Plastic Modelers in the IL-2 Community

[SARFlytitus]

@voncrapenhauser Can't wait to see your work M8 👍

[ST_gary62]

Baa Baa Black Sheep 🐑 

[voncrapenhauser]

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[No_85_Gramps]

Due to some recent health issues, it's been a while since I have been modeling. These are currently on the workbench:

 

Two WWII ATS figures that my wife had asked about. One is Princess Elizabeth, the other looking much like Samantha from the TV series Foyle's War. The second is the 1955 Indy 500 winner. Pretty simple kit, and not bad considering the molds are from 1956. Found the kit some years ago at a local model show and found this scheme, and decals for it. Pink seemed to be an unusual color for 1955, but this is for the wife who is a three-time breast cancer survivor. 

[voncrapenhauser]

Looking good so far.

You both Stay healthy mate.

[BornToBattle]

Well, I haven’t posted in here for quite a while so what the hey. Bench has been busy though. I managed to complete 30 builds in 2023. Just a couple I’ll be posting though. Enjoy!

 

Tamiya’s Sd.Kfz.232 in original “desert brown”. The 232’s shipped to North Africa were in their brown paint before being repainted in their desert yellow but quite a few were never repainted in the field as depicted here. Being a Tamiya kit there were no surprises and was a fun build. I added desert dust pigment to complete the weathering along with some paint chipping in areas. The large antenna array is done in its original German grey.

 

 

[BornToBattle]

Gee….its kinda quiet in here! I’ll do another post to try to keep things humming along!

 

E-100 by Trumpeter in 1/35 depicted post 1945 with newly installed black lacquer barrel and recently installed aerial protection plate for crew. Over 15 modifications/changes and additions were made to this build including hull texturing, drilling out of machine gun barrel, empty extinguisher bracket, airbrushed stencils, enhanced flame cuts, sighting optics and front spare track holder with tracks.

 

 

Edited May 17, 2024 by BornToBattle

[voncrapenhauser]

Nice!,

I have not seen this design before.

 

[Gavrick]

Memories from far-far childhood. Sunday morning, TV, cartoons...)

 

 

[voncrapenhauser]

Duck Tales? or Rescue rangers maybe?

 

Cool!

Edited May 21, 2024 by voncrapenhauser

[easterling77]

TaleSpin....loved this series in my childhood

[BornToBattle]

On 5/20/2024 at 4:25 PM, Gavrick said:

Memories from far-far childhood. Sunday morning, TV, cartoons...)

 

 

 

What scale is that? Thanks for sharing!

[Gavrick]

On 5/22/2024 at 4:11 PM, BornToBattle said:

What scale is that? Thanks for sharing!

Something between 1:100 and 1:144, i guess. 3D printed, by one of relatively small local company.

[Vishnu]

Airfix 1/48 JU 87B-1 Stuka

 

II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2, Bonn-Hangelar, Germany, Spring 1940. 

 

 

It went together pretty well but trying to do closed engine compartment was a challenge.   I put on a propblur because I'm planning on hanging this one up in my hobby room!

Edited June 9, 2024 by Vishnu

[No_85_Gramps]

In over 50 years of modeling, I don't recall having ever seen a prop done that way! I think it looks great!

[Vishnu]

8 minutes ago, No_85_Gramps said:

In over 50 years of modeling, I don't recall having ever seen a prop done that way! I think it looks great!

You can buy them here...

 

https://www.propblur.com/store/c1/PropBlur.comMain

[Vishnu]

Besides finishing the Stuka, I finished the 2nd one on my desk.

 

1/48 Eduard Bf 109 E-1 

 

Ofw. Kurt Ubben, 6.(J)Tragergruppe 186, Wangerooge, Germany, March 1940

 

Spoiler

Video contains Swastika 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited June 10, 2024 by Vishnu

[SARFlytitus]

Here my best attempt at HobbyBoss Me 262 B1 in 1/48 as always almost OOB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spoiler

 

 

 

 

 

Edited June 13, 2024 by LukeFF
swastikas need to be fully hidden

[SARFlytitus]

Something different from usual Camo scheme .

 
Old Tamiya Buffalo in pre-war dress .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited June 21, 2024 by SARFlytitus

[cardboard_killer]

I love that old navy yellow wing scheme.

