Short Stirling Mk.IV
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Komentáře
1 30 March 2016, 19:41
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Great start Roland ! These seats are awesome ! Must have been are real pain in the rear to sit on these things for hours and hours.
Like the Lanc the Stirling is a real ugly beauty. I'm curious on this one !
30 March 2016, 19:48
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Thank you Hanno! Indeed- at first I could hardly believe that these seats looked like those etched parts- but indeed! In 1:72 this cockpit looks quite lovely with these gratings🙂
30 March 2016, 19:51
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Indeed it does ! The kit seems to be quite good, panellines look very crisp.
30 March 2016, 20:02
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Roland,
I think you have to stop breathing when you work on those teenie parts -respect 👍
30 March 2016, 20:19
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Thank you both! Oh yes, the Stirling surfaces look quite convincing to me; I am really pleased by the parts general appearance.
Thank you Stephan for mentioning "breathtaking work on teenie parts" 🙂
31 March 2016, 04:51
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I have the other Stirling from Italery. Also the etchparts. I 'm not sure that I will succeed to made excellent seats like those you have made. Excellent work so far on this beautiful kit.
31 March 2016, 06:50
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Thank you mates for these kind and motivating comments! Martien, I am looking forward to your "bomber" Stirling!
31 March 2016, 19:11
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Interesting topic and a nice start - I'm gonna have a look from time to time 🙂
1 April 2016, 07:36
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Your words are quite motivating, mates!
I am really eager to get this lovely kit build, Italeri did really very nice work!
3 April 2016, 18:47
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The impressive fuselage has been closed- Italeri provides a lot of hatches which could be posed open!
The main struts of the undercarriage have to be attached inside the wheel bay, before the halfs of the wings can be glued together...... unusual, but there is no other way! 🙂
5 April 2016, 19:19
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Du gönnst dir wohl nie eine Verschnaufpause, Roland? Nach 6 Wettbewerbseinsendungen hast du schon wieder das nächste Modell in Arbeit. Aber wahrscheinlich ist Modellbau die Verschnaufpause an sich für dich. Die Pilotensitze deiner Stirling sind übrigens großartig.
5 April 2016, 21:04
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Hey, thank you both, mates, I am doing my best! 🙂
Stefan, Deine Erklärung gefällt mir; so ist es! 🙂
6 April 2016, 08:26
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Nice and fragile parts on the landing gear. Looking forward to some more progres🙂
6 April 2016, 17:29
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Oh yes, the landing gear is quite well casted, subtle and precise in detail and proportion.
I am looking forward building this very pleasing kit!
6 April 2016, 19:55
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All the seams have been filled with Cyanacrylat- and the clear parts got their masks.... this is a work you should take plenty of time for, even with the great help of the Eduards masking set.
9 April 2016, 15:38
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That´s nice- of course! 🙂
Just glued the clear parts- the Stirling´s bow is taking shape.....
9 April 2016, 15:48
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Some progress here- the Stirling is ready now for the paintwork on the upper half. Preshading has been done with black and white paint to get a greater contrast.
The kit is clever made but a little bit tricky- you have to think intentlyhow you are doing things and in which sequence.....
24 April 2016, 10:37
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Wieder fleissig am Basteln...man darf gespannt sein auf das neueste Meisterwerk aus deiner Hand 😉
24 April 2016, 10:38
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.....spricht der Meister! 🙂 Ich danke für Deine Worte, Christian. Kommende Woche bin ich unterwegs- aber dann kann´s weitergehen!
24 April 2016, 10:41
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Wow Roland, ich wollte eigentlich auf die 32er Ausgabe warten. Aber wenn ich dein Modell sehe, könnte ich mich glatt mal wieder dem angeblichen "Männermaßstab" zuwenden.😉
24 April 2016, 11:06
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Wie bitte, diesen Vogel gibt es irgendwann einmal in 1:32?? Ich bin dabei, aber ganz sicher! 🙂
Danke für Deine Worte Dieter, aber punkto "Männermaßstab": wer wird denn die Stirling "groß" rausbringen?
24 April 2016, 13:19
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War nur Spaß Roland🙂 Aber Heutzutage weiß man ja nie. Demnächst kommt eine Lancaster von HK Models.
24 April 2016, 14:59
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Ja, Dieter, die Lancaster in 1:32 ist auch ein "Muss"! 🙂
Thank you Clifford fo your words!
27 April 2016, 18:22
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Roland, ich habe deine He-219 auf Hyperscale gesehen. Die ist echt Klasse geworden!
27 April 2016, 19:26
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Many thanks Dieter and James!
Revells He-219 kann ich auch nur empfehlen- und dazu ein wenig passendes Ätzteilblech.
28 April 2016, 15:28
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Gunzes H72 "Dark Earth" has been applied; time to make the last corrections before the surfaces get finished!
30 April 2016, 11:24
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Ive no doubt in that😉 Can't wait to get back on my table to build agaon in 2 months... but till then I watch this build 😛
30 April 2016, 17:44
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We will see, probably have lost all my beginner skilsl till then😉, but yeah I must admit that I miss modelling at the moment.
30 April 2016, 18:35
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Ok Sören, I guess you have already lost your beginner skills- exactly at the time when you have started to build in that masterly fashion we had the pleasure to see here on "Scalemates" 🙂
30 April 2016, 19:47
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😢 Thx, but we will talk about that again as soon I will start building again and till then its only about your nice Stirling here😉
30 April 2016, 20:02
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The upper-surfaces have been applied- I scratched with a metal needle careful into the fresh paint to simulate some abrasions and decent wear and tear. This will be enhanced by cautious sanding of the whole surfaces after having finished the paint shop.
