Jimbuna's Diecast Collection Part 2

[August]

< The bomb under the fuselage looks like a LGB type of bomb, but what exactly type of bomb is it ?

Markus

Think it's one of these Markus:
http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/app5/paveway-2.jpg

[Aktungbby]

http://www.eztoys.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/thumbnail/56x35/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/a/a/aa39806_panavia_tornado_gr.1_mig_eater_corgi_aviat ion_72_scale.jpg (http://www.eztoys.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/a/a/aa39806_panavia_tornado_gr.1_mig_eater_corgi_aviat ion_72_scale.jpg)http://www.eztoys.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/thumbnail/56x35/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/a/a/aa39806_panavia_tornado_gr.1_mig_eater_corgi_aviat ion_72_scale_wheels_detail.jpg (http://www.eztoys.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/a/a/aa39806_panavia_tornado_gr.1_mig_eater_corgi_aviat ion_72_scale_wheels_detail.jpg)<enlarges from Corgi) looks 2 B http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/app5/paveway-1.jpgdesignated GBU-11/B (bottom Middle KMU-370B/B(M-118)-with narrower front fins appears closest overall in conformity to Jimbuna's photo with Paveway I guidance kit) http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/app5/gbu-11.jpg http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/app5/paveway-1.html (http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/app5/paveway-1.html) EDIT: @ august: I initially though so too,(British 1000 lb) but narrowed it down as front fins were a little too wide compared to jimbuna's photo...additionally, the bomb is considerably thicker and NOT tapered to the guidance at the junction of the payload/guidance laser than any in your photo.

[Jimbuna]

< The bomb under the fuselage looks like a LGB type of bomb, but what exactly type of bomb is it ?

Markus

Unfortunately the replies from August and Aktung don't appear to be viewable but the bomb you enquire about (and without going into deeper research on the actual aircraft) is either a Paveway II or a Paveway IV. The RAF use and have used both but taking the year of the aircraft (2003) into consideration my guess would be Paveway II.

http://i.imgur.com/tyFAk3I.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/dcAJnnA.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Panavia Tornado GR.Mk 1 RAF No.2 (AC) Sqn, ZA371, Norway, 1995

http://i.imgur.com/5Kpu49d.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/yyCL96x.jpg

[em2nought]

< The bomb under the fuselage looks like a LGB type of bomb, but what exactly type of bomb is it ?

Markus

When it explodes everything is covered in a rainbow of paint. :03:

[Jimbuna]

When it explodes everything is covered in a rainbow of paint. :03:

:haha:

[Jimbuna]

Panavia Tornado GR.Mk 4 RAF No.617 (Dambusters) Sqn, ZA412, RAF Lossiemouth, Scotland, Squadron 70th Anniversary 2013

http://i.imgur.com/g6lElRx.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/7XbzynQ.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Panavia Tornado F.Mk 3 RAF No.111 Sqn, ZE763, RAF Leuchars, Scotland, 2010

http://i.imgur.com/psIvjMD.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/wAt1gWN.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Panavia Tornado F.Mk 3 RAF No.43 Sqn Fighting Cocks, ZG757, RAF Leuchars, Scotland, Squadron 90th Anniversary 2006

http://i.imgur.com/AueBFEs.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/uc7X1jQ.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Wessex HC.2 No 72 Sqn RAF Aldergrove

http://i.imgur.com/F633FwA.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/xm6tXqH.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Panavia Tornado GR.Mk 4 RAF No.14 Sqn, ZG775, Libya, Operation Ellamy 2011

http://i.imgur.com/5hXY8f7.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/wOWJPmP.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Panavia Tornado F.3, ZG797/D ‘Desperation’, 1435 Flight, RAF Mount Pleasant, Defence of the Falkland Islands

http://i.imgur.com/7cHbvii.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/AeZEg6L.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.Mk 4 1435 Flight, Charity ZJ950, RAF Mount Pleasant, Falkland Islands

http://i.imgur.com/sajMhmK.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/d1GnNDP.jpg

[Jimbuna]

SEPECAT Jaguar GR.Mk 3 RAF No.54 Sqn, XX720, RAF Coltishall, England, 2004

http://i.imgur.com/ikVDbZZ.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/z1KLY7a.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Westland Lynx AH.Mk 1 Royal Army Air Corps No.654 Sqn, XZ221, Iraq, Operation Granby, 1991

http://i.imgur.com/4vCrcbc.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/qVFOYjt.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Boeing Chinook HC.Mk 1 RAF No.18 Sqn, Gulf War, 1991

http://i.imgur.com/VnlVHct.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/fSpc6zH.jpg

[Jimbuna]

SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1a/3, XZ356/EP, 'Mary Rose', RAF No.6 Sqn, Gulf War

http://i.imgur.com/LNpt8Zd.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/0IBoCi0.jpg

[Jimbuna]

SEPECAT Jaguar GR.Mk 1 RAF No.54 Sqn, XZ364 "Sandman", RAF Muharraq, Bahrain, Gulf War, 1991

http://i.imgur.com/uXs80vq.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/UjUBdyP.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Blackburn Buccaneer S.Mk 2B RAF No.12 Sqn, XX885, RAF Muharraq, Bahrain, Gulf War, 1991

http://i.imgur.com/k5iqyOk.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/kiW9iIg.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Blackburn Buccaneer S.Mk 2B RAF No.237 OCU, Miss Jolly Roger XW533, Operation Granby, 1991

http://i.imgur.com/ABEDIMp.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/kscUUf9.jpg

[Mr Quatro]

Is it okay not to like something? I like the paint scheme on 'Sandman' better than Miss Jolly Roger and the one before it 'Blackburn' was even more off color key.

[Jimbuna]

Yeah, Corgi have always had historical issues with their colour schemes. The Jaguars for example, were released almost thirteen years apart and the same issues exist today with various other recent releases.

