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Daniel Klink
Hi Mates and the Italian candidate for the story project Maritime Patrol in WWII.

Jennifer Franklin
What is this story project you are speaking of?

Daniel Klink
Just a small serie of maritime Patrol Planes by different air forcrs!
Jens (Bat 21) and me will also do a small Gb with rhe H8K emily!
If anybody is interested we can do an Offizial Groupbuild about maritime aircraft!

Villiers de Vos
Very nice pictures. I am booking my seat in the front row.

Moreno Baruffini
Uhhhhhhhhh, one of my preferred topics. ABSOLUTELY FOLLOWING!

Gary Kitchen
Looking forwards to this GB show. Agree with Villiers that's a lovely bit of box art.

Alberto Michieletto
I'm here! 🙂

Łukasz Gliński
Oh man, I have to watch this! 👍

Ludvík Kružík
I've always been very fond of three-engine aircraft. They exude such a special personal charm and elegance. In this case, it's all enhanced by the floats.
I will follow your build with great interest 👀

Cuajete
Daniel, I am very surprised with the latest models that you are making. Great!

Guy Rump
Following with interest. 👍

David Taylor
Defo in Daniel.Always thought the Airone was/is an attractive aircraft.

Doubtingmango
I have to agree with Ludvik, the three engine and h-tail aircraft just seem to personify that classic age of flight after WWI through the end of WWII.

Daniel Klink
Hi Mates, thank you all for your interest and feel all welcomed and take your seats 👍

Daniel Klink
My Review (german) of the kit you will find here
modellboard.net/inde...msg836880#msg836880

Moreno Baruffini
Dear Daniel, I've just read your review (useful to test my Deutsch understanding 🙂 ) and I totally agree with you: "Also bis jetzt hat sich der Kauf auch wenn man den alten Bausatz von Supermodell sein Eigen nennt gelohnt." 🙂

PS for the clear parts, there is this option: Italy (Part 2) (Falcon 23, 1:72)

Alec K
Coming in for the show 👍

Bernd Grün
Interesting topic, Daniel. I'm in! 👍

Daniel Klink
Welcome ALec and Bernd. Glad to have you both here 👍 Still some patience needed, cause i am in a rehab program at the moment.

Alec K
Best wishes Daniel. Hope you are ok.

Paul
Following as I also have this onevin my stash, however that is an older release before Italleri upgraded the molds. Curious to see the changes!

Robert Podkoński
A little late, but I am joining the party!

Moreno Baruffini
I also hope that you are ok, Daniel! Keep us updated

Daniel Klink
No need to worry mates, but thank you 👍

Cuajete
Reason enough to worry. I hope you're okay, Daniel.
Cheer up!

Patryk S.
Following! Gute Besserung!

Transall NG
Nice aircraft, no doubt ! The Italeri version is slightly different (and better !) than the original Supermodel, but some problems remain. This is not very fresh to my memory, but there might be a problem of shape with the horizontal or vertical stabilizer and with the wings engines's location, but it may originate in Ali d'Italia's plan and i haven't spent enough time to be affirmative on those points. The Lanciani's turret is correct, don't trust the scheme published by Ali d'Italia... The overall shape must be corresponding to the aircraft preserved at Vigna del Valle. Sadly, i cannot join the "maybe" groupbuild unless fitting floats to the Junkers G.24 which is on my workbench... Good luck !

Daniel Klink
Hi Mates and warm welcome again!
The built is still like an older short run. It is not a shake and bake for sure!
But mates does anyone know waht is the correct name and perhaps anyone has a link to the specifications of this type of crane?
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Moreno Baruffini
Hi Daniel, I'll do a search in my documentation and I'll try to be back with some useful information

Daniel Klink
Hi Moreno,
Thank you mate! Those beam cranes were only used at Elmas harbour Cagliari Sardegna! Found some orig pictures!
~ 25m in height and the beam had a diameter of~ 2m!
So a simple conic wooden device handle cut to 33,5cm as main beam will do 👍

Moreno Baruffini
Great mate! I was able to find something about the crane in Vigna di Valle, but it was different. If you were already able to find some information about those in Elmas it's perfect!
Great start, as usual!

