Brisfit Crocodile WIP

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July 6, 2018
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July 6, 2018
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July 6, 2018
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July 6, 2018
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July 6, 2018
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July 7, 2018
The kit offers open ...
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July 7, 2018
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July 7, 2018
Parts from a "Part" PE set.
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July 7, 2018
Decal added and cutted.
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July 7, 2018
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July 7, 2018
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July 7, 2018
Final.
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July 7, 2018
Again a wooden propeller.
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July 7, 2018
Looks nice!
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July 11, 2018
Nice PE parts for wicker seat in kit
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July 11, 2018
Basis soldered, structure also on back side
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July 11, 2018
Colored
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July 11, 2018
With cushion
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July 11, 2018
The observer/gunner got a sisal floor for better stand.
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July 11, 2018
0,1mm fabric added to plastic for bag on cockpit wall.
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July 11, 2018
Some funny things like a window on the floor delays the progress.
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July 11, 2018
Preparing struts.
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July 11, 2018
Sanding of struts done.
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July 13, 2018
Soldered a pach to mill my own PEs.
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July 13, 2018
Milling.
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July 13, 2018
Size of block matches Dolphin parts.
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July 13, 2018
16 parts, 0,5mm pipes added. 52 holes to be drilled here.
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July 13, 2018
On other side small distance to strut.
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July 13, 2018
52 connectors needed.
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July 13, 2018
finished prototype.
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July 13, 2018
Looks great!
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July 15, 2018
Engine dummy. Forgot a pictures after detail painzting
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July 15, 2018
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July 15, 2018
Mounts fro drums.
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July 15, 2018
rigging
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July 15, 2018
New outlet
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July 15, 2018
Mounted
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July 15, 2018
Sight from SE5a kit
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July 15, 2018
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July 15, 2018
black frames used.
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July 15, 2018
Wooden panel done.
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July 15, 2018
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July 15, 2018
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July 22, 2018
New axle.
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July 22, 2018
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July 22, 2018
With holder for RAF wires.
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July 22, 2018
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July 22, 2018
Please not the bushings.
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July 22, 2018
Little compressor, Not for airbrush, but for fuel!
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July 22, 2018
With wooden airscrew, able to rotate!
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July 22, 2018
Completed undercarriage.
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January 2, 2019
Added 0.3mm brass pins to all 4 ailerons
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January 2, 2019
Same principle for all fins.
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January 2, 2019
Continued with masking of upper wing.
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January 2, 2019
Shadowed/darkened.
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January 2, 2019
Added linen color and decals to lower wing.
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January 2, 2019
Also decals on upper wing.
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January 5, 2019
Brass construction for prop shaft, 1mm secured front and back, in a 2,1mm bush.
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January 5, 2019
Can be plugged from the front into the kit part.
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January 5, 2019
The air screw fits tight to the 1mm shaft.
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January 5, 2019
... and can rotate very easily.
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January 5, 2019
Putty, sanding, primed white with sanding twice. Painted white with MrPaint.
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January 5, 2019
Masking - the sqaures are smaller compared to manual!
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January 5, 2019
Masking completed, very fiddly!!!
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January 5, 2019
Was not able to brush red due to snow storm, so started brass work again.
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January 5, 2019
L-profile 1x0.7mm, 0.5mm brass pins, squezzed 1mm pipe. Compared to kit part on top.
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January 5, 2019
This a bomb rack holders, different holes for different types. Will stay empty on model, as on the orig picture.
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January 5, 2019
Chemical blackened so it looks used.
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January 5, 2019
Brushed the red, result on fin.
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January 5, 2019
Elevator, touched it during unmask 😭
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January 5, 2019
Fuselage under and left side...
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January 5, 2019
... top and right side.
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January 11, 2019
Kit fitting
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January 11, 2019
New brass one, and filler caps.
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January 11, 2019
Added mounting rings
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January 11, 2019
Red and white masked.
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January 11, 2019
grey primer
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January 11, 2019
Dark ghost grrey on top and below.
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January 11, 2019
New mask cutted.
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January 11, 2019
On underside with curving tape
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January 11, 2019
The crocodile is painted
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January 11, 2019
Underside view.
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January 12, 2019
Crocodile with oil
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January 12, 2019
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January 13, 2019
Parts PE (wrong) versus Eduard from kit.
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January 13, 2019
The kit frame is 0,7mm, but i brake it during cleaning. So new metal parts.
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January 13, 2019
All together...
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January 13, 2019
Start mounting, further metal bushes.
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January 13, 2019
Painted in black and added rubber (streched sprue).
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January 13, 2019
The finished Scarff ring compared to the original.
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January 13, 2019
Can be mounted later on the finished model, my crocodile do not carry a LewisMG or a camera.
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January 13, 2019
After shading some more parts in linen color.
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January 13, 2019
Further work on the air screw: decal, tips, hub
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January 18, 2019
Exhaust: brass pins, end opened and 4 layer aisbrush.
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January 18, 2019
kit part left, replaced by Parts PE and wood
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January 18, 2019
Drawing is wrong, needs to be folded other way around to get a bag for the glass.
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January 18, 2019
Sanded the arc a bit to get it more deeper.
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February 3, 2019
Removing decals also destroyed the painting.
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February 3, 2019
Tyre decals have to removed too, bad looking and wrong font. All needs to be in capital letters.
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February 3, 2019
Finished remaining RAF holders.
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February 3, 2019
Wing brackets done. You see 188 individual metal parts!!!
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February 7, 2019
All the paint layers on the nose are new.
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February 7, 2019
I like the result with the yellow oils is better compared to the first try.
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February 7, 2019
Decals added.
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February 7, 2019
This time also the fish as one piece affair.
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February 7, 2019