[Jimbuna]

Panavia Tornado GR.Mk 1 RAF No.16 Sqn, ZA465 "Foxy Killer", Duxford, England, Operation Desert Storm, 1991

http://i.imgur.com/tLzPfmd.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/LMhloGE.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Panavia Tornado GR.1, ZA447/EA, 'MiG Eater', RAF No.15 Sqn, Gulf War

http://i.imgur.com/vTEyNYM.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/u4KQcgV.jpg

[Jimbuna]

McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II RAF No.74 Sqn, ZE360, RAF Wattisham, England, 1986

http://i.imgur.com/rw7TdD9.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ZycIPS6.jpg

[Jimbuna]

McDonnell Douglas F-4M Phantom II RAF No.43 Sqn Fighting Cocks, XV567, RAF Leuchars, Scotland

http://i.imgur.com/Qg0Rrlr.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/1nMOWMM.jpg

[Jimbuna]

111 Sqn Phantom FG.1 XT598/E RAF Leuchars 1978 ModelWorks Code 3

http://i.imgur.com/q4VzCAc.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/mTBfxAS.jpg

[Jimbuna]

McDonnell Douglas F-4M Phantom II RAF No.92 Sqn, XV498, RAF Wildenrath, Germany

http://i.imgur.com/WfzBtBj.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/S5H8rBN.jpg

[Jimbuna]

McDonnell Douglas F-4K Phantom II RNFAA No.892 NAS, XT872, HMS Ark Royal, 1977

http://i.imgur.com/dI7V7PT.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/zNXJMgY.jpg

[Jimbuna]

McDonnell Douglas F-4K Phantom II RNFAA No.892 NAS, XT864, HMS Ark Royal, 1977

http://i.imgur.com/VB3MT4D.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/o1SgFXM.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/JNfaqQ6.jpg

[Gerald]

It's look great mate! :Kaleun_Applaud:

[Jimbuna]

McDonnell Douglas F-4K Phantom II RNFAA No.767 NAS, XT868

http://i.imgur.com/TpB4hAI.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ifxKFCp.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Phantom II FGR.1, RAF No.111 Sqn, RAF Leuchars, 1987 PlaneCrazy Code 3

http://i.imgur.com/fC4yq47.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/R5fdMFL.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Phantom FGR2 XV466 "K" 56 Squadron, RAF Wattisham, 1978 PlaneCrazy Code 3

http://i.imgur.com/0p1XAeA.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/nY4enru.jpg

[Von Due]

Impressive modelling again. You on a modelling frenzy churning them out on an industrial scale?

Btw: What scale is it? If you say 1:72 then I say even more impressive.

[Jimbuna]

Yep, 1/72 :salute:

[Jimbuna]

McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II RAF No.74 Sqn, 1990

http://i.imgur.com/lhFiSPH.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/oBYXyDR.jpg

[Jimbuna]

McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II RAF No.74 Sqn, Cameri, Italy, NATO Tiger Meet 1988

http://i.imgur.com/qlNhCYY.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/EfNARfn.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/VfYPaLJ.jpg

[Jimbuna]

McDonnell Douglas F4 Phantom FGR2 RAF 29 Sqn Coningsby 1981 PlaneCrazy Code 3

http://i.imgur.com/C78E6PG.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/HvEvzJI.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ugEAjIX.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/f2Fxe3g.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Phantom FGR2 (F-4M) 56 Squadron 'Firebirds' XT901 CODE 3

https://i.imgur.com/HUB8WBr.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/K2EXKYn.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/byEriFr.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/UyJjky7.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/PKRCXwW.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Lightning F.Mk.IA, No.74 Squadron, The Tigers Aerobatic Team

https://i.imgur.com/llwqD0D.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/DnNByRm.jpg

[Jimbuna]

English Electric Lightning F. MkII XN779/X No.19 Sqd. RAF , August 1973

https://i.imgur.com/fNgZ63j.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/MLcVw0D.jpg

[Jimbuna]

English Electric Lightning F.1 XM139 No.226 OCU RAF 1963

https://i.imgur.com/o4W7m5C.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/tMHd1Nx.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Lightning F.3 11SQN RAF Binbrook 1984

https://i.imgur.com/YmibHKP.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/N2abRIX.jpg

[Sailor Steve]

Impressive modelling again. You on a modelling frenzy churning them out on an industrial scale?
They are diecast metal. He doesn't build them, he buys them as you see them.

[Jimbuna]

They are diecast metal. He doesn't build them, he buys them as you see them.

Liar liar, pants on fire https://i.imgur.com/wpfKzYO.gif

https://i.imgur.com/1ArG2ek.gif

[Jimbuna]

English Electric Lightning F.1A XM184:A RAF 111 Squadron in the livery of its Commanding Officer, Squadron Leader George Black, 1964 RAF Wattisham

https://i.imgur.com/nY67uIl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Bao2Qwm.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Sea King HC.4 846 NAS Falklands 1982

https://i.imgur.com/IvLv3gF.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/waARzyj.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/JlI2kmX.jpg

[Jimbuna]

English Electric Lightning F.Mk 3 RAF No.23 Sqn, XP763, RAF Leuchars, Scotland

https://i.imgur.com/HMhyvic.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/EcNe0XZ.jpg

[Mr Quatro]

They are diecast metal. He doesn't build them, he buys them as you see them.

Liar liar, pants on fire https://i.imgur.com/wpfKzYO.gif

https://i.imgur.com/1ArG2ek.gif

Show and tell time ... show us your hobby bench with the glue and paint sets :o

[Jimbuna]

Show and tell time ... show us your hobby bench with the glue and paint sets :o

If I went into the garage and photographed the modelling tools, paints, brushes, glues etc. you'd be surprised and yes, I still have them but they are almost relics of yesteryear now.

