Who Is Into Scale Modelling?

[Boelcke]

Btw, here are photos of the camo F-5B I made years ago:

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v421/Buck/100168.jpg

 

Heres the same plane wearing an earlier scheme:

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v421/Buck/100167.jpg

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v421/Buck/100169.jpg

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v421/Buck/100166.jpg

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v421/Buck/100165.jpg

[Dr_PepPeR]

That Gripen really looks fantastic! I really wish our air force could buy some modern jets. I thought the candidates were the Gripen, the Flanker and F-16. The camo on the Gripen is a refreshing break from the grays that the modern jets usually carry. Are all those 1/48? They're really nice and I don't think I can build them as cleanly as those. I guess that's why I stick to armor. It's more forgiving of mistakes. While the gray F-5B looks rather nice, I only have decals for the three (four) camo scheme. Forgive me, I don't count the underside paint as part of the camo, unless it's a wrap-around scheme like the Viggen. Great models you have there Sir Boelcke!

[Boelcke]

Thanks Doc! Actually, the planes are 1/72. I started building planes in that scale way back in the 80s and never changed scale since.

 

Seriously, I doubt we'd see any new jetfighters for the PAF. Sigh.

 

[Dr_PepPeR]

Thanks Doc! Actually, the planes are 1/72. I started building planes in that scale way back in the 80s and never changed scale since.

 

Seriously, I doubt we'd see any new jetfighters for the PAF. Sigh.

 

 

Oh s@%t! I could have sworn those models were 1/48th scale. You're now my idol next to Super Mario!

[Boelcke]

Awww! Youre too kind, Doc!

 

[floppydrive]

Great models, Herr Boelcke! I, too, thought it was 1/48! Galing nung panel details! Where did you get the decals?

 

I've also been planning to make the PAF set - P51, F-86, F-5, OV-10. So far, I have the F-86 and OV-10 - in boxes. :thumbsdownsmiley:

 

The PAF museum used to have an open area in Villamor with a PBY or a Catalina, but not exactly. Anyone know what specific plane it is?

[Boelcke]

Thanks sir Floppy!

 

Hope to see your F-86 and OV-10 someday.

 

You might be referring to the HU-16 Albatross. The PAF had them in the 60s or 70s.

[floppydrive]

Thanks sir Floppy!

 

Hope to see your F-86 and OV-10 someday.

 

You might be referring to the HU-16 Albatross. The PAF had them in the 60s or 70s.

Thank you Sir! So THAT's what it's called!

 

I, too, hope to see them built - someday! hehehe There's just too much work these days. No more time to build. The last model I made was a 1/24 mini cooper, which I gave as a gift to an enthusiast. That was 3 years ago, I think. (para bang alcoholics anonymous spiel?)

[Dr_PepPeR]

Great models, Herr Boelcke! I, too, thought it was 1/48! Galing nung panel details! Where did you get the decals?

 

I've also been planning to make the PAF set - P51, F-86, F-5, OV-10. So far, I have the F-86 and OV-10 - in boxes. :thumbsdownsmiley:

 

The PAF museum used to have an open area in Villamor with a PBY or a Catalina, but not exactly. Anyone know what specific plane it is?

 

How about doing a PAF C-130? Or has Herr Boelcke done it already?

[gumboo_rumboo]

good day to scale modellers!

 

i had built 3 models way back in the 90's and i would like to rekindle my passion for this hobby.

 

i'm looking at starting again to a basic 1/72 scale (or if my budget permits- a 1/48 scale), uh-1h (huey) helicopter as my comeback project.

 

any leads where I could get this? makati or alabang areas sana.

 

thanks in advance.

[Cruzer]

Btw, here are photos of the camo F-5B I made years ago:

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v421/Buck/100168.jpg

 

Heres the same plane wearing an earlier scheme:

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v421/Buck/100167.jpg

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v421/Buck/100169.jpg

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v421/Buck/100166.jpg

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v421/Buck/100165.jpg

 

 

That Silver grey F5 looks fantastic sir!

[Cruzer]

good day to scale modellers!

 

i had built 3 models way back in the 90's and i would like to rekindle my passion for this hobby.

 

i'm looking at starting again to a basic 1/72 scale (or if my budget permits- a 1/48 scale), uh-1h (huey) helicopter as my comeback project.

 

any leads where I could get this? makati or alabang areas sana.

 

thanks in advance.

 

 

I saw a couple of Huey Kits in Tomas Mapua Branch of Special Toys Center last Sunday. Maybe you can try contacting Festival Mall Branch if they have stocks there?

[floppydrive]

good day to scale modellers!

 

i had built 3 models way back in the 90's and i would like to rekindle my passion for this hobby.

 

i'm looking at starting again to a basic 1/72 scale (or if my budget permits- a 1/48 scale), uh-1h (huey) helicopter as my comeback project.

 

any leads where I could get this? makati or alabang areas sana.

 

thanks in advance.

Makati:

Park Square 1 - Lil's

Makati Cinema Square - Hobbies & Comics

 

Taguig:

Market Market - RNC Hobbies & Collictibles (?) (sister store of Hobbies & Comics but limited selection)

 

Alabang:

Festival Mall - Special Toy Store

[Dr_PepPeR]

Who makes a 1/48 scale Huey kit? Is that the Academy kit?

[Boelcke]

Cruzer,

 

Thank you sir, for the compliments!

 

 

Doc,

 

One of my dream projects is a 1/72 PAF C-130. The C-130 is just a beautiful bird, and seeing it in PAF livery makes it even prettier. My problem right now is that even as we had moved to a bigger house, my display space in fact got smaller. Until such time that I could convince the wife to let me put a glass cabinet in the family hall I wouldnt have parking space in my small hobby room for a 1/72 C-130. My space is already filled up with existing kits and of course my stash.

 

 

 

 

Btw, Italeri released a 1/48 kit of the UH-1D (which is almost identical to the UH-1H. ESCI came out with an even better 1/48 kit years ago but this one's out of production. The kits were labeled as UH-1D or UH-1H. The only problem is the sliding door windows; one was longer than the other. Standard Ds and Hs had the same size sliding door windows.

 

 

 

Gumboo,

 

Theres also a Lils store at the basement of SM Mega. And there's another at the Trinoma mall.