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Vader’s Model Desk: 2022 Review (slightly NSFW)
Posted on 12/31/22 at 1:03 pm
Posted on 12/31/22 at 1:03 pm
Here is a look back at my 2022 works. Hope you enjoy!
Zvezda 1/72 scale Petlyakov PE-2 Dive Bomber
34th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment
Leningrad Front
December 1944
Italeri 1/48 scale Fiat G.50
359 Squadviglia 154 Gruppo
Albania, Summer 1941
Tamiya 1/35 scale Sd.kfz 184 Schwerer Jagdpänzer “Elefant”
Schwere Panzerjäger Abteilung 653
XXIV Panzer Corps
Ukraine - Eastern Front
Summer 1944
Tamiya 1/35 scale Carro Armato M13/40
133rd Littorio Armored Division
El Alamein, North Africa
July 1942
(My first ever entry into a model show. Won 3rd place)
Hasegawa 1/48 scale F4N Phantom II USS Roosevelt, VF-111 “Sundowners”
Italeri 1/35 scale Panzerjäger I
Panzerjäger Abteilung 605, 5th Leicht Div.
North Africa, Summer 1941
Dragon 1/35 scale Jagdpanzer IV
Panzerjäger Abteilung 543
3rd Panzer Div.
Austria, Spring 1945
Hasegawa 1/72 scale Kugisho P1Y1 Ginga “Frances”
262nd Attack Squadon, 762nd Naval Flying Group
Tamiya 1/35 scale Sd.kfz 181 Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf E Tiger I - Schwere Panzerabteilung 502, XXXVII Armeekorps, Estonia, Summer 1944
Tamiya 1/48 scale Vought F4U Corsair
VF-84 USS Bunker Hill
Feb. 1945
Italeri 1/35 scale M7 Priest
Charlie Battery, 276th Armored Field Artillery Bn.
France, 1944
Tamiya 1/48 Focke-Wulf Fw190A8
JG3, June 1944
Tamiya 1/35 scale Sd.kfz 182 Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf. B Königstiger
Schwer Panzerabteilung 501
Belgium, Dec. 1944
Italeri 1/35 scale Sd.kfz 139 Panzerjäger Marder III
Panzerjäger Abteilung 38
2nd Panzer Division
Saxony, April 1945
Italeri 1/72 Messerschmitt Me410 “Hornisse”
Tamiya 1/35,scale Sd.kfz 161/1 PzKpfw IV Ausf. G
21st Panzer Div. - El Alamein, North Africa
Autumn 1942
Dragon 1/35 scale SU-152 Heavy Self-Propelled Howitzer
364th Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment
10th Guards Tank Corps
East Prussia, January 1945
Tamiya 1/35 scale Sd.kfz 186 Panzerjäger VI Ausf. B
1st Company Schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 653
Schwetzingen, Germany, March 1945
Itaeri 1/72 scale C.R. 42 Falco
Svenska Flygvapnet Wing 9
Kiribati, Sweden 1942
Tamiya 1/35 scale Soviet SU-76M Self-propelled Gun
11th Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion
East Prussia, 1944
And finally, a sneak peak at the first edition of Vader’s Model Desk of 2023…
Zvezda 1/72 scale Petlyakov PE-2 Dive Bomber
34th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment
Leningrad Front
December 1944
Italeri 1/48 scale Fiat G.50
359 Squadviglia 154 Gruppo
Albania, Summer 1941
Tamiya 1/35 scale Sd.kfz 184 Schwerer Jagdpänzer “Elefant”
Schwere Panzerjäger Abteilung 653
XXIV Panzer Corps
Ukraine - Eastern Front
Summer 1944
Tamiya 1/35 scale Carro Armato M13/40
133rd Littorio Armored Division
El Alamein, North Africa
July 1942
(My first ever entry into a model show. Won 3rd place)
Hasegawa 1/48 scale F4N Phantom II USS Roosevelt, VF-111 “Sundowners”
Italeri 1/35 scale Panzerjäger I
Panzerjäger Abteilung 605, 5th Leicht Div.
North Africa, Summer 1941
Dragon 1/35 scale Jagdpanzer IV
Panzerjäger Abteilung 543
3rd Panzer Div.
Austria, Spring 1945
Hasegawa 1/72 scale Kugisho P1Y1 Ginga “Frances”
262nd Attack Squadon, 762nd Naval Flying Group
Tamiya 1/35 scale Sd.kfz 181 Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf E Tiger I - Schwere Panzerabteilung 502, XXXVII Armeekorps, Estonia, Summer 1944
Tamiya 1/48 scale Vought F4U Corsair
VF-84 USS Bunker Hill
Feb. 1945
Italeri 1/35 scale M7 Priest
Charlie Battery, 276th Armored Field Artillery Bn.