Looks nice with exhaust.
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February 7, 2019
All the prepared subassemblies form a model now.
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February 9, 2019
Strange trim - the fix part of the tail could be moved.
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February 9, 2019
Used PE from "Parts" after a lost kit part.
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February 9, 2019
emergency control from gunners cockpit, later painted black.
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February 9, 2019
Scratched drain valve for the radiator.
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February 9, 2019
Mounted. Do not start teh engine without water and closed valve!
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February 9, 2019
Tail is mounted. Please note the light shadows.
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February 9, 2019
For underside I decided for linen, so also decals.
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February 9, 2019
Upper wing with alu maintenance lids and decals.
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February 9, 2019
The special one for the middle part is not mentioned inm manual.
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February 9, 2019
Dry fitting, but I need to prepared rigging before.
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February 9, 2019
Also detail painting with black fitting and metal bolts on upper side.
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February 15, 2019
All 16 wing brackets glued in.
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February 15, 2019
Struts pins fits into central tube.
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February 15, 2019
Dry fit of the 8 struts - no glue needed 🙂
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February 15, 2019
During mounting the orientation have to be respected, on which side doubles?
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February 15, 2019
Again the wings, because it's nice: view from back
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February 15, 2019
Tried to add the fuselage to check the lenght of the struts: the upper wing needs to go more forward.
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February 15, 2019
Some spares from the SE.5a build, used them for terminals on the fuselage. A broken off drill is a nice mounting handle.
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February 15, 2019
Additional 28 indidual parts are four terminals for fuselage.
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February 15, 2019
Added smaller tubing (0.4/0.6mm) for smaller inner rigging to upper wing, and 4 bigger ones for the wing landing wires.
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February 15, 2019
Nice PE in kit: communication plate, but added wooden mount.
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February 15, 2019
Please note my small plate on top of the Cent, compared to a picture of a half stripped aircraft of a museum.
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February 15, 2019
Mounted on the wing, also the sight. Only the compass is missing.
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February 17, 2019
Removed the sight again, its 3.2mm high, but there is only 4mm space between wing and fuselage! Made a new one.
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February 17, 2019
New parts painted.
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February 17, 2019
Light is going trough 👍
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February 17, 2019
Mounted below wing.
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February 17, 2019
After massive rework of the wooden base I glued the windscreen into its place
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February 17, 2019
compass parts of the kit. I drilled a whole and glued clear sprue in.
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February 17, 2019
Mounted on upper wing.
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February 17, 2019
Now it fits, Aldis sight much higher
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February 17, 2019
Close enough to the original
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February 23, 2019
Rigging of tail added.
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February 23, 2019
Lower wing mounted and pipes for Pitot tube added. Please note the rubber connection between middle and outer wing.
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February 23, 2019
Upper wing mounted to the fuselage struts.
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February 23, 2019
Main task in this project: masking
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February 23, 2019
Outer winding painted in linen, 16 decals added.
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February 23, 2019
Struts added, inner at first. Works without trouble.
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February 23, 2019
Rigging added in less the 2 hours, the preparation pays back.
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February 23, 2019
Rigging detail.
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February 24, 2019
Accident! During exhaust mounting the engine falls in. Was able to open the ring and radiator.
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February 24, 2019
The engine.
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February 24, 2019
The last colored PE part from kit - a nice belt mounted to Scarff-ring.
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February 24, 2019
The Scarff-ring mounted.
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February 24, 2019
The gear si mounted, rigged, compressor got a 0.2mm pipe to fuselage.
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February 24, 2019
The aft double terminal is mounted on the aft gear strut.
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February 24, 2019
Bomb racks mounted.
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February 24, 2019
Protective bow is a big thick in kit, so I made metal ones.
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February 24, 2019
Painted and mounted.
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February 24, 2019
Exhaust and engine mounted.
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February 24, 2019
Added a piece of sprue to avoid such accident in future.
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March 2, 2019
Made my own cogwheels from 0.23mm nickel silver. I do not own a cutter for that, this is more a emergency solution.
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March 2, 2019
No real cogwheels, but enough for optical illusion. Pitty, that the dividing head has bad concentricity!
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March 2, 2019
My cogwheel compared to kit one. The one on the airscrew is nice, but the second one is part 5 ?!
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March 2, 2019
Created the sync gear body from brass. round, square, hexagonal.
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March 2, 2019
My small one is left of the original.
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March 2, 2019
The small cogwheel was to big, so I made another cogwheel.
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March 2, 2019
After mounting I put the pipes around the radiator and into the fuselage.
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March 2, 2019
Final view on the new sync gear.
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March 2, 2019
Tailskid from kit, only some securing rope around the rubber added.
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March 2, 2019
Mounted with struts from kit.
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March 3, 2019
Wrong and bad decals, needs to be in capital chars.
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March 3, 2019
New painted and different decals from a newer kit.
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March 3, 2019
Created clamps from 0.3mm copper wire, 0,2mm hole and 0.2mm brass micro rivet.
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March 3, 2019
Compared to original solution.
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March 3, 2019
Elevator control mounted.
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March 3, 2019
Clamped added also to the already glued rudder horns 🙁
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March 3, 2019
View on the crossed elevator wires.
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March 3, 2019
Painted the inside of ailerons dark grey.
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March 3, 2019
Aileron control wires from slot in fuselage to lower wing.
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March 3, 2019
Rudder horn with clamps on aileron.
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March 3, 2019
RAF wire from controlled lower aileron to upper one
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March 3, 2019
Rudder painted, because the decal was to small. The blue is not dry enough for clear coat.
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March 3, 2019
6 wires on the inner struts.
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March 3, 2019
Two ropes from upper wing to engine, used Gaspatch turnbuckles here.
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March 3, 2019
Soldered nickel silver 3 rods and a PE
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March 3, 2019
Added turnbuckles and a second lever with holes.
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March 3, 2019
All together allow a radiator shutter control.
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March 7, 2019
A special connector ...
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March 7, 2019
forms a swivel bearing in two levels.
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March 7, 2019
Mounted on rudder.
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March 7, 2019
Two control wires on each side ...
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March 7, 2019
... of course with turnbuckles.
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March 7, 2019
Pitot tube was contained in the Part set.
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March 7, 2019
A turned adapter for engine start was the last part!!!

