S K Loh

This is a F-Toys 1/144 kit from the Wing Kit Collection Vs Series 17. I got myself the mystery kit -a TBD-1 Devastator. From the kit decals the markings suggested that it was sometime in 1943 as the roundel had the red outline. Did my search and found that the decal marking belong to one TBD that flew with CASU-25, Corpus Christi Tx in 1943. I decided that I wanted to build one with the markings of VT-6 in the Battle of Midway having watched the movie and read-up about the dismal performance of the aircraft and the bravery and sacrifice made by the men who flew them on that mission. So I

Very nice build! 👍

Hi Raymourondharmon. Sorry but I did not receive your message

Hi Raymondharmon. I am half way across the globe in sunny Singapore. I really am not sure how this kit will hold during shipping across to the US. Do you know of a way?

This is a 1/144 Trumpeter F-16 A/C Block 15/30/31 kit. While the molding were crisps with good panel lines it suffers from the lack of weapon stores although pylons were provided saved for the two drop tanks. Also the NLG door was molded onto the fuselage that I had to remove and use plastic strip to fill in for in-flight build. Some amount of filling and sanding on the underside is necessary. As usual I added the pilot and some details to beef up the cockpit area. I was exploring a more current marking instead of the kit's decal which offered three older schemes. I remembered

Thanks Dutch.

This is a F-Toy 1/144 Wing Kit Collection De Havilland 98 Mosquito B Mk 4 . The kit I got came with the markings for either 105 SQN or 139 SQN. Overall the molding was pretty crisp and was pre-painted. As this year marked the 80th Anniversary of D-Day I thought it would nice have it done with D-Day stripes on it. So I did my search and chance on a particular B Mk 4 that flew with 627 SQN that had the stripes on the underside towards the tail in June 1944. I was amazed to read that the Mosquito's airframe was constructed most out of wood earning its nickname - "The Wooden Wonder".

Thanks habu2 for your clarification on the rear bracket. I would appreciate it further if you could clarify if both types of bracket shown in my attached picture are correct and that they are interchangeable and presently fitted for use? Regards

Hi fellow ARCers, I am trying to do a scratch-built centerline drop tank for my 1/144Trumpeter F-16C. While searching for info, I came across two different types of anti-sway brackets (if that's the correct term used ) fitted to the rear of the tank. I attached the picture to show them. The drawing on the left shows that the bracket that looked like an angled bracket while the photo showed that it looked like a wedge (something similar to the one fitted to the F-4 Phantom centerline tank). Also where is the location that this bracket is attached and locked down to the aircraft's be

Thank you Dutch. Cheers

Hi spejic. Thank you. The Tempest does look that way after having getting the color shade closer to what it should look like. Cheers

This is an old built I did many years back. Looking at it I realised that the color scheme I painted was not of the correct shade. I was hoping to get another new kit from the LHS but to no avail. Instead I decided to do a makeover to see how it turned out. I strip off the decals and sand down the original paintwork. Had it smoothen down and then followed by some simple scribing to create some essential panel lines. Did the mixing of Mr Hobby colors to get the right shade for the Dark Ocean Grey/Dark Green camo. Printed new decals for it. After much contemplation I de

Yes. The sidewinder rails were moulded wrong way round. Re-build the nose for the shark nose style using plastic strip. Replaced the original exhaust which appeared too tapered with 4mm size tube thinned down from the inside. And then the RWRs and AOA add- ons. Created an ECS vent on the left side of the canopy.

Here's another build using the Revell F-5E kit to convert it to a VFC-13 F-5N Fighting Saints. The build approach is similar to my earlier build of the VMFT-401 F-5N. I decided to have it painted in the lizard scheme as I quite liked the colour scheme. Enjoy the photos. Here's wishing all ARCers and modellers alike a very Merry X'mas and Happy New Year 2024 ahead. S K Loh

Thank you Mr.Happy.