Whilst previous Group Builds haven’t necessarily focused on aircraft, the vast majority of completions have fallen into that category. Well, this time, it will be very different! Anything not classified as an aeroplane is fair game here – AFVs, rockets and missiles, ships, figures, inventions from SF, you name it. Yes, even ekranoplans! Let’s see just how diverse we can get collectively.
Runs from 1 May to 31 August 2021.
Well this is officially the first time I've ever won anything 😁
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Your erstwhile Administrator has achieved that feat countless times. Despite screwing up in a major way and killing the entire thread, I'm still endeavouring to reconstruct my Martian invasion, so it has moved to the SoS awaiting a burst of inspiration. :(
I'll bite...
144th Squadron;
From Star Trek.
Runabout
Type 6 Shuttlecraft
Type 9 Shuttlecraft
Type 13 Shuttlecraft
Delta Flyer
From Babylon 5
Shadow Fighter
Brengun VF-15 Avrocar
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While technically this was finished during this group build, I thought I should add it here instead of finished builds since I didn't provide a separate build thread for it.
This is Armory's Kettenkraftrad that comes with their Lippisch box. Nothing to it, but watch out for pin...
Ian Walsh, (he of Stargazer Models), is an extreme fan of 2001: A Space Odyssey and, dissatisfied with the initial offering from Aurora and the later travesty from Airfix, set about to produce an accurate model of the Orion Shuttle, to an EXACT 1/144 scale.
Apparently, he...
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This was well worth waiting for, Merlin. What an absolute stunner! All the more impressive in that I know you would have used hairy sticks throughout. I can't get that smooth a white finish with an airbrush or a rattle can! :mrgreen:
Anyway, while I couldn't find my storage container (!) with all the Brengun armor in it, I did find this, Heroes Models V-100. So, why not? There isn't much to it so it could be a quick build. Well, quick for me is still glacial. Still, I...
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Just visited Internet Modeler, Matt. Many thanks for using my little meme! :lol:
Merlin's topic on the Stargazer 2001 Orion encouraged me to attempt building my Moebius kit too, even at the risk of not finishing it in time as I will be building my Ekranoplane at the same time.
I bought the kit during a trip to the US together with a couple of other kits and...
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That's a stunning pair with incredibly contrasting approaches to the whole Space Shuttle ideal. Great stuff, Luis! :mrgreen:
Seeing those last shots reminds me of exactly how my Martians were supposed to be illuminated until a disastrous Sunday afternoon a couple of months ago...
I'm sure many of you will remember the Airfix Matador & gun kit from the '70s.
I always wanted it, but never bought it as I always had (at least) one more favoured wish and the rather scarce pocket money didn't allow to buy both.
Now Arrowhead fortunately produces the same...
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It's done - and in time!
Altogether it was an enjoyable build and I'm quite content with the result. The Arrowhead white metal kits are pretty good I think, even if they can never be so sharp as some of the 3D printed new models I/we have seen in this forum. Of course there is...
I seem to be developing an increasing interest in the wars of the Inter War years, I realised the other day that I had already made models covering the Russian Civil War, Rif War and Spanish Civil War as well as the German rearmament and French pre-war preparations.
So the...
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Masterful. I love seeing these come together. That stone fountain is beautifully finished.
With the main reason to see at least one finished of these highly-nonsense 1/144 models, I start one unionist mortar.
The model is very easy to build, I added just a little bar on one side. It will be displayed on a little base with the two figures and the other stuff...
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That is absolutely delightful, Fabio. I am now expecting a Napoleonic Wars vignette to follow! :mrgreen:
So I will build my Ekranoplane which has been sitting on my stash for several years. This is the Revell kit.
Ekranoplanes are a kind of flying boat. They use the ground effect to cruise just a few meters above the water. And, for me, they are the typical soviet mysterious...
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Anyone know if the Revell and the Zvesda kits of the Ekranoplan are the same mold?
Although I'll be making a dedicated vignette for this GB, I thought it might be on theme to make a thread for the variety of vehicles I put together to accessorise my airfield collection.
I spent today on support vehicles for a Lybia 2017 scene.
These are Hilux-esque...
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I'm surprised no one has made water bottles with hobby paint labels yet. Might make one for Telford!
While I've given up counting my stash (who are you calling an ostrich?!), I know I can count the number of non-aircraft kits I own on one or very occasionally two hands.
So I'm going to have a crack at some ground support equipment. Stuff that I enjoy...
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Thanks guys! They're quire rewarding these little things.
The GB is a week old ( edit: it actially just began :roll: ) - time to comit myself!
Although I like watching the other builds of space or fictuous items, these have never fit in my prey pattern :mrgreen:
So I'll go for something more conservative with boots and tracks on the...
Ooh, look what just surfaced... It's Brengun's X-craft midget submarine in 1/144 :o
I bought this one years ago and have been meaning to give it a go for ages. I'm not sure who designs the resin masters for Brengun's naval subjects but they do a very good job. The kit comes...
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That was my reasoning for getting it too. I ended up using it on some biplanes I made earlier in the year which had a silver finish. I found it worked great as a base. If I recall I mixed a few drops of clear gloss in with it as well. As a matter of fact, I’m using the stuff as...
Couldn't get further from my comfort zone than this :D
Recently found in the bargain bin at the local toy (and I mean toy, not model) store a pair of basic toy 'luxury' yachts. No manufacturers details, came on a basic diecast trailer. Type of yacht? No idea. The best I can...
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I was doing an Amazon search on N Gauge (and N Scale, although N isn't the scale, 1/160th is :) ) figures for a diorama I have an idea for, and there are a lot out there. Look to Woodland Scenics as one source. I believe they had a group of sunbathing and swimming figures. I bet...
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