That is one 'swarm' of Mosquitos I would not mind seeing in action - nice job Andy.Originally Posted by Nightbomber
That is one 'swarm' of Mosquitos I would not mind seeing in action - nice job Andy.
Nice flight. I have to get in gear to finish mine. I have 4 bombers and 2 fighters to decal. Also 3 fighter bombers for painting.
Those sure are pretty.Wouldn't want to be the one to get stung by those Mossies.
Four and a half feet long is "a bit long "?
What kind of room are you gaming in, David ? A basketball court ?
Just a bit bigger than the HMS Glorious. The deck and stack look to be a bit higher, though. It will certainly catch the eye from across the convention room floor.Four and a half feet long is "a bit long "?
What kind of room are you gaming in, David ? A basketball court ?
H.M.S. Glorious in 1/200" scale - Post #80
GottaCon 2015 - 27 Feb - 2 Mar 2015
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Mike
"Flying is learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss" Douglas Adams
"Wings of Glory won't skin your elbows and knees while practicing." OldGuy59
Every year the Prague Con is the festival of unofficial airplanes.
Here are some, I'm preparing for this april.
Eberhardt Mohnicke, Wolfram von Richthofen, Hans Weiss and Wop May are ready for the Last flight of the Red Baron.
The three airplanes in front are waiting for decals. Then will be ready for James McCudden campaign.
Looking good there, Kubajs
Karl
It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus
Here is a batch I just finished for my problem customer. Also got a box in the mail today with 200 plus figs for a 28mm successor war pike army (with elephants) and over 100 figs for a Kings of War angel army (with big cat riders...yay). After a short rest it seems I am getting buried again. Hey, I can live with that.
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Side Note: He rebases em on clear plastic so I do not have to bother painting the base.
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Looking real good Ken. Very, very nice!
I have the Trumpeter 1/350 Lex, and it's already Enormous. If you go ahead with this plan, make sure you have or pick up Steve Wiper's Lexington Class Warships Pictorial. Like most of them, you'll have to get it used as they are al limited printings and quickly become collector's items. ( I recommend AbeBooks, and patience, to avoid getting soaked...)
I just completed these planes: Sopwith Camel, Captured Spad VII, Morane Sauliner N, Eindecker (paint scheme based on Aerodrome Member FAR EAST's icon) and a quick Fuselage Lumber job on a Siemens DIII. More pics to follow....
Very nice Jim. Particularly like the Eindecker!
Good paints Jim.
Thank you for the kind words Gents. Here are some close-up shots
That's James' personal paint scheme for his OTT pilot Hptn Jakob Von Machin, he used that design on some other machines too. He was a deadly pilot in the campaign.
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
Miss James, wonder how he's doing . . . Still in Japan?
Lovely work, JimThat wooden fuselage on the DIII turned out particularly well.
All the best,
Matt
Blame it on Clipper!
Yep, that's my story, and I'm stickin' to it! If Dave's son Andrew had not developed the TANKS! game, and if Dave had not told us about it, I would have been happy to not mess around with armor (even though it is near and dear to my heart) ever again....
But noooooooooo....
So we're ready to play some TANKS! now, with three Allied and a couple of German vehicles for Normandy. These little beasties really are fun to cobble together..
Here are my two US Shermans, generically marked - no specific division - I've decided most of the time to go that route, unless I find a specific tank/profile that needs all the bits and bobs on it...decals are from I-94 Productions.
This Sherman is painted as a Canadian vehicle - 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade...red 51 decal is I-94 Productions, the Bde. sign and squadron triangles are hand-painted (since I didn't have decals and wanted to finish it up)
The StuH 42 is also rather generic - crosses and numbers from 1/144 Direct (Rob) - he has lots of decals options for tanks, and I'm sure I will be going to him for more in the future. The Sturmhaubitze will likely be part of 394 Stug Bde - fought in Normandy...
I have my Jagdpanzer IV/48 done and the Hetzer in the works, and then a buffet of about 10 more tanks - Brit/German/US for Western Europe or the Italian campaigns yet to do. The trick will be in limiting myself going forward.
All the best,
Matt
Right you are, Matt; I collected all my Tanks kits while clearing out (sort of) the office/hobby room, and I filled (plus) a BIG tote.
Now to assemble and paint.....
