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Torsten
The beginning, the supports are only put together, a gluing comes next. The kit is ABS and requires special glue, I will use Tamiya

Torsten
THX for the likes Villiers and Robert 🙂

Torsten
THX for the like Dash 🙂

Torsten
THX for the like Vincent 🙂

Bruce Huxtable
A movie star? Watching with interest 🙂

Torsten
Thanks Bruce, also for the like 🙂

Torsten
THX for the likes S M and James 🙂

Torsten
THX for the like Kaz 🙂

Thomas Espe
👀

Torsten
Welcome Thomas and THX for the like 🙂

Torsten
THX for the like Marcel 🙂

Greg Baker
I don't know what that is, but I like it. I'm also a little bit scared of all the pointy ends. Make sure you wear eye protection!

Torsten
Thank you Greg 🙂

The tips of the model are indeed not without, I have already drilled a tip into my finger 😄

The original model is from a DEFA movie of the 60s. It is about an expedition to Venus, on which the crew finds out that the civilization there has wiped itself out by an atomic catastrophe. The film can also be seen in the context of the Cold War. You can read more here ==>en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Silent_Star

Skyhiker
I love this spaceship. Such a cool design.

Torsten
Thank you 🙂

Robin (WhiteGlint)
👀

Torsten
Welcome Robin and thanks for the like 🙂

Torsten
After a forced break, my order for a spaceship for a small movie was renewed. However, the model is to have a different color than the original from the film. The base color is Tamiya TS-14 from the spray can. The final coat will be a color from Vallejo's Colorshift series, 72.014 Old Gold Grey Violet, as you can see in the last picture. This is needed for effects in the shots.

Hans-Jürgen Haag
👀😍

Jörg Schäfer
I am looking.

Skyhiker
Still wicked

Nicolas
Very interesting, I'll follow. Good luck with the canopy.

Skyhiker
Thanks Nicolas, the canopy will be a challenge. I sanded out the blemishes on the kit part but there are stress fractures and a crack going through it. I'll have to see if I can vacuform it but there is a ball turret behind it that would be a different thickness and I doubt I could vacuform a ball turret.

Dave Flitton
I have this kit (with extra parts), I hope this turns out well!

Skyhiker
Welcome Dave. So far I like the kit.

Skyhiker
After putting the ball turret together I realized that it would be very risky and way too much work to try and vacuform it. So it looks like I will have to use the damaged canopy because I don't want to mix and match glazing thickness.

Łukasz Gliński
Interesting kit, way better looking than I thought. But the transparencies are a bummer indeed

Skyhiker
I only paid 5 euros for it so I guess I can't complain when the canopy is a mess. I bought someone's entire stash and it was one of the kits in there. Hopefully after it's painted it won't be too bad.

Cuajete
I always had in mind to buy this kit, but I forgot about it because I think it has some problem or difficulty (maybe those transparent parts? 🤔). I hope for a better tool in the future.

Well done so far.
Following!

Air no
Très bel avion, merci et félicitations à toi !!

Skyhiker
Thanks Air no. It's really an interesting early war bird. The turret is pretty cool.

Naram
the canopy.... I have I think 2 my stash from ICM I do not dare to go and check....

Cuajete
Nice color base 👍

Skyhiker
Touch of weathering done today.

Naram
Look very good !

★ Starfish ★
Love that chipping!

Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍

Skyhiker
Bit more progress today

Skyhiker
Decal adventures

Kenneth
Sorry to see that; what combination of paint and setting solution resulted in this?

Skyhiker
3rd generation paint and varnish with Mr. Mark Softer. The decals were shit and I probably used too much solution. I ended up having to brush paint over the decals and problem areas.

Michael Kohl
I my eyes one of the most beautiful cars ever build. A beautiful model too.

John E
Wow. Beautiful work!

Neuling
Very nice work! 🙂

Dominik Weitzer
beautiful!

George Williams
A beautiful car indeed, and you've made a great model from the Revell kit.

Hovercraft
Красотка

Stephan Ryll
Looking very nice 👍

Khashayar Joulai
Nice 👌

Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍

S B
Thanks for following, Guy. 🙏 Cheers!

Desert Marlin
Looks great! Great base for the final scheme!

Desert Marlin
I used to live just to the left of that picture toward the base of that mountain! I remember when this one came out of the yard! It was a big day. Sad, but good to see it leaving the yard!

Desert Marlin
This really is a challenge!

S B
Hello Desert Marlin, thank you for your comments and your constant support here. I hope, I chose the right colors and techniques for this scheme. I haven't done anything like this before, so this is a absolutely first for me. I have some good ideas how to do this, but if it'll work out - I don't know! 😂

Very interesting that you lived just around the corner. The world is a very small place, As far as I know, this picture here was taking in Tucson. Right? But I also have some good references from Mojave, where it was converted into a QRF. Here you'll find the other pictures: flickr.com/photos/ph..s/72157640744823115/

And yes, this is a challange: 😂 Not only painting-wise, but also kit-wise. The RF-4s from Hasegawa seem to have more fit issues than the regular F-4s.

I'll keep you updated on the porgress!

Skyhiker
I like your preshading

Patrick Hagelstein
Very interesting build to follow.

S B
Thank you very much for your comments, Skyhiker and Patrick.

@Skyhiker: Yes, a few builds ago I started to use Uschi van der Rosten's airbrush stencils for preshading more regularly. I had them in my drawer for years, but I never used them. But they save a lot of time and the result is great. And I want to step away from only white preshading. I noticed that I get a better result from the preshading, when I use different colours.

Desert Marlin
Yes, the mountain in the background is the Rincon Mountain on the edge of Tucson, Arizona. The Saguaro National Park (East Campus) is at the base of the mountain. I lived about 2.5 miles from the Park. There is an 8 mile loop in the park that I would ride my bike in. Wonderful place!

Mid Franconian
Great job so far!!

S B
Thanks a lot for your support, Mid Franconian. It's highly appreciated! 👍

tyu
Very nice progress but please don't forget the cockpit modifications and the fin top modifications: [img1] and [img2]

Sergej I
Great job so far 👍

S B
Thank you very much, tyu and Sergej.

@tyu: I know they had no seats when they were flown remote. There actually was a sidewinder warhead in the rear cockpit for self destruction purposes! 🤪
The only pictures I found for 68-599 as a drone, were from Mojave, were she was converted to a drone and still had two seats for the transfer to Tyndall. This is the state I'm building her!

Here are the pictures: flickr.com/photos/ph..s/72157640744823115/

Cuajete
Well done.
Congrats!

Austin LAI
Hello Denis,
How did you bend the nose fuselage parts? You did this job beautiful.

Denis Dogadov
Hello Austin!
The whole construction process is here-
karopka.ru/forum/forum259/topic28523/

Austin LAI
Hello Denis,
There is a decal with Russian words "HAGAPOBCHNN KOMCOMOA" on my model. Could you tell me the meaning?

Denis Dogadov
Hello Austin!
The inscription on the plane-"Хабаровский комсомол" (Khabarovsk Komsomol) it means that the plane was built with money raised by young residents of the city of Khabarovsk.
Komsomol is an organization of young communists in the USSR.
Several such aircraft were built, so the inscriptions could be different.
I do not know how to insert a photo into this message, so I will insert it into a photo album, then delete it.

Austin LAI
Thank you for your explanation in detail.

Austin LAI
Dear Denis,
There is a big bomb in 1st photo. It is also included with in the model kit. What is that bomb? FAB2000 or 2500?

Mr D
Nice craft, the extra detail work paid off.
Really like the Soviet belly blue 👍👍
Well done 👌😁

Denis Dogadov
Hello Austin!
I like your willingness to figure things out.
It's not a bomb, it's an aviation naval mine. It is very well made in this set.
I think no one else makes her model.

You can read about the mine here-
allmines.net/catalog/russia/mines/amg/
There will be more questions, please contact us!

Austin LAI
Thank you for your high quality information.

Hovercraft
Грандиозная работа по перепилу старого набора

Tini Hendriks
Clean build, nice background too 💪🏼

Hovercraft
Мечта поэта

Mr D
Very nice 👍👍

Cuajete
I agree 👍

Łukasz Gliński
Brilliant duo, love the markings on 6-10 👍

Cuajete
Very nice couple.
Congrats!

Mr D
Very nice pair of models 👍
I love the way A-modle do there XL panel lines really adds Depth to the Wing's
Congratulations 🎉

Jennifer Franklin
Very nice work

Guy Rump
Great pair of 109s. 👍

Erik Leijdens
Great set Denis

Hovercraft
С пивом красивее

Hovercraft
Хочу себе такой в коллекцию

Hovercraft
Прикольная шляпа

William Joel
1st thought - WOW. Neat camo, base, and photo background. Well done. The camo - how did you do it?

Denis Dogadov
Thanks!
Camouflage is a decal from Eduard.

William Joel
Ah, thank you.

Neuling
Looks good!

Hovercraft
Классный итальянец

Thomas Kolb
Very clean and neat build! I like this a lot!

Олег О
Здорово! Сам хочу такой собрать. У этой модели складываются крылья?

