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Offline uncle les

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Re: FAAMAN's modelling past
« Reply #25 on: December 21, 2013, 05:52:55 PM »
Thanks for sharing that Neil, it all looks and sounds hauntingly familiar to me including the early rivet counter encounter - I didn't manage to get a newspaper article on me though !!  The ceiling, the odd "whiffery", RNZAF SuperFreighters  ( mine was RAAF .. yeah I know..)  anyhow.. all good !   :)

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Re: FAAMAN's modelling past
« Reply #26 on: December 21, 2013, 08:03:56 PM »
Thanks Unc!!  8) More of my past to come, and then, I'll be committing Whiffery  :o :o Sounds vaguely rude don't it?  ??? 8)
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Re: FAAMAN's modelling past
« Reply #27 on: December 22, 2013, 09:29:03 AM »
For those about to whiff...   we salute you. 

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Re: FAAMAN's modelling past
« Reply #28 on: December 22, 2013, 09:44:17 AM »
For those about to whiff...   we salute you.


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Re: FAAMAN's modelling past
« Reply #29 on: January 25, 2016, 02:22:23 PM »
It's been a while, so I thought I'd better post some more,

From 1980;
Messerschmitt Me 410 Lindberg 1-72 kit No 473 (on the box and instructions).
Finished almost OOB 25Nov1980 as F6+WK/D18. Your typically awful Lindberg kit that needed lots of work to make look decent, carved the two gun ports either side of the nose, the transparencies were terrible with the canopy worst with a glue joint right down the center so I elected to paint in the clear panels to disguise the glued joint. The colour scheme is freelance as the paint scheme on the box top was not able to be verified at the time due to a lack of reference material, so I used "modellers license" to finish it as a sorta night fighter. The decals are incomplete as Lindberg didn't produce the "F6" part of the aircraft codes so I had to do it by hand as well as the "D18" on the tail (the swastika was also not part of the decals and I didn't have one spare). Didn't come out too bad really.
Apologies for the pics being a bit dark, still learning :o :o
DSC05793 9. F6+WKs by Neil, on Flickr
DSC05801 17. F6+WKs by Neil, on Flickr

McDonnell F-4E Phantom II LS kit no. J9/A117:100, all 4 finished 05Jan1981 in USAF SEA scheme. Exactly the same kit as J8 the F-4EJ except for the decals. I wish that LS had released its weapon sets before I built them, it would've been nice to be able to put a more believable weapons loads on the 6 initial builds than just the 2 AIM-7Fs supplied in the kit fitted on the wing pylons.
This is all seven 1/144 scale Phantoms I've built so far, five 'Es' and two 'EJs', the grey 'E' was built 20Apr1987 and is a Whiff.
DSC06180 f-4 Flight line 4s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC06184 F-4 Flight line 8s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC06179 F-4 Flight line 3s by Neil, on Flickr

Phantom 'Six Pack' anyone??
DSC06069s by Neil, on Flickr

Cheers all :)
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Re: FAAMAN's modelling past
« Reply #30 on: January 25, 2016, 03:52:36 PM »
Me-410, one of those not well known planes unless you are "in to it" as we BTSers are.
Me or someone in circle of friends built that Lindberg kit back in the day.
Sharp build.  I like it. :)

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Re: FAAMAN's modelling past
« Reply #31 on: January 25, 2016, 09:54:57 PM »
Very sharp Me-410.  Yeah, the cement line down the middle of the transparency seems to be a Lindberg trademark, their Ar-234B has it, too.

