Mark Deliduka

Thanks Mark! I do love all those MiGs as well. Thanks Gil. I'll try to remember that. Some of those models are 40+ years old!

Here's about two thirds of my Desert Warfare armor models that I currently have pics of: British Monty's Caravan used in North Africa: I'd put a complete interior inside that. British Humber Scout Car: British Long Range Desert Group: Iraqi T-72 "Saddam": Iraqi T-72 "Lion of Babylon": Iraqi T-55 Enigma: Iraqi BMP I: Iraqi T-55: Egyptian T-34/122mm Gun: Israeli Tiran 6: Israeli Tiran 5: Israeli T-62: Israeli T-55: Israeli M-60 A1: Israeli M-60 Blazer: Israeli M-48 A3: Israeli Centurion: Israeli Cromwell: Israeli Merkava I: Israeli Merkava II: Israeli Merkava III: Israeli BRDM I: Israeli BTR 152K: Israeli M-3 Halftrack: Aircraft and helicopters in other posts.

These are most of the helicopters I currently have for the Desert War Theme. All are in 1/72 scale There are a few more of them I need to take pics of. Iraqi Mi-24 Hind: Iranian AH-1 Cobra: Libyan Mi-24 Hind A: Israeli MD-500: Aircraft and armor are in other posts

Some of these are very old pics of some very old models so I apologize for the quality on some of them. Okay, lets start with my aircraft in this post. All of them are in 1/72 scale: Kuwaiti Hawker Hunter: Kawaiti Mirage F.1C: Kuwaiti A-4 Skyhawk: Iraqi MiG 27: Iraqi MiG 21PF: Iraqi Sukhoi Su 22: Iraqi MiG 21MF: Iranian F-14 Tomcat: Israeli F-4 Phantom II: Israeli F-15 C Eagle: Israeli A-4 Skyhawk: Israeli F-16 Fighting Falcon: Israeli MiG 21 MF: No, that is not a "what if" model. It was actually acquired when the Iraqi pilot defected to Israel bringing his MiG 21 to them. They even used it in combat during one of their wars. This was also my first Israeli aircraft I ever built. Moving along... Israeli Kfir C7: Egyptian MiG 17: Egyptian MiG 19: Egyptian F-16: Egyptian MiG 21: Jordanian Mirage F.1C: Syrian MiG 21: Saudi Arabian BAC Strikemaster: Saudi Arabian Tornado: Saudi Arabian F5B Tiger: Saudi Arabian F 15 Eagle: That's most of my aircraft. I have several more that I hadn't gotten pics of yet. My helicopters and armor are in other posts...

Ed, that thing ROCKS!! So awesome!

Well, it's been awhile again, and I finally have something to show. I have quite a few pics of work I did on four models. All these are armor models so without further ado, here they are.... First off, I started to paint the camouflage pattern on the OT-62 when I happened to notice that there were a few detail parts that still needed to be added to this. Here's some of the more obvious ones attached, with the paint scraped off where the others are supposed to go: Here it is with all the detail parts and some stretched sprue grab handles attached: I'm really beginning to hate grab handles...... After that, I went to work on the little SAS jeep. I painted the lower chassis and wheels with Floquill Oily Black, then dry-brushed some steel over it: That chassis is upside down by the way..... After that, there wasn't much else to do; so I decided to buckle down and finally get the tiny, delicate gun assemblies done. These were pretty tough to do given how small they were. Still, I got them assembled as best I could: There are nine parts in each one of those dual gun mounts. Later I painted the guns, I went to paint the remainder of the unpainted parts; but then I found out that I'd left the Jeep base color at home. Oh well, baby steps..... Next, I figured it was time to finally get some progress on the general Staff bus I started some time ago. I had built the basic chassis and the dashboard but that was as far as I went before putting this back aside. Now I have the lower chassis completed, except for the engine which won't be seen under the hood: Roden made this kit so the front wheels are positionable: They also turn or spin so this bus will potentially roll. Anyway, it was time to move on... I started to build some nice little furniture. Furniture for a bus? Yep! Now here are a couple shots showing the furniture all installed inside the bus, along with the radios, Enigma machine and even a typewriter! the floor is not quite cemented down to the chassis yet: Later on I'll do the windows and then build the body of the bus. I'm going to make this one grey just like the other one. Finally, I wanted to do something simple, so I pulled out my WC-360 locomotives and added the decals. There were no callouts showing where they were supposed to go, and the box art showed markings that were way different than the markings on the decal sheet. So, I just winged it: In another day or so, these engines will be finished. All I have left to do is weather them. Oh, the one with the red wheels is the stand-alone model; the one with the grey wheels will eventually be pulling my Leopold railgun once I find it and build it. That's all I got done so far. I do hope you all enjoyed the pleasant little tour of the manufacturing plant. Thanks all for looking in, comments are welcome.

Welcome Joe! Glad to see another So Cal modeler on these boards. Oh, and when you post pics of your models; they are supposed to be your models, not photos of a 1:1 scale restored museum piece! LOL! Awesome job on that Roland Joe! What incredible detail and realism! You are truly a Master Modeler Extraordinaire!

Yeah, I'm gonna need a lot of these myself....

Way to go Dennis! Looks like you nailed that camo pattern with the airbrush. Awesome!