Denis Dogadov
Да, крыло можно сложить.
Италери не рекомендую, поищи что-то другое, посвежей, Фуджими или Трумпетер.

André Knippenberg
Nice build!

Neuling
Yes!

Hovercraft
Нарушитель форева. Кто в курсе, тот знает

Jörg Luther
Nice scratchbuilding and convincing no-slip surfaces. The headlight guards on image #2 could need some more sanding. Walter Krueger?

Pepe
Wow... Nice work

Jakko ‌
Thanks 🙂 I think I did some more work on the headlight guards after taking the picture, but that was about two years ago so I don't actually remember …

And yes, named after Walther Krueger, who seemed an appropriate choice to name a German-American tank after 🙂

Robin (WhiteGlint)
Impressive work on an interesting project.
I really like the turret's shape. Following. 👀

Jakko ‌
Thanks 🙂 I have to admit, I'm quite fond of the shape of the turret too — it looks far better than the plump MBT 70, if I say so myself 🙂 And to think the only reason it has this shape is because that's the only thing that will fit if you want flat front faces and not lose internal volume.

A.J. Madison
Awesome idea. I want to do a late 1970's US MBT-70 cold war warrior, with a MERDC paint job. See if I can confuse a model contest judge.

Jakko ‌
Thanks, and if you ask me: Go for it 🙂 The main thing, IMHO, is to make it a plausible real vehicle. Don't just take a prototype MBT 70 and paint it as a tank in service, but think about how it might have been improved in minor (or major) ways had it been adopted. And then build those improvements, of course 🙂

Karel Doležal
Perfect modification models. Incredible amount of changes and details compared to the standard model.

Robin (WhiteGlint)
A mean machine! 👍
The mine plow makes the tank look even more aggressive.

Jakko ‌
Thanks 🙂 The Dragon kit is missing a lot of details even if you build it to represent a KPz 70 prototype (you can't built an MBT 70* from it without a fair amount of conversion: engine deck, hull rear, headlights, front stowage bins, smoke launchers and more) so I felt I had to add those to this model too. Basically, it's part speculation and part adding missing details of the real tank.

* "MBT 70" was the American designation, "KPz 70" the German one. The Dragon kit represents a late version of the latter, not the former.

Tim S
Damn, I was thinking about doing the same thing.

Jakko ‌
What's stopping you? 🙂

A.J. Madison
@Jakko I saw that you swapped out that ridiculous 152mm Shillelagh weapon for the 120mm Rheinmetall Rh-120. So that's the first thing I will change on my US MBT-70. In my what-if, the Shillelagh/152mm was determined to be deficient/inadequate by the time the US MBT-70 was committed to production. So the MBT-70A1 would be upgraded with the Rheinmetall 120mm. Haven't decided what the mantlet would look like tho.

Jakko ‌
My line of thinking was that for this one, it went more or less the other way around: in the 1970s, Chobham armour was the thing to have, so they upgraded the M70 (basic MBT 70 with some improvements) to have that — which necessitates the angular turret, because it's very hard to make Chobham armour in a curve (see below-the-turret-rin..s-and-fiction-1.html). I then envision them replacing the increasingly outdated 152 mm gun-launcher by the 120 mm gun that Germany developed for their KPz 70, because the Germans already wanted some percentage of their tanks armed with a true gun anyway (that last part is RL, BTW).

In my case the mantlet is so big and forward because of the need to accommodate the Chobham armour. You may (or at least, I did 🙂) also want to consider that the 120 mm L/44 gun's trunnions are quite far back (inetres.com/gp/military/cv/weapon/M256.html) so if you just stick a 120 mm barrel to the original kit gun mantlet, it will actually be set too far back into the turret.

Cuajete
I thought this was the Dora Wings kit. You did an amazing job on this old tool.
Congrats!

Denis Dogadov
I participated in the competition "Frog/Novo" ith this work, it was fun, the process can be viewed here.-
karopka.ru/forum/forum259/topic26399/

Robert Blaschke
Wow, that was a huge amount of work! But the result is worth it.

Hovercraft
Качественно дрова распилены

Cristian A
Following 👍

Rui Reis
Cool!👍 Im also building one of these but as a PoAF gunship used in the Portuguese colonial wars in Africa.

Guy Rump
Following. 👍

Michael Kohl
Me too

Jan Peters
Following this 👀

Живко Джаков
This cabin has sent two models to the trash so far. I can't handle it. I did the first one with classic glue. I tried the second one with Micro Kristal Klear first, it didn't work. Then I ruined it with MC-131 Mr. Cement SP. Now I've prepared Micro Weld. What did you glue it with?

Gergely Rácz
Живко Джаков: nothing special, I did it with Revell Contacta Professional glue.

Hajo Lippke
I can really recommend white glue (wood glue) for clear parts. It does the job, will dry clear and can be removed without any issues when you´re not happy with it.

Gergely Rácz
Hajo Lippke: yes, I've heard about that too, but I could produce decent results with acetone-based glues when I paid enough attention. I like challenges, anyway. 🙂

Живко Джаков
It didn't work with white glue for me.

Shar Dipree
Very nice so far. Following.

Laurent VILLANUEVA HELLER ForEver
great

Gergely Rácz
Thank You all; to be honest, I still have to improve on the handling of the glue.

Thomas Kolb
I think you are doing a great job with this difficult kit! I find acrylic glue (like Gator's Grip Thin Blend) to be perfect for transparencies. It can even be wiped off with a moist cotton bud if it would go somewhere where it shouldn't without ruining the transparent part. But regular Tamiya Extra Thin cement is great too, you just shouldn't use the brush on the lid but some kind of applicator, like a sewing needle with the eye nipped off to form a tiny "prong".

Gergely Rácz
Thomas Kolb: thank You! The ugly thick "line" on the front left and top of the transparent part is not paint, it's glue and my clumsy hands. I paint transparent parts with my smallest brush, and if paint goes anywhere it shouldn't, I remove it immediately with a toothpick; this method usually works.

Gergely Rácz
Anyway, I don't find this kit too difficult, it's just old, with all its advantages (nice fit, simple construction) and disadvantages (poor on details, raised panel lines, but these mean no real problems for me). Just little free time and even less patience, and I don't want to ruin it either in a hurry or anger.

Finn
I'm in

George Williams
Nice work.

Hovercraft
Декали в Кореле сам рисовал?

Hovercraft
Забавная диорама

Felix
Not to mention the wing😭

Nicolas
Following. Nice to see that you got spare parts.

Felix
Dear Nicolas
Thanks! Yes, happy and excited. It did take them a month BUT they told me so from the beginning and i got all the parts. Very happy with this kit so far. What do you think of the interior yellow green?

Nicolas
Hey Felix, a very promising start. Unfortunately I can't give you any tips on the interior color, I only know that with American aircraft it sometimes depends on the factory, as the same type was painted differently in different factories.

Thomas O'Eh
Looking great so far! Any ideas on the markings yet?

Felix
Thank you, Thomas! I am going with the yellow plane from 15 AF. Thinking of paintin the yellow crosses instead of using the decals. And i am a bit worried about the large decals for the nose art.

Kenneth
Following, looks very nice 👍

Thomas Bischoff
enjoy your build - looks great 👍🏻

Felix
@Thomas, danke dir! Eine Woche lange geschliffen, jetzt kommt der eigentliche Spass mit dem Bemalen.

Felix
@Kenneth, thanks a lot! The sanding me took a long time but i really wanted to get it right, it's something i always struggle with.

Edward MacKenzie
Looks great, i am really interested in this build 🙂

Felix
@Edward, i thoroughly recommend it!

Живко Джаков
Following.

boywellum
Great work, can I ask how you went about the weighting? I tried lots of small lead fishing weights with my Airfix Mitchell but ended up having to fill not only the tiny area given but also the room, behind and just below the cockpit, also behind the control panel and part of the room just behind the cockpit, every space I could find. I'm new to building American bombers, all the RAF ones sit on their tail wheel. Do you or any of the people who have commented have any better ideas than lead? I'm really looking forwards to seeing this project develop (especially as I have the kit myself and need all the tips I can get). Thanks Richard. Following.

Tony Tonov
Nice progress, following

Felix
Dear Boywellum
Both the Mitchell and the Liberator require lots of weight. I bought liquid gravity but it's not heavy enough for the space provided. But there is an ladder for the entry door which will serve as a stand. So i have to go with that!

boywellum
Thanks Felix, that is very kind of you, these kits must have been designed with something in mind for them to work with the actual spaces provided but I have never found a definitive answer anywhere. If any other of the contibutors to your most excellent post have any ideas that would be much appreciated. Maybe Airfix expect us to mix some concrete and pour that in 😉 Cheers Felix, BW

Felix
Dear BW, some modellers work with fishing weights or lead? I haven't, unfortunately.

Nicolas
Great progres. 👍
Years ago I build the old Revell /Monogram Liberator in 1/48. I decided to glue some lead at the rear side of the engine firewalls. It helped, but wasn't enoght (I forgot the lead at the nose wheel bay).

