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Some background:
The First Chechen War (also known as the First Chechen Сampaign, First Russian-Chechen war, or, from Russian point of view, as “Armed conflict in the Chechen Republic and on bordering territories of the Russian Federation”), was a rebellion by the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria against the Russian Federation, fought from December 1994 to August 1996. After the initial campaign of 1994–1995, culminating in the devastating Battle of Grozny, Russian federal forces attempted to seize control of the mountainous area of Chechnya but were set back by Chechen guerrilla warfare and raids on the flatlands despite Russia's overwhelming advantages in firepower, manpower, weaponry, artillery, combat vehicles, airstrikes and air support. The resulting widespread demoralization of federal forces and the almost universal opposition of the Russian public to the conflict led Boris Yeltsin's government to declare a ceasefire with the Chechens in 1996 and sign a peace treaty a year later.
The conflict started in 1991, when Chechnya declared, in the wake of the dissolution of the Soviet Union, independence and was named the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. According to some sources, from 1991 to 1994, tens of thousands of people of non-Chechen ethnicity (mostly Russians, Ukrainians and Armenians) left the republic amidst reports of violence and discrimination against the non-Chechen population. Other sources do not identify displacement as a significant factor in the events of the period, instead focusing on the deteriorating domestic situation within Chechnya, the aggressive politics of the Chechen President, Dzhokhar Dudayev, and the domestic political ambitions of Russian President Boris Yeltsin.
On 11 December 1994, Russian forces launched a three-pronged ground attack towards Grozny. The main attack was temporarily halted by the deputy commander of the Russian Ground Forces, General Eduard Vorobyov, who then resigned in protest, stating that it was "a crime" to "send the army against its own people." Many in the Russian military and government opposed the war as well. Yeltsin's adviser on nationality affairs, Emil Pain, and Russia's Deputy Minister of Defense General Boris Gromov (esteemed commander of the Afghan War), also resigned in protest of the invasion ("It will be a bloodbath, another Afghanistan", Gromov said on television), as did General Boris Poliakov. More than 800 professional soldiers and officers refused to take part in the operation; of these, 83 were convicted by military courts and the rest were discharged. Later General Lev Rokhlin also refused to be decorated as a Hero of the Russian Federation for his part in the war.
The Chechen Air Force (as well as the republic's civilian aircraft fleet) at the time of the 1st Chechen War consisted of a small, mixed fleet of annexed former Soviet air force types that had been based on Chechen ground. The backbone of the “Chechen Republic of Ichkeria Air Force”, how it was officially called, were a handful L-39 Albatros, L-29 Delfin and MiG-21UM jet trainers, augmented by single specimen of full-fledged combat aircraft like the MiG-21 and Su-25. Even a single vintage MiG-17, until then used as an instructional airframe, was revived and became part of the Chechen Air Force!
However, many of these were not fit for sustained operations due to lack of service, spares, weapons and qualified pilots.
The few aircraft that could be brought into the air within the very first hours of the conflict only made minor impression on the Russian forces, rather acting as distractions than being effective combat units. A few air strikes were flown, but no air-to-air combat occurred. Beyond the poor condition, most of the Chechen military aircraft fleet was destroyed or damaged beyond repair in the air strikes that occurred on the first days of the conflict, which included massive attacks against Khankala air base and its infrastructure. Single machines that had been on missions at that time escaped and were able to land on other airfields, but they became unusable within a few days due to the lack of maintenance, fuel and ordnance.
Boris Yeltsin's cabinet's expectations of a quick surgical strike, quickly followed by Chechen capitulation and regime change, were misguided: Russia found itself in a quagmire almost instantly. The morale of the Russian troops, poorly prepared and not understanding why and even where they were being sent, was low from the beginning. Some Russian units resisted the order to advance, and in some cases, the troops sabotaged their own equipment. In Ingushetia, civilian protesters stopped the western column and set 30 military vehicles on fire, while about 70 conscripts deserted their units. Advance of the northern column was halted by the unexpected Chechen resistance at Dolinskoye and the Russian forces suffered their first serious losses. Deeper in Chechnya, a group of 50 Russian paratroopers surrendered to the local Chechen militia after being deployed by helicopters behind enemy lines and then abandoned.
