Georges Plastic kits Workbench.

[Georgeconna]

Hi folks,

Happy new year. Though I just dumped stuff into one thread from here. Was shopping in Aldi and spotted a lone Hurricane from Airfix on the shelf so I felt sorry for it and took it away and started to crack into it. Was enjoying it so much decided to pop my P-51 cherry and pulled that out too plus whilst up in the loft sticking some rubbish up I spotted a Tornado F.3 that I brough back down so all three are on the go. Hurri is nearly done. The 51 is a lovely fitting kit and the Tornado well it not the best. I'll be doing that in flight on a stand.

[Galteemore]

Lovely stuff. The life size F3 was a bit of a bodge job anyway. Everyone knows that the real Tornado is a GR1 - or even better, GR4…..

Edited January 5, 2022 by Galteemore

[Georgeconna]

Well this one is really a Hybrid GR.1 as the rear Navs cockpit is the same as the Italria GR.1 kit. they just changed the front moulds. No one has pointed that out to me yet on inspecting the previous ones so I ain't bothered forking out for resin replacements

 

[RANGERMOUSE]

13 hours ago, Galteemore said:

Lovely stuff. The life size F3 was a bit of a bodge job anyway. Everyone knows that the real Tornado is a GR1 - or even better, GR4…..

The UK has a "Blue" prefix for the radar in their aircraft. For example the Blue Fox in the original Sea Harrier and the Blue Vixen in the FA2.
During development of the Tornado F3 they put concrete in the nose of the aircraft for ballast and christned it "Blue Circle" 
Nothing to do with the performance of the radar itself 

Edited January 5, 2022 by RANGERMOUSE
forgot to put "for ballast"

[Georgeconna]

Hurricane nearly done, Matt varnish went on at lunchtime

[Georgeconna]

and the Masking is off the Viggen, To say I am Happy with the result is an understatement, An hour removing the masking alone!

 

 

[Georgeconna]

nearly there!

[Georgeconna]

Finished this one earlier today

The Me.262 was from when I was 9 or 10 I'd say.

 

 

[Broithe]

13 hours ago, Georgeconna said:

The Me.262 was from when I was 9 or 10 I'd say.

For the first few seconds, I thought you were giving away that you are in your late eighties...

[2996 Victor]

Beautiful work, George, the Viggen is absolutely stunning, as is the Hurricane. I must be completely ham-fisted as I've had several goes at the Airfix Mk.1 Hurri and I just can't make a decent job of it! Looking forward to seeing how the Mustang shapes up, too!

Cheers,
Mark

[Georgeconna]

For the Matchbox group build on Britmodeller the 1976 Lightning F.6 in 74 Sqn Scheme.

 

 

 

 

Another Matchbox kit, Meteor NF.11

 

 

Matchbox Beaufighter in a Revell Box.

 

 

 

[Georgeconna]

Eduard P-63 on the go.