Noticias

Mr James
Nice work. The canvas is well done

Villiers de Vos
Very nice work.

Rui S
Great work, indeed 👍

Nikolas H.
Bekommt "er" noch Decals?

Joseph Lancaster
Gibt leider keine decals.

Alexander Perov
А где завершение процесса

Yury
Долгострой, однако😉

Denis Kuleshov
Great job.

Harry Eder
Very nice so far! I´m in

borisz
This is a realy promising build, why did you stop that?

Nicolas
Great start, I hope we will see more.

Cristian A
Following

Nicolas
👀

Villiers de Vos
A beautiful little gem.

Nicolas
Great 👍

Robert Podkoński
Taking a seat here 🙂

Nicolas
👀

yngvenett
I want to see where this ends 👍

Villiers de Vos
Very nice work especially the weathering.

Ben M
👀

Rui S
Looking good 👍 I'm in 😎

Dave
Really nice start to this kit. Love the bubbling (blistering) paint effect you added to the corroded areas.

Mike Thomas
The weathering is very convincing. Poor little neglected bug!

Finn
Following. best of luck

Chris T. An
Welcome Finn. Well, "luck" is not necessarily what you need with this kit, but thanks anyway. 😛 It is probably more patience. But as a model builder, you have to have that at best anyway.

Ekki
Watching too.

Nicolas
Following too.

Cuajete
Me 4!

DerMattes
Den Brocken schau ich mir an 😉 Following 👍

Kenneth
Muss ich auch folgen 👍 Following too 👍

Shar Dipree
Following.

S M
Funny pilots you have found. Following I will 😄

S B
Sehr cool! Ich bin dabei. So wie es aussieht, brauchst du starke Nerven und Durchhaltevermögen. Ich wünsche dir beides!!!! Das Modell gefällt mir bisher sehr gut und der Co-Pilot ist jetzt schon ein Held!

Guido
Some very interesting (and challenging) progress. Love the additional self fabricated pieces. 👌🏻

Daniel H
Checking in. Came for the pilots, staying for the excellent scratch work. 😁

Cristian A
very interesting, watching

Jeremy Stuckey
So how do you like the Air brush?

Alberto
Great paint job

Michael Kohl
I really like the paint work. Are you doing all the pattern with airbrush?

Villiers de Vos
Very nice progress.

Akaidada
Just Mobius 0.2 Airbrush do this work ，Oil wash for last

Lukas Muller
Amazing paint work so far !!!

Huma
I agree with all. The paint is amazing. Good job

fire snail
有点帅哦👏👏

Akaidada
谢谢楼上兄弟，THX BRO

fire snail
你的喷枪技法非常棒👍 我的s130 感觉很难喷出你这样的感觉

Villiers de Vos
Fantastic progress on the camouflage paint work.

Robert Podkoński
Great!

gorby
Stunning!

DuperScale
Fantastic paintjob

Neuling
Excellent.

Pepe
😳😳😳

Villiers de Vos
Very nice work.

Chen Pan
看这个作品真是一种享受

Rui S
Excellent, indeed 👍

Laurent VILLANUEVA HELLER ForEver
top !

Spanjaard
amazing job

Robert Podkoński
Great job so far! Keep it up!

Oleg Smilyk
Looks good and promising!

Rui S
Looking good 👍 Slava Ukraine.

Laurent VILLANUEVA HELLER ForEver
great !

Rui S
Beautiful 👍

gorby
Stunning work!

Robert Podkoński
A beauty indeed!

Thomas O'Eh
beautiful model and great paintjob! love the colour!

Andrew
Thanks!)

George Williams
Lovely.

István Szücs
Excellent, great color in and out!

Roland Sachsenhofer
The construction of the Fiat G.50 goes quite well in principle: few parts, in general well made, but the whole thing in coarse wall thickness and rough casting. But, that has to be said, a really nice kit! I added a little detail to the resin engine block. Most of it disappears under the cowling, so here are a few pictures of it.

Roland Sachsenhofer
A few steps further: the fuselage and wings are now ready to receive a first coat of paint - starting with the underside. Pre-shading and pre-lightening can still be seen on this pictures. The engine cowling is only attached and will be removed again for the rest. I have to say, the accuracy of fit is fantastic!

Roland Sachsenhofer
This morning I basically finished the surface colour scheme and was able to apply layers of glossy clearcoat. This also explains the greasy gloss you see here. Italian camouflages bring variety in their wide range - and also new challenges 🙂

Felix
Following 👍🏻

Robert Podkoński
Taking a seat here.

