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Robin (WhiteGlint)
The dirty Panzer IV, nice idea! Good work on the rusty paint job.

Robin (WhiteGlint)
The tank looks great! Looking forward to see the figures and the finished project. I imagine you will also build a little simple base everything will stand on?

Xu Ho
Hi Robin, you really read my mind! Yes, I'm planning to learn how to build a simple base. I also need to figure out a few techniques, including creating water effects and soap bubbles.

Robin (WhiteGlint)
There are a number of water solutions you can try out before applying them onto to your diorama and tank. These are a few I know of. Foam (Vallejo 26.231, No)
STILL WATER 250ML (AK Interactive AK 8008, No)
Water Foam Acrylic 100ml Bottle (AK Interactive AK 8036, No)

Maybe one of them works out for you.
There probably are also some DIY methods but I have no clue about those.

Rui S
A Beauty, Excellent work 👍

Chris Reimann
Very nice and clean build!

Christian W
This came out so good. I'm jealousy about your fricking awesome clear coats.
The color of the interior looks pretty good instead of black as usual.

Neuling
A beauty. Good choice of color!

Dominik Weitzer
Thanks mates. much appreciated

Pepe
Nice job!!!!

István Szücs
Great work, Dominik, a real beauty!

Bill Newcomer
Mmmmm. that looks delicious!

Dominik Weitzer
Thank you Pepe, István and Bill - and for all the likes 😉

Thomas S.
Looks excellent!

Clement
Superb work!

Tibor Szilvai
👀

gorby
Very nice work so far.

Eric Martin
Thank you very much

Mr James
Beautiful detailed engine

René "Lord Bilbo" Bartholemy
Is this seat taken?
Nice work so far.

CaptGPF
Watching!

Guy Rump
Following. 👍

Neuling
Joining .............

René "Lord Bilbo" Bartholemy
It's coming along very nicely! 👍

Rui S
Excellent 👍

Eric Martin
Merci

Denis Dogadov
Great job, I really liked it, sheep like real ones !
I didn't like the exaggerated texture of the wood on the boards.
Processed and painted boards do not look like this.

René "Lord Bilbo" Bartholemy
Outre le reste, les moutons sont effectivement une grande réussite! 😉

Michael Kohl
Looking really good

CaptGPF
This build just keeps getting better and better! I love the nice touch of the sheep. IMHO, the wood looks right to me, I don't think they process and paint wood for fencing for farms, but then again, I'm not a farmer. 😀

Denis Dogadov
I meant the boards on the car, not the boards on the fence. 😊

Eric Martin
Ok thank you for the remark, I will try to improve my painting of wood panels

Mr James
Those sheep are amazing. I often find model animals to look like toys due to the fur. But these sheeps are brilliantly done. 🙂 Rui S also has a brilliant looking horse which comes to mind.

CaptGPF
Agree with Mr James - Rui and Eric have definitely mastered the Zen art of animal figures!

Eric Martin
Thank you very much

Rui S
As for me, I want to thank Mr James and CaptGPF for your kind words. Apreciated.
I've never made any sheep, but I hope that when I do, I'll be able to achieve at least, half the great quality of this Eric's sheep 👍
So far I have done a bird, a chicken and its chick, a German Shepherd and a horse. I'm currently doing another dog.

Eric Martin
It is indeed a difficult exercise to paint animals. I tried several techniques and finally I succeeded in this work with oil paintings by gradually going from the darkest to the lightest and with a succession of washes

Neuling
Top result! 👍👍

Shar Dipree
Great dio. 👍

Acki
Wow! I love it!

Guy Rump
Great result! 👍

Ben M
So the British had combat double decker busses? Amazing.

Eric Martin
Yes, the famous London double-decker buses were transformed and used to transport the troops

Robert Podkoński
Taking a seat!

Guy Rump
me too! 👍

Nicolas
Following.

