Novinky

Guy Rump
Another aircraft to add to my Japanese WW2 stable. Unfortunately, this one is an old tool but hopefully I can do it justice. 🙂

Mark Sherwood
That will be a bit of a lump. Even in 1.72, I'm in.

Moreno Baruffini
Massive! Following for sure!

Stephen Lesley
Absolutely following.

Finn
I'm in

Guy Rump
I've finally made a start on this monster of an aeroplane. The insides have been painted with Vallejo Model Air Aotake Green. Cockpit now completed as is the cockpit controls. Next will be inserting and masking all of the transparencies before I can put the fuselage together. 🙂

Welcome Mark, Stephen & Finn. I hope you enjoy the build. 👍

Many thanks mates for your interest and likes Franck D, Lukasz G, Moreno B, Mark S, Stephen L, Rafael, Djordje N & Piettro DA. 👍

Ben M
👁️👁️

Mr D
Very nice Guy 👍 great subjects.... definitely be popular this one.
What length is that fuselage roughly??
👀

Mark Sherwood
How are you finding Vallejo to spray? I switched to AKRC and stuck with Tamiya, after trial and error with other Acrylics. Which is why I shaved my head to stop me tearing my hair out. 🥸🤟😳🤘🥸

Mr D
@Mark
I've used Vallejo quite a lot, and I'm mainly using AK and ICM lately.
Paint has been a big learning curve that I'm still on.
I'm found that from one paint to the next and from one colour to the next the behaviour of the paint change's. White's, greys need much more thinning ....alot of it seems to be all about the thinning raschio for that particular paint, water will thin Vallejo...but it doesn't get it out the gun/airbrush well.
Mr leveling thinner is a good go-to and always pays to experiment with small amount before job to find nice mix.
I've lost few hairs 🫣 and blamed the brush, changed the needle, pressure...all the time it was thinning right.😤.

Thomas Bischoff
I'm in 👍

Mark Sherwood
Mr D. Yep, went down that route paint to thinner ratio, needle size, air pressure the "new" acrylics. When it came to detail work especially on Luftwaffe mottling they just don't cut the mustard. I prefer the hybrids Tamiya, AKRC don't smell as much as lacquers (keeps Our Lass of me back) and do the job. Although AKRC may have tweaked the formula a bit. I'll keep the Vallejo's for figure and brush work. Since I came back to the hobby and at 63 the less hassle the better. 🤘🥸🤟

Nicolas
Following

Guy Rump
Internal windows added and then cockpit and cockpit controls added after a lot of hassle getting the alignment correct. Finally, fuselage put together. 🙂

Welcome along for the ride Ben, Mr D, Mark, Thomas & Nicolas. 👍

Mark, I mainly use Vallejo Model Air for airbrushing. I find it OK and, in the main, don't need to thin it. Vallejo Model Color is a different proposition. I tend to use that for brush work. I also use some Hataka paints for airbrushing. Most of those need a little thinning (with Hataka thinners, I find best). 👍

Mr D, the fuselage is 33.5 cm long and the wingspan 55.35 cm. 👍
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Many thanks mates for your interest and likes Duster_D, Mr D, Ben M, Matti T & 2 other mates. 👍

Stephen Lesley
Coming along nicely. This one's going a need a big shelf !

Guy Rump
The rest of the transparencies added (masked) and the wing stanchions. The fuselage is now ready for primer. 🙂

Thanks Stephen for the comment. I agree! I'm going to have to find somewhere to put this once completed! 👍

Many thanks mate for your interest and like Daniel K. 👍

Dave Flitton
Looking good.

Guy Rump
Vallejo primer added and then a bit of pre-shading. The fuselage is ready for painting. 🙂

Thanks Dave for the kind comment, welcome along. 👍

Many thanks mates for your interest and likes Zbynek H, Jean Louis D, Dave F & Stephan H. 👍

Mr D
Fantastic start to a great project.. Very nice 👍👍

Martin Weinpold
Great!

Alex K
I'm in - of course...

Rui S
Me too 😎

gorby
Thanks for tagging along Alex & Rui. 🙂

Kesa Tiho
Looks like a tuk tuk, anyways its really nice to see you on another project. Im excited to see the fuck ups and final result. Hope your misses doesn't mind you being in love with another woman 😄

Robert Podkoński
Taking a seat here, of course 🙂

gorby
Welcome Kesa & Robert. 🙂
Kesa Mrs Gorby is used to my plastic passion obsessions. 😄
And yes it does look a bit like a tuk tuk. Incidentally there have been a couple of screw up so far but obviously I won't be telling everyone as I want to make it look like I know what I'm doing. 🙂

Spanjaard
certainly joining this new gorby's strange subject being created 🙂

gorby
Thanks Spanjaard, you're always welcome. 🙂

Mr D
Hi Gorby 👋
Another interesting one 😃👍
Nice project, they used 3wheel trucks like these at Cadburys factory as they need tighter turning circles round the plant.

gorby
Glad you're tagging along Mr D.
Their turning circle was one of the reasons they where so successful. Do you have any association with Cadburys - other than eating their products of course. 🙂

Mark Sherwood
Remember these trundling down Zetland Road and Linthorpe Road from the train station. BR and their parcel/freight division use to operate them.

gorby
Hi Mark, apparently British Rail was the main user of these things.

bughunter
That will be another session of scratch modeling of famous (with 30,000 it must be famous) British cars 👍 So ugly that they begin to be beautiful.

gorby
Hi Frank, they certainly are famous in Britland...although probably only with men of a certain age. 😄

Mr D
Hi Gorby...No just eating 😂 l live not far from factory n seen documentary on it too.
Like the project 😁👍

gorby
Thanks Mr D.
Been on their factory tour, as a chocoholic it was wonderful. 🙂

Alex K
One interesting thing to have in mind is that Gorby set to build the ancient 1962 tool of the Scarab and scratch the Mechanical Horse precisely when there appeared recent (and immeasurably better, as for the Scarab - I guess) 3d-printed 1:72 kits of both the Scarab and the French relatives of the MH (i.e. FAR tractors)... But that's Gorby (much to our delight!) 👍

gorby
THERE'S 3D PRINTED KITS!!!??? 😄 😄
I'd be too tight to buy them anyway.
I'm about a month into the build so far and quite enjoying it....mostly.

Alex K
We know you would enjoy this - and we enjoy too... Plus: if you are going to turn the Scarab into a wrecker / recovery vehicle (!!!)... extra joy. Very Gorby-esque work! 👍 👍

gorby
Thanks Alex. 🙂

Ben M
👀

Mr D
"Would you like some parts with that Flash sir" 😂
I know you will pull a great job out of it Gorby 😀👍

Jan Peters
Following this masochistic exercise 😄
The tow truck you fell in love with, was it used to tow Reliant Robins?

Zsolt Czegle
I take a seat!

Intresting project! Go Gorby Go!

gorby
Good grief, I appear to have attracted a crowd. 😳
I didn't realise the Robin was globally infamous. That would be a great idea Jan if I can find a cheapish 1/76 one. 😄
Thanks all for taking an interest. 🙂

Alec K
Taking a seat. The nasties the kit, the more Gorby likes it… I'll forgo spelling out the logical conclusion from this. 😄 😄 😄

gorby
😄 😄 😄
Welcome to the show Alec. I have some nice kits in my mini stash, for some reason they keep being overlooked. Maybe I choose kits which make scratch-building feel like an easier option. 😄

David Taylor
Always worth a watch.

Mr D
X2 trucks under way 😁👍

Jan Peters
Great job on the fiddly bits Gorby 👍🏻

gorby
Thanks mates....as usual I'm playing catch-up with the build report.
(I'll let you into a secret. I don't start the report until I have a very good idea that things might work out. If I'd completely screwed up - you'd never know about it.) 😳

Mr D
🤣🤣 prevention better than cure 😜
Where about in the UK were they produced ?
I vaguely remember the 3 wheel electric milk floats as a kid.

gorby
I think they were built at Scammell Lorries Ltd in Watford.
In fact there is now a road in the area called Scammell Way.
Typical of Britain, close the factory and name a new road after it to remind us that we used to actually make stuff. 🙁

bughunter
Your 'secret' is a good idea: start a build report lately not only shows a success, but also makes the build look quick! Must copy this idea 😉

gorby
😄
The one down side is that as I only do one project at a time it looks like I'm doing bugger all for about a month. 😄

Alec K
Gorby, I follow the same strategy with build reports. Trouble is, I eventually catch up and then snail-pace it to the finish…

gorby
😄

Alex K
Fabulous work going on (as it was to be expected)...

gorby
Thanks very much Alex. 🙂

Jan Peters
What a load of rubbish, in a good way that is 🙂

gorby
😄 😄 😄

Lex Jassies
Nice to see this kit. Build the Scammel Scarab as a youngster from Airfix. And looking at the sprues I would say these are from the the former Airfix kit.
Have fun building it 😉

Alec K
Great progress and entertaining narrative 🙂. The trailer wheels turned out nice, I can't imagine making something like that. Just curious: why not make one and cast a copy (I think you have done that in the past)? Or does this have to do with that logical thing…

gorby
Thanks for the comment mates. 🙂
Lex: Yes this is from the old Airfix kit. Quite enjoying the build so far - although that's probably because most of the build is scratch work. 😄
Alec: Typically the trailer wheels look like a different size to the other wheels in the kit which is why I had to cobble something together rather than cast them. I've been meaning to try and scratch wheels for a while so it was also a bit of an experiment. Hopefully future ones will be better.