Commenti

3 6 July 2018, 20:16

Stefan Fraundorfer
I love this colorful bird and can't wait to see your Progress. Masking the wings was a hard word I think.

6 July 2018, 23:11

Martin Oostrom
I'm here for the next show case!

6 July 2018, 23:52

Bernhard Schrock
Grossartig; ist noch ein Platz im Abendkurs "Abkleben und Airbrushen für Meister"? 🙂
Schneidplotter oder der andere auf Kohlenstoffbasis?🙂

7 July 2018, 05:25

Alec K
Taking my seat for another how-to seminar 👍

7 July 2018, 11:54

Martin von Schreckenstein
I have been dreaming about this kit for years. looking awesome!

7 July 2018, 14:24

bughunter
Thank you, mates! I started already in march, but due to my "Daisy cutter" dio and the Ford-T it was on hold.
Stefan, hard work is underestimation!
Bernhard, I don't know, how Eduard is doing the masks - the page with quadrats was part of this Limited Edition kit.
Martin, this kit was released more then 10 years ago, but it's still available for a good price. May be the color work is scaring to much 😉

7 July 2018, 16:01

Spanjaard
master class started... i am in, master 🙂

11 July 2018, 07:54

Peter Hardy
Move over Spanjaard, when the Bug is busy, I am learning!

