Completed : Hasegawa 1/72 Northrop Grumman VF-0D Phoenix
Kit InfoBrand : Hasegawa 65718Scale : 1/72Media : StyreneMarkings : Kit The SubjectThe VF-0 is a development variable fighter pressed into service during the Mayan conflict in 2008 (as depicted in the OAV Macross Zero). Introduced in 2004, it is a trial production and testbed using Overtechnology for future...
WIP : Hasegawa 1/72 VF-0D Pt.3 – Painting & Finishing
I’m attempting another approach to painting this time so I’m skipping the black base + marble coat approach. This begins with a base coat Tamiya Gray Finishing Surfacer. The white areas were spots that I had to go back in to fix again. For the color scheme, I’m going with the 3-tone camouflage used by …...
Completed : Trumpeter 1/72 North American F-100F Super Sabre ‘Wild Weasel I’
Number 10 of 2021...
WIP : Hobbyboss 1/72 F-100F Super Sabre Pt.2 – Painting & Finishing
I decided to order a spare canopy direct from Trumpeter and received it after about 1.5 months. It still has the same fitting issues as the old one but at least it’s not cracked. In any case, I can finally start painting the kit. I began with a base of black. Then I added a …...
WIP : Hasegawa 1/72 VF-0D Pt.2 – Construction
I’ve always used round brass rods to mount my kits because the holes are much easier to drill out. However, the kit can spin in place with a round rod if I don’t use some sort of glue to secure it in place. I’ve previously used a polycap but the clutch eventually wore out and …...
Completed : Academy 1/72 Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian ‘TNI-AD’
Number 09 of 2021...
WIP : Hasegawa 1/72 VF-0D Pt.1 – Construction
This will be an OOB build of the twin-seater version of the VF-0 Phoenix from Macross Zero. With its delta wings, I’ve always gotten the Dassault Mirage 2000 vibes from the VF-0D so I’ve also always planned to give the kit the same color scheme as the Mirage 2000D. But while playing around with the …...
WIP : Academy 1/72 AH-64E ‘TNI-AD’ Pt.3 – Painting & Finishing
Time to paint and finish this build. I started with my usual black base and white marble coating. As we shall see later, it wasn’t that effective. The AH-64E fielded by the TNI-AD comes in a 2-tone camouflage of olive drab and green. The CJM decal sheet states that the olive drab is FS34031. I …...
WIP : Academy 1/72 AH-64E ‘TNI-AD’ Pt.2 – Construction
The rotor is next. The base kit is an AH-64D so I need to modify it to the one that equips the AH-64E. My reference for this comes from the Hasegawa AH-64D and E instruction sheets. I made sure they were the same size and then superimposed them together to get a better idea of …...
WIP : Academy 1/72 AH-64E ‘TNI-AD’ Pt.1 – Construction
For this year’s annual TNI aircraft build, I decided to combine it with my annual helicopter build and decided on getting the TNI-AD’s AH-64E Apache Guardian done. What was originally thought to be a straightforward build wasn’t to be. Unsurprisingly really… In any case, this is the base kit… As usual I...