Michael Kohl
Love the subject and the build. Not really knowing what I'm talking about I'd say it's as british as british can be

gorby
Thanks Michael. You're quite right, they are as quirkily British as it's possible to be and unlike most quirky British vehicles these were a actually successful. 🙂

Mr D
Like what you have done so far, good thinking on utilising items , l always look at a item before l throw it away to see if it could be useful.
My fire extinguisher handle was just offcuts laying in my scrap tub., ps it finished now will photo tomorrow.
Your right...a MC Donald's or frozen pizza box would be bit out of place 🤣 Fire ash, tin cans, spud peel n bit of dog poo most likely 😄.
Quite rewarding the scratch build l imagine.
Looking good 👍👍

Michael Schubert
Looks like I'm a bit late to the party, but pulling up a chair way in the back to follow along 🤣 looks like a fun little project

gorby
Thanks mates. 🙂
I have to fight against an inherited hoarding gene, so it's a bit of a fine line I have to walk with saving odd and sods for scratching.
At the moment it's very enjoyable project. It's helping to keep my grey matter from seizing up completely, working out how to make something from a pile of bits.

Jennifer Franklin
I am pulling up a seat. I can't wait to see what you do with the scratch building of an I beam.

gorby
Thanks Jennifer. Hopefully I'l show more work soon. 🙂

Kesa Tiho
Really creative way to make rubbish. Im honestly surprised at how well you can DIY and scratch stuff, top notch stuff. Either way the progress is nice.
Also if you don't mind me asking, what operation did your missus go through? Having to administer blood thinners sounds pretty serious.

gorby
Thanks Kesa. 🙂
Mrs Gorby had a hip replacement op. Normally she'd just need medication for the blood thinning but fortunately for my scratch-building junk pile, they thought injections would be better.
Okay, that makes me sound like a bad person. 😄

shadowlight
Not at all... you are aware of your "waste footprint" ^^

Kesa Tiho
Gotta agree with shadowlight. Your not a bad person 🙂. This reminds me of a quote from one of my favourite games: "I'm not an angel, but when you see Trevor your gonna swear I am one." Except It's "I'm not an angel, but when you see Kesa your gonna swear I am one." 😄

Mr D
@ Kesa
GTA-5 by any chance Kesa ??
Interesting build this one ... good to follow.
Did you have any 3wheel vehicles in your part of the world ?
👍😄

Kesa Tiho
Yeah Mr D! Do you play the game?

Mr D
Kesa ...l have played it,
I like retro gaming mostly now👍

Mark Sherwood
Holy Chewbacca on a bagel. Who's, who?

Kesa Tiho
I like the exhaust (yeah i know, a half assed comment) but good god I have never seen a more perfect card... ever.... Truly a masterpiece gifted to us from the scratch building god 😄

gorby
Progress has been slow. I have a problem with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) so everything slows down including brain and enthusiasm. Particularly enthusiasm. It's the part of the year I have more difficulty working out how to make parts and usually the first or second attempts end in disaster before something passable emerges.
Perhaps I should drum into myself "Must do KITS in the winter…. Must do KITS in the winter..."

Alec K
Sounds like a road trip to southern Spain is in order. 😊

gorby
😄 😄 😄
I'll see if I can work up some enthusiasm for that. 😉

Mr D
Great work and like the updates, taking shape well now.😃👍

Jan Peters
You're on a roll now Gorby!

gorby
Thanks Mr D, Jan, and the other peeps for their likes. 🙂

Jennifer Franklin
The second attempt on the engine cover looks nice!

gorby
Thanks Jennifer. 👍
It almost certainly isn't accurate but I won't be loosing any sleep over it. 🙂

Rui S
Excellent scratch work, as usual 👍

gorby
Thanks Rui. 🙂

Spanjaard
that jib is just AWESOME!!! amazing job my friend, amazing.

gorby
Wow, thank you Spanjaard! 🙂

Robert Podkoński
I fully agree with Spanjaard! AWESOME!

bughunter
Luckily this dusty work in between didn't kill you (even if the mask looks like it tried hard), so now we see new marvellous scratch work 👍

gorby
Thanks Robert and Frank. 🙂
It was quite a good mask Frank, it's now black on the outside but completely white inside. Mind you my entire workshop* is completely covered in a fine black dust which I haven't had the enthusiasm to clean up yet. Maybe tomorrow.....or the day after. 😄

* I call my workshop 'The Hutch'. I'm a veggie, which means I eat rabbit food, therefor.... 🙂

Mr D
Hi Gorby 👋
The trailer looks great 👍 pulling of some nice scratch work 😁👍

Jennifer Franklin
Learning a tonne about scratch work, thanks for all the details. Everything looks amazing.

Alec K
Wow, impressive scratchbuilding. I love it. Nice to see you do something useful once in a while… 😂😂😂

Jan Peters
I agree, quite impressive scratch building.

Michael Kohl
As expected a joy to follow.

gorby
Thanks very much everyone for your nice comments.
I must admit that this part of the build was more irritating than enjoyable, although having said that it was certainly preferable to 'Useful work'. 🙂

Mr D
Thought I'd pop n see how Gorby is getting on with his scratch building 👀.
Very nice... Great job on the Jib 👏 very skillful to pull this build off the way you have.
Pleasure to follow 😀👍

Stefan Schacht
very nice, I take a seat.

Jan Peters
After the labour of love you did for your daughter, which of course isn't a chore being the loving dad you are, it's back to the salt mines to get some real hard work done 😀
That's some great scratch building on the jib, and the
Scammell is really looking the part.

gorby
Thanks mates. 🙂
Hopefully there should be another update in the next couple of days.

Marko
It's great what's being created again - the kit base seems to be a challenge.
Good succeed!

gorby
Thanks Marko.
Of the two builds, I'm finding the kit conversion (the Scarab) to be more of a challenge than the full scratch-build (The Mechanical Horse & trailer) which isn't what I was expecting at all.

gorby
Still progressing slooooowly. These tiny 1/76 bits seem to take longer to make than they do in larger scales. 1/48 feels huge in comparison and 1/35 would probably blow my mind.
This update means the Mechanical Horse is now complete, yaaaaaayyyy. 🙂
Eeeerm, except the tiresome colouring-in bit of course. 🙁

Spanjaard
looks great as it is!!

David Taylor
I had a brush very similar to that one.Had it for twenty years,changed the head a few times and the handle thrice.LOL.

Mr D
Trigger has got his broom 😉
Great 👍

bughunter
gorby, your pic 73 reminds me an old joke:
A drunk man comes home and his wife is waiting for him with a broom. He asks her: "Do you want to clean or are you going to fly off again?"
Nice scratch work again 👍

Robert Podkoński
This is simply the master-class scratch work tutorial. Chapeau bas!

Jan Peters
Small scale scratch building at its best 🫡

gorby
Wow, thanks very much for the comments mates. 🙂

Alec K
You managed some magic with this build (y )

gorby
Thanks very much Alec. 🙂

Michael Kohl
Really fine stuff

Mark Sherwood
True about the binmen, pick a metal bin off the floor to their back, everything was in it. No recycling back then. By the way that's a rather fetching brush ( Erm, Boom, Boom)

gorby
Thanks Michael & Mark. 🙂

Mr D
Gets better every time 👏, the old bin wagon used to have a storage bucket on the side... remember they had brooms n couple shovels...for when the stuff fell everywhere,
I remember they used to come round the back of the house open the gate "which they never closed" and Cary the old black rubber type bin on there back, they used to hopp on the side of the wagon between streets " Before Health n safety 🤣" most bin-men were on the sick with bad backs before 50.
Remember the heavy rubber lids that said "No Hot Ashes"
No faffing getting it built 🤣 famous word's.
Great work so far 😀👍

Dave Flitton
Another Gorby Masterpiece.

Jennifer Franklin
Gorby this is a little mind-blowing the things that you can do.

Mark Sherwood
A funny thing happened to me the other day, this duck said. . . . . . . . . . . . .

gorby
Thanks very much for your comments mates. 🙂
Mr D: I'm old enough to remember the predecessor to the black plastic bins, the galvanised steel ones – the ones which rusted and sometimes when they were picked up the bottom fell out. Thankfully they were replaced before I started to work nights because bin day used to be a very noisy business. 😄
Thanks to everyone again. 👍

Daniel H
Such an interesting subject. I'm enjoying both your writing *and* watching the build. 🙂

Jan Peters
I was just about to write the same, love the humorous comments to the updates Gorby

gorby
Thanks very much Daniel & Jan. 🙂

Robert Podkoński
We all love Gorby's works and narrations, as it seems!

gorby
Thanks Robert...you'll make me blush. 😳
🙂

Spanjaard
fully agree with Robert!! 🙂

gorby
Thanks mate. 🙂

Alec K
Aye aye, I think Gorby may have missed his true calling 😉

I love the garbage collection nostalgia. I got the feel for the British variety from Mr. Bean. 😄

Mark Sherwood
@Alec K. Try the Dustbinmen, you can get episode's on You Tube. A late sixties, early-ish seventies sit com. The cart was nicknamed Thunderbird 3. I think it was written by Jack Rosenthal , which I think he wrote London's Burning too.

