tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24278636483152221042024-03-13T11:15:41.491-07:00Haggis ModelsJamie Haggohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03547861655674681033noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427863648315222104.post-3685409836749118322016-12-21T03:39:00.000-08:002016-12-21T03:58:55.311-08:002016 reflections, 2017 projections<div style="color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 14px;">
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Goodness gracious, has it really been way back in May since I last updated the blog! To be fair, I have been concentrating on pushing out the plastic, and writing. Not just for magazine articles, but also my first book which is very exciting. But just when I thought it was in the can and in the hands of the publisher, they go and ask for 2 more models for it! However, both are very cool subjects and certainly fit the "extreme" brief and it will result in a better piece of work. If all goes to plan it should be released around early Q3 in 2017 (that's calendar, not financial....! I must learn to let the day job not creep in....)</div>
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I really enjoy doing the blog and now the bulk of the book is done, I am going to aim to try and push out more regular content. I'm going to aim to avoid opinion, musings and commentary on the hobby at large. There's enough of that on social media, other blogs and forums, and that usually just ends up in blah anyway. I don't want blah on my blog, I'll leave that to others. I'd rather talk about my models, interesting new techniques, tips and hints that I come across, and new models and products I've got hold of. I'll write my thoughts on various kits I've received, but they won't always be the brand new latest release though. For example I've just got the Hobby Boss Mirage III, it arrived this morning. Looking at the sprues at a glance it's a lot nicer than I was expecting from what I've read on the interwebs and magazines. </div>
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Now onto my output for 2016. All told it was quite a good year for me with more than one a month completed on average. I've covered 1:72, 1:48, 1:32 and 1:24 even (although that was a car!).</div>
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<b>Hobby Boss (Eduard boxing) F-14 Tomkatski 1:48.</b> </div>
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This model had replacement Russian resin seats and replacement missiles (from a GWH MiG-29). Decals were Begemot and I tried Akan paints for the first time; they were nice but did clog up the needle often. By doing the maritime scheme I could really go to town on the weathering as some of the Soviet stuff got really quite grotty.</div>
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The premise for this was that back in the late 80's as the Cold War was thawing, an exchange programme was set up between the USSR and USA in order to increase trust and cooperation. A squadron of F-14s and F-16s were exchanged for Su-27s and MiG-29s. Various modifications were required in order to make the operation sustainable.</div>
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<b>Kittyhawk Bronco 1:32</b><br />
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Next up was my favourite model of the year... scratch that, it's my favourite model I have ever done!</div>
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I had so much fun with this one, the shackles came off and I could let rip with the imagination. The base kit is the Kittyhawk Bronco which had a full scratch detail job; many of the parts came from the Hobby Boss WMIK, engines from Aires, mini gun from Live Resin... but there's all sorts of stuff in there including miles of Albion Alloys tubing! All the markings came from Mal Mayfield's Miracle Masks, he produces custom masks to order and I'd be totally lost without him!</div>
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This model will feature in the forthcoming book.</div>
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<b>Great Wall Hobby MiG-29SMT 1:48</b></div>
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Another great kit this one although not without its disasters! I ended up tipping the colour cup over the wing root destroying the paint work in the process. I let it dry, sanded it back but then had to try and match the paints as they were custom mixes, it didn't help that I'd taken out all 3 shades!</div>
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This one was done straight from the box and appeared in MAI magazine.</div>
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<b>Italeri Wessex 1:48</b></div>
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I threw pretty much everything at this model; tonnes of photo etch, a load of scratch building, rotor fold set (Scale Warship - brilliant) and all the divots were filled in and a proper rivet job was done. A while ago I found some pictures of a derelict Wessex sat in a field on White Waltham airfield, I love trying to recreate these rotting aircraft and I just couldn't resist.</div>
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The interior of this model featured in The Weathering Magazine, the exterior SBS is in the book.</div>
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<b>Airfix Shackleton 1:72</b></div>
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My good mate Shifty is a modeller but had recently moved house and the builders were in so he asked me if I could finish this off for him. His wife's brother in law's father used to fly them and had just passed away and as the builders were turning the house upside down Shifty asked if I could finish it off for him. I had to sort out all the seams and spend quite a while getting it into a position where I could paint it. Still, it was fun.</div>
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<b>Hasegawa Ki-44 Shoki 1:32</b></div>
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Being a weathering fanatic I HAD to do a paint peeling Japanese job. The Hasegawa Shoki is a lovely kit, all I did was thin and drill the seat, add a HGW harness, used Master gun barrels (how do they do that!) and rivet the airframe. Once again the markings were sprayed but this time using a Montex set. I really like these sets, especially as they include canopy masks for both outside <i>and </i>inside.</div>
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A bit of a cheat this, its an older model which received a re-paint for the book. Still, I had a lot of fun and it's a neat way of updating older models which are sat on the shelves gathering dust.<br />
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<b>Eduard Spitfire IX 1:72</b></div>
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What an astonishing model kit this is. The detail is incredible but not everything went to plan, the wing roots ended up too wide which I put down to me gluing the cockpit in too tightly, I'll modify that next time. Rather than the standard look I wanted something a little different so went for Techmod decals and this Egyptian aeroplane. The sheet is full of Israeli aeroplanes and I have the Brassin cockpit so will be doing another in the future. I'll also add Brassin exhausts, top cowl and the Master barrels, they are absolutely essential!</div>
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This was a fun little project and saw a return to dereliction! The brief was to do an abandoned engine as if it was from a wreck, so that's what I did, in a weekend! Although a lovely little thing, the wiring was fiddly...</div>
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Initially was a bit nervous of doing this one, I'm not particularly au fait with Academy's older stuff however I needn't have worried, this is a lovely little kit. There were no extras used, all I did was add rivets, other than that it's straight from the box, save the battle damage of course!</div>
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<b>Hasegawa F-4EJ Kai Phantom II 1:72</b></div>
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I've always wanted to do this aeroplane. It's got all the photo etch I could find thrown at it (apart from the intake FOD guards, they were too fiddly and I failed!) plus an Aires cockpit. Having struggled with the 1:48 cockpit I was pleasantly surprised that this was an almost drop fit! Decals are Model Alliance, a rip off but the only game in town unfortunately. In hindsight I should have painted the cheat line, the decals are too narrow.</div>
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Anyone remember when Eduard released the first of the MiG-21s? For the marketing they did a bunny cartoon of each of the marking options, the East German was a Trabant! I've always wanted to do this as I think it's a neat project with a cool sense of humour.</div>
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This is the brand new Airfix Stuka in 1:48. Standby for OOLAM, the chief designer asked me if I'd make the model for their trade stand, so of course I agreed! It's a wonderful kit, full of detail and innovation, it fits great and finally it looks like they've nailed the plastic and refined exterior detail. I'm still not sure on that one piece open canopy/centre section though.</div>
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Now this did make me nervous, a Sword kit with natural metal finish! For speed and ease I used super glue for the main construction, something I'll definitely do again. Seams were made true with a coarse sanding stick, glue applied, bits stuck together, rubbed down and re-scribed all in record time. I started Saturday lunch time and by Sunday evening the gloss black undercoat was on! The package is really nice with a resin seat (no harness though so I used the mind blowing Barracuda Studios replacement) and burner cans, the latter which needed a lot of fettlting! If I was to be a bit self critical though, I think I over did the the post shading a bit, something I'll take into the next one.</div>
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So that was 2016. The year I did my favourite ever model, the year I made a Sword kit and discovered they're really nice, the year I used super glue for the main construction and that it is awesome, the year I tipped paint and thinner all over a model with custom mixed paints!</div>
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All in all, I had a lot of fun. But 2017 is shaping up to be very exciting. The book is coming out, I've got a new job (going back to fly fast jets which is super exciting) and lots of very cool new projects. I may even start posting more regular blog updates! And hopefully, I'll make a few more shows, including Telford. First up though, there's a derelict helicopter to paint!</div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">As for me, I very rarely prime as I don't see the need. The reasons are;</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Kit choice. I normally only build kits which fit very well and thus need little or no filler. Seams are easy to glue and clean up so I don't need to hide flaws. If flaws become apparent after the paint goes down, I'll fix it and touch up.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Detail. Some panel lines, rivets etc can be very fine so another paint layer will affect the depth and crispness of the detail. Some primers are very fine and won't affect this much, but they all will to some extent.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">NMF. For piece of mind I will normally prime underneath Alclad (my paint of choice). It's so thin it will show every teeny tiny little flaw...</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I have used primers though. I tried that Stynylrez stuff on the MiG-29. It was impressive, pulling into the detail but even some of the finer panel lines on the nacelles were affected to some extent and the wash struggled. The model didn't need it, I thought I'd give it a go. I will also use it on the Shackleton I'm doing at the moment as there's been quite a bit of filling and sanding so it may help with getting a smooth base coat.</span><br />
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And here is the finished model. To say I had fun is a slight understatement, never have I been more engaged in a project. Normally I love getting to the end of a project as I get the sense of satisfaction having created something but I like to sit back, reflect on the projects then work up for the next one. I did get that with this one but also had a profound sense of loss, I loved every second of this one and really didn't want it to end...<br />
