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Łukasz Gliński
Lovely project, beautiful plane, sort of ultimate Fishbed 😉

Mike Volkov
This will be interesting 🤩

Sylvain Vernier
an appealing version of the 21...
I am not familiar with this kit. Wait and see 👀

Robert Podkoński
Interesting. Watching!

Cuajete
Great! Thanks for all the information, because I was looking for an F-7 or similar variant. Too bad there is no F-7 available in plastic at 1/72.
Following!

Cuajete
KP just released this F-7, but I'm not sure if it's accurate (at least it doesn't seem to be the PG version, according to the box art). What I don't know is if it'll be accurate for the older versions:

F-7 (Kovozávody Prostějov KPM0505, 1:72)

Sergej I
Love the resin kit builds! 👍 Following with interest 🙂

Moreno Baruffini
As the above, following with interest!

Łukasz Gliński
Following 👍

Martin Weinpold
Following!

Nicolas
Me 3

DerMattes
Following! 👍

Rui S
Impressive work 👍

Sergej I
Following, great work so far! 👍

DerMattes
Good to see this going forward 👍

Cristian A
Booking my seat, I like the fine pre-shading 🙂

Lost_Erik
👍 Good progress.

Ben M
How do you do pre-shading like that in 1:72?

servalpe Autor
@Ben M, I use two hands to handle the airbrush and put the kit in a support.

Thomas Kolb
Those straight and true airbrush lines are impressive. I definitely need to try to improve…

servalpe Autor
More details about my pre-shadding: Airbrush Fengda FE-180 with 0.2 needle, Tamiya XF-1 paint diluted with Mr. Hobby Lacquer Thinner around 80-90%, Pressure: 1 bar. The needle has been polished with Tamiya compounds.

Cristian A
Wow polishing the needle with Tamiya compounds is quite the idea. I think I will try that! Which compound out of the three are you using for this? I'm assuming it's the finish product.

servalpe Autor
@Cristian A, you need the 3 compounds: coarse, fine and finish. You will see how smooth will be the needle after coarse polishing. Because chinese airbrush needles are not very well finished.

Thomas Kolb
Polishing the needle is a great idea to avoid blotches. But I think it's more a matter of being able to move the airbrush in a perfect straight line and being able to start and stop the paint flow precisely where you want. Something you seem to have mastered.

servalpe Autor
@Thomas, please try to use 2 hands and you will see how much control you gain 😉

servalpe Autor
Thanks guys, for your nice comments ...

Rui S
Thank you for your detailed explanation. Apreciated 👍

Michael Kohl
I shouldn't miss this

Cristian A
Nice sand colour, keep it going 😄

Cuajete
Very nice job so far 👍

DerMattes
Nice paintjob so far!

servalpe Autor
Paintjob needs some corrections, but it is almost finished.

Thomas Kolb
That camo looks very nicely weathered. Beautiful.

DerMattes
Beautiful build! Nice! 👍

Thomas Kolb
The more I look at the photos, the more impressed I am. Absolutely stunning paint job - I wish I could ever do something like that.

Michael Kohl
I can only agree with Thomas. Some mighty nice paint job here - with the preshading particularly impressive. I am afraid that even with three hands and a foot my control wouldn't be sufficient for a similar quality.
Maybe it is still on your to-do-list, but as the instructions are not specific about them (at least thats what I have in the back of my head), I allow myself a reminder to paint the Nav-lights at the wing edges where the dotted triangles are.

servalpe Autor
Thanks for your nice comments guys. The nav lights are painted near the extreme of leading edge and flaps, and the triangle. I don't know if you are referring to these ones, @Michael Kohl. In the to-do-list, maybe a litle touches with watercolors pencils and some scratches 😉

servalpe Autor
More about paint-job: there is also post-shading with a lighter color and darker color from the base in zones where the pre-shading were lost.
Weathering: PLW with AK 2073 Sand and Desert Camouflage paneliner, streaking and filter with AMMO Mig Streaking Grime and some fading in panels and foward fuselage with AMO Mig PLW Pacific Dust.

Lost_Erik
👍

Cuajete
I agree with the mates. Great job. Fantastic painting job and result. Thanks for the info, Servalpe 👍
Congrats!

It's a shame that AMK hasn't released any other 1/72 scale kits, apart from this one and the L-39.

servalpe Autor
@thanks Cuajete. But I think that is L-29, because I have the kit too 😉

Thomas Kolb
L-29 Delfin, now reissued by Eduard. An excellent kit.

Cuajete
Sorry, I meant L-29 👍. I hit the other key on the keyboard. I didn't pay attention to what I typed.

servalpe Autor
@Cuajete Suele pasar. Buen fin de semana 😉

Nicolas
Great result. 👍

Neuling
Yes. Very beautiful!

Clement
Nicely done 👍

Geert
Beautiful airplane! I am using it as an example for my IDF Kfir 🙂

Mike Siemers
Excellent job, beautiful paint scheme.