Jennifer Franklin
Me too!

Hans-Jürgen Haag
Super Job! Excelent Italien Camouflage!👍👍👍

Roland Sachsenhofer
I thank you for your interest - and for your praise, I really appreciate it!

Jennifer Franklin
The camouflage looks fantastic!

Roland Sachsenhofer
Thank you Jennifer!

Roland Sachsenhofer
Apart from a few 'final touches', the Fiat G.50 is finished, Special Hobby has provided a really fine kit! Now the position lights will be built up with Crystal Klear and the chassis - namely the suspension struts - will be reworked.

Roland Sachsenhofer
The Fiat G.50 is now finished - and I'm taking the liberty of uploading a few more photos than usual. The pictures do not have a 'Mediterranean' background, as this aircraft was used as part of the CAI against the RAF during the Battle of Britain from autumnal Belgium. There are a few more pictures, because I also want to present my attempt to build the ICM since 'Italien Pilots'.
I found the Special Hobby kit of the G.50 very comfortable and easy to build, my full recommendation for this solid offer! Perhaps I will build another example of this model with its many variants! 🙂

Mr James
I agree with Jennifer. Very well done

Zbynek Honzik
Very nice job, Roland. 👍

Roland Sachsenhofer
Thank you both mates!

Robert Podkoński
Beautiful humpback.

Neuling
Very nice work. 👍

Robert Podkoński
Thank you, Neuling. Much appreciated 🙂

gorby
Wow that ridiculously small! Lovely work Robert.

Robert Podkoński
Thank you very much, Gorby 🙂 The kit is quite well designed: I only had to remove main wheels to be able to paint them and scratch build the tail wheel. Also I added the rudimentary windscreen.

Juergen Klinglhuber
Super !! 👍

Robert Podkoński
Cheers, Juergen! Thanks!

Villiers de Vos
A beautiful little gem.

bughunter
That's quite a feat!
After you showed the kit, I mailed the company about a 1:48 version (the normal one would be enough for me) but even they produce 1:48 sailplanes I don't get an answer 🙁
May be some other mates can ask them too?

Robert Podkoński
Thank you, Villiers! Thank you, Bughunter! Perhaps we should ask them indeed.

Alec K
Very nice Robert, I like it!

Bugs, you can scratch this in 1/48 in no time 😉👍

Robert Podkoński
I am glad you like it, Alec! 🙂

Alex K
Fantastic job, Robert, once again! 👍 👍 Great idea (and implementation) to go with a varnished wood fuselage, for this stripped-down Flea (and thanks for posting the relevant reference pics). Although I do have the old Aeroclub 1:72 Pou in my stash (still afraid to tackle it - but some day it will be built into the Greek Pou, now in the HAF museum, in Tatoi - as per my profile photo), you tempt me to also acquire this strip-down version... Last thing: can we perhaps also have a Size Comparison photo #4 with your 1:144 Pou? -

bughunter
Alec, I also own the reference Book: Henri Mignet and His Flying Fleas (by Ken Ellis, Geoff Jones), but I prefer a kit over scratch work. At least as long as I have enough unbuilt kits.

Robert Podkoński
Thanks for your kind comment, Alex K 🙂 Sure, I will take and post such a photo 🙂
(I own the book on Pou-du-Ciels by Arthur W.J.G. Ord-Hume 🙂 )

Robert Podkoński
Both models compared, Alex 🙂

Alex K
You must be proud (and I am jealous - in a good sense!) 👍

Robert Podkoński
Proud? Not very much, Alex - just I am glad I managed to finish them 🙂

Kyriakos Vafiadis
Very beautiful and detailed kits!!! Impressive and inspiring!

Robert Podkoński
Hi there, Kyriakos! Thanks for your kind words.

Mark
Excellent work and fun subjects as always Robert! 👍

Robert Podkoński
Thanks for your kind words, Mark 🙂

bughunter
No need to bomb LACI with questions for a 1:48 version anymore! It is already released 👍
It is not yet listed on LACIs homepage, but I ordered mine already on Aviationmegastore 🙂 At the monent still 4 available, hurry up!
Added it to the SM database and look forward to the build!

bughunter
Robert, thanks for mention this book! It is now also in the database (and on order for me 🙂)
Book: Flying Flea (by Arthur W. J. G. Ord-Hume)

Robert Podkoński
That's a great news! I cannot wait to see it assembled by you 🙂 And the book is a treasure-den of photos.

