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Chris T. Anдобави нов фотоалбум.
36 31 January, 15:52
Harald BesoldLooks very good. The idea with the masking tape for the wingbags is great!
1 15 February, 16:58
Chris T. AnThank you guys and welcome. Hope I live up to your expectations.
I have noticed that there is a completely missing part on the kit. But it is clearly visible on the real airplane. Have a look here: airliners.net/photo/..ornado-ECR/5002301/L
You can see an attachment on the underside at the front next to the nose gear doors, which is pointed at the front and has white dots/sensors. I will probably have to rebuild this. Does anyone know exactly what it is and what function it has?
1 18 February, 13:17
DerMattesComing along nicely, but I wonder which missing part on the ECR you mean? I will also shamelessly 😉 copy your method of covering up the holes where the wings fold, great idea! 👍
1 20 February, 11:46
DerMattesSorry, saw the link above regarding the missing part. Always thought that only the GR.4s had another thing there.
1 20 February, 12:18
Chris T. AnJust noticed that there are no IRIS-T missiles with the kit. There are only AIM-9 Sidewinder included. But on all pictures I found of the 46+57 Tiger Tornado you can see the IRIS-T. So I'll check what I can do in this matter.
20 February, 16:56
DerMattesThere are two in the Revell Eurofighter Tigermeet kits, if you want another colorfull Luftwaffe jet.
20 February, 17:39
Łukasz GlińskiAlternatively you might want to invest in the Hasegawa set: Europe Aircraft Weapons Set (Hasegawa 35115, 1:72)
20 February, 20:06
Zsolt Czegleдобави нов фотоалбум.
64 26 April 2023, 21:11
Zsolt CzegleI couldn't resist my to one of my latest booty from Moson.
It's 3D printed model from 2 parts so I added a jack and tools from my sparebox.
Let's start with the painting....
26 April 2023, 21:16
Zsolt CzegleIt's really a good quality print. Only a minor layer are visible on some place. Only one difficult thing is there: the whole model is a single piece. So it's difficult to paint the wheels and behind them.
27 April 2023, 13:00
Michael MuschalikEven the wheels are attached?! Wow, leave some assembly for modellers. 😄
1 27 April 2023, 22:53
Zsolt CzegleThank you mates.
But...
I stripped the paint today. The paint layer were too thick, and the little rivets were disappeared. The colors were also too dark, so after the wash it was more darker. I didn't like it.... So reset, and start again with the primer...
4 May 2023, 17:49
Łukasz GlińskiInteresting, it turns out you can repaint these 3D kits as much as you want to, something to remember 🙂
1 4 May 2023, 18:46
Zsolt CzegleThank you mates!
Łukasz: the paint was stripped with normál household drain cleaning granulate.
The resin is not damage.
Austin: maybe, but the Ansaldo from the same manufacturer is more smaller 😉 It will be my next project....
5 May 2023, 19:54
Łukasz GlińskiWaiting for The Order of Honourable Rivet Counters to mention it's an American plant 😛
1 7 May 2023, 17:59
Zsolt CzegleThe camouflage is masked-painted-masked-painted.....
I'm more satisfied with this than with the former painting.
7 May 2023, 19:03
Zsolt CzegleThank you mates!
Łukasz: it's an international plant!!! And the PE is also made in Hungary. So it's doubled not American plant 😉
8 May 2023, 13:09
Tom B.Really liking the layout of that base... can´t wait to see some more progress 👍
1 8 May 2023, 20:37
Zsolt CzegleThank you Tom!
I added some vegetation, and the crosses is on its place.
16 May 2023, 15:42
Simon NagorsnikNice looking camo! Very fine 👏
In the end, it turned out great 😁
1 10 June 2023, 05:34
Skyhikerдобави нов фотоалбум.
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Sputnik 1
1:72
All four antenna have been made
Проект: Sputnik 1
Scratchbuilt
8 14 February, 05:38
SkyhikerI have to put a seam down the middle of the ball and I had to make sure that the ball was the correct size.
14 February, 06:21
Skyhikerдобави нов фотоалбум.
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NASA Ingenuity - Mars helicopter 
1:72
Framed and ready for my wall
Проект: NASA Ingenuity
Scratchbuilt
53 8 January, 19:58
bughunterSweet 👍
Reminds me of the real one, still trying to collect data. In the loneliness there, far out ...
9 January, 08:32
Jennifer FranklinOooohhhh... I am following. What are the rotor hubs for? Aren't they used in wind turbines?