Moreno Baruffini
Well done 👍🏼

Juergen Klinglhuber
👀

Sergej I
following

Johannes Schendlinger Autor
Nice to have you here guys! 😊

Music_On
I have the original Two Bobs version in the stash - following with interest!

Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍

Mark Sherwood
I do like the shape of the Buckeye, nice start Johannes.👍

Stefan Fraundorfer
The Buckeye is probably not one of the most elegant aircraft, but I still enjoy watching your build progress. I'm looking forward to the finished model and hope you enjoy it until then Johannes.

Ricardo Reis
Uhuuu! Looking good! I have one of these in my stash, following!

Juergen Klinglhuber
nice progress,....

Thomas K.
Sehr stark; 👍

Rui S
Beautiful Dio 👍

Diorama Dude Autor
Thank you Thomas K. and Rui S for your Comments. I thank all Mates for her Likes and her Interest.

Dietmar Bogatzki
Großes Diorama im kleinen Maßstab 👍 👍

Diorama Dude Autor
Danke Dietmar Bogatzki für deinen Kommentar und die Likes. I thank all Mates for her Likes and her Interest.

Guy Rump
Excellent dio! 👍

Neuling
Yes! 👍

Dominik Weitzer
great work.

gorby
Excellent diorama!

Diorama Dude Autor
Thank you Guy Rump, Neuling, Dominik Weitzer and gorby for your Comments. I thank all Mates for her Likes and her Interest.

Bob Hall
I didn't get there with the Corp, but the 3 ID but was with the 1ID attached with the Corp in Fallujah and my Grandfather was a WW2 - Nam lifer and I would go back to war with them any day anytime ! Beautiful Dio 🇺🇲🤘😎🤘🇺🇲

Diorama Dude Autor
Thank you Bob Hall for your Comment. I thank all Mates for her Likes and her Interest.

Camouflage
Impressive diorama with a lot of small details!! The Mk 48/16 tractor unit scratch conversion is awesome!! Great work dude.👍👍

Bernhard Schrock Autor
For some time now, the project has been taking a vague form. It was probably Mirko Krogmeier's model which lit the spark of enthusiasm in lingen.

The day before yesterday the kit finally arrived and today to warm up I looked at the door. Although the H-19 is far from completion…🙂

Augie
Lol I'm booking my seat in advance.

bughunter
Another one of those beauty queens 👍

David Taylor
Back in.

Tom Spiegelberg
Oh, geht schon los mit der Sea King 😃

Alberto
Great comeback to modelling!

Aleksandar P Autor
Thanks!

Shar Dipree
Beautiful MiG-31. The MiG31 really comes into its own just by showing it in flight with the right flight angle. Fantastics.

Mr D
Brilliant job Aleksandra nice shading work, great aircraft. 👍👍

Eric Thornton
Super! Looks great in flight 👍

ZHOU Kun
Nice and clean build!

Neuling
Excellent work which deserves more picures!

alessandro magrelli
Absolutely stunning

Giannis Kaltapanidis
Oh WOW! Such a badass!

Akaidada
NICE BRO!

Jean-François Lacoste
Excellent, et c'est encore mieux quand on peut les admirer en vrai 😉

NantraKs Autor
Il fallait être a satory le 10 avril dernier ^^

Jean-François Lacoste
T'inquiète, j'y étais et on a pu discuter 😁

NantraKs Autor
Comme quoi les photos n'étaient pas fake xD

Robin (WhiteGlint)
👀

Neil Autor
Welcome Robin! 🙂

Donald Dickson II
I did this one with the AMK kit. Been trying to find the F-4 version to do. LOL
F-14 Group Build F-14D Vandy Complete | Album by smokeriderdon (1:48)

Looking good so far!

Maciej Bellos
Missed it!

Neil Autor
Hi Donald & Maciej 🙂 Thanks for commenting and your interest. Much appreciated mates 👍 Checked out your build Donald - excellent work also! 👍

Chan Li
Tomcat isn't a plane that you can easily build and paint. Especially in 48th scale.
I have always been lazy to splice those pics together after a day's work, I should do it too…
Did I use the correct word "splice"?

I like your profile pic too, got some musical implications 😁

Neil Autor
Hi Chan Li, hope you're well thanks for commenting. Yes, hopefully I'll do a decent enough job! I'm using it as a build learning experience to be honest, first Cat I'll have made in 35+ years.

Yeah I just do it to cut down on the size of my albums, as aware my builds are all OOTB so don't wanna bore everyone too much! 😆 Yes, splice will do mate 👍

Yeap love the 80s tunes (before that was considered hip!)

Guy Rump
Looking good, watching. 👍

Neil Autor
Thanks Guy 👍 Welcome aboard 🙂

Lei Guo
watching，and I will start my project whith 144th scale first

Neil Autor
Cheers lei guo 🙂 best of luck with your build too 👍

Thomas Bischoff
Thumbs up for building this kit 👍 and I m signing in to see how this overall black cat will turn out

Slavo Hazucha
A Revell Tomcat - nice! 🙂 Joining the crowd here - some really interesting angles-in-development on doing a full-black finish - looking forward to see where this will lead and how you make it look good & interesting...