[Jimbuna]

English Electric Lightning F.Mk 3 RAF Lightning Training Flight, XP750, RAF Binbrook, England, 1977

https://i.imgur.com/NQspnsw.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/ohh6MOB.jpg

[Jimbuna]

English Electric Lightning F.Mk 3 RAF No.56 Sqn, XR719

https://i.imgur.com/TsYWmWP.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/6IVAkvM.jpg

[Von Due]

What is that? A helicopter among the jets? Now how about a real classy lady
https://www.helis.com/database/modelorg/40/

[Jimbuna]

That is one model that has yet to be made available but one I most certainly would obtain should it ever be.

[Catfish]

Those tarmac/concrete bases add a nice touch.. great collection.

:hmmm: I have just built a cabinet with glass front and shelves into a wall... i'm tempted .. :hmmm:

The Alouette would make a nice model, but it would be quite difficult to model those fine details and mesh 'birdcage' rear..

OT regarding the Alouette and military help for civilian support this reminds me of L16 supporting civilians with food and fuel, on the island of Juist 1916 to 1917, when it was surrounded by ice.

[Jimbuna]

ENGLISH ELECTRIC LIGHTNING F3 XR751 “Q”29 SQUADRON RAF WATTISHAM 1971 PLANECRAZY Code3

https://i.imgur.com/r53FHym.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/cxFJQZX.jpg

[Mr Quatro]

Do you have any F-5e Tiger II's in your collection? Possible that GB didn't acquire any though, uh?

This one is from Top Gun I think ...

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/a4/37/28/a4372877fc5a1abbf10d5044a604bb54.jpg

It's one of my favorite planes along with the F-4 Phantom jets too even though they smoked a lot in Vietnam giving their positions away for ground gunners.

How about models with all of the extra's they can carry on display like this one:

http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z373/CircleOfTrust001/CircleOfTrust001002/HA3320-01_zps2f4a8f09.jpg

[mapuc]

Have a question about the lastest model you are showing us Jim

In the beginning I couldn't get a grip of where I had seen such a plane like this English Electric Lightning model.

Now I have It was the MIG 21-The nose looks a lot like they where a copy of each other- Who was first with this idea of an intake in the nose ?

Markus

[Catfish]

The Mig also had it..
The first maybe the english Gloster E.28/39?
Or maybe the Messerschmitt P.1101, though i think this was later.

[mapuc]

The Mig also had it..
The first maybe the english Gloster E.28/39?
Or maybe the Messerschmitt P.1101, though i think this was later.


I did write MIG 21 in my former comment.

Didn't knew other fighter jets had similar intake in their nose.

Markus

[Jimbuna]

Do you have any F-5e Tiger II's in your collection? Possible that GB didn't acquire any though, uh?



None I'm afraid, the entire collection is based on a Brit post WWII theme.

[Jimbuna]

Have a question about the lastest model you are showing us Jim

In the beginning I couldn't get a grip of where I had seen such a plane like this English Electric Lightning model.

Now I have It was the MIG 21-The nose looks a lot like they where a copy of each other- Who was first with this idea of an intake in the nose ?

Markus

Catfish is quite correct regarding other aircraft with similar designs Marcus but in answerin your question regarding the Mig and the Lightning...the Lightning was approximately two years earlier in development.

[Jimbuna]

English Electric Lightning F.Mk 6 RAF No.5 Sqn, XR770, Andy Williams, RAF Binbrook, England, 1987

https://i.imgur.com/7WndT0E.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/1T3Vo3J.jpg

[Von Due]

Regarding a British Army Alouette II: The XN132 had a plain tail girder without that radar/radio (???) thingy on. Seems there are a few on Ebay (no decals but they can be made) but they all have pig ugly fat girders. Guess 1/72 is a bit small for proper girders. DIY tail and decals seems to be the thing for such a project. Some inspiration here perhaps? http://www.arcair.com/Gal14/13201-13300/gal13235-Alouette-Sousa/00.shtm

[Mr Quatro]

Looking at your model plane collection brings the thought to mind that almost all planes are built to be obsolete, except for the B-52 that just keeps on serving the USAF with the first flight being 15 April 1952 and of course the Tupolev Tu-95 with the first flight being 12 November 1952

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-95
(Few would have believed it would still be on the front-line nearly 60 years later, serving as a strategic bomber, maritime patrol aircraft – and the world’s noisiest spy plane.)


Anyway back to your beautiful collection, a collection you can surely be proud of ... but still a thought is a thought and I had to add mine that almost all planes are built to become obsolete. :yep:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXJ9Ln2sXJ8

[Jimbuna]

Anyway back to your beautiful collection, a collection you can surely be proud of ... but still a thought is a thought and I had to add mine that almost all planes are built to become obsolete. :yep:


True that and if you look at my collection you'll find that most of the aircraft within it are just that, obselete.

[Jimbuna]

English Electric Lightning F.Mk 6 RAF No.74 Sqn Tigers, XS921, RAF Tengah, Singapore, 1969

https://i.imgur.com/2rmrnSa.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/SiwGue8.jpg

[fumo30]

The Mig also had it..


Yes, MIG 15 indeed was equipped with copied Rolls-Royce Nene engine. British were quite friendly to their archenemy, by giving soviets such advanced technology. Had they not give that engine to russians, the formidable MIG 15 would have been grounded for a long time and maybe north Korea where they fought succesfully never had become reality.:hmmm:


@Jim

Beautiful collection.:D

[Platapus]

Looking at your model plane collection brings the thought to mind that almost all planes are built to be obsolete, except for the B-52 that just keeps on serving the USAF with the first flight being 15 April 1952 and of course the Tupolev Tu-95 with the first flight being 12 November 1952



Both from the "if it still works, modify it" school of engineering. We need more of that.

This is what happens when you design em good from the get go. :up:

[Mr Quatro]

Yes, MIG 15 indeed was equipped with copied Rolls-Royce Nene engine. British were quite friendly to their archenemy, by giving soviets such advanced technology. Had they not give that engine to russians, the formidable MIG 15 would have been grounded for a long time and maybe north Korea where they fought succesfully never had become reality.:hmmm:


@Jim

Beautiful collection.:D

I didn't know that ... thanks fumo :up:

[fumo30]

I didn't know that ... thanks fumo :up:

No problem mate.:)

"The Nene blunder" certainly isn't the most highlighted thing in the history books and media.

