Noticias

Ben M
Good luck! Take good care.

gorby
Hope it all goes well Clifford.

Augie
Hope all goes well

★ Starfish ★
Here's the first update on a project I recently completed. This build was particularly meaningful to me for a few reasons. Firstly, the F-22 is one of my all-time favorite aircraft. I've had this kit for several years, but I've always been hesitant to start building it due to the challenging paint job required for the Raptor. Luckily, and that's the second reason why this is so special to me, my loyal follower Marie asked me to build a Raptor for her. Since I was currently in between projects, I just started building right away and surprisingly the end result turned out better than expected. Most importantly, Marie is thrilled with the model I sent her!
Below you can see the pilot figure I painted just because I think aircraft in flight without a crew look odd. As far as I know, Raptor pilots are not equipped with JHMCS helmets but that's just a minor detail I decided to overlook given the small scale. More updates will follow as I'm currently working on a video showcasing the building and painting process in detail.

Matt L
Would love to see more Raptor kits with other paint schemes and decals not requiring an air brush

★ Starfish ★
@Matt Well, I don't know of any other paint schemes for Raptors other than the standard and chrome schemes! However, it's always up to you how you want to paint your model 🙂

Matt L
Like to keep it authentic with decals and paint schemes - maybe we will see different paint design with a new future F-22 variant (if it happens). Many 5th gen jets seem to get pretty advance schemes where detailed airbrushing may be the best option though.

Nicolas
I'm following.

DerMattes
Taking a seat 🙂

Cristian A
I'm watching closely as well 🙂

J35J
Taking a seat too 👍🏻

★ Starfish ★
Thank you mates 🙂

CaptGPF
Sadly, I doubt we are going to see any variants - as the production lines have been shuttered for quite a while - and the USAF cancelled any new block upgrades in favor of the NGAD program. Outside of the Tomcat, I felt that the Raptor was a rare no-compromise aircraft built for total air dominance. I'm interested in seeing how you tackle the metallic coloring for this bird. I'd also love to see your comments on the pictures! 😀

★ Starfish ★
More pics will be added over time. Here's my video about the build: Youtube Video

Vincent
Very nice work. Great result on the paint finish!

★ Starfish ★
Thanks Vincent! I took a lot of inspiration from the painting process on your excellent Raptor!

Vincent
I thought so when I saw the vid. Nice to hear I could help!!!

Matt L
Agree, very nice.

★ Starfish ★
Thanks a lot Matt!

Nicolas
Very good.

Neuling
Yes!!

J35J
Looking great Starfish! Congrats👍🏻

★ Starfish ★
Thank you all!

Thorsten Höse
Impressive and cool display of the Raptor!
Very nice! 😎

★ Starfish ★
Danke 🙂

Michael Kohl
Well done and well presented.

★ Starfish ★
Thanks Michael!

★ Starfish ★
Full build video: Youtube Video

Dave Flitton
Excellent build and video!

★ Starfish ★
Thank you so much Dave!

Lorraine Lin
Cool!

★ Starfish ★
Thanks Lorraine!

Martin Weinpold
Fantastic!

★ Starfish ★
Thank you Martin 😊

Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍

Martin Weinpold
Following!

Villiers de Vos
Very nice work.

András Csilléry
Thank you very much!! 🙂

András Csilléry
...and some nice peolpe enlightened me that I used the wrong wing layout for this one 🙁 Crap, that's what happens when I mix the pieces of 5 different Spitfire kits. Shame!

Spanjaard
mixed or not, it looks very nice 🙂

András Csilléry
Thanks! 🙂

Lorraine Lin
BEAUTIFUL!
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Rui S
I like it 👍

Brent Caughy
Fantastic weathering.

Dave
Wow. At first glance i thought was a old diecast.

Rui S
Hi Mos. You should add the kit to your project inventory. That way your album Will show up when you look for that kit.

DuperScale
The chipping effect is on point, very good

Desert Marlin
This is looking like it will be a blast to complete!

Desert Marlin
Any suggestions on which squadron would be most appealing?

Mr D
Nice model here... Enjoy 😁👍

Desert Marlin
Thanks!