Petar Žorić
Picture 12 to 16 says it all, glad you documented how hard it can be to deal with this kit, but you've made amazing progress also 😄 Can't wait to see finished product 😄

Neil Autor
Hi Thomas and Slavo, thanks very much for your interest and commenting. 🙂 I am slowly moving forward with this build, currently on some general touch-ups here and there at the mo prior to a gloss coat and the decals. Hope to get some new images on here soon 👍

Neil Autor
Thanks Petar 👍 you're very kind. It's not a particularly accurate rendition anymore, but hopefully the overall effect will be pleasing enough, I'll be glad if it turns out as nice as your Tomcat mate 🙂 thanks for recent likes guys too.

Neil Autor
Next album to be updated the Revell 'Black Tomcat'. This is another older build, I started it in 2021 and it's taken me awhile to get around to sorting out some final shots. I may well update these at a later date. I'm not sure about some of the backgrounds on the final images. Hopefully it gives you an idea of the finished result though 👍

The kit isn't the greatest fitting in a few places and I made several build and paint blunders, all of which I attempted to subsequently rectify, some more successfully than others. In the end it became one of those builds I was pleased to just finish. Hahaha! If nothing else, I learnt a lot about how to try and attain a respectable black finish featuring some kind of colour depth - I didn't completely succeed. But this one along with my F-117 and F-19 have all helped me understand how to try and hopefully get some 'flair' into a flat black finish.

If I were to build this kit again I'd likely just go for a straight gloss black as I think no weathering at all would suit the subject better. I apologise again to those who like realistic depictions, as always with my work, it has a basis in reality, but there are paint liberties taken here and there 😉 Anyways, another album closed off 🙂

Rui S
Oh well, another Beauty Mate.👍 Great work. I´ve heard that painting planes in black it's extremely difficult to attain great results 🤔 but you have the experience and nailed it 👍

Dave
Beautiful work.

Mr D
Nice model 👍 unusual to see a black version....was it for nigh time operations?
Really like the Design of the Tomcat, l Googled "best looking aircraft and the f14 , Starfighter and Su-30 were top of the search.
Nice job, how was the revell kit ?
😃👍

Stefan Fraundorfer
I love your black cat Neil.

Guy Rump
What a beauty! 👍

Neil Autor
Thanks very much talented mates for your interest 🙂 you're all super kind to comment. I'm very pleased that you like my efforts and thanks also to those who have liked too 👍

As far as an all black finish goes, I made quite a few errors, but @Rui I'll take that anyday, especially from someone as skilled as you ☺️

@Mr D, I believe it's a bit of a US Naval tradition. I'm not the best to talk about squadrons etc. Though I am also aware of the same Bunny livery being applied to F4s.... I hope this link is of some help mate...

theaviationist.com/2..-bunny-us-navy-vx-4/

Patryk S.
Nostalgia level 100! Great build, love the scheme!

CaptGPF
I heard nothing but tales of horror about this kit, yet you really made this cat shine! ❤️❤️❤️

Neil Autor
Thanks mates! You're very kind. You're right @Patryk, black suits a cat imo. Yeah, @CaptGPF, it's not the greatest fit in the world for sure. Thanks also to those who've liked 🙂 👍

Guy Rump
Following with interest. 👍

DerMattes
Watching 👍

Villiers de Vos
Another master piece starting to take shape.

Jörg Schäfer Autor
Let's hope so. The conditions are particularly good this time. Not only do I have a Pontos set for this model, I also have an MK 1 set on top. So let's see what I can conjure up from it

David Taylor
Back in.

Jörg Schäfer Autor
Top. 😃

Jan Peters
Jetzt gehts los!
Another two year build Jörg?
Following 👀

Jörg Schäfer Autor
I think so Jan. 😅
Nice that you be there.

Sven Schönyan
Zur Entspannung jetzt was bodenständigeres?

Ich bin auf jeden Fall dabei!

Jörg Schäfer Autor
Schön Sven.
Ja, der Ausflug ins Star Wars Universum war nett, aber ich baue doch am liebsten Schiffchen. 😉
Sehen wir uns auf der EME?

Sven Schönyan
Leider nicht. An dem Wochenende kann ich nicht und ich muss dieses Jahr etwas Urlaub sparen. Ich habe für Hamburg im September gebucht.

Jörg Schäfer Autor
Sehr Schade.
Und Hamburg im September kann ich leider nicht.

