WIP : Hasegawa 1/72 Tornado IDS ‘Marineflieger’ Pt.5 – Finishing
Once the decals were done I gave the whole kit a satin coat before doing my usual panel wash of Abteilung Starship Filth. The panel wash was subtle due to how dark the scheme was which is fine for me. What isn’t fine though, was… The silvering of so many of the stencil decals was …...
WIP : Hasegawa 1/72 Tornado IDS ‘Marineflieger’ Pt.4 – Painting
It is time for decals and after a gloss coat with Aqueous gloss (which might have been a mistake in hindsight) I started as usual with the tail markings. So far so good with the Hasegawa decals. Marineflieger line jet markings are simple and understated. This was when I realized that I’d missed out on …...
WIP : Hasegawa 1/72 Tornado IDS ‘Marineflieger’ Pt.3 – Painting
I began by painting the gearbays white and then masking them off with tape and sponge. Looking at photos, many of them show the inboard and bottom pylons to be the almost white color from the original Norm 76 Marineflieger scheme. I thought the contrast looked interesting so I painted the pylons Tamiya XF-2 Flat …...
WIP : Hasegawa 1/72 Tornado IDS ‘Marineflieger’ Pt.2 – Construction
The nose to fuselage join is decent but the two halves of the nose required some considerable sanding to get rid of the seamline. The result of this is that I ended up sanding away almost all the panel lines which were already quite shallow in the first place. Before rescribing I figured I should …...
WIP : Hasegawa 1/72 Tornado IDS ‘Marineflieger’ Pt.1 – Construction
Something a bit different this time with a Marineflieger (German Naval Aviation) Tornado IDS, I was inspired to build this kit after making the acquantance of a retired Marineflieger pilot. For whatever reason, I managed to lose one of the seat cushions for the Martin-Baker MK.10A ejection seat so I replaced the pair of seats …...
Completed : KA Models 1/48 Messerschmitt Bf 109G-10
Kit Info Brand: KA Models KP48002A Scale: 1/48 Media: Styrene Markings: Kit The Subject The Messerschmitt Bf 109 is a German World War II fighter aircraft that formed the backbone of the Luftwaffe’s fighter force along with the Focke-Wulf Fw 190. Primary deployed by the Luftwaffe, it started operational service in 1937 during...
WIP : KA Models 1/48 Bf 109G-10
Next up is a Shelf Queen I dug up to finish. The kit inside the box is actually a Fujimi mold but with an additional fret of photo-etch. The kit was started by my son and as you can see here, it’s actually almost at the painting stage already. I began by checking my son’s …...
