Monday, August 13, 2018

Amazing Airfix P-40C build Roger Fabrocini

started the 1:48 AirFix Warhawk. some molded levers were cut off and replaced. side wall parts detail is a bet soft so i filed them down to make them thinner.
AirFix added panel lines that don't exist around the middle, under the canopy opening, part of the fuselage. i removed them and added rivet detail. to tie it all together i riveted the rest of the fuselage (wings to follow). i also replaced the raised rivet detail on the wing fillets with recessed rivets using a beading tool.
interior colors is Tamiya yellow-green and black mix. detail picked out with vallejo acrylics. data plates are dry transfers from archer, seat is from UltraCast, lap belts P.E. eduard.
some gaps filled with true-earth plastic putty. i'm using the UltraCast resin exhausts and prop.
added a cross brace to the windshield and scratch built a new gunsight refelector plate, attached with future.
primed with Mr. Surfacer 1500 black. pre shade with white, rlm 76, and neutral gray. under surface color is mr. color #332, British Lt. A/C Gray
Top Camo is done. i wasn't too "jazzed" with my colors, Mr. Color RLM79 and FS34079 green, too much contrast. the RLM79 was too light., so i worked on over spraying it with Gunze H72 Dark earth. Masks were cut from Tamiya tape


started the 1:48 AirFix Warhawk. some molded levers were cut off and replaced. side wall parts detail is a bet soft so i filed them down to make them thinner.
AirFix added panel lines that don't exist around the middle, under the canopy opening, part of the fuselage. i removed them and added rivet detail. to tie it all together i riveted the rest of the fuselage (wings to follow). i also replaced the raised rivet detail on the wing fillets with recessed rivets using a beading tool.
interior colors is Tamiya yellow-green and black mix. detail picked out with vallejo acrylics. data plates are dry transfers from archer, seat is from UltraCast, lap belts P.E. eduard.
some gaps filled with true-earth plastic putty. i'm using the UltraCast resin exhausts and prop.
added a cross brace to the windshield and scratch built a new gunsight refelector plate, attached with future.
primed with Mr. Surfacer 1500 black. pre shade with white, rlm 76, and neutral gray. under surface color is mr. color #332, British Lt. A/C Gray
Top Camo is done. i wasn't too "jazzed" with my colors, Mr. Color RLM79 and FS34079 green, too much contrast. the RLM79 was too light., so i worked on over spraying it with Gunze H72 Dark earth. Masks were cut from Tamiya tape














































Tuesday, August 7, 2018

German aces and their aircraft

Off of face book  by Alfie  Wurth






More 2018 national photos

Various sorts of face book 1/72 scale.   Barry Numerick Bf-109 did well at the nationals again.
He is the premier 1/72 Bf-109 modeler from the Three Rivers Pittsburgh  chapter. 




2nd Place Barry Numerick

2nd Place Barry Numerick



Saturday, August 4, 2018

1/48 Scratch built C-54

This is a super build.   The photos are from the 2018 IPMS Nationals.








Thursday, August 2, 2018

Link to IPMS 2018 Nationals

Here is a link to photos at the 2018 Nationals Photo click here





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This F-100 won best of show.

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Monday, July 23, 2018

IDF P-51d paint colors.

This blog is mostly a reference sort for me.  I don't have  many people reading.  This is why the blog is a little goofy in what I post.   Years ago a did a IDF P-51d using what I thought where the correct paints.   Found this a while back only to misplace  the information. Here it is that least I can find it now.