madmike Posted December 3, 2006 Author Share Posted December 3, 2006 Andy Excellent work! A nice line up of Comets MikeJ Link to post Share on other sites
roym Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Heller 1/72 SAAB AJS-37 Viggen. Model Alliance (Hawkeye Models Australia) Decals, Tamiya tape seatbelts, wire seat handle. Staple pitots. Rest OOB. :blink: Roy Link to post Share on other sites
madmike Posted December 6, 2006 Author Share Posted December 6, 2006 Roy That is a superb build! Does it go faster 'cause it is red? :P :blink: MikeJ Link to post Share on other sites
roym Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 RoyThat is a superb build! Does it go faster 'cause it is red? ;) :blink: MikeJ I dunno, check the video here.... going fast enough for me! :P http://www.patricksaviation.com/videos/Richard/931/ Link to post Share on other sites
yeehah1 Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 06-12-06 Lovely build Roy. Liam Link to post Share on other sites
Grey Ghost 531 Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 (edited) Airfix Arado Ar-196a3 - 1/72 Engines n things motor Aeroclub MG-15 in aft cockpit Mike Grant instrument decals Aeroclub elastic rigging material Scratch built interior Model Master enamel paint Except for a little frustration with the canopy it was a very fun build. I'm happy with it. Edited December 6, 2006 by Grey Ghost 531 Link to post Share on other sites
yeehah1 Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 06-12-06 GreyGhost531: excellent work! Nice to see posts coming in. Thought the g/b had gone rather quiet. Liam Link to post Share on other sites
Max Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 :) mmmmmmmmmmmmm.............This GB is delicious ! amazing 30 years old models Link to post Share on other sites
madmike Posted December 8, 2006 Author Share Posted December 8, 2006 Airfix Arado Ar-196a3 - 1/72Engines n things motor Aeroclub MG-15 in aft cockpit Mike Grant instrument decals Aeroclub elastic rigging material Scratch built interior Model Master enamel paint Except for a little frustration with the canopy it was a very fun build. I'm happy with it. What a killer build!! Superb! Everyone is proviing the old kits with a little TLC can be made into excellent models. MikeJ Link to post Share on other sites
Bennygmanuk Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 No2 done... Bring on No3 (Airfix Westland Whirlwind - hopefully with a rotor fold). Steve. Link to post Share on other sites
madmike Posted December 9, 2006 Author Share Posted December 9, 2006 Looks every bit a F-80! Nice work MikeJ Link to post Share on other sites
jo020 Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 DHC-1 Chipmunk OOB Jet Provost OOB MRCA Panavia Tornado Prototyp All Kits are 1:72 Link to post Share on other sites
Andy Mullen Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 Airfix 1/144 BAC 1-11 #03178 Started 21 December 2006 - Completed 28 December 2006 Last finished build of 2006, straight out of the box, only added the last of my Airfix stands. Link to post Share on other sites
madmike Posted December 29, 2006 Author Share Posted December 29, 2006 Goodd to see the BAC-111, Andy! Lovely work :unsure: MikeJ Link to post Share on other sites
Max Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 The last of 2006 :( with a bad light :D Link to post Share on other sites
madmike Posted January 2, 2007 Author Share Posted January 2, 2007 I like it!! Builds up very well indeed. Nice work on this kit, first I have seen built since around 1980. B) MikeJ Link to post Share on other sites
madmike Posted January 7, 2007 Author Share Posted January 7, 2007 OK Here is a quick shot of my finished Heller Dewoitine D.510. My normal photography location is hip deep in computer stuff currently and I cannot take better shots until it is cleared, which hopefully will be next weekend. I blame Christmas :D So here is a less than perfect pic. Once can see the horrid Heller decals in stark reality. I was completely confident that the sun bleaching had done the trick but as you can see, that confidence was completely misplaced. As a consequence, the kits end result falls far short of satisfactory for me. I doubt that the kit is even worth a build review at this stage. :blink: MikeJ Link to post Share on other sites
Old Man Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Here are some pictures of the completed Nationalist Chinese Dewoitine 510. I actually had this finished a little before Christmas, but only recently did wife have time to take the pictures. The final steps were small detailing bits: actuators for the ailerons, piping from the feul tanks in the wings, air-speed instrument, steps to the cockpit, sighting line, and of course the propellor and the wind-screen. I made the last from five thousandth clear sheet, using the kit piece as a template: the curve at the bottom is a wicked one. 5921 may have been the only Dewoitine 510 to actually shoot something down in combat: it was certainly the only Chinese example that did. Here is an account of the engagement, taken from Mr. Hakon's 'Biplane Aces of WWII' page: On 4 November 1939 72 G3Ms (36 from the 13th Ku, 18 each from the Kisarazu and Kanoya Ku) attacked Chengtu in Sichuan Province in retaliation for a highly successful attack on the Hankow Huang-chia-tun Airfield on 14 October 1939. (DB-3 bombers flown by Soviet volunteers, who destroyed over 50 Japanese Army and Navy aircraft made this attack.) The G3Ms came over in two formations, each with 