Noticias

Dominik Weitzer
excellent build and photographie. this first picture is awesome!

Neuling
I agree!

Robert Podkoński
Fantastic!

Roland Sachsenhofer
Very cool, congratulations to this fantastic outcome!

Bozo
Whaou When you know what model it is, it's impressive.

Marco Gallmann
Looks like a real challenge, well done 👍

Rui S
Another eye catcher 👍

Dave Flitton
Wow. Would like to see some in-build shots on this. Is this the Heller or Special Hobby kit?

Michael Kohl
Absolutely impressive model and very stylish presentation. Are these the kits clear parts? The look thin and very transparent.
@ Dave: according to the description it is the Heller kit.
In-build shots would be nice indeed - as would be some more of the final model.

Lorraine Lin
When I saw it for the first time, I thought it was a real photo

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Air no
Merci à vous. En effet, il s'agit bien d'une vieille boîte Heller. Les parties vitrées sont refaites bien sûr !

Neuling
Beautiful model and presentation!

Roland Sachsenhofer
Wonderful model and atmospheric shots - great job!!!

Jan Peters
I've made a start on this one as well. I've cut both the stabilisers from the hull as they were way too thick.
This is a very crude kit, not like other kits from Schatton modellbau I have in my stash. The LMB mine is even worse, so I've binned it.

Thomas Espe
Taking a seat 👀

Robert Podkoński
Taking a seat here

Jan Peters
Welcome gents

Jan Peters
This is starting to be a fun project, adding details, trying to polish a turd

Jan Peters
Added steering actuators, somewhat spurious as I have no detail pictures or drawings on the actual arrangement.

Spanjaard
I had not idea this sub even existed.... really curious about it 🙂

Jan Peters
Only 3 prototypes were build, it never got behind the test phase.
All were destroyed at the end of the war.

Spanjaard
yes, just read the wikipedia article about it 🙂

Jan Peters
Added the final parts, after drying it is ready for paint 🙂

gorby
Impressive work Jan. There isn't much left of the original kit!

Jan Peters
Thanks mate, there wasn't much to start with anyway 😅

Jan Peters
More paint smeared on.

Jan Peters
After much trial and error I finally managed to get the red and white stripes on the canopy.  

Jan Peters
All done.
Fixed the model to a simple oak base.
I'm not content with the outcome, so it has found a place in the back of the cabinet 🙂

gorby
The result probably has more to do with the poor state of the original kit rather than your modelling abilities, so I think you've done well to get it looking as presentable as you have. The parts you have replaced and added are significantly better than the original kit part. It always intrigues me when you see these old machines in museums that the surfaces are very often as rough as old boots rather than the perfect finish we often try to achieve.
Also, macro is a complete git. A photo of that from a normal viewing distance would probably look good.

Jan Peters
Thanks for your kind words Gorby 🙏🏻

Spanjaard
fully agree with gorby! very nice job!

Robert Podkoński
I agree with gorby! You're too harsh to yourself, Jan. You've done a fantastic job!

Jay Dubya
I am keen to see what you are looking to do here, Denis. A model or walkaround? I will be happy either way!

damien bresso
beaucoup travail pour enlever les residus de moule, aile a poncer pour avoir raccord bord d'attaque, pas de verriere mais la verriere heller est a la bonne taille.
Plastique tendre, agreable a travailler, belle gravure

A lot of work to remove the mold residus, wing sanded for having coupling the leading edge, no crystal canopie but the heller mirage III canopie is the right size.
Plastic tender, pleasant to work, beautiful engraving

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

Dominik Weitzer
very well made! the weathering looks great

Neuling
I agree with everyone above!

Mos Models
I'm not sure how to @Rui S

Rui S
Ok. Go to the kit page > in stash > chose "completed" > them pick "project" > chose "add" project > chose one from your projects list.
Hope this helps.

Mos Models
All completed 🙂

Goldman
Beautiful model - very clean and a lot of attention to details. Not very often you see a model of a light truck.

