Kampfgruppe144 BBS

This is another great little, short-run kit from Aeroclub in what I believe to be the sensible scale for aircraft larger than your average fighter.
Today, AModel are mining that seam of demand, with Buffalos, Providers and Albatross, of various mark.
Whilst okay and available, I...

Yup...a Mossie...in 1/144! All praise to Aeroclub.

This illustrates the need to sand mating surfaces before gluing and shows my start on preparing the cockpit area;

Preparation for the nose glazing;

The engineering of this little gem is well thought out, allowing for...

I was 'condemned' to work on this as part of a 1/144 Group Build, with the theme being 'Black'.

A truly awful piece of sub-standard kittery.

I confess...I lost faith in the end. :(

If only the kit inside matched the artwork.

I suspect some fettlin' will be...

A re-boxing of a good little kit, with great looking decals.
NOTE that, unlike the TF-104G kit, the decals for this didn't 'silver' and were perfectly opaque.

Big Bird are another manufacturer of gashapon, pre-built and pre-painted models and toys.
These are predominantly in 1/144 scale and so have lots of appeal amongst modellers, especially those of subjects not available as bona fide kits.

Some simply collect these and call...

It had been a while since I did some 1/144 biplanes, so I eased myself in gently, 'cos there's very little rigging to do with this one and I'm awaiting a delivery of the new-fangled Uschi elastic thread...

Easing myself in gently , he said...I know 12 squared kits are usually...

A Bonus Kit, supplied with the Vickers Valiant.
(Finished with Mr.Metal Color 'Stainless' and polished...just like the real thing!

Anigrand 1/144 Bristol T.188, 1963

A military proposal for the successful 146 airliner, the Sideloading Tactical Airlifter was not bought by military operators. Still makes for an interesting model, though.

What they were thinking when they chose S&M as their name, lord only knows, but it isn't helpful when looking for them and their stuff on-line!

(S and M models comes from the initials of a man and his dog and, as Melv told me, his kits are clean, it's just us with the mucky...

Okay, okay...I 'needed' something to pack a package and this was it.
It's Against The Law to buy something from a model shop and not include a kit in the purchase. :P

...And I had to find something as yet uncovered in the (KG144) GB, before I indulged myself with Sweet...

A slight variation of the Mk.IXe, I've built previously and available to view
This was a Dual Combo boxing, so came with two kits and two sets of masks and a gaggle of decals schemes to choose from.
Because there's two, I'll build one grounded, with some drooped elevators and...

My last Aunty Ju build can be found

I enjoyed it so much, I bought another one and some overtrees.

A reminder of the bits;

A Bonus Kit with the Vickers Valiant

Humbrol Aluminium metalcote was my paint of choise.

Anigrand 1/144 Handley Page HP115, 1962

From the Minicraft Aircraft of the Presidency set, I'll be doing this classic flying boat.
Whilst it'd be easy enough simply to re-post the pictures of that build, (yes...the Airfix 314 is the same as the Minicraft)...that'd be cheating and so I'll be posting up fresh pickies....

I'm aiming for a 12-hour build, beginning at 10 o'clock.

The Stage is set;

Sprue and decal shot;

No flash, crisply engraved detail, sharp mouldings thoughout.
Transparencies are very clear and commendably thin.
The rear windows are seperate pices, but fret not re...

CMR have a reputation as the Rolls Royce of Resin and this reputation is fairly earned.

Lots of beautifully cast resin, in lots of separate bags, in the box...

Eduard are well known for their quality 1/72 and 1/48 kits and less so, unfortunately, for their 1/144 range. This is a shame, as their Ju.52 and Stuka are little beauties, complete with useful photoetch and even come with masks for the glass ware.

On receiving their latest...

A Bonus Kit with the Vickers Valiant
Humbrol Polished Aluminium metalcote for this one.

Anigrand 1/144 Fairey Delta 2, 1956

It had to be done.
I'm a Grown-up now and, like the esteemed modellers of yore, I'm able to sacrifice a kit for the purposes of conversion! My victim in this instance was a Revell Hawkeye and the conversion hails from the Land of Oz.

Some prep to begin with, to get me in the...

41 years after we did it with the Hawker P1127

Tiny cockpit, pleasantly embellished with provided decals and some paint;

NOTE 1 - The instructions told me to paint the console H9 Anthracite. This would've rendered the decals invisible, so I painted the interior all in...

Another well produced 1/144 from Revell.
Tiny cockpit, with tiny strips of tape added for harness, (it was easier to add tape than it was to paint them on).

I was expected to painted the dials on that instrument panel!

NOT this time!

Meanwhile, inside the underneath,...