Amateurmodeller

Spitfire LFMk.IXc, ML135, flown by Jerry Billing, No. 401 Squadron, Tangmere AB, June 7, 1944 Finished today to clear the decks for the Korean War GB. Lovely kit, with no real vices other than the roundels being wrong, and a little transparent. Fixed the roundels by making some masks and spraying them - in hindsight I should have sprayed the other roundels too. Painted with the Tamiya Acrylics. Work in Progress is available  here Peter

I'm calling this one done, mainly due to being sick of having to patch the Alclad polished aluminium. Why that particular shade causes so many problems is a bit of a mystery. Apart from the Alclad this was a fun kit, only minor issue being the fillet to cover the space for the second seat which needed a little filling, and me putting the nose on upside down at first   Build thread is available  here Peter

AFV  Club's Centurion Mk 5/1   Almost out of the box, just with some stowage added ( J-Work's ration boxes were nice and cheap ).  Weathered with oils and pigments. Fun build, but the vinyl tracks were a bit of a problem, which is why the idler wheels are too far forward to get enough tension to stop the track twisting. Peter

Started this last weekend as a change of pace from the complex kit's i'd been doing recently - so built this OOB. Great fun to build, though the decals were thick and a bit stubborn Painted with Tamiya Acrylics Total time taken about 16 hours over 3 days. Hope you like it - I really enjoyed just blasting through it  Peter

Academy 1/32nd F-16I Sufa With Eduard Etched Belts and External set Finished this on Monday - I have very mixed feelings about this kit, it's very impressive but it's also somewhat variable. Being made out of a mix of kits the plastic and details are slightly variable, which makes things more interesting. The fit isn't bad, but does need fettling in places, and some of the engineering could be better. The Eduard seatbelt set is great, but the External set is completely pointless - the Afterburner parts which was the main reason that I got it simply didn't fit, being too wide to fit in the jet exhaust. Peter

17pdr Self Propelled Gun 'Archer', Polish 7th Anti Tank Regt, 2nd Armd Bde Sorry for the delay - actually finished this in late December but forgot to put it on here. Bronco kit built built oob with the exception of an RB Barrel for the 17 pdr. Lovely kit with the exception of the workable tracks - they work, but they are way too fragile and spontaneously disassemble , next time i'd treat them like smart tracks and glue em which is what I ended up doing anyway. The WIP is available  here Peter

Finished yesterday my OOB Revell Monogram Me410. It's a lovely kit, great fun to put together, with excellent cockpit detail ( better than the Meng Kit when I look at it - though the Meng kit has PE belts ). The canopies are the trickiest bit, but nothing some GS Hypo and patience can't sort out. The only additions are the fishing line for the radio wire, and a scratch front canopy opening when the original catapulted away when I was removing it again - it will undoubtedly turn up when i'm looking for the next bit I drop. I know the radio mast is bending slightly, but I don't want to stress the canopy by attempting to correct it. Painted with Gunze Aqueous throughout, weathered with Mig Washes, True-Earth paint fading and AK Interactive potions. Build thread is available  here . Peter