July 2014 - The promise I made
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- HR Model : Phönix C.1
A model I finished already in March - but only in July I had time to do the final post
Basically I had promised Jan H. from HR Model to have his Phönix finished before the Panther's Cup,
the first major Czech Model show in the year
I started it early March - and was able to finish it in just two weeks - thanks to the good qualities of the kit
Part I
Part II (incl Flanders Modelling Festival 2014 show report)
Part III (incl Panther's Cup 2014 show report)
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July 2014 - The old square
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- KP : Avia B.534
My fist entry in the Hitler's First Moves Group Build
An old classic which is starting to show it's age - but still I could squeeze a lot of fun out of it
Part I
Part II
Part III
Part IV (incl Modèles Réduits 2014 show report)
Part V
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May 2014 - The Duel
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- Airfix : Focke-Wulf Fw190A-8
- Hasegawa : Focke-Wulf Fw190F-8
My participation in the Group Build of the new Airfix Fw-190 was spiced up with comparing it against the Hasegawa kit
Both were very pleasant builds, the Hasegawa kit having very good fit, and the Airfix kit having good detail
Part I
Part II
Part III (incl 7de Brabantse Modelbouwbeurs show report)
Part IV (incl Hendon Model Show 2014 report)
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April 2014 - A decoy
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- A Model : Kochyerigin DI-6
My only entry in the Great Patriotic War group build
A typical A-Model build, it looks rough in the box, but with some work an interesting model can be made
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March 2014 - End of the Line
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- Frog : DH Hornet F.Mk.3
After having built an Airfix and a Matchbox kit for the BBGB, I thought it was a good idea to also do a Frog kit
Problem was I only had about 10 days to finish it - what I barely managed
Part I
Part II
Part III (incl Pleins Feux sur le Maquettisme 2014 report)
Part IV
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February 2014 - Westland Wessex HAS.3
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- Mark I Models : Westland Wessex HAS.3
My first helicopter in the small 1/144 scale
It looked nice in the box - but it was pure limited run material when building it, still the attractive Australian Navy scheme was worth it
Part I
Part II (incl Plastic Winter 2013 show report)
Part III
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January 2014 - A banshee start
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- Airfix : F2H Banshee
My Airfix participant in the baby Boomers GB
It was a pleasant build - only troubled by my painting mistakes
Part I
Part II
Part III (incl Belgian Scale Modellers Convention 2013 report)
Part V
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December 2013 - Making up the numbers
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- Matchbox : SdKfz 234/2 Puma
A quick finish as this kit was assembled by my father almost 30 years ago
I finished it (by painting it) now - in a short time - to make up my output nbrs for 2013
Part I (incl overview my 2013 builds)
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December 2013 - The Weekend Edition
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- Airfix : DHC Chipmunk T.10
My participation in the Chipmunk GB
It's a nice classic kit with low parts count - and I managed to finish it (very basically) in 2 days
Part I
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December 2013 - A Dutch treat
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- Matchbox : Curtiss P-40N Warhawk
My first entry for the baby Boomers GB (1946-1964 area)
It's a very basic kit - but I believed with a little TLC it could shine
It took me a long time and in the end I rushed it a bit to get it finished
Part I
Part II (incl Euro Scale Modelling 2012 show report)
Part III (incl Euro Scale Modelling 2013 show report)
Part IV (incl Scale Model Challenge 2013 show report)
Part V
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December 2013 - Et maintenant une jolie française
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- Airfix : Dassault Mirage F.1C
I wanted to add to my collection one of the most elegant aircraft in the world, the Mirage F1
It's not a difficult kit but I had a hard time with it - but luckily I still ended up with a presentable example
Part I (incl Flying Legends 2013 show report)
Part II (incl KMK Scale World 2013 report)
Part III (incl Plastic & Steel 2013 report)
Part IV
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November 2013 - Little time... little model
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- Zvezda : LaGG-3
With a very busy period in my life, and little time for the hobby, I figured building a small 1/144 scale model was the way to go
It indeed didn't require so much work - but it still took me 2 months to finish it
Part I
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October 2013 - Dora on speed
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- Airfix (Airwaves conversion) : Messerschmitt Me-109D
A long time ago I wanted to a Messerschmitt Dora conversion with the Airwaves conversion set.