[Jimbuna]

English Electric Lightning F.Mk 6 Lightning Preservation Group, XR728, Buntingthorpe Aerodrome, England, 2008

https://i.imgur.com/vtZmgSN.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/aOCiO2u.jpg

[Jimbuna]

English Electric Lightning F.Mk 6 RAF No.11 Sqn, XR769, RAF Binbrook, England, 1983

https://i.imgur.com/IRR9sjW.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/yLzOEO1.jpg

[Catfish]

An english friend (Andrew Brodie) who recently died, unfortunately, is said to have brought one Lightning over to the US for restoration.
He said that with a private pilot licence you are allowed to fly the Lightning only up to Mach 1 in Europe, which would make no sense with this bird. They seem to be less prohibitive in the US.. :D
It is an entirely voluntary project with a lot of supporters, and i heard it is finished to almost 90 percent now.
http://www.lightning422supporters.co.uk/pages/html/backstory.htm

Of course, rebuilding a Lightning after having restored Citroen SMs is a joke, the Cit is much more complicated :D

[fireftr18]

Are those actually fuel tanks on above wing hard points?
:k_confused:

[Catfish]

Are those actually fuel tanks on above wing hard points?
:k_confused:

If they are, the pilot had to fly inverted to jettison them.
If they are containers for cluster bomblets i do not want to know what happens if being fired :doh:

Must be a late english design, perhaps at the same time with the Austin Allegro or Mini Metro :O:

[Jimbuna]

An english friend (Andrew Brodie) who recently died, unfortunately, is said to have brought one Lightning over to the US for restoration.
He said that with a private pilot licence you are allowed to fly the Lightning only up to Mach 1 in Europe, which would make no sense with this bird. They seem to be less prohibitive in the US.. :D
It is an entirely voluntary project with a lot of supporters, and i heard it is finished to almost 90 percent now.
http://www.lightning422supporters.co.uk/pages/html/backstory.htm

Of course, rebuilding a Lightning after having restored Citroen SMs is a joke, the Cit is much more complicated :D

Ah yes, good old XS422, she was one of the original T.5's (twin-stick trainer).

Hopefully she'll have a better future in the US where funding tends to be more easily available.

Thanks for the link, she had fallen off my radar.

[Jimbuna]

Are those actually fuel tanks on above wing hard points?
:k_confused:

If they are, the pilot had to fly inverted to jettison them.
If they are containers for cluster bomblets i do not want to know what happens if being fired :doh:


Yes, they are fuel tanks but 'fixed' and not designed to be 'jettisoned'.

The Lightning was developed to intercept increasingly capable bomber aircraft (Tupolev Tu-16, Tupolev Tu-22, Tupolev Tu-95), and thus has exceptional rate of climb, ceiling, and speed. This performance made the Lightning a "fuel-critical" aircraft, meaning that its missions were dictated to a high degree by its limited range, hence the overwing tanks for extending said range.

[Jimbuna]

English Electric Lightning F.Mk 6 RAF No.5 Sqn, XS903 , RAF Binbrook, England, 1984

https://i.imgur.com/uwSApQw.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/M7l3rLN.jpg

[Jimbuna]

BAC Lightning F.6, XR770/D, RAF No.56 Squadron ‘Firebirds’, RAF Wattisham

https://s26.postimg.org/4vq4wsard/IMG_0907.jpg (https://postimages.org/)
https://s26.postimg.org/usjt9eeex/IMG_0908.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Jimbuna]

EE Lightning F1a 56 Sqn Firebirds 1962

https://i.imgur.com/5GDmBNY.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/M7cGpKw.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Lightning F2 RAF 92 Sqn RAF Aerobatics Team

https://s26.postimg.org/huaobopvd/IMG_0915.jpg (https://postimages.org/)
https://s26.postimg.org/umysbm1h5/IMG_0916.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Jimbuna]

ENGLISH ELECTRIC LIGHTNING F3 5 SQN 1978

https://i.imgur.com/oJMtpxL.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/wSw2h17.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Lightning T5 - XS452,145 Sqn RAF, PLANECRAZY CODE 3

https://i.imgur.com/2nIawly.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/rIH2v5V.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/A0lPcxj.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/TXqS0Fz.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/9Zdwa1W.jpg

[Jimbuna]

HAWKER SEA HAWK FGA.6, WV826/Z 147 SUEZ MARKINGS

https://i.imgur.com/6BYqTOc.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/ZOTZTuk.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/bj8SZ3d.jpg

[Jimbuna]

BLACK MIKE, MODELWORKS CODE 3

https://i.imgur.com/tUBBjUI.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/b0UMTko.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/HiYfp00.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/3ZWgVr1.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/wmrVa71.jpg

[Jimbuna]

19 Sqn Phantom

https://i.imgur.com/vms7IGY.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/KBwVfFC.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/I3JYefa.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/K0OOHoO.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/QtXqzLH.jpg

[Jimbuna]

92 Sqn Phantom

https://i.imgur.com/nC9zkLo.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/qOzwmQy.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/ir2rt2u.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/71dLCwQ.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/pRRKxmp.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Mcdonnell Douglas F4 Phantom FG1 RAF 111 Sqn Leuchars 1986/7 Code 3

https://i.imgur.com/wNmW8P4.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/plOVflI.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/ooWkAzW.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/sjmBh6A.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Some of the Code 3 Phantoms

https://i.imgur.com/yQ9eEyh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/fTwfbVx.jpg

[Commander Wallace]

Some of the Code 3 Phantoms

https://i.imgur.com/yQ9eEyh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/fTwfbVx.jpg



Awesome. :up:

[Jimbuna]

Thank you Sir :salute:

[Jimbuna]

56 Sqn Phantom Code 3

https://i.imgur.com/cvcwA12.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/0uznbYU.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/uuph5NN.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/IsjCS7g.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/4kBUgTV.jpg

[Jimbuna]

HA1986 McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom ZE357, No. 74 Sqn., RAF, Wattisham, 1985

https://i.imgur.com/v3AIyto.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/pQRzDU4.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/LnDuwe3.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/uVxj2KE.jpg

[Mr Quatro]

Your going to need a full scale (to match the planes that is) aircraft carrier display case someday ... make it low enough that you can cover the top with removable glass and use it for a desk at the same time to save space.