Karl
It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus
Yet another money pit opens!Yep, that's my story, and I'm stickin' to it! If Dave's son Andrew had not developed the TANKS! game, and if Dave had not told us about it, I would have been happy to not mess around with armor (even though it is near and dear to my heart) ever again....
But noooooooooo....
So we're ready to play some TANKS! now, with three Allied and a couple of German vehicles for Normandy. These little beasties really are fun to cobble together..
Here are my two US Shermans, generically marked - no specific division - I've decided most of the time to go that route, unless I find a specific tank/profile that needs all the bits and bobs on it...decals are from I-94 Productions.
This Sherman is painted as a Canadian vehicle - 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade...red 51 decal is I-94 Productions, the Bde. sign and squadron triangles are hand-painted (since I didn't have decals and wanted to finish it up
The StuH 42 is also rather generic - crosses and numbers from 1/144 Direct (Rob) - he has lots of decals options for tanks, and I'm sure I will be going to him for more in the future. The Sturmhaubitze will likely be part of 394 Stug Bde - fought in Normandy...
I have my Jagdpanzer IV/48 done and the Hetzer in the works, and then a buffet of about 10 more tanks - Brit/German/US for Western Europe or the Italian campaigns yet to do. The trick will be in limiting myself going forward.
All the best,
Matt
I can live with the shame . . . . : ) Thanks for keeping my kids employed . . .
Great Job on the Tanks Matt. I especially like the Ambush camo on the Stug. I like I-94 decals too, I primarily use them in my re-paints. Keep up the good work!
Nice job on those tanks. Remember things like that tend to multiply quickly. Sort of like a LAYS potato chip. You can't just have 1.
Fantastic tanks again, Matt!
Those have reremined me of my kits waiting to be assembled.
"We do not stop playing when we get old, but we get old when we stop playing."
Finally finished this fellow last night! He had languished on the shelf and then on my workbench for ages - he was sold as a 'Martian Monk' meditating on a spacey-looking platform, but I knew I wanted him to be floating...ANYWAY, the advent of the Tripods and Triplanes kickstarted caused me to dust him off and try to finish him up. And last night I did
All in all, I'm pretty pleased at how he came out! He's not quite the Martians in our tripods, but he's a nifty 'take' on the possibilities...
All the best,
Matt
Blimey - that is incredible
Never Knowingly Undergunned !!
Excellent Work Matt. Rep guns jammed currently
Very well done Martian.
Base coats laid down. Still to do, detailing (Mitsubishi blue-black cowls, internals of radials, blue rudder on vindicator, insert nylon mgs on Hudson turret etc) Then touch ups and mistake correction mainly round cockpits, bluetint as per Hudson on the other plexiglass panels, weathering, then decaling and varnishing...
I've always thought the Hudson was a neat-looking plane, Zoe - I love the colors you've used on it! Looks spot-on
All the best,
Matt
It helps having one on display about 10 km away. And examples of that colour scheme on various other aircraft in a museum Annex 5 km away. Also being able to talk to museum curators about the US equivalents to RAF paints that Lockheed used on that batch, and the bleaching effects of the tropical sun.I've always thought the Hudson was a neat-looking plane, Zoe - I love the colors you've used on it! Looks spot-on
Like everything, something of a guess. But a reasonably well researched informed one.
At a recent open day, I got to see a Hudson (disassembled) being restored, so saw some of the original paintwork inside the turret too.
Thanks for the kind words.
As far as I know David, think his WoG hobby time was overwhelmed by a promotion at work.
He might still be modelling though:
This is attributed to James Machin Japan.
http://www.wingnutwings.com/ww/produ...tid=3161&cat=5
http://www.wingnutwings.com/ww/produ...tid=3038&cat=5
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
Looks like he hasn't lost his magic touch, thank God !As far as I know David, think his WoG hobby time was overwhelmed by a promotion at work.
He might still be modelling though:
This is attributed to James Machin Japan.
http://www.wingnutwings.com/ww/produ...tid=3161&cat=5
http://www.wingnutwings.com/ww/produ...tid=3038&cat=5
Found these "bits" and "bones" while clearing the big work bench in the garage for some carrier action . . .
The big Messerschmidt had been used in the mold making process for the resin beasties and fell by the wayside . . . a few elves are being tasked to reconstruct the original ship! Also found these cool sanding strips and a roll of drawings for the German Aircraft Carrier Graf Zeppelin in 1/200" scale . . . hmmmmmmm
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