Jennifer Franklin
Very nice!

Robert Podkoński
Thanks, Jennifer 🙂

bughunter
It arrived and I'm surprised about the low number of parts! Let's see ....

Robert Podkoński
Low number of parts seems to be a common feature of 3d printed kits... In this kit I had to remove wheels to paint them from the inside, for example.

Łukasz Gliński
My goodness, even bigger match than the infamous Hungarian ones 😮

Mr D
Truly brilliant 👍👏

Thomas Kolb
Beautiful work!

Robert Podkoński
Thank you very much for your kind words, my Friends! I feel honoured 🙂
@Lukasz - I have inherited the matchstick that Zsolt was holding on his previous profile photo 😄 😄 😄

David Goodchild
I really hope that you have excellent lighting where you work on this Robert, you'll damage your eyes working on something that small otherwise! Very impressive, and such a great subject too..

Robert Podkoński
Thanks for your kind words, David 🙂 (I am condemned already: I read medieval manuscripts in my "real" life... )

István Szücs
I'm watching!

Landlubber Mike
Me too!

George Williams
Looking really mean, what paint did you use on the bodywork?

István Szücs
Badass!

Harald A.
@georg Street Line Lamborghini - Grigio Lynx SB30-0330

István Szücs
Great work so far, thank you for sharing!

Jennifer Franklin
This is looking like it will be a beauty. I love the pilots. I can't wait to see the final product.

Nicolas
Following

Villiers de Vos
Very nice work.

Nicolas
Nice result.

Stuart Fowle
Great build and finish.

Mike Thomas
Lookin' good, John! Try the 1/6 scale version, too. You'll love it! Tamiya bike kits are awesome!

Villiers de Vos
Nice and clean.

Rui S
A Beauty 👍

István Szücs
Beautiful in red!

Bill Newcomer
The rear has kind of a mid sixtys Chrysler Imperial look to it.

Bill Newcomer
Lots of body work I see.

Nigel Chapman
Sorry Bill, missed your comments due to wrong settings.
Just been looking at Chrysler Imperial rear pictures, and your right there is a sort of similarity. It's something I never considered. Bodywork has been fun and a good learning curve

Nigel Chapman
Catching up with this build so got the interior completed after some mods to the dashboard and steering column. Rear bed is made up of drink stirrers painted then sanded for the worn look.

Danny Meer
Looking good allready 👍

Nigel Chapman
Thanks Danny. So near yet so far. Not happy with the fit of some components so rebuilt the prop shaft and modified the radiator. This is slow going

Danny Meer
Everything to keep us busy during the cold winter days😉

Nigel Chapman
Thanks for the thumbs ups guys.
Your right Danny. What would I have been doing if not modelling ??

István Szücs
A really "woww-build"! Great idea! Congrats!

Nigel Chapman
Thanks

Nigel Chapman
Prop-shaft problems with a bad fit so lengthened it and cut out the middle of chassis for extra depth then bridging the gap with scrap plasticard.

Nigel Chapman
Mated the chassis to body but not happy with end result. The wheel/tyre combo looks strange and the front end is not low enough.
So put on back burner while I look for another suitable chassis and some low profile tyres.

Nigel Chapman
Right plan B using 1:24 Revell MK1 Golf GTI chassis, engine and running gear.
Actual layout is not far off so hopefully minimal cutting will be required.

Nigel Chapman
Spent the afternoon cutting and trimming with the Dremel to get the chassis to fit. I have to say this is working really well (so far!). Middle section will need further adjustment to fit flush.

Nigel Chapman
More grinding and cutting and the chassis fits just fine.
The entire front clip and engine bay looks spot on. Why didn't I think of this earlier?

Brandon H
Very cool. I like your style, Nigel!

Nigel Chapman
Thanks Brandon. I'm even contemplating a change of colour

Christian W
What sanding, cutting, cementing, modelling, sanding, sanding, sandig 😄
Very cool idea and ralization- The bed looks fantastic.

Nigel Chapman
Thanks Christian, you missed another sanding!
Real pleased with the bed - very simple to do. It reminds me those old wooden speedboats.

Christian W
Totally. That came into my mind too. The interior is also great. Like one piece. Well done.

Dominik Weitzer
what a heck of work! i'm very interested of the finish.

