Toniosky's Cool Stuff Vault

Hi there, Nothing very fancy here, a lot of filling and sanding... I love it . No just kidding, I hate that... I glued the canopy but before I masked the windows with some tape. I had to use a plastic template to make my life easier as the frame is almost invisible Template: Some guy on a French forum told me that the shape of the window is not correct, I will have to correct that later. Notice also the big gap between the canopy and the fuselage. I filled this gap with white glue and used white vinegar to remove the excess. You cannot see the result on this picture though I just notice, but I too lazy to take another pic  :P I also added this thin reinforcement all along the front of the plane. I preferred to make my own than using the one provided with the kit which was not of the shape and too large. It seems that this reinforcement surrounds the whole nose on some planes but not on mine, indeed I am lucky enough to have a pic of the plane I w...

Thank you for your kind words ! I am very slow building this model, mainly explained by my wedding and the amount of work this bird requires. But I am still having fun, no rush . Wings attached to the fuselage I made a big hole for the landing light.     There is a big gap on the left wing (did I do that ?). I think I will use cyano gel to correct this problem Another big gap to fill... Great I love that... ... and more work to adjust the canopy Resin exhausts. I guess you see the problem here... . ... I made the 2 exhausts similar and I made the little thingy smaller and drilled a hole The wheels being to thin I added some styrene sheet ( 0.25mm) To finish, I also corrected the rudder by adding some styrene on the lower part: and added 2 small metal rods on the stabilizers to make my life easier Hope you enjoy and thanks for reading ;)

Hi there, Finally, some update on my model. The interior is now finished: I added a lot of details thanks to the fantastic book Naval Fighters #66 ( and to good music :-) ). I painted the cabin and cockpit in yellow zinc chromate (not interiro green) as I want to make the early version of the JRF-5. Overhead instrument panel Cabin radio equipement rack I made the Northill folding anchor with the wrapping of some wine bottleneck (Pessac-leognan  :rolleyes: ) Anchor and rope painted... ... the same in the bow compartment You might wonder what's the use of all that stuff.... I didnt wrap the vacuum tank entirely as I wont be seen when closed. For that part I used aluminum foil and I used the teeth of a Tiger saw to reproduce the grooves, then wrapped it around some plastic radio equipment painted The overhead equipment panel is quickly painted and will be correctly painted black before painting the camo. Thanks for looking, antoine

I love the cute little chubby look of the Goose and it is probably one of my favorite aircraft, so I decided to add a bit of detailling to the kit. The kit is from the Czech manufacturer AZ-model (1/72 mold from Sword) and can be qualified as a short run kit. The general shape is correct and the fit seems pretty good (to be confirmed...). The cockpit and the passenger cabin are rather basic with only resin seats and the instrument panel.  Needless to say that I will have a lot of fun detailling the interior , since I want the bow compartment and the passenger cabin to be open. I am also very tempted to make a diorama, probably with the Goose moored through a bow hatch, among other ideas. I will see. For the painting I am also very tempted by a early war US navy 2-tones camo. Passenger cabin and bow compartment doors had to be open. I did a bit of detailling in the wheel bay. Passenger cabin Cokpit Bow compartment Notice here that the extra window in...

Here's my last model a Ki-46 Dinah used during WW2 by the Japanese. The 37mm cannon on the top was used to destroy US bombers. The kit is Tamiya 1/48 with PE parts from Eduard and scratch. I bought it 2.50 Euros LOL A few things had to be corrected or added: - Remove some panel lines on the right side of fuselage corresponding to foothelds and handhelds - Add foothelds and handhelds - Add trim tab on both wings - Add various cables inside cockpits - I also added some rivets here and there Note that PE parts are so small that I had to replace them. Personnaly I cannot fold a 3 mm parts in 3 Overall, the kit is easy to build, except some fitting issues when one wants to let the canopy open. Moreover, if you are using the Eduard PE you will have to carefully dry-fit the landing gear... Painting: * Aotake : Tamiya TS-17, plus a thin layer of "Clear blue" * Top: Tamiya XF-13 / XF-1 ; 50/50 and a few drops of Olive green (Xf-58) * Bottom: Tamiya XF-12 / XF...