Airframes
Benevolens Magister
F-84F of 78th FBSq, 81st FBW, Shepards Grove, UK, circa 1958.
Built out of the box, with the exception of the seat belts, from foil, and the rear view mirror, from plastic card. Also, the kit part for the landing lamp was abducted by aliens as I was fitting it, so this was replaced by a piece of clear sprue. The kit dates from 1985 and, apart from raised panel lines, which are not a problem really, it's very well detailed, even down to the tread and makers name on the tyres (Goodyear on the nose, and B.F.Goodrich on the main wheels)!
Not one of my best efforts, having been plagued, yet again, by problems with Humbrol paint, and still suffering from extremely stiff hands and wrists, but it's about acceptable enough for the 'bare metal line-up in the cabinet.
Oh, and that black, wavy line on the starboard side of the canopy is actually inside the plastic! I spent over an hour, trying to sand it off and polish it, thinking it was marker pen or paint, picked up somewhere, before I realised! (the kit was bought second hand).
Built out of the box, with the exception of the seat belts, from foil, and the rear view mirror, from plastic card. Also, the kit part for the landing lamp was abducted by aliens as I was fitting it, so this was replaced by a piece of clear sprue. The kit dates from 1985 and, apart from raised panel lines, which are not a problem really, it's very well detailed, even down to the tread and makers name on the tyres (Goodyear on the nose, and B.F.Goodrich on the main wheels)!
Not one of my best efforts, having been plagued, yet again, by problems with Humbrol paint, and still suffering from extremely stiff hands and wrists, but it's about acceptable enough for the 'bare metal line-up in the cabinet.
Oh, and that black, wavy line on the starboard side of the canopy is actually inside the plastic! I spent over an hour, trying to sand it off and polish it, thinking it was marker pen or paint, picked up somewhere, before I realised! (the kit was bought second hand).
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