A01319V Type 97 Chi Ha Japanese Tank. Hobby acrylic paint. Thanks, Alistair, yes, it is quite fiddly, especially when parts ping off Good job I&x27;ve got a laminate floor. Thanks to Airfix, we have had so many 33 sqn Javelins with refuelling probes andor underwing tanks and 64 Sqn with tanks on the outer pylon and missiles on the inner, plus the usual fin flash as supplied 14" too long. Yep, it works. But please don't do another F-model V-P. XVIII, TZ233, 208 Squadron. The white one has the tail colours altered with the Hawiian Lei wrapped round the Eskimo head to celebrate Alaska Airlines flights to Hawiia which have started recently. " -- Lt Rip Collins. Agree Tamiya all the way for the reasons Wooksta gives. Reissue of their old Piper PA-18 Super Cub as "Sports Plane Builders Choice 2021" costs 31 GBP and this is 2021 price. Mike is right State Aircraft Factory used a medium grey colour for interior surfaces. Hi everyone, went to fill a low spot on a kit and when I went to squeeze some filler it came out all separated, mainly clear jelly with a few streaks of filler; unusable. That, due to atmospheric conditions, an object further away will appear lighter. 5 days ago A productive year - 17. That is a very nice to. InterestsThings with Wings, Aces, RAAF, RAN, Harriers. I&x27;m not doing them, because I&x27;m a worse carpenter than a kit builder. Stash management Manage your collection of kits, aftermarket sets, books, magazines & paints. On 31052020 at 0210, AdrianMF said Camouflage pattern looks very good. Last year the entry fee was 19. Here&x27;s Tamiya&x27;s 148 Scale Brewster F2A-2 Buffalo. After the short comings of the underpowered Nakajima Homare NK9 driven A7M1 were addressed, with a new engine sourced, that being the Mitsubishi MK93 (HA-43), it was pressed into prototype and later testing as late as June 1945. Be prepared to make some major strengthening of the undercarriage. Posted July 25, 2023. Now with an introductory kit into 1700 ships, I picked up this Derfflinger kit at the hobby shop, with the intention of getting into the Flyhawk 1700 scene. Sep 21 Homebee changed the title to 148 - Mil Mi-4 "Hound" by Trumpeter - Mi-4-4A-AV released. The distributor is not wired that way. For night fighters, the key parameter was to reduce the silhouette effect against the night sky. Posted 1 hour ago (edited) Hi Gang, 2023 was my first full year on Britmodeller, I&39;ve throughly enjoyed it and am looking forwards to 2024. Posted July 25, 2023. It&x27;s like the curate&x27;s egg good, in parts. Airfix Sea King HU. A02025V Beagle Basset 206. Roughly measure the length needed and, for 148, subtract about 5mm for the interplane rigging and maybe 3mm for the cabane and other shorter needs. Easy peasy and looks effective. A bit of an odd one this - At first glance it looks like a typical older Eastern European kit, a bit rough round the edges with tons of flash and the decals from hell. If you want to build up a shape then Milliput White, but the grey will do. It's evidently darker than regular olive drab and I saw the FS number in a thread either here or at ARC but I forgot it. Most Mosquitoes were receiving Hamilton Standard. Posted June 13, 2015. However, FWIW, here is a quote from a WIP thread here at Britmodeller posted by Basilisk (Peter, I believe) in which he compared the Eduard, Tamiya and Zvezda 148 G-6 kits My verdict is as following. I will require new fuselage, wings and detail parts, as in spinner, radiator and carb intake. Cheers for this - have just mixed a full bottle of each as I have a lot of WW2 British armour to paint and the results look promising 1. The Kate is going to be released under the HpH label, Infinity is now in the past, the larger parts will be resin, with the already tooled smaller and clear parts in plastic. Maritime Modelling (Ships and subs) Ready for Inspection - Maritime. Thanks for a fantastic first year as a Britmodeller, and for helping rationalise a rapidly expanding stash (that includes, as of half an hour ago, a new Tamiya F-35B courtesy of generous Boxing Day sales. Well, its always a shame to see a model manufacturer close its doors. com is a website for modelers of aircraft, ships, vehicles and other models. Christian W. i have read that the early builds of the He162 (which this is) had the fuselage painted in RLM71. The newer ICM kits are a different ball game and generally very good as are pretty much all kits now (from a parts fit point of view anyway). My last tin of Humbrol HB14 Airframe Silver is