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Hi all! Freshly from the workbench is the A-7e based on the classic Hasegawa kit. I updated the kit with a variety of upgrades including reskit seated pilot, exhaust nozzle and wheels, Aires wheel bays and Eduard missiles and bombs. Decals are from Procal. I kitbashed the nose gear from the hobbyboss kit and also added some scratch build piping and cables on the gear .

I've built the model to represent Decoy 401 from the USS John F Kennedy, participating in Operation Desert Storm in 91'. Paint is from AK, Tamiya and Vallejo, and weathering with artist oils.

I think it came out pretty well and is a very nice compliment to the rest of my collection. Thanks for looking. Comments and questions are welcome.

This is a non-scale 3D printed resin kit of the UD-4L Cheyenne utility dropship of the United States Colonial Marines from the movie Aliens. The kit consists of around 20 pieces with no clear parts. The markings and decals are my own idea as the kit does not come with any instructions. The kit costs around 15 US dollars purchased online from China. Maker is unknown. I intend to add a few more decals and do some more weathering on it.

Hi all! Also hot off the bench is this 1/48 Lim-5p based on the hobbyboss mig-17pfu. The model is converted using Coldwar Studios nose correction. I also added resin wheels and brass turned air data probes from Master. I upgraded the cockpit using an Aires mig-17pf cockpit set. The kit includes a well detailed vk1 engine , but it disappears once the tail is attached. In order to allow a limited view of the engine, I opened some panels above and below the airplane midsection. Decals are from my scrap box and paint is from Tamiya and Vallejo . This was a fun little build and helped get my modelling mojo up for the fall. As usual, questions and comments are welcome.

This truck diorama is based on inspirational reference from off the internet, of trucks getting stuck under a Concrete bridge. There were many reference photos I saw with different trucks with different cargo, but the main ones where reefer trailers getting stuck. So here are photos depicting just that. I was thinking of adding several figures but decided to keep the focus on the truck and its driver as the main theme. The only thing I regret not doing is adding goods inside the back of the truck. But I am thinking of adding a car or cyclist crossing the bridge as part of the scene.

Normally build ships but found this at a second hand store, still in its plastic for $20!! Couldn’t pass it up. Definitely the biggest plane I have ever built. So far all the parts are in good shape, not much flash at all. Kinda light on some details but gives me a chance to work on some fabrication skills!

I've tried many rust products over the last few years... I finally one I'm happy with - none of them! 

Here's how you do it: 
Steel wool + hydrogen peroxide + vinegar (1:1 ratio) + pinch of salt
(See last image) 

Wrap the steel wool around the part you want to rust, spray/paint with the mixture.
Wait until it dries.
Remove any remaining steel wool. 
To make rust darker, let it take longer to dry (eg. Keep in a shaded area.
To make rust lighter, let it dry fast. (Eg. Put it in the sun, use a hair dryer). 
Can also use tape to hold the steel wool against the model for better contact. 
The results are truly spectacular - this is me applying it to a 3D print I did, spray painting painting in dark metallic acrylic first.

If anyone has anything to add on changing/modifying the effect, please let me know! 

The model I'm using this on is Dog from Half Life 2 (sculpted it myself).

Kits are from Trumpeter and ICM. Mostly oob. Base is scratch made. Painted with vallejo model color and Abteilung oils.

Still need to do some weathering and touch-ups on the big girl

I finally got around to finishing up the Kotare Vb Spitfire. The (very) hot summer here in the UK slowed down my progress on this one and a kit this good shouldn’t have been sitting for so long in its unfinished state on the workbench (dinning room table). If you’ve built Kotare’s other Spitfires you know what you’re getting, one of the best early Spitfires marks in 32nd scale. Can’t wait to get stuck into their 1:32 Hurricane when it releases!

First time doing snow effects

Hi! I’m looking for a model kit of the Windsor Castle (1857), the three-masted merchant sailing ship built by William Pile for Richard Green.
I know there were several ships with the same name, so I’m specifically looking for this 1857 vessel.
Does anyone know if a kit ever existed, even vintage or discontinued, or of any custom kit maker who could reproduce it?
Ideally around 1:100 scale.

Estoy buscando información sobre un kit o semikit del Windsor Castle de 1857. Sé que aparentemente no existió un kit comercial, pero me interesaría saber si alguien conoce planos útiles para modelismo o algún fabricante artesanal que pueda hacerlo.