Jan Peters
Following this 👀

Guy Rump
Looking great, following. 👍

Mona
looking forward to seeing more of this project👍.my uncle(5th SF) was in country just after TET and one of the few things he ever... spoke of more than once, was about riding on top of a M113 that rolled over a mine

Mathias Decommere
Thank you Mona, that must have been a terrifying experience. The idea would be a fortified position in the Mekong Delta. I'm planning to build a sandback bunker and a piece of ricefield. The M113's will be stationary in a defensive position. Soldiers will be relaxed not knowing what is coming. But the layout is still evolving. Haven't decide the size of the groundwork yet. I'll be starting the diorama base soon... Will be continued 😉

Neuling
Looking forward ........

Spanjaard
vehicles look really good, looking forward the rest of the dio

Kim Branders
Love the dusty look.

Mathias Decommere
Thank you Neuling, Spanjaard and Kim! I'm starting the diobase this week!

Mr James
Looking good Mathias. Lovely work on the M113's. What did you use as the 50 cal casings?

Mathias Decommere
Thanks Mr James, I used simply the copper of an electric wire. An idea I got from lasercreationworld. It is a bit too narrow, but the overal impression works I think.

Rui S
The vehicles turned out great 👍

Thomas E.
Very nice looking vehicles, above all the interior; also the entire scene - I'm very curious about this diorama.

Mathias Decommere
Thx Rui and Thomas E.! I hope it turns out as I am imagening it!

Mark Sherwood
Progress looks good Mathias, looking forward to the end result.

Michael Kohl
Following too.

Shar Dipree
Looks great so far. Following.

Pietro De Angelis
Great subject, good work Mathias!

Mathias Decommere
Thank you for the support guys!

gorby
This is starting to look spectacular!

Thomas E.
completely agree with him!

Kim Branders
Knap Mathias.

Ben M
👀

Stuart Fowle
Looking good, following 🙂

Thomas E.
you may find this helpful (I hope so 🙂): data.opendevelopment..tnam-.compressed.pdf (5.11.2024)

Mathias Decommere
Wauw! That information is very specific! Thanks!

Robert Podkoński
I will keep my fingers crossed, Thomas!

Alec K
Keen to follow round 2 👍

Denis Dogadov
You need to pay attention that the IL-28 produced in China had differences.
It's not right to just make it with red stars.

J35J
You can do it!😊👍🏻

Thomas Kolb
Thank you gentlemen! 🙂 Denis, yes, I know, the kit contains all the parts for the Soviet built Il-28, they need to replace the kit original parts for the H-5. But the truth is that this kit has so many incorrect features, that it really doesn't matter that much. I simply intend to have fun!

Cuajete
Good start, Thomas! 👍

Michael Kohl
Following too. Like the look of the Il-28.

Nicolas
Joining.

Bozo
Wow What a job already!! I take a seat.

Thomas Kolb
Dear fellow modelers, you are all welcome to enjoy watching me struggle.

Живко Джаков
Following.

Ben M
👀

Mike Volkov
I got tired of all the filling and sanding and put my own piece aside. But I'll be following your build and keeping my fingers crossed 😊

Łukasz Gliński
I have a feeling of deja vu that I followed it last year. Is it just me?
Following anyway 🙂

Ben M
The tamiya 1:100 il-28 is also a tragedy.

Thomas Kolb
Łukasz, you are absolutely right. The first project ended up with the half-finished model flying gracefully into the bin after one mistake too many. I am now giving it a second attempt, knowing the pitfalls in advance and also possibly being slightly more experienced. I am already past the line where I gave up the last time. To be quite honest, this kit is not that bad, it just needs a bit of persuasion and elbow grease.

Łukasz Gliński
Hope it's going better this time, looking for reference before I start mine.

Cuajete
Great progress, Thomas! Those engine mods look cool 👍
In pic 42, is it necessary to glue the bending part of the landing gear piece or is bending it enough? Thanks!