Now just talk your wife into it while on a shopping trip or something :yep:

[Jimbuna]

I showed her your post and she said "Howm much did you bribe him to post that"? :)

[Jimbuna]

Blackburn Buccaneer S.2 XW538/S, RAF No.16 Squadron, RAF Gutersloh 1977

https://i.imgur.com/mzvMcfh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/8htWxLA.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/d2wAMfb.jpg

[Jimbuna]

All the Buccaneers together apart from the raspberry ripple and two desert versions which are in separate themed cabinets.

https://i.imgur.com/6SkEL94.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/kHdDSS3.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Falklands Conflict 1982 theme:

Sea Harrier FRS.Mk 1 RNFAA No.801 NAS, XZ451, Nigel 'Sharkey' Ward, HMS Invincible, Falkland Islands, Falklands Conflict, 1982.

https://i.imgur.com/oYE0R72.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/I70uvHc.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Pd7JVX4.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/dcnl8AR.jpg

[Commander Wallace]

Your going to need a full scale (to match the planes that is) aircraft carrier display case someday ... make it low enough that you can cover the top with removable glass and use it for a desk at the same time to save space.

Now just talk your wife into it while on a shopping trip or something :yep:

I was thinking when I saw the latest installment of Jim's models that he will be running out of room at some point. :)

[Jimbuna]

I was thinking when I saw the latest installment of Jim's models that he will be running out of room at some point. :)

Quite, there are eleven models on pre-order and I am fast approaching the point of having to rotate from loft storage to display cabinets :yep:

[Jimbuna]

Falklands Conflict 1982 theme:

Harrier GR.Mk 3 RAF No.1(F) Sqn, Falkland Islands, Falklands Conflict, 1982

https://i.imgur.com/vLl1Zo3.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/FNp0B9j.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/7Vmvtmy.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/kw7Wn4C.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Falklands Conflict 1982 theme:

Sea Harrier 809 Sqn Royal Navy

https://i.imgur.com/UhVl7N5.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/OOo8Jn8.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/kuDw8Eg.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/oAkvQbR.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Falklands Conflict 1982 theme:

Sea Harrier FRS.Mk 1 Falklands 1982

https://i.imgur.com/iHJSemf.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/oWBGAEn.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/q8UtYWp.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/vasz2sM.jpg

[Jimbuna]

AA28401 1/48 English Electric Lightning F6 XR728/JS , RAF Binbrook (in flight mode).

https://i.imgur.com/ey0d2ph.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/ffTcrmz.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/CNYVi7A.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/gbusDlc.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/B0KsNlB.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/qzoApWu.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/B7Ev1pL.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/s49xt9n.jpg

[Jimbuna]

AA28401 1/48 English Electric Lightning F6 XR728/JS , RAF Binbrook (parked up).

https://i.imgur.com/kUoneiT.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/S29KPoB.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/TrTl18h.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/am2oyTL.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/VkRqe90.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/7o7bkm6.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Dbh4Qph.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/38xK1VB.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Little and Large

https://i.imgur.com/y1zYof8.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/iUtAtI4.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/WKjqe5A.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/lmyBKIg.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/eo1ELc6.jpg

[Jimbuna]

1/48 Lightning on display alongside 1/72 Op Black Buck Vulcan

https://i.imgur.com/2kj63wY.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/RHyVLA9.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Falklands Conflict 1982 theme:

Sea Harrier FRS.Mk.I, ZA174(XZ451), FAA, 801 Squadron, HMS Hermes, 1982

https://i.imgur.com/g7tC4lW.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/uyOlqKQ.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/ISN41kT.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/EPynl1t.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Falklands Conflict 1982 theme:

Harrier GR3 RAF 1 Sqn

https://i.imgur.com/Tq0JDBW.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/S6cwLiJ.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/x7CbB86.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/i7kzAUc.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Falklands Conflict 1982 theme:

Westland Lynx HAS.Mk 2 RNFAA No.815 NAS, XZ725, HMS Brilliant

https://i.imgur.com/fOTjvEp.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/vo7hudm.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/SM4qmqW.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/jbSlhVR.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Falklands Conflict 1982 theme:

Westland Sea King HAS.Mk 2 RNFAA No.825 NAS, Falkland Islands

https://i.imgur.com/2sMz4N8.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/RY3xu3w.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/3DbCNNO.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/8pX42MQ.jpg

[Mr Quatro]

Quality work ... I noticed some of your aircraft models have men in the cockpit and some don't ... can they be removed or inserted?

[Jimbuna]

Quality work ... I noticed some of your aircraft models have men in the cockpit and some don't ... can they be removed or inserted?

Yes on a very few but mostly you have to accept what the manufacturer provides.

[Jimbuna]

Falklands Conflict 1982 theme:

Boeing Chinook HC.Mk 1 RAF No.18 Sqn, Falkland Islands, Falklands Conflict.

https://i.imgur.com/MlXpTwf.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/WTD0dU1.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Lnh3qyt.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/gzJKZdX.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/agCpIM9.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/X4we3LI.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Westland Sea King HAR.Mk 3 RAF No.78 Sqn, Mount Pleasant, Falkland Islands, 1990

https://i.imgur.com/sOYi4dY.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/6H6ywMa.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/OjLh5d4.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/19v96f0.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/2orbEl0.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Westland Wessex HAS.Mk 3 RNFAA No.737 NAS, XP142 "Humphrey", HMS Antrim, Falkland Islands, Falklands Conflict, 1982

https://i.imgur.com/mPjBi7n.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/4qVGLJn.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/d1Y4qh0.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/elFmSzv.jpg

[Mr Quatro]

Do they have a larger model than this one Jim?

http://www.newsbiscuit.com/2014/07/06/airfix-criticised-for-not-including-any-aircraft-with-scale-model-of-hms-queen-elizabeth/

http://www.newsbiscuit.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/350-hmsqe.jpg

Upset parents have been calling for a boycott of Airfix after their new 1:350 scale, self-assembly model of the Royal Navy’s HMS Queen Elizabeth was launched without any tiny replica aircraft in the box.