Hans-Jürgen Haag
Schön zu sehen, das japanisch Bügeleisen ist im Bau. Bin schon gespannt auf das Ergebnis!😳

Teeage
Ganz neu für mich, schiffe. Gespannt wo's hingeht. Hals & Beinbruch 💪🏼

Jörg Schäfer Autor
Fein, das freut mich euch dabei zu haben.
Glaubt mir, bin auch gespannt wo ich lande. 😄😉

Michael Kohl
Nicht ohne mich! 🙂

Jörg Schäfer Autor
Klasse. 👍😀

Jennifer Franklin
Following

Jörg Schäfer Autor
It's nice that you're there, Jennifer. 😀

Dietmar Bogatzki
Taking a seat 🙂

Jörg Schäfer Autor
I forgot that you came on board, Dietmar. Nice to have you there. 😀

Dietmar Bogatzki
want to see how you build this iconic ship 🙂

Jörg Schäfer Autor
Very nice. 👍

Michael Kohl
Nice workbench. And how on earth do you keep your cutting mat that clean?
Das Modell? Ja das Modell wird halt wieder super. Eh klar! 😉

Jörg Schäfer Autor
Thanks Michael.
That's easy. Before I started building the Mikasa, I rotated it 180 degrees. If you look at the picture with the bow view, you will notice the paint and glue residue in the back corner. 😁

Dietmar Bogatzki
Fantastic seein how you build a nother Masterpiece, Jörg 👍

Jörg Schäfer Autor
And my best thanks again, Dietmar. 😃

Guy Rump
Looking great, following. 👍

Jörg Schäfer Autor
Thank you, and nice to have you on board.

Dietmar Bogatzki
Fantastisch was du mit dem Rumpf gezaubert hast, Jörg und das in der kurzen Zeit 👍

Teeage
Looking great! Steady hand! I would think hullred but I had to look up the word "antifouling" 🤔🦐🦞🐙🦑

Jörg Schäfer Autor
Thank you both.
It's unbelievable what was mixed into the antifouling paint back then, Tini. 😲

Jan Peters
Excellent progress, looking forward to seeing more

Jörg Schäfer Autor
Thank you very much, Jan. I'll try to hurry....😅

Sy Bar
Great work so far 🍿

Slight off topic I'm interested in the storage you have behind it. Particularly the one between the brush storage and the three tall draws. My question is de you convert another storage to give the racks for your tray things and if so how/what did you convert? I have the same storage system but have not found anything like that rack and it's a great idea I'd like to use.
Cheers and keep the good work going as it's going to be a great model. 👍

Jörg Schäfer Autor
Hello Sy Bar.
Thank you.
Do you mean this rack?!

hobbyzone.pl/en/modu..niversal-drawer.html

It is very modular and can be adapted to the respective use. I use them to store the organizer drawers for my etched parts.

Sy Bar
Cheers #Jörg keep up good work

Joerg R.
Alter! Hier sieht man erst, welch gigantische Arbeit du jetzt schon wieder investiert hast. Namensvetter, das wird wieder was richtig feines von dir, da bin ich mir zu 100% sicher.
Bin auf jeden Fall wieder dabei und staune und staune.
gruss
Jörg

Jörg Schäfer Autor
Das freut mich, Jörg.
Schön dich an Bord begrüßen zu dürfen. 😄

NLAWScametovisit
Showed up because I heard there was a grinding orgy of chiseling, but now i'm staying for this incredible build!

Jörg Schäfer Autor
😂 Thank you very much, nice to have you there.

Hans-Jürgen Haag
Es wächst und gedeiht! Schön mit anzusehen. Der dunkle Anstrich sieht wirklich super aus, gefällt mir ! Weiter so Jörg 👍👍👍

CaptGPF
Jörg - you always have the most interesting, detailed and fascinating builds! I love how you convey your thought process as you build your masterpieces! Definitely watching to see this new masterpiece!

Jörg Schäfer Autor
Danke Hans-Jürgen. 😉
I'm very pleased, CaptGPF, that you like my little construction reports so much. 😁

Dietmar Bogatzki
Awesome weathering Jörg 👍

Jörg Schäfer Autor
Many thanks, Dietmar. 😊

Rui S
Looking Great as always 👍

NLAWScametovisit
This weathering is outstanding! Also, you're giving me severe desk envy for your workshop setup!

Jörg Schäfer Autor
Many thanks to you both.
Yes my workbench turned out really cool, NLAWScametovisit.

Matti Thomaes
Sorry for your los, Jörg, but it's good to see you're getting back to our wonderfull hobby.

Jörg Schäfer Autor
Many many thanks, Matti.

Michael Kohl
Rough seas you had to steer through lately. My condolences. Hope future waters will be much calmer and this build helps navigate them Looking for more progress here. 🙂

Jörg Schäfer Autor
Thank you for the kind words Michael.
Yes, I hope that things are going well again now.

Hans-Jürgen Haag
Kommt gut raus dein Bügeleisen 😎 sehr gut gemacht 👍👍👍

Jörg Schäfer Autor
Schön daß es dir gefällt, Hans-Jürgen. 👍

gorby
Looks like you are doing amazing work! Definitely following this build. 🙂

Jörg Schäfer Autor
Thank you very much, Gorby.
Nice to welcome you on board.

Ingmar Stöhr
Wow, how did I miss out on this awesome project? Very involved detailing going on! I love the paint finish so far!