Spence Wilson
@Goldman thanks. I thought it would make a pretty unique subject! fun build for sure!

Dominik Weitzer
like goldman said . Great!

Neuling
Same as Goldman 2

Dominik Weitzer
that is a great looking underwater scene. like it a lot!

Lochsa River
amazing and brilliant

gorby
Amazing work!

Lorraine Lin
Wow! Perfect dio👍
May I ask how do you eliminate the bubbles of the resin? Vacuuming before curing?

Neuling
Very good!

Lorraine Lin
So cute, he must be asking the cat for directions.
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Neuling
Lovely work!

George Williams
Very cool.

Paul Shearer
Nice paint work

Lorraine Lin
wow, like the color! is it the car in the movie "Green Book"?

Neuling
A beauty !

Rui S
I agree, great work 👍

Charles
Thanks everyone. The color is called Frost Turquoise. It is a Ford Factory color. I got it from MCW Paints. It is a lacquer. I also used 2k automotive clear coat and then wet sanded and polished. I am still trying to perfect that technique.

Lochsa River
memories.....saw these on the street...

Alexander Grivonev
A-freaking-mazing👍

Dominik Weitzer
very nice. wow!

István Szücs
@Lorraine Lin: that car is a 1962 Cadillac Sedan DeVille:

imcdb.org/vehicle_12..an-DeVille-1962.html

István Szücs
I also have this in my stash, were there any fitting issues, or problems with it?

Spanjaard
wow, that is gorgeous!!!!

Bozzer
Bumming a ride on this one. This is one kit I've not built yet.

Bill Newcomer
I am in. I have the wrecker version of this Ford.

Goldman
One tough looking truck

Bozzer
I gotta admit, I really like that frame colour. Noted for the future!
When I checked out my kit, I noticed that the hood was in 2 pieces? We're there any issues with that? Like, did you have to add extra support or did it align up ok? One thing that I always do, before I commit to paint, is check out the alignment of the grill and air cleaners, etc? Same with the body and the stacks. Italeri use some brackets for the positioning the stacks, which I always try to add, before I shoot any paint? Sometimes they need a little bit of filling.

Kenneth Gifford
The hood is in 2 pieces yes but there is an air intake tube piece that goes inside the hood that holds it together along with the overlap going down the center. It's turns out very rigid. That frame color is tamiya grey violet.

Bozzer
Thanks for the clarity, Kenneth. I'll be looking into that grey violet 👍

István Szücs
Cool project!

Bozzer
Nice work on the engine and chassis mate. Those shocks look good in yellow, too.

Christian W
The LTL9000 is one of my favorit truck. I'm on it 🙂

Bozzer
That interior looks like showroom condition!

István Szücs
Great color, nice work. Looks good!

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
Beautiful paintjob 👍

Stephan H.
Besides the fitting issues, the detail boost is impressive with those printed parts. Awesome paintjob 👍

Christoph Kunz
Heiliger Bimbam! 👍
I'm the one sitting in the back with eyes wide open.

Nicolas Lopez
I'll be checking this project every morning before start working 👀👀👀

George Williams
Coming along nicely.

George Williams
Come along nicely.

Eddie Mann
Yes, instructions show Mr Color 365 which is Gloss Sea Blue, FS15042. Changed.
You can change this in the "Markings" options.

Francky
Eddie wrote: "You can change this in the "Markings" options."

Thanks, but it may lead to some confusion if everybody (like me) would start changing the dbase 🙂

Goldman
As far as I know the first digit in the FS numbers is the level of sheen: 1=Gloss, 2=Satin, 3=Matt. They hue should remain the same.

Francky
@Goldman: I think you are correct. Also according to the info I have, those planes in Korean war times were indeed gloss with a paint composition reducing the fast degradation of the paint during world war II.

scalemates
Do you mean the similar section showing colors not perfectly matching the FS color?