Yeltsin ordered the Russian Army to show restraint, but it was neither prepared nor trained for this. Civilian losses quickly mounted, alienating the Chechen population and raising the hostility that they showed towards the Russian forces, even among those who initially supported the Russians' attempts to unseat Dudayev. Other problems occurred as Yeltsin sent in freshly trained conscripts from neighboring regions rather than regular soldiers. Highly mobile units of Chechen fighters inflicted severe losses on the ill-prepared and demoralized Russian troops. Although the Russian military command ordered to only attack designated targets, due to the lack of training and experience of Russian forces, they attacked random positions instead, turning into carpet bombing and indiscriminate barrages of rocket artillery, and causing enormous casualties among the Chechen and Russian civilian population.
On 29 December, in a rare instance of a Russian outright victory, the Russian airborne forces seized the military airfield next to Grozny and repelled a Chechen armored counterattack in the Battle of Khankala; the next objective was the city itself. With the Russians closing in on the capital, the Chechens began to hastily set up defensive fighting positions and grouped their forces in the city. Russian Army forces were commanded into Grozny in 1994 but, after two years of intense fighting, the Russian troops eventually withdrew from Chechnya under the Khasavyurt Accord. Chechnya preserved its de facto independence until the second war broke out in 1999.
General characteristics:
Crew: 1
Length: 15.76 m (51 ft 7½ in) incl. pitot
Wingspan: 7.15 m (23 ft 6 in)
Height: 4.13 m (13 ft 6½ in)
Wing area: 23.0 m² (247.3 ft²)
Empty weight: 5,843 kg (12,870 lb)
Gross weight: 8,200 kg (18,060 lb)
Max. TOW: 9,400 kg (20,700 lb)
Powerplant:
1× Tumansky R-13-300 turbojet, rated at 40,30 kN (9,040 lbf) dry thrust
and 60,70 kN (13,650 lbf) with afterburner
Performance:
Maximum speed: 2,230 km/h (1,385 mph/1,205 kts) at 11.000 m
1,300 km/h (807 mph/702 kts) at sea level
Cruising speed: 1,200 km/h (745 mph/650 kts)
Landing speed: 350 km/h (217 mph/190 kts)
Range: (internal fuel) 1,210 km (751 miles)
Combat radius with two AAMs and three drop tanks: 465 ml (750 km)
Service ceiling: 19,000 m (62,200 ft)
Rate of climb: 180 m/s (35,375 ft/min)
Thrust-to-weight ratio: 1.03 maximum
Armament:
1x internal 23 mm GSh-23 cannon with 200 rounds
5x hardpoints for a wide range of ordnance of up to 2.870 lb (1.300 kg)
The kit and its assembly:
This rather simple what-if model had been on my idea list for some time, but the “Captured!” Group Build at whatifmodellers.com in late 2020 was a good occasion and motivation to take the idea to the hardware stage. This what-if model was originally inspired by a PrintScale aftermarket decal sheet for the Aero L-39 Albatros trainer. It contained markings for a lot of exotic operators, including Laos and Ghana, as well as markings for an aircraft of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria Air Force from the early stages of the 1st Chechen War, actually a captured aircraft of the Russian Air Force. While the paint scheme was simple - a standard trainer livery, just with overpainted roundels and tactical markings - I found the historic context interesting. I did some legwork and tried to puzzle together the background of these markings, as well as the origins of the Chechen air force, in order to transfer it onto a different aircraft type.
In fact, much of the background given above is authentic (As far as I can tell, during such conflicts, there is always more than a single truth…), the Chechen makeshift air force was pretty small, consisting primarily of trainers, some helicopters and obsolete types (apparently, the single resurrected MiG-17 from storage was “real”!). AFAIK, no MiG-21 single seater was operated in Chechen colors, even though (at least) one MiG-21UM trainer carried Ichkerian roundels. However, all aircraft were destroyed on the ground within the first hours of the conflict, so that the air force did not play any role in the ongoing battles.
