Plastic Scale Models

Scale

1/72 = I like this scale for planes

Tools

• Air brush - needed / iwsh list

• Panel liners

Techniques

• Think about what to glue on and paint, versus what to pain _then_ glue on.
• Clean the model before primer
• Using black primber for shadow and highlist hwith whie, then apply basecode of colour

Process

planes

• cockpit
• landing gear
• assembly
• putty
• filing, sanding
• redo panel lines

• black primer, white highlights

Tanks

• lower hull and suspension
• upper hull
• tracks
• wood handles on tools: light sand, washes of brown for grain.

• black primer, white highlights

Kids

• Monster Truck

• Spaceship

• DeHavlaine Vampire ( in progress David (talk) 14:16, 17 July 2017 (UTC) )

Me

• F-8 Bearcat

• Cheiftan Tank

• Supermarine Swift FR.5 Airfix

Wish list

• 1/72 OV-10 Bronco
  • Ref https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXxoSyew1Rg

• A-10 Thunderbolt

• 1/72 Academy A-37B Dragonfly

• Sukhoi Su-25 1/72
  • Frogfoot

• Douglas a-26 invader

• Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw
• possibly the HO4S-3

I Seem to be drawn to ground attack craft

resources

• Paul Budzik https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrdcVbQE5fUvTKxMbhnN_KQ , very good, classical old school

• Plasmo

• Big Modeller https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZEWsfls6g4TEuMmt_tNDMg <- very gud

• Sall M Y https://www.youtube.com/user/OGGB30171 - too much talking.

• Andy's Hooby headquarters - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChnAgeghaNKLdftbfJY8zNA - very accessible