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| 2012 models by Grant Matthews | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Dec 29 2012, 08:22 PM (744 Views) | |
| Grant | Dec 29 2012, 08:22 PM Post #1 |
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Well 2011 was a very slow year, so I promised myself I would get some made this year. January saw the completion of a 1/72nd Airfix Sea King, in the rather fetching Norwegian colour scheme. ![]() Spurred on, in February I went for colour again, this time the 1/72nd Eduard Weekend Edition Albatros D.V. ![]() May saw the completion of a rebuild for the archive guys at work. Somebody had dropped a scratch built balsa model of a Blackburn Bluebird, so I cleaned it up, made some new decals for the side panel and replaced the propeller. ![]() ![]() Then, I had a bit of a set back. The 1/72nd Profiline MD 500. I didn't seal the doors properly and got paint sprayed all over the inside. The cleaning attempts resulted in a broken kit. So I saved the floats and decals and will try again sometime. ![]() To cheer myself up I did a quick build of the 1/72nd Airfix Angel Interceptor. Pure Nostalgia! ![]() The I turned to aerobatic teams for even more colour. First up, in June, was a 1/72nd Airfix F-86 in the colours of the Frecce Tricolori. A rare blue sky day saw some nice photos taken. ![]() The was followed, in August, by another 1/72nd Airfix F-86, this time in Turkish 'Flying Swan' team markings. ![]() Throughout, a WNW SE5a had been moving along in the background, and October saw that finished. ![]() ![]() Come December I put the finishing touches to a 1/72nd Karaya Gloster III Schneider racer ![]() and I built a 1/72nd ESCI F-5A in the colours of the Norwegian display team the 'Flying Jokers'. I have yet to make the pole(s) for the in-flight display, but you get the idea... ![]() 9/10 for the year (when I normally only manage about 4). For 2013 it looks like: For the Grandson of someone who worked on the S.6B: 1/72nd Pavla Supermarine S.6B For the SPLASH SIG table at Telford: 1/72nd CMR Sikorsky S-38 1/72nd Hobbyboss Otter with Khee Kha Turbo conversion For the L&C table at Telford: 1/72nd Airfix Bristol Fighter in 2 Sqdn markings (1959 vintage mold) 1/72nd Revell Tornado in Xtradecal 2 Sqdn markings (1990s? mold) Happy New Year everyone Grant Edited by Grant, May 19 2015, 10:27 AM.
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| Mike W | Dec 29 2012, 08:25 PM Post #2 |
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Hook down, wheels down... call the ball
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Lovely stuff! I must get me one of those WNWkits tis year. |
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| Jelly071 | Dec 29 2012, 10:13 PM Post #3 |
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Great Builds. The Se5 is a work of Art |
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| Spad | Dec 29 2012, 10:52 PM Post #4 |
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Lovely stuff! Really liking that SE and great recovery work on the Bluebird. cheers Rick |
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| KallistiUk | Dec 30 2012, 11:25 AM Post #5 |
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Gotta agreee that SE5 looks fantastic - I'd never have the steadiness of hand to do all that rigging! |
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| njhanc | Jan 1 2013, 03:48 PM Post #6 |
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Rigging looks great on all of them. The Bluebird and the Sea King are my favourites though. Nice collection! Cheers, Nick |
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| Acky190 | May 1 2013, 08:13 AM Post #7 |
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NATO, why dig in when you can check in!!
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Really nice builds Grant, you have made a lovely job of the Airfix Sea King which I am led to beleive is a pig of a kit! |
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