11 January, 00:26
SkyhikerWelcome Jennifer, the propeller blades will be connected to the hubs once I get them finished.
1 11 January, 12:00
Живко ДжаковIncredible idea! This device is a first in many things. Starting with the fact that it is the first time something like this has flown to another planet. Who knows, this is a planet inhabited only by robots. The last interesting thing is that his disaster is the first one investigated on another planet. I look forward to seeing the finished model..
2 11 January, 13:11
SkyhikerЖивко Джаков these are exactly the reasons why I decided to try and make this model.
2 11 January, 16:31
SkyhikerI'm not sure I can fit all the parts to make it accurate. It's very small.
18 January, 23:05
SkyhikerYes, at 1:72 scale it is less than a centimeter tall and the propellers are about 2cm wide in total.
19 January, 02:19
SkyhikerI had a real scare when I was priming the model today and it flew out of my tweezers. I couldn't find it anywhere and it took a half an hour before I saw it stuck to my sock! Lucky nothing got broken.
2 19 January, 18:37
bughunterNice progress on this little heli 👍 Do you find pictures for the coloring?
19 January, 18:49
SkyhikerHi bughunter, yes there seems to be enough photos around but the drone went through several redesigns before it went to Mars. For example the foil was gold for a while. The rotor blades' nubs were both pointing up at one point. Little things like the feet changed and the size of the battery and solar panel. I always have to go back and check the Mars mission photos to make sure what I am doing is correct.
2 20 January, 00:06
SkyhikerI'm very close to having this done. Let's hope no catastrophes happen before it is mounted and framed.
1 9 February, 02:32
Живко ДжаковIt won't be a precedent. As we've already commented, NASA crashed, so this won't be the end of the project 🙂. And one question. Where did you get your Martian soil from? Isn't the source of the survini too far away?
9 February, 10:07
SkyhikerOk. After a few last minute repairs, of course I knocked off two propellers and the antenna while mounting it to the diorama, I 've finished this.
1 9 February, 12:43
SkyhikerI'd like to have better photos but it's so small the camera on my phone can't do it justice.
1 9 February, 12:51
SkyhikerThanks gorby. This is by far the smallest model I have ever made. I'm pretty happy with the results considering it's a scratch build and I don't have any special tools to do micro surgery.
9 February, 13:07
Alex KI silently followed this right from the start - and now it's time for respects and congrats - for a number of reasons: for the choice of the inspirational topic, for sticking to 1:72 scale, for the implementation and the final result in scratch... Two thumbs up! 👍 👍
1 9 February, 14:16
Jennifer FranklinLove the martian in orange. Beautiful result and astounding given the scale.
1 12 February, 15:21
Łukasz GlińskiWow, what a tiny job. I might have lose it while trying the assembly 😄
13 February, 14:28
SkyhikerThanks guys. Now I am considering doing an even smaller model: I might make the Sputnik satellite in 1:72 scale, it would only be 8 mm!
2 13 February, 22:42
SkyhikerAfter doing further research I realized that the Sputnik satellite in 1:72 scale, would be bigger than this. Only the ball is 8 mm but with the antennas it would be bigger.
1 14 February, 00:57
SkyhikerIt took me several hours to make the frame into a box frame. I think it worked out, black seemed appropriate.
1 18 February, 21:58
bughunterThe frame is the cherry on the cake of this nice little scratch project 👍
1 18 February, 22:00
Jennifer FranklinI love the frame. Did you start with a regular frame, or is that something special?
19 February, 01:44
SkyhikerJennifer, I bought a cheap metal frame for 3 euros. To extend the depth of the frame I made an outer box out of 3mm MDF sheeting that someone was throwing away. Then I made an inner box out of MDF to hold the model. The middle between the two boxes is filled with cardboard for support. After I hot glued this all together I printed images of the Mars surface which I designed on the computer and the label so people will know what they are looking at. The black matt I cut out of paper. The front of the frame slides up if I ever need access to the model, which I may, because I will probably fill the gaps at the base of the model with sand since those black lines on the sides annoy me.
2 19 February, 10:28
Jennifer FranklinIt looks better than store-bought Skyhiker. It came out perfectly.
22 February, 13:04
Curtis Cadenдобави нов фотоалбум.
5 17 May 2017, 23:19
Ho KoNice project,
I found the kit at an antique fair. Thinking about building it.
Did you have any problems building it?