Felix
@Nicolas, that must have been a big bird! I struggle to put this 1/72 Liberator into the paintbooth 🙂
I am glad this kit provides a ladder as support. I bought liquid weight for this build but it's not as compact as i hoped it would be and wouldn't do the job with the spaces provided.

Tony Tonov
Hi Felix,
I usually use fishing weights, the lead is more dense and has high specific weight. I fill all available space and fix it with PVA glue.
There are also aftermaket sets for the front interior, casted in white metal and intended to replace the plastic part:
B-24 Liberator Landing Gear ..aft Conversions 72009, 1:72)
This one however is designed for Hasegawa kit and most likely won't fit on Airfix one.
If non of this helps, I add more weight in front of the engine bays. This worked for me on my both Mitchell and He-219 (which btw is notorious tail-sitter kit).

Alberto
Looking great so far, it's very interesting to follow the detailed step-by step updates!

Felix
Thanks a lot Alberto, glad you enjoy my modelling spam 🙂 did you get the kit too?

Alberto
Hi Felix, no, I built the old Liberator Airfix kit a while ago and had similar issues with the nose weight. I ended up using the ladder for the back door too 😄

Pacific Strafer
Hi Felix, I built the Hasegawa Liberator kit same years ago. I built a box in the nose of the plane around the nose gear and filled the entire space with lead shot. I also glued some lead sheets into the hidden area of the radio operator's room. You can find pictures of this in this report -> modellversium.de/gal..d=8276&origin=mb

Martin Weinpold
Nice!

Felix
Dear Tony, Alberto, Pacific Strafer and Martin, thanks a lot for all the nice comments and advice regarding weight! With this build i will have to go with the ladder in the rear section, it is what it is.
To be honest, i think i should have done a flying Liberator. She just looks great that way, like on the boxart. But there are no figures provided!

Jennifer Franklin
Following!

Alec K
Little late to the party… nice build, despite the challenges and a kit that clearly failed Airfix's quality control inspection.

Felix
Dear Jennifer and Alec, happy to have you onboard…it's never too late to party!🙂 Having lots of fun with this kit!

Alec K
Wondering if your yellow issue can be fixed by laying down pink, then another coat of Humbrol 24?

Tony Tonov
@Alec K, indeed, I usually underspray the yellow areas with pink, when I am looking for a warmer shade of the yellow.

@Felix, if you can mask the areas safely, I'd recommend to spray light layer of pink and then yellow. There are no decals there, aren't they?

Felix
Dear @Alec K and @Tony, thank you for your advice and help! I would overspray the yellow areas, but what about the number? They will pop out all the more.
@Tony, there is no decal for large upper area in yellow, unfortunately.

Tony Tonov
@Felix, you may leave the tail fins as they are. Do overspray only over the horizontal stabilizer. With this pink base you would target to match the "paint" yellow color with "decal" yellow.

Alec K
👍 as Tony said. If you are worried about loosing your preshading, you could apply it over the pink, before applying the yellow again. Or even between final yellow coats 👍.
Should be easy to mask off again, I think?

Felix
I call this one done! Thank you all for your support and kind feedback!🤗

Alec K
Turned out excellent mate 👍

Felix
Thanks a lot, @Alec K!

Alex K
I'm in - of course...

Rui S
Me too 😎

gorby
Thanks for tagging along Alex & Rui. 🙂

Kesa Tiho
Looks like a tuk tuk, anyways its really nice to see you on another project. Im excited to see the fuck ups and final result. Hope your misses doesn't mind you being in love with another woman 😄

Robert Podkoński
Taking a seat here, of course 🙂

gorby
Welcome Kesa & Robert. 🙂
Kesa Mrs Gorby is used to my plastic passion obsessions. 😄
And yes it does look a bit like a tuk tuk. Incidentally there have been a couple of screw up so far but obviously I won't be telling everyone as I want to make it look like I know what I'm doing. 🙂

Spanjaard
certainly joining this new gorby's strange subject being created 🙂

gorby
Thanks Spanjaard, you're always welcome. 🙂

Mr D
Hi Gorby 👋
Another interesting one 😃👍
Nice project, they used 3wheel trucks like these at Cadburys factory as they need tighter turning circles round the plant.

gorby
Glad you're tagging along Mr D.
Their turning circle was one of the reasons they where so successful. Do you have any association with Cadburys - other than eating their products of course. 🙂

Mark Sherwood
Remember these trundling down Zetland Road and Linthorpe Road from the train station. BR and their parcel/freight division use to operate them.

gorby
Hi Mark, apparently British Rail was the main user of these things.

bughunter
That will be another session of scratch modeling of famous (with 30,000 it must be famous) British cars 👍 So ugly that they begin to be beautiful.

gorby
Hi Frank, they certainly are famous in Britland...although probably only with men of a certain age. 😄

Mr D
Hi Gorby...No just eating 😂 l live not far from factory n seen documentary on it too.
Like the project 😁👍

gorby
Thanks Mr D.
Been on their factory tour, as a chocoholic it was wonderful. 🙂

Alex K
One interesting thing to have in mind is that Gorby set to build the ancient 1962 tool of the Scarab and scratch the Mechanical Horse precisely when there appeared recent (and immeasurably better, as for the Scarab - I guess) 3d-printed 1:72 kits of both the Scarab and the French relatives of the MH (i.e. FAR tractors)... But that's Gorby (much to our delight!) 👍

gorby
THERE'S 3D PRINTED KITS!!!??? 😄 😄
I'd be too tight to buy them anyway.
I'm about a month into the build so far and quite enjoying it....mostly.

Alex K
We know you would enjoy this - and we enjoy too... Plus: if you are going to turn the Scarab into a wrecker / recovery vehicle (!!!)... extra joy. Very Gorby-esque work! 👍 👍

gorby
Thanks Alex. 🙂

Ben M
👀

Mr D
"Would you like some parts with that Flash sir" 😂
I know you will pull a great job out of it Gorby 😀👍

Jan Peters
Following this masochistic exercise 😄
The tow truck you fell in love with, was it used to tow Reliant Robins?

Zsolt Czegle
I take a seat!

Intresting project! Go Gorby Go!

gorby
Good grief, I appear to have attracted a crowd. 😳
I didn't realise the Robin was globally infamous. That would be a great idea Jan if I can find a cheapish 1/76 one. 😄
Thanks all for taking an interest. 🙂

Alec K
Taking a seat. The nasties the kit, the more Gorby likes it… I'll forgo spelling out the logical conclusion from this. 😄 😄 😄

gorby
😄 😄 😄
Welcome to the show Alec. I have some nice kits in my mini stash, for some reason they keep being overlooked. Maybe I choose kits which make scratch-building feel like an easier option. 😄

David Taylor
Always worth a watch.

Mr D
X2 trucks under way 😁👍

Jan Peters
Great job on the fiddly bits Gorby 👍🏻

gorby
Thanks mates....as usual I'm playing catch-up with the build report.
(I'll let you into a secret. I don't start the report until I have a very good idea that things might work out. If I'd completely screwed up - you'd never know about it.) 😳

Mr D
🤣🤣 prevention better than cure 😜
Where about in the UK were they produced ?
I vaguely remember the 3 wheel electric milk floats as a kid.

gorby
I think they were built at Scammell Lorries Ltd in Watford.
In fact there is now a road in the area called Scammell Way.
Typical of Britain, close the factory and name a new road after it to remind us that we used to actually make stuff. 🙁

bughunter
Your 'secret' is a good idea: start a build report lately not only shows a success, but also makes the build look quick! Must copy this idea 😉

gorby
😄
The one down side is that as I only do one project at a time it looks like I'm doing bugger all for about a month. 😄

Alec K
Gorby, I follow the same strategy with build reports. Trouble is, I eventually catch up and then snail-pace it to the finish…

gorby
😄

Alex K
Fabulous work going on (as it was to be expected)...

gorby
Thanks very much Alex. 🙂

Jan Peters
What a load of rubbish, in a good way that is 🙂

gorby
😄 😄 😄

Lex Jassies
Nice to see this kit. Build the Scammel Scarab as a youngster from Airfix. And looking at the sprues I would say these are from the the former Airfix kit.
Have fun building it 😉

Alec K
Great progress and entertaining narrative 🙂. The trailer wheels turned out nice, I can't imagine making something like that. Just curious: why not make one and cast a copy (I think you have done that in the past)? Or does this have to do with that logical thing…

gorby
Thanks for the comment mates. 🙂
Lex: Yes this is from the old Airfix kit. Quite enjoying the build so far - although that's probably because most of the build is scratch work. 😄
Alec: Typically the trailer wheels look like a different size to the other wheels in the kit which is why I had to cobble something together rather than cast them. I've been meaning to try and scratch wheels for a while so it was also a bit of an experiment. Hopefully future ones will be better.