running out. Ready for Inspection - Armour. Hopefully they&x27;ll save me the agony and do it in 132, because if it is a 148 new tool it&x27;s another purchase or three coming up. Now in 148, this Hurricane will surely send the others to the second row. While there was no specific mention of the P-40F (Merlin engine), this was available from Special Hobby in both short and long tail boxings. Had they done so, along with matching numerous other minor details the Modelsvit kit correctly possesses, Trumpeter&x27;s Tu-22 would be the superior kit due to its much better parts fit. It&39;s more akin to zinc chromate. That will make a very impressive model Matt. This will be my 6th Ju-88 in scale 148. In addition to the X-Acto knives, one of the most useful tools I have is something call a Flexifile, which is nothing more than a "U" shaped piece of metal rod that accepts small strips of abrasive film stretched between its two open ends. Which is the better 148 Sea Fury kit. Sea Otter. Very typical SH kits, just looking at the parts in the boxes and the instructions, the landing gear look to require some care to complete. Saturday at 1558. I also like the exhaust staining that seems to portray the long ranges flown by Pacific theater P-38s and how they had to lean their mixture for long distance flights. My first foray into Italian aircraft. Sukhoi Su-7 - Research suggests Modelsvit, Avoid KP. Agree Tamiya all the way for the reasons Wooksta gives. Posted January 30, 2021. Military aircrafthelicopters in scale 172 and 148. In 148 we have had one styrene kit in the past, although it is better described as mixed media, dating back to the 1990s. The model air is usually good from the bottle but occasionally add a few drops of water to prevent tip dry while im. Also, what acrylic paint options. Recommended Posts. These are the things to look out for > Resin cockpit - does not fit inside fuselage. Be prepared to make some major strengthening of the undercarriage. By Mike, October 28, 2023. Apr 20, 2023 I might add that this is a very impressive kit, a huge box stuffed with plastic and generally well presented. Aircraft WWI. Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS. I use water to thin standard Vallejo with a flow enhancer. In terms of other finishes though, Mr Finishing Surfacer, with that lovely silky satin look, provides an excellent base for your colour coats. Click here to find out how to submit your model for an article or a Gallery on. IIb&x27;s had a 12-gun wing. I&x27;m currently build. This gets more interesting in that although it doesn&39;t provide any additional information on the three 204Bs they hired for filming, it shows a photo captioned as "HB-XCQ equipped with rockets for a James Bond film" which is a front-on shot with dummy rocket racks (and also dummy machine guns in a rather unlikely-looking mount on the ends of. 3mm holes at all fastening locations. If you want a feathered edge then yes ideally a lacquercellulose primer is better. 100-48231 North-American T-2C Buckeye Injected Canopy (designed to be used with special Hobby and Two Bobs kits) AH40006 Hawker Hurricane Mk. " There are a few ambiguities with the surface detailing on the wings and upper. See the latest reviews, comments and ratings of various products and share your own opinions and experiences. I will require new fuselage, wings and detail parts, as in spinner, radiator and carb intake. Curious if HpH will continue the work on their 132 SR-71 when theres a IM one in progress. Finished at last A kit that may be as old as some of the real thing, a 1148 scale (yes, 1148) Kader Vickers Valiant. 3k views. 3 days ago I pre ordered this and started it a couple of months ago when it arrived. Most of our kits will be the first time these aircraft have been produced in 148 scale. Parts 239. With the need for a new combat fighter in the UK going back as far as 1971, failed collaborations between the UK, West Germany and France resulted in a new proposal by the British, German, Italian and Spanish for a new aircraft (EAP) in the mid 80's. ICM B-26B Invader Pacific War Theater (48285) 148 ICM via Hannants. Paint acrylic MRP-120 PRU Blue. This might be the kit that I&x27;ve had longest in the stash. All paint matching is done based ONLY on readouts. This costs money, and we rely on donations from members to keep our site online. Said that, there&x27;s more than one company with that name in Italy. But there it was, sort of an ugly duckling of an aircraft that was never allowed to grow up. British X-Craft Submarine. IIb as shown in todays Revell newsletter. Agree Tamiya all the way for the reasons Wooksta gives. IIb&x27;s had a 12-gun wing. This thread is based on my moulding and casting of parts for my large scale model cars but could be used by anyone, for making any parts for modelling. We are planning to release several 132 models and those would be Caudron G. 5 Litre Supercharged "Blower". Both the Eduard and Roden kit are very goog. ttHMzlvRk KineticModels britmodellerinsta. 