28 January, 12:11
Curtis CadenHo Ko working with metal kits always brings their own issues. Hubley and JLE Scale Models have a lot of flash and I found a small 3" metal nail file worked really well cleaning the parts up and then I soaked them in vinegar which helps the primer bond to the metal. I was encouraged by a model railroad friend to build these cars and I had a lot of fun doing them.
30 January, 13:47
Ho KoHi Curtis,
Thank you for your answer and for the tips
I hope to find the time in the next few weeks and make the first building steps.
23 February, 15:59
Daniel Kainzдобави нов фотоалбум.
5 5 February, 09:17
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20 3 March 2023, 12:33
Juergen Klinglhuberдобави нов фотоалбум.
34 29 December 2024, 11:34
Juergen KlinglhuberA bit history related to this aircraft as I found that quite interessting,....
In 1932, a Junkers F13 was made available for the then Federal Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Dr. Engelbert Dollfuß, for various trips abroad. The pilot, with the rank of a government pilot, was Wilhelm Elssler (a great-nephew of Fanny Elssler the famous ballet dancer). When Dollfuss became Chancellor on 20 May, his business trips often took him to Rome to see Mussolini. He always used the latest JuF 13 machines (A48, A57, A58).
When the Douglas DC 2 emerged as the clear winner of the England-Australia race and also clearly distanced the competitors in the average cruising speed, Elssler lobbied Dollfuss for the purchase of such an aircraft. Packed in boxes, the DC2 arrived by sea from New York to Cherbourg and was assembled at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. On 1 November 1934, it flew to Vienna-Aspern with the special registration A500, piloted by pilot Elssler and flight mechanic Hölzl.
Dollfuss himself did not to see the commissioning of the DC2 as a government aircraft, because he was murdered on July 25, 1934. His successor was Dr. Kurt Schuschnigg. The new DC2 could not be integrated into scheduled service, as it had to be ready for take-off at Aspern airfield at all times for government flights. Beside this it was only used for sightseeing flights and some special short trips. Due to the low capacity utilization, the DC2 was sold to Swiss Air on 12 March 1936 with only 124 flight hours and 37 flight minutes. Swiss Air already had this type of aircraft in use and added the "new one" with the registration number HB-JSA to its air fleet. Through a broker,"our" DC2 was sold to Spain on October 28, 1936, where it was used by the Republicans during the Civil War.
3 30 December 2024, 15:38
Bas TonnGood story Juergen, that DC-2 winning the Melbourne air race was the Dutch PH-AJU, 'Uiver' which means stork (storch?).
I have a book on that somewhere.
Following this project with interest, as always. Good luck and enjoy.
3 January, 11:34
Łukasz GlińskiVery interesting topic and also the context story of the Ö-Force One 😉.
I'm curious how good/bad the kit is as it waits in my stash to be re-engined.
3 January, 12:20
Juergen KlinglhuberThx for your interest Micheal & Bas Tonn. And thanks for the "Storch" up-date.
3 January, 13:14
Juergen KlinglhuberHi Lukasz. The fit of the window panes is great. I wish that would be a standard on other model kits too. I did some "dry-fit" on the fuselage and nosecone - I have to report: 🙁 oops! opposite from good. I will post some pic's later.
3 January, 13:18
Juergen KlinglhuberHi - Hope you all had a good wekend - I have now up-loaded some pic showing the progress and the "questionable" fit of some components. 😉
Some putty and sanding will be required,...let's go!
12 January, 17:30
Juergen Klinglhuber🙂 ...that much that I first thought the mistake happened at my end - but that wasn't the case,... 🙂
1 12 January, 18:12
Łukasz GlińskiThat requires some serious nosejob, I'd try cuttong it at the back on top and on the bottom, to make it bit wider and than fill the cuts, but it's just me 😋
12 January, 18:16
Alec KWhoa! I am with Łukasz, except I would reduce the fuselage, vs. spreading the nose piece. Gobs of putty don't seem like a way to go either. Fingers crossed 🤞
Looks like Roland S managed to make it work somehow: DC-2 Japan | Album by Roland (1:72)
12 January, 21:16
Łukasz GlińskiI'm just afraid of rescribing all these lines on the fuselage Alec 😉
Just checked the instructions in mine - maybe the other nose fits better? If it does, perhaps it would be easier to modify it?
12 January, 21:26
Alec KTrue, but they will need to be rescribed to a certain degree no matter what imho. Shaping that cut-up nose scares me more 😂😂😂
12 January, 21:52
Ben MNothing an entire tube of perfect plastic putty and an endless amount of sanding won't fix.
