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Nationalist Panzer Kpw IB Spanish Civil War![View album, image #1 View album, image #1](/albums/img/1/0/7/1790107-103989-44-720.jpg)
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Project: Spanish Panzer
12 22 August, 00:58
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Beautiful job! I'm not very familiar with the SCW, but the camo looks very 1940-France to me.
22 August, 22:05
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Thanks Edbert! I followed the camo pattern on the Star Decals sheet. Research was frustrating. All sources indicated the three-tone color pattern, but they split on hard edge vs soft edge camo. The Star Decals sheet said soft, so that's what I did.
22 August, 22:47
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Indonesian MiG-15 UTI![View album, image #16 View album, image #16](/albums/img/1/0/3/1790103-43210-20-720.jpg)
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Masking the cockpit again!
Project: Indonesian MiG-15 UTI
18 29 May, 22:29
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This really is a trip into history. I wish you well with your work on the model. And I'll be happy to follow the progress.
The drop tanks used on the Mig you are building are the original (older) version. They were attached directly to the wing (no hinge) and did not have stabilizing ailerons on the end. This type of tanks had one unpleasant feature. When dropping the empty tank, the tank rolled on the wing. This was annoying because it could damage the control surfaces. Therefore, these tanks were replaced by a new type with stabilizing surfaces at the end of the tank and these tanks were suspended on a wing hanger (tanks of this type are in the kit). This solution eliminated the rolling problem.
27 July, 09:16
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Ludvik, thank you for the details. I did not know that. I imagine they usually did not drop the tanks on trainers.
I also masked the canopy last night. The molding of the frames are a bit vague and lots of curves so it will require some cleanup after painting.
27 July, 12:12
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Ben, you're right that trainer planes didn't usually drop tanks. In peacetime, in normal use, even combat aircraft don't drop tanks (except in emergency situations or exercises).
The purpose of my comment was merely to explain why the tanks on Indonesian aircraft differ from those in the kit.
I look forward to following your progress and wish you a lot of fun building the model and the result to your liking.
27 July, 13:02
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Well the other night I got frustrated with the Vallejo gloss black primer clogging my airbrush, so I added some Mr leveling thinner and gave it the worst orange peel ever as this is totally incompatible with the paint. I thought I could selectively strip the paint with windex but while that kind of stripped the paint it also dissolved a lot of the perfect plastic putty and also dissolved the canopy pva glue and masking. Also I broke off a wing and a horizontal stabilizer. So a bit of a setback.
I have constant problems getting the Vallejo gloss black primer to not clog my 0.4mm nozzle.
18 August, 01:28
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It's sad, Ben. These Vallejo primers can only be diluted with distilled water because they are based on acrylic urethane (this is my IMHO). Even Vallejo's Thinner and Flow Improver for acrylic paints does not go well with these primers. The same applies to their polyurethane varnishes.
18 August, 06:35
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Not saying this will solve your issue, but they have a video with ratios out: Youtube Video
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18 August, 06:50
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Wow that video seam to show it's a lot of hard work to get their primer coat working 👀
I'd go with mr surfacer 1500 approx 50:50 with mr levelling thinner, then if you need a gloss use mr Color gx110 again 50:50 with levelling thinner, sounds just as complex but I've never had this block airbrush and you can get rid of surface issue before you gloss saving the thicker gloss primer obscuring details..
Good luck on you build
18 August, 07:54
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Very sad nwes mate - hope to see you back on this project with the new kit, this one looks fubar unfortunately.
18 August, 09:01
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Painted some detail parts. Unlike the Vallejo primer, the metallics shoot like a dream. Started reassembly. I will have to re-putty and this kit needs a lot of putty. The canopy is a goopy fogged mess, I'm going to soak it in degreaser to hopefully strip off the future and start over on it.
18 August, 14:36
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The accident on your project is really unpleasant. I wish you a steady hand and a lot of patience in dealing with the aftermath.
22 August, 12:27
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9 13 October 2021, 18:42
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I do too. I found this guy on Instagram (as you can see) but I can't get him to tell me how he did the water.
13 October 2021, 21:33
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I wonder if it's thin perspex which has been heated to form the undulations of the surface. It is possible to buy rippled perspex which does look like the surface of water.
22 August, 07:32
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I think that's most likely. Haircell texture clear thermoformed acrylic. Eventually I'm going to try that for a more modern sub.
22 August, 22:51
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Sd.Kfz. 251/7 Ausf. C w/2.8cm sPzB 41 m. Pionierpanzerwagen w/Panzerbüchse 41
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