112 Marc Marquez Honda RC 213V Repsol 2014 highly detailed from the Tamiya kit cowls in place. Edited December 21, 2020 by Giorgio N. The Revell kit is a repop of the Eduard kit. Clearly two. Kinetic F-16DGDJ Block 4050 USAF Viper (K48005) vs F-16D Block 304050 USAF (K48105) By Sierra Mike Sierra, 21 hours ago. My first foray into Italian aircraft. Join the discussion on various topics related to model modelling, such as aircraft, armour, maritime, vehicles, science fiction and figure. Here is my latest client project, the Trumpeter 112 Ford GT40 Mk2. There is a clear differentiation both in b&w photos and in colour ones, showing the trim (spinner and fuselage band) to be in a paler bluer colour than the underside. So from tank to tank it&x27;s 70mm approx, and 2. During my visit at HpHInfinity Models factory we discussed some new plastic models. Bit of a back story to this one. Kinetic F-16DGDJ Block 4050 USAF Viper (K48005) vs F-16D Block 304050 USAF (K48105) By Sierra Mike Sierra, 21 hours ago. "Hold the rope" - Bergepanther - Pz. The closest out of the tin Humbrol to a "scale" PRU Blue used to be 124 Petrol Blue (the right hue but slightly lighter) but that has been discontinued. The Bf 109 F-4 had the wheel well is completely round. com who made me aware of the Badger electric paint stirrer. It has two panels at the rear of the fuselage that are present from the G-2 onwards but not on an F-4. Looking forward to the release, an absolutely "must have" for me. Britmodeller is a forum & website where you can join in with lively and friendly chat about modellin. 1 part flat base to 15 parts Future satin. Revell Boeing 767-300ER British Airways (03862) - Revell 1144. IIc "Jubilee" plastic3D printmaskdecal Techmod. Britmodeller is a forum & website where you can join in with lively and friendly chat about modellin. Now here&x27;s an interesting one. We are planning to release several 132 models and those would be Caudron G. Apart from the Mini Hobby version of similar vintage, there have been. That is my verdict on your skills. The earlier kits surely needs good modeller skils and a tube or two of putty. I build the S. Edited October 14, 2015 by Albeback52. That is a very nice to. Anecdotally, the scheme was rushed into service to. 22 meters. There is also the &x27;S&x27; fairing to cover the join between the fuselage and the turret assemblybombardier&x27;s window. When dry put a piece of masking tape over this area. By Pajarito, December 16. This is due to the higher power of the RTM322 installed in the AH MK1, its true that the engine was de-rated but still delivered more power than the T700&x27;s in the US and Dutch D models. 379 Admiralty colour, no idea of its use, its not the phantom blue though. This is the official colour used as one of the disrupters with Slate in the &x27;Caunter&x27; scheme. Share More sharing options. This is one of my favorite tanks and it was quite a fun build, plus it was quite a departure from all of the drab green vehicles that I've been painting lately. The engine nacelles have a very nice shape. They have redesigned their web site, and the only image they provide for their paints is a digital colour sample. Special Hobby. It&x27;s evidently darker than regular olive drab and I saw the FS number in a thread either here or at ARC but I forgot it. Getting rarer. On 20012023 at 1016, P-3s rule said The 1700 belfast took a few years to release after appearing in a trumpeter catalogue several years back, so I won't be holding my breath for the queen liz MiG-19 in 172 was announced in 2008, if I remember correctly. Master Box has several sets of figures, MiniArt announced figures and new vehicles, ICM announced brand new figures and vehicles and reissues of older kits with new wartime markings. By Pete in Lincs, November 27. While there was no specific mention of the P-40F (Merlin engine), this was available from Special Hobby in both short and long tail boxings. I'll use the thicker Mr Surfacer 500 as a hairline filler and have used it on a surface that had some micro porosity that I filled and sanded. There are already a lot of you who build this model. 