Daniel Klink
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Cuajete
In Spain we had these other cranes of German origin for the Do.24 of the Air Rescue Service. I couldn't find out the name of these big cranes:

aviationcorner.net/show_photo_en.asp?id=158019

Daniel, I'm glad the project has already started. I guess that means you're feeling better 🙂
Do you have pics of the interiors of your Airone?

Ludvík Kružík
Nice progress on your model. Looking forward to the sequel.

Villiers de Vos
Coming along nicely.

Daniel Klink
Hi Mates!
@Cuajete yeah slowly it developes in the right direction 🙂
Here are some pics. I also have a good book with many pics but in the end you will not see much of it despite of the main canopy.
The overall fit is rather meh, and you definetly remark while building it, that the tool is 50 years old.
The modular parts are really hard to implement into the fuselage without big gaps for example.
A lot of styrene, sanding and putty was needed.

Cuajete
Thank you, Daniel. That interrior looks great.

Moreno Baruffini
Great result Daniel! What book are you referring to?

...Let me add that "Tamigawa are for kids, Supermodels are fro men", and for sure you are one of those! 🙂 😉

Greg Baker
Oh, I want to check this one out. I'd love to build one of these in 1/144... not sure I can make that happen, but in the meantime I can collect some ideas from the master. 🙂

Cuajete
Fantastic result with the engines 👍

Ludvík Kružík
Very nice engines... just get them started. 👍

Doubtingmango
This is shaping up nicely

Ludvík Kružík
It's gotten pretty big in here. Every day a little closer to the finish line. 🙂

Daniel Klink
Hi gentlemen!
Thank you for your nuce and encouraging words👍👍

Daniel Klink
Slowly but steady the base develops

Cuajete
Wow... That base will look great 👌

Marcel Klemmer
Interesting progress Daniel

Daniel Klink
Hi Marcel and Cuajete! Thank you very much for your nice comments Mates!.
My first try making water!

Finn
Cool, will follow

Edward MacKenzie
Wow, da bin ich gerne dabei Daniel. Sieht sehr vielversprechend aus. Viel Spass und gutes Gelingen! 👍

Cuajete
I hope to learn from this to one day apply it to my SAR Dornier Do-24.
Daniel, how did you make the ground rails on the dock?

Daniel Klink
Welcome Finn, Eddie and Cuajete and thanks mates👍
@cuajete i implemented it from sheet of a H0 STreet unit.
First layer of clear coat for the water is done. The cubblestone and concrete parts of the kay are also almost finished.

Bruce Huxtable
Totally nailed the water, Daniel, it's totally convincing. Inspiring work for sure 👍

Daniel Klink
Wow, thank you very much Bruce! Very much appreciate your encouraging words.👍

Villiers de Vos
Very nice work on the pier.

Transall NG
Very nice diorama base !

Doubtingmango
Fantastic water effect

coporado
How could I have missed this, great dio idea and super executed so far! Water made with toilet paper and white glue?

Cuajete
Wow... great effect!

Daniel Klink
Hi Mates glad you like the progress and the effects of the little Dio::Thanks Guys👍
@Sascha THank you mate very much appreciated! yap the toilet paper method.. Works quite well. 🙂
Thanks Cuajete and give it a try for your fantastic Do24 👍

Cuajete
Thx, Daniel! 👍

bughunter
Great work so far 👍 Watching!

Ludvík Kružík
Well, this is a big show! 👍

Daniel Klink
Hi FRank, thanks mate an welcome 👍
@Ludvik Glad you like the progress 👍

Villiers de Vos
The pier is coming along nicely.

Moreno Baruffini
Eager to see the next steps!

Rui S
Excellent work, as usual 👍

Daniel Klink
Thank you very much Villiers, Moreno and Rui! Very much appreciate your kind words mates 👍
After a sudden and complete compressor blackout (pic29) it is now getting closer to the finish line with the Aircraft.

Villiers de Vos
Your paint work is building up nicely.

Johne 69
So far so good 👍

Daniel Klink
Thank you Villiers and Johne👍 Glad you like the progress👍

Daniel Klink
A littler more Scratchwork with the crane...

Ludvík Kružík
Very nice! Great job on the crane. You can see you paid a lot of attention to detail work. 👍 I wish the work continues to do as well.