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The Wessex. This is the Italeri kit, and it's typical Italeri. Soft details, questionable fit, average moulding etc. There is a rotting Wessex at the White Waltham airfield so I wanted to depict this aircraft, however, seeing The Weathering Magazine issue this was destined for was "Interiors" I did a bit of scratch building plus used the Eduard photo etch sets. I haven't found any pictures of any of the doors open so don't know how much of the "Pinger" kit remains, so I just added some bits and pieces thinking most of the gear would have been removed. Also, all the photos have the doors shut, not so good when doing a model for an "Interiors" issue......!<br />
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This was a very involved project with extensive scratch building, photo etch work not to mention all the filling, riveting and scribing. And although it was very much worth it I don't think I'll ever be making another Italeri kit again any time soon!<br />
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On the bench at the moment is the Airfix Shakleton, this is for a mate who had started it as a model to give to his Brother-in-law as his father who recently died flew them back in the day but owing to a house move etc is unable to carry on for a while. Hopefully I'll bring you some phots of the progress in due course.<br />
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Before I go I'll just mention a couple of friends' You tube channels. Drewe Manton is a good mate and he's added quite a few videos lately on his Kittyhawk Super Cobra and tank thing (sorry mate, they all look the same to me!). Also is a handy tip for Flex-i-file users. Spencer Pollard, MAI editor, has just started up on there and is worth checking out... <br />
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https://www.youtube.com/user/dmanton300<br />
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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy2zx9zdns3FWzQAWs8s-XQ<br />
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Until the next time, happy modelling.<br />
<br />Jamie Haggohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03547861655674681033noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427863648315222104.post-12543034552263914862016-02-11T14:54:00.004-08:002016-02-11T14:54:48.352-08:00Dystopia Bronco Part 5: Fuselage<span style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Finally I could close up the fuselage. The seam is long and flat, a recipe for an awkward join, that's Tamiya filler!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><span rel="lightbox" style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"><img alt="P1320591_zpshp5gwlup.jpg" class="bbc_img" src="http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l530/jhaggo/2016%2002%2002%20OV-10%20Bronco/P1320591_zpshp5gwlup.jpg" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">It's going to have fixed undercarriage so the nose wheel was blanked off using thin "steel" plates, simulated by plastic card.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><span rel="lightbox" style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"><img alt="P1320598_zpszwwttlns.jpg" class="bbc_img" src="http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l530/jhaggo/2016%2002%2002%20OV-10%20Bronco/P1320598_zpszwwttlns.jpg" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Space for smuggling as much as possible is at a premium, so a Jerry can rack was made from Albion Alloys tubing, spare bits and some photo etch.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><span rel="lightbox" style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"><img alt="P1320604_zpsxpzywnkc.jpg" class="bbc_img" src="http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l530/jhaggo/2016%2002%2002%20OV-10%20Bronco/P1320604_zpsxpzywnkc.jpg" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Right, lots going on here. An auxiliary ventral tank covers up the worst of that seam. This is going to be the new undercarriage mount, it's going to take a lot of pounding so needed strengthening hence the Albion Alloys tubing. Those WMIK bits on the outside are part of the suspension system.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><span rel="lightbox" style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"><img alt="P1320613_zpsvecjcazg.jpg" class="bbc_img" src="http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l530/jhaggo/2016%2002%2002%20OV-10%20Bronco/P1320613_zpsvecjcazg.jpg" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></span>Jamie Haggohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03547861655674681033noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427863648315222104.post-51788394042755934412016-02-11T14:46:00.001-08:002016-02-11T14:46:51.492-08:00Dystopia Bronco,Part 4: Gun pods<span style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Now for the gun pods. The structural bits were painted on the sprue with Mr. Paint's Lemon Yellow Russian primer. Look how smooth that is, it's wonderful paint, the best ever.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><span rel="lightbox" style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"><img alt="P1320393_zpsspbtuys0.jpg" class="bbc_img" src="http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l530/jhaggo/2016%2002%2002%20OV-10%20Bronco/P1320393_zpsspbtuys0.jpg" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">I used Warpigs thinner for the pin wash, it's great stuff.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><span rel="lightbox" style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"><img alt="P1320395_zpsept1amj5.jpg" class="bbc_img" src="http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l530/jhaggo/2016%2002%2002%20OV-10%20Bronco/P1320395_zpsept1amj5.jpg" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">The was was cleaned up with a moist (enamel thinner) brush.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><span rel="lightbox" style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"><img alt="P1320397_zpsjoaasomj.jpg" class="bbc_img" src="http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l530/jhaggo/2016%2002%2002%20OV-10%20Bronco/P1320397_zpsjoaasomj.jpg" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">In order to simulate streaking grime, the was was drawn downwards and blended.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><span rel="lightbox" style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"><img alt="P1320401_zpsj5kdh1mv.jpg" class="bbc_img" src="http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l530/jhaggo/2016%2002%2002%20OV-10%20Bronco/P1320401_zpsj5kdh1mv.jpg" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Who knew, dry brushing pigment over Tamiya matt black works a treat! These are the M60s which need to go in during the construction.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><span rel="lightbox" style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"><img alt="P1320498_zpsndyq9rl7.jpg" class="bbc_img" src="http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l530/jhaggo/2016%2002%2002%20OV-10%20Bronco/P1320498_zpsndyq9rl7.jpg" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">After the dusty pigments, Ammo of Mig's Engine Oil was thinned slightly and flicked onto the parts to look like splashes.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><span rel="lightbox" style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"><img alt="P1320585_zpsvavbhpoe.jpg" class="bbc_img" src="http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l530/jhaggo/2016%2002%2002%20OV-10%20Bronco/P1320585_zpsvavbhpoe.jpg" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">More oil was added near the guns themselves.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><span rel="lightbox" style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"><img alt="P1320588_zps4v3sqb2q.jpg" class="bbc_img" src="http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l530/jhaggo/2016%2002%2002%20OV-10%20Bronco/P1320588_zps4v3sqb2q.jpg" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></span><br />
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<span id="goog_849867683"></span><span id="goog_849867684"></span><br />Jamie Haggohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03547861655674681033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427863648315222104.post-45010048863956947612016-01-31T03:05:00.003-08:002016-01-31T03:05:49.688-08:00Dystopia Bronco Part 3 - Rear cabinWelcome back to the blog and the Bronco project. We've done the front end, now time for the rear.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Part 4 will detail the fuselage construction. Stay tuned and until then, happy modelling.</span>Jamie Haggohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03547861655674681033noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427863648315222104.post-35852979342360485862016-01-29T13:25:00.003-08:002016-01-29T13:25:54.760-08:00Dystopia Bronco Part 2 Hi chaps. I've been really busy on the Dystopia Bronco so standby for a pretty long post!<br />
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The cockpit was finally finished. To be honest I just let the imagination run away and I just kept adding more and more so in the end it looks really very busy. Its all plastic card, bits of that 1:48 F-14 and 1:35 WMIK, lead wire, brass wire and Albion Alloys tubing.<br />
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That row of black dots are HGW rivets, decals in fact! Note also the home made spring in the pilot's seat, inspired by the real thing but I think that's part of the comms. I did this because I think it looked cool!<br />
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To glue the brass rod, I squashed the ends to give a larger surface area for gluing.<br />
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The pilot's office wasn't neglected. As well as plastic strip and Albion Alloys tubing, I also added a WMIK thingamajig and some Airscale photo etch bits.<br />
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Now time for paint, first up, Alclad black primer. This is highly recommended owing to all the different materials, plus it will help with shading.<br />
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Next up I sprayed a mix of Tamiya Black, Buff and Light Aircraft Grey, I wanted a worn metal tone. This was then promptly sprayed with a coat of Ammo of Mig's Scratch Effect chipping fluid. This chipping method is by far and away my favourite, more details in a bit.<br />
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The base coat is predominantly Tamiya XF-4 Yellow Green, in other words a zinc chromate colour. The black areas were masked and sprayed.<br />
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Now for the detail painting. A very fine brush was used, plus some nerves of steel! I found the CB panel tricky, I resorted to a "wet" dry-brush! In other words, just wiped off a bit of the paint before very carefully stroking the raised detail. This gives a much more opaque and strong effect, plus it doesn't distress raised areas and corners, not what is required.<br />
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Next up, pin wash. I used various tones of Ammo of Mig here, mixing a neutral grey/brown tone. I also experimented with a brand new product, I can't say anything here as it's still a prototype but it's awesome. As soon as I get the nod you'll know all about it here!<br />
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Next up Airscale placards to dress up the panels. I lost count after 70 or so! Most of them are tiny individual decals........<br />
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Almost there! Next up it was time to dish the dirt, literally! Ammo of Mig's Airfield Dust and Earth pigments were applied on the floor and in the nooks and crannies. They were fixed with their own brand thinner. I didn't feel the need for pigment fixer as it wouldn't be handled.<br />
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You can see here I added some wiring bundles, again inspired by the real thing. They're not painted, I used cotton covered wire (available from Littlecars.com).<br />
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Ammo of Mig's Engine Oil was applied sparingly on that tank thing in the deep recesses at the bottom.<br />
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This is the pilot's seat and frame for the gunner. The seat was detailed up with all sorts of scrap and Albion Alloys tubing (I'm getting through tonnes of this stuff)! This paint is by far the best on the market, Mr. Paint, think Alclad but coloured!<br />
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Ammo of Mig's new acrylic paint was used to brush paint various details. its superb stuff, it sprays nicely too!<br />
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This is the rear gunner's seat made from bits of the WMIK seat. I used a scalpel to cut nicks and rips in the vinyl.<br />
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The seat harnesses are from the HGW He-111 set! Much more appropriate I thought. <br />
