Hi All,
Just like to share with you a picture of my 1/48th Scottish Aviation Bulldog that I have used as an experiment with Google Gemini to create from a basic picture of my model I made a year or two back.

I include the original picture and the one I asked it to create for comparison. I hope you like it.

I know that the perspective of the vehicles isn't quite right, but I think I can  get it to refine it with a bit of additional info.

 

Hi All,
Something in 1/144th again but a little larger than the Me262's I have just finished. This one is the Revell Re-boxed Eduard kit of the Junkers Ju52 Trimotor, often referred to as 'Tante Ju, by the Germans, and  by the Allies as 'Iron Annie' in service.
Kit is moulded in 2 Dark Grey and 1 Clear Plastic sets of sprues, with two decal options One for the Russian Front, and the other a Norway Campaign aircraft.

Some pictures of the sprues and instructions:-

Hi All,
Just a brief update about the Wakefield Show that we attended on Sunday. It was held in the Wakefield WX Centre and was a great venue, being warm and good lighting. We had two tables and were well supported by club members. These were, Bob, Chris W, Chris H, Lindsay, Wayne, Steve, and myself. In addition there was Francis looking after his NZ SIG stand, and Dave M came too, his mission to buy a kit or two to even up the other half's spending on wool!
We had a very varied and colourful club display and had some great comments. Wayne's futuristic figure display with lighting drew a lot of attention with the younger visitors.
Wayne, Steve and I, all entered in the open competition which was well supported, and luckily we came away with some 'Silvers' for our entries. Steve two, Wayne one, and myself two, so not a bad haul.
Some pictures of the motley crew and some of the club table:-

Hi All,
Another EC-135 by Revell. Essentially the same moulding as the ADAC kit with an additional sprue with new parts applicable to this version, though a lot of the new pieces on the new sprue are not actually used in this build, being for other incarnations of the EC-135 produced by Revell.

What attracted me to this offering is the striking colour scheme of Red and Yellow, so again another one the wife will like.

Some pictures of the box art, and the sprues before work commences.
 

Well, it's here. Elvington prepares to host a model show.
Thanks to Francis for being an integral part of the organisation of the event
More pictures and updates to follow.

Hi All,
Have started this EC-135 Air Ambulance from Revell. Quite a small helicopter but has lots of good moulding and detail inside it.
So far I have built and painted the interior, almost OOB with exception of some harnesses' for the crew. I have added some strip lead to the underfloor section to balance the aircraft when it is on its skids.
At the moment, I am awaiting the fuselage to dry after being glued together. More progress soon I hope.
Some pictures of it at the before joining the fuselage halves.
Thanks for looking:-

Hi All,
Just like to welcome Simon, onto the club website. I'm sure you will all make him feel welcome, and guide him perhaps with a little banter along the way.
Kevin

New Venue.

Bridlington and Wolds Displaying

4 x Tables (2 linear x 2 Deep)

Planned attendees  Chris W, Kevin D, Jon S, Dave S, Dave M, 

Missed off Chris H, and Neil R, sorry guys............

Hi All,
Just a quick resume of the Keighley Model Show that Bridlington and Wolds attended today. 4 members attended, Bob C, Chris W, Dame M, and myself. We were positioned in a hall off the entrance lobby which was well lit and plenty of space to move around.
We had a good selection of models on display and there was plenty of interest and chance to talk to fellow exhibitors and visitors.
Francis was there in attendance with the New Zealand/ York Modelling Society groups, and Barney called in too.
The show started off well, but it seemed to be a little quiet, and by 3'o'clock were allowed to pack up and make our way home.
A few purchases were made, I won a kit on the tombola, Dave won a book on there too, but overall it was a nice friendly day out, with some good chat and banter. In addition we were approached by two chaps from Scarborough, and two from Bilton who seemed interested and joining us, Chris did a sterling job in giving all the details.
A few pictures of the table and models on display

Hi All,

Next project. Making a representative model of 'Old 66' Sea King used in the Gemini and Apollo space capsule recovery operations.
The original airframe was actually lost in an accident, and there are three other airframes residing in various museums posing as 'Old 66', but I will base my model on the original airframe before it was lost.

Although various marked helicopters were used 'Old 66' is probably the best known.
I intend to back date the Airfix Westland Sea King HAR.3 to a Sikorsky built SH-3D. This will involve removing a few lumps and bumps from the kit and adding some other details.

I have got a set of decals from Old 66 decals/Starfighter Decals which covers 'Old 66' in various guises from the Apollo 8 mission through to Apollo 12 mission. At this stage I'm not sure which one I will do, but the build will be practically the same for each marking with minor variations in markings and ancillary equipment.

So to start with, I have marked onto the main parts of the kit, where most of the changes will occur. 

Some pictures to start with:-
Thanks for looking.
 

Hi All,
Just back from visiting the Shuttleworth Collection and seeing the Proms Night, aerial displays to orchestral music.........Fantastic.
I was taken by the beauty of some of the Biplanes on site and displaying and thought back to my Bristol Bulldog in 1/48th by Inpact/Pyro.
It suffered from some poor decals, especially on the wing uppers, and a little damage has occurred, so a little repair and paint job ahead. 

As a result I intend to repair the wing and bracing and repaint the whole upper wing including the markings.

