Fil d'information

Bas Tonn
Following. Curious about the progress

Robert Podkoński
Taking a seat (I have a soft spot for this 'car', you know 😉 )

Michael Kohl
Hi Bas and Robert. Welcome.

Robert Podkoński
I cannot wait to see the finished dio.

Alec K
Following for sure 👍

Michael Kohl
Welcome Alec. The clear parts are so incredibly tiny, they stretch my painting skills to the limit - and beyond I am afraid. 🙂

Nicolas
I'm normally not very intrested in vehicles, but your project looks very interesting. I'm in.

Alec K
Michael, I am NOT worried 😂😂😂😉

Tom B.
Interesting, definetly following this!

Michael Kohl
Hi mates. Nice to see you interest and you motivating comments.

aes50622
👍

Robert Podkoński
Great job, Michael - especially on all the wee lamps and pins.

Michael Kohl
Thanks Robert. Yeah, the tiny part were quite a challenge.

Neuling
A tiny gem.

Michael Kohl
Thanks Neuling.

Finn
Lovely, longing for the finished dio

Michael Kohl
Finn, it's done. 🙂

Robert Podkoński
Fantastic!

John Thomas
Very cool

Alex K
Perfect as usual... 😉 👍 👍

Patrick Hagelstein
Oh wow! that figure is really awesome!

Zbynek Honzik
Awesome! Precision work. 👍

Finn
A gem!

Neuling
Tolle Szene, der lässige Blick des Jungen mit den Puma-Sneakers und dem Smartphone auf den Oldtimer ..........

Alec K
I love it 👍

Jv
Fantastic work Butiful
Happy newyear

Michael Kohl
Thanks a lot mates for your warm feedback.
A happy new year to all of you too.

Nicolas M.
Excellent and original !

Neuling
Oder sind es Nike sneakers ....... ? Jedenfalls keine Adidas ....... 🙂

Michael Kohl
Nike ist korrreggd. 🙂

Thanks Nicolas.

Michael Kohl
For those with a soft spot for this vehicle but would like it just a wee bit bigger: Art Scale Kit just released this vehicle in scale 1:35.
Although a short run kit, the sprues looked fine and well detailed to me.

artscale.eu/135-velorex-1

Cheers

Dave
Looks fantastic

gorby
Very nice! I didn't know the Japanese used Vampires.

F-104
Hi gorby, the JASDF bought 1 example of the Vampire trainer for evaluation in 1956. They did not order any, but the Vampire was kept and is exposed in a museum in Japan now.

gorby
👍

Rudy Poseika
A friend in our local model club gave me a kit he purchased some time ago. The kit is from 1980. He also got a PE kit for the aircraft in question but not necessarily for the exact kit. A lot of the plastic was supposed to be REPLACED by the PE but I just 'added' to it ad hoc.
*I became really interested in the story behind the aircraft - as reports have it that it had some good success against B-17, B-24 and B-29s.

Rudy Poseika
I have started assembly. I read in a modellers subReddit an opinion on PE parts - good for larger scale models but maybe lost in 1/72.... Let's see when this aircraft is finished! 🙂

Rui S
A Beauty 👍

Alec K
Well done!

gorby
Excellent!

Finn
A gem, well done!

Ian
Thanks guys!

Mr James
That is one impressive paint job. Excellent skills shown with an airbrush 🙂

Bernd Grün
Schönes Modell, Simon! Exzellente Lackierung, Glückwunsch! 👌👌

Pipeman86
Hey Simon, richtig richtig gut!! Vor allem auch die Grundierung nach dem Verschleifen (Bild 1). Mega!!!

gasolier
Cool scheme! Well done

John Thomas
Very nice

Simon
Thank you very much guys!!

Vielen Dank Bernd und Chris!! Als nächstes werden die Markierungen auf den Seitenleitwerken und den Tragflächen gesprayt!! 🙂

Ben M
fun project. you should paint a giraffe next 🙂

Simon
Yes, certain similarities in the camouflage pattern cannot be denied. 🙂 It wasn't really the intention, it was supposed to be a mix of larger and smaller patches. But I still like it now. 🙂

Ben M
It looks really remarkable. You have constant density for all the patches. Skills!

Simon
Thanks Ben! 🙂

Alberto
Cool camo, nice paint job 👍

Simon
Thank you Alberto 🙂 Now i have to repaint the engines/intakes/nozzles.

Jan Peters
Beautiful camouflage pattern you have painted here!

Simon
Thank you very much!! 🙂 That pushes me to go on with the repainting of the intake / nozzle part! 🙂

Vincent
Great scheme. This looks great!!!

Simon
Thank you Vincent! 🙂

Skyhiker
I love this kit, it was one of my favorite to build. You have done a masterful job on that camo. Looks great.

HSC1932
This is the best Arado 555 I've seen, and I've seen many. What paint did you use to achieve that excellent finish?

Simon
Many thanks to you both! I'm really pleased that you like the paintwork! The project has already taken a lot of time so far. At first I thought it would be a quick job, but in the end the sanding, re-engraving and the countless thin layers of paint have taken a lot of time. Probably also because I watch series on the side 🙂

@HSC1932: I now only use Vallejo colours, mostly the Model Air colours if available. I also thin them a lot now: 4:2:3 (Flow Improver : Thinner : Paint). For the two main colours I used Vallejo MA 71.257 Light Blue RLM76 and MA 71.259 Grey Violet RLM75.

Hans-Jürgen Haag
👍👍Sieht heiß aus das Teil, besonders die Camouflage, hast du da ein Netz drüber gelegt und drüber gesprüht?

Simon
Moin Hans-Jürgen! Vielen Dank!! Ne, das habe ich mit ganz wenig Druck, geringem Abstand und der Politik der ruhigen Hand gemacht! 😉

Michael Kohl
Top paint job.

Simon
Vielen Dank Michael!!

CaptGPF
One word - AMAZING!

Simon
Thank you very much CaptGPF!!! 🙂

Secretary at ESSMC
Love the paint job - looks "submarine"
Great kit - see mine from a few years ago..SCM Search: roger trewenack arado*
I'll keep watching your work!

Simon
Thanks Mr. Secretary! 😅 Now that you mention it, it does look a bit like a ray. A ray with giraffe skin. 😁 Your Arado looks great too! What an idea with the camouflage. 👍🏼

Ben M
A girayffe if you will.

Simon
They are incredibly good at snorkelling! 🤣

Gerald
👍

Guy Rump
Looking good, like the different camo. 👍

Johne 69
Nice paintjob 👍

Simon
Thanks a lot mates. I urgently need to continue with the Arado. In the meantime, I had already applied all the decals. But I had actually bought a new kit of the Ar 555 because the old decals were partly printed with misalignment. In general, the new decals were of much better quality. Next up is another coat of gloss varnish to protect against the subsequent oil wash.

Kesa Tiho
Sehr nett

Guy Rump
Lovely job! 👍