Michael Kohl
Love the subject and the build. Not really knowing what I'm talking about I'd say it's as british as british can be

gorby
Thanks Michael. You're quite right, they are as quirkily British as it's possible to be and unlike most quirky British vehicles these were a actually successful. 🙂

Mr D
Like what you have done so far, good thinking on utilising items , l always look at a item before l throw it away to see if it could be useful.
My fire extinguisher handle was just offcuts laying in my scrap tub., ps it finished now will photo tomorrow.
Your right...a MC Donald's or frozen pizza box would be bit out of place 🤣 Fire ash, tin cans, spud peel n bit of dog poo most likely 😄.
Quite rewarding the scratch build l imagine.
Looking good 👍👍

Michael Schubert
Looks like I'm a bit late to the party, but pulling up a chair way in the back to follow along 🤣 looks like a fun little project

gorby
Thanks mates. 🙂
I have to fight against an inherited hoarding gene, so it's a bit of a fine line I have to walk with saving odd and sods for scratching.
At the moment it's very enjoyable project. It's helping to keep my grey matter from seizing up completely, working out how to make something from a pile of bits.

Jennifer Franklin
I am pulling up a seat. I can't wait to see what you do with the scratch building of an I beam.

gorby
Thanks Jennifer. Hopefully I'l show more work soon. 🙂

Kesa Tiho
Really creative way to make rubbish. Im honestly surprised at how well you can DIY and scratch stuff, top notch stuff. Either way the progress is nice.
Also if you don't mind me asking, what operation did your missus go through? Having to administer blood thinners sounds pretty serious.

gorby
Thanks Kesa. 🙂
Mrs Gorby had a hip replacement op. Normally she'd just need medication for the blood thinning but fortunately for my scratch-building junk pile, they thought injections would be better.
Okay, that makes me sound like a bad person. 😄

shadowlight
Not at all... you are aware of your "waste footprint" ^^

Kesa Tiho
Gotta agree with shadowlight. Your not a bad person 🙂. This reminds me of a quote from one of my favourite games: "I'm not an angel, but when you see Trevor your gonna swear I am one." Except It's "I'm not an angel, but when you see Kesa your gonna swear I am one." 😄

Mr D
@ Kesa
GTA-5 by any chance Kesa ??
Interesting build this one ... good to follow.
Did you have any 3wheel vehicles in your part of the world ?
👍😄

Kesa Tiho
Yeah Mr D! Do you play the game?

Mr D
Kesa ...l have played it,
I like retro gaming mostly now👍

Mark Sherwood
Holy Chewbacca on a bagel. Who's, who?

Kesa Tiho
I like the exhaust (yeah i know, a half assed comment) but good god I have never seen a more perfect card... ever.... Truly a masterpiece gifted to us from the scratch building god 😄

gorby
Progress has been slow. I have a problem with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) so everything slows down including brain and enthusiasm. Particularly enthusiasm. It's the part of the year I have more difficulty working out how to make parts and usually the first or second attempts end in disaster before something passable emerges.
Perhaps I should drum into myself "Must do KITS in the winter…. Must do KITS in the winter..."

Alec K
Sounds like a road trip to southern Spain is in order. 😊

gorby
😄 😄 😄
I'll see if I can work up some enthusiasm for that. 😉

Mr D
Great work and like the updates, taking shape well now.😃👍

Jan Peters
You're on a roll now Gorby!

gorby
Thanks Mr D, Jan, and the other peeps for their likes. 🙂

Jennifer Franklin
The second attempt on the engine cover looks nice!

gorby
Thanks Jennifer. 👍
It almost certainly isn't accurate but I won't be loosing any sleep over it. 🙂

Rui S
Excellent scratch work, as usual 👍

gorby
Thanks Rui. 🙂

Spanjaard
that jib is just AWESOME!!! amazing job my friend, amazing.

gorby
Wow, thank you Spanjaard! 🙂

Robert Podkoński
I fully agree with Spanjaard! AWESOME!

bughunter
Luckily this dusty work in between didn't kill you (even if the mask looks like it tried hard), so now we see new marvellous scratch work 👍

gorby
Thanks Robert and Frank. 🙂
It was quite a good mask Frank, it's now black on the outside but completely white inside. Mind you my entire workshop* is completely covered in a fine black dust which I haven't had the enthusiasm to clean up yet. Maybe tomorrow.....or the day after. 😄

* I call my workshop 'The Hutch'. I'm a veggie, which means I eat rabbit food, therefor.... 🙂

Mr D
Hi Gorby 👋
The trailer looks great 👍 pulling of some nice scratch work 😁👍

Jennifer Franklin
Learning a tonne about scratch work, thanks for all the details. Everything looks amazing.

Alec K
Wow, impressive scratchbuilding. I love it. Nice to see you do something useful once in a while… 😂😂😂

Jan Peters
I agree, quite impressive scratch building.

Michael Kohl
As expected a joy to follow.

gorby
Thanks very much everyone for your nice comments.
I must admit that this part of the build was more irritating than enjoyable, although having said that it was certainly preferable to 'Useful work'. 🙂

Mr D
Thought I'd pop n see how Gorby is getting on with his scratch building 👀.
Very nice... Great job on the Jib 👏 very skillful to pull this build off the way you have.
Pleasure to follow 😀👍

Stefan Schacht
very nice, I take a seat.

Jan Peters
After the labour of love you did for your daughter, which of course isn't a chore being the loving dad you are, it's back to the salt mines to get some real hard work done 😀
That's some great scratch building on the jib, and the
Scammell is really looking the part.

gorby
Thanks mates. 🙂
Hopefully there should be another update in the next couple of days.

Marko
It's great what's being created again - the kit base seems to be a challenge.
Good succeed!

gorby
Thanks Marko.
Of the two builds, I'm finding the kit conversion (the Scarab) to be more of a challenge than the full scratch-build (The Mechanical Horse & trailer) which isn't what I was expecting at all.

gorby
Still progressing slooooowly. These tiny 1/76 bits seem to take longer to make than they do in larger scales. 1/48 feels huge in comparison and 1/35 would probably blow my mind.
This update means the Mechanical Horse is now complete, yaaaaaayyyy. 🙂
Eeeerm, except the tiresome colouring-in bit of course. 🙁

Spanjaard
looks great as it is!!

David Taylor
I had a brush very similar to that one.Had it for twenty years,changed the head a few times and the handle thrice.LOL.

Mr D
Trigger has got his broom 😉
Great 👍

bughunter
gorby, your pic 73 reminds me an old joke:
A drunk man comes home and his wife is waiting for him with a broom. He asks her: "Do you want to clean or are you going to fly off again?"
Nice scratch work again 👍

Robert Podkoński
This is simply the master-class scratch work tutorial. Chapeau bas!

Jan Peters
Small scale scratch building at its best 🫡

gorby
Wow, thanks very much for the comments mates. 🙂

Alec K
You managed some magic with this build (y )

gorby
Thanks very much Alec. 🙂

Michael Kohl
Really fine stuff

Mark Sherwood
True about the binmen, pick a metal bin off the floor to their back, everything was in it. No recycling back then. By the way that's a rather fetching brush ( Erm, Boom, Boom)

gorby
Thanks Michael & Mark. 🙂

Mr D
Gets better every time 👏, the old bin wagon used to have a storage bucket on the side... remember they had brooms n couple shovels...for when the stuff fell everywhere,
I remember they used to come round the back of the house open the gate "which they never closed" and Cary the old black rubber type bin on there back, they used to hopp on the side of the wagon between streets " Before Health n safety 🤣" most bin-men were on the sick with bad backs before 50.
Remember the heavy rubber lids that said "No Hot Ashes"
No faffing getting it built 🤣 famous word's.
Great work so far 😀👍

Dave Flitton
Another Gorby Masterpiece.

Jennifer Franklin
Gorby this is a little mind-blowing the things that you can do.

Mark Sherwood
A funny thing happened to me the other day, this duck said. . . . . . . . . . . . .

gorby
Thanks very much for your comments mates. 🙂
Mr D: I'm old enough to remember the predecessor to the black plastic bins, the galvanised steel ones – the ones which rusted and sometimes when they were picked up the bottom fell out. Thankfully they were replaced before I started to work nights because bin day used to be a very noisy business. 😄
Thanks to everyone again. 👍

Daniel H
Such an interesting subject. I'm enjoying both your writing *and* watching the build. 🙂

Jan Peters
I was just about to write the same, love the humorous comments to the updates Gorby

gorby
Thanks very much Daniel & Jan. 🙂

Robert Podkoński
We all love Gorby's works and narrations, as it seems!

gorby
Thanks Robert...you'll make me blush. 😳
🙂

Spanjaard
fully agree with Robert!! 🙂

gorby
Thanks mate. 🙂

Alec K
Aye aye, I think Gorby may have missed his true calling 😉

I love the garbage collection nostalgia. I got the feel for the British variety from Mr. Bean. 😄

Mark Sherwood
@Alec K. Try the Dustbinmen, you can get episode's on You Tube. A late sixties, early-ish seventies sit com. The cart was nicknamed Thunderbird 3. I think it was written by Jack Rosenthal , which I think he wrote London's Burning too.