Bas Tonn
Hmmm... what iis this? Strange, unusual, I like it. Will have to check it out.

gorby
Thanks for the nice comments mates.
Alec: When I left school in the late 70's there wasn't much call for someone who talked rubbish in Coventry. The politicians were mostly in London. 😄
Mark: I've never head of that programme.
Bas: welcome to the oddness. 🙂

Mark Sherwood
Gorby: Based in Manchester cast of characters included Heavy Breathing, Cheese and Egg, Winston and Eric. Cheese and egg was the gaffer of No.3 Gang, Heavy Breathing the lothario, Winston fervent Man City fan and Eric who was Welsh.

David Taylor
May I humbly bow to the king of faff.LOL

gorby
😄 😄 😄
Oh, dear I'm not sure I can keep up the same standard of utter drivel. 😄

Mark Sherwood
Two buttons and a milk token , surely a man of affluence. Very nice scratch building Gorby.

Ben M
Gorby can set up a side business making buttons.

Michael Schubert
Apart from the amazing scratch building going on, i think the commentary near takes the cake, i check in every day for further updates and have a really good chuckle after work..really brightens my day, thanks @gorby!

gorby
😄 😄 😄
Thanks all. I think my button business might struggle with two buttons per hour. Mind you, they're hand-made….Etsy here I come. 🙂
Michael: I can't guarantee the quality of my prattling but it's nice to hear my own flavour of odd is appreciated. Also, I like your little furry friend (No that ISN'T a euphemism 😄 ).
Although progress has been slow there was a bit of a boost yesterday and I'm hoping that something (hopefully not the kitchen) will get painted by next weekend. 😮
Now that's jinxed it hasn't it.

Mr D
A Wheely good job 🫣 , They would say it was a visual obstruction now days.
Keeping to the photos nicely 👍

gorby
Thanks Mr D. 👍

gorby
I'm slowly getting the the finish line. Someone pointed out this nice video about the Scarab which shows what a game changer it was (why does everything on YouTube have to claim it's a 'GAME CHANGER!!!!!' and when you watch it seems they've only found the cure for insomnia.).
Youtube Video

Robert Podkoński
These details you've made from scratch are simply unbelievably awesome... I suppose I should buy the same glasses (photo #99 😉

Alec K
Nice magnifiers! I have been using an optivisior in conjunction with 3+ magnification readers for years. The trick is not to let anyone see you wearing that. What magnification is that Amazon find you are sporting?

Jan Peters
Watching in awe, yet again. Really enjoying the ride Gorby 😀
Oh, and warm beer is an awful nightmare to us savage continentals 🍻

gorby
It isn't the first time I've used magnifying glasses but these are a GAME CHANGER!!! 😄
Alec: I usually use the 3X magnification although these do go up to 5X – which may take some getting used to as it's like being drunk without any of the pleasure. 🙂
Jan: Obviously non Brits have to chill their beer to hide the flavour. 😉

Thanks all for taking the time to comment mates. 👍

Ben M
I went to Zenni optical website and got on the online chat. Told the person I wanted glasses with my short distance correction for doing close up intricate work with +2 magnification. He helped me adjust my prescription to this and they made me a set for $35 that are an amazing help.

Spanjaard
that seems a great idea Ben. gorby, those details are truly stunning.....

gorby
Thanks mates. 🙂
Ben: The new eyes cost me £35. The built in LED light is a revelation as much as the better vision. The old mag glasses had a light but the extra batteries made it too heavy and very uncomfortable to wear so I didn't put batteries in it. The new one has a rechargeable battery built in which make it much more comfortable. Which is just as well as I need it for about 90% of my modelling now.

Mr D
Better...got to have the tools , project looking great 👍👍

gorby
Sorry about my tardiness in updating this album, blame my daughter. I keep telling her I've retired and should be leading a life of leisure but that apparently means nothing to daughters. I can't hold her entirely to account as I've been pruning a tree this morning. I can be a bit, errm, lets say "vigorous" when it comes to pruning. The trees probably think of it more as a near-death experience 😳 . Is attempted arborecide a thing?
Aaaannnnyyyway, the fun is over. Now it's time to suffer. Yes I've arrived at the colouring-in bit where I traditionally snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. 🙁

Guy Rump
This is the second of 2 Hawks that I will be building, this is a P-40B flown during the Pearl Harbour (Hawaii) attack by the Japanese. 🙂

Guy Rump
Made a start on the aircraft. The internal colour is Vallejo Model Air US Light Green. 🙂

Many thanks mates for your interest and likes Martin W & Lukasz G. 👍

J35J
A little late to the show, great start! 👍🏻

Guy Rump
Main part of the fuselage put together and wing tops added to the bottom. 🙂

Welcome J35J, and thanks for your comment! 👍

Many thanks mates for your interest and likes J35J, Tibor S, Franck G & 1 other mate. 👍

Dave Flitton
Watching this one too.

Guy Rump
Wings added to fuselage, next will be the tail plane. 🙂

Welcome Dave and thanks for your interest. 👍

Many thanks mate for your interest and like Robert B. 👍

Guy Rump
Tail, engine covering etc. added. Next will be primer and pre-shading. 🙂

Many thanks mates for your interest and likes Darin S, Matti T & 1 other mate. 👍

Guy Rump
Primer and pre-shading added. 🙂

Guy Rump
This is the first of two Hawks that I will be building, this is the 81-A-2 as flown by the Flying Tigers by US volunteers in China. 🙂

CaptGPF
Watching!

Thomas Kolb
This should be interesting to follow!

Guy Rump
Made a start on this aircraft, the interior colour is Vallejo Model Air US Interior Yellow. 🙂

Welcome CaptGPF & Thomas, great to have you along. 👍

Many thanks mates for your interest and likes J35J, Jean, Duster_d & Jun Chung. 👍

Guy Rump
Main part of the fuselage put together and wing tops added to the bottom. 🙂

Many thanks mate for your interest and like Franck G. 👍

Dave Flitton
Watching

J35J
Joining!

Guy Rump
Wings and cockpit added to fuselage. 🙂

Welcome Dave & J35J, you're both extremely welcome. 👍

Many thanks mate for your interest and like Franck G. 👍

Guy Rump
Tail, engine covering etc. added. Next will be primer and pre-shading. 🙂

Many thanks mates for your interest and likes Matti T & 2 other mates. 👍

Kenneth
Looks great 👍 Which colour have you used for the interior? Looks remarkably spot-on for what I've read/seen described as „Curtiss Interior Green".

Guy Rump
Light grey primer added and then a bit of pre-shading. 🙂

Thanks for the kind comment Kenneth, the colour used is Vallejo Model Air US Interior Yellow. 👍

Many thanks mate for your interest and like Kenneth. 👍

Jan Peters
HMS Tonijn is currently on display at the excellent Dutch Navy museum in Den Helder.
The museum is well worth a visit, one day is not nearly enough to see everything on display.

Jörg Schäfer
The museum is definitely still on my agenda.

Jan Peters
Made a start on this one.
This is my first 1/350 scale model, being relatively simple, I thought it would be an ideal kit to get a feel for the scale.

Ben M
👁️👁️

Jan Peters
Welcome Ben 🙂

Spanjaard
nice museum indeed, looking forward your Tonijn 🙂

Ben M
My dad served on the dolfijn.

Jan Peters
Welcome Spanjaard!

@ Ben, that's something to be proud of. Have you ever build his ship too?

Ben M
Nope. I was unaware it existed.

Jan Peters
You do now😉
It comes with decals for Dolfijn as well.

Ben M
I'm not sure I could do it justice, but I'll enjoy watching your build! 😀

Jan Peters
More work done, added the dive planes and the scratch build drive shafts/ screws

gorby
Excellent work so far.

Jan Peters
Cheers Gorby, its nowhere near your wizard like scratch building.

Thomas Espe
👀

Jan Peters
Almost ready for paint 🙂

Jan Peters
Back in black 🙂

Jan Peters
Working on the decals 🙂

Jan Peters
Weathering in progress.
Black on black is very hard to catch on camera

Sebastian Meyner
Black is beautiful 😉 Great work so far Jan 👍

Jan Peters
Thanks Sebastian 🙏🏻
I'm calling it done now.

gorby
Looks good, although the black and the lighting make it difficult to make out the details.

Spanjaard
i agree with Gorby

Jan Peters
You're right Gorby, I have tried many different ways to get it on camera, but I always get the same result. It is like a black hole, sucking in all the light.

gorby
Maybe paint the next one pink. 😄

Jan Peters
😄😄
A yellow submarine maybe, as the Beatles used to sing 🙂

Jan Peters
I just found out I forgot to add the flag, so it is neeeeaarly done 👍🏻

Torsten
The beginning, the supports are only put together, a gluing comes next. The kit is ABS and requires special glue, I will use Tamiya

Torsten
THX for the likes Villiers and Robert 🙂

Torsten
THX for the like Dash 🙂

Torsten
THX for the like Vincent 🙂

Bruce Huxtable
A movie star? Watching with interest 🙂

Torsten
Thanks Bruce, also for the like 🙂

Torsten
THX for the likes S M and James 🙂

Torsten
THX for the like Kaz 🙂

Thomas Espe
👀

Torsten
Welcome Thomas and THX for the like 🙂

Torsten
THX for the like Marcel 🙂

Greg Baker
I don't know what that is, but I like it. I'm also a little bit scared of all the pointy ends. Make sure you wear eye protection!

