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Right ... while final touches of paint are drying on the IAR, I have started this one ... And some extra goodies ... Inside the Blackdog kits ... The 3D decals look very nice, never used this stuff before. Straight from the beginning, the kit parts look nice and crisp, lots of...

Yep - Bic wite-out, small white bottle with an applicator. Chuck mentioned this in his thread about the plane, I tried it, and it works a treat. Once applied it dries super fast, then I smooth it out with a triangular spatula with a little bit of Tamiya X-20A thinner. Leaves a very smooth...

Thanks mate, appreciate it. The kit is suffering from huge gaps, some very brittle parts, misalignment and all, but it's legacy for me, that's why I wanted to do it.

I managed to do a few things since the last update, so it's time to take a look. Engine front view. Oil radiator - Clarke valve there will be lead wires there. scratch built. Had to cut the portion of the wing where this gizmo goes in, cut too much and used brass sheet to recreate the air...

L-E-G-E-N-D thanks Saul !!!

Thanks Saul, appreciate that. I don't own any books on the IAR, it's only materials I have been able to find on the net. Cheers, Laurence

Right, bit more of an update here ... Lower tanks go in there, had to scratch them both. This is how they fit in ... Aluminium tape to be wrapped around these and it will look better. The engine ... a totally different proposition. The parts don't look that bad, but the two halves of...

Thank you, a lot of measuring and even more researching the darn thing. The replacement I found was for the engine, a Polish business. Not bad, but a lot of money and I just didn't think it would be the best option. Laurence

Right, more stuff done. Once I get this one off my desk ... The side panels I removed open up the area where the two fuel tanks are, plus a lot of gizmos, all part of various systems - fuel, oil, hydraulic, pneumatic, lots of wires, oxygen bottle, very busy space. I have to scratch all that...

He is an artist and a crazy talented modeler. The presentation of his builds was second to none. Not sure what happened, would have been great to have him around here showcasing his skill.

IAR-39 plane

This is a limited series - plastic, clear plastic and some PE parts. Details on the fuselage are nice. I want to show this in as much detail as possible so I will remove a lot of panels and expose the area in the nose showing the two fuel tanks, cables, rods, wiring and all sorts. Plus, the...

This is a kit I bought a while back, wanting to do it, bit of a tribute build. My grandad was a pilot in WW2, flew recon airplanes. The recon squadrons operated from airfields where fighter squadrons were also present, including the IAR-80 and later IAR-81 (basically same thing with improved...

Sad news, condolences to friends and family. Personally I have stopped doing any models for almost one year, then got to finish that fire truck and now I am slowly doing other bits. Still on MA and still posting, but at a much slower pace than before. Laurence

Thank you all for the kind words and Merry Christmas. Laurence

Thanks mate, it's only a small local show. Nice models, nice people too, venue is 15 minutes drive. All done in one day.

Thank you thank you and thank you again. Finished it and took it to the end of year IPMS local club competition. This one is straightforward - categories - ribbons (gold-silver-bronz) awarded to multiple models and one winner chosen who gets a medal. That's it - no "best of xyz" - no best of...

Thank you James.

I started the kit a couple of years back, did a fair bit of work but now it's time to finish this. Trumpeter M1142 Tactical Firefighting truck - big kit, over 700 parts, plastic, PE (lots) and clear plastic. I had decided to super detail everything I could, reference pictures that I could find...

The frame is hovering above ground, sort of a gravitational mambo-jumbo lingo thing here :bigrin: The silicone I am using leaves no trapped bubbles, which is great - the previous one I tried was impossible to use - a TON of bubbles . Also using methylated spirits to smooth it and prevent it...