Soldato
I was quite good as a kid and used to get my models displayed in a shop in sheffield.
Airfix
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Soldato
I just got a load of modelling stuff for crimbo. Not done anything like this since I was a kid. Got a 1/144 scale Black Shark (Pretty Small), 1/32 scale Type VIIC U-Boat and a modellers tool kit. Doing the Black Shark first, with my crimbo money I have just ordered this lot...
I can feel an obsession coming on...
I can feel an obsession coming on...
Man of Honour
Not Airfix but I'm being tempted by this:
http://www.revell.de/en/products/mo...&KZSLPG=&offset=15&cmd=show&ARARTN=04829&sp=1
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Man of Honour
LOL, I've seen one for £645 (Tamiya 56010 Tiger 1 Early with Full Option Pack, Acoms 4 Channel Radio, Overnight Charger, TWO 7.2v Sport Battery), that should get me thrown out of the local park and my home.
How much?
Man of Honour
I second this! Tamiya is so much better than Airfix.
Take a look at the tamiya range, you could pick up a few good kits for around £10-15 range to get you started.
Tools and so on will be the most expensive aspect though. If you buy cleverly with tools, you can get a lot for your money however.
I have A LOT of specialist tools/paints etc that I have managed to get on the relative cheap.
For example, I use swanny morten scalpel handles, it cost me £3, and replacement scalpel blades are 50p for a 5pack. Far cheaper than any X-Acto branded stuff I have seen.
I very very really buy supplies from models stores themselves as I can get the stuff I need at other stores for a fraction of the price.
A set of needle files for example, £3 from a local DIY store, £10-15 for the exact same set (just rebranded) at a model store.
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I walk past wonderland each day going to work
The place is ******** cool! I want most of it.
The BB guns are immense.
Soldato
I'd suggest 1/48 or 1/32 scales from hasegawa or tamiya meself, but I prefer hasegawa personally, I find the detail more "delicate" on the hasegawa kits. I've bult literally hundreds since 1986 and tried various manufacturers and always seem to gravitate back. Also, get yourself some books on the subject that illustrate the various techniques involved, great results for little effort and enable you to start building more complex/ difficult models.
If i could find me camera, I'd show you what I mean.
Jusdt quickly scanned a coupla pics and uploaded them here
This was a conversion from the Airfix 1/24 scale Spitfire mk1 into a mk9 and clad in 0.003" aluminium "lithographic" plate to represent all the panels on the the real aircraft.
If i could find me camera, I'd show you what I mean.
Jusdt quickly scanned a coupla pics and uploaded them here
This was a conversion from the Airfix 1/24 scale Spitfire mk1 into a mk9 and clad in 0.003" aluminium "lithographic" plate to represent all the panels on the the real aircraft.
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Soldato
Never been a fan of building cars and tanks, always built the planes and ships. Built a USS Enterprise (nuclear power aircraft carrier, not star trek!), HMS Blyth (ww2 corvette), a Sunderland flying boat, RAF Tornado and Hawk.
Tip to the person who mentioned painting the parts before removing them from their plastic holders: DON'T! When you come to gluing the parts together, the glue smears over the paint and leaves a gluemark that spoils the overall finish.
Tip to the person who mentioned painting the parts before removing them from their plastic holders: DON'T! When you come to gluing the parts together, the glue smears over the paint and leaves a gluemark that spoils the overall finish.
Soldato
Not if you're careful enough and use the right paint and glue and varnish the parts afterwards to conceal any errors.
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For any of the Airfix, Tamiya, Revell kits make sure you have some decent filler to smooth off the sections that don't join too well (as the previous photos illustrate ).
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Man of Honour
Man of Honour
It's best to build up sub-assemblies and paint them prior to final assembly IME
Soldato
For any of the Airfix, Tamiya, Revell kits make sure you have some decent filler to smooth off the sections that don't join too well (as the previous photos illustrate
Oooo...I could take that as criticism
but I won't Fact is those panels are individually made and even on the real aircraft they were prone to lifting slightly as thats the area pilots and gnd crew would stand so deformation could and would occur. Besides, when that model was built, those panels were dead flush, after a good few years, glue dries out and a little warping is bound to occur.If you mean the engine cowlings, have a gander at some photos of the real thing, you'll see they don't fit flush either.
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Soldato
Exactly right.
I used to make these when I was younger!! All 1:48 scale though. I've still got them at my parents house. To name a few I had/have:
Harrier GR4 (in desert yellow & grey)
P51 Mustang
Grumman Avenger
P38 Lightening
Dehavilland Mosquito
F4 Phantom
Harrier GR4 (in desert yellow & grey
)P51 Mustang
Grumman Avenger
P38 Lightening
Dehavilland Mosquito
F4 Phantom
Soldato
I got a phantom as well
Heavily modified 1/48 hasegawa jobbie, took about a month to complete.
Heavily modified 1/48 hasegawa jobbie, took about a month to complete.
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