Some modelers go for a lighter shade anyway, depending on the area you need paint (eg. something small difficult to see inside the cargo area) one of your colors in stash is close enough for you to make that work...

scalemates
especially in combo with the "my ranges" feature it will tell you those paints being close to your target color and in your preferred range (eg. Tamiya)

Francky
When i use this link:

scalemates.com/colors/colorc..99&r=all#similar&l=1

I get a color chip and a series of similar colors: like freight stock grey, dark grey .... etc

When I use this link through the search box:

SCM Search: FS35042

I get a completely different set of similar colors

This may be correct because you are using different algorithms intending to have a different effect, but I don't understand that searchign the same color in two different ways delivers such different results.

Robert Podkoński
Fantastic details and weathering. Pity that so much is hidden insides...

Kevin B
Very nice!!

RetroPunk1988
Fantastic job!

Brontax3000
Thant's what they call detailing!

Jan Peters
HMS Tonijn is currently on display at the excellent Dutch Navy museum in Den Helder.
The museum is well worth a visit, one day is not nearly enough to see everything on display.

Jörg Schäfer
The museum is definitely still on my agenda.

Jan Peters
Made a start on this one.
This is my first 1/350 scale model, being relatively simple, I thought it would be an ideal kit to get a feel for the scale.

Ben M
👁️👁️

Jan Peters
Welcome Ben 🙂

Spanjaard
nice museum indeed, looking forward your Tonijn 🙂

Ben M
My dad served on the dolfijn.

Jan Peters
Welcome Spanjaard!

@ Ben, that's something to be proud of. Have you ever build his ship too?

Ben M
Nope. I was unaware it existed.

Jan Peters
You do now😉
It comes with decals for Dolfijn as well.

Ben M
I'm not sure I could do it justice, but I'll enjoy watching your build! 😀

Jan Peters
More work done, added the dive planes and the scratch build drive shafts/ screws

gorby
Excellent work so far.

Jan Peters
Cheers Gorby, its nowhere near your wizard like scratch building.

Thomas Espe
👀

Jan Peters
Almost ready for paint 🙂

Jan Peters
Back in black 🙂

Lochsa River
it is comforting to know a modeler has done a far better job with this kit than i could ever do...so, the pressure is off...enjoy this ...

RNAS Sopwith Baby - Mediterranean | Album by kkarlsen (1:32)

Robert Podkoński
Watching!

Rui S
Me too 😎

Lawrence Landis
Looks great. Sometimes it is a sin to have to cover up such great details.

Villiers de Vos
Lots of tiny details. This little Baby promises to turn out a head turner.

Naram
following

Lawrence Landis
I'm going to have to check out a seat for my Avro Triplane

Lochsa River
thanks all! ...it was weird to discover the seat belts were backwards in the instructions...more reports soon.....

Lochsa River
hopefully...i will always know what a correct WWI seatbelt looks like from now on.....

Lawrence Landis
Man, it is a learning curve. I have learned so much from you all since I joined Scalemates.

Lochsa River
not a big fan of this kit...especially for the money it costs....funky moldings, backwards instructions...blah seat with no detail....it will be finished but not with great affection....

Michael Kohl
Looking good.

JW
Between the Sopwith Baby and the Vega it looks like you have your hands full. Looking forward to watching you finish both.

Lochsa River
...this Sopwith has been a challenge....and hopefully, the folks at Lukgraph took notice....the Vega is more of a history challenge because the more u see the more the kits struts make some historical sense...the kit is an amalgam of various stage and varieties of Vegas...and there are many.......thank you, as always...

Lawrence Landis
I will keep following your progress.

Thomas Espe
Watching👀

Lochsa River
....only one plane in the jig at a time and this will definitely be a jig job....the tail is assembled but I don't really like the rigging method.....this is a good livery of this airplane....so, some time will be taken....

Lochsa River
kick starting this after months off....