Wow, I agree with Ron. Man, I wish my work would look that good!

Yeah, I was noticing a few things while I was building it. I saw the box labeled this as 1/72 scale, but like you said; it can be any scale you want it to be. I do have the little armored suit that came with this kit still to finish. I should get it done soon. Thanks for the reply Rob.

I agree about the turret Phil. I kept wondering where the main armament was when I first saw this thing. After building it, I can see where it is, but it just gets lost in all the other items. I'll be looking forward to seeing what you do with yours.

That was awesome! It is also refreshing to see a news report like this that makes us look good. Out here, whenever the news comes out about our events, they always add a disparaging tone to the story or vid. Well done; it looked like an excellent show and I do hope you get pics up soon. There were a large number of models I saw in that vid that I would love closer looks at. P.S. You look good Chris! Glad to put a face to the name.

Yes Will, I have. It's too round to hurt my foot so that won't help me find it. Thanks for the compliment on the hovertank. I'm happy with it.

Thanks Will! Yeah, when I first saw that kit, I thought the same thing about the weapons. They look like once that bird lifts off that they'd break right off and sit there. Thanks also for the compliment on the color scheme. I tried to find something that would look like it would blend in with the veldt

Stunning work Mark! I'm speechless. I can't find any adjectives that have the punch to describe my impression of this incredible Masterpiece!

Thanks Gil! It is definitely a unique little model for my collection.

Thanks for the great replies guys! I appreciate it. Ed, so far... nothing. I guess I still have to wait for the carpet monster to finish digesting it. Same with one of the wheels to my little 75mm pack howitzer. I had that one finished, but then lost the whole wheel assembly. Found one wheel and axle, so it still remains unfinished after being finished.

Thanks guys for the great compliments! Yes Chris, they came with the kit. I had just placed that sprue back in the box to keep it from getting lost and promptly lost the box! Later I found it under a couple other boxes that had fallen on top of it. That's when I was able to finish this up. Mark, I like this little thing too. I had gotten it because I knew it was unique and different from any other helicopters I have in my fleet. I just had to build this one.

Hey everyone, Here's my latest model to be done. I built this for a Helicopter Group Build on another Forums. This is Italeri's 1/72 scale A-109KM Agusta helicopter in South African markings. I finally found the weapon systems for this kit and got them installed. Now I can declare this finished: It ain't an award winner, but I sure like the looks of this little helicopter! Thanks all for looking in, comments are welcome.

Hello everyone! I got this as a Secret Santa gift on another Forums. This is my SF3D M.A.K. Nutrocker Hovertank. I had it all completed and took these pics: Then, as I was arranging to take more pics of some finished models; several paint bottles, other bottles, tools and such decided to start an avalanche off my hobby desk. After replacing everything back on the desk, I found that the hovertank had mysteriously lost it's radar dish. Not the one that looks like a window frame; the other one. I searched for hours and couldn't find something that big! So I said 'screw it!' (or words to that effect) and scratched built a new radar dish. Here's how the new one looks: I don't know why this is so yellow in the second pics. I tried editing the pics to show how it really looks in real life. The first two pics show it the way it looks in person. Now this thing is finally done! Thanks all for looking in! This was an excellent and most unique gift! (And it is STILL in my scale!)

Just a small update this week. I spent most of the time trying to go over everything on my Dora to get the small detail things put on that I was waiting till last to do. Meanwhile, in between all that; I got some other progress done on several other models. First off, I'll start with a my two ACE armor models. On the OT-62, I found some drive sprockets from another OT-62 kit. They are slightly different than the ones I'd seen on the original sprues, but I'm tired of this thing fighting me and I used them anyway. They may not be the most accurate, but they fit, they are solidly glued on and they are staying: Later on at Hobby Day, I took a few hours to install the tracks to each side of this beast: While I was at it, I also installed the tracks on the Buratino as well. They went on easier than the smaller tracks of the OT-62: Now to get a camouflage pattern on that and the OT-62 and I'll finally be close to done. Speaking of being close to done, I painted up my two WC-360 locomotives and then clearcoated them for decals. What really bites is that although the kits come with decals, there's no indicator on the instruction sheet or color callout sheet showing where they are supposed to go! The box ain't any help; it shows completely different markings than anything on the decal sheet. I guess I'm gonna have to wing it again.... Anyway, this one is going to be for the Leopold gun once I find it and build it: This one will be my other stand-alone display model: And finally, I painted up my little SA Jeep with a basecoat and some other paint on select parts. Now all I have to do is build the guns for this and mount them; then I can camouflage it: The paint was still a bit wet when I took that pic. In aircraft, all I was able to do was finish up the final details on the A-109KM Agusta helicopter and then remove all the window masking. I also opened the main cabin door on one side: I was going to declare it done since I'd lost the box holding the weapons parts; but then I found it after all. Now the finished pics of that helicopter are in the Aircraft Forums. Feel free to check it out there. Meanwhile, thanks all for looking in; comments are welcome.

Excellent work Gil! Your pony certainly turned out far better than any of my cars. Way to go! My friend Jeff Hunter managed to get some recently. I don't remember where, but at least they are still available.

Thanks Eric! I got it.

Thanks Rob!