Nigel Chapman
Me too!! Not sure about the wheel base. I think I may have to narrow the front and rears chassis parts so the wheels fit in the body. Even with the VW wheels and tyres it's a tight fit.
Some research is required before any surgery takes place.

Nigel Chapman
Bought a Dremel flexible shaft which has proved invaluable for this project. I've had to grind material from the inner body and interior tub to achieve the stance I'm looking for and to get a good fit the chassis parts.
So far the VW tyres/wheels will fit on the front using kit parts.

Nigel Chapman
More chassis mods and tweaks. Rear end narrowed and spare wheel area removed. Black piece is from an AMT Ford van floor

Nigel Chapman
Slow but steady progress. Front end is now done after more grinding to ensure a proper fit for the front clip.
Material removed from the front roll bar mounting area so it now fitts flush within the chassis.
Rear end parts narrowed slightly. Fuel tank had to be narrowed to fit the rear roll bar which now has a nice snug fit for the lowered look.
Hopefully the car will now sit nice and low at an equal height all round!

Chaz Gordon
The flex shaft is my number 1 dremel attachment. To really make the most of it, get yourself a footswitch. I got a £10 industrial one from ebay and wired it in the middle of an extension lead. My dremel is always ready for action now.

Nigel Chapman
Ah, brillant idea. I never thought about doing that. I'll se what I can find

Chaz Gordon
This is the one I Got. Needed to use a connector strip to connect the Neutrals and earths together, but loads of space inside to hold it all in there.
https://ebay.co.uk/itm/22283..pid%3APL_CLK%7Cclp%3A2334524

Nigel Chapman
Brilliant, thanks.

Nigel Chapman
Slow but steady progress. Chassis now ready for paint.
Paint stripped from body using Isopropyl alcohol.

Brandon H
Hmmm, so you did decide to change up the body color. What are you thinking instead?

Nigel Chapman
Yep, the Gold just didn't do it for me so now I've got some Rover Pageant Mid Blue

Brandon H
Nice!

Nigel Chapman
Managed to finish painting all the suspension and engine parts. It seemed to take forever!

Bill Newcomer
Suspension parts usually do not get many colors. I paint them all near the beginning of the build so I can get to the 1+1 gluing stage.

Nigel Chapman
Moving onto the bodywork. A couple of coats of primer to highlight the needy areas. More filler applied and slowly but surely I'm getting a decent base for the topcoat.

Nigel Chapman
Wow! Just over a year and I'm resurrecting this project. Bodywork has been much improved over the last month with more filling and sanding. I've bought a pack of various graded wet n dry paper up to 1500 which has helped big time. Still not perfect and a learning curve but I am happy with the result.
Second round of painting using the new paint booth.

Nigel Chapman
Resurrected this project [again] as it had been lying around for 2 years and the body was still not right in places the longer I kept looking at it.
24 hrs in brake fluid and paint was stripped for a second time (!), the photos show the end result.
It's not as bad as it looks and some areas could do with some extra work.
I have been looking at bodywork techniques so bought some Holts Cataloy knifing putty from Halfords for £2.99.
Applying it is an art form as it sets quickly so good practice on this body. Small amounts and one pass with the spatula seems best.
After sanding I've decided to refine the bodywork particularly the bumpers and rear.
So it is a restoration, remodel or build? 🤪

Nigel Chapman
Engine now 99% complete. There were some fiddly bits - issues with fitting the air intake, having to modify parts to fit. The drive shafts should have been attached from underneath once engine was fitted in the bay, you live and learn.
The kit distributor was removed and replaced with a pre wired aluminium one from Hiroboy.
It is a nice little engine that fits well in the Subaru engine bay.

Nigel Chapman
At last ready for another paint job!
New rear lights fabricated from clear sprue with red car headlamp tint stuck to the rear.
Thin strips of styrene glued to the bumpers to give a more defined profile.
Additional styrene strip added around the internal edges to give better edging and to hide the warped interior tub sides.
The roof hoop has also been reinforced with styrene to give a better definition.
New cockpit rear panel fitted and strengthened which also hides the rough edges of the wood bed.
Lastly repainted the interior parts with Humbrol Matt white to get a clean look - I couldn't believe how dirty the white parts actually were.

Nigel Chapman
Body now ready for its third paint job after spending the week filling and sanding. It's looking a lot better after some graft and has been a good lesson in body prep, not bad when considering it's around 45 years old.
Managed to drop it on the kitchen floor breaking the roof hoop so got a repair done and will attempt top coats tomorrow.