Bas Tonn
Hmmm... what iis this? Strange, unusual, I like it. Will have to check it out.

gorby
Thanks for the nice comments mates.
Alec: When I left school in the late 70's there wasn't much call for someone who talked rubbish in Coventry. The politicians were mostly in London. 😄
Mark: I've never head of that programme.
Bas: welcome to the oddness. 🙂

Mark Sherwood
Gorby: Based in Manchester cast of characters included Heavy Breathing, Cheese and Egg, Winston and Eric. Cheese and egg was the gaffer of No.3 Gang, Heavy Breathing the lothario, Winston fervent Man City fan and Eric who was Welsh.

David Taylor
May I humbly bow to the king of faff.LOL

gorby
😄 😄 😄
Oh, dear I'm not sure I can keep up the same standard of utter drivel. 😄

Mark Sherwood
Two buttons and a milk token , surely a man of affluence. Very nice scratch building Gorby.

Ben M
Gorby can set up a side business making buttons.

Michael Schubert
Apart from the amazing scratch building going on, i think the commentary near takes the cake, i check in every day for further updates and have a really good chuckle after work..really brightens my day, thanks @gorby!

gorby
😄 😄 😄
Thanks all. I think my button business might struggle with two buttons per hour. Mind you, they're hand-made….Etsy here I come. 🙂
Michael: I can't guarantee the quality of my prattling but it's nice to hear my own flavour of odd is appreciated. Also, I like your little furry friend (No that ISN'T a euphemism 😄 ).
Although progress has been slow there was a bit of a boost yesterday and I'm hoping that something (hopefully not the kitchen) will get painted by next weekend. 😮
Now that's jinxed it hasn't it.

Mr D
A Wheely good job 🫣 , They would say it was a visual obstruction now days.
Keeping to the photos nicely 👍

gorby
Thanks Mr D. 👍

gorby
I'm slowly getting the the finish line. Someone pointed out this nice video about the Scarab which shows what a game changer it was (why does everything on YouTube have to claim it's a 'GAME CHANGER!!!!!' and when you watch it seems they've only found the cure for insomnia.).
Youtube Video

Robert Podkoński
These details you've made from scratch are simply unbelievably awesome... I suppose I should buy the same glasses (photo #99 😉

Alec K
Nice magnifiers! I have been using an optivisior in conjunction with 3+ magnification readers for years. The trick is not to let anyone see you wearing that. What magnification is that Amazon find you are sporting?

Jan Peters
Watching in awe, yet again. Really enjoying the ride Gorby 😀
Oh, and warm beer is an awful nightmare to us savage continentals 🍻

gorby
It isn't the first time I've used magnifying glasses but these are a GAME CHANGER!!! 😄
Alec: I usually use the 3X magnification although these do go up to 5X – which may take some getting used to as it's like being drunk without any of the pleasure. 🙂
Jan: Obviously non Brits have to chill their beer to hide the flavour. 😉

Thanks all for taking the time to comment mates. 👍

Ben M
I went to Zenni optical website and got on the online chat. Told the person I wanted glasses with my short distance correction for doing close up intricate work with +2 magnification. He helped me adjust my prescription to this and they made me a set for $35 that are an amazing help.

Spanjaard
that seems a great idea Ben. gorby, those details are truly stunning.....

gorby
Thanks mates. 🙂
Ben: The new eyes cost me £35. The built in LED light is a revelation as much as the better vision. The old mag glasses had a light but the extra batteries made it too heavy and very uncomfortable to wear so I didn't put batteries in it. The new one has a rechargeable battery built in which make it much more comfortable. Which is just as well as I need it for about 90% of my modelling now.

Mr D
Better...got to have the tools , project looking great 👍👍

gorby
Sorry about my tardiness in updating this album, blame my daughter. I keep telling her I've retired and should be leading a life of leisure but that apparently means nothing to daughters. I can't hold her entirely to account as I've been pruning a tree this morning. I can be a bit, errm, lets say "vigorous" when it comes to pruning. The trees probably think of it more as a near-death experience 😳 . Is attempted arborecide a thing?
Aaaannnnyyyway, the fun is over. Now it's time to suffer. Yes I've arrived at the colouring-in bit where I traditionally snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. 🙁

Jan Peters
Great job on the colouring and marking Gorby.
The captions to the pictures make it an even more enjoyable experience 😄

gorby
Thanks very much Jan. 🙂

Alex K
No need to apologize, dear Gorby, the Feb 22 update was something worthy for us in the gallery to wait for... 👍 👍

Mark Sherwood
That's why I sent my Daughter to Canada.

gorby
I think Mrs Gorby wouldn't be impressed if I sent our daughter to a different continent so I could spend more time playing with plastic. Might be worth considering though. 😄
Thanks very much for taking the time to comment Alex and Mark. 🙂

Alec K
😂🤣😂👍

Hanno Kleinecke
Checkin' in, let the show begin !

Patrick Hagelstein
Bring it on! 👍🏼

Florian H.
Erste Reihe🙂

Michael Kohl
Ich natürlich auch.

Spanjaard
i am in 🙂

Melgg Lütschg
That's interesting 🙂

Alec K
Another Bernhard extravaganza, I am in 👍

Tom Spiegelberg
So, schnell ein Glas guten Wein holen und dann nehme ich gerne Platz.

Robert Podkoński
Taking a seat!

Sergej I
Following 👍

Bernhard Schrock
You are welcome. As usual a lot of first rows free! Popcorn for all! 🙂

Dietmar Bogatzki
Schnell noch eine Cola geholt und Platz genommen, Bernhard 🙂

Felix Troschier
Da gucke ich doch mal mit

Harry Eder
Ich schließe mich da mal an

CaptGPF
Sitting down to watch the extreme detailing build!

David Taylor
Back in.

JAM-SCREW
Fantastic - looking forward to seeing it unfold!

Gary Victory
Nice start Bernhard.

Hans-Jürgen Haag
Nice start 👍👀

Robert
Following 👍

J35J
Wow! Great start👍🏻

bughunter
What a combination: a great new kit, nice accessories and finally a master modeller at the tools - EPIC !

Bernhard Schrock
🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂 Thanks!

JAM-SCREW
Lovely extra details and mods! very tidy Bernhard.

Bernhard Schrock
Thank you JAM-SCREW.
Btw: just I saw you actual portfolio of sets for the Seaking! SCM Brand: JAM-SCREW
Absolutely remarkable!! I'm looking forward especially for the landing gear and main rotor hub. 🙂

Qwertzel
Gute Arbeit! Nehme Platz.

Mid Franconian
I take a seat as well!

Hanno Kleinecke
Just look at that winchframe !!! There is absolutely no doubt that after plugging these plugs the winch will be working. As with all your builds, for the watchers the path is the destination.
Wonderful wip pics - keep'em coming…… 🙂 👍

JAM-SCREW
Rapid progress sir! Very impressive attention to even very fine details for accuracy. Thank you for the updates and images.

Guy Rump
Following with interest. 👍

Spanjaard
that winch is jaw dropping... amazing.

gorby
WOW! Remarkable work so far.

Michael Kohl
What the hell is Ureol?

Bernhard Schrock
Michael ureol is A kind of foamed plastic. It comes in different degrees of foaming. The more foamed, the softer and lighter.

Robert
Hallo sieht genial aus.
wo bekommt man sowas ? habe auch schon versucht sowas zu finden.

Michael Kohl
Ah, that explaines as well the nice texture the cushions have. Thanks for the info.
And - by the way - as always a pleasure to follow your delicate modelling.

Bernhard Schrock
Your are welcome.
Robert: vor paar Jahren habe ich von einem Modellbaubekannten Reste zum probieren gekriegt. Daher musste ich erst mal schauen, wo man das kriegt: eBay hier und da so wie bei Modulor in Berlin.

Gordon Sørensen
Great looking detail you are adding, Berhard! Those seat cushions are fantastic.

Florian H.
Vergiss nicht, einen Kasten Bier bereitzustellen, wenn du die bordtoilette nutzt 😉

Lode Schildermans
Absolute masterclass in progress, Bernhard

bughunter
Eine Detailorgie allererster Kajüte 👍

Spanjaard
a bit more additions, and you can forget about buying kits 😉

Bernhard Schrock
Thanks for comments and praise.I would like to share the praise with the excellent photographers (TN and BD). Ä Only such photos as from TN and BD make it possible.🙂

David Taylor
Wow.

bughunter
It was probably difficult to wire all the little rotary switches on the back. I assume that they all work!

Dan Parsons
Just absolutely fantastic Bernhard, I dont think everyone will appreciate just how difficult all those details you have added are to do. you have achieved what I only dreamed of achieving. I am lost for words with these details. Stunningly beautiful work.

Bernhard Schrock
Thank you David, bughunter and Dan for you very motivating comments🙂. The Seaking is meanwhile my favorite helicopter. It was great to see one of them flying over the beach in Boltenhagen: we went on vacation there last year.🙂🙂

Bruce Huxtable
I am impressed not only by your skills, Bernard, but also that you are not over-whelmed by the many, many fine details that you are taking on. RESPECT 🙂

Alec K
I agree with Bruce. Inspiring progress 👍

Augie
Awesome work!

Bruce Huxtable
Goodness, Bernhard, another micro-kit! Immaculate, inspiring!

Augie
I'm just in awe, master work here.

