A small cockpit assembly for a model aircraft, with details obscuring details.
Rear angle of the cockpit, showing a wheel being blocked by a seat.
Future me is going to be so annoyed at my decision to build this before painting it, in opposition to how I usually do these things, but I just really needed to glue an aircraft today.
#scaleModels #plasticModelling #nerdlings
From shiny vinyl to crusty bottom… I had to transform that plasticky ‘rock’ base from my Nautilus model.
So I spent a messy hour with matte varnish, matte paints, ground coffee, talcum powder and model railway ballast. I’ve buggered up a brush but it was worth it 🤓
#plasticmodelling #JulesVerne
Blue 2; Standing by! I think this is done! #xwing #rogueone #ipms #scratchbuilding #histscalemodels #starwars #bandai #plasticmodelling
Now we’re cooking….. #histscalemodels #ipms #bandai #plasticmodelling #scratchbuilding #xwing #starwars #rogueone #florywashes
3 out of 6 is a start. Now head scratching and fault finding! #histscalemodels #ipms #bandai #plasticmodelling #scratchbuilding #xwing #starwars #rogueone #florywashes
A messily soldered tiny circuit board with even tinier wires.
Tiny tiny bloody wires! I’m sure they here is an easier way… but I will carry on sweating this one out! #histscalemodels #ipms #bandai #plasticmodelling #scratchbuilding #xwing #starwars #rogueone #florywashes
A dynamic flight pose seems entirely appropriate for a display aircraft. Made the model’s custom stand out of an oak off cut with Perspex rod jet wash support through the jet pipe. Model rotates freely around the rod to allowing the model to be posed in various roll attitudes.
The arrow decals provided for the underside needed some adjustment as they don’t extend fully to a point ahead of the dorsal tank as supplied. Airbrake is posed in the fully open position as often seen during display aerobatics.
Had to add a 3D printed resin pilot figure for this in flight model. Fully kitted out in the red arrows red flight suit and a red arrows helmet complete with arrow logo.
A recent #plasticmodelling build. RAF Red Arrows Bae Hawk T Mk1 based on the Trumpeter 1:48 scale kit. Not a bad kit, but the incorrect wing fences need sorting out and the pre WW2 era RAF roundel decals supplied by Trumpeter had to be replaced.
All Hail Flory Washes. #histscalemodels #ipms #bandai #plasticmodelling #scratchbuilding #xwing #starwars #rogueone #florywashes
X-Wing painting stage pretty much done. Next, weathering mounting and wiring up to the base. #histscalemodels #ipms #bandai #plasticmodelling #scratchbuilding #xwing #starwars #rogueone
A photograph of a sheet of masking material being cut to represent the markings of blue 2 Xwing before application on the wing.
Mask making for Blue 2 X wing…
#histscalemodels #ipms #bandai #plasticmodelling #scratchbuilding
Circuit board being assembled for x wing lighting circuit
Xwing blue squadron pilot installed in cockpit of Bandai Xwing model
Bandai Xwing cockpit installed in upper fuselage
More progress on the Xwing… #histscalemodels #ipms #bandai #plasticmodelling #scratchbuilding
Hahaha!!!!! Get in!!! Resistor guesswork once again saves the day! #plasticmodelling #bandai #scratchbuild #stawars #xwing #histscalemodelling #ipms
Progress. Hopefully get some colour on this weekend. #ipms #plasticmodelling #starwars #xwing #scratchbuilding #bandai #scifimodelling #histscalemodels
For the curious, the wiring run for the X wing engines. It’s pretty straightforward, let me know if you need any tips . #plasticmodelling #bandai #starwars #xwing #histscalemodels #ipms
Wiring run for the engines sussed. Hooray for tiny SMDs! #histscalemodels #ipms #plasticmodelling #starwars #bandai #xwing
Next build underway. This time going a bit further back in time…. Sussing out the wiring runs for the engine lighting tonight. #histscalemodels #ipms #plasticmodelling #starwars #bandai #xwing
Bar some tweaking and possibly adding some smoke, Christmas build is done. Operation Dynamo is a success! Rather good fun this one. #histscalemodels #diorama #scratchbuild #ipms #beaconmodels #plasticmodelling
Christmas build, days 4 and 5 more colour! #histscalemodels #diorama #scratchbuild #ipms #beaconmodels #plasticmodelling
After nearly 2 years of building, researching, scratchbuilding and swearing (on and off) the Jeep is finally done. So far, it’s my Magnum Opus, I look forward to simpler builds for a while! #histscalemodels #takom #plasticmodelling #ipms #takom #willisjeep #scratchbuilding
Other than a battery strap and a couple of bits of padding for the headlight cables, the engine bay is done. Geeks: shout if I have missed anything (I can fix that!) but not if anything is wrong (I can’t fix that!) nearly done! #takom #plasticmodelling #ipms #takom #willisjeep #scratchbuilding
Throttle cable, oil can and horn added! #takom #plasticmodelling #ipms #takom #willisjeep #scratchbuilding
Throttle cable, oil can and horn added! #takom #plasticmodelling #ipms #takom #willisjeep #scratchbuilding