36 aircraft. Captain Okuda (nicknamed ‘King of the Bombers’), commander of the 13th Ku, led the first formation with all of the aircraft from 13th Ku. The Chinese responded by sending two formations against the attackers. The first Japanese formation was heavily attacked by seven Dewoitine D510s of the 17th PS, led by Captain Shen Tse-Liu and seven I-15bis from the 27th PS led by Captain Hsie Chuan-Ho. The 27th PS first made contact with the 13th Ku about 4,000m over Fenghuang Shan. The Chinese Air Raid Warning Net had given ample warning and the Chinese fighters, equipped with oxygen and radio receivers in the lead aircraft, were able to climb and attack the Japanese from above. Diving down at 65 degrees from behind, the I-15bis concentrated on the leading flight of G3M's. After the initial pass, the I-15bis followed up with firing passes from the rear at the same level or slightly below. Then came the cannon armed D510. Captain Shen led his squadron in a level attack from the front. (Past experience had shown that when firing in a dive, the spring tension of the drum magazine in the Hispano HS-404 cannon was insufficient to feed the gun causing stoppages.) This time, under ideal conditions, Shen was able to make one devastating head-on pass on Okuda's G3M. Multiple hits by the deadly 20mm cannon set Okuda's G3M on fire at the right wing root. The fire then spread to the fuselage fuel tanks. The G3M then nosed over in a dive, which resulted in both wings snapping away. Shen and his squadron turned around to attack the Japanese formation form the rear. This was when the concentrated firepower of the G3Ms began to tell. Shen’s D510 No. 5921 was damaged and he made a forced landing in which he was injured. Another D510 (No. 5924 flown by Lieutenant Chen Kwei-min) was damaged in the fuel tank but managed to land safely. Three 27th PS I-15bis were slightly damaged. Another G3M was shot out of formation smoking heavily but was not seen to crash by the time the Chinese fighters retired. The second Chinese formation was led by deputy group commander Wang Han-Hsun and included nine I-Lieutenant Teng Chung-Kai, now promoted to deputy squadron leader. They met the Kisarazu and Kanoya formation over Taiping-shi Airfield. Ma led the I-15bis in a vertical diving pass on the leading flight of the formation. After the initial pass, the I-15bis turned back to attack from below and behind. They were joined by two I-16's from the 26th PS, which had become separated from their formation. After the first two passes, the volume of return fire from the Japanese formation was seen to appreciably slacken. The lead ship from the Shotai to the right of the leading shotai was seen to catch fire and gradually descend below 15bis led by Captain Ma Kwok-Lim of the 29th PS and six I-16’s of the 26th PS. Included in Ma’s group were the formation. Teng in I-15bis No. 2903 was credited with hitting this aircraft and contributing to it falling out of formation. In a final firing pass from behind and below, the concentrated return fire from the Japanese formation hit Teng’s aircraft and he crashed to his death. Wang Han-Hsun in I-15bis “V-2†was wounded and made a forced landing. All but one of the other I-15bis were damaged and three more had to make forced landings (I-15bis nos. 2910, 2904, 2907). Both of the 26th PS I-16s were also shot up badly, one, No. 2609 crashed at Jintang, killing its pilot Lieutenant Tuan Wan-Yu and the other, No. 2604 force landed at Pengshang. During the attack the Japanese dropped over 100 bombs on Fenghuang Shan Airfield. The second Japanese formation of 36 aircraft dropped over 200 bombs on Wenjiang Air Field. They destroyed one aircraft and two trainers on the ground. After the battle, the Chinese found three wrecks and the bodies of Okuda and one of his Buntaicho. The Japanese, however, admitted to a total of 4 losses. More on Capt. Shen Tse-Liu can be found there also: http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/china_tse-liu.htm Link to post Share on other sites
peebeep Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 My completed Chipmunk. I have always thought that the RAF silver/yellow stripe trainer scheme looks attractive on any aeroplane, but the Chippie looks real cute in these colours. peebeep Link to post Share on other sites
madmike Posted January 21, 2007 Author Share Posted January 21, 2007 Nice end result. Well done! MikeJ Link to post Share on other sites
Julien (UK) Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Well here it is My Wallace & Gromit set for the airfix GB (Well there is a plane in there!) From the film "A Close Shave", from the "Wash'n'go window cleaning service" Julien Link to post Share on other sites
texgal45 Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Very nice work on an interesting and certainly different model. Grandma L Link to post Share on other sites
madmike Posted January 22, 2007 Author Share Posted January 22, 2007 (edited) I like! Nice work. I am not a fan of Wallace and Gromit, but this is well done. ;) MikeJ Edited January 22, 2007 by madmike Link to post Share on other sites
moeggo Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 There's alot of great build so far! Nice work everyone Link to post Share on other sites
theplasticsurgeon Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 HS Dominie 1/72 scale, completed straight from box with 1985 livery. Number changed to one that was at Fairford IAT. Link to post Share on other sites
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