Major manufacturers have always relied upon injection-moulding to produce model kits. The downside is that the moulds are expensive to produce and so these manufacturers have tended to be conservative in developing their ranges. Starting in 1969, smaller companies like RAREplanes, Contrail and Airmodel employed vacuforming to produce kits with much less capital outlay. The result? Models of types never imagined from any of the major manufacturers. Since those days, we’ve seen the growth of other technologies and materials, including resin, white metal, paper/card and, most recently, 3D-printing. This GB celebrates all these “non-injected” options and includes scratchbuilding.
Runs from 14 January to 31 December 2021.
Convair XP6Y-1 (which should really be called Pelican)
Anigrand kit, some injected plastic parts from the spares drawer here and there, but otherwise out of the box.
Either of the topics that were voted upon for this Group Build were fine by me, although it is fair to say I have a lot more kit options now the topic is known. Apart from the AeroClub Dragon Rapide I bought from McYellowbelly last year, there's...
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As I said in the GB17 thread, let's also put a closure date on updates to the GB14 forum at 8pm AEDT next Saturday, 8 Jan. Again for those who aren't aware, the Administrators lock the threads at that time, so no further changes or additions can occur.
No injection - well this scene had cardboard, whitemetal and fabric. Not sure about the scale, the buildings are 1/148, the figures are a mix of 15mm wargame, 1/160 and 1/72... so I guess it might average out to 1/144!
I do love the Arrowhead whitemetal vehicle range, great...
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Cracking builds. Well done everybody! Some brilliant subjects too :)
I have been doing a lot of worthy shelf of shame clearing lately. But I succumbed to the temptation to start something fresh the other day. This...
Martin did a nice out of the box here - . I have little to add to that, except to say that I will have to use the thick...
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Stick at it, Angus, even if it has to migrate to the Shelf of Shame. I'm eagerly watching this one as the MiniWing Vengeance has been long on my Wish List.
With my Ugly Duckling a step away from the finish line, I'm looking at my next build. Although I'm on holiday for a couple of weeks, I thought I'd still start something else unusual...
Ok it's not anything like an Osprey other than in layout - it doesn't have tilt rotors...
This larger project has been in gestation for a while, but I've got an unexpected week off this week coming so its a perfect time to start.
Rhineland 1945
The British Army enter yet another German town, the streets quiet and white flags hanging from the windows.
Inspired by...
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Sadly due to other committments, this scene has not progressed any further thus far, but I am aiming to clear my bench by the end of February, so I will hopefully be getting back to this one soon.
Yes most of the models are very simple or just need a little research into the...
While Angus starts off with a difficult kit with his XP6Y, I'll go for the complete opposite: a simple aircraft, and with a whopping 9 pieces, an even simpler kit.
This is Anigrand's DFS 230, an assault glider used by the Germans in WW2. I bought it off ebay for a few quid with...
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Loving that camo! With your build and Angus's still on the go, I'm definitely regretting not extending the end date further. :cry:
With the Avia B-35/1 finished, the Boomerang stalled by a lack of access to a printer with decent cartridges for DIY decal production, Marek (donalyah00) creating decals for my Moose, and the Martian War Machines of GB16 undergoing major restoration after issues with AKI’s...
I will soon start this one:
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The Ohka was a manned flying bomb used by the Japanese in kamikazi attacks during WWII. They were carried by G4M Betty bombers until near the target where they were dropped and the kamikazi pilot would glide closer to the...
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I totally agree. Despite your issues with the canopy, Lluis, an excellent little build. Can't wait to see it on a trolley. Either that or mount it under a Mitsubishi G4M ... no pressure! Oddly enough, the first Ohka in our scale DID come with a Betty. It was a very limited...
As I mentioned in the GB14 General Discussion, I am spoilt for choice with an overly large number of resin kits in my stash. Based on past experience, the Anigrand, FE-Resin/Miniwing and later Peter’s Planes’ castings are likely to go together in a relatively straightforward...
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If you came here expecting a completion, sorry! As I said in the BatmanX thread, time and decal issues have stymied this build and it will sadly go onto the dreaded Shelf of Shame. Another bummer for the Smeghead! However, I forgot that about 2 months ago, I did try an...
This will be a place holder for now, but sometime in the future I'll get back to this one as I have a number of review models to finish (only one that is 1/144, though). As I posted in the Group Discussion forum, this one was dropped while I was moving and I only discovered it...
