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Anthony Author
Hello Peter, thank you for your kind message. I'm very sorry for the delay in replying. I was unwell for a long time after the pandemic. It's great to hear from you and be mates. Have a nice day, best regards, Tony

Skyhiker Author
Cockpit completed today.

DerMattes
You really seem to like a challenge 🙂

Skyhiker Author
Lol, well I must admit Zvezda is not my favorite brand, but it wanted to be made.

Skyhiker Author
I've decided with this model not to get caught up in Advanced Modelling Syndrome by correcting the design but rather try to work with the kit. This presents it's own challenges seeing as I have to adjust and connect misaligned parts without damaging the raised panel lines. But I hope that even with this extra work it will still be faster to build than correcting the design.

Nicolas
👀

Jennifer Franklin
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Skyhiker Author
I have a sneaking suspicion that Zvezda mixed resins or other poisonous chemicals in with their styrene. I got a reaction in my sinuses, from sanding the plastic, which I've never had before. I really need to get better at taking more precautions with this hobby.

Jennifer Franklin
It is good to know that I have to watch with any Zvezda kits I may buy. That is a terrible practice on their part.

Skyhiker Author
Maybe it was from the debonder or maybe it's just a coincidence. I don't know. Zvezda is based in Russia, I'm not sure how controlled the plastics are there or how bad the black market is for chemicals. I doubt Zvezda would intentionally use toxic chemicals. If there is an issue I would imagine it to be with their supplier.

Cristian A
Oooh, a Sukhoi, I'm in 🫡

Skyhiker Author
Welcome Cristian

Melf Boyens
Zvezda (Star) from Russia is next to Amodel and Modelsvit from Ukraine my preffered choice for Russian jet fighter, i have, let me think, 100 kits from Zvezda bought in Russia and never experienced any problems on their polystyrenes. The usual wet decals got better recently, but still sub-standard (always auf Begemont on standby), but most importantly i get model variation that nobody else has, and some of their scales are pretty accurate. You also find their makes back in Revell or Italerie cartons. Amodel is horror and real sanding nightmare in terms of fit and accuracy. On this SU-30 i gonna watch and with excitment.

Skyhiker Author
A bit more progress today

Mr D
Nice Aircraft, l really like a Zvezda kit 👍
It's a sanction's issue with Zvezda supply! It's the government's that war with each other! the people suffer.
The SU-30 is a great looking aircraft, l really enjoyed the paint job on the little 1:144 l just finished.
Got the 1:144 Berkut in now Skyhiker 👍

Skyhiker Author
Mr D, It's unfortunate the crazy times we are living in. l bought my Zvezda kit on Kleinanzeigen when I bought someone's entire stash so it only cost me 5 euros. Sometimes you can still find good deals online.

Skyhiker Author
The Flankers really have very elegant and sleek designs. For jets they're beautiful.

DerMattes
Did the AMS hit you with those engines? 😉

Skyhiker Author
Lol, well the kit engines were just so wrong they need some adjustments.

Skyhiker Author
After priming the model and improving the engine details I spent most of the day mixing colors trying to find the correct tones for this plane. Eventually I figured it out.

Mr D
What colour scheme are you going for ?
The tricolour blue's and Gray?
Like the extra exhaust details.....will be much better now.👍👍

David Guzman
Following this project

Skyhiker Author
Mr D, yes I am re-creating one of the first Su-30s delivered, so it has blues and grey. It is not as vibrant as the later planes. I had to mix a few colors to get an accurate color tone. I posted a photo of the paint test. Good Russian colors are hard to find and I don't use laquers anymore for health reasons. If it doesn't clean up with water or alcohol I prefer not to use it.

DerMattes
You going for the Vallejo Model Air 71.334, 71.335 and 71.337 or similar blues and grey?

Skyhiker Author
I'm not sure. I don't normally use Vallejo because they're too rubbery, tough to spray and tend not to sand well. They do brush on quite nicely though. I posted an image of the color test. I generally use AK 3rd generation because of their accurate colors or Aquaous because they are just great paints that sand well. I do have a decent amount of laquers and enamels but I try not to use them to avoid the chemicals.

DerMattes
I did a Su-27 with the Vallejo colors, if you want to compare.

