Tomcat's Portfolio

Post by **Tomcat64** » Tue Oct 02, 2018 2:48 pm

Some armour to add to this year's variety...

First up the Asuka/Tasca 1/35 Panzer II Luchs - this was actually completed in June but I forgot to add it to this collection at the time

And here's Tamiya's rebox of Italeri's 1/35 M-24 Chaffee; my first go at allied armour in 1/35 and a first hack at using oils as part of the weathering process as well.

And another tick on the list of replicating early 1/76 builds with 1/35 counterparts

Thanks as always for looking

Quax · Post by **Quax** » Fri Oct 05, 2018 11:58 am

loving the finished Luchs Neil, that's a great job you've done!

Paul

Post by **Tomcat64** » Sun Oct 07, 2018 4:36 pm

Quax wrote: ↑Fri Oct 05, 2018 11:58 am loving the finished Luchs Neil, that's a great job you've done!

Paul

Thanks mate

Post by **Tomcat64** » Thu Jan 24, 2019 10:20 am

Another couple to add to the set.

First up Resicast's 1/35 Ford T Gun Carrier with additional figures from Masterbox which was my entry into the WW1 GB

And not sure if this counts as the last build of 2018 or the first of 2019 but here's Zvezda's 1/72 SU-27 Flanker

Maverick231 · Post by **Maverick231** » Thu Jan 24, 2019 11:02 am

Stunning result on the flanker mate well done!
Also very well deserved 1st place for the A-10!

DRUMS01 · Post by **DRUMS01** » Thu Apr 11, 2019 12:59 am

Neil,
Sorry for not commenting earlier, I've been far to busy on my own stuff. I really like your portfolio. The subjects and your build quality really make it an enjoyable view. There are so many I like that I cannot pick a favorite.

GREAT JOB!!

Ben

Post by **Tomcat64** » Fri Apr 12, 2019 11:24 am

DRUMS01 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2019 12:59 am Neil,
Sorry for not commenting earlier, I've been far to busy on my own stuff. I really like your portfolio. The subjects and your build quality really make it an enjoyable view. There are so many I like that I cannot pick a favorite.

GREAT JOB!!

Ben

Thanks for dropping in Ben - really appreciate it mate

digger303 · Post by **digger303** » Fri Apr 12, 2019 11:46 am

That Flanker looks particularly awesome and dangerous.

Kevthemodeller · Post by **Kevthemodeller** » Fri Apr 12, 2019 7:34 pm

I'm loving that M-24 Chaffee, what a craker the weathering is superb Neil

Post by **Tomcat64** » Thu Apr 18, 2019 3:16 pm

digger303 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2019 11:46 am That Flanker looks particularly awesome and dangerous.

Thanks mate - I was reasonably pleased with the way it came out in the end but aircraft are still my nemesis!

Kevthemodeller wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2019 7:34 pm I'm loving that M-24 Chaffee, what a craker the weathering is superb Neil

Thanks Kev - was really happy with that one!

Post by **Tomcat64** » Thu May 02, 2019 9:33 am

My first completed build of 2019 is Tamiya's 1/24 Aston Martin DBS

TommyKillander · Post by **TommyKillander** » Thu May 02, 2019 8:28 pm

Excellent work!

Tommy

digger303 · Post by **digger303** » Fri May 03, 2019 12:18 am

You would have to be extremely pleased with this result

Post by **Tomcat64** » Fri May 03, 2019 8:52 am

TommyKillander wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2019 8:28 pm Excellent work!

Tommy

digger303 wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2019 12:18 am You would have to be extremely pleased with this result

Thanks guys

DRUMS01 · Post by **DRUMS01** » Fri May 03, 2019 7:53 pm

Nice work Neil, I like the body color too, very fitting....

Ben

Post by **Tomcat64** » Fri May 31, 2019 3:52 pm

DRUMS01 wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2019 7:53 pm Nice work Neil, I like the body color too, very fitting....

Ben

Thanks Ben - sorry I missed your reply earlier on!

Post by **Tomcat64** » Fri May 31, 2019 3:55 pm

So my second build of the year wasn't something I originally had planned but I wanted to test out the Hataka Orange Line paints on something before tackling my 1/48 Draken - I'm still not sure if I prefer them over Model Air, but anyway here's my 1/72 Airfix Saab Draken. This was a 1989 rebox but the moulds were from 1970 based on the date stamp inside the lower fuselage - and yep they were showing their age! Plenty of filler used but it was fun to go back to one of the kits I built as a kid - although it took me a lot longer this time

Edit: I've added a few more photos from various angles

And just out of interest I wanted to see how it compared size-wise with the flanker...