The perfect opportunity came with the Me-109E GB on the Airfix forum
But I didn't find a proper early canopy, and had to "adapt" the kit's late canopy.
A not so good paint job classified this one as one of my not so good builds
Part I
Part II
Part III
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August 2013 - Hier kommt die Sonne
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- AZ Model : Gotha P.60 C1
I was looking for a quick build - and I thought a Luft'46 would fit the bill - since I could take short cuts on accuracy
I was wrong - the engines were to small and I had to make them bigger
I could go wild on the camo scheme though - something which I enjoyed very much
Part I (incl. Pantherscup 2013 show report)
Part II
Part III
Part III
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August 2013 - Cheaper then a beer... and it shows
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- Frog/Novo/TechMod : Morane Saulnier MS.406 C.1
We had a very hot July month this year - making it very difficult to focus myself on a worthwhile modeling subject,
so I decided to build this old classic - which I had bought for 30 CZK (about 1 Euro) one month earlier
It turned out to be a pleasant experience, excellent for practicing my airbrushing skills on a difficult (for me) French camo scheme
The Turkisch Air Force markings made it suitable for the Club Med GB
Part I
Part II
Part III
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July 2013 - LS F-16
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- LS : General Dynamics F-16
To complete my small 1/144 scale F-16 collection - I finally got around building this one
It was a quick and easy build
Part I
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July 2013 - Desert Blitz
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- Airfix : Opel Blitz
Another one of my dads last builds which he started about 30 years ago, but never finished
I finished this Blitz in a few evenings as my ifrst entry in the Club Med GB
I followed dads idea - and hooked it up with a trailer, instead of the Pak
Part I (incl Hendon Model Show 2013 show report)
Part II
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June 2013 - Revell & Dragon F-16
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- Revell : F-16C Fighting Falcon
- Dragon : F-16C Night Falcon
Since my first builds in 1/144 scale about 20 years ago, I have been looking forward to a good F-16
Late 2012 Revell treated us with a new tool and it is a real beauty - I bought it right away and started it soon
It's not an easy kit - but it looks every inch an F-16 once finished
I build it together with the Dragon F-16 as comparison
Part I
Part II
Part III
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June 2013 - Unfinished symphonies from dad
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- Airfix : Panzer IV F1/F2
- Matchbox : Hanomag SdKfz 251/1
Two of my dads last builds which he started about 30 years ago, but never finished
I finished them in 4 pleasant evenings during the Military Vehicles GB
Part I
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June 2013 - What was I thinking
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- Revell : Spitfire
An oldie with a fighting spirit
I build it to complete my early Spitfire model kit collection - and had some fun in the process
Part I
Part II
Part III (incl. Moson Model Show report 2013)
Part IV
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May 2013 - Late again
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- Airfix : De Havilland Mosquito Mk.II/VI/XVIII
I opted to do a Belgian TT for the Airfix Mosquito GB
But I only had 5 days to finish it - I barely managed it
Part I
Part II
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March 2013 - An Aerial Limousine
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- Airfix/Classic Plane : Airco DH.4 Airliner
I started this as my second entry in the Inter War GB
Sadly I could not finish it in time - I learned biplanes can not to be rushed !