Jörg Schäfer Autor
Many thanks Ingmar. 😊
We'll see how it goes.

Dietmar Bogatzki
The Master of Shipmodels again in action, hope everyting is well

Ingmar Stöhr
Very nice guns!

Jan Peters
Those guns are fantastic!

Jennifer Franklin
Those guns are amazing!

Jörg Schäfer Autor
Thank you, everyone. Yes, the Pontos guns are truly phenomenal.
Thanks for asking Dietmar, everything is fine again.

Chrisswe
Fantastic detail on a beautiful ship! You make it hard to resist getting converted to the 1:200 scale 🙂

Jörg Schäfer Autor
Thank you Chrisswe.
Yes, you can really conjure up some great details at this scale. But from what I see in your scale, you rock it too. 👍

Teeage
Everytime a party to see the progress. Carry on😉 💪🏼

Jörg Schäfer Autor
Thank you very much Tini.
But at the moment I'm taking a little break. Let's see if it continues again next week.

Stefan Fraundorfer
Late, but not too late, I'm joining in to follow the construction of another magnificent model from you, Jörg.

Jennifer Franklin
The figures look great.

Jörg Schäfer Autor
Nice to welcome you on board, Stefan.
Yes, the ION figures are of excellent quality, Jennifer.

Villiers de Vos
Slowly coming together. Very nice progress.

Jörg Schäfer Autor
Thanks.
Yes, things are slowly moving forward again.

Spanjaard
wow, simply stunning....

Jörg Schäfer Autor
Thank you, Spanjaard.

Hans-Jürgen Haag
Allein die Beiboote sind schon ein kleines Kunstwerk 👍😍

Jörg Schäfer Autor
Ja, die sehen fantastisch aus, oder !? 😎

Rui S
Beautifully done pair, indeed 👍

Chrisswe
Truly a piece of art. If the Japanese ambassador ever sees the finished ship you might get a medal Jörg🙂

Teeage
Such a beauty you're creating. Again…

Jörg Schäfer Autor
Many thanks you both. 😊
I'm especially looking forward to the medal, Chrisswe. 😄

Jennifer Nijhuis
Oh I really like the used look on the Vespa. Nice Weathering

MadMonkey Autor
Thx! I think I might have applied a little too much, but I am still happy with it;)

shadowlight
It's not too much, but I liked to see the pictures of the model instead of the original one ^^

MadMonkey Autor
hehe, then it fits the purpose;)

Ben M
Looks amazingly realistic!

MadMonkey Autor
Thx!!!

John Mulhall
Very nice work on the cockpit Christian. Your use of PE is excellent. Did you remove a molded on seatbelt?

Christian Abraham Autor
Thanks. Yes I removed the seatbelt. It Was easier then I thought.

John Mulhall
Nicely done! I had to ask because there is no trace of the original molded on seatbelt. Very impressive

Kesa Tiho
FINALLY!!! THE GODS HAVE BLESSED US!!!

Jennifer Franklin
Oh, very nice, those pieces will fit!!!

Jakko ‌
"Removing seams from roadwheels the Jakko way." Thanks for the shout-out 🙂

Though TBH, I find it takes about as long as clamping the wheel in a vice and scraping the seam down — the lathe is less effort but not really a timesaver, IMHO. Could be that's down to my lack of lathing skills, though.

Ben M Autor
It took a long time but it's fun. Not every day I get to use a lathe.

Lorraine Lin
Wow! Tanks and cafe girls😁

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Ben M Autor
As the kit is missing many parts, l will try 3d printing / scratchbuilding the missing parts. My resin printer isn't a very good one so it can be hard to get things to print correctly.

Jakko ‌
Quick tip: you don't need to take photos of your screen — press ⇧⌘4 instead 🙂

Ben M Autor
There is a lot of work to do to remove the supports. I did a quick and dirty pass on one side and it fits perfectly!

I scaled running gear and tracks from a 1:56 stl by 175% to get to 1:32 and it fits properly.

Ben M Autor
I got the tracks from here: cults3d.com/en/3d-mo..early-prod-july-1941

Jennifer Franklin
Very neat, love the 3D printing.

Ben M Autor
Jakko: Youtube Video

🙂 🙂 🙂

Ben M Autor
All missing parts 3d printed by upscaling from 1:56 to 1:32. Suspension and tracks won't be glued on til after painting. Same with radio antenna as I'll just break it off if I add it now.

Marcin Dudek
👀 Wathing

Rui S
I see you manage to do 3d printing 😮 lucky you. The tracks and bogies look wonderful 👍

Jennifer Franklin
Pretty soon, with 3D printing, the only limit will be our imagination.

Jakko ‌
That, and the time and effort you want to put into learning how to use the software and the printer … Both of which are what's kept me from wanting to do this myself 🙂

Ben M Autor
Got kind of an acceptable gloss pink outcome. Respect to the car builders I see on here who put down perfect gloss coats!

Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍

Ben M Autor
Painting the one part track and suspension takes a lot. I have literally worn out one brush so far, scrubbing in all the nooks and crannies.

gorby
Pink tank! Got to follow this build. 😄

Ben M Autor
This is more fun than painting everything green.

gorby
Nice. I like the military issue picnic blankets as well. 🙂

Mark Sherwood
Like it, like it. Down to the leopard print blanket. Aerosmiths Pink is now my earworm. 🤘🥸👍

Jakko ‌
Can I downvote that for mentioning that godawful song? 🙂

Mark Sherwood
Oh, I don't know it has a certain resonance too it. 🤘🥸🤟😅🖖

Jakko ‌
That's part of my problem with it 😛 I don't like it AND it sticks in your head …

Mark Sherwood
Welcome to my earworm along with The Bird is the Word (thank you Family Guy 😫😵😵‍💫) I do find playing Motorhead at extreme volume seems to help. . . . . Pardon? 🤟🥸🤘

Ben M Autor
I would have better off filling the holes for mounting the tools and cutting the pins off of them.

Lebloge
I really want a cotton candy... 😛
@ Mark : Listening to Motörhead at extreme volume helps with everything...don't forget "Lemmy is god" 😄 🤘🏻

Ben M Autor
Motorheads okay but I'd rather listen to Black Flag. I'm more hardcore than metal.

Łukasz Gliński
Following

Christoph Kunz
Da schau ich Dir mal über die Schulter.

Robert Podkoński
Taking a seat, for sure!

Alex K
... sure!

Michael Kohl Autor
Welcome mates. Happy to have you around.

Michael Kohl Autor
Those familiar with the kit might have noticed the absence of the firewall. I simply lost it and decided that I will just omit it as it is invisible anyway.

bughunter
A very interesting plane! You made a good progress with another (parallel?) project 👍

Michael Kohl Autor
Parallllllel, alternating. You name it. 😉

J35J
Great start!👀

Cuajete
Well done so far 👍

Michael Kohl Autor
Thanks and welcome.

Nicolas
Great start.

Thomas Haberl - (TH SCALE MODELS)
Interesting build and very promising start - I´m in for this 🙂

Jennifer Franklin
Following

Michael Kohl Autor
Moin zusammen Thomas und Nicolas.

Michael Kohl Autor
...and Jennifer too, of course. 🙂

Nicolas
Interesting approach to simply sand the control surface structure in the primer. I'll keep my fingers crossed for a good result.

Denis Dogadov
As a base for the red color, you need to use yellow, then the red will be bright.If you put red on white, you will get just pink.

bughunter
Michael, using different primers for one top coat is my idea! The usage of my idea is geBIERenpflichtig! 🙂

Łukasz Gliński
Looks like you're the partial member of The Infanous Order of The Pink Primer 😋

Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍

Michael Kohl Autor
@ Nicolas: I cross my fingers too. But looks like I have to do some homework before the final coat (see below 🙂 )

@ Denis: thanks for your input. I tested your suggestion on a scrab wing. With LP-7 I get a nice hue as well over white primer and pink base alike. Problem is that there is almost no difference between them. Over yellow (XF-3) the red receives a rather orange hue which I do not like for this project. But I am optimistic to finetune that and use lighter yellow or buff as base coat and see how that turns out. I'll keep you posted.

@Frank: So, se wollen erheben ne kleene GeBIER?!
Da trifft es sich ja gut, dass mein diesjähriger Adventskalender aus 24 Flaschen feinem fränkischen Bier aus 24 verschiedenen Brauereien besteht. Es wird mir eine Freude sein, ein-zwei-drei mit Dir zu teilen - in N?! In M?! Gruß 🙂

@Lukasz: I applied, but as PartPrimerer I am only allowed into the Entree so far. Full membetship pending. 🙂

Welcome Guy

Denis Dogadov
Yes, I will be interested in what your red color will turn out to be. I recently painted small parts red, but there was a noticeable difference in color, depending on the color of the soil. Perhaps your LP-7 is better.

Michael Kohl Autor
I tested a couple of base coat variations for LP-7. A nice combination in my eyes is achieved when using Mr. Hobbycolor H413 yellow as base for the darker areas and pink (Tamiya X-17) for the lighter ones. But that would have meant to redo the whole base paint. So I stuck to my combination and mourned the loss of contrast.

Mark Sherwood
Looks good to me Michael. 🤘🥸👍

Cuajete
Me 2! 👍

Jennifer Franklin
That is a gorgeous colour red

Christoph Kunz
I say the same as Mark and Jennifer. 👍

Łukasz Gliński
Add some white today and it will be perfect Xmas gift just in time 😋

Jennifer Franklin
There's the white! Perfect Xmas gift.

Jakub Biganovsky
Really great job. I appreciate your approach.
I didn`t test different base color. I used GS Aquarius H23 at first piece at black surfacer, and it wasn`t fine. I will use gloss yellow at 2nd piece.
How did you do such perfect wing bottom side. It looks really nice. I had relatively big gap there and some residual step although I precisely brushed big material layer out from both wing half. Maybe, the used glue did a step at the end.
I thing, that this, wings bottom, is weakest part of this model although, as you ar writing, engine nacceles also need some attention.