1 May 2016, 17:30
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Nice scratching trick - something to remember
Watching your progress makes me wanna have one too😉
1 May 2016, 19:55
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Hallo Roland, sieht schon sehr vielversprechend aus, da bleibe ich auf jeden Fall dran, zumal ich diese Version der Stirling auch noch im Lager habe. 😉
2 May 2016, 05:09
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Thank you all for your kind replays, mates!
The Stirling is under cover again- this time to get a coat of black on the belly.
I am using Gunzes "Gloss Black" to ease applying of the decals, even a quite dull finish of the black is intended.
3 May 2016, 08:02
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Looking very impressive Roland!, The Stirling is my second favorite British WWII bomber, beat out by the Lanc.
3 May 2016, 21:31
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Thank you Clifford!
I fully agree- it was just time for Italeri to offer such up to date Stirlings
4 May 2016, 07:28
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A first coat of gloss clear followed by applying decals has been done as a first step to finish the surfaces. All the intended "wear and tear" will be done after having sprayed a second step of Gunzes floss clear.
5 May 2016, 08:45
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Beautiful craftsmanship, Roland! I missed this until now, but I am glad I found it! 👍 👍 👍
6 May 2016, 16:34
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Hey mates, all your kind comments really make me glad- thank you!
Because of many period pictures show the Stirlings opulent arrangement of wheel struts looking quite worn and with a lot of abrasions of paint I scratched with a sharp needle some of the black paint of-to reveal the Aluminum painted first.
7 May 2016, 13:04
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Some picture of the -still unfinshed- wheel struts and the tires. It will need some last work with the try-brush to get this area finished 🙂
The other surfaces should have found their final appearance- this build is in the home-strait.....
8 May 2016, 16:56
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This short-story has been written in a rather short time- finished at last!
Here you get some pictures of this very nice Italeri kit. Not always logical in it´s parts layout it has been a real fun to build anyway.
Thanks for your comments and interest!
14 May 2016, 12:42
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Beautiful plane and kit. You have delivered again a top result, Roland.
14 May 2016, 16:31
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Wonderful finish and amazing result!
You ve build a masterpiece here - again 🙂
Can I ask how and where did you make those pictures?
Im currently looking for a good setup for my pictures in the future.
14 May 2016, 20:39
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Hey Roland, you made a beautiful model of this wonderfully odd looking bird !
14 May 2016, 21:00
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Wow, that´s motivating! Thank you very much for these kind words!
Soeren, I am using my Nikon with very long shutter speed and aperture as closed as possible to get a wide depth of field- and it´s mounted on a tripod, of course 🙂 You can see two pictures of my improvised "studio".
15 May 2016, 05:36
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I feel mighty motivated reading your kind comments! Thank you very much!
19 May 2016, 13:55
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seem to have missed this one... and that's a shame... wonderful model...
19 May 2016, 14:15
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Excellent work Roland 👍 Glad you share some photos of you work bench. Much space and good light as well as a lot of space to spare all the stuff you need 👍
21 May 2016, 10:55
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Großartiges Ergebnis Roland! Respekt auch in Anbetracht der Modellgrösse! Alles in einem Stück lackiert?
21 May 2016, 12:22
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Thank you again for all these very kind and motivating words!
Christian, may it´s not tidy and "shipshape" -but spacious! 🙂
Bernhard, danke Dir! Ich bin mir nicht ganz sicher, was Du mit "in einem Stück....." meinst? 🙂
21 May 2016, 15:00
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Ah! Richtig, "in einem Stück"..... Ich habe zuerst die Oberseitenfarben aufgetragen; diese ließen sich ganz komfortabel für das folgende Auftragen der Unterseitenfarbe abkleben.
22 May 2016, 11:43
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Hut ab Roland! Weil die Stirling ja noch größer als die Möwe ist, die ich gerade lackiere. Obwohl ich die Zelle in drei Teilen habe, konnte ich zum Schluss jeder Airbrush-Session das Teil kaum noch halten ("Hand eingeschlafen".
22 May 2016, 12:06
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Bei der Menge an Details, die Du in so gekonnter Weise verbaut hast, kein Wunder! 🙂
Nein, Scherz beiseite, ist mir ähnlich gegangen- plus dem Umstand, dass man beim Drehen und Wenden dieser unhandlichen Vögel jedesmal die Hälfte von dem, was auf dem Werktisch liegt, runterfegt 🙂
22 May 2016, 12:45
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Absolutely stunning Stirling Roland. That's also a very impressive work room - yet again I have 'work-space envy'.
27 November 2016, 10:21
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Hi Roland, tolles Modell, die hab ich auch noch vor mir...... und, toller Hobbyraum, da kann man wirklich neidisch werden 😉
27 November 2016, 12:10
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Hi mates, thank you very much for these very kind and motivating comments to Stirling and work space!
Indeed, Italeris Stirling kit is a modellers delight! 🙂
27 November 2016, 16:08
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i fully agree with robygould, i am envious of your work-space. and of course, the model is simply fantastic.
27 November 2016, 16:44
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Beautifuly executed Stilling! And what a fine working space with plenty of light.What color TL you're using?
30 November 2016, 08:20
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another nice bomber... splendid work... a little question, where do you keep putting them?
30 November 2016, 08:43