Torsten
Thank you Greg 🙂

The tips of the model are indeed not without, I have already drilled a tip into my finger 😄

The original model is from a DEFA movie of the 60s. It is about an expedition to Venus, on which the crew finds out that the civilization there has wiped itself out by an atomic catastrophe. The film can also be seen in the context of the Cold War. You can read more here ==>en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Silent_Star

Skyhiker
I love this spaceship. Such a cool design.

Torsten
Thank you 🙂

Robin (WhiteGlint)
👀

Torsten
Welcome Robin and thanks for the like 🙂

Torsten
After a forced break, my order for a spaceship for a small movie was renewed. However, the model is to have a different color than the original from the film. The base color is Tamiya TS-14 from the spray can. The final coat will be a color from Vallejo's Colorshift series, 72.014 Old Gold Grey Violet, as you can see in the last picture. This is needed for effects in the shots.

gorby
Scalemates is not a shop – it is a huge database listing all (or near enough all) kits and other modelling items available. Some companies and members use it to sell items but the site itself does not.

Starbase101
Looking awesome!

Alberto Bianchi
Thanks! I hope the model becomes one 🙂

Skyhiker
Fantastic

Rui S
Great work, indeed 👍

Johannes Schendlinger
That is looking really good 👍

Johannes Schendlinger
Really clean work so far 👍

David H
Good old Revell. I see their parts fit is as excellent as usual 😆 well done for facing up to the challenge and soundly beating it. Final result looks amazing 💪

Johne 69
So far so good 👍

S B
Hello David, thank you very much for the kind words. Yes, it was indeed a challenge. But more not to bin that kit. 🙈 When it finally looked like a Tonka, I actually had a lot of fun with it. I'll post some pictures here, when it's finished! So stay tuned. 😉 Cheers!

S B
@Johne: Thank you! 🙂

Gary Victory
Looking good S B. Nice progress on a 'difficult' kit.

ZHOU Kun
Very nice progress so far! I have ASSTA 3.1 in my stash and this will be a good reference for my own build! One thing beyond my expectation is that the ECR do not employ leading edge slats, I had thought the share the same aerodynamics design.

S B
@ Gary: Thank you very much! There's still a lot of small things to do on the Tornado. But I plan to be finished by Saturday, as I want to bring it to a model show this Sunday. 🤞

S B
@Zhou Kun: Thank you too! To be honest, it's not the easiest kit I build and I learnt a lot for the next Revell Tornado I'll definetely build. The ECR doesn't have the Krueger Flaps. They are on the underside of the wing roots. You can see one of them here: tornadosig.com/krueger-flaps.html, The ECR has sensors or something like that on the same place. You can see the difference betwenn ECR and IDS Tornaodo very clearly in that spot. The black surfaces here are a lot bigger on the ECR. The IDS ones are way smaller.

ZHOU Kun
Oh I see, there are separate Kruger flaps on the fixed wing root on IDS models. So the leading edge slats on the rotary part of wing are same with IDS and ADV variants.

S B
@ Zhou Kun: As far as I know, that's correct!

CaptGPF
If you look at the Revell catalog, it clearly states what a Level 5 kit is: mad skills needed to deal with the fit issues and gaps + bucket of putty required.

that aside, S B - I have to give you mad props for sticking with this kit, and this Tonia is really starting to shape up very nicely! thank you for sharing with us the build process - and the numerous pitfalls with this kit. It makes it all the more impressive!

S B
Hey CaptGPF, you forgot the tons of sanding paper you should purchase in advance of an Level 5-kit. 🤣

I guess, I can wrap that Tornado up tonight. Pictures will follow! Stay tuned...

Daniel Mysak
Saw your Tornado at EME this weekend, very nice result on this difficult kit.👍

S B
Hey Daniel, thank you very much. The kit is not an easy one, that's true. And I'm not 100% satisfied with the result due to the bad performance of the decals. But it is what it is. I saw your modelling club booth next to ours. I'll come over next year, so we can have a chat. 👍

Best ragards to Oberösterreich. I hope you had a safe drive home. It's quite a long way to drive.

Daniel Mysak
A real modeller will never be 100% satisfied with his work... 🙂 ...but your Tornado looks really splendid.
Our way home was relaxed, not much traffic and all went safe.
...so see you next year👍

Giorgos
Great built! Congrats!!!

I also like the Chinook in the background 🙂

Awaiting impatiently for more photos!!!

viggen81
Great build and model! 😉👍

Johne 69
Well done 👍

S B
Thank you VERY much, gentlemen! I didn't expect so much positive response on that build! ☺️☺️👍👍👍

Neuling
Top build in top presentation

S B
Thank you, Neuling!!!

Giorgos
Lovely!!! Congrats!!

J35J
Great work!👍🏻

John E
Stunning! 👍

David
Wow, did that Tornado ever turn out well - Great build SB

Mr James
Hell yeah. What a great build

Laurent VILLANUEVA HELLER ForEver
Nice !

S B
Thanks a lot! I REALLY (!!!) apreciate your kind comments. Best regards from Germany

Edgaras Jurkonis
I am a bit late, but I have to give You a credit for very realistic looking exhaust stains on vertical fin. Would You mind sharing a "trick" how did You achieved those thin "rib" lines?

S B
Sveiki Edgaras, thank you for your nice comment. 👍 Good for you, I have no „trick" for the stains, although I had a little helper. I have a Cricut cutter, which made the stripes for me.. But I'm sure you can achieve that effect without that Cricut.
Here's how I achieved that effect: I sprayed a very thin layer of Tamiya Smoke onto the fin. Let it dry completely, then applied (I guess) 1mm thin stripes of tape onto the surfaces were I wanted that stripes and gave it another 2-3 coats of Smoke. When you remove that stripes of tape, it should look like that. The Cricut cutter just made the work for me, but I guess you can cut those stripes with a ruler and a knife, too. If you have more questions, just let me know! Best regards from Germany, Sebastian

Edgaras Jurkonis
Hallo Sebastian, thanks for Your reply. I will see if I can get something similar once I get there. I can see Revell kit is a bit of the hustle to build. Sad thing that I guess it's the only kit at out disposal for now and nearest future. That is pity, cause in my opinion it's one of the most iconic cold war jet, very underrated and to often forgotten.

Guy Rump
Excellent result! 👍

S B
Thank you for comments, Edgaras and Guy.

@Edgaras: I can confirm that the Revell Tornado isn't that easy to build, but when you finish it, it is a very beautiful model in your collection. There is a alternative way to build it, what makes it a little bit easier and maybe better. Just search for it on the internet. Have fun with the build. Cheers!

Edgaras Jurkonis
Lets see how it goes, but I am really looking forward to get my hands on it. What do You mean by saying there is "alternate way to build it"? I was trying to search for it, but could find anything substantial apart from Panavia Tornado IPMS two videos, where they are sharing some tips. Unfortunately there is only two videos available, although it looks like they had entire series of full build.

S B
I know those videos, too! But I mean something else. It's an alternative way to build the intakes, when I remember correctly.

Rui S
Very well done 👍

Johannes Schendlinger
Amazing Work 👍

Hanno Kleinecke
Checkin' in, let the show begin !

Patrick Hagelstein
Bring it on! 👍🏼

Florian H.
Erste Reihe🙂

Michael Kohl
Ich natürlich auch.

Spanjaard
i am in 🙂

Melgg Lütschg
That's interesting 🙂

Alec K
Another Bernhard extravaganza, I am in 👍

Tom Spiegelberg
So, schnell ein Glas guten Wein holen und dann nehme ich gerne Platz.

Robert Podkoński
Taking a seat!

Sergej I
Following 👍

Bernhard Schrock
You are welcome. As usual a lot of first rows free! Popcorn for all! 🙂

Dietmar Bogatzki
Schnell noch eine Cola geholt und Platz genommen, Bernhard 🙂

Felix Troschier
Da gucke ich doch mal mit

Harry Eder
Ich schließe mich da mal an

CaptGPF
Sitting down to watch the extreme detailing build!

David Taylor
Back in.

JAM-SCREW
Fantastic - looking forward to seeing it unfold!

Gary Victory
Nice start Bernhard.

Hans-Jürgen Haag
Nice start 👍👀

Robert
Following 👍

J35J
Wow! Great start👍🏻

bughunter
What a combination: a great new kit, nice accessories and finally a master modeller at the tools - EPIC !

Bernhard Schrock
🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂 Thanks!

JAM-SCREW
Lovely extra details and mods! very tidy Bernhard.

Bernhard Schrock
Thank you JAM-SCREW.
Btw: just I saw you actual portfolio of sets for the Seaking! SCM Brand: JAM-SCREW
Absolutely remarkable!! I'm looking forward especially for the landing gear and main rotor hub. 🙂

Qwertzel
Gute Arbeit! Nehme Platz.

Mid Franconian
I take a seat as well!

Hanno Kleinecke
Just look at that winchframe !!! There is absolutely no doubt that after plugging these plugs the winch will be working. As with all your builds, for the watchers the path is the destination.
Wonderful wip pics - keep'em coming…… 🙂 👍

JAM-SCREW
Rapid progress sir! Very impressive attention to even very fine details for accuracy. Thank you for the updates and images.

