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January 31, 2012

A couple shots of the Austrralian Spitifre Vc before weathering:



Here are another 1/76 armor preview:
  • 1/76 Ostmodels SU-152

    January 28, 2012

    The Spits finally have all their bits on. A bit of weathering, many flat coats, then the final peeling of the canopy mask and we're done. You can tell I'm eager to move on.

    Here are a couple 1/76 armor previews:
  • 1/76 Ostmodels Renault R40 Light Tank
  • 1/76 Ostmodels ISU-122S

    January 24, 2012

    Trying to finish the 4 planes held over from last year. Herea re three of them, the Me-262 is still covered in masking tape prior to the mottling job:


    I find that the bits and pieces that come after paint and decals (antennas, exhausts, tailwheels, base, etc) are the least enjoyable as at that point you just want wrap things up.

    January 10, 2012

    Happy New year to all fellow modelers!!

    My 2011 tally ended up at 16 armor models. Par for the course but at this rate it will take more than a lifetime to wrok through my stash. I tried to complete 4 planes before leaving for the holidays but ended up short. Working through the 100 plus stencil decals of the Revell Thunderbolt took much longer than expected. Errors in the instruction sheet don't help either.
    Two Airfix Spit V's (a "b" and a "c") are almost done with passable rescribed panel lines and a terrible wing fuselage join. The recently released Sword kits put them to shame.
    The Revell Me-262 still needs some fine airbrushing to turn the hard edge between the upper and lower colors into soft edges.

    Here is the first preview of 2012.
  • 1/76 SHQ SdKfz 251/2 D

    December 11, 2011

    King Tiger and Panther A done. 6thou brass aerials and Aber MG barrels complete the beasts.



    December 8, 2011

    Cromwell King Tiger from 1st Company 503 Heavy Panzer Battalion in Normandy (Aleran decals - generic turret numbers and crosses)and Panther A from 3rd Company LAH 1st SS Panzer Division (Peddinghaus decals - Panzers in Normandy sheet 5) also in Normandy. They fought in the British Canadian sector around Caen. Incidentally, I just noticed that the Panther is missing its headlight...



    December 7, 2011

    The P-36 is not ready for the Pearl Harbor anniversary. I did manage to assemble the wings and cowling with considerable sanding and adjusting. I had forgotten how much effort such a short run kit requires.



    In a rush to complete some models before the year end here are the Cromwell King Tiger and Panther A in camo and gloss varnish ready for decals:



    Two Airfix Spitfire Vs, the Revell Me-262 and P-47D have spent the year gathering dust are also being painted in a flurry of masking and airbrushing.

    November 20, 2011

    Zis 5 completed. The finishing touches took much longer than expected. The 4 latches for the cargo bed drop down sides were added. This took 28 rivets, some plastic strip and 8 thou steel wire.


    November 12, 2011

    Cromwell King Tiger and Panther A in dark yellow:



    The Maus dwarfs the King Tiger and the Panther, not to mention the Grille:



    Here is the preview of the Maus and two Ostmodels Soviet subjects :

  • 1/76 Cromwell Combat Ready Maus
  • 1/76 Ostmodels BA-10m Armored Car
  • 1/76 Ostmodels F22 M1936 76.2mm Divisional Field Gun

    November 11, 2011

    Finishing touches on the Zis/gun combo:



    cNovember 7, 2011

    I'm thinking of completing the Pearl Harbor P-36A before December 7 and updated the US aircraft model review page while looking for online reviews of the AML kit.

    November 6, 2011

    King Tiger Porsche ready for paint:



    November 4, 2011

    The 122mm gun is ready for paint.



    November 3rd, 2011

    The 122mm gun is almost done.



    November 1st, 2011

    Another armor preview:

  • 1/76 MMS M5 Stuart Light Tank

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