Bernhard Schrock
A nice red! 🙂

Michael Kohl Autor
Welcome mates and thanks for your encouraging and funny comments. Bottomline I am quite happy with the shade of red. I just haven't made up my mind about how gloss it should appear finally. If I would have had access to a cutter I would have scanned the bigger decals and cut masks for painting the letters.
Now what's left are the tail skid and a few bits and pieces at the wings and the stabiliser.

@Jakub: wing assembly requires some scraping and dry fitting. With super thin cement I didn't encounter any issues afterwards. But there still remains a considerable gap towards the flaps and ailerons which I filled with super glue.

Mark Sherwood
By Gum. That's a lovely looking aircraft. Kudos Michael. 🤘🥸🤟

Robert Podkoński
Looks beautiful already, Michael!

J35J
Almost there! Great build & paintwork👍🏻

Michael Kohl Autor
Thanks mates. Let's see whether the year is still long enough to finish the plane.

bughunter
Nice 👍
Regarding the cutter - you know I can always help here! If you still want to do it may another mate can scan the decals ... or next project.

Cuajete
Fantastic job. Very nice result. Great!
Congrats!

Zbynek Honzik
Great job! I like it very much, Michael. 👍

Jennifer Franklin
I agree with everyone; great job, nice result, and I like it very much.

Rui S
I like it, a Lot 👍

Michael Kohl Autor
Thank you all for sneaking in.
Couldn't finish it last year, so might be the first to be completed this year.
Wish you all a lot of happy modelling in 2025.

Neuling
Very beautiful model. A good start into 2025 !

Nicolas
Great looking model. 👍 Happy 2025 to everyone.

J35J
Excellent! Your setting the scene for the 2025 build year👍🏻

Robert Podkoński
Absolutely fabulously looking model!

Guy Rump
Great result, congrats!

Michael Kohl Autor
Thanks mates for yor very nice feedback. Is a nice kit. Still pondering about a few details for a little vignette.

U1 PLAMO
Beautiful! That's a wonderful piece of work!

Michael Kohl Autor
Thanks mate

Christoph Kunz
High End Modelling. 👍

Cuajete
The figures and other elements look great. Are they 3D printed or commercial?

Michael Kohl Autor
Thanks Christoph and Cuajete,
all items are commercial, some classic resin casts, some 3D-printed.

Jennifer Franklin
I love the additional elements, especially the bike.

Thomas Haberl - (TH SCALE MODELS)
The comet turned out beautifully 😊 - excited to see the finished dio my friend 👌🤞

Michael Kohl Autor
Thank you Thomas.
progress is a bit slow as the last figure I bought needed a decent makeover due to casting imperfections. Same with the barrels I bought. Issues I weren't used to from.Balaton and White Storck Models.

Alec K
Very nicely done 👍

Michael Kohl Autor
Thanks Alec. Yesterday two figures were painted, the barrels redone and after I went full circle I am back again at the high base which I left for - first a bigger, then a smaller one with different layouts. Now I am confident with the actual concept and I am optimistic that I can still finish it for the Moson Model Show end of april.

Nick Dragone
Stellar!

Jennifer Franklin
I like the red headdress; the pump on the barrel looks nice, and I'm getting excited about the completed dio.

Michael Kohl Autor
Thanks Nick and Jennifer for the heads up. I finished preparing the base and should be able to put things into place within the next days.

Cuajete
I agree with Jennifer 👍

Michael Kohl Autor
Thanks Cuajete. Little by little I inch myself toward the finish line.

Ignacio
Excellent! I have this kit in my stash so I don't only love the pictures but your comments on the building too!

Villiers de Vos
Booking my seat.

Sergej I
Following! 👍

Carlos Martin Autor
One of my favourite airplanes, in 1:48 as my eyesight is not what it just to be. Model is great so far and I haven't messed anything so far... What can possibly go wrong?

Spanjaard
I am sure nothing will go wrong. really looking forward what you do with it (got same kit in my stash... 😉 )

Spanjaard
what material are you using for the pieces of the airfield floor?

Carlos Martin Autor
Thanks Spanjaard! For the airfield slabs I use a cheap sandpaper sheet, 100 I think it is.

Spanjaard
nice and simple, usually the best solution are like that 🙂

René (Lord Bilbo) Bartholemy
I like your "over engineered" solution for the airfield slabs. Mind if I use it as inspiration for my own project? 😉

Carlos Martin Autor
René, this is why we share ours WIP, to inspire each other and make a dent on the stash. I must confess I got the idea from someone else long time ago. It looks great once painted, and cheaper and more satisfying than buying anything specific for dioramas.