Guy Rump
Following with interest. 👍

Spanjaard
that winch is jaw dropping... amazing.

gorby
WOW! Remarkable work so far.

Michael Kohl
What the hell is Ureol?

Bernhard Schrock
Michael ureol is A kind of foamed plastic. It comes in different degrees of foaming. The more foamed, the softer and lighter.

Robert
Hallo sieht genial aus.
wo bekommt man sowas ? habe auch schon versucht sowas zu finden.

Michael Kohl
Ah, that explaines as well the nice texture the cushions have. Thanks for the info.
And - by the way - as always a pleasure to follow your delicate modelling.

Bernhard Schrock
Your are welcome.
Robert: vor paar Jahren habe ich von einem Modellbaubekannten Reste zum probieren gekriegt. Daher musste ich erst mal schauen, wo man das kriegt: eBay hier und da so wie bei Modulor in Berlin.

Gordon Sørensen
Great looking detail you are adding, Berhard! Those seat cushions are fantastic.

Florian H.
Vergiss nicht, einen Kasten Bier bereitzustellen, wenn du die bordtoilette nutzt 😉

Lode Schildermans
Absolute masterclass in progress, Bernhard

bughunter
Eine Detailorgie allererster Kajüte 👍

Spanjaard
a bit more additions, and you can forget about buying kits 😉

Bernhard Schrock
Thanks for comments and praise.I would like to share the praise with the excellent photographers (TN and BD). Ä Only such photos as from TN and BD make it possible.🙂

David Taylor
Wow.

bughunter
It was probably difficult to wire all the little rotary switches on the back. I assume that they all work!

Dan Parsons
Just absolutely fantastic Bernhard, I dont think everyone will appreciate just how difficult all those details you have added are to do. you have achieved what I only dreamed of achieving. I am lost for words with these details. Stunningly beautiful work.

Bernhard Schrock
Thank you David, bughunter and Dan for you very motivating comments🙂. The Seaking is meanwhile my favorite helicopter. It was great to see one of them flying over the beach in Boltenhagen: we went on vacation there last year.🙂🙂

Bruce Huxtable
I am impressed not only by your skills, Bernard, but also that you are not over-whelmed by the many, many fine details that you are taking on. RESPECT 🙂

Alec K
I agree with Bruce. Inspiring progress 👍

Augie
Awesome work!

Bruce Huxtable
Goodness, Bernhard, another micro-kit! Immaculate, inspiring!

Augie
I'm just in awe, master work here.

Hanno Kleinecke
Last monday I had the chance to take a very close look on all these masterpiece subassemblies in person - an all new level of depth in detail, even by Bernhard's standards !
These oxygen bottles look as if they were very closely related to 500 pound bombs….. ? 🙂

Bernhard Schrock
I'm happy that you like my bottles... 🙂. In fact, I have often used bombs as a basis for various parts. 🙂 This time, however, it is a sprue with a diameter of 4 mm.

Dietmar Bogatzki
Awesome work, Bernhard 👍

ScaleFella NAFO
Tuned in! amazing details

Michael Kohl
Some very fine modelling going on here.

Spanjaard
very best kind of modelling 😉

gorby
The level of detail is mad. amongst the best scratch-building I have ever seen on Scalemates.

Mark Snel
Amazing!

Alec K
Excellent progress. I like how in Germany, when helicopter model parts get mailed, one just has to write "Bernhard" on the box and it gets delivered to the right person… 😉 😄

gorby
😄 😄 😄

Hanno Kleinecke
I'm out of superlatives ! What can one say - you are constantly exceeding your own standards with this build, and that really says something !
Deeply stunned and impressed by your R.O. workstation !

JAM-SCREW
Well, first test is passed - package arrived. Second test passed looks in good condition. 😋. Now is the real test. How does the builder feel about the parts and are they suitable for this unbelievably excellent project.... time will tell.🍻

Spanjaard
one thing is for sure, they could not get to better hands 😉

David Taylor
JAM-SCREW.How big is your production facilities,you might need bigger premises as your products look great albeit in the hands of a master modeller.

bughunter
Wow, again every little sub-assembly is a fine model on it's own - fantastic 👍

Bernhard Schrock
Thx for you feedback 🙂🙂
The entire interior is lined with upholstery, which is primarily used for noise-insulation. Until yesterday, I broke my head because I didn't know how to repicate it… After a conversation with a mate (thx Hanno), the brilliant idea came to me: Fimo clay.
The material can be processed excellently and is solid in the oven after 30 minutes at 130°. The most important thing is that it does not become bone-hard but left elastic and can even be sanded.

Hanno Kleinecke
Again you nailed it ! That Fimo stuff looks very realistic ! 👍

Michael Kohl
150 pics and you didn't even close the fuselage. And not a second of dullness. Finest modelling entertainment. 🙂

David Taylor
Will you be adding crew Bernhard.

J R
The insulation is amazing but so are the pieces of equipment

Bernhard Schrock
This morning I was curious and unpacked the chassis of Jam-Screw. As already written, the quality is outstanding. But everything is so filigree that you have to be very careful and not to break anything when handling. I had to improvise a bit here and there. In the end, I was finished after 2 hours. Including preparation for laying the cables.

Tom Spiegelberg
Der Baufortschritt ist echt sehenswert und beeindruckend Bernhard. Die Bilder vom Innenraum von Dir und Thomas sind toll! Es gibt leider sehr wenig Bilder vom Original und sind eine tolle Vorlage. Vielleicht macht ihr nen extra Walkaround hier. Ich freue mich schon auf die nächsten Bilder.

Bernhard Schrock
Danke fürs Lob Tom. 🙂. Dank der hervorragenden Innenraum-Fotos macht es wirklich sehr viel Freude herumzupuzzeln. Mein Seaking Projekt hat, könnte man sagen, eine „kritische Masse" erreicht. Dank diversen Kontakten zu Hubschrauber-Spezialisten, und ehemaligem Wart und nunmehr der Connection zur Jam-Screw habe ich die Möglichkeit offene Fragen auch dort zu klären. Für seine CAD files hat JS / Andy und seine Leute hunderte von Fotos geschossen, zu den ein normaler Sterblicher keinen Zugang hat.
Deinen Vorschlag werde ich an Thomas weiterleiten. Deine Idee ist sehr gut.🙂

Alec K
Jam-Screw additions are looking spectacular 👍

gorby
Amazing attention to detail!

Dieter Bihlmaier
Spechless 😉

Dietmar Bogatzki
Wahnsinn was du da reingesteckt hast allein die Instrumente und Sitze sind schon ne Show

Dietmar Bogatzki
👍 👍

Bernhard Schrock
Thank you for the big praise. I am very happy to have such a large number of fans of this WIP.🙂🙂
Dietmar: nur dank der Unterstützung von einer Handvoll von Mk-41 Fans ist es mir möglich so tief in die Materie einzutauchen.
Übrigens: Ganz am Anfang wollte ich die Türen offen lassen und nur ein „bisschen" im Inneren tun. Aber als ich die Fotos von Thomas betrachtet habe, bin ich „getürmt und hab mich auf dem Boden versteckt". Irgendwann habe ich jedoch den „Zustand der inneren Ruhe" (die Phase wenn ich kein Problem mehr damit habe mich z.B. mit einem Rucksack aus Fimo eine halbe Stunde zu beschäftigen)🙂🙂 und betrachte es inzwischen als eine Herausforderung, wieviel ich von dem Zeug nachbauen kann.

Shar Dipree
Awesome work so far! 👍👍👍👍

JAM-SCREW
Very exciting to see what can be achieved with even a very good kit. Commitment and patience wonderful recipe for outstanding success. A pleasure to go along for this journey.

Sy Bar
Truely amazing scratch building and detailing 🍿

bughunter
Impressive labels! Is your "normal printer" a InkJet or a Laser printer?

Bernhard Schrock
Thank you for your unique and supportive comments !🙂🙂
It's a usual business copymashine/printer in tower design, Minolta serie 7.

Bruce Huxtable
The interior is a delight to the eye, for sure. Inspirational modelling🙂

gorby
Just caught up with your build and it is jaw-dropping!

Bernhard Schrock
🙂🙂.
The last big point for interior components is completed: rack for electronic equipment & foldable seat.

Dietmar Bogatzki
einfach nur geil Bernhard 👍 /y)

Lode Schildermans
Simply amazing. There are no words to describe this level

Alec K
I agree with Lode. Just outstanding research and execution.

CaptGPF
God God! I'm just amazed how much scratch built detail you put into this build with each passing day!

Bernhard Schrock
A waterproof green rubber mat is laid on the cabin floor of the SeaKings of the German Navy. However, not under the equipment rack and not in the area of the „shower cabin" (radaroperator workstation). There, the rubber mat was left out, shortened and folded upwards.

At the points of the mountingpoints and other hatches, access covers (probably also made of rubber) are incorporated into the rubber mat.

Spanjaard
i really love the details of the rack for electronic equipment & foldable seat.

gorby
Astounding! 😮

J35J
Speachless, one of the best builds I've even seen.👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Hanno Kleinecke
The lecture continues ! Altough it's a pity to partially hide all these wonderful details in the closing halves, I'm curious !

Bernhard Schrock
After completing the engine housing I begun today detailing the bottom.
Just as on the fuselage sides, the equipment on the bottom of the Mk41 is different from the british variants.