Desert Marlin
The IsraDecal publication is absolutely pricesless for this project!

Guy Rump
Interesting, following.👍

Landlubber Mike
Cool project, following along as well. Not sure I can help you on the squadron selection - lots of good options.

Desert Marlin
Perhaps knowing which squadrons participated in "Swords of Iron" would help?

Cristian A
Following

Mike Goodman
I love the IAF, and Israel. Your model looks great so far. I'll be watching!

Mr D
This will be a nice little gem to the collection.... nice tidy work so far 👌👍👍

John
Just starting the F-16AM (ROCAF) version of this so I'll be following along. What color are you doing the cockpit tub? I've got a mix for dark gull grey that "looks close" but curious what you settled on.

Oh, also the kit comes with a bunch of 500lb resin Mk. 82s I don't plan to use, along with resin MERs for them. Let me know if you want them.

Desert Marlin
I have six aircraft in the collection:
S-199
P-51
F-16C
F-16I
F-4E
F-15E

When it's all done, I'll put together a single collection!

Desert Marlin
Okay... back to the Mirage 2000N...

Gary Victory
Nice work. Following.

Alberto
Great cockpit.! In some photos the paint job is really weather beaten, are you planning to replicate it?

Desert Marlin
Definitely needs more weathering!

Desert Marlin
Alberto, could you provide a link to the photos you are seeing?

Jennifer Franklin
Following, the cockpit looks amazing!

Desert Marlin
Thank you!

Alberto
Yes, I mean the photos in this same album. Mainly photo number 24

Desert Marlin
Okay. Well, the "Swords of Iron" operations have been very hard on all these aircraft in Gaza. Should be pretty torn up when I get done.

Neil
Following too! Looking great 👍

Desert Marlin
Starting again after a couple of distractions got in the way…

Desert Marlin
And now… Back to the Sufa!!!

Desert Marlin
Sadly, the update parts for the F-16I from IsraDecals is not all that great. The antenna fairings for the sides of the intake are okay, but the ones for the sides of the nose are kinda poo...

Desert Marlin
I think I can add the detail from the kit part to the resin part...

Живко Джаков
I follow. And I see one big mistake I made when designing my workshop. A Big drawback is the Big desk. Arranging it takes a lot of time!

Rui S
I'm in 😎

Desert Marlin
Looks like the resin parts will work. Just takes quite a bit of time. Panel scribing will take some time too. It seems to be worth it!

Desert Marlin
BTW, I tend not to arrange too much on the table unless I am doing a Tamiya kit...

CaptGPF
Taking a seat on this flight!

Mark Sherwood
Re: If R2D2 etc. He'd be a bog eyed minion then😅

Desert Marlin
Levity... we need more!!!

bughunter
That big scale seems to need a big amount of plastic - so I join the big show! The Minion looks cool 🙂
Was only a bit confused about the order of the pics in the album (yeah I know, can be afford to move a bigger amount of pics in "Manage" ...)

Desert Marlin
I'm a fan of Merlin... living life in reverse...
The pics are newest first and tell the history of the build.

Desert Marlin
I sanded the wing roots quite a bit. Looks like they went on okay. Should be minimal sanding with a little Surfacer to close any gaps.

Mr D
Hi Desert 👋 looking good....see your getting good use of the scotch tape, Do you use super glue for wings on larger models? Or stick to stand cement?
Nice subject by the way 😁👍

Desert Marlin
Thanks. I'm using standard Tamiya Extra Thin Cement. The quick Setting cement is not good for those joints. The regular cement, when given plenty of time to cure is pretty good. The fuselage joints have come out really strong. The wings are good when plenty of milling is done to make the joint very clean. Then the cement has a large surface area to cling to. So far, its all gone very well.

Mr D
Thanks Desert👍 l get concerned sometimes on larger parts if the extra than is enough. Sounds like if you have good surface it will be ok.
Good luck with the build 😃👍

John
I'm with DM. I love the quick-setting but it's just not as strong. I also reinforced mine with some sprue "spars" but they had to be thinned down a little because the wings are quite skinny and would bulge otherwise.