Rui S
Here we go... 😎

Bozzer
I'll hop in with Rui. These builds are always an education 🙂

MS K
Thanks guys.
This time, I plan to make light modifications to a few areas and finish it quickly. Don't expect too much. 😉

Bozzer
Lol, yeah, we've seen your subtle modifications. I'm definitely sticking around for the Finale 👍

Martin Oostrom
What you call a few modifications, is usually a full rebuild to me.

Alexander Grivonev
Nope, not expecting much from you MS K....just the usual boring OOB stuff 😄

Spanjaard
fully agree with Bozzer, Martin and Alexander 😄 😄

Davide Vitali
What a nice, clean, enjoyable build! Following

Pepe
Inside

Villiers de Vos
Very nice work so far. Booking my seat.

Yngve N
This will probably be just as interesting as other builds you did MS K. I take a seat and really wonder what "light modifications" means in your book

Sarah-Jane
Having built a few of these kits I find it best to sperate the declas, the decal sheet has them seperated for roof, bonnet etc and I find it best to have them seperate as it gets confusing, just take your time and build up the layers, looking good and loving the modifications you do

MS K
Yeah, I agree Sarah. 😉

Alexander Grivonev
The airbrushed CF looks fantastic! May I ask what kind of stockings you used? 😄

Bozzer
I got mine off some girl I met last night. When she's done making breakfast, I'll ask her what they're called? 😛

Alexander Grivonev
You mean her pantyhose stayed intact during the process? I am disappointed mate 😄

Bozzer
Just a few teeth marks mate, but enough material for what I need 😉 She said they're called "Yours" as she limped into the taxi 🙂

MS K
@Alexander I don't know because I got it from my girlfriend 😉
If the stocking is pulled too much, the CF pattern will not form properly.

Robin (WhiteGlint)
Large decals can be scary. 👀
Nice work!

Lochsa River
woah.....cool

Villiers de Vos
My hat off to you with that large decal.

Dominik Weitzer
nice duo, looking great! well built.
are there some issues with this kits? never heard about them.

Spence Wilson
@Dominik Weitzer no issues at all. Actually these were a lot of fun to build and put together. No more difficult than your average high end resin kits. I think PZY/Kitbox are still pretty new to the modeling scene and are a little more difficult to find. You have to join their FB group to really have any access to them as they don't sell in a lot of retail shops and they don't have a website at all.

Lorraine Lin
Taking a seat for the show
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Lochsa River
very col....and different

gorby
Amazing work!

Robert Podkoński
Looks promising. Let me take a first row seat 😉

Guy Rump
Following. 👍

Patryk S.
Following!

Rando Dude
Taking a seat as well 👍

Matthew A
You could cut the canopy using the front sliding piece in the middle like in photo 5 (does that make sense?) That way you won't have to mask it all and you can see all the work inside.

Matthew A
Or you could use a paint marker pen to paint the frames

Lochsa River
Thank you for those helpful suggestions! I will try both ways to make this work.

As far as the sliding canopy is concerned...it appears the rear canopy is slid in place over the center piece in photo 5....is the front portion just not in place at all? it does not appear to be slide backwards into the center....

Lochsa River
...or is it the opposite with the front portion slide back and rear portion not installed? Or are both slid into place and it just does not show well? photo search to follow.

Matthew A
The observers canopy is in two parts and slides forward under the centre section, the pilots canopy slides back over the lot- it's all rather cleaver
The pictures here are good
edan.si.edu/slidesho..ASM.XXXX.0356_ref711
Pictures on page 5 and 6 with crew looking at the gun shows how it folded up

And from the inside
inchhighguy.wordpres..r-interior-pictures/

Живко Джаков
When there is a story, models become part of it. Then they cease to be mere toys in our hands. I'm watching!
elpoderdelasgalaxias..lldiver-red-crossed/

Łukasz Gliński
Following, always wanted to build that kit

J35J
Great work!👍🏻

Matthew A
Looks really good

Never a Pro
Maybe it's my childhood's Matchbox 2 color sprue sets, but everytime I see non-grey sprues, I just have shivers down my spine. This looks so good, and I bet you have having a great time. Looking forward for the final photoshoot

Lochsa River
Rigging with the Starfighter Decals rigging photoetch is fun and usually works well...this SBC-3/4 set used here, may be the last known copy in the known universe...looking at the aircraft, it should be fairly simple for a good modeler to scratchbuild it...the kit is excellent in many ways, is inexpensive and there are a number of decal sets available...

