Posts Tagged ‘1/48 scale’
BUILDING THE EDUARD FW 190 D-9 : 1/48 SCALE : INTERMEDIATE BUILD : EPISODE.1
FW 190 D-9 EPISODE.1 We start a new build with the Eduard Fw 190 D-9, We kick start the build with photo-etch and how to use them and what are the best glues for the job, which there are many, we do a bit of scratch building by making a nice leaver out of plastic…
Read MoreFW 190 D-9 : IN BOX REVIEW REBOX : EDUARD : 1/48 SCALE
FW 190 D-9 The Focke-Wulf Fw 190, nicknamed Würger (“Shrike”) is a German single-seat, single-engine fighter aircraft designed by Kurt Tank at Focke-Wulf in the late 1930s and widely used during World War II. Along with its well-known counterpart, the Messerschmitt Bf 109, the Fw 190 became the backbone of the Jagdwaffe (Fighter Force) of the…
Read MoreBLEACHING & CAMO : BUILDING THE HARRIER GR.1/GR.3 KINETICS : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.16
HARRIER GR.1/GR.3 EPISODE.16 Time to continue with removing our little blemish left over from a spraying mistake, we do this with a very very fine grit sanding stick, the ones you would use for canopies, this is to lightly sand at the area in question, so lightly that we sand away the blemish but still…
Read MoreSPITFIRE MK.I COCKPIT : AFTERMARKET REVIEW : EDUARD BRASSIN : 1/48 SCALE
SPITFIRE MK.I COCKPIT Brassin set – the cockpit for Spitfire Mk.I in 1/48 scale.Recommended kit: Eduard Two versions of the dashboard and the seat included. Set contains: Find Products In Store
Read MorePRE-SHADING : BUILDING THE HARRIER GR.1/GR.3 KINETICS : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.15
HARRIER GR.1/GR.3 EPISODE.15 We look at pre-shading our model, in which to give our normal base coat colours some weathering via spraying as well as some airbrushing basic like cleaning airbrush, plus we begin looking at how to deal with some mistakes in the paint work, this will continue in the next episode. Special Tools:Eduard…
Read MoreAFTER PRIMING PREP : BUILDING THE HARRIER GR.1/GR.3 KINETICS : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.14
HARRIER GR.1/GR.3 EPISODE.14 After priming your model you may have to do some touching up here and there with your filling sanding and scribing, so I will show to with some good techniques how to removing bits of dirt and debris that has got caught in your paint work as well as removing some gaps…
Read MorePREPARING FOR SPRAYING : BUILDING THE HARRIER GR.1/GR.3 KINETICS : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.13
HARRIER GR.1/GR.3 EPISODE.13 Spraying beings now, but for a good spray job preparation is key, so we show you how to seal in your cockpit and begin cleaning the surface of your model ready to spray, which is followed by showing you how to prime your model before priming your model ?? Special Tools: Shesto :…
Read MoreAGM-65 MAVERICK : AFTERMARKET REVEIW : EDUARD BRASSIN : 1/48 SCALE
AGM-65 MAVERICK Brassin set – 2 pieces of AGM-65 Maverick air-to-ground tactical missiles with ordnance rack in 1/48 scale.Optical head is made from clear resin. Decals included. The AGM-65 Maverick is an air-to-ground missile (AGM) designed for close air support. It is the most widely produced precision-guided missile in the Western world, and is effective against a…
Read MoreF-86D “DOG SABRE” : IN BOX REVEIW : REVELL : 1/48 SCALE
F-86D “DOG SABRE” The North American F-86D/K/L Sabre (initially known as the YF-95 and widely known informally as the “Sabre Dog”,) was an American transonic jet fighter aircraft. Developed for the United States Air Force in the late 1940s, it was an interceptor derivative of the North American F-86 Sabre. While the original F-86 Sabre was conceived…
Read MoreCANOPY MASK & INSTALL : BUILDING THE HARRIER GR.1/GR.3 KINETICS : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.12
HARRIER GR.1/GR.3 EPISODE.12 We are just doing some final bits before we begin the spraying stage, this includes getting the canopy masking done and sealing the cockpit ready for spraying, also we do some scratch building on the 2” navy rockets to look more realistic and aquert. Special Tools: Tamiya : Straight Tweezers Consumables: Tamiya : Mini…
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