Hanno Kleinecke
Last monday I had the chance to take a very close look on all these masterpiece subassemblies in person - an all new level of depth in detail, even by Bernhard's standards !
These oxygen bottles look as if they were very closely related to 500 pound bombs….. ? 🙂

Bernhard Schrock
I'm happy that you like my bottles... 🙂. In fact, I have often used bombs as a basis for various parts. 🙂 This time, however, it is a sprue with a diameter of 4 mm.

Dietmar Bogatzki
Awesome work, Bernhard 👍

ScaleFella NAFO
Tuned in! amazing details

Michael Kohl
Some very fine modelling going on here.

Spanjaard
very best kind of modelling 😉

gorby
The level of detail is mad. amongst the best scratch-building I have ever seen on Scalemates.

Mark Snel
Amazing!

Alec K
Excellent progress. I like how in Germany, when helicopter model parts get mailed, one just has to write "Bernhard" on the box and it gets delivered to the right person… 😉 😄

gorby
😄 😄 😄

Hanno Kleinecke
I'm out of superlatives ! What can one say - you are constantly exceeding your own standards with this build, and that really says something !
Deeply stunned and impressed by your R.O. workstation !

JAM-SCREW
Well, first test is passed - package arrived. Second test passed looks in good condition. 😋. Now is the real test. How does the builder feel about the parts and are they suitable for this unbelievably excellent project.... time will tell.🍻

Spanjaard
one thing is for sure, they could not get to better hands 😉

David Taylor
JAM-SCREW.How big is your production facilities,you might need bigger premises as your products look great albeit in the hands of a master modeller.

bughunter
Wow, again every little sub-assembly is a fine model on it's own - fantastic 👍

Bernhard Schrock
Thx for you feedback 🙂🙂
The entire interior is lined with upholstery, which is primarily used for noise-insulation. Until yesterday, I broke my head because I didn't know how to repicate it… After a conversation with a mate (thx Hanno), the brilliant idea came to me: Fimo clay.
The material can be processed excellently and is solid in the oven after 30 minutes at 130°. The most important thing is that it does not become bone-hard but left elastic and can even be sanded.

Hanno Kleinecke
Again you nailed it ! That Fimo stuff looks very realistic ! 👍

Michael Kohl
150 pics and you didn't even close the fuselage. And not a second of dullness. Finest modelling entertainment. 🙂

David Taylor
Will you be adding crew Bernhard.

J R
The insulation is amazing but so are the pieces of equipment

Bernhard Schrock
This morning I was curious and unpacked the chassis of Jam-Screw. As already written, the quality is outstanding. But everything is so filigree that you have to be very careful and not to break anything when handling. I had to improvise a bit here and there. In the end, I was finished after 2 hours. Including preparation for laying the cables.

Tom Spiegelberg
Der Baufortschritt ist echt sehenswert und beeindruckend Bernhard. Die Bilder vom Innenraum von Dir und Thomas sind toll! Es gibt leider sehr wenig Bilder vom Original und sind eine tolle Vorlage. Vielleicht macht ihr nen extra Walkaround hier. Ich freue mich schon auf die nächsten Bilder.

Bernhard Schrock
Danke fürs Lob Tom. 🙂. Dank der hervorragenden Innenraum-Fotos macht es wirklich sehr viel Freude herumzupuzzeln. Mein Seaking Projekt hat, könnte man sagen, eine „kritische Masse" erreicht. Dank diversen Kontakten zu Hubschrauber-Spezialisten, und ehemaligem Wart und nunmehr der Connection zur Jam-Screw habe ich die Möglichkeit offene Fragen auch dort zu klären. Für seine CAD files hat JS / Andy und seine Leute hunderte von Fotos geschossen, zu den ein normaler Sterblicher keinen Zugang hat.
Deinen Vorschlag werde ich an Thomas weiterleiten. Deine Idee ist sehr gut.🙂

Alec K
Jam-Screw additions are looking spectacular 👍

gorby
Amazing attention to detail!

Dieter Bihlmaier
Spechless 😉

Dietmar Bogatzki
Wahnsinn was du da reingesteckt hast allein die Instrumente und Sitze sind schon ne Show

Dietmar Bogatzki
👍 👍

Bernhard Schrock
Thank you for the big praise. I am very happy to have such a large number of fans of this WIP.🙂🙂
Dietmar: nur dank der Unterstützung von einer Handvoll von Mk-41 Fans ist es mir möglich so tief in die Materie einzutauchen.
Übrigens: Ganz am Anfang wollte ich die Türen offen lassen und nur ein „bisschen" im Inneren tun. Aber als ich die Fotos von Thomas betrachtet habe, bin ich „getürmt und hab mich auf dem Boden versteckt". Irgendwann habe ich jedoch den „Zustand der inneren Ruhe" (die Phase wenn ich kein Problem mehr damit habe mich z.B. mit einem Rucksack aus Fimo eine halbe Stunde zu beschäftigen)🙂🙂 und betrachte es inzwischen als eine Herausforderung, wieviel ich von dem Zeug nachbauen kann.

Shar Dipree
Awesome work so far! 👍👍👍👍

JAM-SCREW
Very exciting to see what can be achieved with even a very good kit. Commitment and patience wonderful recipe for outstanding success. A pleasure to go along for this journey.

Sy Bar
Truely amazing scratch building and detailing 🍿

bughunter
Impressive labels! Is your "normal printer" a InkJet or a Laser printer?

Bernhard Schrock
Thank you for your unique and supportive comments !🙂🙂
It's a usual business copymashine/printer in tower design, Minolta serie 7.

Bruce Huxtable
The interior is a delight to the eye, for sure. Inspirational modelling🙂

gorby
Just caught up with your build and it is jaw-dropping!

Bernhard Schrock
🙂🙂.
The last big point for interior components is completed: rack for electronic equipment & foldable seat.

Dietmar Bogatzki
einfach nur geil Bernhard 👍 /y)

Lode Schildermans
Simply amazing. There are no words to describe this level

Alec K
I agree with Lode. Just outstanding research and execution.

CaptGPF
God God! I'm just amazed how much scratch built detail you put into this build with each passing day!

Bernhard Schrock
A waterproof green rubber mat is laid on the cabin floor of the SeaKings of the German Navy. However, not under the equipment rack and not in the area of the „shower cabin" (radaroperator workstation). There, the rubber mat was left out, shortened and folded upwards.

At the points of the mountingpoints and other hatches, access covers (probably also made of rubber) are incorporated into the rubber mat.

Spanjaard
i really love the details of the rack for electronic equipment & foldable seat.

gorby
Astounding! 😮

J35J
Speachless, one of the best builds I've even seen.👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Hanno Kleinecke
The lecture continues ! Altough it's a pity to partially hide all these wonderful details in the closing halves, I'm curious !

Bernhard Schrock
After completing the engine housing I begun today detailing the bottom.
Just as on the fuselage sides, the equipment on the bottom of the Mk41 is different from the british variants.

Kim Branders
A masterpiece...😮......a big 👍

Alec K
The level of detailing on this thing is simply too notch. Number of bits you have added must be in the thousands! Masterclass 👍 👍👍

Dietmar Bogatzki
Einfach nur Geil.....hast du jede Niete nachgezählt, Bernhard 👍
Liebe solche Modellbauer da komme ich nicht mit

Hanno Kleinecke
Holy smokes, this is escalating everytime I'm checking the progress here !
The Airfix-guys must be crying for their mama by now…….😄

Qwertzel
Sehr schöner Innenraum. Ich liebe deine medizinischen Hilfsmittel. Bin selber im Thema drin und kann keinen Unterschied zu den realen Maschinen feststellen. Echt gute Arbeit!

Bernhard Schrock
Thank you for the last wave of such nice comments. I have the last big hurdle to taken: installing clear parts for the cockpit without mess.
Qwertzel: freut mich, dass dir mein Medizin-Equipment gefällt. Du hast erwähnt, dass du selbst sehr dicht dran bist. Hab gesehen dass du auch einen Rettungs Quirl im Bau hast bzw. Eine ganze Menge von Feuerwehrfahrzeugen. Bist du selbst auch im Einsatz? LG B

Qwertzel
Ja, kann man so sagen. Bin seit mehreren Jahren bei der freiwilligen Feuerwehr, bei den Maltesern und beim DRK im Sanitätsdienst und Katastrophenschutz. Ab einem gewissen Punkt ist das ganze Rettungswesen eher eine Lebenseinstellung, anstelle eines Hobbys

Alec K
The paint is on! Best of luck with the clear parts 👍

Alec K
… and they are in place, flawlessly installed. I admire your precision, truly excellent 👍

Bernhard Schrock
Thank you Alec: Your comment honors me very much.
Today morning I worked on the nose, installed several parts of SeMa Models And finally the „thing" looks like a Mk41. 🙂

bughunter
This model will be THE one and only REAL Seaking 👍

Dieter Bihlmaier
Your eye for detail is terrific Bernhard!

Zbynek Honzik
I look at the photos and marvel at the precision and modeling skill. Fantastic, Bernhard! 👏👏👏

Michael Kohl
You have all the reason to be satisfied. Outstanding achievement.

KyMustang
Very impressive. You should be satisfied!