Transall NG
What a paint work !!! The first time i can see such work with an aircraft model...

Roberto Rocat
Very good progress!

Daniel Klink
Thank you Ludvik and yes this would have been the easiest typ of Crane to do by scratch all the others are a bit of stringbag.
@Transall Thank you very much and i hope it will work out in the end 👍
@Roberto Hi Mate and Thanks 👍

Daniel Klink
I am really surprised how elegant this machine looks, even with the big Floats on it!

David Taylor
Looking great Daniel.

Moreno Baruffini
Great progress Daniel and yes, the Italian planes by Ing. Zappata were very elegant, and usually effective...

Daniel Klink
Hi David and welcome. Thank you very much for your nice comments mates. Very much appreciated...
Yes Moreneo I like them a lot.. SO i started with scratchbuilding the main Cab of the crane. Two Octagons were cut out ans now the windowing starts.
It really looks like a greenhouse 🙂

Cuajete
Wow... Great job so far, Daniel. I love your classic marbling work.
The dock and the crane are from championship.
Go on!

Villiers de Vos
Watching with interest.

Daniel Klink
Hi Cuajete thank you very much Mate!
Dont make me blush😉
Hi Villiers and welcome again😉

Daniel Klink
The base construction for the counterweight will look like this! Pic 40!

Daniel Klink
Painting and Weathering is almost done! Just a few steps as cleaning and matte coat left to do...

Villiers de Vos
Fantastic and inspiring work so far.

Roberto Rocat
Great work, looks beautiful.

Mike Siemers
That is a beauty, great subject.

David R. Meizoso
Lovely crane and plane pack. It's been a pleasure to follow!

Shar Dipree
Wow, looks great so far.

Cuajete
Very nice and fantastic job so far, Daniel 👍

James C
Interesting subject and looking fantastic 👍

Alessandro Pettinacci
A gorgeous and overlooked aircraft, love it!

Daniel Klink
Thank you all very much mates for your encouraging and nice comments Mates 👍

Pietro De Angelis
Really fascinating seaplane and great job with the crane!

Edward MacKenzie
Oh Wow, this is real fantastic made! Great job on both, the crane and the plane!

Daniel Klink
Thank you so much Edward and Pietro👍
Really appreciate your encouraging words!

Lochsa River
Very nice indeed

bughunter
Impressive paint job 👍

Rui S
Beautiful Paint job 👍

David Taylor
That's one attractive aircraft.

Gary Victory
Really nice work Daniel. Well done.

Daniel Klink
Thank you gentlemen for your nice and warm words! 👍 Before the final steps with th Airone will be done, iam waiting for some parts for the crane to finish.

J35J
Really impressive work! Great stuff!👍🏻

Daniel Klink
Thank you very much J35j💪

Bruce Huxtable
The crane is coming together really nicely - definately looks like it has plenty of load capacity !! I'm keeping my fingers crossed for where the plane's centre of gravity lies.... will you be able to adjust for 'trim'?

Cuajete
Looks great so far. Good progress, Daniel.
What piece did you use for the crane counterweight?

Daniel Klink
Thank you Bruce and Cuajete, very much appreciated 👍
The crane had a Load capacity of about 12t! ANd i hope the balance weights, which i put into the floaters front will do.🙂 The Cranes base will be turnable and the wires will be movable to.

@Cuajete thanky mate and those are 32mm diameter washers with a 5mm hole. 4 of them glued together. The Bracket is scratched and all is screwd into the boom.

Cuajete
Daniel, it will be quite a work of engineering. Also functional. Brilliant! 🙂 👍

Daniel Klink
Hi Mate oh yes, indeed.. Thanks for the support.. So the next step is nearly finished with the railing of the main boom.
And the height is quite alright i guess,.The figure is just for comparison purposes.

Daniel Klink
Hi the greenhouse is equipped and the basic color is added!
The crane is also ready for coloring! A thin layer of Mr surfacer added!

bughunter
Great progress, the crane looks so nice!
You can try very thin fishing line to hold the plane. This should be strong enough.

Daniel Klink
Hi Frank Thank you mate 👍
and Good idea! I will consider this !

Daniel Klink
Hi mates, the crane is almost finished now. Just waiting for the Hook to do the roping and rigging!