‘It’s very detailed and they seem to have spent a great deal of time getting everything just right, from the chain guns on the back to the lifts on the side which go up and down, which we’re very impressed with, I must say. But it’s an aircraft carrier,’ said one angry parent, ‘d’er… planes? Helloooo!’

A spokesman for the model maker said they hadn’t actually overlooked the demand for aircraft, but had had a bit of trouble deciding which to use. ‘Should it be the ones which you flick along the deck and hope they fly off the end, or would it be best to adapt them to fit a little spring mechanism which allowed for vertical take off and landing? That was the dilemma,’ he said. ‘In the end we decided on both, but because that’s all getting quite complicated our American suppliers say they won’t be ready until 2020.’


I did find a 1:44th size, but it is for test tanks only:

https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/-/media/royal-navy-responsive/images/news/ships/queen-elizabeth/130315-navys-new-carrier-practises-crucial-refuelling-using-scale-models/01372013_mars_cvf_ras.jpg?mh=447&mw=980&thn=0&hash=94982730A7D5AB67093F7824EB70B6BA9B19B418

Two 1:44 scale models – the 37,000-tonne 200m-long (659ft) tanker has been reduced to 4.5m (15ft) in length, while the 65,000-tonne HMS Queen Elizabeth has been shrunk from 284m (931ft) in length to 6.45m (21ft) – were built and taken to the enormous ‘ocean basin’ test tank, owned by defence research firm QinetiQ.

[Jimbuna]

I've not seen anything bigger and in all honesty I wasn't aware the 1/350 had been released but I have just found this and notice there are aircraft in the pictures:

https://www.airfix.com/us-en/news/airfix-unveil-specially-commissioned-queen-elizabeth-aircraft-carrier-model

[Mr Quatro]

that information was 3 1/2 years ago ... so I'm glad they came out with planes for it finally.

Now about that 1:44th size desk at only 6.45m (21ft) long in glass or plexiglass ... you got what it takes to build one, especially with a bridge building son-in-law and lots of paint and pictures and time on your hands. Take a year and build a model desk to display your other model planes, except they probably aren't 1:44th size though, uh?

I still think it would make a great hobby ... build two at the same time and sell one to pay for the first one.

Details would take most of the time ... do a good job and make some money too :yep:

[Jimbuna]

...and probably wreck a 35 year marriage, half the property, as well as a proportion of my pension and investments :)

[Jimbuna]

Westland Wessex HU.Mk 5 RNFAA No.847 NAS, XS518, Falkland Islands, Falklands Conflict, 1982

https://i.imgur.com/V5bpOti.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/iwhKxdv.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/TdMSPER.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/NRJA5EK.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Westland Sea King HC.Mk 4 Commando RNFAA No.846 NAS, ZA290, Falkland Islands, Falklands Conflict, 1982

https://i.imgur.com/VPmvoCD.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/0EJQNyh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/pCjaWhZ.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/lY3OqcS.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/98ndEOs.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Panavia Tornado F.3, ZG797/D ‘Desperation’, RAF No.29 Squadron, 1435 Flight, RAF Mount Pleasant, Defence of the Falkland Islands

https://i.imgur.com/DbJAynI.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/eA9tEf5.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/kiVbfoQ.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/aO2rML6.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Eurofighter Typhoon, FGR.4, ZJ950/C, ‘Charity’ RAF No.29 Squadron, Falklands Defence

https://i.imgur.com/D4wWtf2.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/63ovAIK.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/cIRYWFx.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/0t1usnF.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/EbMcWLT.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Avro Vulcan B.2, XM607, RAF No.44 Squadron, ‘Operation Black Buck’, Falklands Conflict, South Atlantic, 1982

https://i.imgur.com/rdMG5TA.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/nItjcBk.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/AER7iA6.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/4ExXx4V.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/9vHSSF9.jpg

[Commander Wallace]

^ Awesome. :Kaleun_Thumbs_Up: I always thought the Avro Vulcan was ahead of it's time. Then again, so were the Horton brothers from Germany who proved the feasibility of the flying wing and whose work inspired the construction of the Vulcan and B-2. In service from 1956 until 1984, it flew without benefit of fly by wire systems and modern computers. Incredible piece of engineering.

[Jimbuna]

Yes, well ahead of its time and I have my vulcan configuered as she was armed for Operation Black Buck 1 carrying twenty-one 1,000 lb bombs internally.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Black_Buck

https://i.imgur.com/UAacI5O.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBJ99bIhAVk

[Jimbuna]

Falklands

https://i.imgur.com/pTWKcXi.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/4qGneY1.jpg

[Jimbuna]

AA27005 Westland Puma HC.1 XW220 72 Squadron RAF Aldergrove 1997

https://i.imgur.com/NW5yyzC.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/G4T96cD.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/OpVCRvJ.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/ovgiJoO.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Pumas

https://i.imgur.com/6YKhPTp.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/AqT84Dg.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Westland Whirlwind HAR.1 XA868 Royal Navy, HMS Protector, 1963

https://i.imgur.com/nF2jLAw.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/EkQn3Ts.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/IysRbXD.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/q2048rR.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/FhIqQJ7.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Whirlwinds

https://i.imgur.com/6o2zWQf.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/nLWg2Z8.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Boeing Chinook HC.4 ZA683 RAF No.27 Squadron, ‘Special Centenary Scheme’ - 100 Years of the RAF

https://i.imgur.com/dkT8p59.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/8qC88Z8.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/a62qy5T.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/sXIXDuN.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/PeCmtz7.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Nsscnq7.jpg

