Whiffs found on Facebook

[Old Wombat]

I always do paint the flats of the wheels.

The B8Y3 Keiun Kai looks like a Japanese "Spad" (A-1 Skyraider) to me, so the excessive weapons load is fine.

[NARSES2]

I always do paint the flats of the wheels.

Me to and I tend to sand them (if not provided flat in the kit) and then paint them. I must admit why you see so many models in magazines with  unpainted flats has always puzzled me as well. Glad it wasn't just me 

[Old Wombat]

Yeh, my process, is to sand a flat spot (unless using "weighted" resin wheels), paint the wheel, fit the wheels so the flats are facing down & have the plane or vehicle standing on its wheels while the glue dries. Simples!

[Joe C-P]

By Tony Bennett. Found on the "Mediocre Modelers group" page.

"Tony Bennett
November 30 at 2:59 AM
Something a little different.
1/24 VW 'Beetleschmitt' 😁
Tamiya 1966 1300 Beetle with pilot figurine from Legend, MG17's in the bonnet and MG31's in the headlights both from Master.
Decals from Techmod, markings depict Hptm Rolf Pingel JG26 France 1940.
Lots of fun to build, think I'll try a Mini CooperSpit next..."

EDIT:   I find the fact that the emoji smiley face became italicized right along with the text endlessly amusing.......   I don't know why... it just tickles my fancy, funny little things like that.. 

How about a VW minivan styled like an He 88?
Or a Merc-Benz of the era looking like a 252?
Chrysler or Ford with Flying Tiger shark face!

[The Rat]

By Mike Rickman. I don't know how to link to the post, but here's a picture:

[TheChronicOne]

Cool!! Drop tanks as fenders. hehee!

[ericr]

Wah 

[kerick]

All fine and good until the guns go off! 
Nice work!

[scooter]

All fine and good until the guns go off! 
Nice work!

Unless the dakka dakka dakka is butane

[TheChronicOne]

By Norman William Long, found on the "Facebook Scale Modellers page" group.


"Here is my Macross YF-19 /Angel Interceptor from the year 2050 following the Brexit wars of 2018 and Britain being isolated by a hostile Europe a treaty was signed with Sensie heavy industries in Japan for production to reopen there.... here you see the first production model flown by Yoko Angel"




Now, I'm not sure if this was made up OOB and just the story is "what-if" or if the whole thing is, but there ya have it.

This is a coincidence to me as I'm making my own Macross plane.. in the same time period.... that also has fictional results to current events. Mine being the whole "Space Force" stuff.

[zenrat]

SIG

[Dizzyfugu]

Now, I'm not sure if this was made up OOB and just the story is "what-if" or if the whole thing is, but there ya have it.

It's an OOB build. I think I also have one somewhere, stashed away... And it should be a VF-19, the YF-19 belongs into a different fantasy universe. 

[Old Wombat]

Are the markings appropriate to Macross? Because they look like Spectrum markings to me.

[TheChronicOne]

I noticed those, too. Thought I recognized them from the Airfix Angel but wasn't sure so didn't mention it. I just looked it up though, and they're the same. So... is Spectrum also in the Macross universe or something then or is this not actually oob?

[Scotaidh]

From the picture posted on Faceplant (my bold lettering):

By Norman William Long, found on the "Facebook Scale Modellers page" group.

"Here is my Macross YF-19 /Angel Interceptor from the year 2050 following the Brexit wars of 2018 and Britain being isolated by a hostile Europe a treaty was signed with Sensie heavy industries in Japan for production to reopen there.... here you see the first production model flown by Yoko Angel"

Sheesh, you guys - do the guy the courtesy of reading what he wrote.