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It was painted with Tamiya paint. There's no wash, just a dry brush with Vallejo flesh for a worn and distressed look. The grey strips is decal from a 1:72 F-4 walkway decal, its supposed to be gaffer tape covering up the worst of the rips!</div>
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The finished pilot seat. That had some Airscale decals too!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi all. Over the years I've been doing this blog I've had quite a bit of feedback, most of it thankfully positive and constructive. One of the themes has been the layout and some folk found it a bit of a challenge to read. Actually I thought it was fine and I liked the look however I thought I'd freshen things up for the New Year. I've chosen a basic, clean, crisp look which I hope you'll like. I'd really love some feedback so leave your comments or ping me a message.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To the modelling and my first completion for 2016. This is the Hobby Boss F-14 Tomcat. The kit is actually the Eduard Danger Zone boxing so you get Brassin jet pipes, wheels, seats, a photo etch set and canopy masks plus a wonderful decal sheet! Well, as you can see I kind of went off piste with this one!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was asked by Carlos Cuesta from Ammo of Mig if I and good mate Andy Brown would be willing to do a joint What-if project. After bouncing ideas around we settled for an F-14 and Su-27 with a change of clothes! This is my half of the article, the Tomcatski! Paints were Alclad and Mr. paint for the underwear and Akan for the top coat. Decals were Begemot, its the first time I've used these decals, they were ok but needed a load of setting solution to get them to confirm and they do need a pretty good gloss coat. This model and Andy's Flanker in VF-84 colours will be appearing in the What-if edition of The Weathering magazine soon.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mr. Paint Soviet/Russian green (for the wheel hubs and aerials)</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've wanted to do a project along these lines for a long time. Ever since I did my post apocalyptic Japanese Police Car (featured in Tamiya magazine a few years ago) I've wanted to do a similar thing to an aeroplane. As fun as doing the good guys was, it's time to do the baddies!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are just a few of the goodies that I will be using in this model. Yep, there are Zero engines in there, Live Resin Wrangler Humvee wheels, Live Resin minigun, resin skulls......? And what is not shown is the Hobby Boss WMIK kit and Aires PW2800!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next up was the pilot's seat. Scrap plastic card was used here to dress things up but its not finished, I need to add a load of wiring and the cushions will be added at the end after painting. A He 111 harness will finish things off!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So until the next instalment</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, take it easy and enjoy your modelling.</span>Jamie Haggohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03547861655674681033noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427863648315222104.post-58487356388929035232016-01-01T15:04:00.000-08:002016-01-01T15:04:05.089-08:00So that was 2015So, 2015 has ended and he calendar has clicked over to 2016. It's at this time of year that many of us take the time to reflect over the last 12 months, here are mine.<br />
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<b>Day job</b><br />
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First off professionally. To be honest, its been a slog. At the moment I work in Navy Command, doing my bit to run the Royal Navy. Its a desk job, my first ever one, and I miss the flying terribly. I did manage to get airborne a few times, once each in the Hawk and Avenger and a couple of times in the Grob Tutor. Hopefully, desk allowing I'll manage to re-qualify on the Grob and I can do a little more, here's hoping. I've got a meeting with my career manager later this month as I will be changing jobs, but I've already been tipped off that it will be back to flying and back to teaching. Trouble is where? I have a few ideas on that, we'll see.....<br />
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Now the modelling. I'll start off with a few negatives, the main one this blog. I am shocked; just 2 postings all year which that is not good enough, no way, and I apologise. To be honest my computer down in Portsmouth (I work away in the week) packed up so its hard to update the blog as weekends at home are very precious. That said, once I start my next project I'll be serialising it on here so hopefully there should be lots of updates!<br />
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Output. 15 for the year. That's not bad but I could have done more and I will have to next year, especially as I'll be coming home and the modelling will take a step back. Not least because I don't have a cave in the new place! I think I maybe relegated to the garage, brrrrrrr!<br />
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Book. As some of you maybe aware, I am writing a couple of books. I was hoping to get one done and dusted by Christmas but alas it was not to be. There are a variety of reasons for this, one of which is that one of the publishers also produces a magazine and regularly asks me to contribute which pushes the book down the priority. However, I have just a couple to do which I want to get finished as soon as I can which will mean I can get writing! The sooner its in the can, the sooner it will get released which is very exciting. That will free me up to concentrate on the other book whilst still contributing to the magazines, if I can get that one done by this time next year too I'll be chuffed to bits!<br />
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Magazines. The Weathering Magazine has gone from strength to strength and I am very proud to be involved. Ammo of Mig is a great company, I love the guys' attitude to the business and the hobby as a whole and I especially love the magazine. They have just published a new magazine called The Weathering Aircraft magazine. It's modus operandi is the same as its older brother in that there is a theme each issue, the inaugural theme being panel lines. My F-15J aggressor was featured with my Egg Plane MiG-15 in the next issue which will focus on chipping.<br />
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I also renewed my contributions to Model Airplane Magazine. In my opinion, (humble that it is :-D ) this is the best monthly modelling magazine out there and I am also proud to be involved again. There will be more from me in there in 2016.<br />
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Weathering. I continue to refine my modelling and in the area I am most passionate about, weathering. We all make models for our own enjoyment and really it is up to us how we finish our models but for me, I strive to make my models as realistic as possible. Of course, by their nature compromises have to be made owing to scale but the references are always to hand and I am constantly referring to them trying to reproduce in miniature what I can see on the full size machine. If people want to draw dark lines all over their panel lines so the model looks like a tartan blanket then that's up to them, I hate that but all I can do is try my best to do what I like to do. My aim with the books and magazine articles is not to dictate how models should be finished, no way. What I want to do is simply explain how I achieve my results and the methods I used to get there and if people like my models and appreciate the articles then that is a real thrill. And that leads me back to my first sentence in this paragraph, I continue to refine my modelling. Some people are happy with where they are, they have no desire to improve or get better, they plod along enjoying themselves applying the same method on their models with no real thought or logic. That's fine, but its not me. I want to get better, to improve, to learn, to progress. I am not always successful, but then you have to fail sometimes if you want to improve as you'll always be trying to push your skill level up. I may not be entirely happy with my latest model, but I know that the next one will be better!<br />
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First off you'll note that I said I finished 15 models. Below are 13 models. The discrepancy is because one of the book publishers doesn't want the models appearing on the web prior to publication which I totally understand. So, you'll have to be patient!<br />
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Eduard Spitfire VIII 1:48. This was built with the addition of Barracuda Studios' resin update set. That set is simply superb! The base kit is phenomenal, one of the best I've made but that little upgrade did do much to busy up that cockpit, honestly, if you have this kit then you MUST buy the Barracuda set. it also has Brassin exhausts and Master barrels brass replacements The markings are all sprayed using Mal Mayfield's superb Miracle Masks. I won't lie, that shark mouth was insanely fiddly but I think you'll agree the result is well worth it.<br />
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The second Spitfire was also painted using Miracle Masks although built straight from the box with the exception of the Master brass barrels (another essential). I wanted to see just how it would look buttoned up with no enhancements.<br />
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And here we go again, another Eduard Spitfire. This time I used the Master barrels, Barracuda's one piece resin cowling and the Brassin cockpit. To be honest, I wouldn't bother with this, I'd just use the Barracuda set and drill out the lightning holes.<br />
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This is the Eduard MiG-15 in 1:72. It has the resin cockpit and jet pipe although with the former I did struggle to get it to fit properly, hence the FOD guard in the nose! Its had a full riveting job which wasn't too onerous in this scale. this appeared in the Heavy metal edition of The Weathering Magazine.<br />
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Another MiG-15, this one though a bit different though I think you'll agree! It's Hasegawa's egg plane! this one had a Retrokit resin cockpit, new jet pipe donated from a 1:72 F-4 and a full rivet job. I used the kit decals which actually were very nice. This one will appear in issue 2 of The Weathering Aircraft magazine due soon.<br />
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Staying with the abandoned theme, the Airfix Gnat in 1:48. I love this model, its such a great little kit and I built it straight from the box. This aeroplane didn't end up like this (I'm assuming), I found lots of phots on the internet of various Gnats and other classic trainers from the period in this state and based this model on them.<br />
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And now for something completely different. I built the Revell 1:32 hawk as a desk top model for my boss at work. Well, it was for him to present to the Captain of RNAS Culdrose as a leaving gift as he had a model of every type flying from the air station apart from a hawk! This again featured Miracle Masks. At risk of appearing a total bum licker, I also made the new tool 1:72 Revel kit for my boss (a shcking kit for a new tool 2015 release, nice detail and good fit but flash absolutely everywhere, ugh!)!<br />
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Now for a couple of 1:48 Great Wall Hobby kits. The first is actually my favourite of 2015 and that's the MiG-29 9-12. I found a few phots of a Bangladesh Air force aircraft undergoing refurbishment in Ukraine. The paint had been partially stripped back to the bare metal and primer. It was such a cool looking thing I just had to do it. this model had all the Eduard photo etch thrown at it! I loved this model so much I've managed to get the latest version for MAI so stay tuned for that.</div>
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Next up was the F-15J (converted from the C (although ignore the incorrect bullet fairing on the top of the fin!)). Again I vomited Eduard photo etch all over this one! She appeared in the first issue of The Aircraft Weathering magazine.</div>
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Now for the little F-16. This was the Tamiya kit although I did a cut and shut job on the tail, grafting the Revell brake chute housing on. Its not 100% as pointed out by a few folk on the web although I don't care, this was a canvas for weathering and she appeared in The Weathering Magazine. This was my first go with Akan paints (thanks Andy), they are great which is a relief as they'll be used on a few projects in 2016! In fact I don't generally care about accuracy, not really. Only when it's really obvious like that HK Models Mosquito, the nose of which looks like a cartoon, horrid!</div>