Skyhiker Author
Yeah, those colors are pretty close. Nice job on the 27. How did the paint work out for you? Like I said I pretty much gave up on Vallejo.

Skyhiker Author
Melf Boyens, it's good to hear you haven't had any issues with Zvezda kits since I have an awful lot of Russian planes to build and most of the kits are from Russia or Ukraine. I assume the problem I was experiencing was a reaction to the debonder. I just have to remember to wear a mask and gloves more often.

DerMattes
I hear that a lot about Vallejo and they work for me. The mecha primer is awful, but the colors are different. I think most of the problems come from differences in humidity and temperature, they seem to be sensitive on that or people overthin them because everywhere are the laquer thinning ratios mentioned, wthout context. I go for unthinned Model Air or only a drop of thinner and slightly under 25psi. But most of my tip dry and clogging problems went away after I switched to the H&S Evolution '24 and shaking the paint with a vortex mixer for ~30 - 40s.

Skyhiker Author
A vortex mixer is a good idea. I hadn't thought of that. I got a H&S Infinity Two in One this Christmas. With the biggest needle it might work but the 0.15 would probably be too small for Vallejo. I might try them out again with my cheap GANZTON airbrush first beforehand.

Mr D
Hi Skyhiker, I've recently been using lCM water based paints, l mixed some decent Su-30 colours for my latest build from ICM, they dry nice and hard too, need alot of thinning as they are very thick.
Your right.... Health first 😃👍

Skyhiker Author
I didn't know ICM made paints. Aren't they from Ukraine? I'll have to keep my eyes open for them. Ok I see they have a whole range:
3004 Palette of 80 colors, ICM , Acrylic, 80x 12ml

Skyhiker Author
I started painting today

Mr D
Some nice progress 👍👍 can see some nice shading there,
Yes they are from Ukrainia, they have definitely helped me out with colour matching, l first used them on my Yak3 as they did a soviet aviation pack.
Good luck on next paint stage 😀👍

Finn
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Skyhiker Author
Mr. D, I did add panel shading on this one, although I always try to layer over it enough to make it as subtle as possible. You would never find a real plane that has anything that looks like panel shading. Most people overdo this technique, but I think if you blend it in enough it can add some depth to the model without looking too strange.

Jennifer Franklin
I like that colour blue

Skyhiker Author
A bit more painting done in between my wife walking in every 10 minutes.

Skyhiker Author
A little bit closer today

Cristian A
Looks amazing, keep going

Skyhiker Author
Thx Cristian

Mr D
Looks great 👍. good job on paint 👏
I'm really glad l added a SU-30 to my collection as they look fantastic on Display.
Good luck on the next steps 👍

Robert Author
Inspiriert durch die aktuellen Anlässe in der Welt, meiner Liebe zum Leopard 1 und dem Wunsch ein Gebäude in 1:35 zu bauen, bin ich auf die Idee für dieses fiktive Diorama gekommen. Das Diorama soll eine Panzer Crew bei der Rast zeigen. Der Panzer ist ein Feldumbau eines beschädigten Leopard 1 der zum abfangen von Drohnen umgebaut wurde. Die Mannschaft nennt ihr Fahrzeug "Fliegenklatsche" (мухобойка).

Inspired by current events in the world, my love for the Leopard 1 and the desire to scratch build a building in 1:35, I came up with the idea for this fictional diorama. The diorama is supposed to show a tank crew taking a break. The tank is a field conversion of a damaged Leopard 1 that was converted to intercept drones. The team calls their vehicle a "fly swatter" (мухобойка).

Dieter Bihlmaier
Coole Idee...und super umgesetzt Robert !
Cool idea... and super implemented Robert !

Robert Author
Danke Dieter...

Robert Author
Die Mauerarbeiten sind fast fertig und das Dach ist vorbereitet...

bricklaying allmost done & roof prepared...

Robert Author
Die Mauerarbeiten sind abgeschlossen, das Modell ist schwarz grundiert und die Backsteine sind bemalt...

The masonry work is completed, the model is primed black and the bricks are painted...

