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William Adair
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Gold & silversmith, 1/144 scale modeller. A bit of a trekkie :)
Author of: First World War Aircraft in Scale - Scratchbuilding in 1/144 Scale. Published by Fonthill Media.
https://fonthill.media/products/ww1-in-scale
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Miles Magister T9736. Southeast England, circa Sept. 1940
This one is scratchbuilt in 1/144 using styrene throughout and the markings are for a machine that was modified to take part in Operation Banquet. I'm quite pleased with how this one came out. It's a cutie!

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September 7, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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Hawker Hurricane Mk.I N2359/YB-J from 17 Sqn RAF
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June 9, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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All finished. This is V1Models' 1/144 scale Short Crusader from the 1927 Schneider Trophy race in Venice.
It's a cutie! :)
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May 1, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Rigging complete. It's almost there! 👍

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April 27, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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Clear parts are my nemesis.
This one needed 3x panes and 12x strips of painted decal to make up the frames 👿
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April 25, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Time taken to reduce panel lines is always time well spent. I used some Scotch tape as a guide and lightly traced them in with a sharp .3mm pencil, then ran a brush over them until they looked less stark.
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April 25, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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Wow! I love it 😍
April 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Masking.... 🤙

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April 21, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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The V1Models kit doesn't come with a launching trolley, so one was made from scratch. It's good to have something to do between coats of primer :)
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April 19, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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Lots of work smoothing and priming the surfaces, reducing panel lines, and thinning down trailing edges for a more in-scale appearance. Also replaced the struts and opened up the access hatch to make the thing look more inviting :)

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April 18, 2025 at 5:52 AM
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This is the 1/144 scale Short Crusader of Schneider Trophy fame from V1Models in Japan. It's a 3D-printed piece and the designer has really put their heart and soul into it. I'm hoping that with a bit of TLC I can get it across the finish line 😊

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April 14, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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Took a few more shots before putting this one back in the cabinet.
Fellow DH.2 aficionados will recognise the tailplane trim lever on the right-hand side of the cockpit. Plus the fluted Lewis drum, and the buckle on the strap which holds down the cover over the main fuel tank.

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March 17, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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I just heard that my 1/144 scratchbuilding book, First World War Aircraft In Scale, will soon get a second print run. Sweeeet! 😊

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March 17, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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What are you doing up there…!? Get down!!! 😱

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February 14, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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...aaaaand we're done! :D
I added the last of the rigging over the weekend. Hard to believe the 1/144 Jeannin Stahltaube is finally done after 14 months of solid effort. I'm all out of words at the moment, so I'll just leave some pics here...

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February 10, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Deleted my Twitter account today. That felt good. 😊
February 9, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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Having a flashback to 10 years ago and the very first kit I completed after returning to the hobby ~ Eduard's Spitfire IX converted to a MkI.
I was quite proud of this back in the day. That faded a bit when it was pointed out that the windscreen was all wrong for an early model Spit... Ah well! 😅
February 4, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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Got the left wing fully rigged today!

I went the extra mile and used 0.05mm for the thicker structural wires and 0.02mm for the control cables.

Now for the rest of it... 💪

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February 3, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Getting close to the end. Only 37 pieces of rigging left to go!
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January 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Finally got the scratchbuilt spoked wheels finished today after a year of trial and error (mostly error). It was a close-run thing though... they nearly finished ME! 💀

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January 13, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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I finally came up with something that makes rigging biplanes seem like fun.
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January 6, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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This is what I've been working on for the last 12 months. It's easily the hardest scratchbuilding project I've ever done.

1915 vintage, Jeannin Stahltaube ~ 1/144 scale 🖖

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January 5, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Here's a work-in-progress shot of two Nieuport 17s which I built for my book on scratchbuilding 1/144 scale aircraft.
Please note: it's 220 pages and regular softcover. Not, "192 pages & spiral bound". Dunno where Amazon got that from 😅

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January 4, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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This is the FE.2's little brother, the Airco DH.2.
It was built as part of my book on 1/44 scratchbuilding and took about 8 months to complete. 😪
One day I hope to complete the RFC pusher family by doing the Vickers FB.5 and RAF FE.8 too! 🤞

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December 21, 2024 at 12:20 PM
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My scratchbuilt Royal Aircraft Factory FE2b in 1/144 scale. I think it will always be my favourite ❤️
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December 15, 2024 at 10:56 AM