Not to be outdone, the sounds of the Pacific, including a couple of original RNZAF warbirds. From Warbirds over Wanaka, 2014.
Nick
Showing posts with label WW2. Show all posts
Showing posts with label WW2. Show all posts
Saturday, 26 April 2014
The Sounds of the Pacific
Good afternoon,
Not to be outdone, the sounds of the Pacific, including a couple of original RNZAF warbirds. From Warbirds over Wanaka, 2014.
Nick
Not to be outdone, the sounds of the Pacific, including a couple of original RNZAF warbirds. From Warbirds over Wanaka, 2014.
Nick
The Sounds of WW2 Europe
Good afternoon,
Now, for your audible delight, the sounds heard over Europe in the '40s. Courtesy of Warbirds over Wanaka, 2014.
Nick
Now, for your audible delight, the sounds heard over Europe in the '40s. Courtesy of Warbirds over Wanaka, 2014.
Nick
Saturday, 18 January 2014
The First Casualty of War...
...is, to quote Paul...
So, with this in mind, I present to you...the first casualties of war!
The destroyed vehicle markers are made in the same way as my previous efforts, sprayed and highlighted bear stuffing atop battery powered flashing tea lights. You can see some of them in action here. I've been meaning to finish the rest since October, 2011!
The smoke markers are aforementioned bear stuffing, glued to 40mm square flocked bases and stiffened with hair spray.
The big smoke marker kinda separated that way, so I glued it atop three bases side by side. Appropriate for Crossfire 3" and 81mm mortar smoke missions.
I even managed to finish that 20mm paper Russian hovel in the background.
Nick
The first casualty of war is synthetic pillow stuffing Nick
So, with this in mind, I present to you...the first casualties of war!
The destroyed vehicle markers are made in the same way as my previous efforts, sprayed and highlighted bear stuffing atop battery powered flashing tea lights. You can see some of them in action here. I've been meaning to finish the rest since October, 2011!
The smoke markers are aforementioned bear stuffing, glued to 40mm square flocked bases and stiffened with hair spray.
The big smoke marker kinda separated that way, so I glued it atop three bases side by side. Appropriate for Crossfire 3" and 81mm mortar smoke missions.
I even managed to finish that 20mm paper Russian hovel in the background.
Nick
Sunday, 6 October 2013
Dora Doings Done...
...and the Thunderbolt's...fthingished?
Good evening,
Well, that was quick! Inspired on Tuesday, started on Thursday, finished on Sunday.
The Dora's done!
The decals are really, really thin...I kinda munted four of the crosses, and had to plonk these 'solid' ones on the sides instead.
Quite like the way the canopy came out - undercoat black, first coat black black grey, leaving black around the outside, then a top coat of black grey, with a smidge of grey grey black on top.
I also got the Thunderbolt finished.
Not quite so happy with this one - poor kit design has meant the nose has been glued on slightly askew, and some of the masking didn't work out quite as well as I'd like...and again, the decals were a bit fiddly, but I do like the way I glued the magnet to the plane so's it's banking on it's stand! And the silver does look grand...
So, there you go!
Nick
Good evening,
Well, that was quick! Inspired on Tuesday, started on Thursday, finished on Sunday.
The Dora's done!
The decals are really, really thin...I kinda munted four of the crosses, and had to plonk these 'solid' ones on the sides instead.
Quite like the way the canopy came out - undercoat black, first coat black black grey, leaving black around the outside, then a top coat of black grey, with a smidge of grey grey black on top.
I also got the Thunderbolt finished.
Not quite so happy with this one - poor kit design has meant the nose has been glued on slightly askew, and some of the masking didn't work out quite as well as I'd like...and again, the decals were a bit fiddly, but I do like the way I glued the magnet to the plane so's it's banking on it's stand! And the silver does look grand...
So, there you go!
Nick
Friday, 4 October 2013
Hurri Up and Finish!
Or is that Hurri Up'd and Finished!
Good evening,
Here, finally, is the Hurricane that I started ages ago up and done.
I've also done a little on the other two.
Just waiting to pick up some modeling masking tape for the anti glare panel on the Thunderbolt.
Painting the Dora by hand is taking ages!
Nick
Good evening,
Here, finally, is the Hurricane that I started ages ago up and done.
I've also done a little on the other two.
Just waiting to pick up some modeling masking tape for the anti glare panel on the Thunderbolt.