Kim Branders
A masterpiece...😮......a big 👍

Alec K
The level of detailing on this thing is simply too notch. Number of bits you have added must be in the thousands! Masterclass 👍 👍👍

Dietmar Bogatzki
Einfach nur Geil.....hast du jede Niete nachgezählt, Bernhard 👍
Liebe solche Modellbauer da komme ich nicht mit

Hanno Kleinecke
Holy smokes, this is escalating everytime I'm checking the progress here !
The Airfix-guys must be crying for their mama by now…….😄

Qwertzel
Sehr schöner Innenraum. Ich liebe deine medizinischen Hilfsmittel. Bin selber im Thema drin und kann keinen Unterschied zu den realen Maschinen feststellen. Echt gute Arbeit!

Bernhard Schrock
Thank you for the last wave of such nice comments. I have the last big hurdle to taken: installing clear parts for the cockpit without mess.
Qwertzel: freut mich, dass dir mein Medizin-Equipment gefällt. Du hast erwähnt, dass du selbst sehr dicht dran bist. Hab gesehen dass du auch einen Rettungs Quirl im Bau hast bzw. Eine ganze Menge von Feuerwehrfahrzeugen. Bist du selbst auch im Einsatz? LG B

Qwertzel
Ja, kann man so sagen. Bin seit mehreren Jahren bei der freiwilligen Feuerwehr, bei den Maltesern und beim DRK im Sanitätsdienst und Katastrophenschutz. Ab einem gewissen Punkt ist das ganze Rettungswesen eher eine Lebenseinstellung, anstelle eines Hobbys

Alec K
The paint is on! Best of luck with the clear parts 👍

Alec K
… and they are in place, flawlessly installed. I admire your precision, truly excellent 👍

Bernhard Schrock
Thank you Alec: Your comment honors me very much.
Today morning I worked on the nose, installed several parts of SeMa Models And finally the „thing" looks like a Mk41. 🙂

bughunter
This model will be THE one and only REAL Seaking 👍

Dieter Bihlmaier
Your eye for detail is terrific Bernhard!

Zbynek Honzik
I look at the photos and marvel at the precision and modeling skill. Fantastic, Bernhard! 👏👏👏

Michael Kohl
You have all the reason to be satisfied. Outstanding achievement.

KyMustang
Very impressive. You should be satisfied!

Bruce Huxtable
Here, here!

Joerg Stange
Richtig klasse Dein Seaking! 👍

Hanno Kleinecke
Incredibly realistic look and extraterrestrial cleanliness in paintjob and especially masking the clearparts, exemplary !

John
Looks amazing! Beautiful results on that glass, I bet that felt good to remove and see the results. 👍

Ray Loch
Stunning, that interior is something else.

Alec K
Simply magnificent 👍

Bernhard Schrock
I have hardly any experience with 3D printed parts, especially concerning the flexibility. The material used by Jam-Screw is quite brittle. Therefore, I decided to disconnect the axles and insert a wire. This also has the advantage that you can align the wheels precisely afterwards, especially because they are flattened.

PK99
Wow!! Unbelievable details.

Bernhard Schrock
Thank you mates. 🙂
Result of a modeling mini task: DIY FOD covers.
I wanted to be very „smart" and install the exhaust pipes from the outside after painting. I overlooked that the opening in the fuselage is much smaller than the „hidden" end. Therefore, I had to improvise: I sawed off the outer end and inserted them obliquely from the outside.

Michael Kohl
I just love to follow this build

Alec K
I just can't get over the sharpness of the color separations. Absolutely straight, no ragged sections. Superb.

Bernhard Schrock
🙂 🙂
As usual I installed the door without glueing via 2 x piece of 0,26 mm wire. I drilled 2 holes (0,24 mm) from outside through the door into the fuselage.
Who can find the two places? 🙂

Alec K
Top right, along right edge and within the flange to the left?

Bernhard Schrock
Alec alias „Eagle-eye": 2 x bingo! 🙂

Bernhard Schrock
Today I finished one of the last complex parts for the fuselage. The whippers. What do you think: how many individual parts does a windscreen wiper consist of? 🙂

Spanjaard
about 10, at least

Spanjaard
probably about 15

Bernhard Schrock
Spanjaard: tadaaaa!!!!! Almost bull eye! 17 per wiper. 🙂

Sergej I
You missed the wiper mechanism spring 😄

Joking, I have no idea how you manage to cut and drill such microparts.

Spanjaard
😄

gorby
Just been looking at your wipers in awe (not a phrase I thought I'm be using this morning). Stunning work!

Siegfried Van den Bosch
Stunning !

JAM-SCREW
On going master work on a masterpiece. Fantastic in all respects mate.

Vincent
Amazing work on the wipers!

Bruce Huxtable
Fully-functioning wipers? Too much for my brain to comprehend...... Amazing, Bernhard, amazing...!

Dietmar Bogatzki
Guess 7 Parts per wiper 👍

Bernhard Schrock
Never before have I completed a tailrotor in this quality in such a short time! Thanks to Jam Screw!!!🙂🙂🙂 Compared to the original, all this is great: even the kink at the back edge of the blades is reproduced correctly.

Alec K
Looks amazing 👍

Олег О
Гениально )))

Michael Kohl
Your spectacular build and pic 255 makes me wanna build one german SAR Seaking too.

Bernhard Schrock
I'm glad I was able to inspire you for this machine. By the way, I was lucky/opportune to see the 89 + 63 and 83 + 58 live on Friday at the very last statics display in Nordholz. Hence the photos: in bright sunshine! All spotters were really lucky!🙂🙂

bughunter
Oh yes, great pictures of the original - I really like the "stressed skin effect"!
And I learned recently during my visit in Oberursel museum (reported that on SM) how the filter works, which you show in pic260.
Fantastic modeling show here 👍

Mark de Boer
WOW, all out on the details, Dont think i have ever seen a more acurately detailed model before. Think this is a price winner. Very beautifull.

KyMustang
This is very impressive. Can you give a tutorial on how you achieved the stressed skin effect?

Tom Spiegelberg
Schön, dass Du noch das Vorbild in echt sehen konntest! Ein toller Moment, den man nicht so schnell vergisst. Ich hoffe, Du hast noch genug Fotos gemacht hast! Wäre cool gewesen das fertige Modell neben das Original zu stellen. Weißt Du was aus 89+63 wird?

Bernhard Schrock
KyMustang: the Seaking - Kit of Airfix is on of few witch offers stressed skin.

Tom: in der Tat, das war das Ereignis des Monats! Wie bereits schon geschrieben, habe ich das große Glück, Mitglied einer WhatsApp-Seaking-Taskforce 🙂 zu sein. Felix und Thomas waren gestern bei dem VIP Termin dabei und haben ihre Informationen in der Gruppe geteilt. Demnach bleibt die 63 in Nordholz. Vielleicht ergibt sich mal eine Gelegenheit, das Modell mitzunehmen und nach Nordholz zu fahren. Vielleicht hätten die Museumsmitarbeiter Interesse das Ding in klein zu sehen.

Bernhard Schrock
I'm just waiting for the decals (thanks DF 🙂🙂) and taking a creative break. For a change, I opened another box 🙂

Aaron Konz
Wow! This is extremly impressive!! Build already 2 Airfix Sea Kings but this is a whole other level!! 🤩 I also want to build this retro Sea King (I was also present during the spottersday and the last flight. Can you tell me witch decals you will use? Thanks in advance!

Bernhard Schrock
Good morning Aaron,
thank you for the praise! That was indeed a great experience for me in Nordholz to see the 89+63 live on friday. 🙂I would have liked to see the Seaking in flight on saturday🙁

The decals have been created by a modeling-friend exclusively for me and our Seaking task force 🙂.

HSQ / Mr. Fienne Schola has released a sheet exactly for the 89+63. Here are two links.
https://ebay.de/itm/186437323778

heli-scale-quality.d..iebebilder:::53.html

Bernhard Schrock
I got the decals on Friday. Everything except the blue elements is meanwhile in the right place: I'm thrilled! Thank you very much David!!🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

Alexander Grivonev
Bernhard, es ist atemberaubend was Du hier zauberst! Erste Liga, ohne Worte 👍

Hanno Kleinecke
Last Monday I had the opportunity to lay my eyes on this milestone in the making, even more impressive in reality. So now it's decalling time !
Finish line in sight !

Mr D
The large decal has layed down nicely 👌, looks a difficult area!!
Nice job your doing 👍👍

Anatolii Smyshliaiev
Super!!!

Mr D
Rotors are nice job, interesting model this one ....and very popular, lots of interest.
Best of luck with next steps 😃👍👍

Desert Marlin
Coming along nicely!

Desert Marlin
Absolutely stunning!!!

Spanjaard
can not get more realistic.... wow

Alec K
I agree - one only needs to look at the antenna termination in pic 281 🤯

Dietmar Bogatzki
agree with all above

Bernhard Schrock
In the last week I actually managed to instal all the parts without mess, breakdowns and disasters on the fuselage.

Although I am not finished yet (the parts for the rotor have not yet arrived from Australia) I wanted to share some photos of the details with you. 🙂

At this point I would first like to say thank you to my 4 modeling friends, without whom this project would not be possible.

To Thomas for his great photos that left no questions unanswered.

To David for his support by creating the outstanding decals.

