Iterali 1/72 Hawk 100 and Revell 1/72 Stuka G

  I actually finished these two off last week, haven't had much time to do anything this week.  I was fixing laptops again the week before that.  Anyhow... on to whats occurring.  Right I decided to finish the two big models off first before I start anything else, and they where the Stuka and Hawk.  I was undecided for a while if I wanted the Stuka to be a dive bomber or a tank buster.  I thought I'd go for a tank buster as I have an Hurricane IID and an P-51 B Mustang to make and they where both "ground pounders/tank busters".  I might need to get an P-47 Razorback at some time too.

  Anyhow on with the Hawk first.

  I decided to go with the 4 AIM-9 Sidewinders on this one, I think it worked really well.  I noticed the "glass" pannel in the canopy has ruined the whole thing tho.  I never noticed that the RAAF's roundels are totally opposite either.  I think I got them the right as I didn't trust the box art one bit.  Now if you are wondering why the decals look so plain and boring, thats because my dog knocked the table when I was working on it.  She managed to tip over my bottle of Microsol and they landed on the decal sheet.  Which ruined half of them.  I am hoping I can get some more or bodge something.

  From the front she looks pretty good, thinking that a set of bombs and SNEBs might of been better... hhmm...

  masking up that canopy really paid off, guess I will have to do it in the future.  Not looking forward to doing it for the ME-110C... yay!

 
  Both planes together now on my kitchen table.  They look really cool together, just gotta find somewhere to put them now... joy.

  Even tho this plane got totally mashed up by the RAF and Soviet Air Force, it still looks like a mean little bugger, love that little tank decal on it.  Shame the crosses didn't align to well.

  Shame the cross on this side is "silvering" I really need to varnish the models.  But I'll be damned if I am going to pay £30 for a bottle of Klear... damn you Pledge!!

  And the front, those anti-tank cannons look really mean.  I'm really glad the prop cone looks white.  White is one of those colours that I can never get right.  Might have to invest in an airbrush me thinks.  Really enjoyed building this one for a change. :)   Let me know what you think.

  PEACE!

  Dazz

Work so far...

  Yesterday I was supposed to wash my car (I know what an exciting life I lead eh?), but as is typical for England it was raining as per usual... and we are in a drought... go figure.  So I decided to do some models, now I didn't do anything major.  Just some tidying up and masking which took me a while.

  I've finally gotten around to masking the canopy for this bugger Hawkeye.  For a model that is supposed to be a modelers dream, it sure is turning into an nightmare for me.  It's just that bloody gray that I can not get right.  Might just slap on any old gray.

  My Revell 1/72 Ju-87 G Stuka, I decided to build the tank buster after all, might get some after market barrels for those cannons.  Dunno yet, need to tidy up those wing tips also.  I am quite pleased with what I have done here.  I need to sort the cockpit out also, that canopy isn't glued down yet.

  My little Revel 1/144 F/A-18 F Super Hornet, only managed to get the cockpit painted and glued the canopy down also masked it up.  Still trying to decide what weapons load I want on it, I might leave the Mk.82 bombs or the JDAM off and put them on the AV-8B Harrier II+, dunno yet.

  And last but not least we have the 1/72 Iterali BAe Hawk 127 (altho the model says 100), I've cleaned the cockpit out and made sure the canopy fitted correctly this time around.  I also tidied it up a bit and tried to get rid of the join lines.  I painted the Sidewinders too, so I just need to varnish it and decal it and this little baby is done.  I might buy this plane again at some point, I masked up the canopy but that too me an hour...

 
  A close up of the canopy, the paint work needs some touch ups but it's more or less done for an spraying.  I can't wait to get this one done.

  Haven't had much chance in the last two months between going to work, going out and crap weather to get the telescope out.  Almost forgotten how to use it :P  Hope I can soon...

  PEACE!

  Dazz

The List Part 1

  Well I am have been meaning to do this for a long time, here will be a list of most of my projects going on right now.  This list is not complete as there is some other stuff I got laying around that I couldn't be arsed to photograph yet, I may do later on tho.  Right I will start with the aircraft first.

Here we have a Hawker Hurricane Mk. IIC with a conversion kit to turn it into an IID (from 3-D Kits) which was as far as I am aware the RAF's first dedicated Tank-buster.  I also have another IIC thats half built but my dog had a chew of it and ate the left tailplane.  I might be able to bodge something with the other parts and see if I can have an IIC and IID together.  I'm sure I read that they worked together in the African desert.  Still I love that plane.  There is a P-51B Mustang, I can paint this in RAF or USAF colours.  I'm thinking RAF, just because I am English. The Tornado ECR (electronic combat/reconnaissance) in Tigermeet scheme, I know the Germans are famous for their grand Tigermeet paint schemes (they are pretty epic) but I will not be using it.  I'm however gonna try to cut out the markings from the stripes tho.  Last there is the F-19, which doesn't exist, officially.

  Next up we have this little lot.  I'll start with the Hawk, this kit was actually sent to me by the RAF through the post because I was doing an MSc degree in Aerospace Engineering and thought I'd like to join.  I did try later on, less said about that the better.  Then there is the Ju-87 Stuka, this was always a weird and interesting plane to me.  It had great success until it met with the Hurricane and Spitfires of the RAF over the skies of Southern England in the Battle of Britain.  To say it was ripped a new one is an understatement. Also there is the A-10 Thunderbolt II/Warthog, a plane I have massive respect for.  It was literally designed around the GAU-8 Avenger, a gun so powerful that it actually slows the plane down when its being fired!!

  Got this one on sale from... ModelZone I think it was.  I'm looking forward to building this one.  I love the design of the Beaufighter for some reason.  I remember reading that the Japanese where totally petrified of this little plane tho.

  Another two models I got from ModelZone on sale.  I'm not too sure on the MIG-29, not sure if I'll do it in "The Swifts" colours or military colours yet, altho I am reading online that the Swifts and the Russian Knights have disbanded.  Shame I loved the Russian Knights' Su-27's. As for the Walrus, it's a weird little Fleet Air Arm plane that I like, I dont know why, but it has a weird charm to me.  Then again I have always liked weird and wonderful things.


  Thats it for the time being, next I will list the things I have started.

  Peace!

  Dazz