ElCapitan · Post by **ElCapitan** » Fri May 31, 2019 4:23 pm

Nice looking Draken. I picked one up for a couple of quid on ebay with the plan being to learn how to replace the raised panel lines - haven't got round to it yet though!

Kevthemodeller · Post by **Kevthemodeller** » Fri May 31, 2019 6:52 pm

Lovely finish to an old kit Neil

Post by **Tomcat64** » Sat Jun 01, 2019 11:09 am

ElCapitan wrote: ↑Fri May 31, 2019 4:23 pm Nice looking Draken. I picked one up for a couple of quid on ebay with the plan being to learn how to replace the raised panel lines - haven't got round to it yet though!

Kevthemodeller wrote: ↑Fri May 31, 2019 6:52 pm Lovely finish to an old kit Neil

Thanks guys

Rob it won't be a surprise to you to find out that mine came from the same source but I left the panel lines in place and just ran a Mig Blue-black accent over them. Hope the moulding on yours is better than mine - it had a huge sink hole in the nose cone which took a few rounds of filling to sort out but then the moulds are getting on for 50 years old!

Migrant · Post by **Migrant** » Sat Jun 22, 2019 1:09 pm

Fantastic work Neil, just enjoyed perusing your entire portfolio. That Zvezda Flanker looks especially nice.

Post by **Tomcat64** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 11:00 am

Migrant wrote: ↑Sat Jun 22, 2019 1:09 pm Fantastic work Neil, just enjoyed perusing your entire portfolio. That Zvezda Flanker looks especially nice.

Thanks mate - apologies for not spotting your reply earlier!

Post by **Tomcat64** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 11:03 am

I finally finished another build - it's slow going this year.

Here is my 1/35 MENG Jagdpanther built for my tank hunters SIG and nearly two months late!

And another one ticked off the list of 1/35 rebuilds of 1/76 early kits

There are a few more pics in the reveal thread here

Post by **Tomcat64** » Mon Oct 14, 2019 3:46 pm

Finally managed to get on top of things this year and have knocked off a couple more finished builds.

First is the Games Workshop/Forge World 143mm Space Marine from about 1999 that was entered into this year's Sci Fi SIG - full reveal here

Then a quick mojo builder with a Meng Kids Lancaster which was a lot of fun - build & photos are here

Kevthemodeller · Post by **Kevthemodeller** » Tue Oct 15, 2019 7:10 am

I'm loving these, especially the Lanc Neil

Post by **Tomcat64** » Tue Oct 15, 2019 9:16 am

Kevthemodeller wrote: ↑Tue Oct 15, 2019 7:10 am I'm loving these, especially the Lanc Neil

Cheers Kev

The Lanc was a lot of fun - I've got another of those Meng Kids kits somewhere in the stash so might dig that out in the near future.

DRUMS01 · Post by **DRUMS01** » Fri Oct 18, 2019 12:18 am

Haven't talked to you for some time (doing outside summer stuff). Your portfolio is looking good my friend..

Ben

Post by **Tomcat64** » Fri Oct 18, 2019 8:26 am

DRUMS01 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 18, 2019 12:18 am Haven't talked to you for some time (doing outside summer stuff). Your portfolio is looking good my friend..

Ben

Cheers Ben

Good to see you back again.

Post by **Tomcat64** » Mon Nov 25, 2019 4:11 pm

I appear to be speeding up as the year goes on

Here's another finished kit - this is Tamiya's 1/72 Mosquito B Mk. IV finished "in flight" with a Revell crew shoe-horned into the cockpit

Full reveal is here

Kevthemodeller · Post by **Kevthemodeller** » Tue Nov 26, 2019 8:58 am

Superb build Neil

Post by **Tomcat64** » Wed Nov 27, 2019 10:34 am

Kevthemodeller wrote: ↑Tue Nov 26, 2019 8:58 am Superb build Neil

Cheers Kev!

Post by **Tomcat64** » Sat Apr 11, 2020 6:22 pm

It's taken a while but I finally finished a build this year! This is the 1/72 Hasegawa MV22 Osprey from the Winter Hovering SIG. The kit was ok, with a few alignment challenges, but the biggest problem I hit was the stencils in the after market set so the finished item is a hybrid of kit stencils with after market unit & national insignia.

Full reveal is here

alextheblue · Post by **alextheblue** » Sat Apr 11, 2020 6:25 pm

Tomcat64 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 11, 2020 6:22 pm It's taken a while but I finally finished a build this year! This is the 1/72 Hasegawa MV22 Osprey from the Winter Hovering SIG. The kit was ok, with a few alignment challenges, but the biggest problem I hit was the stencils in the after market set so the finished item is a hybrid of kit stencils with after market unit & national insignia.