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And last up was my final model of 2015, Trumpeter's new tool MiG-21UM in 1:48. This has the same level of exterior detail as the Su-9 although the cockpit is superb. That didn't stop me chucking sheets and sheets of PE at it though! Look out for this one in MAI sometime soon.</div>
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So, that was 2015. But what's next? Well, I am currently building the Hobby Boss F-14 although this will be a really cool What-If. And when I say really cool I mean sub zero! The fit so far is pants, but some of that is my fault as I elected to close the slats and flaps, I'm ploughing though however! After that I have an even cooler project, in fact I'm really excited about it, never have I been that keen to start a model. I intend to serialise this one in the blog so hopefully we can go on the journey together.</div>
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Big picture wise I've got the books to finish, articles for magazines to do plus do my bit to help run the Navy from my desk in HQ so it's going to be busy but I really can't wait to see what the year brings. I may even get to go flying!</div>
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I hope you all had a great Pagan Roman Winter Solstice and I hope you all have a fantastic 2016. Happy New Year.</div>
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<br /><b><br /></b>Jamie Haggohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03547861655674681033noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427863648315222104.post-16840032227104639732015-08-18T07:54:00.002-07:002015-08-18T07:54:24.766-07:00Its been a whileHi everyone. First off the title, its been ages since I updated the blog but without wishing to go into a long list of excuses I'll just say that living in Portsmouth during the week with just an iPad for company doesn't really lend itself to updating the blog.....<br />
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Anyway, in July I, along with Master AFV Modeller Mig Jimenez, ship guru Ian Ruscoe, maritime weathering master Julian Seddon and friend and WW1 modelling ace Dave Coward ran an all day modelling workshop for Geoff Coughlin's Scale Modelling Now internet magazine. It was a fantastic day with the participants gaining hands on tuition from us during the all day event (lunch and refreshments thrown in). We've taken on board the feedback and the day was such a success 2 more are planned for next year! Stay tuned for details.<br />
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I've been really rather busy modelling since the last update. I'm assuming that you all rushed out and bought the latest edition of The Weathering Magazine? If not WHY NOT! :-D In it there is a full step by step on the techniques used to weather my Greek F-16, not only that (standby for a gratuitous plug) it made it onto the front cover. And again not only that, a certain young lady with not much clothes on seemed to appreciate it too!!!<br />
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I've also returned to the derelict theme which was I really love as it allows the modeller to totally immerse himself in the ultimate weathering challenge. First up was the superb little Airfix Folland Gnat in 1:48. A quick internet search threw up many derelict and abandoned British training aircraft and although this aeroplane is fictional, I incorporated everything I had seen into the model. I think its crying out for a little diorama, something I may work on over the coming months. This model is destined for MAI in due course.<br />
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Talking of MAI another gratuitous plug, this time for a published model and another from cover (please indulge me). This time it is Trumpeter's Su-9 Fishpot. Its an OK kit but a little clunky in the cockpit and there is lots of detail missing. The outside detail is OK but it really needed a rivet job, one which I really didn't look forward to seeing as it was to be a natural metal finish, still, I think I did OK. Again its a derelict job which meant I could really enjoy myself but I did keep it relatively restrained..... for me! One product I really loved was the Uschi van der Rosten graffiti decals, they were superb with no need for varnish afterwards, the carrier film just disappeared!<br />
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Next up is not a derelict aeroplane, despite its appearance. It is in fact an ex Russian job under refurbishment for the Bangladesh Air Force, and yes, they do fly in this condition!<br />
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The model is the wonderful great Wall hobby 1:48 MiG-29 9-12 (early). I threw pretty much everything I could at this one, all the photo etch, resin seat etc. Its a shame there are no exhausts to go with it, the kit examples are well detailed but there are some hard (nigh on impossible) seams to clean up! its a great kit, which is great as I've just been handed the latest MiG-29 variant from them to make for MAI magazine!<br />
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This model is destined for publication, eventually! It will be included in my book for Mig Jimenez Ammo. I'm almost there with the modelling on this one, just a few more models to go before I can get writing, hopefully that part won't take too long.....!<br />
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This one was fun, it's Hasegawa's MiG-15 egg plane. I added a resin cockpit and scratch built the exhaust (a modified Phantom job) and again went with the derelict theme. It had a full scribing and riveting job which was a challenge, but overall it was fun. you may see this in print in the future.......!<br />
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Ok, here is what I am working on currently, Eduard's MiG-15 this time! This is destined for The Weathering Magazine again, their "Metal" issue.<br />
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Next up is .......! oops, unfortunately this is for a secret project so you'll have to be patient! Suffice to say this model is Japanese and is a modern subject, but that's all I am saying, you'll have to wait for November!<br />
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So, what's next? For MAI have the Great Wall Hobby MiG-29.<br />
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Also for MAI, the Trumpeter MiG-21UM, this will have all the bells and whistles.<br />
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Plus also this for MAI! Blimey, Spencer is really getting his pound of flesh...!<br />
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There is a mix of models for the Ammo book from 1:48 WW2 fighters to 1:32 modern jets. I'm really excited by this project, I just need to get my finger out and start cracking on with it!<br />
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In industry news Ammo have got into bed with Aclad, arguably the BEST metallic paint range of them all and one which I swear by. this is great news as not only has the packaging been completely redesigned we can look forward to some innovative stuff coming from the Ammo brand. I am really excited about this step and can't wait to see comes out next!<br />
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Phew, there we go, all done. Thank you for your patience, we got there in the end. I will try and get back to regular updates as this is a bit of a monster! So, all the best, take care and keep on enjoying the modelling.<br />
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<br />Jamie Haggohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03547861655674681033noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427863648315222104.post-27236592312014415912015-02-15T10:13:00.003-08:002015-02-15T10:13:58.493-08:00Completed models!Hi everyone, no bollocks or pre amble this time, just a quick update showcasing a couple of models I have recently finished plus a gratuitous plug!<br />
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Well, that's 2 done for 2015! First up was the Hasegawa Fw 190D-9 in 1:32. This had the Verlinden resin set shoe horned in. And when I say shoe horned I mean it, but to be fair it was designed for the ancient original mouling. For the first time I used Mr paint colour. All I can say is WOW! Think camouflage Alclad, they are ready to spray from the bottle and go down superbly. You can get them from Uschi van der Rosten. I wanted to depict an aeroplane which had been abandoned by its owners in the retreat of 1945. A satchel charge had been used to wreck the cockpit (hence the chipping and soot etc) and some GIs had been nicking souvenirs and using the fuselage cross for some target practice.<br />
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This model will appear in the next issue of The Weathering Magazine by Mig Jimenez' Ammo.<br />
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Next up is another project for Ammo. This time it is the little 1:72 Tamiya F-16 but once again its had a load of after market thrown at it. Eduard PE, Quickboos seat, Attack Squadron pylons and tanks plus Icarus decals (beautiful by the way). I also converted the tail using donor parts from the Revell kit. It's not 100% accurate but then what kit is! It was painted with Akan paints, highly recommended. I'm building this as part of an article with good friend Andy brown. The challenge was to build, paint and weather the same kit so the reader can compare and contrast different modellers' approach.<br />
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My next kit will be a review for ADH of the new tool MiG-21UM, and I've got some neat weathering ideas for it already!<br />
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Now for the gratuitous plug. I, along with Mig Jimenez and other well known modellers will be holding a modelling/weathering workshop in June here in the UK. Its a unique opportunity not only to watch demos but actully get tuition in various weathering techniques. Its in a wonderful location, and you can always bring your WAGs (Wives and Girlfriends) as the hotel has a spa! Check out www.Scalemodellingnow.com for details.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Hi everybody, I think its a fair comment that I haven't exactly been
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">2014 has been a year of considerable hard work and change which has had
a big impact on my modelling output. For the first quarter of the year I
hit the books hard as I had my A2 exam, this is a 2 part assessment by CFS's
Exam Wing. First off you fly with the examiner who pretends to be a
student, first you teach a basic early sortie from the syllabus, when he's seen
enough he morphs into an advanced student who is having difficulty with an
advanced aerobatic manoeuvre (or in my case the examiner was fairly new to the
job and quite unfamiliar with the Tucano and as such he was struggling with the
reverse stall turn, for real so no pressure sorting that one out!). You
then fly your own aerobatics and advanced flying manoeuvres before suffering a
simulated emergency, once in the circuit you teach some circuits and landings.
All that packed into around 1:30 hrs of flying. Then it's a cup of
tea followed by a 3 hour grilling on everything; aerodynamics, Tucano tech,
met, instructional theory, flight instruments...the lot! Only at the end
of all that do you get told if you've passed! This is the pinnacle for a
UK Armed Forces instructor, it is a professional qualification which will open
many doors for me professionally and I hope all that intensive study will pay
off in the future! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">That wiped out the first third of the year so very little if any
modelling was done! However, I've also changed jobs! Acting
promotion and a desk job! Arse! The pay rise and pretend half
stripe is very welcome but I do miss the flying terribly, especially the Tucano, and I'm already
investigating ways of escaping HQ and getting back where I belong, with a
squadron, flying!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I've also moved house which funny old thing kyboshed any thoughts
of modelling for quite a while. Still, it’s
a great place and finally all the kids (4!!!) have their own bedrooms so now
there is no passing the buck on the untidy state of them!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">So, after that rather long winded explanation of why I’ve only finished 5 models this year; here are (some of) those models!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">First up is the Revell Hunter in 1:32, this model had everything thrown
at it; True details cockpit, Eduard PE, Flightpath PE, Master Barrels
pitot. I also sprayed all the markings
using the superb Miracle Masks by Mal Mayfield.