Bill Newcomer
Dude! You're not supposed to be dropping months of hard work! Be careful especially right after you paint.

Nigel Chapman
Memo to self don't carry too much at one times.
I didn't realise at the time but the photo shows a split between the grill and front wing so more repairs.
Luckily it's only primer.

Nigel Chapman
Back to where I started.
Final assembly has begun, with everything fitting together fairly well. There were some odd tweaks to get the interior tub into the correct position.
In hindsight I should have modified the front subframe to enable the front suspension to sit lower. As it was already glued in place, I have adjusted the whole front suspension to fit as I want (photos to follow). Memo to self check the stance is right first before gluing 🤪!

Nigel Chapman
Stance is a low as I can easily get.
The front was bit of a cheat removing the tops of the tyres and front shocks. The steering arm can then be attached to the top of the wheel assembly instead of below.
I had more room to drop the rear end but still ended up having to remove quite a bit of the wheel arches to get a proper fit and correct height.
Also discovered the fire wall as it was too high for the bonnet to fit so some very careful emergency Dremel work was required.

Nigel Chapman
Finally finished! Think this will be a Marmite model - love it or hate it.
The VW Golf GTI chassis/running gear was a master stroke and looks almost factory stock.
Still got some quality control issues with the paint which I had run out of toward the end (A couple of spots need a retouch)
The graphics were a bit of an afterthought but serve a twofold solution, covering some of the paint issues and to break up the blue.
I used some old Decal Trim self adhesive stripes cut to size with a pair of scissors which only took around an hour to apply.
The bonnet intakes suffered a Molotow pen leak so had to be repainted hence a new pen set and the white outline.
In the end I achieved what I wanted - A 60's style show rod using a 1978 Subaru Brat body with a 68 Camaro bonnet, various 50's GM interior parts (I think😅) and 81 Mk1 Golf GTI chassis and running gear.

Brandon H
Love the graphics!

gorby
Very nice work so far. The underside looks amazing.

Tom B.
Stunning diorama you got there 👍

Simon Nagorsnik
thank you tom, hope to see your pz4 soon

Bruce Huxtable
Really enjoying this composition, superb in so many ways 🙂👍

Simon Nagorsnik
hi bruce, thanks for your kind words 😁

Spanjaard
1/72? Holy shit! Better than many 1/35. Congratulations!

Rewop
There is so much going on in a small diorama. Great work.

Simon Nagorsnik
Hi Mates your words honor me 😆
I'm very glad with the result

Neuling
Top small scale dio!

Simon Nagorsnik
Thank you neuling, your iraq dio looks great too

Daniel Klink
1/72????
AMazing work here!! Top Notch Sir 👍 Congrats!
How fell the IBG Kit together?

Andrew dyson
Great work. Especially as it is 1/72. Everything looks the part. And I like the interaction between the figures, the chap casually leaning against the wall. Inspiring

Simon Nagorsnik
I am very happy about your praise 😂
the ibg kits are really good
I already have a few of these, and the quality convinces
there are only a few small things to improve but i´m happy with it

Rui S
Excellent small (great) Dio 👍

Mirko Römer
Wow, that's pure magic!

Guy Rump
Great build and dio 👍

ForestFan
Magnificent!

grappa_0_0_0
the wood you have chosen as a base goes really well with the diorama, it gives it a fresh, joyful and vibrant atmosphere.
However, I think the photos on the side of the base are in really bad taste.

Simon Nagorsnik
thanks for your feedback 😉
I agree with you, some pictures may be a bit blurry 😅

Simon Nagorsnik
I did this with my new camera and still try with the focus

Bas Tonn
Well done !!

Alex Rodionov
Very nice diorama 👍

Marius
Fantastic!

Rui
WOW! 👍

Simon Nagorsnik
Thank you mates that you bring my work back again😄
And thanks for your nice comments too!

Moritz Fentzahn
Great composition, Simon; and very well executed 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Hugh CAST.
Waouhhhh... What an amazing Dio. Your job is really fantastic. 😍😍😍

Simon Nagorsnik
Thank you for your appreciation colleagues, I'm really happy about your nice words.😄
The black dog dio bases are relly nice, adding some details and it fits😃

Michael Kohl
I too like that one. I am particularly impressed by your figure painting. I´d appreciate if you could sketch your technique a bit. I am still evolving mine and am not satisfied yet.