Painting the Dora by hand is taking ages!
Nick
Thursday, 3 October 2013
Radial Fighters of WW2 Group Build
Good evening,
Paul, over at Plastic Warriors has proposed a group build based around his Airfix Zero.
Seeing as my main WW2 Wargaming interest lie in NZ 2 Div's efforts in Italy, I suggested that he broaden the criteria to include any radial engine powered fighter of WW2, mostly 'cause I had this stashed away...
...as a generous gift from Andy. FW-190s are radials, right? Wrong. Well, right and wrong - the A's were...
...but the D model was actually powered by an inverted V-12. From the JU-88, if memory serves.
Still, Paul's keen to see it (seeing as he's just finished one himself) and, as I'm on holiday for the next week...
All on the same day!!
A nice simple kit (main planes and fuselage are both one piece pieces), the only drawback is that they're designed to be modeled wheels down. A simple fix, but still not the tidiest result on the planet.
Oh, and there's no pilot, so I've decided to paint the canopy blue as so many clever chaps (most especially Tim Gow) have done before. I'm hoping I can get it right.
While I was at it, I decided to drag out the unfinished Hurricane...
...that's been waiting all this time just for the canopy frames to be painted (!), and my Thunderbolt...
...that is at least radial engine powered!
So, as Paul would say...model on!
Nick
Paul, over at Plastic Warriors has proposed a group build based around his Airfix Zero.
Seeing as my main WW2 Wargaming interest lie in NZ 2 Div's efforts in Italy, I suggested that he broaden the criteria to include any radial engine powered fighter of WW2, mostly 'cause I had this stashed away...
...as a generous gift from Andy. FW-190s are radials, right? Wrong. Well, right and wrong - the A's were...
...but the D model was actually powered by an inverted V-12. From the JU-88, if memory serves.
Still, Paul's keen to see it (seeing as he's just finished one himself) and, as I'm on holiday for the next week...
All on the same day!!
A nice simple kit (main planes and fuselage are both one piece pieces), the only drawback is that they're designed to be modeled wheels down. A simple fix, but still not the tidiest result on the planet.
Oh, and there's no pilot, so I've decided to paint the canopy blue as so many clever chaps (most especially Tim Gow) have done before. I'm hoping I can get it right.
While I was at it, I decided to drag out the unfinished Hurricane...
...that's been waiting all this time just for the canopy frames to be painted (!), and my Thunderbolt...
...that is at least radial engine powered!
So, as Paul would say...model on!
Nick
Saturday, 30 March 2013
Classic Fighters Air Show 2013
Good evening,
Just back from Omaka's Classic Fighter Air Show. Great show, great weather, great trip.
We saw some WW1 stuff...
...yep, that's 7 DR1's in the air at the same time. Sharing the airspace with a Sopwith Camel, a Sopwith Pup, a Sopwith Triplane, an Avro DH5, a Bristol Fighter and the Fokker DVII. Glorious!
There was also some WW2 stuff...
...and yes, they all flew! Though I didn't take many air shots, seeing as I only had my classroom point and shoot camera.
Well, apart from the tank. It didn't so much as fly as trundled. A Tiger 1, courtesy of Weta Workshop, they of Lord of the Rings fame.
There was also a splattering of some newer stuff, including the RNZAF's latest helicopters, the Augusta A109 and the Nato Helicopter's NH-90.
All in all, a great day out! I don't think I even got sunburnt - though that may have to wait 'till tomorrow to have that confirmed...
Nick
Just back from Omaka's Classic Fighter Air Show. Great show, great weather, great trip.
We saw some WW1 stuff...
...yep, that's 7 DR1's in the air at the same time. Sharing the airspace with a Sopwith Camel, a Sopwith Pup, a Sopwith Triplane, an Avro DH5, a Bristol Fighter and the Fokker DVII. Glorious!
There was also some WW2 stuff...
...and yes, they all flew! Though I didn't take many air shots, seeing as I only had my classroom point and shoot camera.
Well, apart from the tank. It didn't so much as fly as trundled. A Tiger 1, courtesy of Weta Workshop, they of Lord of the Rings fame.
There was also a splattering of some newer stuff, including the RNZAF's latest helicopters, the Augusta A109 and the Nato Helicopter's NH-90.
All in all, a great day out! I don't think I even got sunburnt - though that may have to wait 'till tomorrow to have that confirmed...
Nick
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