Christmas Tree Dogfight
Mon Dec 08, 2008 4:23 pm
Last week our model club auctioned off some old kits from our club raffle box..I picked up a 1/144 P-47 for 50 cents, and thought it might make a neat Christmas ornament. The kit was a peice of crap, but after a lot of sanding and a few coats of Tamiya silver lacquer spray, it looked OK. Fortunately the decals were very nice, and surprisingly accurate.
I thought my Jug needed a playmate, and I remembered I had a Sweet 1/144 Bf-109F (Winter Version.) These kits live up to their name..the fit and detail is incredible! I was a little reluctant to put something with a swastika on my Christmas tree, but one of the eight (!) markings options included in the kit was this appropriately festive Hungarian scheme in winter whitewash.
Now the two are fighting it out amongst the branches of the tree!
Merry Christmas!
Steve
I thought my Jug needed a playmate, and I remembered I had a Sweet 1/144 Bf-109F (Winter Version.) These kits live up to their name..the fit and detail is incredible! I was a little reluctant to put something with a swastika on my Christmas tree, but one of the eight (!) markings options included in the kit was this appropriately festive Hungarian scheme in winter whitewash.
Now the two are fighting it out amongst the branches of the tree!
Merry Christmas!
Steve
Mon Dec 08, 2008 4:44 pm
Beautiful decoration!!!
Tue Dec 09, 2008 7:26 am
great work!! however i'd need my bifocals to enjoy them up close!
Tue Dec 09, 2008 7:54 am
Looks good, I like little kits for ornaments. Mostly I just like little kits.
Having produced a few kits, our tree has more toys on it than under it.
Having produced a few kits, our tree has more toys on it than under it.
Tue Dec 09, 2008 6:09 pm
1/144 is the way to go!!!! 
Did that for a bunch a years when I was younger. If you came over to our house for Christmas you'd find a P-40, Corsair, B-25, Zero, Hurricane and a ton of other goodies flyin around the tree. Good idea Steve and your right. That model of the 47 is a piece of crap.
Now if you wanted a good 1/144 example:
http://www.hlj.com/product/PLZPD-13
http://www.hlj.com/product/PLZPD-14
Did that for a bunch a years when I was younger. If you came over to our house for Christmas you'd find a P-40, Corsair, B-25, Zero, Hurricane and a ton of other goodies flyin around the tree. Good idea Steve and your right. That model of the 47 is a piece of crap.
Now if you wanted a good 1/144 example:
http://www.hlj.com/product/PLZPD-13
http://www.hlj.com/product/PLZPD-14
Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:52 pm
Now all you need to do is add a little cotton to the tree and you have yourself one heck of a diorama!!
John
John
Tue Dec 09, 2008 10:12 pm
if the cotton is supposed to be smoke then put it on the 109 
Tue Dec 09, 2008 11:58 pm
Very cool!
I have a mustang and a spit on my tree.
I have a mustang and a spit on my tree.
Thu Dec 18, 2008 8:52 am
Nice! I have a Staggerwing on my tree.
Thu Dec 18, 2008 12:03 pm
Good work! I don't know how anyone can assemble such small models! My fingers are too big and clumsy even for 1/48th sometimes. Speaking of which maybe I should finish that Skyraider I started 4 years ago...