Bruce Huxtable
Here, here!

Joerg Stange
Richtig klasse Dein Seaking! 👍

Hanno Kleinecke
Incredibly realistic look and extraterrestrial cleanliness in paintjob and especially masking the clearparts, exemplary !

John
Looks amazing! Beautiful results on that glass, I bet that felt good to remove and see the results. 👍

Ray Loch
Stunning, that interior is something else.

Alec K
Simply magnificent 👍

Bernhard Schrock
I have hardly any experience with 3D printed parts, especially concerning the flexibility. The material used by Jam-Screw is quite brittle. Therefore, I decided to disconnect the axles and insert a wire. This also has the advantage that you can align the wheels precisely afterwards, especially because they are flattened.

PK99
Wow!! Unbelievable details.

Bernhard Schrock
Thank you mates. 🙂
Result of a modeling mini task: DIY FOD covers.
I wanted to be very „smart" and install the exhaust pipes from the outside after painting. I overlooked that the opening in the fuselage is much smaller than the „hidden" end. Therefore, I had to improvise: I sawed off the outer end and inserted them obliquely from the outside.

Michael Kohl
I just love to follow this build

Alec K
I just can't get over the sharpness of the color separations. Absolutely straight, no ragged sections. Superb.

Bernhard Schrock
🙂 🙂
As usual I installed the door without glueing via 2 x piece of 0,26 mm wire. I drilled 2 holes (0,24 mm) from outside through the door into the fuselage.
Who can find the two places? 🙂

Alec K
Top right, along right edge and within the flange to the left?

Bernhard Schrock
Alec alias „Eagle-eye": 2 x bingo! 🙂

Bernhard Schrock
Today I finished one of the last complex parts for the fuselage. The whippers. What do you think: how many individual parts does a windscreen wiper consist of? 🙂

Spanjaard
about 10, at least

Spanjaard
probably about 15

Bernhard Schrock
Spanjaard: tadaaaa!!!!! Almost bull eye! 17 per wiper. 🙂

Sergej I
You missed the wiper mechanism spring 😄

Joking, I have no idea how you manage to cut and drill such microparts.

Spanjaard
😄

gorby
Just been looking at your wipers in awe (not a phrase I thought I'm be using this morning). Stunning work!

Siegfried Van den Bosch
Stunning !

JAM-SCREW
On going master work on a masterpiece. Fantastic in all respects mate.

Vincent
Amazing work on the wipers!

Bruce Huxtable
Fully-functioning wipers? Too much for my brain to comprehend...... Amazing, Bernhard, amazing...!

Dietmar Bogatzki
Guess 7 Parts per wiper 👍

Bernhard Schrock
Never before have I completed a tailrotor in this quality in such a short time! Thanks to Jam Screw!!!🙂🙂🙂 Compared to the original, all this is great: even the kink at the back edge of the blades is reproduced correctly.

Alec K
Looks amazing 👍

Олег О
Гениально )))

Michael Kohl
Your spectacular build and pic 255 makes me wanna build one german SAR Seaking too.

Bernhard Schrock
I'm glad I was able to inspire you for this machine. By the way, I was lucky/opportune to see the 89 + 63 and 83 + 58 live on Friday at the very last statics display in Nordholz. Hence the photos: in bright sunshine! All spotters were really lucky!🙂🙂

bughunter
Oh yes, great pictures of the original - I really like the "stressed skin effect"!
And I learned recently during my visit in Oberursel museum (reported that on SM) how the filter works, which you show in pic260.
Fantastic modeling show here 👍

Mark de Boer
WOW, all out on the details, Dont think i have ever seen a more acurately detailed model before. Think this is a price winner. Very beautifull.

KyMustang
This is very impressive. Can you give a tutorial on how you achieved the stressed skin effect?

Tom Spiegelberg
Schön, dass Du noch das Vorbild in echt sehen konntest! Ein toller Moment, den man nicht so schnell vergisst. Ich hoffe, Du hast noch genug Fotos gemacht hast! Wäre cool gewesen das fertige Modell neben das Original zu stellen. Weißt Du was aus 89+63 wird?

Bernhard Schrock
KyMustang: the Seaking - Kit of Airfix is on of few witch offers stressed skin.

Tom: in der Tat, das war das Ereignis des Monats! Wie bereits schon geschrieben, habe ich das große Glück, Mitglied einer WhatsApp-Seaking-Taskforce 🙂 zu sein. Felix und Thomas waren gestern bei dem VIP Termin dabei und haben ihre Informationen in der Gruppe geteilt. Demnach bleibt die 63 in Nordholz. Vielleicht ergibt sich mal eine Gelegenheit, das Modell mitzunehmen und nach Nordholz zu fahren. Vielleicht hätten die Museumsmitarbeiter Interesse das Ding in klein zu sehen.

Bernhard Schrock
I'm just waiting for the decals (thanks DF 🙂🙂) and taking a creative break. For a change, I opened another box 🙂

Aaron Konz
Wow! This is extremly impressive!! Build already 2 Airfix Sea Kings but this is a whole other level!! 🤩 I also want to build this retro Sea King (I was also present during the spottersday and the last flight. Can you tell me witch decals you will use? Thanks in advance!

Bernhard Schrock
Good morning Aaron,
thank you for the praise! That was indeed a great experience for me in Nordholz to see the 89+63 live on friday. 🙂I would have liked to see the Seaking in flight on saturday🙁

The decals have been created by a modeling-friend exclusively for me and our Seaking task force 🙂.

HSQ / Mr. Fienne Schola has released a sheet exactly for the 89+63. Here are two links.
https://ebay.de/itm/186437323778

heli-scale-quality.d..iebebilder:::53.html

Bernhard Schrock
I got the decals on Friday. Everything except the blue elements is meanwhile in the right place: I'm thrilled! Thank you very much David!!🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

Alexander Grivonev
Bernhard, es ist atemberaubend was Du hier zauberst! Erste Liga, ohne Worte 👍

Hanno Kleinecke
Last Monday I had the opportunity to lay my eyes on this milestone in the making, even more impressive in reality. So now it's decalling time !
Finish line in sight !

Mr D
The large decal has layed down nicely 👌, looks a difficult area!!
Nice job your doing 👍👍

Anatolii Smyshliaiev
Super!!!

Mr D
Rotors are nice job, interesting model this one ....and very popular, lots of interest.
Best of luck with next steps 😃👍👍

Desert Marlin
Coming along nicely!

Desert Marlin
Absolutely stunning!!!

Spanjaard
can not get more realistic.... wow

Alec K
I agree - one only needs to look at the antenna termination in pic 281 🤯

Dietmar Bogatzki
agree with all above

Bernhard Schrock
In the last week I actually managed to instal all the parts without mess, breakdowns and disasters on the fuselage.

Although I am not finished yet (the parts for the rotor have not yet arrived from Australia) I wanted to share some photos of the details with you. 🙂

At this point I would first like to say thank you to my 4 modeling friends, without whom this project would not be possible.

To Thomas for his great photos that left no questions unanswered.

To David for his support by creating the outstanding decals.

To Felix for his boundless knowledge of helicopters and his tireless answers to my countless questions.

Last but not least to Carsten for his efforts in the creation of the seat cushions and his communication with the former technician of the Seakings: so I had „access" to hundreds of pages of the service manual, which a normal mortal does not get to see.🙂

Michael Kohl
Again and again I am taken aback by the quality of this build when lured onto the thread by another magnificent teaser picture.

Spanjaard
there is only one thing missing.... start the engine! holy molly.....

Desert Marlin
I am truly impressed with this work! Well Done!!!

Mr D
Very tidy 👌 like the hinge's and decals are quality, hope you have plain sailing next week too Bernhard... looking 👍 great,

Cristian A
Hi! Did you present this model in Basel MBT last weekend?

Bernhard Schrock
Hi Mates, I'm glad to see & read your nice comments: Thank you.
Cristian: my model is not finished yet.... I supose that you mean the 89+63 built by Suem_models (one of SeMa-Models - guys).

Oliver Zwiener
Klasse Ding

Sergej I
Congratulations Bernhard, I can't imagine how a model could look more realistic than this... hats off! 👍

Alec K
Incredible work 👍👍👍

Lode Schildermans
If someone told me that latest pictures were taken on an airfield base, I would have taken it for granted. Astonishing work and worth the perseverance you've showed during the building process

Cristian A
Yellowwing yes that is exactly the one I've seen in Basel and I thought it's your model!

CaptGPF
Amazing work of art! The attention to detail and execution to the realistic build is outstanding of this world! Thank you for sharing the process with us, a large part of the fun is the process itself, and your step-by-step is much appreciated!

Bernhard Schrock
One of my goals in model making is to create a model that comes as close as possible to the original in the photo. Therefore, I was particularly pleased with your comments concerning the realistic appearance. Thank you!🙂

Augie
Bernhard... I can say without doubt, you knocked that goal out of the park.. its fantastic work from start to finish.

Robert Podkoński
I wholly agree with Augie, Bernhard!

Juergen Klinglhuber
Jaw dropping. again, and again, and.... 👍. super

Felix
Wunderschön gebaut, bravo!!