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Re: FAAMAN's modelling past
« Reply #32 on: January 26, 2016, 01:23:56 PM »
Beautiful Phantom family!  :)
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Re: FAAMAN's modelling past
« Reply #33 on: January 26, 2016, 09:11:10 PM »
Good to see more of your stuff, mate. :)

I seem to remember quite a few of this new batch, too. ;)

Any recent builds for us to peruse? ???
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Re: FAAMAN's modelling past
« Reply #34 on: January 27, 2016, 06:06:10 AM »
Thanks for the kind words gents. :) :)

I've a 'few' (well, 15 maybe ::)) more 1/144 F-4s to do including two of the fantastic Platz F-4J kits!!! 8)

Sorry Wombat nothing new for two years, just not able to finish anything, damaged mojo (and health) maybe plus 'advanced modeller's syndrome', you know afraid of posting a crappy new build :icon_crap: :icon_crap: There's still some more aircraft from the vaults that survive I'll post.
I just may really embarrass myself and start threads to post my ship and armor model survivors from over the years, not sure yet :-\ (Sounds like a threat don't it??)
Anyhow, a few more form the past,

MDD F-4D Phantom II 1/72 scale Airfix kit 04013-8.
Built OOB as F-4D USAF-67466 during 1978, a long build, and my second Airfix F-4 (the first was destroyed in 1984). It's an OK kit but it's missing some of the details belonging to the different F-4 versions the kit can be made into. Mucked up by fitting those silly long rocket pod/tanks instead of drop tanks. Painted with Airfix enamels (miss 'em) but unfortunately the Matt varnish went "white" in some places. The model is still dirty from hanging from my rooms' ceiling over 25 years ago!
My Flickr;    https://www.flickr.com/photos/45800749@N07/sets/72157684230847083
DSC06302 16. 67466s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC06234 4. 67466s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC06233 3. 67466s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC06229 2. 67466s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC06308 23. 67466s by Neil, on Flickr
Still it does look like a hulking great F-4 on it's way to do business 8)

Comparison between my 1/72 F-4D and one of my LS 1/144 F-4Es,
DSC06239 8. 67466s by Neil, on Flickr

GD F-16A Falcon 1-72 Revell kit H-222-3800-A.
Finished 19Dec1979 as USAF F-16A AF07516. A very nice kit to build, but I got the colours wrong. I didn't have the correct grey/s in the instructions. The colours were the closest to the "Robin's Egg blue" scheme that was used on early USAF F-15As and being a "dogfighter" I thought I'd give the blue a go. Not sure what the scheme was actually called nor the real FS. numbers/colours. One of the few model aircraft I've ever built deliberately with wheels up. I still haven't done the tow tractor, engine trolley & PW-100 turbo fan. :-[ So I guess the camo scheme makes it an unintentional Whiff ::)
IMHO it doesn't look too bad I 'spose. (for a 34 year old :o )
DSC06268 7. 07516s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC06312 9. 07516s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC06313 10. 07516s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC06266 5. 07516s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC06269 8. 07516s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC06314 11. 07516s by Neil, on Flickr

More soon :)


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Re: FAAMAN's modelling past
« Reply #35 on: January 28, 2016, 09:21:27 AM »
Some Matchbox builds, :)

NA P-51D Mustang 7F-V 1/72 Matchbox PK-13.
Built OOB Sept1975 as USAAC 7F-V/472354. Initially came out ok, then it was nearly destroyed by being trodden on. I decided to try a rebuild to see if I could finish it in a decent state, finished 17Aug1980. Still ok but not great.
DSC05093 2. 472354s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC05096 5. 472354s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC05095 4. 472354s by Neil, on Flickr

Matchbox 1/72 scale N.A. P-51K Mustang kit no. PK-013.
Built 14Dec1979 as the RAF 'K' version QV-V/KM272 straight from the box. I'm not really happy with the black codes & serials as they are very transparent and lack depth of colour.
DSC02358s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC02356s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC02352s by Neil, on Flickr

Grumman EA-6B Prowler Matchbox 1/72 PK-410.
Built 10Dec1982 as US Navy aircraft 613/AJ/158543 one of the three marking options in the kit. Really needed more work than I did but being pushed for time I only added a few bits of Slater's plastic strip to the ECM pods for detail. Model was damaged in a fall 1990 and repaired as best as possible.
DSC04999 1. 613AJs by Neil, on Flickr
DSC05005 7. 613AJs by Neil, on Flickr
DSC05006 8. 613AJs by Neil, on Flickr
DSC05012 14. 613AJs by Neil, on Flickr
DSC05018 20. 613AJs by Neil, on Flickr
DSC05016 18. 613AJs by Neil, on Flickr

Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II 1_72 Matchbox PK-12.
Built OOB 18Dec1979 as the prototype aircraft Sn. 11369. The only extra bit I added was a small gunsight. Not a bad kit with nice decals, a pity that the decals are slightly yellowing now under the varnish.
DSC05100 1. 11369s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC05101 2. 11369s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC05107 8. 11369s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC05113 14. 11369s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC05109 10. 11369s by Neil, on Flickr

More to go . . . .  ::)
Neil 8)

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Re: FAAMAN's modelling past
« Reply #36 on: January 29, 2016, 02:22:34 AM »
I really like the blue F-16. :)
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Re: FAAMAN's modelling past
« Reply #37 on: February 09, 2016, 03:56:00 PM »



I definitely agree with taiidantomcat !!!!

Everything is fantastic, but I fell in love with tht camo on: Frog 1/72scale Bf110G-4 Nachtjager kit F202

As I am a WW1 addicted, I got very curious about your Grandfather witnessing the demise of the "Red Baron" during his WW1 service... is it possible to have a look to the interview?

Ciao

AnDonio


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Re: FAAMAN's modelling past
« Reply #38 on: February 10, 2016, 11:52:39 AM »
Thanks for the kind comments gents!!  :) :)

Andonio64 the printed interview is at my elderly Mum's home very carefully preserved and I am unable to access it. I know the whole of the story though, listening to my Grandfather and all his mates at the pub after ANZAC day marches relating all sorts stories of incidents, both on leave and in combat during WW1. 
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Re: FAAMAN's modelling past
« Reply #39 on: February 10, 2016, 12:36:13 PM »
Enjoying every picture.  Great builds all.  Can't decide on a favorite.
You done well - keep building. :)

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Re: FAAMAN's modelling past
« Reply #40 on: February 11, 2016, 12:06:02 PM »
Thanks for the comment :) :)

Stay tuned for more past builds ;)
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Re: FAAMAN's modelling past
« Reply #41 on: February 12, 2016, 06:11:33 AM »
You've really got a knack for those Navy birds!

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Re: FAAMAN's modelling past
« Reply #42 on: February 12, 2016, 11:01:28 AM »
Thanks Brian for the kind comments :) :)
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Re: FAAMAN's modelling past
« Reply #43 on: February 12, 2016, 06:25:15 PM »
A few more 'Navy' birds . . . . . .  :P

Fairey Firefly T2 916/RAN-VX373 Airfix kit #902018 built 24Mar84 after 2 days (you can tell?) as a conversion to the Airfix MkV kit to an RAN  T2 trainer for display at the original RAN Fleet Air Arm Museum Nowra NSW where it spent many years on display before being returned to me when I left the Navy after 10years (Sep 1991). The conversion didn't really work out as the spine modification behind the second cockpit sagged back and due to time constraints (a VERY pushy Cheif Petty Officer) was not able to be fixed/repositioned correctly so the model was completed as "best" representation possible.
DSC04202s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC04206s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC04203s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC04209s by Neil, on Flickr

Curtiss F-11C-2 Goshawk 1/72 Monogram kit 6796. Built OOB 05Sep1980. A long build for some reason of a really nice kit that I wasn't brave enough to add rigging wires to, nice model IMHO. Unfortunately the decals have yellowed slightly under the Testors Glosscoat varnish over the years.
DSC05035 1. 9270s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC05038 4. 9270s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC05039 6. 9270s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC05041 8. 9270s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC05044 11. 9270s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC05049 16. 9270s by Neil, on Flickr

