#italeri

2024 Wrap up.

Weird year for me modelling,that's for sure.

I started with the Airfix B-25 in 1/72, and really, I just don't build 72's. Had planned on building as Berlin Express, but it turned out that decal set that I thought I saw was in the wrong scale, so I sort of hobbled together this desert pink version from the spare decals.

Accurate Miniatures SBD was next, don't build this kit. IT's way too finicky. I had broken off the gunners ring after gluing the fuselage, so I ended up shelving the kit and moving on.

Next I worked the Hasegawa Typhoon, which is a pretty good kit. I did not have the paints for it, nor the money to spring for paint, so this too got shelved.

The Monogram T-6 came next, as a pallet cleanser for me, since I wasn't actually finishing any kits. As a bonus, this old vintage boxing of the kit happened to have a rear gunner. So I used the guns from the T-6 to finish the SBD.

As a glutton for punishment, I next did the Italeri Huey, been in my stash for years. Not that it's a bad kit, it was quite good actually. It just meant I had to really pay attention to interior details, as well as exterior. Huey is more of an armor kit than aviation.

At Oshkosh I picked up a few kits. This Tamiya P-51B RAF was one. Built it when I got home, and as a bonus there, the paints for the Mustang are the same as for the Tiffy, so I managed to finish that one too.

Finally I built the vintage Monogram Crusader that I pick up in Oshkosh, and that kit was a treat to build honestly.