Mr D
Good point John... Easy to forget that spars can be added if needed 👍

Jennifer Franklin
It is starting to look like a plane 😃

Desert Marlin
Finished the tailpipe...

Desert Marlin
There are a ton of antennas on this bird. Sadly, the flaps fit very poorly so much cleanup is needed. All the other mods are roughed in and will clean up with primer and dressing...

Mr D
Tail pipe is very crisp... will look great 👍👍

veenee
Always liked this one, enjoy!

Desert Marlin
With the nose antenna mounted too low, I have had to see if I can remove them and reposition them higher to match the real aircraft...

Desert Marlin
Both antenna are 1.5mm from the radome aligned on the panel line to the rear of the antenna and spaced down from the piano hinge line.

Desert Marlin
Getting close to primer phase. Need to paint the canopy interior and blend the navigation light pods on the sides of the inlet…

KyMustang
Never get tired of seeing the Viper. Looking good!

Desert Marlin
Thanks Ky!

Desert Marlin
Somehow I was mentally making the masking process far more difficult than I needed to...

Desert Marlin
Finally!!! On to primary Paint Colors!

Andrew Chia
Nice work on the Sufa!

Desert Marlin
Thanks! Masking the antenna next and then painting the underside. I'm painting the entire model separate from the slipper tanks. Then trying to figure out what weathering to apply. Some of these ships are pretty haggards looking after all the sorties from the "Swords of Iron" conflict...

DuperScale
The sufa looking good so far. Do you like the kit or is it bad?

Kyle DeHart
No build thread on this one. Exceedingly simple curbside from Italeri. Beautiful cartograf decals. I messed them up a bit rolling them over those big fenders but it'll look ok up on the shelf.

Marcel
Nice one, Kyle! Those decals look tricky indeed, but that Martini livery is hard to beat.

Gary Victory
Love job Warren. Nice details. Many congrats.

Lorraine Lin
Wow, take a front seat, I cannot miss this
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Rui S
Humm, this will be another interesting subject as all you've built 😎

gorby
Joining the audience for this. 🙂

Robert Podkoński
Taking a seat as well!

Naram
following

Alexander Grivonev
Welcome everybody!

Davide Vitali
Wow! With your skills this is gonna be an absolute masterpiece. Also, I wanna see how you'll handle the black overall paint... Popcorns are on me, guys!

Palo M
Taking a seat. Very curious how the extra details will work - I have the base kit, but haven't decided whether to expand it with such nice details yet. Good luck!

Spanjaard
really curious about what you do with it. joining the club.

Alexander Grivonev
You know guys who is the most curious on what and how I am gonna do? Me 😄 My philosophy is "just start, ask questions later". It is the most enjoyable approach, you encounter problems on the go, you find solutions, try new techniques and create new ideas. Which is very rewarding. And in the end you have a nice result. Not a perfect one, but one you can look back on and smile or shake your head...

Alberto
I'm in too 👍

Neil
(Like many) I too have the kit. Following with interest 👍

Martin Oostrom
I always shake my head in amazement at on of your builds.

Tony Tonov
This is a big challenge, looks very promising 👍
Taking a seat

Yngve N
I'm here at the gate

Eric Thornton
Oh yeah taking a seat.

Desert Marlin
I'll watch!!!

Alexander
Definitely watching closely as well! Interesting subject with a talented scale modeller + more than fine aftermarket = engaging and inspiring build!

Kenneth
Gotta follow this…!

Martin Weinpold
Im here.

Alec K
Taking a seat as well. Very creative way to deal with that landing gear leg 👍

Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍

Desert Marlin
Okay, for the Blackbird lover, this kit is a truly amazing aggregation! I really like this. I grew up around Beal AFB in California. There is no aircraft more magical or mystical than the Blackbird. Your care in addressing these fit issues is very much appreciated! A 1/48 scale Blackbird is a very large kit. Most will always have trouble finding a place to keep it. But with these new parts, I think it makes building this kit a true challenge and worth all the efforts. Your handling of the main wheel well bays is spot on! Trade offs between building and painting are very well done with your suggestions! This Habu is going to look fantastic! Bravo Zulu!

Alexander Grivonev
Welcome @ all!

