SPRAYING WEAPONS & BITS : AMK F-14D SUPER TOMCAT : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.9

F-14D SUPER TOMCAT EPISODE.9 Bill starts this episode of with spraying a nice filter on top of the upper top coat on our F-14, This is followed by sorting out all the little bits now, from spraying the black nose, finding the right colour matching yellow for our decals, to spraying the weapons on this…

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SCRATCH BUILDING : KINETICS HARRIER GR.1/GR.3 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.2

HARRIER GR.1/GR.3 EPISODE.2 Moving along with episode 2, I begin to add some contact points for our 3d decals to be able to be laid down on using some spare photo-etch we have left over, I also begin scratch building the rear of the cockpit because kinetic did not add any there. Special Tools: Eduard :…

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Westland Lynx HMA8/Mk.88A/Mk.90B : In Box Review : Airfix : 1/48 Scale

Westland Lynx HMA8/Mk.88/Mk.90B

Westland Lynx Manufacturer: Airfix Scale: 1/48 Box Release Date: 2022 New Tool Date: 2012 Presented By: Bobby Waldron Marking options: 3 Model dimension: Length: 316mm Width: 265mm Height: 76mm Decals: Cartograf PE parts: No Painting mask: No Resin parts: No Item No: A10107A PRODUCT INFOThe Westland Lynx is a British multi role helicopter that has seen service in…

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PRE-SHADING TOP COAT : AMK F-14D SUPER TOMCAT : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.8

F-14D SUPER TOMCAT EPISODE.8 Moving along with the pre-shading bill starts to add the top coats, bill goes in to detail on how to not kill of pre-shading that has been done before hand, and how to keep them blues and browns to just keep showing though, this is followed by some final bleaching of…

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PRE-SHADING : AMK F-14D SUPER TOMCAT : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.7

F-14D SUPER TOMCAT EPISODE.7 With the spraying stage all underway now, bill gets started with preparing his model for spraying and begins with pre-shading, but with more detail and colours than the norm, he uses at least 4 colours to bring out different hues in the paint which gives more weathering eye candy. Special Tools: Airbrush…

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PHOTO-ETCH MADNESS : KINETICS HARRIER GR.1/GR.3 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.1

HARRIER GR.1/GR.3 EPISODE.1 We start a new build with the Kinetic model kits Harrier GR.1/GR.3, I’m going to be building the GR.3 variant, we also have lots of after market parts with this, lots of photo-etch and for the first time 3d decals, so lets get start with the photo-etch madness. Special Tools: Trumpeter : Photo…

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BAe T-Harrier T2-T8 : Two Seater Trainer : In Box Review : Kinetic : 1/48 Scale

BAe Harrier T.2/T.4/T.8

BAe T-Harrier Manufacturer: Kinetic Scale: 1/48 Box Release Date: 2019 New Tool Date: 2014 Presented By: Bobby Waldron Marking options: 10 Model dimension: Length: 290mm Wingspan: 162mm Height: ? Decals: Cartograf PE parts: Yes Painting mask: No Resin parts: No Item No: K48040 The Hawker Siddeley Harrier is a British military aircraft. It was the first…

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BUILDING THE AMK F-14D SUPER TOMCAT : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.6

F-14D SUPER TOMCAT EPISODE.6 Bill’s getting really fired up now as he enters into the spray stage of the F-14, we see him begin by spraying up the exhaust area to get a nice natural metal finish, by using some simple pre-shading techniques, we also have a bunch more painting of the outside cockpit area…

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MIG-21PF WEEKEND EDITION : IN BOX REVIEW : EDUARD : 1/72 SCALE

Mig-21PF Weekend Edition : In Box Review : Eduard : 1/72 Scale

MIG-21PF Manufacturer: Eduard Scale: 1/72 Box Release Date: 2020 New Tool Date: 2018 Presented By: Bobby Waldron Marking options: 2 Model dimension: Length: ??mm Wingspan: ??mm Height: ?? Decals: Eduard PE parts: No Painting mask: No Resin parts: No Item No: 7455 The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-21; NATO reporting name: Fishbed) is a supersonic…

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Ghost of Kyiv Mig-29 Ukrainian Air Force : In Box Review : ICM : 1/72 Scale

Ghost of Kyiv Manufacturer: ICM Scale: 1/72 Box Release Date: 2022 New Tool Date: 2008 Presented By: Bobby Waldron Marking options: 1 Model dimension: Length: 241mm Wingspan: 158mm Height: ?? Decals: ICM PE parts: No Painting mask: No Resin parts: No Item No: 72140 The MiG-29 modification “9-13” is a fourth-generation multirole fighter, which has been in…

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