Supermarine Attacker F.Mk.1 Novo/Frog 1/72 kit F330. Built through July1980, Royal Navy aircraft 101/J/WA496 from 800Squadron HMS Eagle 1951. A very basic kit with a "flying head" in a featureless cockpit and no wheel wells. So I decided to at least give it a proper pilot and seat but leave the wheel wells alone. You may notice the pilot figure is an Airfix one. The decals in the kit were printed slightly off register but as I couldn't find any replacements I used the kit items. Not happy with the finish now as the the Humbrol gloss varnish has "browned" over the years giving the model a yellowish tinge.
DSC05052 3. 101Js by Neil, on Flickr
DSC05054 5. 101Js by Neil, on Flickr
DSC05055 6. 101Js by Neil, on Flickr
DSC05060 11. 101Js by Neil, on Flickr
DSC05065 16. 101Js by Neil, on Flickr

Cheers all :icon_beer:
Neil 8)
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Re: FAAMAN's modelling past
« Reply #44 on: February 19, 2016, 02:46:03 PM »
More additions . . . . .  8)

The only intact helos in my collection,

Aerospatiale SA.342 Gazelle Airfix 1/72 scale kit 61059-7 built 17May1981 OOB as XW844 of the British Army. Went together OK until I accidentally melted one blade :o whilst drying the spraycan matt Testors varnish (oddly the main rotor turns very freely with no out-of-balance), a VERY tail heavy model hence the "support". 
Then I noticed the glue blooms inside the transparencies after finishing  :o Still not bad for a 35 year old I 'spose 8)
A DSC04524 iS by Neil, on Flickr
A DSC04502 iS by Neil, on Flickr
A DSC04520 iS by Neil, on Flickr
A DSC04516 iS by Neil, on Flickr

MBB Bo 105C Tiger Airfix 1/72 scale kit 61068-1 built OOB 02Jun1981 as 82+96/no.671 of the German Heersfleiger. Good fun build, most mistakes on it are my own hairy stick/paint techniques, still looks good IMHO. Both the rotors are very resistant to damage from miss handling & even spin freely which really impressed meself back then !!  ;)
1DSC04469iS by Neil, on Flickr
1DSC04466iS by Neil, on Flickr
1DSC04464iS by Neil, on Flickr
1DSC04467iS by Neil, on Flickr
1DSC04474iS by Neil, on Flickr

Bell AH-1S TOW Cobra Fujimi 1/72 scale kit 7A22/22 built 08Jun1981 OOB as USAAC sno. 15019. Couldn't get the correct US Army colour so I used what I had. Lots of filling and sanding around the canopies, noticed that there's "silvering" under the decals (despite gloss varnish before decals & matt varnish after the decals were dry ) that wasn't there a few years back.  :o
1DSC04483iS by Neil, on Flickr
1DSC04482iS by Neil, on Flickr
1DSC04480S by Neil, on Flickr
1DSC04479iS by Neil, on Flickr
1DSC04478iS by Neil, on Flickr
1DSC04485iS by Neil, on Flickr

And ......

Bell AH-1S TOW Cobra Fujimi 1/72 scale kit 7A22/22 built 05Aug81 as USAAC 15016 with an altered ser. no. AND the correct US Army colour (the Testors Paint turned up at my hobby shop just in time to save this one from wearing the wrong clothes!) but still lots of filling and sanding around the canopy!!! Same decal prob now too!!   :o
1DSC04493iS by Neil, on Flickr
1DSC04490iS by Neil, on Flickr
1DSC04497iS by Neil, on Flickr
1DSC04496iS by Neil, on Flickr
1DSC04495i stbd by Neil, on Flickr
1DSC04487iS by Neil, on Flickr

Cheers all :) :)
Neil  8)
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Re: FAAMAN's modelling past
« Reply #45 on: February 19, 2016, 04:01:03 PM »
Went together OK until I accidentally melted one blade :o



Battle damage! ;)
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Re: FAAMAN's modelling past
« Reply #46 on: February 20, 2016, 07:01:32 AM »
Sounds as good an excuse as any Wombat old son!! ;) ;)
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Re: FAAMAN's modelling past
« Reply #47 on: February 20, 2016, 10:33:17 AM »
Cool, I have a Gazelle somewhere too, probably in one of the removal boxes I haven't been brave enough o open yet.