Spanjaard
great idea. i love how the house is evolving

Robert Author
Thanks Spanjaard

Robert Author
Die Ziegel wurden verfugt und das Dach aufgesetzt. Die Dachrinne wurde aus einer Katzenfutterverpackung (Aluminium) und das Fallrohr aus Gussgraten hergestellt.

The bricks were grouted and the roof was added. The gutter was made from cat food packaging (aluminum) and the downpipe was made from plastic sprue.

Robert Podkoński
Great concept indeed! Fantastic job so far, Robert. Keep it up!

Robert Author
Thanks Robert...

Robert Author
Dioramarahmen vorbereitet, Straße und Gehweg angelegt. Den Kamin verfugt und die Figuren zusammen gesetzt.

Diorama frame prepared, street and sidewalk laid out. The chimney was grouted and the figures were put together.

Jennifer Franklin
I love it all. The house is incredible. This looks like it is going to be a diorama with personality!

Robert Author
to kind, Jennifer

Jennifer Franklin
No, honestly, it is brilliant; I can't wait to see the final result.

Robert Author
I'm also curious what the end result will look like..
😀

Robert Author
Garagentor erstellt, bemalt und installiert. Figuren grundiert. Strasse und Gehweg vorbereitet.

Garage door created, painted and installed. Figures primed. Road and sidewalk prepared.

Guy Rump
Definitely following. 👍

Recce 4-6
Wieder mal ne coole Idee und handwerklich sehr gut umgesetzt.

Robert Author
danke Recce 4-6

Jennifer Franklin
That garage door looks good.

Robert Author
Thanks Jen

Robert Author
Fenster und Gardinen eingesetzt, Straßenmarkierung aufgemalt und Gehweg verfugt...

Windows and curtains installed, street markings painted and sidewalk grouted...

Rui S
Great scratch build on those Buildings 👍

Robert Author
thanks Rui...

Robert Author
Haustür eingebaut und Regenrinne und Fallrohr vorbereitet. Die Regenrinne hat mich mehr Zeit gekostet als vermutet.

Front door installed and rain gutter and downpipe prepared. The gutter took me more time than expected.

Dieter Bihlmaier
Schaut sehr gut aus Robert!

Robert Author
Danke Dieter...

Jennifer Franklin
That building looks amazing! I love the drainpipes, the perfect touch.

Robert Author
I wish I was done with them already.... 😀

Thanks Jennifer

Robert Author
Gebäude bis auf die Alterung fertig gestellt, Das Bemalen der Figuren begonnen.

Building completed except for the weathering, painting of the figures started.

Robert Author
Das Vierling-Flak ist bereit für den Einsatz...

The quadruple anti-aircraft gun is ready for use...

Felix
Sieht super aus, das Dio wie auch die Klatsche🙂 Schade, ist der Kontext so traurig.

Jennifer Franklin
Holy detail on that anti-aircraft gun.

Robert Author
Thanks Jennifer & Felix

gorby
I love the street art.

Robert Podkoński
Beautiful painting!

Rui S
Beautiful work 👍 SLAVA UKRAINE 👍

Jennifer Franklin
That is a credible piece of street art, beautiful work!

Spanjaard
how did you do the graffiti, decal?, hand-painted? it looks amazing

Robert Author
Hi Spanjard,
I wish I could hand paint such a graffitti. It's a home made decal.
I used the expressions "ukraine mural war" for the search off motives (there are amazing paintings out there).

The one I have choses is from Prague, Czech Republic.
visitukraine.today/d..rague-czech-republic

Than I used PSP for creating the decal.

Ceers Robert

Spanjaard
very nicely done!

DuperScale
Awesome build,

Spanjaard
and thanks for the links!

Lochsa River
very original and eye catching...

Robert Author
Thanks to all...

gorby
Nice work.

Iván Rajnai Author
Thank you very much!

Lochsa River
totally cool in every way possible.....

gorby
WOW, WOW and a couple of extra WOW's!
Amazing result Frank. Without doubt the best Golblin model I've ever seen.
I bet Halberd Models would love to use your photos for their marketing.

Mojo DeVirus
OUTSTANDING !!!

Augie
Really well done 🙂 superb work.

Thomas Haberl - TH SCALE MODELS
It looks so weird but very nicely done - superb craftmanship 😆

Lochsa River
Love the photography as well...please post a wide shot of your setup so the lights are shown etc....I am trying to get this look....very dramatic...

