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David Orradded a new photoalbum.
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Tamiya Jaguar XJ220
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The cosy XJ220 cabin. Grey flocking for the carpet. RLM Grey and Sky Grey for the dashboard, seats and other interior trim.
Project: Jaguar XJ220
6 3 June, 06:34
Andy Oostensowns this item
The A-team figurines
WASPslot 1:24
124 21 July, 17:11
Andy Oostensi found them on the modeling convention plastic and steel in waregem belgium
22 July, 16:50
Andy Oostensif i am correct you can find them also on ETSY, there is a link to the seller (WASPslot), they also have the Dukes of Hazzard......
22 July, 16:51
Bozzeradded a new photoalbum.
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Turnpiker, Box Stock
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There's gonna be some filler on this kit. Sink holes everywhere.
Project: 'Pete' Custom Cabover
4 28 April, 19:04
BozzerSo, I started this, basically to keep my sanity. It's an old kit, and I won it on eBay, years ago. I love the look of the truck, so let's see what I can do with it?
28 April, 19:13
BozzerThis isn't the "Walk in the park" kit, that I thought it was, Martin. I've tried the hot water treatment, on the cab, with no effect. So, it's a ceramic tile on the radiator, and weight on the roof. Hopefully, tomorrow will see some better results?
28 April, 20:09
Nigel ChapmanMy food dehydrator I use for drying painted items has a variable temp setting. Would anything like that help with the cab? I.e. a constant heat flow around the cab may soften it allowing it be reshaped.
28 April, 20:43
BozzerI like that idea, Nigel. I unfortunately, don't own a hairdryer, but I do have a heat gun. I don't particularly want to use it. As I type now, the tile and weight method, is underway. The heating and cooling of the radiator, should assist the process, but you've definitely given me a new train of thought.
Thankyou, my friend. The collective minds of the hive, strike again 👍
28 April, 20:50
BozzerWow, I didn't realise how long it's been!
I've been tinkering on with this, along with many other projects, when time allows. I'll pick up on the pictures tomorrow.
20 July, 21:38
BozzerThe saga of the cab warpage, didn't get any better. Even after 2 weeks on the radiator and a week outside in the sun, nothing happened. So I painted it and consoled myself, that once the clear parts were added, and the interior, that would stiffen things up and back in shape? Then suddenly, a cheap Peterbilt 352 kit, appeared on eBay. Three days later, it was in my hands. Cab was perfect, so black it went!
21 July, 12:42
Martin OostromNice work Bozzer. That gloss black is really reflective. Happy that you managed to buy yet another kit 😂
21 July, 15:00
BozzerThanks mate. I'm a bit gutted about the decals, and they took an awful long time, to get anything like they should be.
My advice to anyone thinking about building this kit, is to ditch the decals and use them as templates, for airbrushing. Much quicker, more effective, and no headache.
21 July, 16:22
Nigel ChapmanBozzer, you did an excellent job with those decals. They do look good over the black paint.
Any mods or is it box stock?
22 July, 04:39
Bill NewcomerLate to the party (again). That must be a vintage kit. I have never seen that aero package over the drive axles before.
23 July, 03:53
Martin OostromI doubt it'll do much. The cab is just a square block of metal fighting against airflow. So relieving the drag of the fifth wheel is relatively pointless.
But it does look good 👀
23 July, 06:32
BozzerWelcome gents.
Nigel, this started out as bog standard, box stock. It was just something to keep me going? Like most of us here, I have other projects going on, so I was just building a cool kit to fill in gaps? Man, I've never fought a kit, so much!
That being said, it does look kinda funky. It's basically AMT's early 70's version, of a show truck. As a spoiler, it's just an ordinary 352 Pete, with a couple of extra sprues.
I've always wanted this kit, and when I got the chance, I snapped it up.
Like the old saying goes, be careful what you wish for.
23 July, 06:46
Bozzerowns this item
17 July, 15:19
BozzerMate, I now have two! I came across this, for a bargain price, still sealed!
It's currently resting in the vault.
23 July, 06:49
D. Ebertmarked this item as tradeable/sellable
Racing Series BMW 320si E90 2008 WTCC Brands Hatch Winner Detail Up Parts
NuNu Model Kit 1:24
NE24037 2023 New tool 21 July, 21:01
Guy Rumpadded a new photoalbum.
7 19 July, 15:19
Guy RumpI forgot to put this in the ideas so it is starting "in progress".
Made a start with the cockpit and some weight in the nose, hopefully it's enough. 🙂
19 July, 15:21
Guy RumpFuselage together, undercarriage fitted and aircrew added. 🙂
Welcome Nicolas & Villiers, thanks for your interest. 👍
Many thanks mates for your interest and likes NordMito, Matti T, Villiers DV & J35J. 👍
22 July, 15:09
Ronanadded a new photoalbum.
63 19 May, 16:00
Daniel MysakNice start👍. Looking forward to your build. I´am curious to see the pros and cons of the kit.
24 May, 09:05
Oleg BogoleiI didn't dare to cut main weels bays, I just swore loudly at Trumpeter)
And there are some other remakes need to be done to make "A' from this model...
24 May, 13:25
RonanMany thanks , mates 😉
For those who wish to assemble this model, it will be necessary to plan a little surgery on the main landing gear bays.
Other than that, I will say that the kit is better than Italeri or Fujimi but that's just my opinion. The level of detail is much higher than the other two
24 May, 15:19
RonanMaybe a little more information about the different versions of A-6 :
tailspintopics.blogs..-vs-6e-intruder.html
24 May, 15:25
Juergen KlinglhuberJaw dropping detailing -as usally! All looks so easy and still perfectly clean and we all know how hard this is (especially in 72) - great job!
31 May, 15:51
RonanMany thanks,
For the moment, I don't find any difficulty in building this kit.
