Kampfgruppe144 BBS

144th scale Haunebu diorama

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Been head down busy with life and caring for in laws over the past months. Just managed to get these out the door.

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Strange how a different angle completely changes the shade on the solar panels.... They are actually look paler...

So, I want show my Star Wars Models. But I'm must say, I'm not a huge fan of weathering, my Models are Brand new, like it or not ;)

Marco

Hello All,

After a protracted hiatus with no motivation....I forced a return to 1/144 with this little beastie....Rise of Skywalker anyone?

Happy modelling all.

Ian

Claude vs the Frankenkritter.

I posted this yesterday on ARC:

I have an idea... ( I know, before anybody says don't hurt yourself, go take a nap )... Bandai's Y-Wing is much more refined and more detailed than F-Toys. BUT F-Toys Y-Wing is a tad bit LARGER than Bandai's. So here's what I'm considering......

Steely Dan* class inter-system Long Range Reconnaissance Vessel #65.
Vultee BT-13* power unit, 3-9 passenger capacity, nose rail gun, other functions/weaponry cryptic.
The canopy is just a place holder until the carpet monster gives up the original. Well...it could happen...
I'm...

Hello All,

Not sure what the scale is when it's all said and done as it relates to box size. It may well be in the vicinity of 1/144 when compared to the fine molds millennium falcon.

Anyways happy to take it down if it creates grief.

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For this film...

The fictional Mig-31 is as much a star as Clint...

They even built a real one (well, fictional one) for filming at Van Nuys...

I got hold of an Anigrand Firefox cheap. I'm not very interested in the Firefox itself, if I'm brutally honest, but the 144...

Whilst somewhat costly, at least you do get two in the box and the plastic seems well moulded, with lots of good detail and a comprehensive decal sheet...and stands...and pilots...and they're in 1/72!
I've already started painting the smaller pieces. 
NOTE that the pilots arm...

Escorted1.jpg Below. Selibaby . Guidimaxa chassis surface-to-space shuttle.
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Very Top Wonpu , Guidimaxa chassis inner-system light transport with escort fighter.

Well it's not 1/144, but it's made up of a number of 1/144 kits. Mainly a Swedish 'S' tank, a couple of Spitfires (Trumpeter and Minicraft so, you know, no loss), P-47, B-17, and I believe the yellow drop tank is from an F-Toys Shiden-kai. When I went to spray the rattle can...

Recently purchased from a couple of stores on Shapeways are a couple of classic 1970's Sci-Fi vehicles. Both are primed and ready to be painted.

Landspeeder is scaled for the 15mmrange and the BattleStar Galactica Landram is 1/150th scale.

BIGFOOT SIGHTING!!

In a sleepy little model railroad town in the basement of the family home a Bigfoot was sighted. Witnesses were so shocked at the initial sighting their first pictures were blurry. Eventually they were able to take clearer shots in subsequent photos. The...

Wading through the Hobby Search site and a couple of Gerry Anderson's creations appeared as a this month. 4080 yen ($US35) is a bit steep but it does look decently detailed.

Not sure if anyone is collecting the Eaglemoss range of Star Trek models that have been coming out for a year or so now. Anyway one of the latest is a model of the Phoenix, the prototype warp ship from the movie First Contact .

According to the Star Trek Memory Alpha site, the...

Another beautiful piece of plastic kittery from the modelling gods of Fine Molds.
Not a huge number of pieces, to be sure, but every one fitted perfectly and is full of lovely, crisp detail. Even at this small scale, you can go greeblie-spotting and see the various remnants of...

You ain't seen this, right?

One of the tail 'needles' has broken off, but it's a clean break and should fix up okay.
Beautiful casting of a very complex set of shapes. No bubbles, no warping and only the slightest hint of seam lines.

I'm guessing that, due to the...

Reading TonyG2's comment about the Haunebu depicted on the box of the ginormous Ratte kit, I realised that it bears a striking resemblance to the invaders from outer space in the 1956 B-grade classic Earth vs the Flying Saucers created by famed movie special effects guru Ray...

The jury's out with regards the actual scale of this model.
Next to other 1/144 stuff, it seems credible, especially when compared with 'proper' cut-aways and 1/144 pilots.
That said, I've seen it quoted as 1/72 (definitely not) or 1/87, (remotely possible).
The big, green...

This is actually the Phoenix from Star Trek:First Contact.

A very nice collection of well-cast resin pieces;

NOTE that the slender and potentially fragile arms are already reinforced by having them cast around solid brass rod.
I have the option of building this 'historic'...

Otherwise known as the Thunderbolt.

As with the Starfury, this was only available through private sale, from Fantastic Plastic. This is a pity, because if more had been made, the price would have dropped and many more would have been bought...at least by Yours Truly!

This was...

These are good quality 'garage' models, that only just qualify as kits, as they have very few parts. They do, however, come with nice graphics, to facilitate painting and decals. There aren't a great number of them, so it's more than possible to Collect 'Em All.

(The blue on...