Jv
Must say all your builds are butiful and executed whed the most interesting displays always a pleasure to see

Simon Nagorsnik
Thank you jv, glad you like it!
I would say that this platform is a good resource for everyone to find and give inspiration😀

Jv
Yes agree so many great builders
So many butiful builds
Always someone to give advice if needed
I love this platform

Simon Nagorsnik
😎

Heinrich Vorhemus
Kompliment, erstklassige Arbeit und dazu noch in diesen Masstab!

Rui
Wonderful diorama.
And, at this scale this is amazing work! Bravo! 👏

Simon Nagorsnik
Danke Dir/ thank you Heinrich und Rui!
I try to give my best😄

Simon Nagorsnik
Thx for your likes mates!

Pepe
Simon.... Te estoy cogiendo manía.... Madre mía que manos.... Que envidia!!!!!

Jan Peters
I agree with all above, beautiful work Simon.

M4A1
This is great! I noticed someone mentioned it already but this is better than some 1/35 dioramas. Excellent work. Congrats!

Finn
Just superb!

Pietro De Angelis
Impressive dio, congrats!

Dave
Very impressive, Nice Job

Shar Dipree
Great little dio. Fantastic work. 👍

gorby
WOW, stunning work!

Simon Nagorsnik
Thanks so much for your comments mates!!
It's nice that my older works stand out again 😂😉

Sven Schönyan
I´m always admiring your models. It´s unbelievable what you do in this small scale! Chapeau!

Thomas O'Eh
Another great one! The scene feels very much alive, the vehicles are nicely built and weathered and the use of verticality in this small dio is just brilliant!

Simon Nagorsnik
Thank you guys!
One of my earlier works 😏

Daniel H
Just impeccable. Beautiful work.

Neuling
Good small scale builds!

Rui S
Nice collection 👍

Mateusz Święcki
Thanks! I appreciate the kind words at the beginning of my adventure with models 😀

Robin (WhiteGlint)
Wow, that's wonderful frost and snow there. Great job! A great fit of colours too.

Rui S
Great winter scene 👍
Scale 🤔

Michael Kohl
Very well done

Villiers de Vos
Very nice work and realistic weathering.

Rui S
I agree 👍

Casey Beckett
Just ordered this kit - Great work!

Michael Kohl
Excellent model and state of the art presentation.
Only the evenly dusted windshield seems a tad out of place.

Villiers de Vos
Very nice work.

Mr D
Great Model and quality work 👍👍

Rui S
Excellent 👍

Villiers de Vos
Very nice work.

Rui S
Nice collection 👍

yngvenett
I'm definitely following this! The idea of using drilling holes in small parts and inserting the needles is brilliant. Wish I saw this 2 weeks ago 😳

Martin Oostrom
New lessons to be learned

Robert Podkoński
Taking a first row seat on this talent show!

Alexander Grivonev
Welcome guys, yes holding spoilers is sometimes a real pain in the a**, I've learned this the hard way

Rui S
I'm in 😎

Mike Bird
This kit is on my Christmas list! Watching along!

Dominik Weitzer
i will take a seat! awesome kit.

MS K
😎🍿

Martin Oostrom
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Mark W
Weirdly the X series acrylic paint is compatible with Tamiya's Lacquer Thinner, and it then acts a lot like lacquer. I have switched to buying lacquers only but still have some X series acrylics that I will ONLY put through an airbrush once thinned with their lacquer thinner.

Alexander Grivonev
Interesting, will try this out 👍

Martin Oostrom
I understand that the LP's are basically the rattle can lacquers in a jar. For 5 times the price.

Emanuele Matteucci
Top idea to use the official Porsche config on the website! Tank you i'll configure one to better see all the details for the model. Double fun!

Alexander Grivonev
I can also recommend walkaround videos like these

Youtube Video
Youtube Video

great source for all kinds of detail inside, outside and from below

Mark W
@Alexander I'm still new to polishing paint, especially metallics, but my 1st gen Civic build was sprayed with X-34 thinned with Tamiya Lacquer Thinner. Main reason I've switched to this is using acrylic thinner constantly clogged my AB tip with the weather here.
Honda Civic GL (SB-1) | Album by Marktastrophe (1:24)

@Martin it's wild how prices change per locale, a jar of LP is a little less than half the price of a rattle can here and covers 3-5 times as much sprayed through an airbrush. (The low end of coverage is yellows and reds, of course.)