This model featured in MAI magazine.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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building, mainly in the rear cabin. Once
again I used Mal’s masks for the paint job which turned out rather neat even if
I do say so myself! This model will
feature in my forthcoming book of weathering for Mig Jimenez’ Ammo company
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is sublime but the sparse cockpit lets it down, so much so I broke out the
plastic card again and pretty much scratched it! The wheel wells are too shallow but that didn’t
bother me as unless you turn the thing upside down you can’t see them anyway! The wheels are also pretty wank but there’s
not much out there in resin land so I worked with what I had.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Now, there are another 2 models done but, that’s for another
project. Another book in fact, the
publisher doesn’t want any photos of those appearing on the web so you’ll have
to wait for that book. I hope to have
all the modelling, and writing all wrapped up next year and submitted to the
publishers, then we’ll just have to wait for them to come out. Please don’t ask when, because I don’t know
but as soon as I find out I’ll pass on the gouge.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I’ve got 2 on the bench at the moment, a derelict 1:32 Fw 190D-9 for the
next issue of The Weathering Magazine and a scrap yard Airfix Gnat in 1:48 for
MAI magazine. Bother are almost at the
painting stage so hopefully I’ll be able to show you the finished thing pretty
soon.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Another thing worthy of note is the Scale Aircraft Weathering page I set up on Facebook. It's turning into a bit of a gold mine of fantastic reference photos for weathered aeroplanes, from the lightly weathered to the derelict and rotting carcass!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I just wanted to finish off talking about Mig Jimenez and Ammo and my involvement
with them. As you know, I contribute to
their modelling magazine The Weathering Magazine. This has been great fun and has allowed me to
explore various weathering techniques, not only that but because he’s managed
to get the world’s most eminent modellers on board it’s forced me to up my game
to keep up!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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range of Panel line Washes. These have
been specifically designed for aircraft modellers and are the perfect
consistency for our use being thin enough for capillary action to do it’s stuff
but opaque enough for the job. They can
also be used for streaking effects and even thinned to be used as a filter
which is neat. What is handy is the
tones have been designed to complement the various camouflages in the sets,
this means the modeller doesn’t have to use primary blacks, greys, etc which
often result in too much contrast.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Modelling has taken a bit of a back seat unfortunately. I've just moved house and we are living under a huge pile of boxes at the moment; the house is a magnolia palace so there's an awful lot of decorating to be done not to mention a whole load of DIY! Added to that I have only 1 more week at Linton flying the Tucano. She may not be the fastest, or the sexiest but she's fantastic fun and I'm going to miss her dreadfully. I shan't miss smacking my head on the canopy at low level when it's windy though! Actually, because the new job is driving a desk I think that I probably will!<br />
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Telford is in a few weeks time and I shall be there, along with some of my models of course however this year I shan't be entering the competition. I have my reasons (just scroll back to previous blog entries around November!) but suffice to say I just fancy not bothering this time. I've won all the gongs I wanted to now and I'm not much of a pot hunter but I will be judging again. No doubt I'll get cross when I see some stupid decisions but I guess you'll always get that somewhere in a competition of this size. I'll be hanging out with Mal Mayfield on his Miracle Masks stand, there you'll see a couple of my models, probably the Thunderstreak and the huge Mi-24!<br />
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<br />Jamie Haggohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03547861655674681033noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427863648315222104.post-13807406836935422372014-07-28T12:11:00.000-07:002014-07-28T12:11:55.763-07:00Humongous Hind The Hind is finished and what an enjoyable project it turned out to be. Yes the detailing was a monster pain in the arse but I can't argue with the finished result even though its not the easiest to see. These Trumpeter kits are a great canvass for weathering as you can appreciate from the photos. Working in a large scale means the effects are easier to control as in the smaller scales, especially 1:72 and 1:144 it's very difficult to keep things in scale and realistic. Obviously with a large scale model you just can't slap it on but there is a little more leeway and it is more straight forward; any mistakes with a small model are effectively magnified.<br />
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Some of you may be asking about whether you'll be seeing this model in print. The short answer is yes but at this stage I cannot say in what guise; suffice to say its a new rather exciting project which I do hope you will be pleased with. <br />
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I've been working hard with Ammo to expand the range of the aircraft PLW (Panel Line Wash) range of weathering products. A new set which will be useful is the early war Soviet set, ideal for those green and black MiG-3s or early Yaks. The sets are not limited to what's on the box though, they are very flexible.<br />
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I have a couple of projects on the go at the moment. One of them is an F-84F Thunderstreak for the wrecks and relics issue of The Weathering Magazine. Here's a sneak preview of the mostly scratch built cockpit. And for all my Belgian friends, I hope you'll like the finished model!<br />
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<br />Jamie Haggohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03547861655674681033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427863648315222104.post-45857237118939958942014-06-23T14:15:00.000-07:002014-06-23T14:15:22.295-07:00Gosh!Blimey O'Reilly! My paragraph the other day certainly caused a minor ripple in the fabric of space time that is on line modelling opinion! I wasn't going to say anything more, yes I have an ego which goes with the job; I don't feel I "won the argument" or anything like that, I'm not that petty but I did want to say a few things before putting things to bed. To put things in context, one known douchebag was intent on voicing his opinion which is all very well, however I think it's important to get your facts right first. To begin with, don't call me a coward accusing me of hiding behind my blog when I clearly posted a link to it where everyone can see it. Secondly, anyone is free to post their opinion in the comments section at the bottom so again, you can voice your opinion there too. Thirdly, you can always email me, I always fill in the email box. Lastly I think it's a little hypocritical spouting anonymity when you hide behind a self appointed internet handle and don't post your real name! I get the impression you are so far up the other bloke's arse all we can see is your toenails!<br />
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The Eduard 109 thing got out of hand and many guys went completely over the top. This is fact. It's not my opinion, it really happened. Fact. Some people thought I was having a downer on the kit. How they came to that conclusion reading the blog I don't know. For the record, I have the kit, I think it's great and having waded through all the bollocks (thanks to Spencer, the voice of reason swimming amongst the turds in the stream) I'll be lopping off 2mm off each wing tip. That's all. For me that's enough, for some they won't even do that, for others it's unbuildable and Vladimr Sulc deserves to be metaphorically burnt at the stake. Everyone is entitled to their opinion but please, keep things in context, it's only a model aeroplane after all! If you want it, buy it, if you don't, then don't buy it but please, have a Cadbury's Caramel! All the bleating buried all the useful gouge.<br />
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I wouldn't normally type a new blogpost such as this but I thought some people just read what they wanted to read and waded in without thought or understanding. Me and my friends will continue talking amongst ourselves pointing out twattery where we find it for our own amusement. Some of us have our own public blogs such as this and we may, occasionally comment on said twattery or even douchebaggery. If you feel you must squinny then fine, but I urge you to read the posts properly first and try and understand the meaning of the musings. And I remind you, that there is always the comments section and email if you wish to reply. Thanks to all the nice messages, it seems there are lots of blokes who feel the same. Thanks also to those who took the time to disagree.<br />
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For the record, I really like Hyperscale. It's very informative and a friendly place. I have immense respect for Brett and regard him as a friend. Unfortunately though, as with most places it seems (but not all) it has a few people who sometimes behave like idiots. Normally, one or two of these guys have some really good information and are very useful however sometimes they say or do something which is out of order, they over step the mark. One of them though contributes nothing, is spiteful and just behaves like a one eye. I'm sure some people think I am in this part of the Venn diagram, I do like poking them with a stick sometimes as it's good sport. Sometimes I get poked, replying is also quite amusing occasionally. I'm sure a few people think I am a douchebag, again, they are entitled to their opinion and I am fine with that. Someone brought LSP into it; I never mentioned LSP or referred to it in the blog. I like LSP, it has a really great membership and douchebaggery is very very rare if it happens at all.<br />
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At the end of the day though, this blog was set up to show case my models. That's it really. My passion in this hobby is weathering and I will continue painting models and developing my techniques and showing them here as well as in print. I've got some exciting projects coming up which I'll be sharing on here and I hope you'll like them. The next post will have models in, honest!Jamie Haggohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03547861655674681033noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427863648315222104.post-72401260451228819872014-06-21T02:11:00.002-07:002014-06-21T02:11:14.963-07:00Poking them with a stick<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I love internet modelling forums; they educate, inspire and I enjoy contributing but sometimes they make me put my head in my hands and weep at just how some people conduct themselves on them. I guess its the anonymity of sitting in your bedroom (in the house you still live in with your mum despite being a grown man in your 50's) and never having seen a naked lady in real life that makes these guys unleash complete and utter bollocks! The Eduard 109 probably generated every modelling cliché going from spurious red lines on dodgy photos (a particular favourite of mine), ill informed rumour spreading, self appointed experts talking nonsense, petty arguments over nothing owing to wounded egos and so on. Plus it wouldn't be forum twattery without a certain member of Hyperscale with the self appointed nickname alluding to his egotistical and spurious patriarchal role on the board wading in. I'll say it now; this annoys me so I go on there and purposely poke them with a stick. It really is great fun and I enjoy a little sabre rattling as one thing I can't stand is grown men arguing over a little plastic model aeroplane. Gentlemen, it is, and you are pathetic. Take a step back and for once look at the big picture; do this correctly and you WILL see how sad and insignificant this really is. Oh, and that bloke from Hyperscale, if you are reading this go and learn your Blackadder quotes you bell!<div>