So far I have copied the blue chevroned bar on the upper wing and made copies of the roundels, sizes, colours, etc.
The wing tanks are in natural metal and these were painted in Alclad II in the first instance so I have masked these prior to stripping the upper wing with some Expo Stripper.

I have done a test with some Tamiya AS-12 Silver from a spray can and I am reasonably confident that I can get a close match to the original 'Silver' and other colours as I go along. I have tested it on some scrap and against the current paintwork, as can be seen in one of the photo's.

The model will be rigged using 'infinity' rigging thread, and some of the missing control wires added at the same time, fingers crossed. 

Some pictures of the above :-

Whilst in the loft, found my 'Puma' that I started a few years ago. Seeing as I'm on with a Sea King at the moment thought I could follow it on with this.
I have already done some work on the fuselage and the cockpit bulkheads, rotor blades, engines, etc.
A typical 1970's offering, lots of rivets, flash, but a reasonable shape nonetheless.
More to follow in between the sea King build. 

Hi All,

Just to let you know that Andy will be away on holiday at the next meeting (Wednesday 9th July) so I will be opening and closing.
I have the Brew Kit, so the Kettle will be on for your arrivals.
Cheers,
Kevin

Hi All,
Wasn't at the last meeting, so don't know if there will be any intrepid modeller's from our club going to this show.
Christine and I are popping in to have a look whilst having the weekend away, so tap me on the shoulder if you spot me and say 'Hi'.
If nobody else goes, I'll take some pictures and post them on here with a quick report.
Kevin

Hi All,

My Sea King has taken the back seat this week or so, whilst I lent a hand to my wife Christine.
As a member of Yorkshire Wolds Railway, we were asked by Matthew, one of the Directors and also Driffield Town Clerk if we could do a book scene depicting 'The Railway Children' which is to form a future shop participation within Driffield during the summer holidays.

The Book was supplied as a 3D printed item, The base was also 3D printed, drawn and designed by our own Andy.

Anyway onto the task part of which I was able to utilize some modelling techniques to help create some scenery to go along with the book.
Chris, painted the figures, the writing, pictures. I helped creating a tunnel face from Milliput, a raised railway track from Balsa, plasticard sleepers, and rails. I adapted some toy Thomas the Tank Engine rolling stock to represent the engine and carriages to go on the rails.   
Finally I created a railway station sign 'Fimber Halt' from Plasticard and Brass rod, and a printed name from the computer.

As members of Yorkshire Wolds Railway, we added a distinct 'nod' to them adding thier logo's and even a Train Ticket numbered 0200 as a reference to 200 years of the Railways in Britain.

Hope you like what she created and my humble additions.

Some Pictures follow:-

Hi All,
Been absent from posting for too long. After an unexpected trip to Doncaster Aeroventure, my interest has been rekindled.
Made a start on this model. I intend to make it more or less from box, with a few detail additions as I go along.
Might need some advice from Chris (our helicopter Guru) if I get stuck or pitfalls to watch out for. Also, need to make as good as a job of it as Jon, our resident ex-RAF Helicopter Pilot will easily spot any 'Blobs' in the build. No pressure then..........
Some pictures to follow tomorrow.
   

Hi All,
Just a quick message to say that I won't be at the next Playday (Number 26) on this coming Sunday.

Hope you all get some modelling done and there is plenty of the usual banter in between those bits being cut, glued and painted.

Enjoy Sunday, hope to be at  Playday Number 27.

Kevin

Hi All,
Next project will be this Academy PBY-5A Catalina, in the markings of the Argentinian Navy.

Christine wanted something a bit more colourful for the next model, so I've chosen this from the stash as I had already got some different decals and some aftermarket bits and bobs.
Model will be mainly Silver overall, with Yellow Wing tops, and Red nose/tail sections.

This is the start point,

Hi All,
This project is a 'Thankyou' and reflection on the kind gift from fellow club member Howard, who raided his stash (or should that be 'Thinned it out') and presented me with an 1/144th Eduard Combo set of Messerschmitt 262's that I am building elsewhere on this forum, in addition he also brought along two Junkers Ju87's in 1/144th one a 'B' the other a 'D'.
Howard had done the lions share of the 'B' (shown here) but it had suffered from a couple of breaks and a little glue on the canopy. The etch brass was unused as were the decals.
So as thanks to Howard I hope to give this kit a bit of a refresh and finish it.
At this stage I'll probably mould a new canopy and perhaps a suggestion of a cockpit, then repair/reattach the broken parts and add the etch brass.
Then give it a neat paint job.

Some pictures follow, thanks for looking

Hi All,
Decided to do something a little bigger this time. It is the Italeri kit of the Ilyushin Il-2M3 Stormovik in 1/48th scale. This kit was originally an Accurate Miniatures moulding but now released by Italeri. The single seat variant is also available but is currently a Revell boxing.
The kit is well moulded with virtually no flash at all, it has sharp well defined panel lines, and a good looking decal sheet. The canopy and clear parts are crystal clear.
I intend to use the Eduard 'Zoom' etch set on this build, which concentrates mainly on the cockpit and should enhance the detail the kit provides, especially the seat belts which are in decal form in the kit.
A few pictures of the sprues to whet your appetite.