[Jimbuna]

WOKKAS

https://i.imgur.com/skdueGA.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Hcl15f4.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Eurofighter Typhoon T.3 ZK380 No.2(AC) Squadron - 100 Years of the RAF

https://i.imgur.com/1dW8FzY.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/R0Ci9Eh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Ucops3b.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/TZSalNt.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/oiBNdL2.jpg

[Jimbuna]

TYPHOONS

https://i.imgur.com/zlHMnEg.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Eo624A9.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/1lYsds7.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Panavia Tornado GR.4 ZA461, RAF No.15 Squadron, Special Centenary Scheme

https://i.imgur.com/A4kcYRP.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/LORICdm.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/bWhOClP.jpg

[Jimbuna]

https://i.imgur.com/kE1mM6p.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/ST1lk5P.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/LSIhTgL.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Tornados

https://i.imgur.com/VFQcXzK.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/1eLh0LO.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/fJuuxp7.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Eurofighter Typhoon, Op Ellamy, Libya 2011

https://i.imgur.com/FXyOWYm.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/k9ihPf0.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/x59qvl6.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/irUb0f4.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/icx2JU9.jpg

[Jimbuna]

https://i.imgur.com/b65WqHC.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/m4TYBrx.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/qAjbRwh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/QAvpEV4.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/sAUMBnG.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/7BZI3yE.jpg

[Jimbuna]

https://i.imgur.com/ORwqBxM.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Tornado GR.4 ’15 Sqn’ MacRoberts Reply

https://i.imgur.com/NQQWdRI.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/AKHF8oZ.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/hKBCPuu.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/nrVMJeW.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/DAqGeGl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/k6HBr61.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/UnQKizy.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Bae HAWK T.1 95th ANNIVERSARY SCHEME

https://i.imgur.com/t7PbwGC.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/L4rOnzE.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/ULXysLX.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/xC7Y758.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/NNbx2li.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/hP0C0OU.jpg

[Jimbuna]

F-35B LIGHTNING

https://i.imgur.com/p05kEAG.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/edajCFR.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Uz1bKVx.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/FDmwycB.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/R0HBXD0.jpg

[Commander Wallace]

Very cool. :cool:

[Jimbuna]

First F-35B in the collection and I'm not overly impressed with the panel lines etc. so it could be the last.

[Commander Wallace]

First F-35B in the collection and I'm not overly impressed with the panel lines etc. so it could be the last.




I was always a fan of the Bae Hawk. It has been utilized as an advanced trainer T-45 Goshawk for the U.S Navy enjoying an excellent reputation.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnGcTeA92CE


The British Aerospace Hawk 200 is the hawk with a modified airframe.


Quote: The Hawk 200 is a light multirole fighter designed for air defense, air denial,anti shipping,interdiction,close air support and ground attack missions.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Aerospace_Hawk_200




All in all, an excellent aircraft. :)

[Jimbuna]

Yep, love the Hawk. Below is a picture of a group of mine but sadly, I've yet to take a picture of them all together.

https://i.imgur.com/cveQun5.jpg

[Jimbuna]

JAGUAR T.4 16 (RESERVE) SQN COLTISHALL

https://i.imgur.com/jfUtSBy.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/xyqnViV.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/ufzRp5i.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/7RKgNSG.jpg

[Jimbuna]

AA28402 1/48 English Electric Lightning F.6 RAF 74 Sqn

https://i.imgur.com/BFhgxCn.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/XyrKvuZ.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/wLViuOe.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/WM0rOML.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/FEBBdK7.jpg

[Jimbuna]

AV72 Westland Gazelle AH.1 ZA730 Falklands Conflict

https://i.imgur.com/9BjwOLH.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/9U4P7hJ.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/biYbj1O.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/i8I4tob.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/v7zsN87.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/ChWeLf1.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Va6vyrT.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Hobbymaster AH-64D Apache Longbow

https://i.imgur.com/rLDsVNt.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/FFlIZDR.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/VZJp7O0.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/1Mo3xb0.jpg

[Jimbuna]

https://i.imgur.com/cBJoclb.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/vpm29Kz.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Xaa6tp2.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Kj2nUCu.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/nGM490g.jpg

[Aktungbby]

wierd how something that lethal can get named for tough stuff from the Arizona desert wildshttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Geronimo_agn_1913.jpg/220px-Geronimo_agn_1913.jpg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Geronimo_agn_1913.jpg)....and Sherwood Foresthttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Richard_Greene_-_TV_Radio_Mirror%2C_April_1956.jpg/220px-Richard_Greene_-_TV_Radio_Mirror%2C_April_1956.jpg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Richard_Greene_-_TV_Radio_Mirror,_April_1956.jpg) :hmmm: perhaps we are not so separated by a common language after all!:Kaleun_Thumbs_Up:

[Jimbuna]

AA33619 Tornado GR.4 ZG752 Special Retirement Scheme

https://i.postimg.cc/qMWm6Vyr/IMG-1230.jpg (https://postimages.org/)
https://i.postimg.cc/GmYXk7xy/IMG-1231.jpg (https://postimages.org/)
https://i.postimg.cc/KY2JQP0s/IMG-1232.jpg (https://postimages.org/)
https://i.postimg.cc/FKVG6YqF/IMG-1233.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Commander Wallace]

^ Just awesome. :yep:

[Jimbuna]

The second version is currently enroute and even better imho.

[Jimbuna]

AA33620 Tornado GR.4 ZG775 No IX(B) SQN

https://i.postimg.cc/Dyrc5b3m/IMG-1226.jpg (https://postimages.org/)
https://i.postimg.cc/vZGtKHGh/IMG-1227.jpg (https://postimages.org/)
https://i.postimg.cc/tgTtXSZV/IMG-1228.jpg (https://postimages.org/)
https://i.postimg.cc/rpPGz1xZ/IMG-1229.jpg (https://postimg.cc/SXcYvzZc)

[Red October1984]

Jim,


I've been somewhat of a lurker in this thread for years now. I was wondering if you might be able to point me towards a source of some nicer Die-Cast aircraft. It seems there's so many different places that sell them. I'm not sure what to look for.