Sy Bar
Got to say if this only your third attempt at a kit you have made a masterful start to your new hobby. Afraid can offer any advise as if this was my kit I'd be very pleased 👍

Rando
Beautiful work, wow

Thomas Haberl - TH SCALE MODELS Author
@Sy Bar and @Rando many thanks for your feedback - I really appreciate that and I´m really happy you like this build 🙂

Neuling
Same as Sy Bar and Rando. Clean and careful build with excellent paintwork and weathering!

Thomas Haberl - TH SCALE MODELS Author
@Neuling thank you for your honest and positive feedback.

Stefan Fraundorfer
I like the colors and the weathering. Very well done Thomas.

Thomas Haberl - TH SCALE MODELS Author
@Stefan: many thanks!

CaptGPF
Very beautiful, very photo realistic

Thomas Haberl - TH SCALE MODELS Author
Thanks @CaptGPF - I cheated and took pictures of the real copter 🤣😝 but don´t tell anybody ...

Cliff Kidd
Most excellent model - agree your modulation, finish and weathering is superb - I've done the ICM cobra 1:32 so know how good you version has come out. Its great to do something a bit different!

Thomas Haberl - TH SCALE MODELS Author
Thank you @Cliff! I appreciate your feedback and I´m glad you like it. Weathering white paint can be quite tricky, but I guess you know that from your build 🤨

Michael Kohl
Excellent result and very nice photography

Thomas Haberl - TH SCALE MODELS Author
Thank you @Micheal 😊 appreciate your feedback a lot

db362
Looks great. I like your creative camera shots as well.

Thomas Haberl - TH SCALE MODELS Author
Thanks @db362! Glad you like it 🙂

Mr James
Agree with db362

Juergen Klinglhuber
WOW, super paint job and weathering! 👍

Thomas Haberl - TH SCALE MODELS Author
Many thanks @Jürgen and @Mr. James - I really appreciate your positive feedback 🙏

Rafael Gonzalez
Fantastic work, paint tones spot on!. Well done Thomas 👌🏼

DunRig
Great coloring and perfect finish. Very well done !

Thomas Haberl - TH SCALE MODELS Author
Many thanks for your kind words @Rafa and @DunRig - appreciate it a lot 🙏

Simon Nagorsnik
That's cool stuff! Like it!! 👍

Thomas Haberl - TH SCALE MODELS Author
Many thanks @Simon 🙏

Robert Podkoński
That's simply awesome!

Thomas Haberl - TH SCALE MODELS Author
Many many thanks Robert! The model was finished beginning of this year but I recently finished the base I made so I thought why not to share it 🤷‍♂️

Guy Rump
Gorgeous modelling. 👍

Thomas Haberl - TH SCALE MODELS Author
Many thanks Guy! Appreciate the kind words 🙏

Rui S
Beautiful model 👍

Stefan Fraundorfer
Hello Thomas, I saw your great model today at Plastic Winter in Bratislava. Did you get an award for it? The Cobra definitely deserved it.

Thomas Haberl - TH SCALE MODELS Author
Many thanks @Rui! @Stefan: many many thanks - glad you like it. Unfortunately, the competition level was too high this time and the Cobra was not awarded - there were really outstanding builds there that deserved the Snowman way more. But it was nice to be there and see all the amazing talents. Shame that I didn't know you are there … we could have met 🤷‍♂️

Thomas Haberl - TH SCALE MODELS Author
Arctic Cobra was awarded at Scale and Paint Vienna this weekend - very happy about that. There was no helicopter category so even more happy that she could manage an award 🙃

Stefan Fraundorfer
Congratulations Thomas. The Cobra really deserves the award.

Alexander
For your third kit the result looks fantastic - very nice paintjob and the simple weathering also adds positively to the final look! 👍👍
Also great presentation!

Thomas Haberl - TH SCALE MODELS Author
many thanks @Alexander - glad you like it! @Stefan: thank you so much, finally she managed .... 🤣

gorby
WOW, fantastic!

CaptGPF
Ooh, a tie interceptor! Following!

Dash Rendar
A rare interceptor, very nice!