Part I
Part II (incl. Belgian Nationals 2012 show report)
Part III (incl. Flanders Modelling Festival 2013 show report)
Part IV
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January 2013 - The time of the Gipsy
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- Novo (Frog) : DH60G Gipsy Moth Biplane
I was surprised by this delicate and well tooled little kit - hard to believe it's from the early 1960s
I found some spare free Insignia magazine decals for a Chilean Air Force trainer to go with it
Part I
Part II
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January 2013 - Tony's heavy brother
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- RS Models : IJA Heavy Fighter Ki-60
Inspired by many Ki-61 Hien builds on the forum, I started a Ki-60
A well detailed limited run kit with nice PE parts
But I failed on the Alclad test - and I had to use a Tamiya spray can for the finish
Part I
Part II
Part III
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December 2012 - A Zero high
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- Airfix : Mitsubishi A6M2b Zero
+ Jo-Han : A6M2 Zero Zeke/Rufe floats
Started early in the year when I was on a Zero high
The new Airfix Zero, mixed up with Jo-Han Rufe floats
An easy conversion, but it took me until the end of the year to finish it
Part I
Part II (incl Moson Model Show Part 2/2)
Part III
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December 2012 - A Gnat on Speed
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- Airfix : Folland Gnat T.1
Another Airfix One Kit Group Build participation - which I again started in the last week
I was hoping the time pressure would pull me through quickly
It did - but at the cost of the result
Part I
Part II (incl Plastic Winter 2012 show report)
Part III
Post script : Gnat into the drink - (incl. Belgian Scale Modellers Convention 2012 show report)
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November 2012 - The Duxford mission
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- Airfix : Spitfire F Mk.22
- AZ Model : Spitfire Mk.22
My mission at this years Duxford show was to find/buy the new Airfix Spitfire Mk.22
Unfortunately it was not available there, so I got one on eBay - and started it very soon
It was joined by the AZ Model Mk.22 because I liked the markings options for this kit much better, and used them for both builds
Part I (incl Flying Legends 2012 show report)
Part II
Part III
Part IV
Part V
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September 2012 - Fairey Firefly
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- Airfix : Firefly Mk.5
- Eastern Expres (Frog) : Fairey Firefly Mk.I
Another build inspired by an Airfix One Kit Group Build
I decided to team it up with another old classic : the Frog Firefly
Part I
Part II (incl. Plzenkit 2012 show report)
Part III (incl. eDay 2012 show report Pt.1)
Part IV (incl. eDay 2012 show report Pt.2)
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September 2012 - A Hotel Puma
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- Airfix : SA.330 Puma
My boss at worked sent me to South Africa for 3 weeks
I still had to finish a multi engine build for a GB on the Airfix forum, so I took a Puma along with me
It was mostly build in my hotel room in South Africa - except for decals, a final clear coat & weathering
Part I
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August 2012 - The wrong kit
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- Special Hobby : TT-1 Pinto
I bought the civilian release of this kit by mistake, and thought I might as well as build it then
However later I bought the US Navy trainer edition - and used the schemes & decals from this kit, to finish it
It was not my finest hour, I'm happy to have the subject in my collection, but I don't think I will try another one
Part I (incl. Panthers Cup 2012 show report)
Part II (incl Mosonkit 2012 show report - part 1/2)
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May 2012 - A Hurricane just for FUN :-)
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- Revell : Hawker Hurricane Mk.I
After building and enjoying the old classic Airfix Mk.I, I really wanted to try my luck with the old Revell Hurricane
Again it was a very enjoyable quick build
Part I
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April 2012 - Like a Hurricane
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- Airfix : Hawker Hurricane Mk.I
I started this build in the last week of the "Hawker Hurricane" Airfix One Kit GB
Naturally I had to rush through things, but this keeps me focused - and it turned out to be a very enjoyable experience
Part I
Part II
Part III
Part III (incl. Model Force 2012 show report)
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March 2012 - The Valentine treasure
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- Special Hobby : Boulton Paul Balliol T.2
From my dearest I was allowed to buy this kit On Valentine's Day when it was just released
in Prague - and I started it pretty soon
It's a nice tooling with PE and resin parts, and I big canopy to show the beautiful interior
Part I
Part II
Part III
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March 2012 - Joy
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- Airfix : Hellcat
This was supposed to be a quick build - but it needed more time due to more parts
and some corrections
Part I
Part II
Part III
Part IV
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February 2012 - Race against the snow
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- A-Model : Yak-1