Dominik Weitzer
great work so far!

bughunter
I really like your careful work and painting 👍
@Martin Tamiya follow simply the trend to lacquer paints, after Mr. Paint and and other started this trend. Ok, there is a smell but I really like the fast drying times and they are much more forgiving for airbrushing. When the Mr.Paint colors were new and people asked about them, my answer was always "It's like Alclad in color" 😉

Ben M
The use of pins is a great idea. I've used this technique when I planned to pin the parts later, like on a resin kit, but hadn't considered it in other contexts before.

Alexander Grivonev
Lacquer or organic solvent paints are superior almost in every way to waterbased colors, some people might even prefer the smell 😄 I am just bewildered there is a trend towards something clearly not "environmentally friendly" in our supposedly eco friendly, green and polar bear loving world. Not that I am complaining...

Martin Oostrom
I decant the Tamiya rattle cans and get +/- 75ml out of them. For approximately €8. The 10ml LP's are €5 each. If the paint indeed is the same , that's a huge difference.
And I mostly airbrush with lacquers. Much more forgiving in my hands than acrylics. I donated most of my acrylics to Spanjaard. The only ones I kept are for detail brush painting.

Alexander Grivonev
5€ for 10ml LP?? I sourced them for 2,69 a jar. I have to admit, I have never used decanted paint. Tried decanting once but was repelled by the messiness and did not end up using the paint. I think I still would prefer getting the jars. And if you consider you add up to 2/3 of thinner to the jar to make it airbrush ready the price difference isn't that great anymore...

bughunter
@Martin To avoid to confuse people: the new lacquers are still acrylics! They are in solvent based thinner, in opposite to the water based acrylics. See for example a MrPaint label: "Acrylic lacquer based paint".
For completeness, enamels are another (oil based) paint class.
Sorry Alexander for hijacking your thread!

Mark W
@Martin that could be the difference, I have never decanted a rattle can either. A 10ml jar is less than €5 here where a rattle can is around €12.50. I also average a 1:1 paint to thinner ratio so the thinner goes quite far.
(Currency conversions courtesy of Google)

Alexander Grivonev
@bughunter: I did not want to open the pandora's box either because it is an insanely broad topic but hey who does not like a healthy discussion! I get the feeling the word "acrylic" has become somewhat of a marketing term because it sounds cool and modern. So the consumer will think, "hey I have heard this before, this must be good".

It is basically the umbrella term for the "sticky stuff" in your paint. Paint consists in very broad terms from 3 parts: 1."colored stuff", the pigment 2."sticky stuff", the binder which binds the pigments 3. "runny stuff", the solvent which makes the paint more liquidy for easier application.

The "sticky stuff" is the aforementioned acryl, again a broad term for a myriad of different compounds. There are other categories of sticky stuff: oils, resins like polyurethane and many many more. In the earlier days the painters used compounds found in nature like shellac, tree resin or even eggs. When you paint an object, the solvent evaporates and the sticky stuff with the bound pigments inside remains on the object becoming hard and dry leaving you with an object in your desired color.

Depending on the chemical properties of the "sticky stuff" it can be soluble by different solvents like organic solvents or waterbased ones. Again in very broad terms the organic solvents are the "smelly" ones. But there are also overlappings like alcohol based paints which also can be diluted with water (Tamiya X and XF and alike)

Alexander Grivonev
It is an insanely broad topic, I would say just stick to what you are most comfortable with and enjoy the process!

Martin Oostrom
Or learn something new by following Mr Shiny 😉
And I thin my decanted cans with 20-30 Mr SLT as well. To each his own, like Alexander says.

Alexander Grivonev
I am making progress guys, just the uploading is lagging behind. More pictures in the following days 👍

Mike Bird
Looking forward to the pictures! Santa was good to me and I'm now the proud owner of this kit!

Bozzer
Just to throw my English spanner in the works, if you guys can get hold of some Winsor and Newton Galleria retarder, you should find that works too? Obviously testing, before you commit to the model, but it's an artists go-to, and you just need a tiny drop. Lasts for years, and for the money, it'll probably outlive each of us? Give it a Google and see if it's available in your area?

Michael Kohl
Joining the crowd and start with two cents of mine: I never got along with Tamiya paints. Exasperated I switched to Mr. Hobbcolor then. Improved my results further since using Mr. Color Levelling Thinner and closed the circle with Tamiya and Mr. Hobbycolor paints using the same thinner and about 10% retarder. Now I can use up my paints.

Michael Kohl
By the way: nice explanation of yours, Alexander.