Zsolt Czegle Author
Welcome mates on the aboard!

Alec K
Great progress and nice off-topic build 😉👍

Zsolt Czegle Author
Thank you Alec!

Zsolt Czegle Author
The cockpit is closed, the whole model is primed, the wings are masked. Still a little bit sanding and corrections and I start with the painting process!

Vincent
This looks good. Following!

Zsolt Czegle Author
Thank you & welcome Vincent!

Zsolt Czegle Author
The Interceptor is painted and the masks are removed. The stripes are masked, painted and chipped. So I think the painting process is done.

Bohrmann
Very nice model. Like it a lot, however I miss the blue matchstick 😁😉

Alec K
Looks great Zsolt 👍

Zsolt Czegle Author
Thank you mates!

Bohrmann: the blue matchstick is this time in an other galaxy far far away..... But maybe with an hyperspace jump I can get it for some photoshot 😉

John Hughes
Blue matchstick? Surely, it's a wood handled lightsabre.

Zsolt Czegle Author
By popular demand, I took a few photos with the blue matchstick! 😉

Bohrmann
🙂Today almost everyone has the ability to take high resolution photos. What is only a few mm in size then fills an entire screen. So sometimes you can lose touch with scale and size, especially when the models built are of excellent quality. This is the case with me anyway. ....But then there is the blue match.😀. Thanks for posting the extra photos Zsolt.

Zsolt Czegle Author
You're welcome! Bohrmann! 😉

Zsolt Czegle Author
I say it's completed! I'll take better daylight photos next days.....

Vincent
Vey nice result. Great display piece! looking forward to more photos

Zsolt Czegle Author
Thank you Vincent!

Photos are comming soon....

Zsolt Czegle Author
As I promised the new daylight photos are uploaded. I hope you like my first completed sci-fi model.

Michael Kohl
Your expert weathering turned it into a very presentable model.

Zsolt Czegle Author
Thank you Michael for your kond words!
BTW This is my first completed sci-fi model! 😉

Alec K
Excellent finish and great subject 👍

Christian Lehmann
👍

Rob
Wow, It looks so nice. Top weathering result!

Zsolt Czegle Author
Thank you mates for your kind words!

Simon Nagorsnik
Haha! Nice Tie figter!
I completely overlooked this, good that I noticed it after all!
Great work and congratulations on receiving the medal!

Zsolt Czegle Author
Thank you Simon!

Jörg Schäfer
Congratulations. 👍

Zsolt Czegle Author
Danke Jörg!

gorby
No doubt this will be an interesting build. 🙂

Robert Podkoński
Taking a first-row seat on this talent-show!

Zsolt Czegle Author
Welcome ont the aboard mates!

Villiers de Vos
Nice progress.

Bohrmann
👀 On board

Michael Kohl
Me too.

Zsolt Czegle Author
Hello Bohrmann and Michael!

Zsolt Czegle Author
A little progress again with the reels and coils...

Michael Kohl
Is it a conversion or a full kit? I had very good experiences with Snake Models. How is this kit? Does it come with instructions of where to put hoses and cables or did you have to research that yourself?

Villiers de Vos
A very unique project.

Zsolt Czegle Author
Michael: This is a full resin kit casted of a awesome resin. This is my second kit from Aleksei and I'm very statisfied with it.

There is a little scheme how and where to "attach" the hoses (photo nr.7). I couldn't find any photos in internet because this is an unique vehicle and only one prototype was produced but never ordered by the Soviet Army.

Thomas Haberl - TH SCALE MODELS
Watching your build progress always makes me thinking of also doing these kind of stuff ... one day I will do it - do you then try a plane model? 😂

Zsolt Czegle Author
Thank you Thomas ! I've also some planes in my stash! 😉

Thomas Haberl - TH SCALE MODELS
Ohhh - can't wait to see you doing a plane 😊

Finn
Will not miss this one, looking really good!

Rui S
I'm in 😎

Zsolt Czegle Author
I'm back to the bench!

Welcome Finn and Rui!

Let's start with the colors......

Zsolt Czegle Author
The crane tank is now resplendent in green, having received the enamel pinwash and the fading with oilpaints.

