Craigs Cold War Builds

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hi i think i'd better start a build thread to show/keep track of the builds that i've put forward to do for the 2016 telford display
up first is a part built F4F Phantom

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a few small areas need a bit of filler,seat still needs painting /seatbelts and canopy dipping in klear(when i find who sells new correct type in the uk) and masking then we should be ready for painting
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Nice work so far Craig. Looking forward to seeing this one complete.

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here are the photos of the other kits i'm building

J35J Draken (sweden)

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i'm using a maestro models resin cockpit and seat on this,

esci mirage F1 CG (greece)

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Italeri Mig29UB (Czech)

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going to make a start on a couple of these straight away
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A great selection Craig and you can't go far wrong in my eyes by featuring an F-4 :grin:
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Great start and a good selection of kits.
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Some terrific looking kits Craig. They're going to make a great impression at Telford 8-)
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hi here is the hungarian choice

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i'm starting on this and the mirage f1 first and they will be oob as it stands

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I'm sure they'll turn out nicely OOB. They look like rather nice kits. Got to be careful or this build might set me off on another buying spree :roll:
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Dazzled wrote:I'm sure they'll turn out nicely OOB. They look like rather nice kits. Got to be careful or this build might set me off on another buying spree :roll:
You haven't seen my SU-27 yet - wow it's a nice kit!

These all look great - looking forward to seeing them built up.
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hi here's abit of progress made with the t80 that had been left in primer

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A great looking bit of Soviet armour. Will it be in Russian markings, one of the Warsaw Pact states or one of the new states?
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hi here's abit of progress made with the t80 that had been left in primer

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gotmy aztec airbrush working so sprayed the base colour will be doing the WGT scheme as shown with the kit which says to use revell beige89 which looked to dark so i mixed/lightened with vallejo pale sand ,

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still got the l&l tracks to do
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hi daryl it gonna be done in pale beige /light olive/black camo as used by the western group troop stationed in east germany some thing for shauns leopards to take aim at
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Nice one Craig. My Leopard crews will enjoy taking pot shots at that :grin:
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Love Ruskie armour - it looks great!
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