After taking pictures of the I-3 in the snow I wanted to build a proper aircraft in winter camo for similar pictures
Unfortunatly, weather forecasting predicted the end of snow so it was a race to finish the model before the snow was gone
Part I
Part II
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February 2012 - Claus' Ken's twin brother
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- AZ Model : Kawasaki Ki-78 "Ken"
I started this kit after a trade with Claus from Denmark, we both build our Kens together in the prolonged 1/72 scale GB
Finished in two weeks time, it was a pleasant nice kit of an unusual subject
Part I
Part II
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January 2012 - Polikarpov I-3
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- AGA : Polikarpov I-3
I started this as a quick project in last years summer, as my first build in the 1/72 GB
The big radiator halted me, and only my 2012 New Year resolution made me finaly finish it -
just when the first snow hit Belgium
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January 2012 - The sobbing son
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- Hasegawa : Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero fighter
I was still on a Zero high after finishing my 2 Sons of the sun, so the old Hasegawa tooling was dragged
from the stash to the bench for a no thrills quick build
Again it prooved to be a very enjoyable experience - finishing the kit in just 6 days
Part I
Part II
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January 2012 - Sons of the sun
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- Airfix : Mitsubishi A6M2b Zero
- Hasegawa : Mitsubishi A6M2b Zero fighter Type 21
After finishing the new Airfix early P-40, I decided to do the new Airfix Zero too,
since no builds were done yet on the Airfix forum - a month after its release
I teamed it up with the modern Hasegawa tooling, the major competitor of the Airfix kit
It was my most enjoyable build since a long time, though I messed things up with hand painting
the canopy frames
Part I
Part II (incl. Belgian Scale Modellers Convention 2011 show report)
Part III
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December 2011 - Flying sharks
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- Airfix : Curtiss Hawk 81-A-2
- Trumpeter : P-40B/C Warhawk
- AML : Curtiss P-40 Tomahwak I
I always had a soft spot for these early P-40s, and as soon as Airfix released their new Hawk kit,
I bought one
And it was the perfect excuse to start building a small collection of these aircraft, all having a shark mouth
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... one of them was the AML kit which fought me bravely
It was the toughest kit I build this year
Part II
Part V
Part VI
Part VII
Part VIII
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November 2011 - The Hawk that was no shark
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Novo : Tomahawk Fighter
While building the Airfix and the Trumpeter and an AML Hawk, I figured I could build the ancient Novo/Frog kit as well
It was a very pleasant out of the box build, completed in just 5 days.
Part I
Part II
Part III
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October 2011 - The Duxford Spitfire
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Airfix : Supermarine Spitfire PR.XIX
After an inspiring visit to Flying Legends 2011, I just had to build something gracious and powerful.
The new PR.XIX Spitfire from Airfix fitted the bill perfectly.
It is a nice kit but I made it difficult for myself by filling all the deep panel lines
Part I (incl Flying Legends 2011 show report)
Part II
Part III
Part IV (incl. Pilsenkit 2011 show report pt.1/2)
Part V (incl. Dutch Nationals 2011 show report)
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October 2011 - CESJK - MiG-15 UTI
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KP : MiG-15 UTI
During the 1/72 scale GB, Ted and Massimo launched the idea to build early Soviet jets.
I joined as a Comrade of the Early Soviet Jets Kits with an old early 1970s KP kit.
Part I
Part II (incl. Pilsenkit 2011 show report pt.2/2)
Part III (incl KMK Scaleworld 2011 show report)
Part IV
Part V (incl eDay 2011 show report pt.2/2)
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September 2011 - MFAK Me-262
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- Airfix : Messerschmitt 262A
- Revell : Messerschmitt Me262A-1A
Build during the My First Airfix Kit Group Build - a nostalgia build of my
first model kit ever, the Airfix Me-262. To make things more interesting, I decided to build it together with the old Revell kit
Since I started building only a few days before the end of the MFAK GB, I had to finish them in just four days time
Part I
Part II
Part III
Post Scriptum (incl eDay 2011 show report pt.1/2)
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June 2011 - The homeless swallow
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Vami Models : Me P Schwalbe
My second full resin kit, for the sake of getting more experience with resin
I had bought it cheap, so I wouldn't loose much money on it, and it was Luft '46 so I didn't have to worry about accuracy
Average kit, but it looks pleasing on the shelves, and knowing not many of these are on shelves is pleasant too :-)
Part I (incl Pantherscup 2011 show report, Pt.1)
Part II (incl Beskyd Model Kit 2011 show report, Pt.1)
Part III (incl Modellbrno 2011 show report, Pt.2)
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May 2011 - Merlin Beau
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Airfix : Bristol Beaufighter T.F.X.
