Daz's Plastic modelling blog

Models completed during 2024

2025-01-13T12:45:00.001+00:00

I didn't complete many models last year due to moving to Manchester to be with my Partner. As you can see, I didn't finish many, but what I did finish I'm pleased with!

So here they are in order of completion:

Models completed during 2023

2023-12-27T14:57:00.002+00:00

This year has been my most productive to date,with Fourteen projects being completed. It's been full of Hurricane's and Sturmgeshutz, and M113's. And a few other projects scattered throughout the year. So here are the completed projects.

Airfix 1/72 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I finished in the markings of 615 Sqn. L1592 is the oldest Hurricane in preservation, and she now resides at the Science Museum in London.

Airfix 1/72 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I shown in Finnish Air Force markings.

Tamiya 1/35 StuG III Ausf.G finished as an early vehicle on the Eastern Front in 1943.

Airfix 1/72 Avro Shackleton MR.2 finished as one of the airframes crewed by my Grandfather while on 38 Sqn. The aircraft is depicted as she was in 1956 in the overall Grey scheme.

Tamiya 1/35 StuG III Ausf. G Finnish Army

Tamiya 1/35 StuH 42

Airfix 1/72 Hawker Hurricane finished as the personal aircraft of Edgar James "Cobber" Kain of 73 Sqn.

Tamiya 1/35 M113 APC

Tamiya 1/35 M113A1 APC with ACAV

Tamiya 1/35 StuG III Ausf.G. Tamiya base kit with bits from my spares box.

Revell 1/72 Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIb in Soviet markings.

Academy 1/35 M113A1 with recoilless rifle

Academy 1/35 M163 Vulcan

Airfix 1/72 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I in 111 Sqn markings. The first RAF squadron to equip with the Hurricane.

Rye Field Model 1/35 Panther Ausf.F first completion of 2022

2022-01-09T20:17:00.003+00:00

I started this on December 8, 2021, and was completed yesterday. I didn't want to do the tank with the usual 7.5cm KwK 42, so did it as the proposed Krupp 8.8cm KwK 43 which had in my parts box. Camouflage scheme is one that was being applied at the M.A.N. factory at the end of the War.

Airfix 1/72 Avro Lancaster

2021-08-20T17:36:00.001+01:00

Finished this yesterday. The model depicts Avro Lancaster B.Mk.I RF128, which was built at Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft. RF128 was taken on strength by 424 (Tiger) Sqn of 6 (RCAF) Group Bomber Command. RF128 wears nose art painted by LAC Matthew C. Ferguson (who also painted nose art on other aircraft in the squadron) christened "Victorious Virgin". RF128 was flown by F/Lt. J.F. Thomas RCAF and crew, who carried out the squadron's 2000th operation on Heide Oil Refinery on March 20/21, 1945. So onto the model, I was going to do the bomb door's open, but the door retraction jacks snapped (this was the first time it happened), so decided to do the door's closed. I also scratchbuilt a camera frame to hold the F.24 camera in the nose. I also drilled out the windows in the escape hatches as Airfix mould them solid. I also drilled out the camera port under the forward fuselage, the escape hatches and camera port were both filled with PVA glue, which dried clear. I've also fitted the correct bomb aimer's blister with "Z" equipment as per images of the actual aircraft. Now on to the images. The white in the exhaust staining depicts Lead deposits

Revell 1/72 B-17G-30 "Nine-O-Nine" clears the Bench 14/08/2021

2021-08-14T20:20:00.002+01:00

She's finally done, all based on my own research. So the model is my interpretation of Boeing B-17G-30 42-13909 "Nine-O-Nine" of the 323rd Bombardment Squadron of the 91st Bombardment Group "The Ragged Irregulars" of the Eighth Army Air Force, based at Bassingbourn. The Red wingtips and empennage denotes the 1st Air Division of the 1st Combat Wing. "Nine-O-Nine" completed 140 missions (18 of these to Berlin), also three Luftwaffe fighter's were claimed by her gunner's. "Nine-O-Nine" was returned back to the United States on June 11,1945 and was then sent to the RFC (Reconstruction Finance Corporation) at Kingman in Arizona and was sold for scrap on December 7, 1945.

B-17 crew stations complete 03/07/2021

2021-07-03T20:55:00.002+01:00

This is all kit nothing added by myself.

Tamiya 1/35 Panther Ausf.G

2021-07-01T21:00:00.002+01:00

The base kit is the Tamiya Late Panther Ausf.G kit. And because I didn't want multiple's of Panther tanks sitting on my shelf due to space limitations, I decided to put three Tanks into one model with help from the spares bin. So it has Infrared, extra aerials of a Command tank, and spare wheel holders on the Turret. The colour scheme is based on one being applied at the Factories towards the end of the War. I've also included images of just two of the many references I have on Panther's

Revell 1/72 B-17G Flying Fotress Build 12/06/2021

2021-06-12T13:51:00.001+01:00

The interior colours are now applied in the Fuselage of the B-17. And the cockpit area is painted and I've painted the forward area silver and the radio room bulkhead silver to replicate the unpainted areas of the aircraft.

Revell 1/72 B-17G Fortress 29/05/2021

2021-05-29T20:52:00.000+01:00

So I've had this in the build pile for a while, and thought I'd drag it out and build it with research I've done to be built as the original "Nine-O-Nine".

First of the year 31/01/2020

2020-01-31T14:49:00.001+00:00

My first model completion of the year. It's Tamiya's 1/35 M4A3 75mm (w). The model represents a Tank belonging to the 6th Armored Division during the Ardennes Offensive in January, 1945. The 6th Armored aka "Super Sixth" landed on Utah Beach on July 19, 1944.

1/35 M1A1 Abrams "Combat Cadillac" first completion of the year

2019-09-19T15:50:00.001+01:00

As per the title this is my first completion of the year. Its Meng Models M1A1 AIM. My model is based on 6 different Tanks I had pictures of so put them into one model (my model my rules). In the main it depicts a Tank belonging to the USMC complete with wading stacks. The .50 on the main gun barrel is an Army fixture, but I decided I like the look, so decided to fit it on my model. Also the ring gunsight on the Commander's .50 machine gun is not installed on the guns in real life, but I added one because it looks cool. The markings are for USMC tanks from different time frames, but again its my model so I can do what I like with it. I really enjoyed building this kit, and will be buying other variants of the "Combat Cadillac" as its my favourite modern Tank. So what's next?

My Mum

2018-03-09T21:17:00.000+00:00

Well last Saturday at 01:30 Mum lost her short, but brave battle with Lung Cancer. We knew Mum just had weeks, but we weren't expecting her to pass away so early. But at least now she is at peace and is no longer suffering.

Mrs Linda Jean Greenwood nee Taylor 02/09/1949-03/03/2018.

My first completion for 2018

2018-01-07T11:44:00.002+00:00

This is a 1/24 scale Grey Matters figure of an RAF Fighter Command pilot in 1940. The figure was painted in acrylics, enamels and oils. I'm quite pleased to how it turned out.