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Re: FAAMAN's modelling past
« Reply #48 on: August 07, 2017, 02:08:30 PM »
After dealing with PhotoRansom's treachery (only took 27days) I thought I'd add a couple more from the "past" ::)

Grumman F9F-2 Panther 1-72 Hasegawa kit D11/D011:500.
Finished 15Dec1981 OOB as a US Navy F9F-2 Panther 307/D/123534 of VF123 during the Korean War.
Avery good kit, far better than the Matchbox kit in the same scale, just a very rewarding build to produce one of the best models I've ever done IMHO.  8) 8) The only prob being that the Hasegawa decals are "yellowing" slightly now, a very common fault with their decals :-[ :-[
DSC06328 1. 307-Ds by Neil, on Flickr
DSC06329 2. 307-Ds by Neil, on Flickr
DSC06332 5. 307-Ds by Neil, on Flickr
DSC06340 13. 307-Ds by Neil, on Flickr
DSC06346 19. 307-Ds by Neil, on Flickr
DSC06350 23. 307-Ds by Neil, on Flickr

Grumman F9F-8 Cougar 1-72 Hasegawa kit D12.
Hasegawa kit D12/D012:500. Finished OOB 16Oct1982 as a US Navy F9F-8 Cougar 103/D/141036 of VF81 approx 1960. An excellent kit that helped me produce one of the best models I've ever built. A very rewarding and fun build. Only problem now is that the Hasegawa decals are "yellowing" slightly now. :-[ :-[
DSC06351 1. 103-Ds by Neil, on Flickr
DSC06365 15. 103-Ds by Neil, on Flickr
DSC06354 4. 103-Ds by Neil, on Flickr
DSC06356 6. 307-Ds by Neil, on Flickr
DSC06358 8. 103-Ds by Neil, on Flickr
DSC06363 13. 103-Ds by Neil, on Flickr
DSC06364 14. 103-Ds by Neil, on Flickr

And finally, the last winged thing I can show,

Here's one I didn't know I had  :o :o Certainly not a new build and I did say I'd post 'warts and all'  :icon_surprised:

Airfix 1/72 scale Angel Interceptor A_737 kit No. 02026-8 a rebox released from 1973.

Just a note, the Airfix model is UNDERSCALE for 1/72scale. It is based on one of the original studio models that were made in 1/87th, that's European/American model train HO 3.5mm=1ft scale.

A HUGE blast from the past found by my 13 year old son in box of broken models totally covered in dust with a spider living in the cockpit!!!  8) 8) He thought it was odd that it appeared to be intact in a box full of ". . . to be repaired" models and it reminded him of a plane "in one of those old TV shows you watch".  :o

So I went to my model box/build scrap books and found it.  :))
Built OOB when I was 12 years old in 1974, my second Angel as the first one was a play loss :D . Just starting to develop my painting skills at the time, the model was painted with Airfix's own paints, G1 Post Office Red, G3 White, G8 Silver, M6 Black with the pilot painted (badly) M12 Crimson, no varnishes were used. I'd read in a kid's mag around this time that the model builder's for the show had hi-lighted the panel lines, so I tried to do this on mine with pencil, but with not a lot of success.
The Airfix gloss white has yellowed somewhat and so have the decals.
I've scrubbed the model thoroughly to remove dirt, repaired some of the markings with a fine tip marker and removed the canopy carefully to evict what was left of the spider and its' home and polish the canopy, the build and paintwork is exactly as I finished it 41 years ago. So please be gentle I was only 12  :o ::)
DSC08661 A-737 1974s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC08663 A-737 1974s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC08665 A-737 1974s by Neil, on Flickr
DSC08650 A-737 1974s by Neil, on Flickr

Funnily enough I've ended with a WHIFF ::) ::)
Cheers all :icon_beer: :icon_beer:
Neil 8) 8)
 
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Re: FAAMAN's modelling past
« Reply #49 on: August 07, 2017, 03:43:18 PM »
Love fine builds of Panther & Cougar. :-* 
Time trip to 50s and another to 60s.  Darker gray on inner under wing of Cougar is great touch.