The basis of this build is the relatively new KP kit for the MiG-21MF/MA/R, which is apparently a low-budget re-boxing of the RV Aircraft kit without PE parts. Having some surplus MiG-21 kits at hand from a KP “Joy Pack” (with three complete MF/MA/R version kits, w/o decals), I decided to use one of them for a fictional Chechen Fishbed, an MF. This is/was actually an export version of the Fishbed (the MiG-21 SM, to be specific), but this variant was operated by the Soviet/Russian Air Force, too, alongside the more capable MiG-21bis, even though not in large scale. A Su-25 would have been another worthwhile choice, but I found the L-39 markings to be too small for this type, so the slender Fishbed was chosen, being a very common and therefore plausible type.
I had a trio “joy pack” sans decals stashed away some time ago and now is the occasion to build the first of these kits, and I built an MF from it, mostly OOB. So far, I am very impressed by the kit's details. The cockpit has a full tub, with side walls and consoles up to the canopy, rich detail everywhere (there is probably ANY rivet represented on the surface, finely recessed) and there are things like a free-standing shock cone, options for all air brakes to be built in opened position and even an opening for the air outlet in front of the windscreen. However, fit is not stellar, and any surface detail is a separate part. For instance, the small wing fences have to be glued into place - not that problem if they would fit... The fences are rectangular parts, and the wing surfaces are curved - that does not work. There are no locator pins for the wings, they have to be glued directly onto the fuselage flanks – a rather anachronistic approach. And the worst bummer is that the main landing gear wells are somehow located too far ahead - I am not certain how this blatant flaw on such a good model could find its way into the mold? Nevertheless, I am impressed by the many details and options of this kit, but feelings are ambiguous.
The kit was built OOB. I just gave it two pairs of bombs (a pair of FAB-250 bombs and two OFAB-100 fragmentation bombs) as ordnance from the scrap box (from a Kangnam Yak-38 and a KP Su-25). The Fishbeds from the Joy Pack come with drop tanks, some Atoll and Aphid AAMs and a pair of heavy unguided S-24 missiles, but I found none of these really suitable for a Chechen aircraft.
Painting and markings:
I used the L-39 from the PrintScale decal sheet as conceptual benchmark: a former Russian aircraft, captured and pressed into Chechen service on short notice. As such, the Fishbed received a typical Soviet/Russian disruptive four-tone, tactical “steppe” camouflage. A real-world MiG-21 was the benchmark for the pattern, I just replaced the colors. They became pale sand, medium brown, grass green and dark green, with blue undersides (Humbrol 121, 237, 150 and 75, respectively with 115 underneath).
The cockpit interior was painted in characteristic bright turquoise and medium grey, the landing gear became matt aluminum, with bright green wheel discs. The wells were painted with a mix of Humbrol 56 and 81, for a yellowish metallic grey. Humbrol 105 was used for the Fishbed’s typical di-electric fairings on nose, tail and ventral fin.
The kit received a light black ink wash and some post panel shading for a used/worn look, since the MiG-21 would in 1994 have already been a secondary line aircraft with many flying hours on the clock. The areas, where Red Stars and the tactical code had formerly been placed, were overpainted with fresh dark green (Humbrol 195) and light blue under the outer wings (Humbrol 89). The new operator’s markings were added on top of that: early Chechen roundels with a red star as background (which was later changed into green, probably in order to make the aircraft easier and clearer to distinguish, even though I have doubts about contrast on a camouflage background?) from the aforementioned PrintScale L-39 sheet. The large tactical code numbers come from a MiG-17 (Microscale sheet).
The slogan “Ӏожалла я маршо“ (Joƶalla ya marşo, “Death or Freedom”, after the Anthem of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria’s title which was written in 1992 and lasted until 2004) was painted manually with acrylic white and a fine brush. The handwritten style pragmatically suits the aircraft and its situation well. Cheesy and patriotic, but IMHO appropriate and just the detail that sets this Fishbed apart from a simple roundel rebadge.
Some areas were furthermore lightly wet-sanded, for an intentional makeshift and worn look. Finally, the model was sealed with matt acrylic varnish (Italeri) and I did some dry-brushing with aluminum on the leading edges and around the cockpit.
A relatively simple whif project, but I like the exotic touch of the Chechen markings – this fictional Fishbed looks pretty believable. I also like the “colorful” livery, despite being a camouflage scheme. However, I am not 100% sold on the relatively new KP/RV Aircraft kit. It looked so good in the box, and it is full of many minute details. But building it revealed some weaknesses and even lethal flaws, like the mispositioned/crippled main landing gear wells in the wings. There’s something fundamentally wrong. WTF?
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (June 13, 2022) - A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet aircraft with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 533 takes off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, June 14, 2022, in support of Valiant Shield 2022. Exercises such as Valiant Shield allows the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Task Force the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service to conduct long-range, precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-axis, multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Task Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mitchell Austin) 220613-M-MY099-1007
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I'm getting there. Ceiling and coving done. Two coats of white to cover the red walls, and now ready for a new colour.
On this day, my dishwasher broke, so I had to go buy a new one. Plus also I also bought new basic microwave to replace the one the broke over Christmas. So what with a new washing machine before Christmas, that's the 3 things, so I should be good for awhile :))
NASA's first Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (a modified Boeing 747) and five T-38 aircraft flies over Orbiter 101, also known as Enterprise, while it was parked on the runway at Edwards Air Force Base. Enterprise had just completed its second free flight of the Approach and Landing Tests (ALT) on September 13, 1977, piloted by Joe Engle and Richard Truly.
The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) shown here was instrumental in the ALT flights, and also flew 70 of the 87 ferry missions during the operational phase of the shuttle program, including 46 of the 54 post-mission ferry flights from Dryden (now known as Armstrong Flight Research Center) to the Kennedy Space Center. After the orbiters were retired, this SCA flew three ferry missions to deliver Discovery, Enterprise, and Endeavour to museums where they are currently on display.
In November 1990, a second Shuttle Carrier Aircraft was delivered to NASA. Upon its retirement on February 8, 2012, it had amassed 33,004 flight hours over its 38-year flight career, including 386 flights as a NASA shuttle carrier aircraft, 66 of which were flights with a space shuttle mounted atop the fuselage. It flew 17 of the post-shuttle-landing ferry flights from Edwards to Kennedy.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: S77-28200
Date: September 13, 1977
The Boeing C-32's out of Andrews Air Force base are frequent visitors here. We finally had enough staffing today that I was able to take some shots while they practiced landings and take offs. The most beautiful plane in the Presidential fleet! Call sign was Venus94.
A busy scene within the Kronstadt military seaport on Kotlin Island near Saint Petersburg sees Russian tanker Aral in the foreground, with RFS KARPATY Rescue-raising Vessel (Project 530) and RFS RASTOROPNYY Sovremennyy Class Destroyer Pennant No. 420 (Project 956) moored together behind it, along with the Non-self-propelled SFDR (Arcticheskaya) ARCTIC (Project 15402M) moored behind them all.
Based on his appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
This has to be my favourite M4U fig to date. Absolutely amazing detail all around.
Bought from minifigures.co.uk (link below)
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This is a Clone base I half built a year ago, and recently finished. I am going to Marine Recruit Training today, so this will be my last post till November
+++ DISCLAIMER +++
Nothing you see here is real, even though the conversion or the presented background story might be based historical facts. BEWARE!
Some background:
The S 13A was a reconnaissance aircraft that entered the Swedish armed forces in 1940, and it was only built and operated in a very limited number - actually only a pre-production batch of 20 aircraft. Originally, the aircraft was known as the "P7", and it was to be the only design of AB Förenade Flygverkstäder (AFF for short) that entered the hardware stage before the company was integrated into Saab again.
AFF had been formed in 1937 by ASJA and Saab as a measure to push the Swedish aircraft industry forward, in a complicated historical period with looming war in Europe, a tense, competitive situation in the domestic aircraft/military industry and Sweden's pursuit of neutrality. AFF was more or less a joint venture in defense against the Bofors group, and the design bureau not only consisted of Swedish engineers but also a considerable number of American technicians.
One of AFF's first designs was the P7 in response to a competition in 1938 for a new Army and Naval reconnaissance aircraft. Good visibility for both pilot and observer was an important factor for the military, so that a high-winged layout was chosen. The mission envelope included tactical reconnaissance and artillery reconnaissance capability – photographic reconnaissance and observation of artillery fire in daylight – up to about 15,000 yards (14 km) behind the enemy front. The top speed had to be at least 400 km/h (250 mph), the aircraft was to operate from short, unprepared airfields and the engine had to be a domestic design - or at least a licensed product, in order to ensure Sweden's independence from other countries as suppliers.
The resulting aircraft resembled the British Westland Lysander a lot, with high wings of a high aspect ratio The wings had a reverse taper towards the root, which gave the impression of a bent gull wing from some angles, although the spars were straight. It had a girder type construction faired with a light wood stringers to give the aerodynamic shape. The wing itself was fabric covered, and with its thickness maximized at the lift strut anchorage location,
Unlike the Lysander, the complete fuselage was duralumin tube joined with brackets and plates, which were cut from channel extrusions rather than forming from sheet steel. The front spar and lift struts were extrusions, too. The complete tail was fabric-less, too.
Unlike the Lysander, with its spatted, fixed landing gear, the P7 had a fully retractable landing gear - a kind of desperate measure to improve aerodynamic somewhat and achieve the 400 km/h goal. The tail wheel retracted forward into the rear fuselage, while the main wheels retracted inwards into thick stub wings, which also carried a single stabilizer strut each supporting the high and slender wings.
The crew of two sat under a well-glazed greenhouse canopy, separated by the internal wing support structure. The pilot enjoyed very good view over the short nose cowling for the license-built Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp radial engine, while the observer faced rearwards and had good side view. Armament consisted of a single, fixed 0.303" (7.7 mm) Browning machine gun in the outer starboard stub wing. Another machine gun was available for the observer on a manual mount for rear defense. Under the fuselage a single hardpoint could take bombs of up to 500 lb caliber (227 kg), or a 250l drop tank.
The P7 was developed in a hurry, since the political situation worsened day by day, and the first prototype made its maiden flight in May 1939. As already suggested by wind tunnel tests, the stub wing configuration was almost as draggy as the Lysander's fixed, spatted landing gear, and the extra weight for the retraction mechanisms was also not in favor of the P7's performance. Despite the stronger engine and a better aerodynamic quality than the Lysander, the P7 would hardly become faster than 380 km/h (236 mph) in level flight. The initial flights also revealed serious stability and airflow problems around the stabilizers, induced by the stub wings, and these issues had to be cured before the P7 could enter military service.
In the meantime, the original service profile for the aircraft had been changed to include a light bomber role - a task that was out of the P7's scope. Anyway, the Swedish army direly needed a modern reconnaissance aircraft. There had been high hopes for the Dornier Do 215 from Germany, but the outbreak of WWII prevented any exports and Sweden was left with no modern recce type in its arsenal.
As a consequence, the P7 was - after changes to the aircraft's tail section with a taller fin and a higher position of the stabilizers - an initial batch of 20 aircraft was ordered in late 1939. In service, the AFF P7 became known as S 13A; the designation had formerly been reserved for the Fokker G.I, but that type never entered Swedish service after the German inavion of the Netherlands. Anyway, despite the type's production, the P7 had only little hope for a prolonged production, since modern fighters and bombers now had top priority and its performance was mediocre, at best. Another lethal blow for the company in general and the P7 in specific came in March 1940, when AFF's American staff was ordered back to the United States and left the company so crippled that business had to be shut down. The firm was later re-integrated into Saab, but production of the P7 or any further development was never resumed.