[No_85_Gramps]

Getting there. Had to outsource some tires/wheels/knock off hubs, final painting of those in a couple of days. A couple of things I had never worked with before, Bare Metal Foil and a Chrome pen. You can see the results in this pic. The strake on the hood is covered with the BMF, and the exhaust was done with a chrome pen. The front grill will get the BMF and then the suspension can go in. The BMF was pretty easy to work with, as was the chrome pen. 

[namhee2]

Tamiya new KS 600 sidecar

[Vishnu]

On 7/11/2024 at 12:50 PM, namhee2 said:

Tamiya new KS 600 sidecar

Love the kit...BUT...Tamiya seriously needs to PE those spokes....it's atrocious!

[ITAF_Rani]

[No_85_Gramps]

Finally, across the finish line! Not sure what is next, I have a stash of unbuilt models, and about 9 or 10 that are in various stages. May be time to get one of those finished.

 

[Hoots]

13 minutes ago, No_85_Gramps said:

Finally, across the finish line! Not sure what is next, I have a stash of unbuilt models, and about 9 or 10 that are in various stages. May be time to get one of those finished.

 

That's some of the pinkest pinks that ever pinked

 

[SARFlytitus]

I wanted to take a look at the HobbyBoss P-51 D in 1/48 scale. I wanted a weekend job and actually completed it in about 10 hours. finished OOB, the only change was the correction of the undercarriage legs which who knows why they had the anti-torsion forks on the front instead of the rear. I’m not a Rivet Counter and the finished model definitely looks like a Pony for me .

Ultimately, I realized that building simple models between one demanding project and another allowed me to rediscover that light-heartedness in modeling that I had put away in some drawer. I had fun.

 

 

 

[geraki9]

2 hours ago, SARFlytitus said:

I wanted to take a look at the HobbyBoss P-51 D in 1/48 scale. I wanted a weekend job and actually completed it in about 10 hours. finished OOB, the only change was the correction of the undercarriage legs which who knows why they had the anti-torsion forks on the front instead of the rear. I’m not a Rivet Counter and the finished model definitely looks like a Pony for me .

Ultimately, I realized that building simple models between one demanding project and another allowed me to rediscover that light-heartedness in modeling that I had put away in some drawer. I had fun.

 

 

 

You also skinned this P-51D. Nice!

[voncrapenhauser]

Nice Mustang....yes you have to enjoy ...or whats the point otherwise?

 

Finally had time to finish 1/4 scale cowgirl figure.

Now I can get back to some unfinished projects.

[AndyJWest]

I'd have to question the historical authenticity of the cowgirl figure...

[voncrapenhauser]

I think The Schofield pistols are accurate.....Lol

[SARFlytitus]

WIP
 

This is a well known Tamiya FW 190 A3 in 1/48 scale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[[CPT]Pike*HarryM]

Finally finished Musashi...only took 20 plus years...

 

[SARFlytitus]

Ok, it's done !

 

 

 

 

 

 

[voncrapenhauser]

Test /trial fitting of parts on my 1/12th scale Star wars Snowspeeder ........It,s been a while since I started this project and I am glad to be back on it and near The finish line.

 

The arrows in the one picture show The parts that were 3d printed to replace inaccurate parts plus 3d printed canopy (not shown).

 

This is of course The 1/12th Black series Hasbro toy originally, The interior came unpainted so that has also been altered and accurized.

Edited October 1, 2024 by voncrapenhauser

[No_85_Gramps]

Looks fantastic!

 

[RedeyeStorm]

Nice, the headrest really looks like cloth.

[voncrapenhauser]

13 hours ago, RedeyeStorm said:

Nice, the headrest really looks like cloth.

Matt painted Then just as paint was tacky I pressed a light material into it.

A approximate interior for The full size prop as The acctual models had very little  interior and over sized pilot figures and look terible close up.

Edited September 17, 2024 by voncrapenhauser

[voncrapenhauser]

Initial markings for Luke's Snowspeeder done.

 

Now the fun starts ..... glazing The canopy, a few smaller inside pieces for The cockpit and weathering.....I am going to do a more subtle weathering unlike the filming models which are heavily weathered to show up on film but under close viewing look terrible.

 

See what I mean.....Third and fourth pictures are  of filming miniatures

Edited September 19, 2024 by voncrapenhauser
added pictures

[voncrapenhauser]

Home made designed in paint shop pro , then printed on decal film, Decals applied and 1st pass at weathering of paint scheme before adding some grime and damage.