11 July 2018, 09:29

Marcel Klemmer
Unglaublich und sehr beeindruckend!!!

11 July 2018, 19:32

bughunter
Welcome to the lesson, my disciple 😉 Just added some pictures.

11 July 2018, 20:07

Alec K
Fantastic PE and wood work 👍

13 July 2018, 12:01

Martin von Schreckenstein
I have four Albatros biplanes to improve my skill for an F.2B build. If its half as nice as this I will be happy. How did you shape those struts?

13 July 2018, 13:14

bughunter
Thank you! Martin, layers glued and sawed to stripes, and then formed with a sanding stick. See picture 22, from right to left.

13 July 2018, 16:36

Martin von Schreckenstein
ah cool, i thought the precision was achieved by something other than just than plain skill🙂

13 July 2018, 17:03

bughunter
Added pictures of my solution to realize the RAF wire rigging.

13 July 2018, 22:55

Norbert Steffens
Fantastic....I'm in. Up to now I did not dare to start with biplanes. I'm sure I'll learn a lot here.

14 July 2018, 05:45

bughunter
Thank you Norbert! Because you are new to biplanes some explanation: Many british biplanes don't have a rigging with ropes and turnbuckles, but so called "RAF wires". Those are aerodynamic profiled steel bars with a thread on the end. Normally I use turnbuckles from Gaspatch, but the "RAF wire"-type is hard to use.

14 July 2018, 11:46

Norbert Steffens
Thnaks bughunter...Nice parts they have.

15 July 2018, 05:38

Spanjaard
Always amazed by you skills bughunter.... What tool do you use to hold your work on picture 25. And what brand is the drill bit? I can only dream to get to your skill level, but right tools can help 😉

15 July 2018, 13:27

bughunter
That is my milling machine "Proxxon MF70", and to hold parts use the recommended accessories "Precision steel vice PM 40". I also own the recommended dividing head. A set of milling cutters are bought on a local modeling show, labeled Rynatec. See proxxon.com/en/micromot/27110.php

15 July 2018, 19:20

bughunter
New set of pictures added with panel and other details.

15 July 2018, 21:28

Peter Hardy
Mrs Hardy said NO!

15 July 2018, 21:28

Spanjaard
Do not tell her Peter 😄

16 July 2018, 08:19

Spanjaard
Hummm seeing the size of this baby, it will be hard to hide......

16 July 2018, 08:22

Predrag Ivanovic
Great,real masterpiece.

16 July 2018, 08:45

Peter Hardy
Bravery is not my strong point!

16 July 2018, 10:14

Spanjaard
I am certainly keeping that proxxon reference for the future, seems a great tool to have fun with.....

16 July 2018, 16:18

bughunter
Added new set of pictures after a lot of work on undercarriage.

22 July 2018, 21:54

Spanjaard
fantastic 🙂

22 July 2018, 21:56

Peter Hardy
You were not kidding when you said you did a lot of work on the undercarriage! Awesome skills Bug!

22 July 2018, 23:53

Alec K
Speeeeectacular 👍 👍 👍

23 July 2018, 00:26

bughunter
Thank you, may friends! To work with metal is pure fun for me!

24 July 2018, 20:53

Spanjaard
that is obvious 🙂

24 July 2018, 22:33

bughunter
Restarted this project with further painting and decals.

2 January 2019, 18:26

Martin von Schreckenstein
much welcome restart. finally got the kit myslef and your build seems to be one of the best references available

2 January 2019, 19:08

Richmond
Top drawer

2 January 2019, 21:56

René "Lord Bilbo" Bartholemy
Gosh I wish I could get anything done at your level... Amazing!

2 January 2019, 22:29

bughunter
Oh, I won some new fans? Thx mates and a warm welcome to the show to all of you! Don't miss my other projects 🙂

2 January 2019, 22:41

Spanjaard
masking all those squares must have taken you ages... but well, everything you do must take ages anyway.... excellent. but i have to ask.... why the squares in the sides and top part are of different side? knowing your work probably it is because the original was like that but..... i still have to ask 🙂

5 January 2019, 22:14

Peter Hardy
Your fans Bugs, are like rabbits, we breed out of control every time you do stuff like this!

