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 : Revell 1/72 Lockheed Martin F-16AM Fighting Falcon ‘Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu)’
Kit InfoBrand: Revell 04612Scale: 1/72Media: StyreneMarkings: Kit and Zotz Decals 72-016 ‘Vivacious Vipers #2’ The SubjectThe Lockheed Martin (originally General Dynamics) F-16 Fighting Falcon is a multirole jet fighter. With over 4,400 aircraft built, it currently serves in 25 nations. Commonly known as the ‘Viper’, it...
WIP: Revell 1/72 F-16AM Viper – Construction & Finishing
This is another Shelf Queen that’s back on the assembly line. I found this kit while re-arranging the mess that was my storage. As you can see, I was quite a bit into the build already before abandoning it many years ago. Anyway let’s see how this Revell kit compares to the Tamiya and Hasegawa …...
Completed : Hasegawa 1/72 McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II
Kit InfoBrand: Hasegawa 04101Scale: 1/72Media: StyreneMarkings: Yellowhammer YHD72-02 and Kit The SubjectThe McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a tandem two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather long-range multirole aircraft developed by McDonnell Douglas for the United States Navy. It first entered service with the Navy in 1961 and would...
WIP : Hasegawa 1/72 F-4J Phantom II Pt.3 – Finishing
BuNo 155800 NG-100, an F-4J, callsign Showtime 100, from VF-96 Fighting Falcons, was the aircraft flown by Pilot Lt. Randall ‘Duke’ Cunningham and RIO Lt. (jg) William ‘Willy Irish’ Driscoll when they scored their third, fourth and fifth kills to be the Navy’s only two ‘Aces’ of the Vietnam War....
WIP : Hasegawa 1/72 F-4J Phantom II Pt.2 – Painting
Instead of stripping the pebbly paint I decided to simply sand and buff smooth as much as I can. I could only do the best for the hard to reach areas like the inside of the inner pylons though. I also tried to improve the fit of the canopy onto the fuselage. This kit really …...
