By NZ FlyBoy, on August 17th, 2010%

So here I sit looking at the gap between engine nacelle and wing contemplating the best way to fix this. I decide to glue the halves of the nacelle to the edges of the wing and then angle them in to meet at the front. This of course left me with huge gaps to fill and . . . → Read More: Airfix 1-72 Grumman Widgeon the next step
By NZ FlyBoy, on August 14th, 2010%
The Airfix kit of the Grumman Widgeon in 1/72nd scale is a nice little kit of an interesting amphibian. Used operationally by both the British, her Commonwealth and the Americans it gives a wealth of possible subjects.The two in this kit are one Fleet Air Arm subject and one American coast guard. . . . → Read More: Airfix 1-27nd scale Grumman Widgeon
By NZ FlyBoy, on July 24th, 2010%
I thought it about time I mention Airfix model kits,the company has been around in one guise or another for as long as I can remember. For me these kits are nostalgic, I built them as a youngster they were cheap easy kits to build and were easy for me to purchase as a youngster. As . . . → Read More: Why I love Airfix Model Kits
By NZ FlyBoy, on March 31st, 2010%
As I said before the hardest part of this build and the most time consuming was masking the splinter camouflage. German splinter camouflage is relatively easy task to do as the lines are all straight. So out with the Tamiya masking tape and away we go. The largest problem to over come is that the splinter . . . → Read More: Masking Splinter Camouflage of the Airfix Henchel Hs123
By NZ FlyBoy, on March 11th, 2010%
Well here we are guys, my latest project the Airfix Henschel Hs123. I’ve always liked this kit right back to the time I first built it some where back in the dark mists of time when cars were insured against viking attack. I use it as a test if you like, to see how far my . . . → Read More: Airfix 1-72 Henschel Hs123