Albums (101)
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36 images
AEC Routemaster
1:24
Quite chuffed with the "rusted pipe*" look I managed on the left hand (AEC, original) engine.
(Made both engine options ...
Project: AEC Routemaster
13 images
USS Growler
1:350
That missile design just screams 1950s - could imagine Chuck Yeager flying it!
Project: USS Growler SSG-577
21 images
Hawker Typhoon 1b
1:72
Impressive amount of stuff in this set.
Project: Hawker Typhoon & D-Day Air Assault
27 images
BBMF: Lancaster
1:72
The kit only comes with a pilot, so I've scrounged together the rest of the crew: Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, D...
8 images
MBDA Taurus KEPD
1:32
All 3D printed so lots of filament sprue to cut away. Tauruses were very brittle, managed to snap various fins off just...
Project: MBDA Taurus
15 images
Airwolf
1:48
If you squint really hard, you might be able to see Dom in the back.
Project: Airwolf
9 images
Fairey-Hawker Chimera ("The Beast")
1:72
Umpteen disparate parts from the spares box. Gannet wings because I got an after-market wing-fold kit, not sure how I e...
Project: Fairey-Hawker Chimera ("The Beast")
Scratchbuilt
15 images
Vought Kingfisher
1:72
At least the "Arizona" bit is clear, near the tail. Hmm, got a 1:700 Arizona in the stash, that could be heading to my...
Project: Vought Kingfisher
10 images
MBDA Brimstones
1:32
Mixture of live and training/inert missiles for the bigger ones, just for variety.
Project: MBDA Brimstones
16 images
Tiffy (not that one, *that* one)
1:72
All finished, despite the trail of disasters that made the plot of Armageddon seem uneventful. Magnetic stand too, just...
Project: Eurofighter Typhoon
20 images
F-35B Lightning II
1:72
All finished, despite the trail of disasters that made the plot of Armageddon seem uneventful.
Project: Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II
18 images
Storm Shadow
1:32
Replacement top-panel painted, varnished and fitted.
Left: Storm Shadow / SCALP in flight, wings and ventral fins extend...
Project: MBDA Storm Shadow
8 images
Tamiya Mossie
1:72
Just uploaded this photo for completeness (8 years later!) as I saw that the photo album ended somewhat abruptly.
Project: Mossie
18 images
Torpedo Bomber Douglas (Devastator)
1:72
Doesn't look too bad at this distance
Project: TBD-1 Devastator
16 images
RAF Recovery Set (Thorneycroft Amazon truck and Cole's Crane)
1:76
All over bar the varnish and decals, thanks to quick drying and self-priming Mr Surfacer and hot weather.
7 images
Aichi D3A1 Val
1:72
Made a proper start over "twixtmas" - bit of priming, bit of paint, bit of glue here and there. Have raided the spares ...
Project: Aichi D3A1 Val
9 images
HMS Invincible
1:700
End-opener boxes get on my proverbials. Have hung onto part of my Thunderbird 2 top-opening box just to keep Vince's sp...
Project: HMS Invincible
20 images
Thunderbirds 2 & 4
1:350
Weathered and satin finish, on a mirror to show the underside.
Project: Thunderbirds 2 & 4
10 images
RAF Emergency Set (K2 Ambulance)
1:76
Weathered model ambulance on a mirror so you can see the underside too!
Project: RAF Emergency Set (K2Y Ambulance)
13 images
RAF Emergency Set (K6 Crash Tender)
1:76
Recreating the classic box art :-)
Project: RAF Emergency Set (K6 Crash Tender)
16 images
RAF Refuelling Set (Matador)
1:76
The dog has come to inspect... everyone's a critic!
Project: RAF Refuelling Set (Matador)
7 images
RAF Refuelling Set (Bedford QL)
1:76
All done and on display, keeping my TSR.2 and Bristol Bloodhound company.
Project: RAF Refuelling Set (Bedford QL)
7 images
X-Wing
1:112
Incom T-65B X-Wing, 1:112 scale, ready to join the Rebellion
Project: X-Wing Fighter
11 images
Blackburn Buccaneer, 1:72
1:72
End-opening box - would much rather have a top-opener, easier to keep the unused parts in there then as I go along.
Shou...
Project: Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B
6 images
RAF HSL
1:72
Open fire, lads! Spots the lights in the wheelhouse. (Those gun positions, like the shrapnel padding and the big gun on ...
Project: RAF Air Sea Rescue Launch
25 images
Sparviero (Sparrowhawk)
1:72
Sprues all ready to go - back in February, before the Covid-19 Lockdown.
Project: Sparviero (Sparrowhawk)
9 images
F9F-2 Panther
1:72
Phone camera is shot, but here's an idea of the cockpit detail (thank you Eduard Zoom)
Project: F9F-2 Panther USN
![1:72 Handley Page Victor B.Mk.2[BS] (Airfix A12008)](/products/img/5/5/1/966551-16559-32-t180.jpg)
10 images
Fleet Air Arm Eagle Transporter
1:72
White and pristine
Project: Fleet Air Arm "Millennium Eagle"
10 images
Swift
1:72
Pointless bit of metal lacquer on the engine inside!
Project: Supermarine Swift FR.5
3 images
Martha's Hurricane
1:72
Martha's got some work in progress...
Project: Martha's Hawker Hurricane Mk II
29 images
A Tale of Two Minis
1:24
A tale of two Minis. Really shows the size difference (same scale!)
Project: Pair Of Minis
6 images
Sea Fury
1:72
Added a set of seat belts (only one set with the kit!)
Project: Hawker Sea Fury T.20
12 images
Su-34 Fullback
1:72
Su-34 Fullback under what appears to be an attack of the dreaded Post It Notes.
Project: Sukhoi Su-34 Fullback
6 images
BrisFit
1:48
First steps - wooden framework and machine guns magazines inside (used Orange Clear to "varnish" the wood and it got a b...
Project: Bristol F.2B Fighter - Brisfit
12 images
B-25 H Mitchell
1:72
All going to get sealed up, but here we have ammo boxes, gunner seats, bomb rack and some (clumsy) weathering.
Project: B-25H Mitchell
9 images
Pair of Bristols
1:72
Bristol Blenheim (centre) meets grandson Bristol Beaufighter (right) and great-grandson Bristol Brigand (left). (And get...
Project: A Pair of Bristols
3+
10 images
Bren Gun Carrier & the bus of doom
1:72
Mounted all the crew on the universal carrier to save losing them :)
Project: Something Groundbased for a Change
14 images
Very Very Frightening...
1:72
Douglas the toast rack is in business again
Project: English Electric Lightning
4+
10 images
Blackburn Beverley
1:144
Scratch built ladder to flight deck (that my mother got stuck up!)
Project: Craven? Knight? Crusher?
3 images
Martha's Bf109E
1:72
Bf109 dogfight with my Sea Hurricane :)
Project: Martha's Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4 Ag
