2017 builds.

[darthspud2]

A few pics of my most recent builds
i'll be re-posting these pics once I work out  a quick way now that PhotoBuqket are trying to charge me.


All 1/48 scale. The Intruder is the veteran Monogram kit, the two Eurofighters are Revell boxings. One is in homage to all the BP Defiant builds, it's marked as a show aircraft for IISqn RAF, as they flew Defiants for a few months and the twin seater is an Israeli whif had they bought European rather than U.S.

[NARSES2]

This might help mate

http://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php/topic,32096.0.html

[darthspud2]

seen and noted thanks Narses.

[NARSES2]

Great, just glad to have been of help.

Also glad I'm not the only one who has a tidy paint collection, although your's is tidier than mine 

[PR19_Kit]

An IDF Typhoon! I do like that, an excellent idea and nicely built too. 

[darthspud2]

had to tidy the paints, they were getting so that I had no idea what I had plus I've moved mancave layout to get more display shelving so ideal time to splurge on new paint racks.

Not completely happy with the IDF twin-seater, paint colours look wrong to me, but as I brush paint and not airbrush at the moment, it's the best I could achieve.

Still to finish markings on an F22(OLD Italeri boxing), unsure who it'll end up flying for at the moment. But it's armed to the teeth.

[darthspud2]

A week off and a few more completed
All 1/48 and weirdly both Monogram/Revell. Venerable old kits picked up for a pittance as newer versions become available and modellers clear their stashes for the latest shiniest versions.
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and a real world A18 kit, think it's from 1980
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Both painted with a mix of Tamiya and Humbrol acrylics over rattle can primer base.

[Steel Penguin]

nice looking, the SLUFF  just looks right as well.

[darthspud2]

other than the fact that the nose wheel strut can only be fitted backwards, it was a reasonably easy build on the SLUFF. Used up some old Tornado markings to produce a 13 Sqn aircraft.

[DogfighterZen]

I like all of them, but the black Eurofighter is my favorite. Nice work!

[NARSES2]

I like them all, but the SLUFF does look so right 

[darthspud2]

as soon as I can get my tablet to upload photos to photobucket the next few that I've finished will be up
including a Raptor, a Rafale M and an EA-6B with a difference.

[Librarian]

Again, nice to see an A-7 in RAF markings. I know very little about the pros/cons of the Jaguar ( and dismissing the whole hoo-haa about home-spun aircraft) but I've always thought the A-7 would have been a very cost-effective purchase for us. Serious dump-truck with damn good range as well as gun and sidewinder armament.

All roastings willingly accepted .

[darthspud2]

RW i'd say the A7 is better lb for lb or pound for pound v the French project/Jaguar.
proven unit, low cost and effective service life way past that of the Jaguar.

[darthspud2]

 Had to finish this , I had no idea how to finish it vis a vis user country, so went with some old TSR2 Markings from a Hannants set in 72 scale. Think it works.

My thinking is that a refuelling aircraft was needed and with some non-visible engine upgrades the Rafale M was seen as a good airframe for the task.
Extra overwing tanks and rewired to fire Nato/European weapons such as Meteor and had an enhanced sensor suite fitted at the same time.

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Base kit is the Rafale N 1/48 . Lovely kit no issues unlike some I could mention.