Full reveal is here

Beautiful work Tomcat!!

Love the setting for it was well!

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Sun Apr 12, 2020 12:26 am

I agree
Solid bananas all around

digger303 · Post by **digger303** » Sun Apr 12, 2020 1:07 am

Hawkmoon · Post by **Hawkmoon** » Sun Apr 12, 2020 9:09 am

Very nice work and a top result

Post by **Tomcat64** » Sun Apr 12, 2020 12:10 pm

alextheblue wrote: ↑Sat Apr 11, 2020 6:25 pm Beautiful work Tomcat!!

Love the setting for it was well!

Thanks Alex - appreciate you stopping by

Twokidsnosleep wrote: ↑Sun Apr 12, 2020 12:26 am I agree
Solid bananas all around

Thanks mate - great to be back in the grand order of the banana again

digger303 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 12, 2020 1:07 am

Cheers digger

Hawkmoon wrote: ↑Sun Apr 12, 2020 9:09 am Very nice work and a top result

Thanks Andrew - appreciate it buddy

Quax · Post by **Quax** » Sat Apr 18, 2020 6:26 pm

I say old chap, its really rather good

Paul

Post by **Tomcat64** » Tue May 05, 2020 4:48 pm

Quax wrote: ↑Sat Apr 18, 2020 6:26 pm I say old chap, its really rather good

Paul

Thanks Paul - appreciate it mate

Post by **Tomcat64** » Tue May 05, 2020 4:50 pm

Ok so second finish of the year was something a little unplanned, but thanks to @aur0ra145 putting up an egg plane build I thought I'd give it a go

as I've had the bits for this in the stash for a couple of years

Kevthemodeller · Post by **Kevthemodeller** » Wed May 06, 2020 2:11 pm

That's cool, lovely build Neil

DRUMS01 · Post by **DRUMS01** » Wed May 06, 2020 7:00 pm

Great updates Neil....

I mentioned it in your build thread, but I really like the tilt rotor.

The inverted F14 comes as a surprise....

Ben

Post by **Tomcat64** » Sat May 16, 2020 8:31 am

Kevthemodeller wrote: ↑Wed May 06, 2020 2:11 pm That's cool, lovely build Neil

DRUMS01 wrote: ↑Wed May 06, 2020 7:00 pm Great updates Neil....

I mentioned it in your build thread, but I really like the tilt rotor.

The inverted F14 comes as a surprise....

Ben

Cheers guys

Post by **Tomcat64** » Sat May 16, 2020 8:36 am

So the f-5 Egg kit that I used for the MiG28 was a double-pack and here's the other one finished in one of the kit schemes from the Republic of Chinese Airforce (RoCAF). Aside from the masking for the camo scheme this was a fairly quick finish with no major weathering or anything.

Stokesy44 · Post by **Stokesy44** » Sat May 16, 2020 9:46 am

Snuck that one in under the radar mate. Lovely little build

DRUMS01 · Post by **DRUMS01** » Mon May 18, 2020 12:58 am

That F-5 is an egg-cellent build

Ben

Post by **Tomcat64** » Mon May 18, 2020 10:29 am

Stokesy44 wrote: ↑Sat May 16, 2020 9:46 am Snuck that one in under the radar mate. Lovely little build

Thanks mate - yeah thought I'd sneak that one through while nobody was looking

DRUMS01 wrote: ↑Mon May 18, 2020 12:58 am That F-5 is an egg-cellent build

Ben

Cheers Ben

Post by **Tomcat64** » Wed May 20, 2020 4:36 pm

Well I seem to be on a bit of a roll recently and have finished another project

I've been working on this 1/35 Tamiya I ausf E (late) diorama for my brother since last February and am finally happy to call it done!

More pictures and details are available here

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Wed May 20, 2020 4:44 pm

How the heck am I missing so many things on forum?!

Wow al, great builds. Love the Top Gun egg build, the little green mig and even the tank. Wonderful little diorama work

Really good stuff all around
My apologies for such late cudos, they are well deserved

Post by **Tomcat64** » Thu May 21, 2020 11:53 am

Twokidsnosleep wrote: ↑Wed May 20, 2020 4:44 pm How the heck am I missing so many things on forum?!

Wow al, great builds. Love the Top Gun egg build, the little green mig and even the tank. Wonderful little diorama work
Really good stuff all around
My apologies for such late cudos, they are well deserved

Cheers Scott - thanks for stopping by mate