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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…
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…
Read MoreHUD 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…
Read MoreFINAL 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…
Read MoreWEATHERING 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…
Read MoreSANDING & 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…
Read MoreMIG-15 : IN BOX REVIEW : EDUARD : 1/72 SCALE
MIG-15 Manufacturer: Eduard Scale: 1/72 Box Release Date: 2014 New Tool Date: 2013 Presented By: Bobby Waldron Marking options: 5 Model dimension: Length: ?? Width: ?? Height: ?? Decals: Eduard PE parts: Yes Painting mask: Yes Resin parts: No Item No: 7057 The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 (Russian: Микоя́н и Гуре́вич МиГ-15; USAF/DoD designation: Type 14; NATO reporting name: Fagot)…
Read MoreWEATHERING : AMK F-14D SUPER TOMCAT : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.13
F-14D SUPER TOMCAT EPISODE.13 Bill really kicks of with some weathering in this episode, he begins with weathering up the landing gear, using oils and thinners to create oil, dirt and grim, he moves to the landing gear doors to show you some multi colour Transition using many colours of oils, and finally finishes of…
Read MoreADVANCED GLUING : BUILDING THE HARRIER GR.1/GR.3 KINETICS : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.9
HARRIER GR.1/GR.3 EPISODE.9 The hard part of our build begins with the wing section being glued to our fuselage, we begin by sanding and test fitting to get these to section to fit as best as possible, but it will need more help than just that, so I will show you how to spot glue,…
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