Robert Podkoński
Looks perfect, LR!

Moreno Baruffini
It really looks perfect 👍🏻

Neuling
Clean and colorful work. An eyecatcher!

Lochsa River
Thank you all...it really did turn out OK....

Rando Dude
Really a great result! Very well done 👍

Matthew A
Worth all the effort 😃

Живко Джаков
This is very good! Congratulations. I liked the stand you used, I need to plan one.

Guy Rump
Very nice indeed. 👍

Pz_MelOtt
Very much like your results. This project is on my 2025 calendar.
How well did the EZ Rigging work for you? What challenges did you face with the rigging?

Lochsa River
...thank you! the rigging went well....but getting that rigging set is about impossible.....a modeler would need to scratch some lines now....

Dave Flitton
Well done! I was wondering about the PE rigging. Did it work well? Was it easy to apply?

Spanjaard
you can change it to released 😉

Rob Lyttle
Thanks Spanjaard.... I think - I hope - I've worked out how to do this 👍

Spanjaard
looks like you did 🙂

wilky
Shouldn't it show as "new tool"?

Spanjaard
if there is no previous version of it, i guess you are right.

wilky
The box is marked "third edition" so maybe it's the third boxing?

Spanjaard
that is quite possible

Rob Lyttle
I'm pretty sure that the kit was first issued in the 60s. I saw a boxart picture on worthpoint of the 1st issue, or was it Pinterest?? Couldn't download the image. This 3rd edition features a chain kit of separate links which I think was a new feature. The old protar kits are let down by a rubber band final drive!

Lucio Zinato
I get first issue of 70's, rare with a Protar pocket color catalogue

Rob Lyttle
Hi,Lucio👍 Have you built the Moto Guzzi or "collecting"the kit??
I'm interested to know if your 1st edition kit has the many-parts chain kit included, or is that something that was added later....?

Lucio Zinato
Hi, Rob, i don t know exactly because i' m interesting 1/35 tank and japanese aircraft, now i get this kit and others Protar/tamiya for help a widow modellers ( crowfounding, how to say..) on ebay…. if you want take a look there are a lot of pictures about moto guzzi

puntapenna
Ciao Lucio, avresti un kit Protar Guzzi 500 8 cilindri in scala 1/9, da vendere? Io sarei interessato. Sono Piero di Novara e mi puoi scrivere, per facilitare i contatti, su piero.favino@gmail.com, grazie e saluti.

Eddie Mann
I brought this up some time ago, and was told that figures for a particular plane/vehicle should be put in that topic. This would put the A-7 pilots into A-7 etc.

scalemates
+1

And we should avoid multitopics if possible.

If there is one figure in the box, it can't be multitopic. It should be assigned to the most specific topic (Corsair) and not to one of the generic catch all topics

If you search for Female Pilot in 1:48 you will find all pilots nicely categorised in their "intended" use. If you think a Pilot from the "wrong" topic fits your needs (=go for it) because it looks similar (or even is the same) go for it 🙂

SCM Search: female pilot

Sergej I
Looks promising, following 🙂 👍

Gary Kitchen
Taking a seat too. 👍

Ekki
I am in too.

Kendrick Brown
Excited to see what you can do with this thing. I love the CH-37 for how unique and ugly they are. Wish someone makes this in 1/48.

Thomas Kolb
Absolutely lovely! It looks almost like a sci-fi vehicle, very cool! The metal mesh was a great idea, where did you get it?

Carlo
Thanks Thomas, I have added another photo of the products I used and a explanation in the photo caption, hope it answers your question.