Although the Bv 222 still has a long way to go, I have already decided what I am building next as this will connect with my 400th kit which comes afterward. For my 400th build I'll pay homage to my 4th kit and build Airfix's 1:72 Brewster Buffalo again. Therefore,...
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Again, one of the big positives of many Mark I kits ... all those optional bits do come in handy. ;)
A very quick build, even for me (I'm known for building at glacial speed). A beautiful kit with only two parts. A couple of pics here, but more in my review at
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That's come up a treat, Matt, and again reflects just how smooth a lot of 3D prints are nowadays. Curved surfaces and no sign of any striations. Will make a great companion for your Yak-1 down the line.
PS. If you claim to be glacial, I'm going to have to find a new word to...
With my Thunder Pig securely on the completion shelf, I felt I could justify starting this. I know. I have rather too many accounts open at the moment (ahem...Platt-LePage thingy, Vultee Vengeance etc.). But I am taken with this and want to seize the moment before my interests...
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I’m so sorry! I was convinced I’d replied. I must have not pressed submit or something.
Anyway thank you everyone so much for kind comments! As always they are much appreciated.
Fritz and Smeg - the thread is Uschi stuff. I think it’s not the superfine stuff but one grade...
Roberto’s beautiful work with the Altaya/IXO aircraft is a great reminder that even diecasts can serve as the basis for repaints and conversions. True, with even the former, there’s some ground work involved, with the minimum requirement being to fill those cavernous voids...
Every year I try to build at least one large aircraft. The last two years I built medium-sized aircraft (RB-45 Tornado and Do 18G) and both in resin. This year I'm going bigger: the Blohm & Voss Bv 222 Wiking, the largest flying boat to attain (limited) production...
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Thank you very much Smeg and Angus :D!
No way Angus, the next challenge is already on its way as you already know ;).
This will be an attempt to do a Supermarine S.5, one of the Schneider Trophy winners from the Venice race in 1927. Alas, there aren't any kits of it out there so I'll be making it out of plastic card. It's a tricky shape but hopefully by...
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Everytime it's so impressive and close from perfection :shock: :shock:
Just a placeholder for now, I started last night but I didn't take photos. I will update you, maybe today. ;)
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Graflex Speed Graphic, it was quite used in the RAF, some were also RAF marked. it's a great PE set, well designed (and researched). It needs patience, but it's not your fault, it's tiny!
I've actually been cleaning this one up, off-and-on, since it was . Yesterday I was able to run the airbrush, so aside from starting to finally paint a languishing Revell B-2, I also primed this (and the wing for another, larger scale model ;) ).
I couldn't live with the wing...
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Uh oh. I’ve arrived at that age where I have a conversation with someone and forget that it has happened. :?
I will soon begin working on my next resin kit. This time it's an EMBRAER Brasilia. The kit is from Duarte Models.
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Just a few parts. It came with an extra propeller, which might be handy as I can see myself breaking one with my clumsy hands. The landing...
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I just realised this one is finished. Very nicely done and finished Luis!
These smaller transport types are rarely kitted so whatever the medium, it's indeed the only game in town.
So here we go, three topics in one model. Its the 144th.co.uk Lightning T4 to be finished in 92 squadron markings and here are the obligatory out of the box bits pix.....
I'm nearly there on the massive Convair seaplane so I thought I might make a gentle start on the next 'Anything but injected' build while the last pieces fall into place. Something smaller this time...
As many here know, Anigrand provides four kits in each box. There is the...
Whilst I await my collection of LEDs from the States to further progress on my Martian invaders in GB16, I have returned to this GB still awaiting the decals to finalise my Boomerang and Moose. Rather than blow a long weekend twiddling my thumbs or worse (e.g. marking student...
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Beautiful and great to see such an unusual aircraft and kit built - and to such a high standard. You must be very proud of that Smeg!
From Glehn -
T-27 tucano
A-29 super tucano
A-1 M amx
Still have to make a Emb-326 Xavante.(delayed due decals.. always ..)
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With a fair few 3D printed items now in the stash (and definitely helped along by the Colin freebies from 2020), thinking about venturing into one of these upon finishing my Avia B-35/1. A query then. How do you deal with warped parts like wings or tailplanes? I've heard that...
With the Firefox well ahead, I have come up with an idea for the other kit in the box. This is the XF-92 masquerading as a MiG-23 for the 1957 film Jet Pilot although in the end the footage with it wasn't used.
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