Thomas Kolb
Cuajete, thank you! No, you need to cement the part. Unfortunately the fit is rather poor, so you will need to be careful with the correct alignment or the model will not sit straight on its wheels.

Spanjaard
I am in. if you want details, the spanish national archives have digitaliced the original plans of the sub.

Jan Peters
Welcome Spanjaard 🙂
It is a fascinating machine, looks more modern than it is.

Ben M
👀

Jan Peters
Welcome Ben

Ben M
Another early Spanish submarine project you might enjoy: Ictineo II | Album by RoggyCGD (1:46)

Jan Peters
That is very nice indeed Ben!

Ben M
There was another build as well but it seems to have vanished from scalemates.

Guy Rump
Following! 👍

Robert Podkoński
Taking a seat.

Jan Peters
Welcome mates 🫡

Spanjaard
I have been playing with the idea of making some PE to improve the platform structure, but the rudders certainly could use some improvements ...
In regards to the propeller, I believe the shape is the correct one. before it was moved to the museum, it had a diferent color, but the sub has been repaired several times in the last 100+ years. see how it looked like before moved to the museum
[img1]

Jan Peters
Ok, thanks for the information Spanjaard 👍🏻
The platform is not that bad, but the poles holding the rope are too flat, so these will be made from plastic rod.
Regarding the rudders, I'm not sure if I can live with carved kit part, I might have a go and try to scratch new ones.

Jennifer Franklin
Fascinating, taking a seat.

Jan Peters
Welcome Jennifer

Spanjaard
actually, I believe the poles did not hold any rope, but also a metal piece. let me see if I can find it for you.

Spanjaard
I think this image explains what I mean

[img1]

Spanjaard
technical drawing of the original piece from national archives
pares.mcu.es/ParesBu..atalogo/show/7343756
you can download the image if you click on the floppy disk. when you open the file locally, you will see it a lot more clear

Jan Peters
Thanks Spanjaard 👍🏻
I must say, all original images do not show any wood and/ or railing in place, so I might not even add it to the model.

Spanjaard
yes, you are correct, it seems it was something that could be removed. it appears in seversl pictures without it.

Sergio Ordonez
Lovely Project, Jan!
In my opinión, after having a clase look to the photographs the railing apears to be made of a smoothet and better worked material so, I think, the railing and the platform have bern added for exposición purposes many years after the deco of this sub.

Spanjaard
they are in the original plans Sergio 😉 check Spanish National archives link above 😉

Sergio Ordonez
I saw the rest of them, Spaniard. My main concern is, as a draughtsman, that the rest of components are drawn (with excepctional quality and ability) in vegetal paper using ink, ideal for making copies through hand tracing, those drawings for chandeliers, platform, gardeners and such are drawn with a graphite pencil over graph paper (high quality, made by Lapage), as a mere draft (again, drawn with excepctional skill for the epoch), but no other stardard drawing shows the assembly or the constructive drawing of the element.
Lapage stopped production in the 90s, and I am not sure if their products were available in 1890.

Spanjaard
installation of the platform pares.mcu.es/ParesBu..atalogo/show/7343759
supports of the platform pares.mcu.es/ParesBu..atalogo/show/7343761
according to the site, it is digitaliced from the original plans made by Peral.
I am not sure what will I do when I build this model, if i will add the platform or not. but details are there if anyone wants to use them

Spanjaard
[img1]
seems to be a picture of the period, with platform

Jan Peters
According to the drawings the support of the platform is a triangular shape, not like it is represented by mikromir. It would mean a lot of extra work to scratch these, so the chances of it being built without platform are increased significantly 😅

Jan Peters
I appreciate your help Spanjaard and Sergio 🙏🏻

Sergio Ordonez
Thanks, mate, but Spaniard has a lot more information than me. I only can remember the sub lying on a city square many years ago and I cannot remember the platform, even the superstructure.
You know, the sub was decommissioned in the XIX century and was abandones as scrap till was used as a monument, so I think many parts have been lost and substituted by other similar. I Will follow your build with interest, subs are though: they do not give the modeler a lot of chance, so I bow my hat, mate.