Ronan
Very nice model one more time 👍
Congrats Master Bernhard 😉

Zbynek Honzik
Incredible modelling work, cleanliness and precision! 👏👏👏

Landlubber Mike
Incredible work on this, I agree! Very nicely done!!

Mr D
Your very good at making the little scratch build parts... Not to be performed over long pile carpets 🫣🤣.
Good interesting work happening.... You may need to register with the FAA at this rate 😉😁
👍

Mark D
What a bad kit, almost every detail is missing 😁
Stunning work and research!

Jennifer Franklin
OK wow, thanks for posting all the details, great opportunity to learn.

Tom Spiegelberg
Das geht ja schon so langsam in Richtung Endspurt bei Dir Bernhard. Einen Guten Rutsch wünsche ich Dir und Deiner Familie ins Neue Jahr.

Alexander
Speechless, as always with your models! 👍👍👍

David R. Meizoso
So great to see this helo progressing again!

Tom Spiegelberg
Der Rotorkopf sieht top aus. Freu mich sehr die in Lingen zu sehen 🙂

Jennifer Franklin
I am happy to see this one started back up again.

Martin Weinpold
Im in!

Johannes Schendlinger
Sehr beeindruckend, was du hier zeigst. Der Rotorkopf schaut wirklich fantastisch aus! 👍

Desert Marlin
Excellent detail Bernhard! As usual! Cheers!

Alec K
Looks like the parts are in and the show continues 👍

gorby
Nice idea. Interested to see how it'll turn out.

S M
This is so awesome and cute! I want one of these eggy Triebflügels when I get a 3D-printer for myself.

Robert Podkoński
Cool!

Erik Off
Great work! 👍
But I would probably replace the thin landing gear strut with a metal-rod. Because I don't think the resin-strut will survive for long.

Nathan Dempsey
Very cool! A TriEggFlügel…

Tino Löffler
Moin Erik, that's a good tip. I will modify the side wheels accordingly.

Mark Sherwood
Eggflugel! 👍. . . . . . . Crap! Just seen Mr Dempsey's evocation. Ah. エッグフルーゲル

Hans-Jürgen Haag
Very cool Eggi 👍😍

David H
Good old Revell. I see their parts fit is as excellent as usual 😆 well done for facing up to the challenge and soundly beating it. Final result looks amazing 💪

Johne 69
So far so good 👍

S B
Hello David, thank you very much for the kind words. Yes, it was indeed a challenge. But more not to bin that kit. 🙈 When it finally looked like a Tonka, I actually had a lot of fun with it. I'll post some pictures here, when it's finished! So stay tuned. 😉 Cheers!

S B
@Johne: Thank you! 🙂

Gary Victory
Looking good S B. Nice progress on a 'difficult' kit.

ZHOU Kun
Very nice progress so far! I have ASSTA 3.1 in my stash and this will be a good reference for my own build! One thing beyond my expectation is that the ECR do not employ leading edge slats, I had thought the share the same aerodynamics design.

S B
@ Gary: Thank you very much! There's still a lot of small things to do on the Tornado. But I plan to be finished by Saturday, as I want to bring it to a model show this Sunday. 🤞

S B
@Zhou Kun: Thank you too! To be honest, it's not the easiest kit I build and I learnt a lot for the next Revell Tornado I'll definetely build. The ECR doesn't have the Krueger Flaps. They are on the underside of the wing roots. You can see one of them here: tornadosig.com/krueger-flaps.html, The ECR has sensors or something like that on the same place. You can see the difference betwenn ECR and IDS Tornaodo very clearly in that spot. The black surfaces here are a lot bigger on the ECR. The IDS ones are way smaller.

ZHOU Kun
Oh I see, there are separate Kruger flaps on the fixed wing root on IDS models. So the leading edge slats on the rotary part of wing are same with IDS and ADV variants.

S B
@ Zhou Kun: As far as I know, that's correct!

CaptGPF
If you look at the Revell catalog, it clearly states what a Level 5 kit is: mad skills needed to deal with the fit issues and gaps + bucket of putty required.

that aside, S B - I have to give you mad props for sticking with this kit, and this Tonia is really starting to shape up very nicely! thank you for sharing with us the build process - and the numerous pitfalls with this kit. It makes it all the more impressive!

S B
Hey CaptGPF, you forgot the tons of sanding paper you should purchase in advance of an Level 5-kit. 🤣

I guess, I can wrap that Tornado up tonight. Pictures will follow! Stay tuned...

Daniel Mysak
Saw your Tornado at EME this weekend, very nice result on this difficult kit.👍

S B
Hey Daniel, thank you very much. The kit is not an easy one, that's true. And I'm not 100% satisfied with the result due to the bad performance of the decals. But it is what it is. I saw your modelling club booth next to ours. I'll come over next year, so we can have a chat. 👍

Best ragards to Oberösterreich. I hope you had a safe drive home. It's quite a long way to drive.

Daniel Mysak
A real modeller will never be 100% satisfied with his work... 🙂 ...but your Tornado looks really splendid.
Our way home was relaxed, not much traffic and all went safe.
...so see you next year👍

Giorgos
Great built! Congrats!!!

I also like the Chinook in the background 🙂

Awaiting impatiently for more photos!!!

viggen81
Great build and model! 😉👍

Johne 69
Well done 👍

S B
Thank you VERY much, gentlemen! I didn't expect so much positive response on that build! ☺️☺️👍👍👍

Neuling
Top build in top presentation

S B
Thank you, Neuling!!!

Giorgos
Lovely!!! Congrats!!

J35J
Great work!👍🏻

John E
Stunning! 👍

David
Wow, did that Tornado ever turn out well - Great build SB

Mr James
Hell yeah. What a great build

Laurent VILLANUEVA HELLER ForEver
Nice !

S B
Thanks a lot! I REALLY (!!!) apreciate your kind comments. Best regards from Germany

Edgaras Jurkonis
I am a bit late, but I have to give You a credit for very realistic looking exhaust stains on vertical fin. Would You mind sharing a "trick" how did You achieved those thin "rib" lines?

S B
Sveiki Edgaras, thank you for your nice comment. 👍 Good for you, I have no „trick" for the stains, although I had a little helper. I have a Cricut cutter, which made the stripes for me.. But I'm sure you can achieve that effect without that Cricut.
Here's how I achieved that effect: I sprayed a very thin layer of Tamiya Smoke onto the fin. Let it dry completely, then applied (I guess) 1mm thin stripes of tape onto the surfaces were I wanted that stripes and gave it another 2-3 coats of Smoke. When you remove that stripes of tape, it should look like that. The Cricut cutter just made the work for me, but I guess you can cut those stripes with a ruler and a knife, too. If you have more questions, just let me know! Best regards from Germany, Sebastian

Edgaras Jurkonis
Hallo Sebastian, thanks for Your reply. I will see if I can get something similar once I get there. I can see Revell kit is a bit of the hustle to build. Sad thing that I guess it's the only kit at out disposal for now and nearest future. That is pity, cause in my opinion it's one of the most iconic cold war jet, very underrated and to often forgotten.

Guy Rump
Excellent result! 👍

S B
Thank you for comments, Edgaras and Guy.

@Edgaras: I can confirm that the Revell Tornado isn't that easy to build, but when you finish it, it is a very beautiful model in your collection. There is a alternative way to build it, what makes it a little bit easier and maybe better. Just search for it on the internet. Have fun with the build. Cheers!

Edgaras Jurkonis
Lets see how it goes, but I am really looking forward to get my hands on it. What do You mean by saying there is "alternate way to build it"? I was trying to search for it, but could find anything substantial apart from Panavia Tornado IPMS two videos, where they are sharing some tips. Unfortunately there is only two videos available, although it looks like they had entire series of full build.

S B
I know those videos, too! But I mean something else. It's an alternative way to build the intakes, when I remember correctly.

Rui S
Very well done 👍

Johannes Schendlinger
Amazing Work 👍

David R. Meizoso
Beautiful result, glad you didn't give up despite the fit issues!

Hans-Jürgen Haag
Super Detail work!👍😍

Spanjaard
it looks very nice (I must say do not know the difference between the K75 and K100 😛 )

Andrés Fernández Lucena
Neither did I! I found the differences along the build process...motorbikes never sparked my interest. Since I built it however I've spotted a few of these around my city.
Thank you for your comment Spaanjard!

Panzerwomble
K75 is a three cylinder k100 is four .

Kenneth
Following 😎

George Williams
Coming along nicely, I see you've changed the wings.

George Williams
Coming along nicely, I see you've changed the wings.

Kenneth
Looks nice 👍 I only build aircraft models, but have been thinking about getting this kit and doing something similar, namely build it in the red/aluminium colours of my 1:1 1996 Caterham (which also has cycle wings).

Paul Stubbs
I really should do the proper wings but I'm not sure how I could make them. I have ordered proper bucket seats and belts though and will replicate the roll hoop and braces of my original 🥰. Just a bit of fun really as I sold the car about 10 years ago.

Neuling
Nice!

Djordje Nikolic
Thank you my friend!