5 January 2019, 22:15

Kees Kleijwegt
Here's another one Peter, count me in too! 🙂
Spectecular build so far 👍👍

5 January 2019, 22:31

bughunter
Thank you mates!
@Model_Mania I was not able to add description last night, done now. May be it helps. Feel free to ask for details.
@Spanjaard I don't know, we have to ask Eduard 🤔 I know two pics, but the lower and upper surface are hard to be seen. My guess is, because the fuselage is more narrow compared to height, so with smaller squares you got also 3 rows as on sides. I had no other chance, because the amount of masking squares in the kit is very limited.
Please note also, that the left and right sides are invers, confirmed by orig pics! So even with the same square size on top/bottom you will get different transitions.

And a final tip for the builders of that kit - please remember that you have to mask the white squares, not the red ones 🙂

6 January 2019, 10:26

Tom Ballhoff
oh la la! Amazing.

6 January 2019, 11:57

Björn Svedberg
How did I miss this?! Amazing work! 👍

6 January 2019, 12:47

bughunter
Thank you Tom and Björn! The painting of the crocodile will be another task, after the red is really dry.

6 January 2019, 21:42

Spanjaard
thanks bughunter 🙂

9 January 2019, 15:37

bughunter
Added some brass work and the crocodile is painted.

11 January 2019, 20:38

René "Lord Bilbo" Bartholemy
I very genuinely am in awe!

11 January 2019, 21:19

Peter Hardy
Bugs, sometimes it is just wonderful to see what three (or thirty) levels above me looks like. I could sit through the pics you post daily. Please do not stop or slow down your production. People with the skills that you, Alex G, Maurizio, and your like have are a wonderful respite for the rest of us. Thank you for developing the skills, vision and techniques. Thank you most of all for sharing your work, the rest of us enjoy as much as going to an art gallery displaying an exhibition of the Masters.

11 January 2019, 22:41

René "Lord Bilbo" Bartholemy
@peter Hardy Hear hear!

12 January 2019, 10:22

bughunter
Wow, what a comment! You made me speechless, really! THANK YOU
Today I tried to paint the crocodile, but I'm not sure yet, if the actual state is ok. The first try with a cheep oil have to be removed, driving to a artists' market for a new yellow and a "Medium L - imroves flow" for oils. The macros do not show the real impression, may be a browser setting of 50% is more the real size 🤔

12 January 2019, 17:19

Bernhard Schrock
deine Handfertigkeit beim Löten und Metallbearbeiteung bzw. Sauberkeit sind kaum zu übertreffen! Hut ab auch vor der kompromisslosen Lösung der Probleme! (Z.B Fotos 27, 29 und 45). Großartig.

12 January 2019, 20:38

Clifford Keesler
Cool.

12 January 2019, 20:42

René "Lord Bilbo" Bartholemy
@Bernhard Schrock Du hast absolut Recht! @bughunter He's right in saying that "your proficiency in soldering- and metal- work and the clean result is difficult to surpass." And he "doffs his hat to your manner of solving problems without compromises. Great!" 😉

12 January 2019, 20:55

bughunter
Danke Bernhard, aber genau das denke ich bei Deinen Bildern auch immer!
Thanks mates!

12 January 2019, 22:53

René "Lord Bilbo" Bartholemy
Laughing my @ss off! Thought I'd help out... Hatte nicht mitgekriegt, dass du deutschsprachig bist.

12 January 2019, 23:36

Peter Hardy
Still has relevance Bilbo, I don't speak German so I appreciated your translation!

12 January 2019, 23:53

Alexander Grivonev
Every time in awe from your scratchbuilding microscopic metal parts skills. Your patience and skills are zen like, are you a buddhist monk by any chance?😄

13 January 2019, 11:33

bughunter
Thank you mates! I'm not a monk, but a "normal" engineer hunting for bugs in software.
I added now the next partly metal scratchbuild assembly - a Scarff-ring. Alexander you will like it! It even has it's own wikipedia entry: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarff_ring

13 January 2019, 19:35

Tom Ballhoff
Normal ist es bei Dir vielleicht. Ich denke Du solltest Deinen Nickname in Adlerauge ändern. Normally it's with you perhaps. I think you should change your nickname to Eagle Eye.