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Ok, that rant over (we have a rantometer at work so I'd better chalk one up when I get back in on Monday) its back to the serious thing (if making little plastic aeroplanes and tanks can be serious). I posted finished pictures of the Hunter last time but some of you eagle eyed guys will have noticed it wasn't quite done! Oops! Here are the finished shots (honest governor). This model will be featured in Model Airplane International magazine in due course.</div>
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Staying with the large scale theme, here is a sneak preview of a model from my new, special, exciting project! The focus of the project will be obvious to many, its weathering, however as you can see, that bit hasn't been started yet so here she is in her base livery! You'll also note that I've done some extensive scratch detailing inside, I was going to button her up but there was some interesting internal weathering effects I could showcase and the kit is rather bare in this regard. I normally don't really enjoy this bit but actually I rather enjoyed this one.</div>
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Ok, that's it for now, I'm just off to weep owing to England's lamentable performance in the world cup! Next time I hope I can show you a sneak preview of the finished Hind along with more modelling observations. I best check those forums!</div>
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Construction wasn't all that straight forward, there is a fair amount of filler around all the various nose parts and the wings and tail planes needed more than just a smear of Mr Surfacer. One job I still have to do which I've only just realised is taking the masks off the intake FOD guards and adding the grab handles, I'll do that when I get back to the bench next week. The chap I've built this for has asked me to ensure the stance of the gear legs is correct, I just followed the instructions and thought they looked a bit odd as they're toed in. It should be a simple enough tweak.</div>
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Now the the shameless plug, I've gone and used the Ammo PLW stuff again! Honestly chaps, I know I am biased but they are great, the consistency is perfect; thin enough to be very easy to use and be drawn along by capillary action but opaque enough to be just the right opacity. All this and tonally matched exactly for your model. However, don't think you need to get the whole range, many will be useful for many other camouflages, on this model I used the British WW2 Bomber set and the US Navy grey set, in fact I'd say the latter is probably the most versatile if you do anything grey!<br />
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With this I can get on with my exciting projects, I can't say too much suffice to say you wait ages for a book deal to come along then you land two! Not only that I got offered to contribute to a third! Blimey. I can't say too much as yet but you won't be surprised to hear they will be centred on weathering! Please don't ask when they will be coming out as I haven't got the first clue, I haven't snipped off the first part from the first sprue from the first kit yet! :-D It is very exciting though and I'm really looking forward to getting my teeth stuck into them! There should be something for everyone; early jets, cold war jets, modern jets, WW2, helicopters, in service jobs, derelict and abandoned jobs!</div>
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Talking of abandoned jobs, the issue of The Weathering Magazine I am working on is on that very subject. I've done a couple of these already, you'll remember the Rukuhia P-40M and the Tamiya Gekko which I serialised in the blog. Well, a slight change of tack this time, this is what I'll be doing. I have the Hobby Boss kit (which is absolutely stunning by the way, I'm blown away by the surface detail) but at the moment I really can't decide between this lot!</div>
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Jamie Haggohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03547861655674681033noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427863648315222104.post-91323235380398040302014-04-12T07:14:00.003-07:002014-04-12T07:18:12.659-07:00Haggis is back!Well, what a relief it is to be back. Since Christmas I have been studying hard for the biggest exam of my life and now having passed it, it means I am officially "Above Average" and will hold the qualification for life. The A2 as it is called is the pinnacle of being a QFI (Qualified Flying Instructor) although there is the A1 but then only the clinically insane attempt that! The day itself is rather stressful, an airborne sortie where you have to teach an exercise to the examiner (one of CFS's Exam Wing instructors), who pretends to be a student (universally known as "Bloggs"), he then morphs into a more advanced student who is struggling with an advanced aerobatic manoeuvre so you have to re-teach him how to do it properly, then show your general handling by flying your aerobatic sequence amongst others, you then get an emergency to deal with all topped off by a Practice Forced Landing and circuits. In the afternoon its into the classroom where you have to "teach" Bloggs various aerodynamics, principles of flight, met, flight instrument theory and various technical aspects of the Tucano. Phew! But its all over now and potentially it will open many doors professionally for me (although no pay rise unfortunately!) but for the moment I'm staying where I am teaching the next generation of Naval and Air Force fighter pilots to fly the Tucano.<br />
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Jamie Haggohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03547861655674681033noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427863648315222104.post-89681690107265998112013-12-22T09:24:00.000-08:002013-12-22T09:24:34.284-08:002013: A year in modelling reviewWelcome to my review of 2013. My output has been a little bit down on most years, this is mainly due to my job change moving from instructing on the Grob Tutor elementary trainer to the Tucano basic fast jet trainer. This meant a 3 month conversion course which obviously had an impact on modelling time, also it meant I no longer lived at home during the week therefore weekends became very precious for family time.<br />
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It was a year of firsts and new opportunities. I went to Euromilitaire for the first ever time which as a thrill, especially as the Hetzer won a commended (she also one a Gold at Telford which was another first for me as I've never managed a gong in the AFV classes there before). I also set up the Scale Aircraft Weathering Facebook page which has exceeded my expectations in a massive way, I thought I may get a hundred or so "Likes" in total from modelling friends but we're at almost 1700 already and growing fast! That in turn has led to some other opportunities however I am sworn to secrecy so I'll leave that announcement to the appropriate time! I know, teasing or what!!!!<br />
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This model was built straight from the box. I painted her in the scheme of Princess Elizabeth as this was a gift to a friend of mine who rates this aircraft as his favourite of all the warbirds he has flown (I know, jammy git or what!). I wanted to depict it how it appeared during it's wartime service hence the weathering! I used some old Aeromaster decals which were inaccurate so I ended up hand painting some corrections!<br />
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This model was done for Model Airplane International magazine and to make it a little different I decided to go with a Danish example. I also through a whole bunch of after market stuff at it however I did also do a lot of scratch detailing and conversion work. The scheme was great fun to do, the heat pattern on the rear was a challenge but I got there in the end!<br />
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<b>Tamiya Jagdpanzer 38 "Hetzer" 1:48</b><br />
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I had great fun with this one and again it included a number of firsts for me; first go with a primer red finish, natural weathered steel and sprayed markings on an AFV). I took it to Euro and managed to get a commended which was a thrill, it also got Gold at Telford which meant I broke my duck there. However, feel free to look back at other blog entries for my views on that particular competition! This will appear in Art of Modelling next year some time.<br />
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<b>Hobby Boss A-7A Corsair II 1:72</b><br />
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This was an interesting model. Built straight from the box, I used it as a canvass to try out some new techniques for an abandoned aeroplane. After a tip off from John Wilkes, I removed the carrier film from the decals by rubbing with white spirit, they then had a sanding sponge rub them to produce the chipped worn effect. I'm calling this technique a success. It was then weathered with filters and oils in my usual way.<br />
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<b>Trumpeter MiG-21F-13 1:48</b><br />
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Once again I returned to the abandoned theme for this model. Again it was constructed straight from the box but I found a series of really neat photos from a Polish museum where scores of aircraft are in open air storage with predictable results. This model drove home the point that it is extremely important to study pictures of the real thing and not to blindly use techniques just for the hell of it! This will appear in AIR Modeller in 2014.<br />
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<b>Dragon Junkers Ju-88A-4 1:48</b><br />
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I normally don't like building models, and this model reminded me why! I find all the detailing, filling, sanding and restoration of surface detail very tedious indeed, and with this one there was an awful lot of that going on! Anyway, the painting and weathering more than made up for it! This will feature in The Weathering Magazine some time in 2014.<br />
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<b>Tamiya F4U-1 Corsair 1:32</b><br />
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This is my kit of the year, it was a stunning model to build which after the Ju-88 was a really nice refreshing change. I really went to town on the subtlety of the weathering despite it being quite heavy but again I wanted to go with realism rather than follow all the usual clichés! Part 1 is in the current issue of AIR Modeller, part 2 detailing the finishing will be in the next issue.<br />
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<b>Hobby Boss MiG-17 Fresco C 1:48</b><br />
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This was another model inspired by a photo, I wanted to replicate the chipping and weathering I saw as accurately as possible. As for the construction, well, it was a major pain in the arse. The fit wasn't that great and I needed to do an awful lot of filling and sanding. Ideally I wanted to do a natural metal machine but very quickly I decided not to! Another one destined for The Weathering Magazine in 2014, look out for the Vietnam special issue.<br />
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<b>Academy F-4B Phantom II 1:48</b><br />
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Another one which the construction turned out to be a pain in the rear although this was all down to me trying to shoe horn in the Aires cockpit and electronic bays. If I do another I think I'll not bother and look elsewhere for detailing. As with most of my models, I had intended to spray the markings using Miracle Masks however I made a cock up with the dimensions and as I had a deadline I needed to use the decals. The verdict, kit decals beautiful, better than any after market! CAM decals, brittle and difficult so I'll not use them again! This is another model destined for the Vietnam issue of The Weathering Magazine next year.<br />
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So that's it, 2013 almost done. So what for 2014? Well, next up will be a 1:32 Hunter with a load of goodies in Swiss markings, a really cool Wessex for Art of Modelling magazine to start with. I've also got a rather important assessment at work which is going to take up 4 months of hard study which will mean a drastically reduced output until its done. I'll still be whittling away but only a little bit here and a little bit there.<br />
