    20150526_235635_zpsjngtybz6.jpg20150526_235625_zpsemuiyfxt.jpg

    20150526_234731_zpsrz6kob2h.jpg

  6. Greetings Star Wars fans,

    I just completed this model for friend. This is the new line of Star Wars models from Bandai. Its a snap together kit with coloured parts. If some might remember, Finemolds released a TIE Fighter X1 early last year. You'd think they'd be the same, however the Finemolds model is a bit smaller. In terms of construction, Bandai's snap together is pretty easy with very little gaps if any. I was surprised by that as the last snap tight model I did was more than 20 yrs ago and it wasn't very good. The downside though is that it has more assembly than the Finemolds version.

    I like the display stand. Its much better than the Fine Molds version. I also like the green laser pieces they give you. At first I thought it was a bit corney, but it makes the model look more interesting.

    The kit also comes with the option of windscreen with glass(plastic) or without (for those die hard fans who want just the frame only). Like the Finemolds model, it comes with 2 figures of Darth Vader(seated and standing).

    Both are very well detailed. Overall, I think Bandai did a great job and I do prefer it over the Finemolds due to its better stand and lasers. I also chose to paint this one with medium grey(which has a bit of a bluish hue to it). This colour is more identifiable on TIE Interceptors, Bombers and Fighters in Return of the Jedi. Apparently this was due to the 'blue screen' background.

    Next in line will be the X-Wing.

    Anyway, here are some pics. I've also added the Finemolds(very light grey one) for side by side comparrison.  

    P1020788_zps277f439b.jpgP1020790_zpsd24a9dcc.jpgP1020791_zps547cd5be.jpgP1020792_zps29cf6acd.jpgP1020793_zpsde52b558.jpgP1020794_zps695e2723.jpgP1020795_zps8af54079.jpgP1020796_zps045f15f3.jpg

  7. Hello,

    I just finished this model. It was quite easy to put together, but unfortunately it doesn't provide for retracted gears. Is this normal with Trumpeter?

    I had to do a bit of cutting and filling to display this model in flight.

    Being my first Trumpeter kit,I like the colourful instructions, but I wish there were proper dedicated acrylic colours for Russian jets. I had to try mixing colours to get what I thought might be correct colours.

    I like the weapon selection they provide. I wanted to go for live weapons, so I hope the colours I used are correct, I made the intake missiles detachable so the model can rest on the pylons if I can't get a proper stand for it.

    Also, I didn't like the shark decals, so I left them out. Other than that, the markings are quite simplistic. Definitely not as flashy as USN CAG birds. Not being familiar with Russian aircraft, I've developed a new fondness to the Su-27 and certainly looks pretty cool :coolio:/>/>

    Anyway, here are the pics.

    P1020768_zpse1921675.jpg

    P1020767_zps87a3afcf.jpg

    P1020766_zps394d05a9.jpg

    P1020765_zps67348e1f.jpg

    P1020764_zps860975de.jpg

    P1020763_zps571ba19e.jpg

    P1020762_zpsd6532016.jpg

    P1020760_zps39274422.jpg

    P1020759_zpsfdfa7903.jpg

  8. Thanks guys,

    I was really hoping for something straight forward, but I just couldn't live with those colours. Not to mention, the colours suggested by Hasegawa for this model seems pretty wrong. For starters, they suggest colour H307 (FS36320) for the fuselage where as FS35237 is more appropriate. This isn't the first time Hasegawa has screwed me for decals!

    So far, they've screwed me with:

    Chippy Ho History set - Very poor markings for the 1996 eagle painted on the nose

    E-2C Hawkeye USS GEORGE WASINGTON

  9. and here's the final product

    P1020744_zps55eace16.jpg P1020743_zpsc62dabd0.jpg

    P1020742_zps741bd429.jpg P1020739_zps706b8221.jpg

    This kit was a pretty nice kit. It comes with a lot of weapons including AIM-120, Meteor, IRIS-T, ASRAAM, Brimstone missiles, ALARM missiles and a few cruise missiles. Though as this is a show birds, I'm just going to put 2 IRIS-T missiles. I like the luftwaffe colours for the Eurofighter, so I'll probably do a normal Luftwaffe bird as well.

  10. Here's my latest build.

    Not a fan of the Eurofighter, but decided to give it a go. When I opened the kit, I noticed the decals were not like the box photo. infact, I found the colour of blue used on the tail was too 'purple' compared to photos of the real bird.

    Decals : Note the purplish colour of the tail

     

    P1020716_zpsb943e515.jpg P1020715_1_zps34d079aa.jpg

    The real bird

     1_700_470_90.jpg

    So I decided to try painting the background colour myself and cut out the bits and pieces of the Tail art.

    P1020714_zps26dbfa17.jpg P1020718_zps28d335a5.jpg

    Here is the tail with the cut out decals applied

    P1020724_1_zps2f62d37d.jpg P1020738_zps25780aca.jpg

     

×
×
  • Create New...