Spanjaard
for what i see in the pictures (never seen it live myself), Segio is right, there was no platform when it was in its pedestal in the square.
considering how close it was to be scrapped, we are lucky that the exterior has survived, platform and all interior were gone a long time ago.... I read an article saying that the engine used to recharge the battery still exists, but it is rusting away but politicians are not doing anything in order to add it to the exhibition before it becomes a pile of rust....

Jan Peters
That's a sad situation Spanjaard, all it takes are a few people with vision and passion (and money) to safe such a piece of history.

Robert Podkoński
Out of curiosity: are all three propellers given as PE parts in the kit?

Jan Peters
All 4 are Robert

Jan Peters
Moving on

Jan Peters
Painted grey, after drying the fiddly bits come on.

Jan Peters
Managed to get the photo etch screws and cages on the model, that is enough for today 😁

Spanjaard
almost done 🙂 looking good

Thomas Espe
👀

Jan Peters
Thanks Spanjaard, still some work to do.
Welcome Thomas

Jan Peters
While looking for detail photo's I came across this artwork:
murciatoday.com/isaa..quare_2129783-a.html

Robert Podkoński
Great job with the propellors, Jan!

Spanjaard
about the mess behind the glass.... are you sure is not just pixelation of the picture? where is it located exactly?

Jan Peters
I've got another picture, which is clearer. I will upload it to the album.
They are located at the bottom of the hull, near the small propellers both front and rear.

Ben M
Maybe vents for ballast?

Spanjaard
you are right, certainly some mesh there, let me see if I can find something in the drawings I have.

Jan Peters
That would be great, thanks 👍🏻

Spanjaard
i am uncertain about the mesh... but this picture flickr.com/photos/ph..zg5-2j6ZtKR-2j74xFh/ and this drawing pares.mcu.es/ParesBu..atalogo/show/7345916 seem to indicate that those are glass windows.... maybe the mesh was there to add some protection, no idea. the name of the drawing means Glass hatch for the fins
also, I have something else... you had doubts about the propellers at some point... well, the picture above shows how they look today, and this one is the technical drawing for them pares.mcu.es/ParesBu..atalogo/show/7345907

Spanjaard
by the way, there are basically the same windows at the other side, maybe to check the other vertical propeller.

Sergio Ordonez
Spanjaard is right. Double layered glasses with an internal metallic wire were not uncommon in the past: also can be found today here in Spain in old medical facilities, schools and factories dating back the 40s, 50s and 60s, times when the use of plastic reinforcement elements like polyethylene was still expensive.
My concern here is: was this reinforcement system used in the XIX century? Arr these windows original or these glasses have been part of a later reconstruction in the XX century?
This mesh was intended to maintain the breaks on one side and not transmit them to the other side, like the impact proof windshields when know now in cars since the 50s-60s.

Sergio Ordonez
Well, after my investigation I noticed that this kind of mesh reindorced glass was first patented in 1892, near the year of construction of the sub, but five years after. So, these glasses probably have been added in a ayer reconstruction.

Spanjaard
Sergio, you know better about this kind of stuff, I think. but when looking at the section (bottom part of the drawing) it looks like two big pieces of glass and something else in between, could that be a third glass or may it be the base for the grill?

Spanjaard
honesty I have no idea 🙂

Spanjaard
actually it is kind of funny, since in some pictures of the time when the sub was in its pedestal in Cartagena, the complete hull was painted in the same color... included the glass of thewindows!, so know knows what has been done to it over the years! 😄

Ben M
Here's a viewport on a different early sub. I think having a grill was not uncommon flickr.com/gp/benmesander/953tNR3UH7

Jan Peters
Thanks for all the effort guys, I appreciate it.🙏🏻
Looking at the technical drawing of the port hole, it is clear to me that there are two glass panes, and there is a metal mesh in between them. It is not like the wire glass, but a small grill between them.
I will paint it looking like glass, not sure if I can recreate the grill as it is very small.