To Felix for his boundless knowledge of helicopters and his tireless answers to my countless questions.

Last but not least to Carsten for his efforts in the creation of the seat cushions and his communication with the former technician of the Seakings: so I had „access" to hundreds of pages of the service manual, which a normal mortal does not get to see.🙂

Michael Kohl
Again and again I am taken aback by the quality of this build when lured onto the thread by another magnificent teaser picture.

Spanjaard
there is only one thing missing.... start the engine! holy molly.....

Desert Marlin
I am truly impressed with this work! Well Done!!!

Mr D
Very tidy 👌 like the hinge's and decals are quality, hope you have plain sailing next week too Bernhard... looking 👍 great,

Cristian A
Hi! Did you present this model in Basel MBT last weekend?

Bernhard Schrock
Hi Mates, I'm glad to see & read your nice comments: Thank you.
Cristian: my model is not finished yet.... I supose that you mean the 89+63 built by Suem_models (one of SeMa-Models - guys).

Oliver Zwiener
Klasse Ding

Sergej I
Congratulations Bernhard, I can't imagine how a model could look more realistic than this... hats off! 👍

Alec K
Incredible work 👍👍👍

Lode Schildermans
If someone told me that latest pictures were taken on an airfield base, I would have taken it for granted. Astonishing work and worth the perseverance you've showed during the building process

Cristian A
Yellowwing yes that is exactly the one I've seen in Basel and I thought it's your model!

CaptGPF
Amazing work of art! The attention to detail and execution to the realistic build is outstanding of this world! Thank you for sharing the process with us, a large part of the fun is the process itself, and your step-by-step is much appreciated!

Bernhard Schrock
One of my goals in model making is to create a model that comes as close as possible to the original in the photo. Therefore, I was particularly pleased with your comments concerning the realistic appearance. Thank you!🙂

Augie
Bernhard... I can say without doubt, you knocked that goal out of the park.. its fantastic work from start to finish.

Robert Podkoński
I wholly agree with Augie, Bernhard!

Juergen Klinglhuber
Jaw dropping. again, and again, and.... 👍. super

Felix
Wunderschön gebaut, bravo!!

Ronan
Very nice model one more time 👍
Congrats Master Bernhard 😉

Zbynek Honzik
Incredible modelling work, cleanliness and precision! 👏👏👏

Landlubber Mike
Incredible work on this, I agree! Very nicely done!!

Mr D
Your very good at making the little scratch build parts... Not to be performed over long pile carpets 🫣🤣.
Good interesting work happening.... You may need to register with the FAA at this rate 😉😁
👍

Mark D
What a bad kit, almost every detail is missing 😁
Stunning work and research!

Jennifer Franklin
OK wow, thanks for posting all the details, great opportunity to learn.

Tom Spiegelberg
Das geht ja schon so langsam in Richtung Endspurt bei Dir Bernhard. Einen Guten Rutsch wünsche ich Dir und Deiner Familie ins Neue Jahr.

Alexander
Speechless, as always with your models! 👍👍👍

David R. Meizoso
So great to see this helo progressing again!

Tom Spiegelberg
Der Rotorkopf sieht top aus. Freu mich sehr die in Lingen zu sehen 🙂

Jennifer Franklin
I am happy to see this one started back up again.

Martin Weinpold
Im in!

Johannes Schendlinger
Sehr beeindruckend, was du hier zeigst. Der Rotorkopf schaut wirklich fantastisch aus! 👍

George Williams
Nice work.

Aleksandar P
Model Jig can be found here (3D Printable files): layerguru.com/produc..load-3d-print-files/

This one was all about experimenting with artist's oils. RLM79 base was airbrushed on and the rest was done with oils.

I have modeled and 3D printed main wheels and the trop filter as i did not like the kit parts. Made a mistake with the filter, made it 3mm longer than it's supposed to be but didn't bother to go back and reprint.

Steve Zodiac
Time to blow the dust off this one, first job. See where I got to and what I was thinking. A pencil comes in handy. 🤔

Steve Zodiac
Sub sections 1, 2 & 3 completed, as I am not used to doing a battleship I paint and do a light weathering as I go, so hull weathered wooden deck weathered added metal chains. Next weathering the torpedo launchers. 😀

Steve Zodiac
Working on part 4 instructions, 😀

Steve Zodiac
Little bit of hand painting, then I work on No 5, which is the top of the smoke stack I believe 🤔

Steve Zodiac
Calling it a day, glued, painted, glued and finally a dry fit.😀

Steve Zodiac
Now completed stage 5 including a light weathering, time to move on to stages 6 & 7. 😀

Steve Zodiac
Slow progress, but progress. And finished off with a dry fit. 😀

Steve Zodiac
Today has been a day of consolidation and preparation. And last a little dry fit to see how she coming along.😀

Steve Zodiac
Letting my eyes rest today, so did some prep work on assembly No7 ready for the wooden deck. And a quick dry fit. 😀

Steve Zodiac
Wooden decks added, with a little help from watered down PVA glue. Will let dry for 24 hours before weathering. And last a dry fit. 😀

David R. Meizoso
Nice progress, following!

Steve Zodiac
Almost, ready for weathering 5 parts out of 6 done on subsection 6.
And thank you David, never done a battleship before. So I am having to follow the instructions to the letter, but it shows how good this kit is. 😀

Steve Zodiac
Sub sections 5,6 &7 construction finished
Need to weather 6&7
Then I start on subsection 8&9.
And of course, a dry fit. 😀

Guy Rump
Looking good, following 👍

Steve Zodiac
Subsection 7 now weathered Subsection 8 completed and awaiting weathering. And last a dry fit with main armourment. 😀

Steve Zodiac
Productive day on sub section 9 about 50% done, it's small details which take the time and I done a lightly weathering as I add the parts including 3 sets of binoculars. 😀

Steve Zodiac
Had a play, used a fine tip marker pen to put the black line on. The rest is all hand painting. Needs a little tidy up. But fairly happy. 😀

Steve Zodiac
Subsection 9 now 75% done finished with a dry fit of the last 25% 😀

Steve Zodiac
Subsection 9 completed
Subsection 10
Completed
And last a dry fit. 😀

Steve Zodiac
Subsection 11 completed.
Subsection 12 parts assembled and ready for tiding up. Before wooden deck added.
😀

Steve Zodiac
Little bit of touching up the paint job and some light pencil weathering ready for the wooden deck next. 😀

Steve Zodiac
Wooden deck added now will leave to dry overnight before weathering. 😀

Steve Zodiac
Almost done 12, to find the last piece is missing of the sprue 😢, but I always have a zip bag for all the loose stuff you find when you open the box. And there it was, so it's been primed now ready for top coat, then I add it.

Steve Zodiac
Calling it a day, subsection 12 is now completed and weathered.
And just for fun, a dry fit. 😀

Steve Zodiac
Section 13 done
Main and secondary armourments are now weathered
First, with pencil
Second, a grey wash
Third, a rust wash using the spot method.
Small drops of wash, which I trail back using a cotton bud.
Last glue in to place. 😀

Steve Zodiac
Started section 14.
Stairs and lifeboats.
I also drilled out the aircraft launchers ramp 😀

Steve Zodiac
Section 14 is now done, weathered and glued.
On to section 15, the crane's and you guessed it, more lifeboats. 😀

Steve Zodiac
Cranes weathered and added, working on the last 4 lifeboats and primed and main colour on the aircraft.😀

Steve Zodiac
Section 15 completed
So, no more lifeboats.
🥳🥳🥳
In fact, the ship is completed. just the aircraft left now. 😀

Steve Zodiac
Aircraft is almost done, just cockpit to do first the floor varnish. Then it's the decals for ship and plane. 😀

Steve Zodiac
Decals day 😀

Steve Zodiac
Completed. 🥳🥳🥳
Will be on display in my local model shop (Mr Models) from Tuesday.
Anyone around Bearwood Birmingham UK 🇬🇧 feel free to have a look in the shop window.

Guy Rump
Following! 👍

Gareth Lloyd
It's a masterpiece Jörg. The most beautiful model I've ever seen and thank you for sharing your build diary to show how it was done.

Sebastijan Videc
Awesome fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy!

Ethan Flory
One of the best models and dioramas I've ever seen! Great work!!

John Thomas
Very cool

Jörg Schäfer
Thank you very much, a great honor. 😊

Daniel Klink
More than Impressive!! Iam absolute in Awe by what you accomplished and show us here... Wow!!!👍

Curatorm
Awesome 🤩

Jörg Schäfer
Thank you for the great comments.

S B
Das ist mit das beste Star Wars Model, das ich bisher gesehen habe!!! 1A Job, Jörg!!!

Jörg Schäfer
Vielen Dank für den tollen Kommentar, sebbae.
Vielleicht sehen wir uns ja auf der EME.

DerMattes
Fantastisch, Meisterwerk trifft es hier tatsächlich!

S B
@Jörg: Würde mich freuen! Ich bin auf jeden Fall da! Beste Grüße

Daniel Klink
Ah EME bin ich auch dabei diesmal. Wäre echt super!

Jörg Schäfer
Klasse, das würde mich sehr freuen wenn wir uns in Lingen sehen. Grüße, Jörg.

Jan Peters
Sehr schön! Most excellent display, very impressive!👏👏👏

Finn
Truly amazing!

Jörg Schäfer
Thank you Gentleman.