Michael Kohl
48 is waaaay too big for me, but I am sure I will find some inspiration in your build for the 144 kit in my stash. Following with great interest.

Desert Marlin
Those heat blankets look absolutely awesome!!! Yeah, that definitely works!!!

Lorraine Lin
The "orange" coating looking fantastic!

Naram
really impressive landing gear painting. you better put it on a miror when finished !

Akaidada
MAN!FOLLOW

Gerald
👍

Robert Podkoński
I agree with Naram! Definitely on a mirror.

Gary Victory
Really nice work on the gear and bays.

Rui S
Looking great 👍 I'm in 😎

Guy Rump
Following too! 👍

Christian Abraham
Thanks guys. This is actually a dead project. But I try to finish it tis year.

Martin Weinpold
Im in!

Denis Dogadov
Изкоробка будет?

Denis Dogadov
Вот стройка,может что пригодится-
karopka.ru/forum/forum435/topic29377/

Duster_d
Denis Dogadov, да, походу изкоробку буду делать. Спасибо за ссылку, как раз искал инфу по "Вентурам". А еще можете подсказать: подойдет ли в качестве ANA 607\606 Sea Blue краска от Ганзы H54 Navy Blue?

Denis Dogadov
Здесь на сайте покопайтесь, сначала инструкции на Вентуры посмотрите в 72-48-32 ,чем там производитель рекомендует красить.
Если не поможет, то и другие самолёты США с того ТВД, окраска стандартная была.
Я недавно Каталину красил эмалями Ганза, 367, 338.

Nicolas
👀

Luc B
🙁

scalemates
removed

Sebastian Meyner
Thank you! …I see, more than just the "instructions" is gone 👍

Luc B
good riddance

Moonshade
Why don't you pair of fags shut your cuntholes - like dim tim you are cowards and if you were to face me you would mess your panties. You really should consider yourselves lucky that you can hide behind your monitors like the pussies you are and not have to answer for your bitchy faggotry.

Luc B
Thank you, dear avatar-less nameless person

scalemates
Hi Trez my friend!

You asked for your account to be deleted and i did?
You even said you exported your stash?

So what are you mad about?

You want to reinstate your account and come back to our lovely community?

Greg Baker
As I said on Focke-Wulf project, I'm starting to clear out the shelf of doom and this project was a parallel to the The Battlefield - The Black Knight of Berlin (part 1) | Album by strobez (1:144) - mainly because the Platz boxes came with two kits in one. However, even though I've long since finished the Black Knight project, the "alternates" have sat warming the shelf ever since. About time I completed them. Truth be told, some of the early pictures in this project are also the same ones published as part of the Black Knight ones... but they're separate projects and represent a twin build process, so I'm hopefully forgiven.

Greg Baker
Now with an updated pic. Does anyone else have a problem with Tamiya XF-16 Aluminium getting a bit "splotchy" using Tamiya masking tape? No matter how long I let it dry (and in this case is was almost a whole year!), I always seem to end up removing a bit of the paint and leaving "tape marks" behind. I'll have to remask the coloured bits and give it another coat of XF-16 I think, but what a pain.

Robert Podkoński
Good to see you back at the bench, Greg! 😉

Spanjaard
i certainly will follow this one 🙂

Jay Dubya
Keen to see your solution to the XF-16 issues, Greg, and the end results!

Greg Baker
Well, the solution, seemed to be to just to mask the coloured bits and add a fresh coat… decals next. 🙂

Greg Baker
Got the decals on. The Platz ones went on like a dream, but for the larger yellow numbering on the engine cowl, I cut up some decals from the Hasegawa F11F kit I had leftover after one of my Area 88 builds (AREA 88: F11F-1 (Gary Macburn) | Project by strobez (1:72)). The ancient decals disintegrated almost instantly on my first attempt. I got it done eventually. Now just the propellor and a few minor adjustments left to work on.

Greg Baker
Starting to clear out the shelf of doom. I started this project (and my soon to be update Mustang Voir et Savoir project) as a parallel to the The Battlefield - The Black Knight of Berlin (part 1) | Album by strobez (1:144) - mainly because the Platz boxes came with two kits in one. However, even though I've long since finished the Black Knight project, the "alternates" have sat warming the shelf ever since. About time I completed them. Truth be told, some of the early pictures in this project are also the same ones published as part of the Black Knight ones... but they're separate projects and represent a twin build process, so I'm hopefully forgiven.