26 August - 31 December 2023 The desert is an ocean in which no oar is dipped. All twelve mainwheels on mine collapsed and broke, as well as the nosewheels. Tks all The print is superb. On 20012023 at 1016, P-3s rule said The 1700 belfast took a few years to release after appearing in a trumpeter catalogue several years back, so I won&x27;t be holding my breath for the queen liz MiG-19 in 172 was announced in 2008, if I remember correctly. If you want to use a water-based wash, your clear coat should be enamel or lacquer. There is a clear differentiation both in b&w photos and in colour ones, showing the trim (spinner and fuselage band) to be in a paler bluer colour than the underside. Appropriately enough I finished it now, exactly 80 years after the famous dams raid the night between 16th and 17th of May 1943. There are a huge amount of kits available and I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations on kits and or books about their different iterations and markings Cheers, Jered. Sort By. WW2 Colours were known as Ministry of Aircraft Production colours, can be found in the RAF Museum book, I have an image but not sure of copyright reposting it you can find it on google. Supermarine Spitfire FR Mk. 2 yr Sturmovik changed the title to Revell&x27;s 132 Messerschmitt Bf 109K-4 (started). First images of the new Revell 132 Hurricane Mk. Join the site and enjoy the latest content, reviews and such like, and access the massive repository of useful information held within the forum. 5mm, Total parts 250. 11 hours ago. Mar 7, 2023 Hi Paul, one of my favourites, and seems like a quality kit. The model air is usually good from the bottle but occasionally add a few drops of water to prevent tip dry while im. Finished at last A kit that may be as old as some of the real thing, a 1148 scale (yes, 1148) Kader Vickers Valiant. Well, it&x27;s always a matter of opinion and in my opinion, the answer is yes, SH kits are much better than Sword. Two phrases incompatible with each other is your problem here mate. So all the Yugoslav aircraft had fabric-covered wings, including those from the Zmaj factory. 111P-2 (A06014) 172. The B-52 has been not so much overlooked in 172, as stuck in limbo with only one kit in the scale that originated a long time ago and has been found in the boxes of several manufacturers over the years. We produce both colours in our Colourcoats enamels Dark Admiralty Grey BS 632 is item M 16, and Light Admiralty Grey BS 697 is item M 23. Interests Real aeroplanes, real history, real ale. Since 2010 all new products are 3D designed for excellent accuracy and high fidelity. The fuselage is slightly lighter than this, but way darker than RLM82 light green. I think the best Me-410 in 172 is the Eduard release of the Finemolds plastic. Spectrophotometer says NOPE. Including the the front and rear walls of. 375" in inches. It is out of the box except for the BK5 50mm gun which is a "Master" turned metal one. Delicate weathering bringing some live into. They&x27;re seldom bright and bold. Covering 1939 to 1945, a period of rapid development of the AFV. Posted July 22, 2021 (edited) A simple build thread of the Italeri 172 Macchi MC. Sep 30, 2022 1 yr Homebee changed the title to 148 - Lockheed-Martin F-35A Lightning II by Tamiya - box arttest build - release in 2022. Second addition to my Battle of Midway 80th anniversary build. A couple of years ago we were looking through a big tin box full of old photos that belonged to my mum&x27;s side of the family - Amongst the many pictures of family was a newspaper cutting from the midlate 1930&x27;s showing four RN sailors on a gangplank disembarking from (If memory. BP 99. Royal Navy submarine fans are in for a treat, as the second release is the T-class Group III vessel HMS Tabard, which will be available in 1350 as a single kit, and 1700, the latter supplying sufficient parts for one full-hull and one waterline model. It has been ages since I did a work in progress on Britmodeller, so I present you with the long awaited 172 BPK 737 800, so hopefully there will be no short fulls, but as this is a short run kit there will be ups and downs, but it is not a cheap kit so I think putting it on here may give me more of. I hope that by being vacform and injection, makes up for it being made by such a household name as Aviation Usk. The new Academy F-35B and older (the one without Beast Mode wing pylons and ammo set) and newer Hasegawa (with Beast Mode) have panel line decals and you can find third party panel. No engine. Minicraft B-24J - cost me 16 in 1998. Coming from builds of larger cars , the Metro shows it&x27;s smallness in the body shell. The kit shows me a poor engineering of the basic airframe. It started life as an Otaki WW2 USS Missouri kit way back in 1971 () but was cancelled. Oct 19, 2020 L&39;Arsenal, founded 1997 in Normandy has just now moved near La Rochelle, France. 