Spey_Phantom's corner of solitude

[NARSES2]

Glad you're back into it and best of luck with the You Tube channel 

[Spey_Phantom]

Blog Entry #340

its been a while, but its time for another entry.
i took a while, but i finally managed to get a model finished, namely a 1/144 F-4K Phnatom FG.1, converted from an academy F-4E.

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ive also been researching new projects, both realworld and what ifs. but before i can start, i have to finish whats on the bench right now.
there's a load of WHIF Bf110's, P-38's, P-51's,....that are begging for attention, if i can get those done, i will have room for new projects.

ive also been designing decals for new 1/144 projects, including Khemedi Mosquito, Spitfire,....
im also gonna be stepping out of my comfort zone and try my hand at AFV's. i got a huge stock of viikondo 1/144 vehicles (mostly modern Chinese and Russian tanks, SPAAA, howitzers, SAM's....), they were cheap and easy to get on AliExpress, but they are reasonably detailed and make great display models once you give them i new coat of paint.

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i have already sorted out 16 of them to be repainted in Khemed Army and Bordurian Army colors, i might throw in some Syldavian, Belgian and Vosberian Army vehicles aswell.

this also had me thinking of more models in those colors, perhaps even Bordurian and Khemed MiG-21's, Su-22, Mig-23, Mig-25's Su-27 and An-12's.
there's more WHIF ideas coming in, but they are too much to even start noting here.


more soon...

[NARSES2]

Phantom looks good Nils 

The AFV's look good as well, be interesting to see what they look like painted up.

[Spey_Phantom]

Blog Entry #341

time for another update, there's been little progress since the last update.
ive mostly been tinkering with a few 1/144 scale Messerschmitt Bf110, mosly looking at ways to improve the horrible old ex-crown kits.
but doing so, i might have accidently found a way to convert one into a Potez 630. with some changes, reshaping and bending here and there, i think i can turn this German fighter into a French one.

furthermore, ive mostly been looking at WHIF projects in the short- and long term. mostly A-4 Skyhawks, F4U Corsairs,....
in larger scales, ive also been looking at the addaptation of some Zvezda Disney Planes sets in alternate markings, including Skipper in Aeronavale and El Salvador markings among others. ive also been thinking of getting a Blade Ranger kit and making it up in Belgian NH90-NFH colors and markings.

for long term, im also lookign at finishing up some 1/144 diorama's ive started a while back and even building some new ones. mostly WW2 aviation themed.


more soon....

[Old Wombat]

Cognitive progress is, also, progress!

Sounds to me like you have a bunch of ideas & plans starting to come together, ready for realisation in physical form when you want to go there!

[Spey_Phantom]

Blog Entry #342

time for another long overdue update.

slowly but surely, there has been some progress, im just puting the finishing touches on a pair of 1/144 Mirage 2000-5's and an F-14D Tomcat, these are to be painted in the markings of my own fictional country's air force  and these are just the first, there are still transports and helicopters to follow.

ive also been tinkering with converting old 1/144 Crown Bf110's into Potez 630/633's, although this project has stalled at this moment and have been put on hold. im still trying to reorganize several projects that are underway, some have been put back on the table, other have been put in storage to be completed at a later date.

ive just completed making decals for a series of new projects, such as the 1/144 armour vehicles mentioned in a previous update, but also for a Khemedi Mosquito and Spitfire. other decals are for realworld aircraft, including Dutch Sea Fury and P-3C Orions, Belgian Hawker Hunter F6's, Belgian Mosquito TT.3,....

the biggest problem im facing once again, is limited bench time, im even having to steal time just to keep things running.
im trying to get things done, but its going slow, very slow, im hoping to speed things up very soon.


more soon....

[NARSES2]

ive also been tinkering with converting old 1/144 Crown Bf110's into Potez 630/633's, although this project has stalled at this moment and have been put on hold.

Interesting idea 

[Spey_Phantom]

Blog Entry #343

there has not been much progress since last update, which was already 3 months ago, but ive been having a hard time getting some free timeto do some modelmaking.

some projects that have previously been mentioned have been cancelled or modified, or have been put on hold.

first off, my plan to build a new eastern-european nation army (for a fictional country called "Vosberia") has been cancelled due to a case of writerblock. i have changed that to a South-American nation called Nuevo Rico (from TinTin album "The broken ear", a neighbouring nation to San Theodoros). so most of the models ive planned for Vosberia are now being moved there, forthe Air Force im desiging decals for  C-130J, Mirage 2000-5, F-18D Hornet, F-4E Phantom, CH-47F Chinook,....

other thing ive been doing lately is mostly tinkering with cheap aliexpress 4D model kits. ive been trying to redesign the main rotors from theyre 1/144 UH-1H into something more accurate. im also looking to upgrade theyre J-10 and JF-17 kits, mostly revising the rather toyish landinggear and weapons pylons.

ive spent most my time tinkering on older kits (old crown, LS and Arii aircraft), trying to find a way to upgrade and improve them, some are going well, others need more work.

another project ive started R&D on, is for a 1/144 research vessel "Sirius" (from Tintin and Red Rackhams treasure). for this im using Revell's 1/142 Fishing trawler as a basis, the hull is about the correct shape and size, i just need to redesign the main structure and cabin.

more soon....

[NARSES2]

At least the ideas are still there Nils