Moreno Baruffini
Eager to see the finish!!!

Edward MacKenzie
Wow... 😮 This is amazing...!

Daniel Klink
Hi Moreno and Edward, thank you very much mates! You words are very much appreciated.

Christoph Schnarr
Very impressive, Daniel 👍

Villiers de Vos
It is fascinating to see how your project develops.

Bruce Huxtable
You've got me hooked, Daniel 😉

Ludvík Kružík
Great job, the crane looks very good. As Villiers wrote. It's fascinating to see how your project is developing. 👍

Daniel Klink
Thank you very much Mates for your nice and encouraging words 👍 For a long time Project like this that extra motivation is needed.
Meanwhile A small group of Spectators is gathering at the kay 🙂

William Joel
As many have stated already, this is really impressive and a great job. It will make a nice display where ever you find the space to keep it displayed.
Question - the dock, could you explain a bit on it's construction. I have a sub that I'd like to show next to a dock and yours look great.
Again, nice job.

Ralf Topeters
Wanna see!!

Daniel Klink
Thank you very much William and Ralf👍
@wlliam i will do a short how to when it is finished😉
So the wires and hooks and the signal lights are ready!
The Airone will be hooked shortly😉

Łukasz Gliński
Another lunch in the sky? 😉 (pic #66)

Villiers de Vos
Fantastic detailed work on the crane.

Daniel Klink
@ Lukasz yap was my First thought too😉
Thank you very much villiers👍

Daniel Klink
Hookes and aired. Very difficult to make usable pics.

Michael Kohl
Looking cool.

coporado
Simply amazing craftmanship, Daniel!!!

Daniel Klink
Thank you very much Michael and Sascha👍
I underestimated the tail heaviness!😬
But should be no problem to fix😉

David Taylor
Work of art Daniel.

Villiers de Vos
Fantastic work.

Robert Podkoński
Awesome! I cannot find any other appropriate words for this fantastic achievement.

Pietro De Angelis
Absolute masterpiece, fantastic scene.
Admiration and respect!

Edward MacKenzie
This is unbelievable good...! Wow... 😮

Thomas Bischoff
really awesome 👍

J35J
Stunning work! Really impressive!👍🏻

Shar Dipree
Great diorama, is something completely different. Awesome work. Very very nice,.

Guy Rump
Absolutely superb Daniel, a real masterpiece! 👍

Roberto Rocat
A beautiful work! 👍

bughunter
Maybe you can fill Liquid Gravity (Deluxe Materials BD38, No) into the floats?

Rolf Rolf
This is amazing!

Mirko Römer
Now that's a piece of art!

Bernd Grün
Absolute masterpiece, Daniel! 👌👌👌 Congrats, mate!

Daniel Klink
Wow!! Thank you all so much Mates, for your very kind and mortivating words💪
@ bughunter how is the viscosity of that stuff?
Is it possible add it into the float through a drilled hole?

bughunter
That was my idea with a little hole. I have not used it yet, but it is not liquid but made from little balls which "flow".
Please see the review on the product page (my link), there is a video which shows the material and the usage. The Zinnfiguren shop (also linked there) has also this video.
A comment says this are steel shot used for abrasive blasting, so may be you can found this easier.

Moreno Baruffini
Playing with the dock crew🙂

Daniel Klink
Thanky Frank... Already waiting for Delivery🙂
@Moreno...Jap 👍
The Airone is ready for the final weathering steps

Marcel Klemmer
Very impressive Daniel 👍👍👍

Łukasz Gliński
Oh boy! Exquisite finish 👍

Moreno Baruffini
Magnifico! You should send some pictures to Italeri 😉

bughunter
Do you already have ballast in the floats?
What a pity, I had hoped to have a look at the model and talk to the builder after a loooong time, but a nasty virus had other plans.
Get well soon!

Daniel Klink
Thank you Marcel Lukasz and Moreno! It is not finished just a bit of fooling around with the figures. Luigi the big cook is already waiting for action 🙂
I decided to do the Cart for Land transport also by scratch evergreens just arrived.
Also i will hang the plane a littler bit lower cause i believe they only put the Aircrafts as high as necessary.