Greg Baker
Ok... feels better to have an updated pic in the album~ For some reason the paint seems a bit dry and bumpy. I might have to take a microfibre cloth to it.

Ben M
👁️👁️

Robert Podkoński
Taking a seat here too 😉

Spanjaard
front row please 🙂

Matthew A
I thought those panel lines are a bit thick for 1:72 - then I realized its 1:144. Well done to Platz for such a good kit

Greg Baker
Yeah. The Platz kits are generally beauties. They are a bit of a double-edged sword though. I had a bit of trouble with the painting on this one. I think my airbrush was a bit dirty and I didn't have as much control over the flow of paint as usual. So, after my first attempt at painting a splotchy Luftwaffe camouflage I chalked it up to my lack of skill and repainted it and tried again. The even worse result made me realize that the needle in my airbrush was opening up too much and was making a mess of things. The problem is, after 4-5 coats of paints... undercoat, camo, undercoat again, slight fix, camo, etc. It was starting to look too soft. So I ended up washing all the paint off (and scribing some of the stubborn bits out of those fine panel lines using an old airbrush needle). Needless to say, It was a bit frustrating, but I think I'm ready to try again.

Spanjaard
I am sure you will succeed!! do not give up Greg 🙂

Greg Baker
Thanks Spanjaard. Got it cleaned up, but now I have to mask the canopy again… sigh.

Greg Baker
Ok... back to where we started.

Matthew A
Back to something familiar

Greg Baker
Yeah, after wrestling with the 1/72 Connie for a bit, it feels nice to be home. 🙂

Spanjaard
back to 144 🙂
i did the revell one as first build after my first modelling "pause"

Greg Baker
Is your current pause over yet? There's something comforting about 1/144 scale.

Juergen Klinglhuber
Who or what is meant with "Steinberger" - the pilot?

Greg Baker
In a flashback scene, the West German pilot Hoover (Kfir) saves the Englishman Benditz (A-4E) from certain death after a MiG-21 gets him in his sights. In gratitude, Benditz offers Hoover a bottle of his favourite German wine, a '76 Steinberger.

It's a neat little scene in the Area 88 manga. Hoover later dies, so Benditz (after being discharged) orders a bottle in Paris and drinks in his memory. At first, the French hotelier is a bit offended that someone would order German wine in France... but she does have a bottle stashed away regardless.

The whole chapter is a touching sidebar story actually. We've never seen Benditz up to that point (he's basically created for the story), but this is an unknown story involving the secondary, but well-known, Hoover. The story follows Benditz's successful discharge from Area 88 after serving his full 3 year mercenary contract and his trip home. Everyone calls him lucky because he's never even been hit, his A-4E is in pristine condition (unlike everyone else's). Then, minutes after finally getting off the plane in Heathrow airport in London, he's stabbed in the chest during a random mugging over a couple of pounds and dies on the floor in a puddle of blood. Meanwhile, back at Area 88, everyone is guessing what "lucky Benditz" must be up to, back in the "real world."

Juergen Klinglhuber
Thx for sharing.... 👍

Spanjaard
Yes Greg, started building again recently, just a bit...
Have not posted anything yet 🙂
But I am back in my 1/144 project(s), that it was supposed to be finished almost 3 years ago....

Nils Steyaert
im looking forward to se this one finished, 1/144 Kfir's are hard to find these days.

Matthew A
More MiGs 😎

Greg Baker
Yeah. But this time th MiG gets blown up. 😉

Greg Baker
Been away from the bench for a while… started a new job, which has left me a bit out of the rhythm, so I'm trying to get my inspiration back. I figured the best way to do that was just to pick up one of my many half started projects and get to work.

Juergen Klinglhuber
All the best for your new job. - I am sure that your Steinberger project will turn out good 👍

Spanjaard
congrats and good luck with the new job. looking forward seeing this one finished. i used the revel 1/144 kfir to return to the hobby after my first break 🙂

Greg Baker
Pulling this one back off the shelf…

Greg Baker
Ok… might've got ahead of myself on some of the painting, so I'm clawing it back a bit. I'm going to use the same "paint over the decal to blend it" method I did (much more painfully) on my 1/144 F1 project. It mainly just takes a bit more planning up front on placement and colour selection.

Greg Baker
Decals on… now comes the hard part. 🙂

Mike Volkov
👀

Greg Baker
Stage one complete - carefully mask decals and paint over them... only time will tell if the tape will pull the decals off. I'm hopeful that so long as the tape doesn't go over the edge of the decal, some careful removal will do the trick.

Greg Baker
Bringing this one down off the shelf of doom too… It's only been a year and a half. Luckily I can refer to these WIP pictures to figure out what's next. I think w're pretty close to being done though. Was able to finally mount all three planes. I'm a bit worried that the placement doesn't really tell the story of the A-4 being rescued from the MiG-21 by the Kfir... but there was limited real estate to work with, so I did what I could.

Alec K
Another orphan saved from oblivion! 👍

Dav
Love the camo job

Dave Beenak
Nice work. What is the wingspan and length?

Spanjaard
is the car also 3D printed or is it the only plástico is the dio? 😉 fantastic job!

Max Heil
No. Porsche 944 by Hasegawa. Thank you!

George Williams
Great garage.

Max Heil
Thank you!

Lorraine Lin
wow wow wow
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Dav
If you sneeze the toolbox will fly!

Max Heil
No. Everything is glued.

Robin (WhiteGlint)
👀 👍

Ben M
👁️👁️👁️

Robin (WhiteGlint)
Good work on that paintjob! 👍

John Hughes
The tracks were a pain in the rear, as was that ladder at the back when I built this, but it does turn out nice in the end.

Motatim Stanislaw
Thanks, Robin!
John, I agree with you, I also had to exhaust themselves when they were finally assembled. Alas, apparently, this is a feature of Takom to make specific prefabricated tracks, even on models of completely different scales

Kyle DeHart
Exceedingly simple little kit of course. I'm using this one to attempt a captured winter livery. Just to try some things out. Assembly is basically done. And it has a pilot. So he's in there. Next I have to mask the canopy and start getting the original Luftwaffe scheme laid down.

Kyle DeHart
Blackbased and ready for camo, and in typical "me" fashion I knocked it off the holder and broke the vertical stabilizer off. Drilling and pinning it and then I'll get back to painting.

Dave
Let me find a chair for this one. Off to good start.

Alberto
I'm in too. Love to see Matchbox kits brought to life.

Kyle DeHart
Welcome gents!! These old matchbox kits are always fun to stick together.

Nicolas
Joining as well.

Kyle DeHart
Thank you and welcome!! These old Matchbox kits are perfect for Just a quick and fun build

bossy122
Gotta love those Matchbox kits and their 2 or 3 color sprues. And sadly, aren't gravity free either....bugger.

Kyle DeHart
Fun kits bossy!! I have the stabilizer pinned and re-attached and have found the canopy. Now off to the paint shop again. Ha!!

bossy122
I am curious; I have been wanting to do the Matchbox A7 for a long time but are there aftermarket decals for those kits? I can't imagine you're using 50 year old decals for this project.

Kyle DeHart
No, my kit decals are pretty rough. I bought a sheet. I'll have to look at the manufacturer when I get back home. But, it's just a generic sheet for a 1/72 FW190 A4, it's not specific for this kit. I figure the sizing will at least be in the ballpark.

Kyle DeHart
I have done a quick and dirty mottle/splinter. Nothing fancy or particularly good. All will be over painted white anyways.

Dave
Paint color tones look good.

Kyle DeHart
Thanks Dave!

Kyle DeHart
First attempts at winter on the left. Never done this before. I'd like to not cover everything up. Tough.

Kyle DeHart
More whites added. Stars added. Exhaust staining added. Figuring out the next steps now.

Cuajete
Good start 👍

Cuajete
Well done.
Congrats!

Dave Flitton
Watching how the finish turns out. How was the rest of the build?

Maciej Bellos
Watching!