René (Lord Bilbo) Bartholemy
@carlos martin
Yes, I know, but it's always better to ask and to give credit where it's due instead of just "ripping off" the ideas of others. 🙂

Martin Oostrom
I got the same kit somewhere, so following

Ben M
Same plus I owned a 63 in "real life"

Thomas O'Eh
This may be no consolation, but it is the same issue with the Revell Samba bus.

bughunter
Oh, that are a lot of ejection marks!
For raised ones I use a scalpel nr 15, if there is enough space around. In the middle of pic 1 are some with tight structures around. Here I would use a model chisel like this one (example, there are different sizes): Chisel F2 (Master Tools 09924, No)
Deepened ones can be closed with round pieces of styrene (made with punch and die, in the matching diameter.

Snake Plissken
The X-Acto #17 chisel blade is also excellent for removing ejector pin marks. It can be used in the normal chisel angle as well as perpendicular to the surface as a scraper. #17 Lightweight Chiseling Blades - 5 Pcs (X-ACTO X217, No)

Ben M
The metal floor should be corrugated on a type 2, so another approach would be to hide them under corrugated panels.

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Edouard Carr
Following 😉

Jennifer Nijhuis Autor
Thank you so much for the comments. I'm in the middle of removing them. Some of them are really high. I use everything I have on the hand (Saw, chisel, scalpel, sandpaper). For some I even used a dremel (really cautious) Even if i would hide the behind corrugated panels (God idea by the way) I still have to remove them before.
You can see in the next picture how high there are. Ione was almost 1mm

Bozzer
I'm liking those plates. I applaud anyone, who tries to advance their skills. And you did it right, by trying this on the bottom first.

Bozzer
Personally, I think that a bit more, would work. Anyone who's owned or worked on an old VW, knows that they're covered in rust. However, you've mastered that technique and it's worked beautifully!
Keep at it, and good luck 👍

Ben M
Yeah air cooled vws tend to be very rusty - you nailed it! Mine literally had holes in the footwell area in front. I used an air chisel to cut the skin off an old hot water tank found by the side of the road and used the sheet metal to patch my floo

Bozzer
That body looks too good to spoil. Excellent work so far. You have me captivated.

Yngve N
I'm joining in. Looks great so far

Jennifer Nijhuis Autor
Working on the Concept of my Diorama. I never build one before, The Barrels and Jerry Cans are 3D printed. The rims are from an old kit I build, but didn't survive one of my moves. The bumber was in the Hasegawa Kit. The wooden Fence is not finished.

Simon O'Gorman
Absolutely fantastic! And thanks for adding comments, really enjoyable to spin through the album. Congrats.

Edouard Carr
Liking the display good work!

Bozzer
Very happy to see this moving forward. I'm liking what I see! You don't have to spend millions on special parts, for a diorama, most of the time, you've got the stuff, laying around the house? You just need to think outside the box?
Excited to see the outcome of this, now it's nearing completion 🙂

George Williams
Looks great.

Desert Marlin Autor
I spent the last week working on this one. Still needs a little more weathering, a little touch up and antenna added. Pretty close to complete...

Dave
That's looks great.

Desert Marlin Autor
The Tamiya kit is amazing. The features of having the cowling open (or closed) just by taking the prop off and then removing the closed cowling and replacing it with the open cowling is awesome. I was fretting which way to make the kit, but this is not a choice I had to make. It's made with both options simultaneously and configured as needed for display!

Villiers de Vos
Very nice work. I like the detailing and paint work.

Desert Marlin Autor
Thanks!The mottling is really kinda unpredictable depending on the paint I use. Right now, I am running out of the Model Master Luftwaffe colors so I am switching over to the Mr. Hobby Aqueous colors. They are really fine for sure!

Mark Sherwood
Very Nice Mr Marlin, Very Nice. Mottling looks good too.

John Mulhall
Wonderful work Sir, Your airbrush work is first rate.

Desert Marlin Autor
Thank you gentlemen!

Neuling
I agree with Mark and John!

Jakub Fiala
Very nice work indeed! 👍

Guy Rump
Great job! 👍

Neil
Agreed 👍 stupendous work!

BetterTimes-Henry
Excellent 109! Great result.

Rui S
I agree. Excellent work 👍

Stefan Fraundorfer
Great work, I really like your 109.

Desert Marlin Autor
Thanks guys!!!

Nick Dragone
Nice work ! Beautiful airbrush work. And of course a Tamiya kit ! 👍😄

Paul Moore
Looks awesome! Great cockpit work/photos.

Jose Freire
Nice Gustav. Congrats.

Robert Podkoński
Fantastic work so far. Keep it up!

Dave
Beautiful work 👍

Alain Brshl Autor
Thanks Dave. You're doing a fantastic work at 1/72 scale !

Alain Brshl Autor
My Grumman family is growing !

gorby
Nice work!

David Taylor
Nice.

Zbynek Honzik
👏👏👏

CaptGPF
Perfect - down to the wood grain on the deck!

Nick Dragone
Fabulous job. The planes really make this pop.

Rui S
I like it 👍

John Mulhall
Very nicely done Paul

Jörg Schäfer
That looks damn good. 👍

Eddie Mann
I put them under "Display bases", but, as I said earlier, it is open to interpretation.