14 January 2019, 10:50

bughunter
Danke Tom, I can't or should not change my trademark sign 🤔
This model takes a huge effort, which all the masking and painting, with 8 struts, many rigging lines. May be only the D.H.2 stripdown was a bigger project.

14 January 2019, 17:57

Richmond
Fantastic work on the propellor

17 January 2019, 10:36

bughunter
Thanks Richmond, I hope to be able to continue this weekend, update soon ...

18 January 2019, 08:50

bughunter
Added new pictures after the windscreen is done, see orig here: [img1]

18 January 2019, 18:39

Spanjaard
Simply true to the reference..... Excellent

21 January 2019, 19:28

bughunter
RAF wire brackets are finished - made from 188 individual metal parts!!

3 February 2019, 15:07

René "Lord Bilbo" Bartholemy
You, dear Sir, are crazy! And I doff my hat to you! 😉

3 February 2019, 16:42

Clifford Keesler
Awesome work.

4 February 2019, 00:26

Alexander Grivonev
Why did you have to remove the decaling?

4 February 2019, 11:32

Alec K
188 pieces. I love it 👍 When you are bored sometimes (ha), I would love to read/see your process for making those, especially the assemblies in pic 101.

4 February 2019, 13:45

Bart Goesaert
splendid work... also interested like Alec... seem to have overlooked this one, but man, what a build... To bad about the paintwork, hope you can get some replacement decals. Or will you draw your own?

4 February 2019, 14:55

bughunter
Thank you mates!
@Alexander: I put on the decals respecting recesses/cut outs, but as result they were totally wrong positioned. The cut out was not for the hole of the exhaust, but hood. The openings have to be cutted later. And I was no more able to move , once cured a bit. The carrier film was on top of the color. It was a dumb mistake 🙁
For the assemblies please see also pics 24-31. I created a prototype there, but to do 16 is a different story. The "buckle" is 0.5mm brass with a cut (micro saw), squezzed flat, drilled 0.2mm, and secured with a "bolt" of 0.2mm nickel silver wire (CA added). Cut then with scissors. The thick end is a short piece of 0.7mm brass tube secured with CA.
It was a lot of boring work, but I hope the rigging is now a easy thing using the flat EZ-line.

4 February 2019, 15:31

Alec K
Got it, thank you (my apologies for missing that section). Just fantastic work.

Regarding the decals: I just ran into a decal need myself and ordered custom decals for the first time from a Canadian supplier. He prints using OKI printer. It's relatively expensive, but the only option if one needs custom artwork, particularly with white. I have not yet received them, but fingers crossed... The biggest challenge was to have enough artwork to fill 1/8 page (the smallest order size). Ahh, the trials and tribulations of modeling in 1/72 scale 😄

4 February 2019, 20:15

bughunter
Good luck with your decals!
On the Wingnut Wing page there is a picture of the mount of the RAF wires and struts:
[img1]

4 February 2019, 21:02

Spanjaard
what a pity about those decals and paint... but i am sure you will find a solution for that.

4 February 2019, 21:39

bughunter
Thx Spanjaard, the painting was done again, including oils. The first decals are located and drying, this time it looks better 🙂

6 February 2019, 18:17

bughunter
Recovered the mishap with the decals with new painting. I really like the mouth with the fish, the exhaust looks like a cigar.

7 February 2019, 21:28

Bart Goesaert
Nice recovery...

8 February 2019, 10:43

bughunter
Thank you Bart! There will be another update this weekend.

8 February 2019, 20:32

Alexander Grivonev
Shaking my head in disbelief from your microscopic scratched parts....

10 February 2019, 14:27

Stefan Fraundorfer
Your Brisfit will be a showstopper on every exhibition. Excellent work!

10 February 2019, 15:09

Stephan Ryll
Very nice and colourful result 👍

10 February 2019, 15:37

bughunter
Thank you mates 🙂 Stefan, the first exhibition will be Fürstenfeldbruck 9./10. March. Hope to finish it before.

10 February 2019, 18:29

Olivier
Interesting camouflage pattern. Did the English really hope to fool the Germans with it ?

10 February 2019, 19:23

bughunter
Thank you Olivier. It was a "private" aircraft of the "Wing Examining Officer" of the No.33 TDS Witney. It was a training unit, so there are no Lewis mounted on the Scarff ring, and Witney is in the north west of London, so this was far away from the Germans.

