Thursday, September 3, 2020

Tupolev Tu-22 Blinder

ESCI's 1990 1/72 kit, finished on Jan 9, 2020. The silver and white are local hardware store spray-can enamels. I was pleasantly surprised by the paint quality, and the fine mist made by the nozzles. 1917 Fokker Triplane makes a nice contrast. Only 42 years separate the two.








F-14 Tomcat

 Completed Dec 6 2019. Revell 1/48 kit, molds from 1978. Airbrushed acrylics.











Sunday, August 30, 2020

P-51 Mustang

Finished on Sept. 29, 2019. Revell's 1/32 kit, initial release in 1969. Made one back then, now a second. R.A.F. Mustang, OK-to-dreadful fit, cracky old decals even after 2 coats of decal film. I bought some new ones. No rearview mirror, antenna, or pitot tube installed; to me such odd bits just distract from the model as a lovely object: 







F-16 Aggressor

 F-16 US Navy Aggressor, Russian camo pattern. The 1/72 Revell kit, 1985 release of 1981 molds. Hand- and airbrushed, enamels and acrylics. Guards insignia taken from a 1/35 BMP kit by ESCI. Pairs well with the Kfir: 







F-21Kfir

Israeli knockoff of the Mirage, dressed like a Russian, in the US Navy's Aggressor unit. Hand- and airbrushed, mostly enamels. Italeri 1987 initial release.





Tupolev 2

 Handbrushed with craftstore acrylics, this is the 1/72 VEB Plasticart kit from 1977: 






Heinkel 51, 1/72

Hasegawa's 1970 kit, built it in 2018, handbrushed with craftstore acrylics: