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Well, 'Cupboard Queen' really!
I know I've posted photo's of her before but she's been shut in a cupboard for several years so I thought I'd revisit her and a couple of other residents too just to make sure she's still in one piece
To recap:
Bought as a Frog 1/96th scale BOAC DH Comet where as a teenager I first built her around the mid 1960's
A couple of years later I reworked her as a crude Nimrod MR.1 conversion when the real thing came into service
Into a box for several decades
Salvaged again in this Century and stripped down to basics.
Completely reworked to Nimrod R.1 status as XW664, one of 3 that the RAF operated until being replaced by the 'older' Boeing RC-135 Rivet Joint 'Airseekers'
For more see:
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She's still minus the No.51 Squadron's 'Goose Volant' motif on her fin!
Here's the real thing seen at Coningsby:
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Mobile Suit Gundam RX-78-2
Pilot: Amuro Rei
Military Force: Earth Federation Space Forces (EFSF)
Location: Side 7 UC
Calendar: Universal Century
Series: Kidou Senshi Gundam 0079
For more Gundam/Gunpla photos: GUNPLA Album
EXIF
Camera: Nikon D810
Lens: Nikkor 24-70mm F/2.8G
Focal Length: 35mm
Aperture: F11
Shutter Speed: 2.5sec
AF: No (manual adjustment)
Flash: Off
White Balance: Auto
Tripod: RRS TVC-33S
Ballhead: RRS BH-55 PCLR
Plate: RRS L-Plate
Application: Adobe Lightroom CC, Adobe Photoshop CC
Model Tamiya M1A1 Abrams (35156).
Build out of the box with several exceptions.
Scratch-build stowage, CIP, day-glow ID canvas, antennas, cat-eye optics.
Paints: Tamiya Acrylic rage
Weathering: Tamiya enamels, oil paints, MIG pigments, chalk pastels.
Space Battleship Ise (Air deck selection type with onboard aircraft).
Category: Model Kit.
Name: Space Battleship Ise.
Series: Original SF Mechanics.
Scale:
Size and Weight : 15 x 12 x 2 cm and 40g.
Origin: Science-Fiction.
Creator and Manufacturer: Kami de Korokoro.
Material: Resin.
Release Date: 25 Aug 2022.
Cost: S$29.65
Condition: Unassembled/Mint in Box.
Remark:
Description: This is a fixed-pose, resin-cast model kit of a science-fiction/anime item.
*Note: This is a Model Kit collected by my BB.
More in My Collection Corner.
Finally done enough to put it away in the cupboard. It is a Kinetic 1/48 scale F-16C issued by Italeri. Some fragile parts for an old bloke.
Brynhildr - Legend of the Galactic Heroes (set of 2).
Category: Model Kit.
Name: Brynhildr , Empire Battleship and the Flagship of the Empire Fleet.
Series: Heldensagen vom Kosmosinsel / Legend of the Galactic Heroes.
Scale: 1/8000 scale.
Origin: Japanese space opera novels and movies: Legend of the Galactic Heroes.
Brand: HMA Garage.
Material: Styrene Plastic.
Release Date: 11 Nov 2022.
Cost: S$38.00
Condition: Unassembled/Mint in Box.
Remark: Decals and display base are included.
Description: This model kit from HMA brings us the stunning Brynhildr from Legend of the Galactic Heroes. Supervised by designer Naoyuki Kato, this kit features two coat of arms for the bottom of the hull: the Galactic Empire coat of arms and the New Galactic Empire coat of arms. Since you get parts for two ships, you can build one of each type.
*Note: This is a Model Kit collected by my BB.
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Entwicklungsfahrzeug E-25
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For years I wanted to build a 1/35 scale M3A1 Half Track, so I finally got to build this Tamiya 1/35 scale kit out of the box.
A recent return engagement to actually figure hunting in person brought me to a local place entirely dedicated to model kits, specifically Gunpla imported from Japan. I hadn't built a Gundam kit in many years, and I was about to buy another one when I stumbled into something that struck my interest. Unbeknownst to me, Bandai has a relatively newer series of model kits known as the "30 Minutes Sisters," a line of mecha women whose namesake is taken from the average time it takes to assemble them. The novelty of building my own figure - namely one in the likeness of a more human/cyborg character - reminded me a lot of Bionicle from my childhood, so I naturally jumped into this new line. I came home from the store with a set of basic model tools and Rishetta, assembling her in admittedly more than 30 minutes. She came with swappable facial expressions and a modular outfit, capable of forming a look that's more "cute" or "mechanized" as desired. This same system is also compatible with Bandai's adjacent lines "30 Minutes Missions" and "30 Minutes Fantasy," effectively leaving the customer with the tools to make their own action figure. Needless to say, Rishetta is a welcome addition to my collection, and she already took some time to make her excitable temperament apparent.
If I had a mantel I would put him there. For now, he lives in the bathroom.
see also: visible woman.
In my previous image I introduced a new kind of collectible to my Photostream the Gunpla model kits.
This is an alternate version of that photo. I really like the atmosphere of the previous one but I wanted to show you few more details and so I posted this brighter version.
Gunpla ( the blend of Gundam and Plastic words) are model kits manufactured by the Japanese company Bandai, depicting the various character/vehicles from the Gundam universe.
When you open a Gunpla box they look like any other model kit, with the various “sprues”.
However they features, let’s say their tech, set them apart from the typical model kits we usually see (like those of a certain famous miniature tabletop company)
First, they don’t need glue. The parts are “snap-fit” and they connect each other so nicely once built they are far more stable than glued model kits.
Bandai uses a multi-color molding and that means the parts come already colored. Of course paintwork can be applied to improved the quality of the model (for example I added some simple weathering but there are persons who completely paint them to pro levels).
A common technique, for example, consists in using the specifically designed markers, called Gundam Markers (consider them a sort of “Sharpie marker”) to draw lines between panels and other “gaps” to create depth. It’s called “panel lining”.
However the most remarkable trait of Gunpla model kits is they are fully articulated and their articulations match those of the high-end action figures. They also have various interchangeable hands, accessories etc. It really puts them above any other kind of model kit.
Anyway I hope I didn’t bore you lol with these details. I wrote them just in case some of you never heard of those Gunpla and was curious to know what this figure is :)
I rarely post alternate versions of my images but I wanted to show more details of this figure and the lighting of the other was a bit darker for that purpose.
I hope you like this photo :)
A completed model of a brass photo-etch Fokker E III Eindecker.
Type: Model Kit.
Name: Fokker E III Eindecker.
Brand: Eduard.
Origin: History of First World War.
Scale: 1/72 scale.
Material: Brass photo-etching.
*Note: Completed by my BB many years ago. He has this hobby of model kit building since his childhood days. More in: Gifts of Talent.
08 - Nazca Class.
Category: Model Kit.
Name: Nazca Class.
Scale: Non.
Series: Mecha Collection.
Origin: Space Battleship Yamato 2199.
Brand: Bandai.
Material: Styrene plastic.
Release Date: Sept 2014.
Condition: Unassembled.
*Note: This is a Model Kit collected by my BB.
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