10 February 2019, 19:48

Clifford Keesler
Amazing work.

10 February 2019, 22:27

Spanjaard
truly stunning. and it is not yet finished.... the color scheme kind of remind me to those formation B-26 of WWII, so colorful 🙂 but certainly not the plane that you want to fly in the combat area

12 February 2019, 10:32

Alec K
... unless you were Manfred von Richthofen 😉 😄

12 February 2019, 14:26

bughunter
Thank you mates - now the next batch of pcitures added.

15 February 2019, 22:08

Thomas Bischoff
Incredible details!

15 February 2019, 22:16

Clifford Keesler
Wow is all I can say.

16 February 2019, 05:11

Chris Greathouse
Truly an inspiration... Wow... Beautiful.

16 February 2019, 06:21

Bart Goesaert
Those ends for the figging are a whole lot better then the original flats... Splendid work on the whole craft. What's the meaning of the plate in the last pics? To know who is the enemy?

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16 February 2019, 07:24

Alec K
Good question...

16 February 2019, 14:59

bughunter
Thank you mates! Yesterday I had no time to add description to the pictures after upload, will do this now.
Bart, this was communication plate to the gunner in the open loud cockpit, so the pilot could point to the symbol and direction. The left symbols are clear: allied/unknown/germans, but I have no idea for the colored right fields. Any ideas?

16 February 2019, 16:35

bughunter
No one a idea?
Next update added, with a rework of the gun sight. One step further, 3 steps back.
Now it should match this picture on WingnutWing page close enough:
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17 February 2019, 22:09

Martin Oostrom
High, low, level?
Fore, aft, abreast?
Fighter, bomber, balloon?
Far, near, close?

17 February 2019, 22:49

Dmitriy Andreeshchev
Truly incredible and inspiring project!

20 February 2019, 20:53

bughunter
Thank you!
Martin, it could also be related to arming of gun or release of the bombs (on the rack below the wing).
Dmitriy, but also a project with a high effort, at least in comparison with my other projects.

20 February 2019, 21:10

Clifford Keesler
Fantastic job.

21 February 2019, 01:51

bughunter
Thank you Clifford! I have to continue this weekend, to keep the chance to match the dead line in two weeks.

21 February 2019, 22:04

bughunter
Next update, wing struts are mounted and also a big part of the rigging is done.

23 February 2019, 17:19

Clifford Keesler
I love the rigging, Looks so real.

23 February 2019, 22:02

Alec K
Rigging and the struts are top notch 👍

24 February 2019, 03:44

bughunter
Thank you Cliffford and Alec! It was a high effort, but I like the result - it looks so real.

24 February 2019, 14:24

bughunter
Next update - added pictures of landing gear and an accident with exhaust.

24 February 2019, 14:36

Alec K
It paid off 👍. What's the rigging material?

24 February 2019, 14:37

bughunter
"Rig that thing" for normal and "EZ-line" for RAF-wires.

24 February 2019, 14:39

Alec K
Thanks. Do you follow a specific "stretch" guideline for the EZ-line (I.e. if segment = 50mm, then the cut EZ-line = 50/x)?

24 February 2019, 14:46

bughunter
No, I glue one end into the tube. I hold it without streching to the opposite tube and cut it shortly before. Put it with twezzer into second tube and add CA.
Here on the Bristol the "wires" are not longer then 50mm.

24 February 2019, 15:01

Chris Greathouse
Beautiful.... (How do you do thumbs up emoticon? This plane needs 1000000 of them)

24 February 2019, 17:12

bughunter
Thank you Chris! I can't type the command here, it will be replaced by a emoticon 🙂
For a HowTo see the FAQ in the upper right corner.

24 February 2019, 20:59

Chris Greathouse
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

24 February 2019, 22:00

Peter Hardy
This one is for a competition Bugs wasn't it?

24 February 2019, 22:18

Christian Bruer
Excellent craftsmanship 👍

25 February 2019, 06:17

bughunter
Thank you mates! Peter, you are right, in less then two weeks there is this exhibition/competition: 5. Fürstenfelder Modellbautage 2019 (9. and 10. March, Fürstenfeldbruck DE) My plan was, to be there with the finished Bristol, beside my other projects. And end of April here: 16. Modellbauausstellung der Modellbaufreunde Siegen (28. April, Wilnsdorf DE)

25 February 2019, 21:25

Chris Greathouse
If you don't win, the contest is rigged 😛 You'll be winning the hearts of those who go, and hopefully a pretty ribbon or two you can show us on here 😄

25 February 2019, 21:32

bughunter
Sync gear is done, pictures uploaded. Daniel sent me cogwheels 👍, but the letter never arrived 🙁 so I milled my own ones.