France, 1944
Tamiya 1/48 Focke-Wulf Fw190A8
JG3, June 1944
Tamiya 1/35 scale Sd.kfz 182 Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf. B Königstiger
Schwer Panzerabteilung 501
Belgium, Dec. 1944
Italeri 1/35 scale Sd.kfz 139 Panzerjäger Marder III
Panzerjäger Abteilung 38
2nd Panzer Division
Saxony, April 1945
Italeri 1/72 Messerschmitt Me410 “Hornisse”
Tamiya 1/35,scale Sd.kfz 161/1 PzKpfw IV Ausf. G
21st Panzer Div. - El Alamein, North Africa
Autumn 1942
Dragon 1/35 scale SU-152 Heavy Self-Propelled Howitzer
364th Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment
10th Guards Tank Corps
East Prussia, January 1945
Tamiya 1/35 scale Sd.kfz 186 Panzerjäger VI Ausf. B
1st Company Schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 653
Schwetzingen, Germany, March 1945
Itaeri 1/72 scale C.R. 42 Falco
Svenska Flygvapnet Wing 9
Kiribati, Sweden 1942
Tamiya 1/35 scale Soviet SU-76M Self-propelled Gun
11th Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion
East Prussia, 1944
And finally, a sneak peak at the first edition of Vader’s Model Desk of 2023…
This post was edited on 12/31/22 at 1:23 pm
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Posted on 12/31/22 at 1:08 pm to Darth_Vader
Those look great. Average time on each one? Thanks for sharing
Posted on 12/31/22 at 1:11 pm to kywildcatfanone
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Those look great. Average time on each one? Thanks for sharing
Thanks. I’m glad you like them. As for average time, that varies. Some kits, like the Falco, did not take but maybe a total of 10-12 hours total. Other kits like the SU-152 and Königstiger can take up to probably 40+ hours.
Posted on 12/31/22 at 1:11 pm to Darth_Vader
The detail, wow! Excellent work
Posted on 12/31/22 at 1:12 pm to Darth_Vader
I believe it. Those look great 
Posted on 12/31/22 at 1:13 pm to Darth_Vader
Always impressed with the weathering on these things.
Posted on 12/31/22 at 1:14 pm to Breauxsif
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The detail, wow! Excellent work
Thanks. I was really wanting to finish the Sd.kfz 251 Ausf C German halftrack before the end of the year. But the wife wanted us to go galavanting yesterday and today I’ll be watching the bowl games. I should hopefully finish it tomorrow.
Posted on 12/31/22 at 1:15 pm to Darth_Vader
Not sure if anyone makes this model set but I would love to see this aircraft assembled....even if a scale model.
Spotted this in the restoration area of the Smithsonian out at Dulles. According to the volunteer, he had no knowledge of any plans to put the wings(not pictured but were stacked to the side) on the aircraft....and even if they did it would be several years. They're putting a lot of resources into restoring the B25 Flakbait
Posted on 12/31/22 at 1:19 pm to Darth_Vader
You've got some serious patience , I say this as I'm chasing my 3 year old grandson down the sidewalk . He just looks back at me and says paw paw that's a bad word .
Posted on 12/31/22 at 1:21 pm to Darth_Vader
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Hasegawa 1/48 scale F4N Phantom II USS Roosevelt, FV-111 “Sundowners”
VF-111
Posted on 12/31/22 at 1:21 pm to pankReb
That’s the Horten GO229. There is a kit made by Revell…
Bad thing though is most Revell kits are terrible. They’re notorious for poor fit, rape ton their aircraft kits.
Bad thing though is most Revell kits are terrible. They’re notorious for poor fit, rape ton their aircraft kits.
Posted on 12/31/22 at 1:22 pm to Saint Alfonzo
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VF-111
Woops. My dyslexia got the better of me. I’ll fix that.
Posted on 12/31/22 at 1:22 pm to Darth_Vader
I am always amazed by your attention to detail especially with regards to weathering. I really enjoy viewing your projects. Thanks for sharing.
Happy New Year!
Posted on 12/31/22 at 1:24 pm to Darth_Vader
unfortunate. And yeah I remember how trash Revell was from building some models even as a kid.
Posted on 12/31/22 at 1:24 pm to Darth_Vader
Don’t know if it’s my age, but the last pic doesn’t interest me as much as the others.
Posted on 12/31/22 at 1:28 pm to Tigre85
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You've got some serious patience , I say this as I'm chasing my 3 year old grandson down the sidewalk . He just looks back at me and says paw paw that's a bad word .
It does take a good deal of patience. The kit I have on my desk now is a prime example. If you look at the tracks, not only are those individual track shoes that have to be assembled, each link is made up of three pieces. And you have to glue them precisely so they will be flexible enough to install the tracks onto the vehicle. I spent a solid day on just those tracks.
But that’s one of the things I love about building models. When I’m working on a model, I concentrate on what I’m doing. I don’t think about or worry about anything else. I’ll listen to Spotify or a podcast. But other than that, my Fuchs is entirely on the model. It’s very relaxing.
Posted on 12/31/22 at 1:31 pm to Darth_Vader
Holy shite, the weathering on some is awesome. I know it’s probably been explained, But how do you actually do the weathering? Time consuming? It makes it looks so real. I’ve seen a thousand models done as is. But few with the realistic weathered look.
Posted on 12/31/22 at 1:31 pm to Darth_Vader
I’ve enjoyed your model threads throughout the year. You do impressive work.
Posted on 12/31/22 at 1:33 pm to Darth_Vader
What is the average build time involved?
Do you do all the paint work as well?
Do you do all the paint work as well?
Posted on 12/31/22 at 1:34 pm to pankReb
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unfortunate. And yeah I remember how trash Revell was from building some models even as a kid.
It’s very hit and miss with Revell. Some of their kits are absolute garbage. The USS Missouri sold at Hobby Lobby is a prime example. Other kits are really not all that bad. I built this Revell 1/48 scale Ilyushin IL-2 a few years ago and it was a pretty good build.
I’ve heard that Revell kits made in Germany are far better than those made elsewhere.
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