But, I'm on the eve of my military pilot selection board (less than three weeks :yeah:) and if I get selected I'm going to get myself a nice model of a couple of my favorite aircraft for my shelf.



Nothing too big, but detailed would be nice. I'm not sure if you're able to help out much, but if anybody has any recommendations of where to start looking that would be much appreciated.


Cheers!

[Jimbuna]

I tend to get most of my stuff from eBay but the retailers I use here in the UK are linked to below.

https://anticsonline.uk/N460_corgi-aviation-archive-jet-fighter-diecast-aircraft-model/index.html

https://www.hattons.co.uk/stocklist/sceneprodlist.aspx?utm_source=ehattons.com&utm_medium=redirect&utm_campaign=ehattonsredirect&ManID=23&ScID=11&prTyID=31&SceneID=1

https://www.flying-tigers.co.uk/

https://www.jumbliesmodels.com/

Over in the US https://www.flyingmule.com/

[ET2SN]

Slightly OT for Jim's thread but last month I treated myself to a new whip. :D

https://cdn10.bigcommerce.com/s-4df9uz5/products/19141/images/81618/110067022_0__01695.1548366684.800.600.jpg?c=2

Its a 1/18th scale 2017 Porsche 911 GT3 in Lava Orange, or as I call it Jagermeister Orange from AutoArt. :yeah:

Note that this example is made from diecast and not resin. If its supposed to open and close, it mostly does. Mine arrived with some small hassles (its from AutoArt) which I was able to deal with. The door for the gas cap had way too much paint which required some careful re-scribing, polishing, and buffing. I also added some detail to the door by thinning down some dark brown paint and flowing it into the gas door panel lines. The wheels were sold as "silver" but are actually more like a primer gray (this would be correct for a real car equipped with ceramic brake pads but I don't like ceramic brakes).
Having a choice for the wheels turned into a bit of a headache (chrome, chrome and gold, gun metal, steel, what???) and after a couple of days I settled on painting the wheels in steel with a slightly brite-er aluminium inner cap while keeping the black hub. Its subtle and it looks good. :up:

The AutoArt diecast (probably the same for Minichamps) came with a Rube Goldberg-esque spring and plunger to open the boot in front. This was quickly dealt with after removing all of the screws and separating the floor pan from the body. The plunger went back into the box and now I can just slide a toothpick or small plastic dowel into the plunger's hole if I want to open the boot. BTW, door and panel lines on this 'cast are VERY tight and look correct for this scale. :up: Where the engine cover meets the rear panels, it can look slightly "gappy" but this is correct for the real car.

Since I already had everything un-assembled, I did some quick paint work in the engine compartment. :D Since opening the engine cover will only show you the factory installed "shelf", detail painting is limited to the bottom of the car. I left the actual engine alone and painted the exhaust in "titanium gold" followed up with dark brown panel liner. The exhaust tips were painted "NATO Black" to give a slightly "run in" look. :up: Do some checking on YT and you'll find vids of the real car, factory exhaust, and "tuner" exhausts to give you ideas. With the engine deck cover, you could go crazy with some carbon fiber decals but note this model is a GT3 and not a GT3R or RS. Black plastic is what the factory uses.

Going crazy on the brake rotors and calipers is not a waste of time. A little effort in this area pays off due to the wheel design. I kept the calipers red and used a pin vise to drill into the holes in the rotors slightly, just enough to expose the black plastic of the part. The rotors now look more convincing without having to invest a lot of time.

The interior is mostly good as it is. Note again that this is a model of a GT3 and NOT a GT3R. If too much of everything looks about right, go for the GT3R model, instead. Steering wheel alignment is about as close as it gets with the wheels straight. One thing that's missing on the GT3 are lap and shoulder belts, not a deal breaker but I found an e-tail-er in Italy who sells shoulder belts, decals, and photo etch for 1/18th scale. :hmmm: Maybe black belts or red Sabelt belts are in the future along with a "CH" nationality logo for the rear deck and a printed licence plate and vanity frame? :)

Oh, if anyone's interested, I can post a tutorial on how to make modern licence plates in scale using a printer, photo-grade paper, clear shipping tape, and a basic graphics program.

:Kaleun_Salute:

About the paint, I really like this color and the photo makes it look too orange. The real color is slightly more pastel, kind of like somewhere between bright orange and "cremesickle" orange. Whatever it is, it just looks right on a 911. :D

Let's see.. The only other complaint was the rear wing, which pinged off while I was unscrewing the model from its shipping foam. No big deal, really. I wanted to polish and wax ( I actually use a high gloss detailing spray on my die cast cars unless the paint is screwy) the painted surfaces anyway. So, after getting the painted surfaces done, I cleaned off the old glue residue and used some small drops of "clear parts glue" (acrylic) to re-attach the wing.
I've found that acrylic glue works better than CA or epoxy. Its better to have the glue joint fail before the end plates or detail parts break off and acrylic glue is strong enough to survive 99% of handling accidents.

[Jimbuna]

AA34215 Boeing Chinook HC.4 ZA712, RAF No.18 (B) Squadron, 100 Years

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[Jimbuna]

AA33621 Tornado GR.4 ZD716, RAF No.31 Squadron 'Goldstars' Retirement Scheme, RAF Marham, March 2019

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Three retirement schemes together.

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[nikimcbee]

So, has your grand daughter found the collection yet?

[Catfish]

^ better not imagine .. :haha:

[Jimbuna]

So, has your grand daughter found the collection yet?

Not yet thank God but at eighteen months old I think it only means a few more before she starts climbing stairs :)

^ better not imagine .. :haha:

Heaven forbid :)