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Thomas Kolb
This looks like a fun project! I will definitely take a seat!

DerMattes
Welcome and thank you 🙂

Bernd Grün
Schöner Start! Bin dabei.

Michael Rotthowe
Since I have started the exact same kit, turning it into a Marineflieger 104 with Kormorans, I will most definitely be following 🙂

DerMattes
Danke Bernd 🙂
@Michael I only have the kit without the Marineflieger decals, hence the Peddinghaus ones. I 3d printed the Kormorans with the specific pylons for the F-104G. They were designed by cults3d.com/@Sufa312 after photos I have taken at the Wehrtechnische Studiensammlung in Koblenz. I think he did a great job and the files are free 🙂

Ekki
Taking a seat.

Guy Rump
Following. 👍

Robert Podkoński
The next Salamander? Taking a seat!

S M
Welcome, podkon! 😄 I have plenty of Salamanders to be built XD

Jan Peters
Joining Robert for this feast

Skyhiker
What does that aqueous black surfacer 1000 thin down with? Isn't aqueous a water based paint? Does it work well as a primer or does it peel off like the acrylic "primers"?

S M
I haven't tried to thin it with water although it is promised to work. I could airbrush mr.surfacer 1000 without thinning with my old 0,4mm needle airbrush, but in case I want to thin it I use Mr.Hobby Color Thinner 400 (turqoise colored bottle). I think this works very well as a primer. It sticks and it can be smoothed with sand paper.

Alberto
Nice work so far, watching! I also use aqueous black surfacer. I thin it 50% with Tamiya's X20A, spray it with a 0.4 mm needle at 15-17 psi. It works a treat.

Robin (WhiteGlint)
👀

Nicolas
Joining.

J35J
Swedish markings, I'm in on this project!

Skyhiker
Thanks for the info on the surfacer. I'm looking for alternatives to using heavy chemicals, and hopefully this will be an answer.

S M
Welcome, mates! 😄 @Skyhiker I just tried and it seems you can thin aqueous surfacer with water. I didn't paint anything with it yet.

Jan Peters
Nice progress, love the what if Swedish markings

Thomas Kolb
I am all eyes! Very cool indeed! I was initially quite baffled with the Swedish markings, the "what-if" went over my head.

S M
Model is now ready!

Jan Peters
And it turned out great 👍🏻

Robert Podkoński
Looks fabulous! What will land on your bench next? A He162 perhaps? 😉

Kesa Tiho
I built a similar model once of the He-162A1 and but just 1:48. Hope you has as much fun as i did

Thomas Kolb
This turned out lovely. The metal effect on the pulse jet housing is amazing, care to explain how you did that?

S M
Thanks, mates! @podkon I have atleast 4 He 162-based ideas left currently. @Mimoid I primed it with black aqueous surfacer that I polished, then airbrushed Vallejo's acrylic metal paints, then clear varnish and lastly Tamiya's Weathering master powders.

J35J
Great work! 👍🏻

Guy Rump
Lovely build, congrats! 👍

Patrick Hagelstein
Interesting marking choices on this one. Let's see what it turns into. 👍

Maciej T.
Very unusual 🙂 In my country - Poland - a messerschmitt with a red and white checkerboard is almost "impudence" 😄

Patrick Hagelstein
I had a little go at this exact scheme myself:
WIP Bf109-G10 Croatia | Album by Hagel (1:72)
I'm waiting for the 1/72 Eduard G-14/AS to do it again as I like the way this bird was overpainted and weathered.

Guy Rump
Looking good 👍

Robert Podkoński
Beautiful Spit!

Guy Rump
Very impressive! 👍

J35J
Excellent build & scratch work! Congrats👍🏻

Robert Podkoński
I agree with JJ!

Guy Rump
Great result! 👍

Guy Rump
Very nice build! 👍

Flop_Se
Very nice so far! 👍🏻

Alex K
Intéressant! 👍

Zbynek Honzik
Taking a seat! 👍

Ronan
Following 😉

Ronan
Elles sont excellentes tes figurines 👍

Robert Podkoński
Fantastic job so far. Following!

Łukasz Gliński
No way these figures are 1/72, are you sure you picked the correct scale in the description? 😮

Eric Duval
Thank you so much. Yes it is really 1/72 😉

Robert Podkoński
Beautiful! Now I am shy to assemble the same kit... it will never turn out so pretty 😉

Guy Rump
Great job! 👍

Łukasz Gliński
Brilliant 👍

Spanjaard
excellent, i would have not guessed it is 1:72, amazig.

Robert Podkoński
I wholehaartedly agree with Łukasz and Spanjaard. Chapeau bas!

Guy Rump
Great job! 👍

John Thomas
Very nice

Villiers de Vos
Very nice work.

Daniel Klink
Wonderful work👍

Alex K
Indeed - congrats 👍 👍

Agnius
Thank you! 🙏

Andrew P
Beautiful work!
How did you get it to sit on its nose and not on its tail?

Dominik Weitzer
love it! what a wonderful looking plane. well done!

bughunter
Lovely little Cessna 👍

Ben M
This is great. Warms my heart because a friend once let me take the controls of a 172.

Guy Rump
Very nice! 👍