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I wonder what the manufacturers are going to bring us? I know lots of people are excited about Airfix's schedule, not me though! The HK Models Meteor looks interesting but I'd rather a night fighter, hopefully we'll see that at some stage? I am looking forward to seeing AFV Club's F-104 though, I have a feeling its going to be far better than the Italeri kit, we'll see though. No doubt Trumpeter and Hobby Boss will be exciting, there seems to be no stopping them! All in all I think in modelling terms its going to be a great year for new stuff.<br />
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I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas, a happy New Year and a prosperous 2014.<br />
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Last year I was very kindly invited over to Putte in Belgium for the BSMC show. I had to work for my board and lodgings and did a demo which was fun. They filmed it (for a live feed in the main hall) and have just put it on YouTube so if you want to see it feel free to watch. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKG3UQcJiRk&feature=youtu.be" style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;">Haggis on the telly!</span></a><br />
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Well, the Phantom is phinished! The construction of the model turned out to be a bit of a chore to be honest, I don't really like this bit of the process anyway and this was a bit troublesome. The cockpit was a bit of a nightmare to fit, the electronic bays were a bit of a struggle too and I was a bit surprised to find the plastic bits had fit issues as well. The forward lower fuselage wasn't the best fit underneath, the intakes needed a bit of work and the metal tail areas were too wide! Anyway, nothing that a little bit of old fashioned modelling skill couldn't sort out but it was annoying nonetheless.<br />
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But even though the building of the model wasn't all plain sailing, the painting and weathering more than made up for it. This was a lot of fun! I decided to incorporate lots of weathering based on the many photos I found of USMC Phantoms in Vietnam, the vast majority of photos I found had quite clean aeroplanes however a few got really filthy! I needed to work out the best plan of attack and work out how I could recreate the effects I could see in the pictures as I wanted this to be as authentic and realistic as I could. Now for the tease bit, you'll have to wait for the Vietnam issue of <a href="http://www.theweatheringmagazine.com/" style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;">The Weathering Magazine</span></a> to find out how it was all done!<br />
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Talking of work, below are some pictures of a 9 ship we did for a recent graduation. The routine is quite good and whilst we're no Red Arrows it is great fun as you can see!<br />
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Ok, thanks for watching, listening, reading. See you next week for my personal review of 2013.<br />
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JamieJamie Haggohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03547861655674681033noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427863648315222104.post-79338295297153988172013-11-22T11:49:00.000-08:002013-11-22T12:22:44.460-08:00Academy Phantom update Hi, and welcome back to the blog. I've been battling away with the Academy Phantom over the last week, I say battle and that's not an understatement. Nothing to do with Academy but I'm trying to shoe horn the Aires cockpit in there and it's fought me all the way, but more of that in a moment.<br />
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The Scale Aircraft Weathering Facebook page is growing fast, thank you to all those who have joined. As you will see, I regularly post up reference pictures of heavily weathered aeroplanes but my library is only so big so please feel free to post your own pictures. And not only those of the real thing, feel free to post your own models, ask questions and generally get involved, I'd love to see some more interaction on the page.</div>
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Talking of models on there, part 1 of the Tamiya Gekko is up so feel free to stop by and take a look. Here is the finished model;</div>
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Now for the F-4. If you remember this project is for Mig Jimenez' The Weathering Magazine so you'll have to wait until the Vietnam issue is released for the article on painting and weathering but until then I'll be showing you construction WIP bits as a taster. The resin is highly detailed so will benefit from a careful paint job. I did consider shaving off the raised details and using the Eduard pre painted bits, something I did on the Trumpeter F-100F but this time decided to have a go at painting them. Following the base coat of grey, the relevant areas were painted white before the black was sprayed from directly above, this meant that there would be no over spray on the sides of the switches.</div>
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The instrument panels were a mix of Aires and the Eduard colour etch. I know some say its cheating but I disagree, I think the results are stunning and in my mind is no different to using decals!</div>
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Now for the nightmare! There are bits of the fuselage that need to be removed in order that the resin tub fits, fine, I get that. But I didn't expect the fight, especially as the F-100F cockpit just dropped in. ARRGGHHHHH! Anyway, I got there in the end but its not as neat as I would like!</div>
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Having chopped up the fuselage I painted up the Aires resin avionics panels, even though they've come out looking really nice I wouldn't do it again, I have a repair job where I've thinned the fuselage too much!</div>
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In order to facilitate the fitting of the nose wheel bay I had to scratch built the bay roof from really thin plastic card plus Archer rivets. It was then enhanced with Eduard photo etch, note this is now a brass colour! Much better than the plated stuff.</div>
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One last thing before you go, part 1 of my Tamiya Corsair article is in the latest issue of AIR Modeller. After all these years I've finally managed to get on the front cover which I am chuffed to bits with as this magazine is pure modelling porn! This part covers the cockpit and engine plus the main construction. Painting and weathering will be in Part 2 scheduled for Issue 52.</div>
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So that's it for now. Don't forget to check out Scale Aircraft Weathering if you haven't seen it and if you have something we could all share that would be awesome.</div>
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Jamie Haggohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03547861655674681033noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427863648315222104.post-58504084554501754172013-11-15T06:59:00.001-08:002013-11-15T06:59:29.048-08:00VPAF MiG finished. Telford, a personal report. Hi chaps. I am so please with the response with the Facebook page. I really am overwhelmed so thank you for your support. I really hope this can be a fun place to talk all things weathering so feel free to post your reference pictures, models and comments and build up the database of cool stuff.<br />
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Telford: Wow, in my opinion this was the best year ever. Once again the Saturday was carnage trying to get in but even though the queue was long it all moved pretty quickly and the wait wasn't too bad, that didn't stop the usual vocal dweebs on the forums complaining. Actually, Telford was a great subject for Forum Twattery, they complained about everything from the queues to the price of coffee!<br />
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Once again I entered the competition and once again there were the usual baffling judging decisions. A 1:350 Shar got gold in the little class, it was shite. proper shite! Black painted canopy with wobbly hand painted frames, scratch bult pylons and sidewinders which looked way over scale etc etc etc, I could go on for ages! But, according to our favourite forum it deserved to win cos it was small and a lot of effort went in! Whatever! Our favourite forum even came up with the classic statement that the Best in Show winner shouldn't have won because that modeller won last year, or even that it wasn't a model at all as the real thing didn't exist therefore accuracy couldn't be proven. WTAF!!!!! This model was quite simply the best piece of model porn I have ever seen, it almost made me weep it was so good! Talking of dodgy decisions, I did OK myself; 2 golds, a silver plus best allied aircraft and best natural metal aircraft. But once again I seem to have won with stuff I chuck in at the last minute because there is room in the transport box and the stuff which I thought would do really well in didn't get a bean! It is my mission to change the competition for the better, to make it fairer and increase the credibility of judging however I am not unexpectedly experiencing considerable inertia. But that's IPMS for you!<br />
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On to the MiG. As you may be aware this is for The Weathering Magazine which as you saw in the last blog post is returning soon. No doubt there are still some difficulties to be resolved but it looks like Rick and Mig are almost ready to publish the next issue which is fantastic news. I have knocked up the Hobby Boss MiG-17 for the Vietnam special which should be out some time next year. It's a dog of a kit, really ill fitting which is a shame as I quite fancied doing a natural metal machine however there are some fantastic examples of chipped aircraft so I went with this. Once again Mal Mayfield came up trumps with his Miracle Masks for the markings which really help with the chipping. Before you all shout "he's got the wing markings in the wrong place" I know, unfortunately I followed the instructions, I must learn to check those from Hobby Boss and trumpeter as they seen to drop the ball not infrequently!<br />
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Ok, that's it for now, next time I hope to show you some more progress on the Academy Phantom which has ground to a halt but I am all inspired from last weekend so the creative juices are flowing! Oh, and don't forget to catch the Facebook page (shameless plug)!<br />
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<br />Jamie Haggohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03547861655674681033noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427863648315222104.post-65970186006026177702013-11-05T13:51:00.000-08:002013-11-05T14:19:31.008-08:00Scale Aircraft Weathering; a new Facebook page. MiG-17 Update.Hi, welcome back to the blog. I have had an idea for a Facebook page for sometime now and the other week I finally got around to setting it up! It's called Scale Aircraft Weathering. The idea is to promote not just weathering, but "realistic" weathering. Too often we see aircraft models which are almost caricatures, or models of models, examples where folk have used techniques with no regard to how the real thing actually looked. A classic example is exhaust staining on Lancasters, these have a typical pattern but people just spray light grey from all exhausts over the wing, the real thing didn't do that! Chaps will use various techniques such as pre shading and every thing else with no reference to the real aircraft so that while it may look like a great model, it doesn't look like a miniature version of the real thing. If that is how they wish do do things and they enjoy the process then fair enough, who is anyone to criticise? However, I want to make models of real aeroplanes, to make something in miniature that resembles he real thing. To that end, I hope my Facebook page can be a place where like minded modellers can post pictures of weathered aircraft for inspiration so we can discuss techniques and products. Likewise, post photos of their models so we can all learn from each other and discuss techniques and new products. So far it's turning out to be very popular with over a thousand "Likes" in the first week; I am totally blown away by this. I hope therefore it can become a valuable resource.<br />
