NAVY & MILITARY Planes in 1/200

[papermate]

What I'm using are free kits by various designers. And Stahlhart is by most favoured. Later on, I would be using paid kits but they are not Navy planes and are thus not presented here.

Papermate

[jobeaux]

Lookin' good Papermate! Between you, Jan, and Chris's Micro/Mini competition card-stock manufacturers must be feeling worried! Somebody build something HUGE! Quick! Save the paper manufacturers!
All kidding aside, well done mate!

[papermate]

Coming up No. 3 is the F7, still a US Navy plane. I have entered the 1/750 version to the Micro Mini Competition.

Papermate

[Ron40]

Excellent models. I was in an F11F squadron when in the Navy
and made a couple of far east cruises...Ron

[ashevilleangler]

Is the Cutlass a Fiddlers Green model? It would be nice to post each kit's publisher along with the model pics if you don't mind.

Thanks,

Curt

[GMintz]

Very nice!!!

Please post some in-progress pictures so we can see how such beautiful work is done.

Best wishes,

Greg

[papermate]

Okay, the 4th one to show here is Lotniskowce's Sea Fury, reduced from 1/72 to 1/200 (36% reduction, fit for mini competition). This time, it's a British plane. Below are build pictures of the near-complete model. The clear canopy is in the making and the finished build will be shown later. The paper used is a sort of semi-gloss wrapping paper after shopping at a supermarket. Must admit the acceptance of printing ink is less than satisfactory. Anyway, once the plan was printed, I just went ahead to build it. Minute copper wires are used to strengthen the prop blades.

Paperemate

[papermate]

The canopy is first built from the plan, inside out and then filled with a kind of compound filler. After drying over night, the mould was given water-sanding treatment. After that, the clear canopy is made in Chiawatkom's way. Small strips of self-adhesive aluminium foild are used as the canopy frame. And here we are, the finished build with pictures of spinning prop.

Papermate

[cafe]

Beautiful Sea Fury !

[Pat_craft]

Magnifique !