Old Collingwood Posted March 4, 2020 #1 Posted March 4, 2020 (edited) I managed to day to secure a few build investments in the shape of a few kits to keep me going certainly through out this year - possibly into next they are all 1/48 scale - Italeri Hawk Mkt.1A Building her as a Royal Navy version based at RNAS Culdrose. Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS.1 Royal Navy as working off HMS Hemes Falklands Conflict 1982. Italeri CH-47D Chinnok RAF. Will try and get some detail stuff to go with them through the year. Pics off the net as I havn't received them yet. OC. Edited March 4, 2020 by Old Collingwood Landlubber Mike, popeye the sailor, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1
Old Collingwood Posted March 4, 2020 Author #2 Posted March 4, 2020 The reasoning behind these three kits - The Hawk in RN colours was the first fast jet that the admiral saw one day when we were walking through the countryside and it buzzed over us going very low and quite fast. The Sea Harrier is simply my all time fave plane, and the Chinook was the first Mil heli that I showed the admiral when one came over us where we used to live. OC. mtaylor, lmagna and popeye the sailor 3 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1
Canute Posted March 5, 2020 #3 Posted March 5, 2020 All good choices, OC. I'm with you on the Sea Harrier. Got a chance to talk with some RN flyers right after they came back from the Falklands. Very interesting lessons learned. lmagna, popeye the sailor and mtaylor 3 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild
Old Collingwood Posted March 5, 2020 Author #4 Posted March 5, 2020 5 minutes ago, Canute said: All good choices, OC. I'm with you on the Sea Harrier. Got a chance to talk with some RN flyers right after they came back from the Falklands. Very interesting lessons learned. The year before the Falklands I tried to join up into the RN - did my test passed the medical/passed the interview but failed my entrance exam just by a few marks, I always wanted to be a WEM weapons engineering mech, I was told I needed to give it 12 months before re-applying but I never did. OC. mtaylor, Canute and popeye the sailor 3 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1
lmagna Posted March 5, 2020 #5 Posted March 5, 2020 Should be interesting builds OC. Like Ken, I have always liked the Harrier, probably because it is confused and thinks it is a helicopter sometimes. I have seen MANY CH-47s, even ridden in a couple. Kind of like a loud airliner, they don't have the kind of view that a Huey has, or the feeling of seat-of-your-pants flying, but they have proven for a lot of years that they can get the job done! mtaylor, Canute and popeye the sailor 3 Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey
Old Collingwood Posted March 5, 2020 Author #6 Posted March 5, 2020 14 minutes ago, lmagna said: Should be interesting builds OC. Like Ken, I have always liked the Harrier, probably because it is confused and thinks it is a helicopter sometimes. I have seen MANY CH-47s, even ridden in a couple. Kind of like a loud airliner, they don't have the kind of view that a Huey has, or the feeling of seat-of-your-pants flying, but they have proven for a lot of years that they can get the job done! Thanks Lou, I think the Harrier was retired too soon - its one of those planes that just ooze character and so much ability. OC. popeye the sailor, Canute, lmagna and 1 other 4 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1
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