Ben M
I love your GuP builds!!!

Xu Ho
Thanks Ben! More on the way~

Ben M
Beautiful 510

Jan Peters
Another oddball machine from the Podkoński stables (or should that be hangars?)
Following this 👀

Robert Podkoński
Welcome, Jan! (Since my family name can be translated into English, more-or-less 😉, as "Under-horse-ski", then "stables" seem to be perfectly adequate word here 😄 😄 😄 )

Jan Peters
Lol, stables it is then 😀

Thomas Kolb
What a weird aircraft! A lovely project for sure. But how did you make those airbrakes?

Robert Podkoński
Welcome, Thomas! I took the photo-etched net (1,5 x 1,5 mm) filled certain squares with CA glue and then cut out the unnecessary pieces... quite a nerve-shaking job it was, frankly speaking...

Jan Peters
The airbrakes look great 👍🏻

Robert Podkoński
Thank you, Jan. This is the effect of the third attempt - first I tried to make them from thin PE board (failed), and then I tried Kristal Klear glue (not too bad, but it was difficult to control quantity of glue...). Too much CA can be simply sanded away when set hard.

bughunter
Another unusual beast 👍

Robert Podkoński
Feel welcomed, Bughunter 🙂

gorby
Oh! Another project that's right up my street. 🙂
The airbrakes look excellent!

Robert Podkoński
Welcome, Gorby! You're too kind...

Alex K
Joining the crowd... great work on the airbrakes...

Ben M
👁️👁️

Roland Sachsenhofer
A little addendum: a modeling friend recently said that the Piaggo Pegna PC7 looks remarkably like a shark.... that inspired me to make this drawing.

Hans-Jürgen Haag
😊👀

gorby
Brilliant!
Looks like you have multiple talents Roland. 🙂

Roland Sachsenhofer
Thank you - and I hope you will find it amusing 🙂

Geert
Master of many trades…

Robert Podkoński
Awesome!

Alex K
👍 👍

Ben M
Oh yeah!

Guido
Following 😃

Guido
Following 🙋🏼‍♂️

Ali Yulianto
Since Meng's instruction is much better than Takom's. I started my Meng Apache first and use the build experience for the Takom one later.

Eric Thornton
Following

Ali Yulianto
Welcome Eric!

JollyRogers64
Great progress. Compared to TAKOM, MENG has included the right component. In your original picture you can't see any grille, just the radiator and the glass cover in front of it.

Ali Yulianto
Thanks @JollyRogers64. Looks like it, although I'm not too sure if it's a glass or a very fine mesh.

Ali Yulianto
Posted last update after a long hiatus with my wife's health condition. Finished the M230 chain gun and painted the Longbow radar and main body.

John
Beautiful Apache. I hope your wife is better.

Ali Yulianto
Thanks John, much appreciated. Wife is better now but still recovering.

Alex Rakhimgulov
Just no words... only sounds of delight!

M0rce
Sweet, so much more detail than the academy 1:48.
Lovely job your doing with it 👍

Ali Yulianto
Thanks a lot guys. Apologies for the blurry pictures as I took them with my mobile. I think I need to invest in a new camera 🙂

Neuling
Top job!

Airzz
what paints did you use and what did you use to weather it

Rui S
Great work, indeed 👍

Ali Yulianto
Thanks a lot Rui!
Hi @Airzz, for the base I use AK Real Color RC 229 FS24031 US Helo Drab, mottled with mix of Gunze C12/H52 Olive Drab and C33 flat black and mix of the olive drab with RLM22. I varied the ratios to get more tonal variation.
For weathering, I use Tamiya black panel liner, Mr. Weathering Color Grayish Brown, Sundy Wash, Ocher Soil and some weathering pigments (forgot which one).

