Recent Builds

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May 4, 2020
Hobbycraft Sabres: Mk.5 with original decals (and yes, nosewheel door is on wrong side) Mk.6 with Leading Edge Decals.
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May 4, 2020
Tamiya P-51D with Leading Edge decals. Airfix/AZ kitbash Chipmonk behind.
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May 4, 2020
Airfix + Pavla Tigermoth - tiny, tiny and first rigging attempt with .08mm flyfishing line.
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May 4, 2020
Sabre and Mustang with Academy Banshee (lower fuselage colour is too dark, but first go at RCN colours....)
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May 4, 2020
Hobbycraft H-21 'Flying Banana'.
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May 4, 2020
Trumpeter Sea Fury with Xtradecal markings (not great registration on the roundels....)
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May 4, 2020
Special Hobby Seafire with Belcher Bits decals - first 1/48th kit - cut out the elevators and rudder; drilled out the exhaust and spent so much time on the cockpit. Happy, but much more work to do to get better...
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May 4, 2020
Seafire cockpit WIP
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May 8, 2020
Hasegawa T-33 with Leading Edge decals. So much filling and sanding on this one...basically no panel lines left on the fuselage....Like how it came out, though.
10
July 8, 2020
Hobbycraft F8F 1/48 in French service - tried the hairspray chipping technique - pretty good for first time, I think. Like the way this came out.
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July 8, 2020
Italiari Sabre; 1/48 - maybe not a great kit, but working on my bare metal technique. Over gloss black with mottling.
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July 8, 2020
Academy Ta-183 'What-If" - 1/48: really enjoyed this one: great kit, and good for my airbrush skills.
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July 8, 2020
Hasegawa F4U-7 WIP - happy with this instrument panel.
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July 8, 2020
Scratch-built seatbelts on a Dragon He-162 1/48 in progress - kit is a nightmare, but I'll get through it.
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July 8, 2020
Hasegawa 1/48 F4U-7 - more chipping work: don't love how this came out, completely, but good experience.
16
July 9, 2020
More Canadian post-war Mustangs: Leading Edge decals, again. Hasegawa 1/72 - almost as good as the Tamiya...
17
July 9, 2020
Heller bf-109K kit from 1976! Lovely person that I bought the Pitts Special kit from gave this to me in a bag: found some appropriate aftermarket decals and did a quick build. Despite the raised panel lines and terrible fit issues on the wings (and my terrible canopy job), surprisingly good kit: happy with this!
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July 21, 2020
Tamiya Meteor Mk.3 1/48 - what a joy to build: I know it's a cliche, but Tamiya is amazing. Like this a lot - messed up one set of 'don't walk here' decals, but I'll let it go. Masked and painted the fuselage stripe [think I colour-matched it pretty well] and the yellow wing leading edge. I think I only want to build Tamiya kits from now on...
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July 21, 2020
Dragon He-162 1/48 - hated this kit so much: looked great; super-detailed; PE parts etc. Fit and engineering was terrible - almost gave up, but kept at it. Did scratch-built seatbelts, that I was happy with - can't wait to do the Tamiya kit to do this plane justice - a plane I really like, but, ugg....
20
August 5, 2020
Eduard Bell X-1 Fun build; first time using Tamiya Lacquer - used a whole jar of orange over a black base+yellow undercoat. Went by archival photos from the Smithsonian for the decals; rather than the instructions. Had to do it flying - doesn't seem right with undercarriage down.
21
August 5, 2020
Polikarpov I-16 by Eduard - took way longer than I thought to build (the landing gear is crazy!) - Love this little plane. Got a steppe diorama base from Mig - I'll post when I've built a base. Oh, and did all this work on the cockpit and you can't even see it! Learned a lesson there...
22
August 16, 2020
Another Hobbycraft: 1/48 Voodoo F3: all-over matt aluminum; decals scrounged from various Leading Edge sets with some 1/72nd thrown in. Not a great kit, but worked some things I wanted to try. Built it as a 'museum' build because I think Voodoos look wrong when they are weathered...
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August 17, 2020
Hah: forgot to post this - LS Models 1/72 Pitts Special I did a while ago - so, so tiny - decals and painting took forever, but really happy how it came out - picked up the Rothman's version on eBay; will do it at some point. Actually detailed the cockpit, but you can't see anything...really wonderful kit and plane...
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August 17, 2020
Tamiya Mig-15bis WIP - Vallejo metallics over gloss black primer - will post finished piece.
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August 21, 2020
Tamiya Mig-15bis - Vallejo Aluminum over Gloss Black primer - did Tamiya panel liner (black on control surfaces and brown on panels) Like how this came out: the gloss black really makes the overcoat pop and look like real metal, rather than just silver paint.
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August 30, 2020
Hasegawa 1/48 F-86F-40 - shortened the wings and carved off and filled various vents to make it a Mk 6 Sabre - Leading Edge decals; as usual for these builds. Nice kit - just picked up a -35 Hasegawa, so I'll build another in different livery. Great detail on this; just a bit of issue with the wing/fuselage connection.
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September 1, 2020
Ok, Kinetic F-5B - I've built at least ten kits before I finished this one: such a block - everything went wrong; engineering was terrible: I made so many mistakes, but at least it looks kind of cool...I'll get the single-seat version of this and do a proper job. Learned a lot from this.....
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September 1, 2020
Totally breaking my 'No Spitfires!' rule - building the Hasegawa Mk. IXc kit - really great (except for the wing/fuselage joint) - ordered some Belcher Bits Canadian pilots in the RAF decals - black based with random masks pattern over top: good practice for the Eduard Tempest that's next...
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September 9, 2020
Hasegawa Spitfire Mk.IXc - broke my rule about 'no Spitfires' - did it in a Canadian pilot's livery: Belcher Bits decals. Loved this kit - beautiful details and engineering - cockpit was fantastic. Had some issues at the end, but ended up well. Tamiya colours all around, with custom mixed tints for the fuselage band and spinner.

Commentaires

11 4 May 2020, 23:01

Lost_Erik
That is a fast growing proper collection. Well done. 👍

8 July 2020, 23:06

Bob Esplin
Thank you! Like so many, taken up again after 40+ years: thank goodness for YouTube! I'll keep posting my builds - onto early jet fighters now: finishing the He-162 and starting on the Tamiya Meteor...

8 July 2020, 23:27

Chase Charlton
Nice collection! I'm from the suburbs of Toronto and I recently got the new 1/48 F-86E kit from italeri. I really want to do the Canadian RAF version, but I don't have any brown paint for the nose section, and I've got no hobby shop near me, and I just made an order online, and would prefer it if I didn't have to spend the shipping again. Do you have any ideas on how I could mix some? Thanks

4 August 2020, 02:13

Bob Esplin
Good question: I used Tamiya RAF brown for the nose - don't know of a way to mix brown. Have you looked at Sunward Hobbies? They ship for free if your order is over $60.00, which I've found is pretty easy to get to...sunwardhobbies.ca/ Good luck with the build!

4 August 2020, 14:56

Chase Charlton
Thanks! I'll check it out.

5 August 2020, 00:02

Bob Esplin
Not a bad kit: I carved out the air intake and painted the interior flat black to give some more depth. If you want, scratch build an inlet valve. I've got a Hasegewa kit coming, so I'll do a European 1/48th camo version to match the 1/72 one that I did.

5 August 2020, 01:00

Chase Charlton
Oh I'm not sure I'm experienced enough for that

5 August 2020, 21:31

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Started building again after many, many years a few months ago: self-isolation is really helping with my productivity and skills. Mostly 1/72 Canadian aircraft; working up to 1/48 as my building improves.

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