1 13 January, 00:39
Juergen KlinglhuberSame bird - a week later.
I "re-shaped" the fuselage with blade, putty and sandsticks. And yes, rescribing was not the fun part of the build so far. 😉 BUT: I guess the outcome of all this is acceptable.
1 18 January, 10:08
Juergen KlinglhuberThank you Robert & Alec. I put black base on in the meantime and the lates pic shows it from opposite angle.
19 January, 09:47
Juergen KlinglhuberThx gents - I work with the metallizers this weekend. I will try to put some new pic's soon.
25 January, 10:47
Juergen KlinglhuberAll decals are placed now. The finishing line of this project is in sight.
1 8 February, 10:24
Juergen KlinglhuberHere are the final pictures. Douglas DC-2 in Austrian Air Force One scheme - done.
23 February, 14:45
damien bressoдобави нов фотоалбум.
13 11 February, 16:47
Michael KohlOh a Vacuform kit. When I will have grown up I will do one too. In the meantime I follow your build.
1 11 February, 20:42
damien bressoThank you, the vacuform challenge, 🙂
The use of a wood chisel to cut the piece totally revolutionized my approach and saved me time and cutting quality..
I'm missing a lot of pieces to finish it.
12 February, 03:33
NaramOula ! De l'audace, encore de l'audace, toujours de l'audace 🙂
bon courage.
I take a seat. can you show us your wood chisel method ?
18 February, 14:42
damien bressoMerci,
concernant le ciseau a bois c'est tres simple. C'est comme pour le bois.
j'etait lancé, dans la production en ligne du mirage je check ce mirage en vacu, et decide de le construire, mais le vacuform j'ai que 6 ou sept en cours, un fini. C'est toujours galere pour la decoupe, comme beaucoup, j'utilsai le scalpel, long et bcp d'accrocs, +/- 3h. j'ai eu l'idee du ciseaux à bois. et j'ai reduit ce temps a une 30mn...
pour faire du vacu c'est l'unique outil a utiliser.
Placer le ciseau verticalemen le long des lignes de la cellule et une fois bien positionné un coup de maretau sur le manche (utilsation standardt d'un ciseau a bois sur le bois) ou meme process avec les bras si vous etes fort, je vous conseille d'en mettre un sur votre atelier, c'est l'outil a tout faire par exellence, faite des antennes par exemple, la decoupe droite est parfaite, decouper des pieces fragiles, il peux aussi raboter.
Le grand modele de ciseau (20mm) que j'utlise permet une prise en main solide et prcise.
je pense que je vais me trouver un petit. Ca y est le fuselage terminé.
1 22 February, 02:53
Bozoдобави нов фотоалбум.
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Bristol Blenheim MkI Airfix 1/72
1:72
With a Little sanding, it’s almost fixed
Проект: Bristol Blenheim Mk.I
23 February, 09:25
Guy RumpQuite a few people have issues with this green house, looking good, following. 👍
23 February, 15:54
Selman Yararдобави нов фотоалбум.
15 29 March 2023, 15:52
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34 20 January, 18:36
Mark SherwoodSorry Christian, wrong comment to wrong project. Still like that scheme though. Wuurrs me glasses, think I need a pair like Gorby's. 😑🙄🥸
7 February, 12:59
Christian AbrahamNo problem. At least I have a two color camo with threecolor markings 😂
1 7 February, 14:47
Arif Saeedдобави нов фотоалбум.
42 24 September 2021, 18:43
Robin (WhiteGlint)That's a nice paint scheme on the RSAF Tornado. Looks great, Arif! 👍
Weathering's nice, too.
24 September 2021, 19:26
Arif SaeedThanks WhiteGlint , just glad I'm nearing the end this kit has been fighting me at every step !
24 September 2021, 19:41
NeilArif, looks fantastic to me 👏 I have a few of these revell tornado kits myself. I'll be chuffed to bits if any of mine turn out anything nearly as good as your build here 🙂👍
24 September 2021, 21:36
Arif SaeedThanks Neil/James just glad to see light at the end of the tunnel !
24 September 2021, 23:02
Jos JansenWhat a great colorful scheme...absolute gorgeous! Did you occur lots of flaws during build in this Revell kit?
26 September 2021, 22:15
Arif SaeedThanks Jos, put it this way every single part has fit issues, the parts require cleanup of micro flash and some of the build steps could be improved to be honest.I'm almost finished now and glad to see the back of it.