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Ready for Inspection. Chris Jephcott. Seems fine for 172 or 132, the transparent look seems to work for me, gives a light effect against dark backgrounds or vice versa; it always seems that when looking at real biplanes from a distance you are "aware" of rigging even though human visual acuity means it can&x27;t physically be seen. 3 days ago Purchase planswishes for 2024-. Infinity Models is the brand for the guys at HpH who do those delightful expensive resin models. Heather&x27;s somewhat single-minded 2023. My last tin of Humbrol HB14 Airframe Silver is running out. Members; 288 Gender Male Location Slovenija Interests RAF in Mediteran and Balkan teater & 15 Af USAF in WWII Japan air forces from begining to today Finnland air force from begining to today 148 and 172 sometime 144. Posted August 25, 2011. By rossm, 13 hours ago. His wife is terminally ill, and hes caring for her at home while trying to master new kits and make castings, so cut him some slack. An ICM kit won&39;t have worked out very cheap in the end if, like many did shortly after they first came out, it ends up in the bin. From the photos, the power egg is darker than fuse, so its probably RLM81. 172 - Hughes OH-6A Cayuse by AZmodel - reissued. By Viking, July 15, 2021 airliners; 1144. In 132nd scale Wills made a range of steam powered vehicles like traction engines and steam lorries. First job, label the sprues, I did find the lettering and the numbering to be a bit vague. Christian DAGORN. 3 Plastic mixing cups - large spray can lids are ideal. Hi Friends- a few months ago I read a post here of a company who announced they were working on a new tooled Marauder in 148. Posted January 30, 2021. Sort By. Forgot your password Sign In Faster. 01F008 - North American B-25J Mitchell. When dry put a piece of masking tape over this area. Followers 16. Posted December 28, 2013. Can everyone stop with the comments about washing machines and sunken ships. The scene is fictional, potentially painted from a photo of Suffolk - the profile looks similar to a known photo, and is pretty accurate. 5mm, Total parts 250. Belkits Ford RS200. I'm taking a break from 50 year old kits I built as a kid, so when this showed up in Rubicon Models UK's webstore the stars aligned. It still had the swept back outer wings (which actually caused the stability problems) but also had the extended fuselage of the Me 410. Followers 33. I&39;ve used a commercial spectrophotometer in D6510deg SCI mode for measurements. 4 and Maccis will follow. I recently finished up the new Border Model Crusader III. Posted June 3, 2018. Kfz 250. I built their 148 scale and enjoyed it. The level of detail and accessories is great. I already had the Italeri kit, when news emerged last week of HpH Models upcoming 148 version. We produce World War One aeroplane multimedia resinplastic kits in 148 and aftermarket accessories in 172, 148, 132, and 128 scales. Tamiya has the best F-16 so far. flaming torches and pitchforks are dug out I took the weathering inspiration from. Thanks Alan, have always had a liking of Felix squadron aircraft, be it VF-3, VF-6, VF-31 or VFA-31. I thoroughly enjoyed this one as my first ever 132 completion. 51 (MV131) 172. (ground attack, support troops). Find tips, tutorials, research, critique, gallery, shows, research and more. Well done (Now if they can just see their way clear to giving us a new-tool 172 Javelin) Mike. 6 . By Julien, September 21, 2018. This is about the size of the cruiser that took part in the Battle of Cape Spartivento. Step away from the computer Members. I took it down from the shelf to remind myself how far along it was. 170 Magister; By Julien, August 27, 2021. First job, label the sprues, I did find the lettering and the numbering to be a bit vague. It looks like they had retired the Airfix rivetter by then too thank goodness. Ever since I&x27;ve been scouring the internet for the Studio27 upscale kit or a set of carbon fibre decals but to no avail. The Sea Hawk is by far the better effort, fixes are available for much of the Sea Fury shortcomings except the dreadful-shaped canopy -I&x27;ve heard that can be whittled down to a better approximation of accuracy, but it is still pretty shameful. If you&x27;re airbrushing then I too have not found anything better than Tamiya. 