Eventually, the P7's competitor, the Saab 17 dive bomber/recce aircraft entered serial production and took the P7's aspired place in the Swedish Air Force's arsenal. The few S 13s in service mostly served in observation and recce roles, or were used for liaison duties and target tugging, and the war survivors remained in service until the late Forties when all remaining airframes were scrapped.
General characteristics:
Crew: two (Pilot and observer or passenger)
Length: 30 ft 5 in (9.27 m)
Wingspan: 50 ft 0 in (15.24 m)
Height: 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
Wing area: 260 ft² (24.2 m²)
Empty weight: 4,365 lb (1,984 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 6,330 lb (2,877 kg)
Powerplant:
1× Pratt & Whitney R-1830-S1C3G Twin Wasp 14 cylinder radial engine
with 1,050 hp (780 kW), driving a three blade metal propeller
Performance:
Maximum speed: 236 mph (210 knots, 380 km/h) at 5,000 ft (1,520 m)
Range: 600 miles (522 nmi, 966 km)
Service ceiling: 21,500 ft (6,550 m)
Climb to 10,000 ft (3,050 m): 8 min
Take-off run to 50 ft (15 m): 305 yards (279 m)
Armament:
One fixed 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine gun in the starboard stub wing outside of the
propeller arc, firing forward, plus another, moveable Browning machine gun for the observer
A single hardpoint under the fuselage for 500 lb (227 kg) of bombs or a 250 l drop tank
The kit and its assembly:
Despite the weird looks the AFF P7 isactually a real Swedish aircraft project from early WWII - but it never entered any hardware stage and it's also one of those funky designs between the World Wars that took both old and modern design details and mixed them into something ...strange!
The only visual referrence for the P7 I know is a drawing by C. G. Ahrenmark which pops up everywhere in literature and in the WWW when the obscure P7 is mentioned:
It shows an aircraft that resembles a Westland Lysander a lot in general layout and outlines, but with a different tail surface shapes and low stub wings instead of the Lysander's large, spatted landing gear - and into these the landing gear could be fully retracted, inlcusing the tail wheel. Even the wing planform looks very Lysander-esque, even though there are only single stabilizer struts. I copuld not find information concerning the engine - but I assume that the P&W R-1830 was a serious option, since it was used in other Swedish contemporary designs like the Saab 17 and later in the FFVS 22, too.
So, it's no wonder to start with a Westland Lysander as a conversion basis - in my case, it's the Matchbox kit, even though in Revell's "Vintage Kit" re-boxing.
Anyway, only the fuselage, wings, propeller and interior was used, and several donor parts added in order to come closer to the P7's illustration:
- Rear fuselage and fin from a P-47 (actually from an MPM kit)
- Stabilizers from a Heller Curtiss SBC Helldiver
- A Twin Wasp engine, left over from a Matchbox PB4Y-2 Privateer
- Wing tips from a VEB Plasticart 1:100 An-24 as stub wings
The propeller is from the Matchbox Lysander, but with a new, stout spinner. On the rear fuselage, the fabric-covered, tubular structure was hidden under a coat of putty. The flaps were lowered for a less static appearance, and the whole Lysander tail chopped off and replaced by the Thunderbolt fin and tail section. While the change is subtle, I think the different fin shape changes the overall look of the Lysander a lot - somehow the profile reminds me now of a DHC Beaver or a Noorduyn Norseman?
The landing gear is a mix of Spitfire struts and wheels (Airfix) and covers from a Hawker Tempest (Matchbox), IIRC, with lots of improvisation. For example, the wells had to be drilled out of the massive and brittle VEB Plasticart material. Looks a bit shaggy if you look directly into them, but when the model rests on the ground, noone will ever tell... ;)
Painting and markings:
Well, this was a bit experimental. I wanted to add another unique Swedish Air Force aircraft to my growing collection, and a simple olive green/blue grey livery would certainly have been the more conservative option. But there were exceptions in the P7's time frame, had the aircraft entered service around 1939. One of these was the J 9 fighter, how the Severski P-35A was called in Swedish service. These American machines were delivered in NMF, but locally received a rather special camouflage: a zinc chromate yellow overall base coat with olive green streaks and mottles applied on top, so that the primer would still show through - reminding a bit of Italian aircraft camouflage (e. g. the Fiat CR.42, which was flown in Sweden, too, and basically retained its original Italian paint scheme). The undersides were standard blue grey.