Bozzer
No frame? Jeez, what happened to quality control?
I've been curious about this kit, but that kinda puts me off. Let's see how things work out for you?

Kenneth Gifford
The hobby shop I purchased it from told me to return it and he'll do an exchange. Steven's already shows it sold out so whatever hobby shops have is all there is. I have a second one but I want to hold that for the "collection".

Bozzer
That's very decent of your hobby shop. Take them up on their offer, before it sells out.

Bill Newcomer
Wow, that would be hard to build without it. I am betting since it is so new you could contact Mobius directly and they would mail you that tree. I have heard that another of their Ford truck kits got warped hoods. They mailed those out to satisfy their customers.

Kenneth Gifford
Funny thing. I did contact moebius as soon as I saw I was missing the frame. I still have not gotten a response. 15 days later, sad really.

Bozzer
She looks great, Kenneth. Your hard efforts paid off 👍

Don Oberempt
Very nice! Well done, my friend!

Bill Newcomer
That turned out great!

Naram
hi everyone, starting a new kit simple build I hope for the begining of the year.
first step opening windows and hole in the hull.

Naram
1ststep working on the openings windows, gouvernail, and decks to give a less toyish look. uploaded photos. Let me know if you have further suggestion of modifiction on deck and hull. thanks !

Naram
additional pics to show progress. Santa Maria Carack did have the main bridge open and not closed. The kit propose you to have solid walls and paint them in black. I decided to open them. but I has also to create the prolongation of the main deck now visible.
Filled also the masts crippled with ejection pins..

Ben M
👀

Naram
additinal pics I did research and it seem the bow of the boart is incorrect as it is in the recent replica of the santa maria or in the plands. I cut the upper breadge at the bow and will replace it by a triangular platform as seen in the pics. work in progress.

Naram
Finshed painting of the main desk using 1mm band with 3 different wood collor to give some detail to the deck. May be not really accurate but give some interest on it. Next step masking and painting the hull. let me know what you think.

Villiers de Vos
Beautiful wood effects.

Naram
now I getting stuck trying to paint the the hull. I tried to start by a clear tone ochre yellow and a wash with Citadel constrat seraphim. but I am far to obtain what I want in the ref pic I found on the wen. any thought shal I mask aslo the hull to make planck and fill it with more redish brown tone ?

Ben M
I'm building a similar small ship and decided to just use a wash to add realism. Masking individual boards on such a small model seemed not worth it to me.

Naram
indeed will take a lot of time and there is a lot of reinforcment in the way. thanks for the advise.

Ben M
Also the hulls are very curved. Maybe next time I will try it but not this time.

Naram
second layers with vallejo colors (I do not have oil paint with me). still too light for a boat that crossed the ocean. need more work on the hull.

Ben M
I think you got it right.

Jennifer Franklin
Following!

Ben M
You have to lighten up small objects or they are just black holes. My little ship is too dark but oh well. Yours looks great. I should have painted before assembling like you are.

Davide Vitali
I like the way you've painted the hull last! Very nice

Finn
Looking good, following

Naram
Thank you Jennifer, Ben Davide and Finn.
Slow progress starting to put together the hull.
@Ben regarding the color, you are right, after leaving it few days on my table, I look at it differently and agree with you.

Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍

Naram
Thank you Guy and welcome on this log. i definitivelly need review on my progress otherwise I will procrastinate and do it the easy way. .

Naram
building the 'Castle' (not represented in Heller/Mastercraft kit) but that have most likely existed in such carrack. I am making it from plastic (deck) card and plastic yorgourt pot (walls) . Howver the below deck is open and much more visible than I tought. I need to rework it as it look odd that the stair stop in the middle... 🙂 .

gorby
Excellent work!

Kenneth
Perfect finish; very nice 👍 Which paint did you use?

Alessandro Vaselli
Extracolor with Humbrol Thinner. Very nice and easy to airbrush. Gloss coat Mr Color GX100 with Leveling Thinner, did not like it and then added some layers of Tamiya X22 with Leveling Thinner. It looks semi-gloss I think and like the effect. I have been hesitating to add a matt coat. Any recommendations for mat or semi-matt coats?