LUFTHANSA JUNKERS G 38 AIRLINER

This is the wonderful little 1:144 scale airliner model from Revell of Germany of the astonishing Junkers G38 aircraft. It had two decks and four engines and passengers could even sit in the nose or in the wings!
The paint is Alcald aluminium and gloss black. The decals worked perfectly. There is a complete interior but the windows are too small to allow you to see inside.
I failed to take photos of it myself but found this image from the Ajax 2014 contest where it was a prize winner.

Junkers G38 aircraft - Lufthansa

MISTER BONES, or AGENT SKULLY

This is the unusual 1:1 scale model of a human skull by Lindbergh Models from the USA.
The quality of the skull model is amazingly good, especially considering that Lindbergh is usually bottom-of-the-barrel in that regard. It has clearly been moulded from a real human skull as the detail is perfect.
The bone was moulded in gloss white plastic which I rubbed with Vallejo putty to give a better texture. Then it was sprayed with Tamiya white primer. Then the primer was rubbed with Vallejo grey powder and sometimes wetted and rubbed and other times just forced into crevices with a stiff brush. The teeth were also primer white, then soaked in tea and washed with yellow then coated with satin clearcoat then filled with grey powder to pick out the gaps and gum lines.
It was a second place winner in the misc. category at the Montreal MIMM 2016 contest.

human skull

human skull

human skull

human skull

human skull

human skull

human skull

Third place winner in the Miscellaneous category at CAPCON 2017 on 30 September 2017.

C.I.A. "OXCART" RS-71

This is the 1:72 scale Hasegawa model form the 1980s of the CIA's famous top secret SR-71 spy-plane code-named OXCART. I call this model "Oxcart 4" as there is a big red 3 on the tail. Remember, this was the CIA's aircraft, and even the flash numbers on the side were changed to fool anyone who managed to get a glimpse or a photo.
The US Air Force version was supposed to be designated the RS-71, but was mistakenly announced by L.B.J. as the SR-71.So the new name stuck.
Paint is the Vallejo matte black primer, with various Vallejo airbrush metallic colours for the engines. I added the hydraulic tubes for the main gear. The decals were solid and would never come off the backing sheet. So other means were necessary. The entire kit went together and was painted in six days. The shinier silver on the tips of the engine shock cones comes from using an undercoat of black printer, then using a Tamiya rattle can of silver, then using a fine mist of Vallejo metallizer dark aluminium. This shows up in the photos quite well. A silvered toothbrush was used for bringing out the old raised panel lines and producing weathered edges.
It is very difficult to photograph a long all-black aircraft with a simple camera. Sorry about the rather low-quality images.
It came in second place in the 1:72 aircraft category at the Montreal MIMM 2016 contest.

C.I.A. "OXCART" RS-71

C.I.A. "OXCART" RS-71

C.I.A. "OXCART" RS-71

C.I.A. "OXCART" RS-71

C.I.A. "OXCART" RS-71

CANNON "32 pound long gun" FROM A CAPITAL SHIP

This is a 1:30 scale metal and wood model of a "32 pound long gun" from Unicorn Model of China. It would have been seen on capital sailing warships at the time of Admiral Nelson, and would not have been phased out until breech loaders and rifled barrels were invented. This could be English or French and possibly have seen action at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
A common gun of this designation had a 155mm calibre; and with a full charge of about 5 kg could fire up to 14.5 kg of projectile to an extreme range of less than 1800 metres. The barrel weighed about 3 tonnes, and the carriage another half tonne.
The deck is bare wood with each board cut and placed individually. The deck edge and frame are coated in a wood gloss finish. Extra rigging was built for the cannon to show the means to pull the gun carriage back from the edge in order to service the gun. The water bucket was built from scratch with a lot of small wooden staves. All of the rear pins were added by me. I also added the tied lead sheet on top of the cannon to protect the firing hole. This is seen on similar cannons on HMS Victory.
The kit was ordered from AliExpress, and it went together in about two weeks.

32 pound long gun

32 pound long gun

32 pound long gun

32 pound long gun

32 pound long gun

32 pound long gun

32 pound long gun

32 pound long gun

32 pound long gun

32 pound long gun

32 pound long gun

32 pound long gun