PREPARING 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 :…

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AGM-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…

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F-86D “DOG SABRE” : IN BOX REVEIW : REVELL : 1/48 SCALE

F-86D Dog Sabre Product number: 03832

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…

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CANOPY 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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SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE MK.I : IN BOX REVIEW : TAMIYA : 1/48 SCALE

1/48 Aircraft Series No.119 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I Item No: 61119

SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE MK.I Enter a LegendThe iconic Spitfire fighter was one of the backbones of the RAF in the desperate struggle for the skies during WWII, sporting a refined design and aesthetically pleasing elliptical wing, plus the proven Rolls Royce Merlin engine. It first flew in March 1936, and some two and a half years later in…

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HUD INSTALLATION : BUILDING THE HARRIER GR.1/GR.3 KINETICS : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.11

HARRIER GR.1/GR.3 EPISODE.11 We look at the heads up display and how to get a nice green tinge to the clear plastic sheet we get with our aftermarket cockpit parts from Eduard, I also show how to install the HUD in the cockpit with some micro crystal clear, also in this episode we tackle some…

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FINAL REVEAL : BUILDING THE AMK F-14D SUPER TOMCAT : 1/48 SCALE : VIDEO BUILD : EPISODE.15

F-14D SUPER TOMCAT EPISODE.15 The final reveal is here, and Bill has done an amazing job with a beautiful finish, Bill does finish of with some final assembly of the landing weapons etcetera, finishing of with the final review of the kit and build. We hope you have enjoyed this series. Special Tools: Tamiya : Straight…

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F6F-3 HELLCAT : IN BOX REVIEW : EDUARD : 1/48 SCALE

F6F-3 1/48

F6F-3 HELLCAT Manufacturer: Eduard Scale: 1/48 Box Release Date: 2022 New Tool Date: 2008 Presented By: Bobby Waldron Marking options: 5 Model dimension: Length: ?? Width: ?? Height: ?? Decals: Eduard PE parts: Yes Painting mask: Yes Resin parts: Yes Item No: 8227 The Grumman F6F Hellcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft of World War II. Designed…

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WEATHERING WITH OILS : AMK F-14D SUPER TOMCAT : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.14

F-14D SUPER TOMCAT EPISODE.14 We have one of my favorite episodes here by bill in the F-14 build, which is a lot of weathering techniques, first up is using Vallejo weathering wash to fill in all your recessed areas, followed by a single colour fading with oils to nock back all them bright decals as…

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SANDING & SCRIBING : BUILDING THE HARRIER GR.1/GR.3 KINETICS : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.10

HARRIER GR.1/GR.3 EPISODE.10 We can now begin to sand and scribe at our home brew filler now that it’s had a good 2 days to dry, we sand at the area with 100 grit sanding sticks, we mainly do this to remove all the steps and gaps so as we can spray on some black…

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