Airzz
thanks man i just got the paint you told me and im working on it rn but im having a hard time fitting the canopy to the frame what did you use to glue it did you also have any problems ?

Skyhiker
This is a test...this is only a test. If this were a real emergency my AMS would take over. I want to see if I can do an out of the box build. So far I have almost never been able to. Wish me luck.

Skyhiker
I think this is my first time with an ICM mold. The kit has a lot of flash and is very subtle in its markings. This creates a bit of a challenge cleaning things up because I have to stop and figure out what to take away and what to keep. But I think when everything is cleaned up it should be pretty straightforward.

Thomas O'Eh
following!

Michael Kohl
Me too. I have my ICM to finish too.

Skyhiker
I think I am becoming an ICM fan. The mold is not the easiest but the subtle details and perfect scaling are great.

Robert Podkoński
I will keep my fingers crossed 😉

Cuajete
Following.

Alec K
Same. Fingers crossed for the OOB goal to last 👍

Skyhiker
There was one piece that was too big to fit. The instructions said that it was the backing for the control panel for the navigator. I started filing it down but then realized that Revell screwed up the instructions and it was actually the pilot's headboard. Now I have to repair the headboard.

Chris T. An
I'm in. Good luck with that kit. 😉

Nicolas
Watching with interest.

Skyhiker
Well I blamed Revell for getting the instructions wrong but when I checked the ICM instructions they had the same mistake. The piece clearly belongs behind the pilot if you look at the kit. So either the engineers who designed the kit got it wrong or the graphics department got something wrong. Either way I went with the kit and not the instructions.

Skyhiker
Today I was going to paint most of the day but my airbrushes were not cooperating so I ended up brushing the interior.

Skyhiker
I finished the cockpit and started with the wings today

Alec K
Nice progress 👍

Skyhiker
The more I work with this model the more I am truly amazed at how finely detailed ICM was able to make the mold. It's incredible. I hope I can keep any of those details without the paint just filling it all in.

Jennifer Franklin
Following

Skyhiker
More progress made

Cuajete
Well done so far 👍

Neil Patrick
I'm definitely in for this.

Skyhiker
Welcome everyone. It's starting to come together. Soon it may even look like a plane.

Skyhiker
A bit more progress made today. Now I have to wait for everything to dry before attempting to put on the landing gear.

Skyhiker
Landing gear is on.

Neuling
Excellent model in every aspect

Rui S
I agree 👍

Kees Borgers
Very nice modell.

Niels C
Thanks Mates!

Trez
Tumbleweed around here lol Great for your stash and market place but I think I will just use this site like a dinner plate. My food will be on display on Reddit

Guillaume Blanchet
watching,.

Sebastian Meyner
Following 👀

Alberto
Very nice start!

Cristian A
Following

Nicolas
👀

Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍

DerMattes
Watching 👍

Thomas Kolb
I have built several of these cool Radar Frescos, but this old model is a very tricky one to build correctly. Have fun and I am sure you will do a great job!

Robert Podkoński
Watching with interest!

Bozo
Tricky model?
Correct dimensions, fine and many details, discreet engraving, colorful and usable decals, I really don't know what you mean, Thomas.
Good luck, Chris.

Dave Flitton
I am rooting for you! I know this will be a difficult build.

Ben M
mmm, KP

Chris
Please don't scare me. 😉 But I'm used to making old kits. Not possible - is not possible!
Just lay back, grab beer and chips and watch me struggling. 🙂

Alec K
Taking a seat 👍

Ben M
I've built the old KP MiG-15UTI and Su-7. In both cases for some reason the cockpit doesn't go together like the instructions, so fit stuff before gluing. The parts count is low. The surface detailing is nice. The fit is indifferent.

Łukasz Gliński
Ah, what a trip down the memory lane 👍

Chris
Strange. I built the cockpit as in the instruction. Fits well. When dried, the instruments panel will be next.