26 September 2021, 23:49
Robin (WhiteGlint)Very nice job, Arif! 👍
The wings and the soot (?) from the thrust reverser visible on the tail looks great.
1 October 2021, 18:43
tyuVery nice build! You got to love these desert schemes! A RSAF desert Tornado is on my wish list. Arif, to your knowledge: are these desert camo RSAF Tornados up to GR4 standard or more compareable to the German IDS variant? Some sources claim they are GR4 equivalent but most photo's I have seen contradict that (e.g. only 1 chin pod vs 2 for GR4). I tend to believe the photo's are correct. I got the same GR4 kit as you have planned and I believe it can be backdated to an IDS standard when needed. Thanks in advance for any info.
1 1 October 2021, 20:09
Arif SaeedThanks Tyu much appreciated.The GR4 kit has everything to build a GR1 which I think is most comparable to the IDS, I agree the reference photos I have seen make these camo Aircraft a GR1/IDS, they all seem to have guns so defo not GR4
1 October 2021, 22:18
Arif SaeedThanks Maciej, Konrad and Mike really appreciate your very kind words !
1 October 2021, 22:19
Saeed Jamalivery lovely , i think KSA tornados are the most beautifull ones , You did it Great , very lovely 👌👌👌
1 29 October 2021, 22:14
Edgaras JurkonisBeautifully executed camo. Can You tell me what paints and color codes You've used?
I hopping to get something similar looking someday. I assume Revel Gr.4 is enough?
1 23 February, 10:14
Arif SaeedThanks Edgaras unfortunately this was built a few years ago and I can't recall exact paint used for sure but all paints used were by MRP. The Revell GR4 kit will be enough for GR1/IDS.
1 23 February, 13:58
Edgaras JurkonisThanks Arif, I am mostly using AK real colors and already found two colors matching RAF standart. Light sand might be an issue though.
It's pitty Eduard GR.1 kit is sold out and at this stage there is no second hand ones on marker available either. I gues my only option is to go for Revell Gr.4 and try to source some decals from Mark.1 publications. I wish someone would release a nice decal sheet with various marking options for Tornados, especialy older Luftwaffe and Italian AF.
1 23 February, 15:24
David Smithдобави нов фотоалбум.
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de Havilland DH.88 Comet
1:72
Now coated with Vallejo rattle-can gloss. Posed with completed wheels, undercarriage and props. Now patience is needed b...
Проект: de Havilland DH.88 Comet
7 18 February, 20:07
Volker Beckдобави нов фотоалбум.
12 12 February, 16:48
Volker BeckThanks 🙏
In my Opinion, dificult kit. It Tool ne a long time to complete it.
1 15 February, 09:07
Volker BeckIt ist the old Revell- kit! There Are some major-problems with the fitting in the back of the Cockpit. I had to remove planty material of the fuselage. Lukily the most Problems were on the bottom side!
I think that desing is clever, but in my case i could not deal with it!
15 February, 17:01
Noah BailorIs this set 1:350, because Amazon says it is 1:300?
29 January 2020, 17:07
Mike BlackwellThe 1:350 is probably an error. I believe all the Pyro, Lindberg, Life-Like and Atlantis kits are 1:210 for the Monitor and 1:297 for the Merrimac. The boxes may say otherwise, but AFAIK they're all based on the original Pyro toolings from 1956. Makes it really tough to link their histories on Scalemates. 🙂
30 August 2024, 01:39
Steve HadenMy sealed box says 1:210 on the Monitor and 1:300 on the Virginia, for what its worth.
23 February, 15:35
Bozoдобави нов фотоалбум.
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Convair XFY-1 Pogo WIP
1:72
Control levers added,
The front of the cockpit filled.
Ready for the next stage
Проект: Convair XFY-1 pogo
5 17 February, 09:02
Stefan Fraundorferдобави нов фотоалбум.
12 21 January, 15:28
Stefan FraundorferHere are a few pictures of the USS Missouri's 40,6 cm Tower No.1. The construction is completed (barrels and life rafts are only plugged in so that they can be painted more easily later) and the paint is already on. Now it's time for weathering.
21 January, 15:32
Stefan FraundorferThe USS Missouri's 16" gun turret No. 1 is now complete. Building and weathering the Takom model was a lot of fun.
21 February, 22:16
Ian Shawдобави нов фотоалбум.
3 23 February, 10:14
Mark SherwoodKudos on the Dio build, all them set's (it was bad enough when I used to do it on revites with the real stuff) 👍🥸🤟
23 February, 14:36
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