@Frank, yes it is absolutely annoying. Think i catched both influenca and covid at the same time. It is much better since Tuesday morning.
Still a bit of a headache and dripping nose, but no coughing o fever anymore.
The ballast is already added yes. Still a bit tailsitting but that is ok for me.

Ludvík Kružík
Daniel, I'm glad to hear you're feeling better. I look forward to continuing this fantastic project.

Daniel Klink
Hi Ludvik! Thank you very much and yes it is nearly gone by now 👍
So the basic sonstruction of the Trolley is done. Some more detailing like rivets, locks and loops still to do. Evergreen has just some cool stuff.
And of course the holder for the Floats.

David Taylor
Picture 83 is my favourite kit manufacturer.LOL.

Rui S
And a very expensive One 🙁

Moreno Baruffini
Great progress Daniel and glad you are fine now! Mates, take care, viruses are still around!

Daniel Klink
Thank you David, Rui and Moreno... And yes they are expensive but still best stuff around when it comes to scratchbuild.
So i did the basic costruction of the Float holders with styrodur.
@Moreno yap the threads are growing with every year as it seems. Thanky mate👍

Erik De Smet
Daniel, did you ever use Maquett Raboesch profiles ?

Daniel Klink
Hi Erik, no never heard of it. Thanks Mate. They are looking pretty cool and the choice is really big.

Villiers de Vos
Very nice work on the dolly. This whole project has me nailed to my chair.

Daniel Klink
Thank you very much Villiers, very much appreciate your words Sir👍 Basic color is added.

Daniel Klink
Almost there!

BAT21
Small suggestion for improvement: Shouldn't the transport trolley be within the swing radius of the crane?

Daniel Klink
Hi Jens, yes that would make sense although the Cart was movable with steerable wheels. 🙂

Daniel Klink
Another step closer to the finish line! The Airone is well balanced on the hook.
And after a bit of research about the trolley color, i found this pic! So i have to change the windows to sliding canopy. Well should be no problem.
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Edward MacKenzie
This is unbelievable good made! Daniel, i am really impressed...

Daniel Klink
Wow, thank you very much Edward for your very motivating comment. 👍

HSC1932
This is stunning work, Daniel. How did you secure the attachment points so that it can support the weight of the plane?

Villiers de Vos
Fantastic work, and very original.

David Taylor
Another stunning original Daniel.

Daniel Klink
Hi MAtes, thank you very much David, Villiers and HSC for your kind comments. Iam growing with every word🙂
@HSC: I secured the attachement points by drilling two small holes to every point and sank two heated half loop from the underside to the wing roots.
Then i welded the upper loops to the half loope coming through the plastic. That should last for decades🙂

HSC1932
Daniel might you have some pictures of this process?

Daniel Klink
Hi HSC, unfortunately not! And of course i meant soldered not welded sorry😉
But i can do a little sketch of it, if wanted!

Andy Ball
Terrific build, as always, Daniel!

Daniel Klink
Thank you very much Andy.. Very glad you like it!👍

HSC1932
Yes, the sketch would be very helpful. Thanks!

Moreno Baruffini
Well, Daniel, I can only say that when we met here a couple of years ago, I saw your SM 82 and thought that a CANT Z 506 would be a perfect combination.
Now I can see that, and you also realised a superlative diorama.
What else? I think it's one of the best build I saw around since a long time!

Ronan
Fantastic work, everything is very well built and very well painted, the result is magnificent 👍

Spanjaard
a truly superb dio, fantastic in all its details

Edward MacKenzie
This is simply perfect to me. I don't accept other opinions.

Neuling
A masterpiece.

Łukasz Gliński
Outstanding 👍

Jeff
Beautiful dio. Great job!

Ludvík Kružík
A truly unique work. Everything fits together perfectly. Diorama tells a story that draws the viewer into the action. I really like it. 👍👍👍

Remco van Haren
What an impressive dio! It's absolutely amazing.

Guy Rump
Dio is superb Daniel. 👍

Doubtingmango
Incredible work Klink! One of the most entertaining builds I've followed.

Daniel Klink
Hi Mates, than you all for your great support and motivating words throughout this project!
It is finished now. Only a small bit is missing but i have to wait til it is available. And because Dust is an enemy, i will store it til the arrival.