Bozzer
Apparently, all retarder contains glycerine. I'm no scientist, so don't hang me if I'm wrong! However, I did manage to dig this out, from years ago, and if anyone would like to look at the following link, then please do so.
My belief is, that sharing information, expands the knowledge of the hive?
Obviously, it's not my thread, so please feel free to PM/DM me with your experiences?
Alexander, thank you for your patience 🙂

Alexander Grivonev
Guys, thanks for your input and feel free to share your thoughts 👍

When using a brush for paint application I personally almost exclusively use Vallejo Model Color nowadays (similar paints from other brand as well, in the 17ml droplet flask). You apply a couple of droplets of your desired paints onto a wet palette an off you go, you can mix the paint on the go while you are working, it dries really fast, the droplet flask is very convenient. Great stuff. Almost never used Tamiya Acrylics with a brush with the seldom exception here and there. The glossy ones for example for springs, used a couple of times already.

Vice versa I for the love of me cannot stand airbrushing the Vallejo/MiG waterbased acrylics. I tried, i did not like the result. Something about airbrushing these paints just rubs me the wrong way...The way they clog the airbrush and the way they can be treated afterwards goes against my moideling habits. I know some modelers swear by them, I am not one of them.

So where were we? Paint retarder, so far I am d'accord with the Tamiya branded one and since I use it very seldomly it will be probably enough for a lifetime. So I am not seeing myself purchasing a bottle of Winsor and Newton anytime soon, but hey who knows, never say never!

Alexander
Awesome work as always, taking a seat for the remainder of the project! 👍

MS K
Suede of interior is very nice. genius!!!

Pepe
Nice

Alexander Grivonev
Thx guys and welcome!

bughunter
Picture 91 - I would say: Bingo 👍

Mark W
This is a mad amount of interior detail. It's very impressive.

bughunter
That is a very kinky, ähhh creative show here!

Alexander
Agreed, very much like the creativity of trying stuff like this. Definitely an interesting pattern. 👍
Would it be possible to try sewing yourself a fabric for the desired effect?

bughunter
With thin parts it is may be possible to wound a thread or wire around it as mask.

Bozzer
I once saw a guy stretch a fishnet stocking over a motorcycle petrol tank and spray over it. The result was a perfect, snakeskin effect. Man, that was the coolest thing I ever saw! I think it was on Orange County Choppers, but I can't swear to it. I definitely admire your attempt to deliver the right impression. Creativity is what makes us stand out 100%

Paul Shearer
Haha just sneak in while she's not home. You definitely proved the concept just need to fiddle with the medium

Alexander Grivonev
Hey gents, Happy New Year!

Here is the video in question btw

Youtube Video

Kenneth
Amazing 😳 This could make me having a go at building car kits instead of only aircraft.

bughunter
Is dry fitting necessary after all?
The bad fit of the mask and the missing B-pillar looks like they pressed this project out of the door for Xmas business? May be also Tamiya needs money in this though times, but it is bad if that kills quality.

Byron
once again I'm blown away by your level of detail and ideas to create stuff out of thin air... honestly mindblowing. Thanks so much, I'm always learning something new when looking at your posts

Martin Oostrom
Not to rain on this parade, but according to the instructions, mask C goes on part D5, not D6. Could it be that even Alexander the Great is capable of a mistake? Now my entire universe shall collapse!

Alexander Grivonev
Martin, you are absolutely correct and I have made an embarrassing mistake🙂

Alexander Grivonev
Tamiya, I take everything back! Okay not everything, the missing B pillar is still not cool...

Adam Gudynowski
Great work so far!

Martin Oostrom
I only knew where to look, as I have made the same mistake more than once!

bughunter
Martin, that is the "experience of an engineer": you recognise that you have made the same mistake before. 🙂

Martin Oostrom
So that's what my engineer degree is for!
Still another masterpiece in the making Alexander

Spanjaard
masterpiece indeed

Villiers de Vos
Iconic. Very nice work.

Rui S
I Like it too 👍

Slavo Hazucha
A 10-part PE front leg mudguard assembly! Does not get much more hardcore than this! 👍 Nice start, watching!

Spanjaard
keep at it Sid, i am sure it will be a beautiful Mig-29 when you are finished with it. looking good already.

Edgaras Jurkonis
Damn good looking Fulcrum. Thanks for sharing! I have few in stash, will try to make UkAF once more details and pictures becomes available.

Patrick Hagelstein
Very cool series! 🤩