with Magna Models : Bristol Beaufighter Mk.II
This was my first serious work with resin
Using Magna Models' resin conversion set, I tried to get a Merlin engined Mk.II Bristol Beaufighter
from the Airfix
It was the hardest modelling project in my life so far, the project was even shelved for half a year - but
eventually finished after 1 year in a mad race against time
Part VIII (incl Panthersup 2011 show report, Pt.2)
Part IX (incl Beskyd Model Kit 2011 show report, Pt.2)
Part XIII (incl Modellbrno 2011 show report, Pt.1)
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March 2011 - Italy's wooden arrow
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RS Models : Ambrosini SAI.207
While being sick at home I started this quick build project
It is a pleasant little kit, providing everything that is needed - and most important for me,
there is not much documentation out there to distract you into AMS territory
Part I
Part II
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Feb 2011 - First resin kit
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- Vami Models : FW 190 Falcon Wing
- Academy : Focke Wulf Fw-190A-8
Always fascinated by weird subjects, I sooner or later had to start a resin kit.
My first try at this medium is with the Vami Models Fw-190 Falcon Wing, build on the Resin GB forum.
Halfway the build an injected Academy Fw-190A-8 joined in.
Part I
Part II
Part III
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Dec 2010 - September Brothers
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My Spitfires needed some playmates.
So I opened an Airfix Me-109E for the ABBoBAGB.
Some other kits joined in, incl an RS Models Me-109X,
though the ICM Me-109E kit proved to be the king.
Part I
Part II (incl Belgian Nationals 2010 show report)
Part III
Part IV (incl Dutch Nationals 2010 show report)
Part V (incl Lier Convention 2010 show report)
Part VI (the "bug" incident)
Part VII
Part VIII
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Oct 2010 - Spitfire Summer
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While building the Spitfire duo below - Airfix
released suddenly an all new Spitifre Mk.I
I bought one on eBay and build it along the the AZ Models
Spitfire Mk.I early mark - accuracy wise the main competitor for the new Airfix Spitfire.
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Aug 2010 - Spitfire Summer
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Ever since my teens I wanted to build a two bladed Spitfire, the only out of the box option
for a long time was the Hasegawa kit.
What better excuse then the ABBoBAGB on the Airfix forum to build it together
with another iconic classic from my youth, the Airfix Spitfire Mk.I.
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June 2010 - Wallflower Spitfire
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I have to confess I had never heard of the early mark Long Range Spitfires, with their typical
port underwing fuel tank.
As soon as AZ Models released this Spitfire Mk.IILR, I bought one.
It was the first Czech limited run kit I ever build in my life.
Part I
Part II
Part III
Part IV
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Dec 2009 - 3 Little Würgers
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After having build my first Revell Fw-190 in 2008, I liked the idea of a kit manufacturer collection
of little Würgers.
The Airfix GB forum was a perfect excuse to start another Airfix Fw-190F,
together with 2 other Würgers; another one from Revell and one from Mastercraft.
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May 2009 - Kit beyond hope
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From the disposal list - to a great fun build.
I regretted buying the Airfix Dornier Do-217 Mistel
as soon as I opened the sealed box back home. This one was definitelly beyond hope of ever getting build.
But after my Komet adventure, I was looking for another Airfix kit to goof around with on Hyperscale.
So, what was better then this disposable piece of ancient junk ?
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April 2009 - Saving Grace
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Abandonned in a corner of my hobby room lay an old Airfix 1/144 scale VC-10,
waiting to be binned.
Fellow Airfix builder Neil Scrimgeour showed up with a VC-10 build on the Airfix forum,
and kindly pointed me in the direction of some interesting decals from TwoSixDecals.
This was the kiss of life for this dead project.
Part I
Part II
Part III
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March 2009 - Whirly woes
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Originally I wanted to build the Airfix Swordfish, which I had bought second hand from a friend,
together with this Airfix Whirlwind HAS.22.
Upon examining both kits, I discovered the Whirlwind model was already started.
I don't like partially build kits in the stash - that's how I ended up
building my first helicopter kit EVER.
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Sept 2008 - The tiniest
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My first postings on Hyperscale, when Brett started an Airfix Group Build, I just had to participate
Careful, not to make too many waves, I choose possibly the smallest aircraft kit in the Airfix catalogue,
the tiny yet brutal Me-163 Komet.
I finished it in just a few days time.
Part I
Part II
Part III
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