I only used putty in the air intakes, the fitting is quite good
31 May, 19:11
RonanThanks Alek 😉
Dearest readers,
For those who would like to build this model but are not happy about having to open the gear hatches, you should know that these famous hatches can be closed on the ground. Yesterday, I found a photo which attests to the thing in the book "lock on" by Verlinden. These hatches are closed manually by the ground mechanics during a prolonged stop of the plane, a sort of storage, this avoids FOD. Of course, this is very rare, but nevertheless it is possible. Also, it's up to you 😉
10 June, 17:42
Patrick HagelsteinThanks for the encouragement Ronan! Let's have a look at references then. ☺️👍🏼
10 June, 18:29
Jason Marsonadded a new photoalbum.
24 29 June, 23:32
Jason MarsonThanks Alberto. There's a few corrections to be made as the masks are not 100% accurate but overall I'm pleased with the result.
30 June, 11:36
Roland Sachsenhoferadded a new photoalbum.
35 7 July, 09:05
Roland SachsenhoferThis project has been waiting long enough, now the time has come! The "shell", seen here, is quickly put together, the glued seams are still wet, so to speak. I plan to show the A90 in a proper dio - gliding just above the water!
7 July, 09:08
TreehuggerI just remembered, I have this kit in my stash.
Are those windows on the side? Like on passenger jets?
7 July, 18:13
Roland SachsenhoferIf this was some kind of passenger aircraft, I would book a flight for sure. 🙂
I will drill the windows and fill them with Krystal Klear.
7 July, 18:25
Roland SachsenhoferThank you both for interest and comments! Well, I will think over with that windows.... Thank you for the link!
8 July, 06:46
Raz1I stand corrected. I had originally not seen the windows. Thanks, Skyhiker.
Plenty of interior photos here: flickr.com/photos/la..597/with/45021731405
And the last surviving example (per Wikipedia) is here: museum-vmf.ru/
Even though the appropriate page won't load here, a photo displays in the top-of-page banner rotation.
8 July, 14:30
Roland SachsenhoferI agree, what pictures! The question of the windows should now also be answered "from the inside" as well. Thanks for these excellent links, mates!
9 July, 12:40
Roland SachsenhoferA few new pictures here too: the finished pre-shading has shown a few touch-up needs, but tomorrow I want to be able to apply the surface colour!
11 July, 15:21
Michael KohlProbably too late, but that project would have been perfect to try a levitation display.
amazon.de/Magnetic-L..aps%2C127&sr=8-3
11 July, 17:27
Roland SachsenhoferI think it's a really wonderful idea.... A few Star Wars themes are in the making, possibly here: I would also like to see a Tie-Fighter hovering over this base.
A nice encounter - magnets are actually being used in this project! Since I want to show the "Orlyonok" gliding over a water surface as well as standing still, I have prepared two versions of the props. In order to be able to change them stably, I attached magnets to the axis of rotation. The one on the engine was inserted through a hole from the outside. It sits on the tip of a toothpick, which has been inserted through the hole in the inside of the engine. The magnet now sits exactly in the centre of the engine diameter. The second magnet only had to be glued to the two ends of the propeller axles. Now, it works perfectly with a soft "click"! 🙂
12 July, 06:56
Roland SachsenhoferThe Oryonok still looks a bit 'artificial', but in principle shows its surface colours, which will hopefully breathe a little life into it, are the traces of use and wear that I will still apply. The windows on the fuselage will of course also be drilled out and filled with clear white glue.
At the same time, the water base is now being worked on. This time I'm using a light filler on a polystyrene base as a base for this, with Vallejo water gel on top.
The magnetically interchangeable ahrwerk and propeller have worked - which is great news of course!
17 July, 17:34
Roland SachsenhoferA few pictures of the water base in the making: I'm using a new material to build up the water surface. This so-called 'light filler' dries within 24 hours and is easy to shape with the appropriate tools - here with a simple brush
18 July, 11:51
Robert PodkońskiJust a suggestion, Roland - an ekranoplan flying above the sea 'irons out' the waves under its wings in a characteristic manner:
oldmachinepress.com/..rlyonok-ekranoplans/
18 July, 14:43
Roland SachsenhoferRobert, thank you for that important hint, I wasn't aware of this!
18 July, 14:47
Roland SachsenhoferRobert, your hint made me to rethink and rebuild the whole thing a bit: the strip of water flown over is no longer deeply furrowed, but has been flattened - the picture material helped a lot.
You can see the whole thing now primed with Tamiya acrylic paint and coloured once, tomorrow transparent water gel from AK will be applied...
18 July, 18:18
Robert PodkońskiWater looks already like on these photos, Roland. I cannot wait to see the plane levitating above the waves...
18 July, 19:47
Roland SachsenhoferBefore I continue with pictures of the water base that was completed today, I'll show you a few snapshots of the completed 'Orlyonok'. As you know, I made it with interchangeable modules for both a land and a flying display; here you can see the 'land version'.
Tomorrow there will certainly be an opportunity to catch the aircraft flying by and photograph it in flight. 🙂
21 July, 18:12
Ben Mvery realistic. the weathering and the land diorama came out perfectly. can't wait to see it on the water!
21 July, 20:04
gorbyI didn't know it had an undercarriage. The photos make it look like a very impressive beast.
22 July, 05:51
Robert PodkońskiFantastic job, Roland! (@gorby - it should be rather caller a beaching gear, imho, as it was used only to maneuvre on terra firma).
22 July, 06:54
Roland SachsenhoferMates, a great 'thank you' for your kind and motivating words! Very appreciated of course!
22 July, 19:12
Zbynek HonzikBeautiful, Roland! 👍
The pace at which you are able to build beautiful models is truly incredible!
22 July, 21:28
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