1 day ago Mattp7999. I have had a project which never got started, and that is a 148 TBM3W Avenger. Posted December 26, 2021. It gives more detail parts and I can detail the parts too. Australian Annie. Posted September 5, 2023. You can mix Future with Model Master Acrylic paints and add 20 to 25 of matt clear to obtain a realistic semi-gloss finish. Hello Andrewa, Master Modeller. Nov 20, 2021 One incident involving this is described in Ian Allans Lancaster at War; the tips failed at low altitude just after take off, one detached completely whilst the other folded around 90 degrees upwards. I took it down from the shelf to remind myself how far along it was. My last tin of Humbrol HB14 Airframe Silver is running out. Kfz 250. After a fly-off between the Basset 206 and DH Devon as a replacement aircraft for the Anson, an order was placed by the RAF. Edited July 6, 2020 by sroubos. Mar 21. Of these BR114 was coded "B" (Cull, p. R Some details about the Ka-52 model This is the development of the line of models of our own production "Hybrid" What is the feature It's simple for this production of models, we use various technologies that allow you to get the maximum quality and detail with the maximum achievement on the part of the model. Missing is the fuel filler point below the port side cockpit sill. A7V UTINI MK. They announced a while back that they were going into injected plastic kits and have already produced a 132 Helldiver. They made a small range of 143rd scale cars too. A couple of shots of my recently completed ICM Tiger Moth build It is in the early stages of development as the latest ebook in the KLP publishing line of "How to" books and will include a comprehensive comparison between the three available Tiger Moth kits in 132 scale MatchboxRevell, Silver Wings and latterly ICM besides. Post your finished models here (135 helos, 132 and larger aircraft only please) Followers 9. In memory of Matt Roberts - aka The Rumourmonger. Here&39;s a quick summary of what I know of the available kits Hasegawa The oldest, and it has fine raised panel lines. Or nothing new in 148 as they will concentrate on other scales. This is the official colour used as one of the disrupters with Slate in the &x27;Caunter&x27; scheme. InterestsAll forms of modelling, trains and dioramas. I also have the Amodel 172 Buran kit, the Russian Space Shuttle for which the 225 was specially designed. The last update on the TrumpeterHobbyBoss Facebook page was October 8th of last year. Along with the Seaa Hurricane belly panel, It also has 20MM cannon barrels, so I would not be surprised for the next version to be a Hurricane IIC andor Sea Hurricane IIC. It's sets fast, and doesn't shrink, but does need to be sanded down soon after setting (as it does get very hard). Parts of the construction process aren&39;t that clear, for instance, I made up the battery boxes and then realized that the hooks had to fit into the loops in the base of the frame. But vice versa. Although I did have to ditch the 70s decals and as I couldnt find any aftermarket options for the Siskin, I used paint masks based on the original decal sheet. Floquil acrylic 505268, PRU Blue (Pollyscale) Humbrol enamel HU144, intermediate blue (See comment below) Xtracolor enamel X008, PRU Blue. I also have the Amodel 172 Buran kit, the Russian Space Shuttle for which the 225 was specially designed. As of January 1945 the propeller types being made for the Halifax IIIVIVIIVIII were the De Havilland 3 blade Hydromatic 5518 and 5519. Any advice is cheerfully accepted. This is my just completed Me410. Three torpedoes would have been an immense load for a Condor, particularly for wing racks. LocationCarrollton, TX, USA. As I&x27;m a member of the Naval. Posted 1 hour ago (edited) Hi Gang, 2023 was my first full year on Britmodeller, I&39;ve throughly enjoyed it and am looking forwards to 2024. V (22) Bell P-63C Kingcobra (22) North American P-51D-25NT Mustang (22) North American P-51D-25NA Mustang (20) North American P-51D-20NA Mustang (14) Lockheed P-38L Lightning (13) Vought F4U-1 Corsair (13) Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck Mk. . sword art online fanfiction