2 March 2019, 22:13

Clifford Keesler
Awesome!

2 March 2019, 22:15

bughunter
Thank you Clifford, I'm happy with the gear box. Now I'm doing the control wires.

3 March 2019, 12:42

Antonio De Girolamo
Hi Bughunter, I am glad to find your beauty here as well!!!

3 March 2019, 19:02

bughunter
Thank you! Just uploaded the next batch of pictures showing the control wires.

3 March 2019, 19:14

Daniel Klink
Jesus, what a masterpiece the gear behind the Prop...wow 👍

3 March 2019, 19:17

bughunter
Thank you Daniel, now also pictures of radiator shutter control added.

3 March 2019, 21:08

Bart Goesaert
damn nice and fine work... pardon the language....

4 March 2019, 11:34

bughunter
Thank you Bart! This build comes to an end, nearly done. Will be just in time ready for the exhibition next weekend.

4 March 2019, 19:00

Alec K
Absolutely fantastic work! Every time I look at your progress photos, I drool a little 😛. Best of luck at the exhibition (take some pics there and post, so we can visualize 👍

5 March 2019, 12:02

bughunter
Thank you Alec, the rudder is in place (again with crazy control) so no parts left. Only some washing and oils are on the TODO list.

6 March 2019, 20:23

Roland Sachsenhofer
I am absolutely stunned and excited! What a beauty- I wonder how you did that! Such a beauty!

6 March 2019, 21:27

Spanjaard
i run out of adjectives fifty posts ago......

6 March 2019, 21:58

Munkyslut
The livery & nose art is just brilliant!

6 March 2019, 22:07

Chris Greathouse
I agree with Alec, take some pics of the expo and add them in 🙂

6 March 2019, 23:28

rich esquivel
SWEET

6 March 2019, 23:55

Daniel Klink
1st place Frank... There can only be one !! 👍

7 March 2019, 21:02

bughunter
Wow, thank you mates for such a great feedback! I uploaded the next pictures - this build is finished after one year (with some other projects in beetween) Thanks you for escorting me 👍

7 March 2019, 21:08

Björn Svedberg
Beautiful! The detail you are adding is just mind blowing! 👍

8 March 2019, 10:53

Erik Leijdens
Impressive, a masterpiece bughunter! You are the master in ww1 1/48

8 March 2019, 15:12

bughunter
Thank you mates! I will add a gallery with the final pictures next week.

8 March 2019, 21:56

Daniel Klink
Best luck Frank for the exhibition contest..

8 March 2019, 22:02

Olivier
That bird should be a winner.

8 March 2019, 22:13

bughunter
Thank you for all of you kept the fingers crossed - this bird was selected for the gold metal during the contest today - YEAH!

9 March 2019, 17:50

Martin Oostrom
Many deserved congratulations 👍

9 March 2019, 17:56

Daniel Klink
Congrats Mate! I never had a doubt about that! Well deserved Frank with this gem 👍

9 March 2019, 18:21

Bart Goesaert
Well deserved, didn't want to know what one had to do to beat that...

9 March 2019, 18:30

Thomas Bischoff
The jury simply had no other choice 🙂

9 March 2019, 18:35

Kerry COX
Bugsy. ! What a delightful trip through your stunning build. 👍
Just brilliant. 🙂 🙂 🙂

9 March 2019, 18:36

Alexander Grivonev
Frank, truly unbelievable work. Seriously, this thing belongs in a museum. Congratulations and hats off is all I can say! Please continue spoiling us with these kinds of gems!

9 March 2019, 20:42

Olivier
Hip hip hurrah !!!

9 March 2019, 22:24

Alec K
As if there was ANY doubt... 😄

9 March 2019, 23:45

René "Lord Bilbo" Bartholemy
Prost!

10 March 2019, 08:50

bughunter
Wow! Thank you mates for your congratulations 👍 I uploaded a new album with the pictures of the finished model.

10 March 2019, 21:47

Spanjaard
congratulations for absolutely deserved award!

11 March 2019, 06:07