To make things even more exciting I decided to add temporary winter camouflage on top of the basic scheme - inspired by a picture of J 9s in wintertime and the fact that there was an official pattern catalogue for tactical whitewash application. The creative patterns would leave the original camouflage partly visible and create dark shapes on the white surroundings, including shapes that look like small rivers or paths, and even bushes and leafless trees were part of the styles!
At first, the kit received a basis of uniform Humbrol 225 (Mid Stone), which is very yellow-ish and darker than true inc chromate yellow (Humbrol 81). The latter was added for some post-shading, though.
Once dry, I created the blurred, green pattern through thinned acrylic paints. A first layer was done with a mix of Revell 16 and 65 (Sand and Bronze Green, respectively), and on top of that - once dry - another layer with pure 65.
Then the decals were applied, puzzled together from various sources. Around these, the whitewash winter camouflage was added - again with acrylic paint, but this time with a more viscous artist paint: titanium white, with a bit of grey and beige added, and applied with a relatively small brush for visible streaks and a hand-made, provisional impression.
After some soot stains (with Tamiya's Smoke) and a few pencil-painted panel lines, the kit received a final coat of matt acrylic varnish.
Finally, a model of a rather obscure Swedish aircraft. Except for the landing gear (which is not exactly like the benchmark drawing, a compromise through the parts at hand) I am quite happy with the result, and the paint scheme with the added whitewash on top really makes the P7 model different.
BASE Orlando hosted a community event in Downtown Orlando, bodypainting 49 volunteers in different shades of the rainbow to honor and remember the 49 victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting.
seen parked up at the depot in Ludlow are Ford R192 Plaxton Derwent 11, 6367 YHA367J and ex Trent Daimler Fleetline Alexander DRC543J now 2543 in the Midland Red fleet.
Known for their bathroom humor, Tucks is a fun/funny parade.
Krewe of Tucks parade
Mardi Gras 2017
New Orleans LA
BASE AÉREA DE MORÓN (LEMO) SPAIN / BOEING B52H STRATOFORTRESS (MSN 464439) USAF (61-0012) / BOMBER TASK FORCE DEPLOYMENT
B-52H Stratofortresses, assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, depart out of Morón Air Base, Spain, in support of Bomber Task Force Europe May 19, 2021. Strategic bomber missions enhance the readiness and training necessary to respond to any potential crisis or challenge across the globe.
The Power Miner's mini base opening up ready for play. It can be transported on a trailer attached to the Thunder Driller and dropped off when the Power miner's need a forward operating base in a hurry. Built in 2011 when we didn't have very many tiles!
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (June 16, 2023) – A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Wing, Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., takes off in support of RED FLAG-Alaska 23-2 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 15, 2023. RF-A enables U.S. joint and allied aircrew to sharpen aerial combat skills by flying in a realistic threat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessi Roth) 230616-F-PW483-1008
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Tyseley based Class 122 DMBS 55006 working the BR Table 71 14:55 Leamington Spa to Stratford-upon-Avon passes Bearley West Junction signal box in January 1983.
Bearley West Junction signal box was a Great Western Railway Type 7D box and was opened in 1907. Closure came in October 2010, when control was passed to Landor Street, Birmingham panel.
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President Donald J. Trump boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019, en route to Louisville International Airport in Louisville, KY. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)
This is a base for a future dress that i plan on finish it somewhere around next week if everything goes acording to plan ^_^ can you make a guess on how it will end up looking?
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Camera 3 (X8111806)
Text 1: Pete's Food Plot
Battery Level: 100%
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A childhood dream come true: This is the Moon Base I would have loved to have when I was a kid: 9×3 baseplates filled with stations, vehicles and spaceships.
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That’s it, my Lego Classic Space Generation 1 Moon Base with 27 baseplates. It’s my biggest Lego project so far and really a childhood dream come true :-))