Airfix new 1/48 Bf 109 E

The new Airfix 1/48 scale Bf 109E comes with different parts to build either as a E-1, E-3 or a E-4. It  also comes with different bombs and a drop tank. There are decals for three different machines and I've decided to build Major Galland's E-4 with yellow markings. Airfix kit is not as sophisticated and crisp as the Tamiya Bf 109 E, and panel lines are a bit coarse so if the price is not important , go for the Tamiya kit. I got a 20% discount on my kit so I decided to give it a chance.

Updated. I'm sorry to announce that the model has been put into in the circular archive. In my opinon, this kit is inferior to the Tamiya Bf 109E and given I already have the Tamiya Bf 109E in my collection I felt that it was not worth spending time on. The decals were worth saving though.

Heller 1/72 AJ-37 Viggen Part 2

I made ​​a New Year's resolution to complete any half finished kits in my collection. The Monograms B-17 was the first box to tick in. The next is Heller's excellent AJ-37 Viggen in the daunting "splinter" camouflage. One can spend an eternity to mask and paint this scheme, but I choose to use ready-made masks to save some time. The aircraft is assembled and ready to paint. To facilitate the painting, I have not fitted the canards.

 I searched everywhere for ejection seat and was soon convinced that it was lost to the vacuum cleaner so I bought a new one, only to find that the old one was stuck inside the instruction manual with blu-tac!

Updated. I'm sorry to announce that the model has been scrapped. Masks from Gator was a nightmare to work with, they fit poorly and pulled the color from the aircraft. I was tired of building and threw it in the trash. It was in retrospect a hasty decision and I should have sanded away the paint and started over again. Well, I managed to save the ejector seat anyway.

Part 1 is here: http://hogges-modellbygge.blogspot.com/2011/03/heller-aj-37-viggen.html

B-17 Flying Fortress finished !

After a long struggle, my big 1:48 scale B-17 is finally completed. Let me start with the negative part. The kit is old and it shows especially on clear plastic that are thick and fits poor. The rest of the parts fit pretty good though. Not much of the interior is visible through the clear plastic so most of the detail work on the interior is wasted. Now for the positive parts. The model is impressive and surface detailing is very nicely done. The raised panel lines look very good with pre shading. The kit comes with a set of really nice figures (although some of them looks a little to tall for the scale) and a loaded bomb cart. Overall, it is a good kit that is let down by the poor clear parts

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