Villiers de Vos
Congratulations Daniel on a fantastic project and an original idea.

Daniel Klink
Many thanks Villiers Mate 👍 Very much appreciated.

Alec K
Awesome project and execution Daniel 👍

Ricardo Reis
Beautiful! 👏👏👏

Daniel Klink
Thanks Alec and Ricardo.. Very much appreciate your comments mates 👍

coporado
Daniel, thats a masterpiece of art from your workbench! Idea, craftmenship and atmonsphere 12 of 10! Love it 🙂

David Taylor
Brill as always.

Curatorm
Absolutly fabulous.

Rui S
HI agree with Coporado, Excellent Work & Dio 👍 All praise well deserved.

Łukasz Gliński
Excellent finish Sir 👍

Daniel Klink
Thank you very much David, Rui, Lukasz, Curatorm ans Sascha.. Very much appreciate your warm and nice words mate 👍

Gary Kitchen
Fabulous diorama and build Daniel. Love the moody noir shot at the end. 👍

Ralf Topeters
Great outcome! I'm still excited about the missing part. 👍

Mark Sherwood
Superlatives abound and well deserved on your Dio/Build.

Daniel Klink
Thank you Gary, Ralf and Mark for your very nice comments 👍
@Ralf The missing part is a vehicle that is used as a kind of weapon on german Motorways these days. 🙂

Patryk S.
An impressive work of art! Congratulations on a great result!

Carlo
Beautiful work, on my wishlist.

Konrad
Great work!

Daniel Klink
Thank you very much Patryk, Carlo and Konrad! Your warm words are very much appreciated mates! 👍

Bruce Huxtable
The attention to - so many - details has paid dividends, Daniel. Superb creation for sure 🙂 The busy figures add to the scene too. Congratulations on your hard work 🙂

Roberto Rocat
Beautiful work indeed. Bravo!

Cuajete
Wow... What an incredible construction, Daniel. The handwork of the detailed crane is fantastic (it even supports the weight of the Cant Z. in a balanced way!), as well as the rest of the dock, the final result of the plane, the figures and the magnificent cart made from scratch. I am perplexed by what my eyes have been able to see. I'm sorry I haven't been able to see the progress of the last few months, but this way I've been able to avoid the desire to see it finished soon 😄

The photo perspectives are very good. This diorama has to be huge. You improve yourself by leaps and bounds over time. I love it!
Congrats!

Jennifer Franklin
humbling, very humbling. I love the crane and it makes for a creative and original diorama. All the attention to detail you put into this has paid off the result is brilliant.

Daniel Klink
Thank you all very much mates for your absolute fantastic feedback and your patience throughout this built!
It really was fun and with all of your encouraging words and hints, i am quite satisfied with the result too. And so i chose to do another this kind but this time with a
RAF Flying boat by Matchbox 🙂
Once again thank you all for your very nice comments mates @Cuajete very happy you like it ! Hope everythings alright!?
I really very much appreciate them.

David H
This is lovely, made me laugh that everyone is more interested in the diorama than the model.😂😃😂 , but what a diorama , brilliant.

Quick question about how you did the "marbling" on the plane ( photos 30 and 31) ?

Cuajete
Daniel, everything is fine. Thank you my friend! 🙂 👍

CaptGPF
wow! A real stunner! I can't believe how I almost missed this gem! Of all your posted albums, this was definitely my favorite - bringing together so many disciplines in our craft. did you enter this into a competition?

Spanjaard
beautiful, terrifying to see all those tubes open😉

Slavo Hazucha
Great looking boomer, the open SS-N-20 tubes look very nicely detailed & you got the rubber coating surface finish really realistic 👍

Treehugger
I like it.

Martin LC
Great work ! the weathering is awesome !

Patrick Hagelstein
😮............

Wow!!!

Sven Schönyan
Wow - impressive work! Concerning modern submarines a Typhoon is very detailed but you managed bring even more life out of the rather "simple" kit.

art81
Very nice work!

Treehugger
Probably way more fun to build than the Mikro Mir one.

James C
That's an amazing looking Typhoon. Really well done 👍

Danumurthi Mahendra
Thank you all! Just woke up. LoL. This is my first submarine kit project, ever! I really enjoyed working on it. There were many photo references. The hardest challenge was painting and the nuances of the weathering effects of the black surface.