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Onto the modelling. I haven't touched the Academy Phantom as the MiG-17 has been taking all of my time so there is no way I'll be getting that done before Telford! Oh well. The MiG has been a bit of a bitch really, the fit is pretty poor and the engineering is over complicated for my tastes. I wish they could have just done 2 fuselage halves rather than splitting it down the middle, it would make life so much easier!<br />
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Here is the nose splitter plate. It looks really minging but I am depicting this aircraft as if it has been dumped in the corner after the war. However, I may change my mind and do an in service machine in which case I'll "clean up" most of the grime and touch up the chipping!<br />
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This model would be a certain tail sitter even though I have missed out most of the engine! To that end, some roofing lead was added under the cockpit tub and Deluxe "Liquid Gravity" poured in and set with ultra thin super glue in the avionics bay.<br />
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Did I mention the fit was poor! Argghhhhh! I dislike construction the best of times but this has been really testing, the first bout of filler was super glue mixed with talc for ease of sanding and a bit of pigment for contrast. It then had a layer of Mr Hobby epoxy putty to smooth things out with a final brush of Mr Surfacer to be on the safe side.<br />
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The model is now almost finished. I'm waiting for the filler around the windscreen to cure (yep, more filler!) so I can sand it, then it'll be painting time! All the rivets have been applied but some will have to be re done as the rubbing down will wipe them out. Bugger. Anyway, the painting will be good fun and a good antidote to sanding dust!<br />
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Here are some weathered MiG-17 pictures to whet your appetite till the nest update which will have pictures of the finished MiG plus a Telford show report!<br />
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Some great news, looks like Mig and Rick have sorted out the admin regarding the AK Interactive situation enough to publish the next issue of The Weathering Magazine! This is great news, especially as its where the Mig and Phantom are destined for! So, congratulations Mig, Rick and the team. <br />
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So, until next time, have fun and be inspired. Oh, and don't forget to check out Scale Aircraft Weathering community on Facebook. <br />
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<br />Jamie Haggohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03547861655674681033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427863648315222104.post-21423376960547993852013-10-21T13:41:00.001-07:002013-10-21T13:41:30.638-07:00Classic CorsairHello, and welcome to the blog. Some of you probably know that I have done a few articles for AK Interactive's "The Weathering Magazine" and in doing so I have got to know Mig Jimenez fairly well over the cyber airwaves. It was a great shock, as it was to many, that Mig, his missus Elizabeth, Carlos Cuesta, Iain Hamilton and Rick Lawler have parted with AKI very suddenly. Now I am not going to speculate on the why's and the wherefores as I am not qualified to do so, I simply don't know anywhere near enough of the behind the scenes information. What I do know is Mig is a really nice guy, he has helped me immeasurably with my AFV modelling which in turn has had a dramatic effect on my aircraft weathering as many of the techniques I employ today have a direct read across from that genre. He even very kindly designed the banner for this blog at his own insistence.<br />
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So, I'd like to let Mig know publicly that I am behind him all the way and wish him every success for the next chapter. He is the type of extremely talented chap that will come bouncing back better than ever I am sure. The Weathering Magazine (which is all in his name) will still continue albeit there is bound to be some disruption as the mess is sorted out but if you are a subscriber I urge you to be patient. Yes I know it's frustration if you have paid in advance for issues but I think we all know that Mig is professional and the magazine will resume very soon. All the best mate, we're all behind you.<br />
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Onto the modelling. Below are a couple of images of the Tamiya Corsair which will appear in issue 51 (the next issue) of AIR Modeller. If you've read previous blog entries, you'll know that initially when this model had been announced I was not all that enthralled, I was hoping for something like a Hurricane or maybe even a Mosquito. I was sure it would have a Merlin engine. If not, then a DB605, I'd love to see them tackle a 109. Anyway, having put all thoughts of the model out of my mind I was asked by David Parker if I would build the review sample for AIR Modeller, I had a little think and dug through some references for inspiration. Pretty much every picture of a USMC aeroplane showed a filthy, worn out combat veteran which gave loads of weathering potential. I was hooked and shortly after the box arrived.<br />
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Clearly I shan't reproduce the article here! What I will do is present a couple of pictures of the finished model. I have written a pretty lengthy article with plenty of progress photos which hopefully won't suffer too much from the dreaded editor's hatchet! One thing I have repeatedly mentioned in the article and will again here though is the importance of reference material. So often we hear modellers talking about accuracy of this shape and that dimension but what they always fail to include is the accuracy of finishing. Now here I am on a sticky wicket as in my mind modelling is art and therefore open to an individuals interpretation. Also, at the end of the day we all enjoy modelling as it is a personal hobby; its just for us. Agreed there are blokes (and ladies) who have this as their day job and thank goodness for them, but really we, as consumers, are free to enjoy our hobby and do things just as we like. However, in my mind it you are concerned with accuracy of shapes and dimensions then you must also have to include how that model is painted and weathered. For me this part is very important and takes precedence therefore I will use that large armoury of techniques and products in order to reproduce what I can see in the reference material.<br />
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Enough of that though, I must say a shout out to Roy Sutherland of Barracuda Studios who sent me his resin bits for the engine and wheels plus the decal placards and also Mal Mayfield of Miracle Masks who produced the bespoke vinyl marking mask set. All of which really helped to make what I think is the best model I have made to date.<br />
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www.barracudacals.com<br />
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As you may have seen in the last instalment of the blog, work had commenced on the Academy F-4B Phantom; well, I wanted to concentrate on the Corsair and get that one done consequently I have made no further progress. However, I did have a few days before coming home on leave for a week or so, so I've actually started another kit, the Hobby Boss MiG-17! This is also for The Weathering Magazine and will go with the Phantom. I wanted to get the fuselages together as leaving them for a week should, hopefully, mean that the mid fuselage seam will have time to fully cure and fingers crossed there should be no shrinkage. I need to scribe a panel line where the join is so again, hopefully this should be fully cured and be an easy task! I'll have to see when I get back.<br />
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The cockpit is straight from the box as the canopy will be shut on this one, I'm going for a quick build in order to concentrate on the painting. The instrument panel looks hideous but none of it will be seen. The seat is from Quickboost and to be honest looks a bit anaemic in there, it kind of gets lost so I may use the kit seat. I'll have a look and decide just before I put the canopy on.<br />
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The centre nose splitter has had a base coat, looks suitably chipped! The next stage is one I am not looking forward to, sanding, filling and scribing; YUK!<br />
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So, there we are, another blog entry.Quite a lot of words and not much in the way of photos but hopefully in the next blog I can show you a lot more of the construction of both the Mig (as in 17 not the Jimenez type) and the Phantom. Although talking of the Jimenez type, I hope there will be something very positive there too, fingers crossed.<br />
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Weathering: This is a subject close to my heart, in fact it's why I make models. A poster on the last entry pointed out that the Junkers 88 model was over weathered as there is a picture of this aeroplane in the Airdoc publication. And yes, I totally agree; if I was making a model of this aircraft at the time the photo was taken. I like to use artistic license here, I will model a particular subject but I will use photos of other aircraft in the same or similar units at different stages of their careers as inspiration. My model will be of a specific aeroplane but not at the time of the photo. If I were to, then I would have to get every last spot, stain, paint chip etc exactly the same as the photo. In other words; impossible. My aim of doing that particular aeroplane would be to represent what that aircraft would look like in a couple of months later using other photos of similarly weathered aeroplanes in order to get the weathering as close as possible.<br />
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Now for the next project; Academy's superb F-4B Phantom II in 1:48. This model will be featured in a forthcoming AK Interactive Weathering Magazine issue. To that end, in order to be fair to AK Interactive I will not be showing any painting or weathering techniques here, you'll have to wait for that issue but what I will be showing in detail, is the construction of the model.<br />
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Here is a list of all the after market products I will be using;<br />
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Aires Cockpit set<br />
Aires open avionics bays<br />
Eduard interior<br />
Eduard exterior<br />
Eduard intake blanks<br />
Eduard Brassin seats<br />
Eduard fabric belts<br />
Eduard Brassin Aim-9B sidewinders (not pictured)<br />
Eduard Brassin Mk 82 bombs (not pictured)<br />
Mk 1 design exhausts<br />
Airwaves or HGW RBF tags<br />
CAM Decals (not pictured)<br />
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So work begins. There's a lot of cutting and fettling to be done in order to open up the nose panels. They extend into the lower fuselage part which was a bit awkward!</div>
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So, quite a bit of extra effort to get the detail sorted but it will be worth it. A word of advice though, resin is nasty stuff so I always sand it wet so I get a paste not airborne dust particles. Its also much easier to clean up that way. Normally I don't really enjoy the construction phase but this time it's actually rather good fun!<br />
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Here's a sneak preview of the Corsair. Work has paused for the time being while I wait for some resin from Roy Sutherland's BarracudaCast arm of his company. The wings are done, as is the undercarriage and a little prep work has been done in the office.<br />
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And this will round off this blog entry. I asked a straight forward question on Hyperscale about cockpit colours and what followed was a grown up, respectful discussion. Each poster put forward his point of view, sometimes with some excellent photos, and everybody who contributed did so in a calm and mature way. Gentlemen, that's how a discussion forum should be used.<br />
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So until next time, happy modelling.<br />
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