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[Loiner]

Nice work on the Cub and B17 guys.
Loiner, which kit is the Cub? I fancy doing one for the D Day Stripes GB.

Thanks.
The kit is the Hobbycraft one (which I think is a Canadian make), and has decals for the standard famous civilian versian and early war US markings.

They had it in one of my local shops, and I took a bit of a fancy to it and bought it, then started to research about the type's history and got quite absorbed in finding out about them.

I did a bit of research, and found that most of the Piper Cubs (named L-4 'Grasshopper' in military service) had a modified larger glazed area without the curved back window, but was otherwise very similar; but not exclusively as some civilian Cubs were pressed into military service. My point being that if you want to do a D-Day Grasshopper (which were well used at the time), it would be worth looking out for a dedicated Grasshopper kit.

Hope that helps,
Rob

 

[Loiner]

Here's my B-17G (1/48 Revell/Monogram) that I got some 20 years ago and finished a couple of years back. It was my first try with airbrushing, but I hadn't learned how to install decals correctly yet.

Thanks for posting your B17, I've been toying with the idea of a 1:48 B17 for a while, and seeing your prime example has wetted my appetite for one again. Good work, she looks stunning.

 

[Loiner]

Obviously not all of these are mine, but a good chunk of them are so I guess I'll put them in this thread. These are pictures of the shelving units we have in the basement. The first one in the pictures is the last one built, and was purpose built to house models as we had run out of room. It was built in the summer, and as you can see we're filling it up quite quickly! Some of the shelves are sparse though, so there's plenty more room!

What an eclectic mix of subjects, fascinating to have a look through an interesting range there (good to see a bit of armour and a Bismark class BB too ).

 

[Catch22]

Thanks Loiner, we do have quite a mix, a lot of Corsairs though!

 

[A4K]

Great collection Corey! Wish I had a shelf set up like that..!

 

[Airframes]

Nice set up Cory. Those modesl of the Tilly lamp and electric fan are very realistic......!
Thanks for the info on the Cub Rob. I used to get the chance to fly one a number of years ago. It was imported into the UK off the French register, having been used for aerial photography, and was in a horrible dirty white paint scheme at first. But it had originally been with the US Army in WW2, and was eventually re-painted in it's original, authentic colour scheme. Beaut of an aircraft to fly, and almost impossible to stall. I'm toying with the idea of a mini-diorama with a Cub (Grasshopper) and Jeep for the D-Day Stripes GB, so it's a toss-up between the Hobbycraft (they are Canadian) kit, easily converted to military configuration, or the Smer kit, which is an L3/4, but will need some work on detailing.

 

[Crimea_River]

So Cory, how do you keep the dust off them all?

 

[Catch22]

Thansk guys!

My mom dusts them. She's really good about the models.

 

[A4K]

A model mother, eh?

 

[109ROAMING]

Never heard of that one before!

Nice one Cory! 8)

 

[TL Blade]

Hay guys nice models over the last few pages really like the Tanks catch 22.
I have been doing some tanks myself and will post a few shots when they are finished.
Havn't posted for a while and have done quite a few modles since I last posted.

Airfix Spitfire PRXIX 1/72

Revell P-38 Lightning 1/72

Airfix Bristol Bueafighter MKVI 1/72

Revell Bristol Bueafighter MKX Night Intruder 1/72

Revell Ki84 B 1/72

 

[Catch22]

Nice work TL, and thanks!

Haha yeah, she's pretty darn good!

 

[Wayne Little]

You have been busy TL!

 

[dirkpitt289]

Some nice looking models Blade

 

[B-17engineer]

Cool!

 

[Heinz]

Great work TL!

 

[otftch]

Like the Beau's.
Ed

 

[Wurger]

Nice to see you back TL. You did some nice work.

 

[Gnomey]

Good work!

 

[vikingBerserker]

Very nice! I really need to build a Beau myself.