Clifford Keesler
Very well done,

Danumurthi Mahendra
Thanks. There were a few mods that I did on the model. Notably, vigorously sanding down the rubber surface blocks, as the ones from the kit were too boxy; rescribing all the panel lines to match the top and bottom hull; masked and paint all the horizontal white waterline marks; add internal flooring in the ballistic missile hatch.

Jos Jansen
Nice....!

Bart Goesaert
fantastic work on this one...

Danumurthi Mahendra
Thanks @Jos and @Bart!

Danumurthi Mahendra
If anyone is interested, I've saved the work-in-progress images here flic.kr/s/aHsmLMrkrS

Bart Goesaert
Thx a lot for these. For when I get around on this one. What are the kind of nets you use on the pics showing the painting of the bottom hull?

Danumurthi Mahendra
Hi @Bart - That is the ArtoolFX mini by Gerald Mendez. It is an airbrush template to help people make organic, fluid and random paint effects. They come in a set of 3 and are made of coated cardboard. I have been using this tool ever since to create randomized weathering effects.

Patrick Hagelstein
Really amazing! 👍 And again: 😮.....

Danumurthi Mahendra
Thank you, @Patrick!

Sylvain Vernier
The paint work on each tile is stunning, and the wheathering effects... wow 👀

Alexander
Great build of a very impressive subject! 👍

Rui S
Great work all-round 👍

Ricardo Reis
Beautiful work! 👍

Gerald
👍

Skyhiker
Impressive

Danumurthi Mahendra
Thanks, mates! @Sylvain i made several masking templates using photo-copy paper with random holes the size of the tiles. Then I just spray different shades over them

Villiers de Vos
A phenomenal finish. a real head turner.

Michael Kohl
I can only agree. Very convincing and realistic finish. Quite an achievement with such a big monochrome area.

Guy Rump
Very impressive. 👍

Danumurthi Mahendra
Thank you @Villiers de Vos and @Guy Rump. Yes @Michael Kohl, the hardest part was how to make the boring monochrome area into something interesting.

Alec K
You certainly seceded. Looks awesome 👍

Spanjaard
Good idea with those templates 👍

ForestFan
Very impressive

Danumurthi Mahendra
Thanks@Alec, @Spanjaard and @ForestFan. Happy New Year to all!

Danumurthi Mahendra
I made a short video clip on how I addressed the issues for those interested Youtube Video

Treehugger
Looks really nice compared to the old Mikro-Mir kit, which has the launcher tubes hidden with closed panels. The tiling also looks very interesting.
I guess I am surprised by how nicely the launcher tube doors look, not knowing how accurate the detailing is.
Edit: Oh, wait, the Mikro-Mir kit also came out in 2014 apparently.

Treehugger
How are the tiles with their panel lines still visible after you added putty over it?

Jan Peters
I have somehow missed this before, very nice details and beautiful painting and weathering!
Does the option for the open tubes come with the kit, or have you added that by yourself?

Michael Kohl
A video 100% to my liking. Condensed no-nonsense information straight to the point. Well done - like your boat.

Alec K
Great video indeed 👍

Danumurthi Mahendra
Hi @Treehugger - Good to know about the Mikro-Mir! one the panels: I think because the liquid putty (surfacer) shrinks when it dries and they get lost a lot during the sanding process. that's how the panels are still visible after all that putty and sanding.

Danumurthi Mahendra
HI @Jan Peters - yes, the kit provided the tube hatches as separate parts. I think it was easier to install the hatches in an open position rather than trying to close the hatches and keep them aligned nicely. LOL.

Danumurthi Mahendra
Thank you @Michael Kohl and @Alec K!

Clifford Keesler
Great looking Sub, a very nice job indeed.

CaptGPF
Simply stunning build! The video was a great summary and I can see where your armor skills like filtering added an extra dimension to the Typhoon. You made Captain Ramius proud!

Bernd Grün
Great build! 👌 Love that Navy Seakings in that white livery.

Harald Besold
A very nice model. Very well done! 👍

Kendrick Brown
Love your navy stock! Looks very similar to my upcoming lineup!

gorby
Very nice!

gorby
Fantastic work so far!