Dietmar Bogatzki
Die Macht war mit dir, Padavan Jörg, tolles Dio 👍

CaptGPF
Wunderbar! Amazing! Wow! Guttentag! OK, my German sucks, so I will put this in words everyone understands…
❤️❤️❤️❤️
🫡
😍
👏

Jörg Schäfer
Thank you both very much. Your German isn't that bad after all CaptGPF. 😉

Gary Kitchen
This is just insanely beautiful and has been a treat to watch. Thanks for sharing. 👍

Michael .
This is amazing... Fantastic work.

Not to take away from this work, any chance you could do an album of your workbench and work area. I need ideas. LOL...

Jörg Schäfer
Thank you and it was a pleasure to share.
Michael, look here:
Baubericht | Album by madtatt (1:72)

Cliff Kidd
Congrats on a great build!

James C
Very impressive work! 👍

Jörg Schäfer
Thank you both.

Christian Lehmann
👍

scaleffect
Impressive. Most impressive.

Robert
well done...

Jörg Schäfer
Many thanks. 😊

Maciej Bellos
Fantastic work. AWESOME!

Marius
Masterpiece!!!

Jörg Schäfer
Thanks for the great comments.

Starbase101
Museum quality build. I've been quietly watching this from the beginning and you've done a fantastic job. ILM would be impressed, most impressed.

Jörg Schäfer
Thank you for your appreciation.

Michael Kohl
I truly admire your perseverance for these epic builds. Impessive result here too with tons of details to be detected. The whole ensemble looks very convincing. Stunning indeed.

scalemates
Stunning!

Dave Smith
Incredible !!

Jörg Schäfer
Thank you very much, you three. 😊

Jennifer Franklin
It's a beautiful old hunk of junk. I can hear the Wookie and Han arguing as they fly.

Jörg Schäfer
😂👍

Landlubber Mike
One of the best models I've seen - amazing work Jorg! The Force is certainly with you!

Jörg Schäfer
Thank you Mike, very kind. The force helped me a lot during the construction. 😄

Rui S
Excelent work 👍

Spanjaard
certainly a one of a kind. most people would be happy with just the (fantastic) Falcon, but you went a few lightyears further adding a screen realistic base, wow!!!

Jörg Schäfer
Thank you both.
Since the included stand from Bandai was really poor for the price of the kit, an alternative had to be found and this is the result, Spanjaard. 😉

Gary Victory
Wonderful work Jörg... a real labour of love.

David Taylor
Worth the wait.

Hans-Jürgen Haag
Super geworden! Awesom work! 👏🏻

Jörg Schäfer
Thank you All. 😊

Jörg Schäfer
Unfortunately, I have to deliver the sad news that I won't be able to take part in this year's EME.
My wife is having surgery on Friday before mass and I find myself unable to leave her alone. 😪

Michael .
Prayers for your wife's swift recovery..

Spanjaard
my best wishes for a quick and full recovery!!

Jörg Schäfer
Thanks so much.
I'm annoyed that we won't meet at the EME now,

Spanjaard
maybe next time. family goes certainly before anything else. I had almost the same situation last November.

CaptGPF
It is a mark of a good and happy marriage when one cannot leave their better half at their time of need. I agree with Spanjaard - there will be another EME, but the chance to be with our better half and nurse them back to health is more important…
…and will buy you more brownie points when you need to take time away for your next masterpiece (or add to your ever-growing stash!). Hope all goes well with the surgery and recovery!

Jörg Schäfer
That's so nice, friends.
My wife would like to send you a heartfelt thank you for your concern.

And Spanjaard, I hope everything is well again for you too.

I think I'll stock up on the ever-growing stash, CaptGPF.

Spanjaard
yes all ok, thanks!

Neuling
Alles Gute auch von mir!

Jörg Schäfer
Vielen Dank Neuling.

Jennifer Franklin
I hope your wife's surgery goes well.

Jörg Schäfer
Thank you Jennifer. 🙌

Mr James
Well, I also have to add, that this is the best model that I've seen. The level of detail is astounding..! It's been a real pleasure watching it flourish into this movie quality example of the Falcon.
My best wishes for you and your wife Jörg . I wish her a speedy recovery.

Jörg Schäfer
Thank you very much Mr James. It was such a pleasure for me to share this project with you.
I will pass these wishes on to my wife, she will be very happy.

Neuling
I forgot to say: this build is a masterpiece.

Jörg Schäfer
Many thanks, Neuling. 😊

Julien
Stunning work and paint job!

Jörg Schäfer
Thank you for your great comment Julian. This year I will make a new attempt with the Falcon and visit the EME.

Robert Podkoński
Cool! (the "full monty" Spitfire? 😉 )

Lorraine Lin
Haha, bingo😜

Martin Weinpold
Wow

Robert Podkoński
You're so brave, Lorraine! I would never risk cutting such complicated pieces from a model... Keep it up!

Naram
taking a sit!

Rui S
Me too 😎

Lorraine Lin
Thank you guys.
@ Robert, I cut off some of the skin of the fuselage, tail and fuel tank. and also cut off my retreat. So I need to figure out a way to complete it😜

Air no
Quand je vois ton travail j'ai l'impression d'être encore un petit garçon.

Davide Vitali
Are those parts made out of paper?

Lorraine Lin
@Air no, welcome. There is saying "un homme reste un adolescent jusqu'à la mort." 😜(Hope it translated right)

Spanjaard
I am in

Lorraine Lin
@Davide Vitali the new parts are made of 0.5mm ABS sheet. I used a laser cutter to make them. By different power output, a somewhat sculpted effect can be achieved.

Davide Vitali
Why all of a sudden do I feel the need for a new toy in the form of a laser cutter??

Lorraine Lin
Worth a try. It can cut wooden boards, plastic sheets, or engrave on metal. It can also cut masking tape😛

Air no
C'est bien traduit, mais passé 16 ans, nous essayons tout de même d'évoluer un peu histoire de changer un peu ce monde qui marche à l'envers !

Robert Podkoński
Looks impressive already...

Fabrice TIMMERMAN
Amazing tail sub structure !!

Weizenbrot
It is definitely an interesting project! The result come out nice! A question about the laser cutter, how can you use it to cut masks? using laser or it comes with traditional metal cutters?

Denis Dogadov
It's a very interesting job, I'm watching.
The non-scale thickness of the fuselage skin is clearly visible

Christoph Kunz
WOW. Simply WOW. And a third Wow, because "aller guten Dinge sind drei"

Lorraine Lin
Thank you mates!
@ Weizenbrot, My laser cutting has different cutting heads, a 10W blue light and a mechanical cutting knife. The blue laser can cut all dark-colored materials, but it doesn't work very well on the light-yellow masking tape. Therefore, I cut them with the mechanical cutting head. Or use a dark-colored (blue) masking tape. The precision of laser cutting is better than mechanical cutting knife.

BTW, red laser works on all materials, it can even cut the transparent materials. But it is more expensive.

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Hans-Jürgen Haag
Owsom 👍😍

Spanjaard
nice toy 🙂

Weizenbrot
Cool, thank you Lorraine!

Naram
to another level ! this frame structure creation is amazing (me I am still with recup of yogourt pot and my old blade.... 🙂 😉

Ben M
👁️👁️👁️

Guy Rump
Looking great, following. 👍

Rui S
Amazing 👍

Johne 69
Very exciting 🙀
I wish you very good luck for the rest of the built 👍

Augie
Amazing work, stunning 🙂

Rui S
Nice work 👍

Martin Weinpold
Nice.

André Knippenberg
Thanks!

Alex K
👀

Christoph Kunz
I'm taking a seat and watch your beauty grow. 🙂

J35J
Great start! I'm also having a Comet on my work bench at the moment👍🏻

bughunter
Around 2010 (so hard to find now) Hasegawa released 3 types of self-adhesive foil "Polarization Finish", which looks fantastic.
TF901 Cobalt blue/yellow, example use: [img1]?v=1683368052
TF902 Green/Magenta Very uselful for HUDs on jets. Example: [img2]
TF903 Brown/Cyan Usage example: [img3]
The different color shade is created by different light. In the package you see it on white/black background to get an impression how it looks:
Polarize Finish Brown-Cyan (Hasegawa TF903, No)

Xu Ho
Thanks bughunter, it's good to know the product. I have something similar for AFV, and they look like the rainbow....

Rui S
Great work 👍

Lorraine Lin
Wow, tamiya cockpit detail looking great. following.

Petar Žorić
Yes, tamiya cockpit is really nice for the scale, in general, a real joy to build!

Martin Weinpold
Im in.

Skyhiker
Very nice

Petar Žorić
Thanks guys, sit and enjoy haha 💪🏻

CaptGPF
👀

c124c
Really nicely detailed cockpit. The paintwork is also very interesting, I particularly like the lively surface of the A23.

Rui S
Looking good 👍

Dave
That is absolutely beautiful. Love the Belair.

Yngve N
😮 wow

Neuling
Decay at its best ........

Bozo
Poor Chevy

Courage! A little mastic, a nice painting and welcome back in 50's 🙂

István Szücs
Fantastic work!

Chris Reimann
Impressive and realistic weathering!

Rui S
I agree 👍

Neuling
Cool!

gorby
Excellent!

Bozo
Looks like a starwars vessel.
Impressive

Rui S
An eye catcher 👍