Zsolt Czegle Author
Added heavy paint chipping and worn effects and shaded with Ammo Shader

Michael Kohl
Ahhhh, chipping and weathering makes all the difference. Very nice.

Jakub Fiala
Beautiful 👍

Rui S
Yap, great paintjob 👍

Alec K
What a monster! Great job Zsolt 👍

Zsolt Czegle Author
Thank you mates! I really appreciate it!

Shar Dipree
Nice SPK-12G 👍

Zsolt Czegle Author
Thank you Shar!

Zsolt Czegle Author
I started with the painting of the base

Zsolt Czegle Author
So I can say this one is also completed! 😉

gorby
WOW, very impressive result!

Alec K
Outstanding 👍

Zsolt Czegle Author
Thank you mates!

gorby
As the Forrestal was 1,067' long, in 1/350 it should be 36".

Bozzer
Yeah, I'll hitch a ride on this one.

Yngve N
I'm in too.

Qwertzel
I'll grab another seat in the front row! I can't miss a fire engine from the fire department. Maybe you can use a few parts of the Revell HLF 20, for example, I do it with my GW-L 2. In any case, I'm very curious what you make of it. Your other projects are always very worth seeing

Qwertzel
Just a quick question: I saw that you labeled the parts on picture 4 with "HLF" and "MLF". These are actually typical German terms for emergency vehicles. Do you call the vehicles in Belgium the same way or is there another reason?

Esoteric Surgeon Author
Thank you guys for being onboard ! I'm hoping sharing my progress will help me stay accountable and actually finish this one ahah
@Qwertzel I've been seeing your models popping on my feed and seeing that you already have a nice fleet going is what's gotten me to take them back out of their boxes. So thanks for sharing 🙂
For the naming, it's just another case of the german people being more efficient. The naming system in Belgium is a mess ahah

Bozzer
I gotta admit, you can't go far wrong, following Qwerty and his fire engine builds. He's done some very interesting stuff. He made me buy a Simba though, so be wise and hide your wallet when he starts? 😛

Bozzer
Lorraine, I keep noticing you watching? When are you going to put those wing things down, and get some rubber under your feet? We're all waiting for your debut? 😉

Lorraine Lin
Bozzer, still a lot of wings in the queue. But I'm thinking about making a Optimus Prime Truck, the one with flame painting and shiny exhaust pipes😜

Bozzer
Lorraine, you might want to search options for the cab? There's some nice resin stuff out there, that's much better than the AMT cab. But I look forward to seeing whatever you come up with?
Here, every day is an opportunity, to make dreams come true. (Stainless steel drinking straws make excellent exhaust stacks, but I never told you 😉 )

Lorraine Lin
Bozzer, thank you 😊 and I didn't write it down😛

Rui S
WoW. I've to see this big scratch build. Looking great 👍 Disaster? The cat didn't like it? 🤔

Martin Oostrom
There must be a place for me in that double cab

Qwertzel
I wish I would have such a stash. Did you see the modern Scania trucks used by Bochum or Gelsenkirchen? Maybe you could make one engine with a rather modern cab but I don't know if your reference fire brigade has such trucks

Esoteric Surgeon Author
Yes I like the look of modern Scanias a lot but here cab conversions are quite a bit harder to achieve without going for resin aftermarket kits. The models offered by Italeri mainly focus on the bigger trucks with the bigger engines. I have seen other modelers achieve great results tho so maybe in the future as I hone my skills.

gorby
If this message was intended for a particular member they probably won't see it as you've posted it as a general message to every Scalemates member.

Thomas Haberl - TH SCALE MODELS Author
Thanks for coming across - interested in the story behind this build? Great ... a year ago I didn't have a lot of experience in model building. As a kid I built some models and around 10 years ago I started again but didn't even finish the model I started. At this time I had basic knowledge in using an airbrush. So around one year ago I decided to dig in again and started building a model car (you can see in my projects), but didn't even know techniques like pre-shading, post-shading, ... So as I had this kit at home for over 11 years, I decided to give it a try. From watching YouTube videos I tried to study all this techniques and this is the result. First military plane ever, first kit using techniques like pre-shading, post-shading, weathering, ... it was hard, it was nerve-wracking sometimes, I did a lot of mistakes and I couldn't do all the things I wanted to do but in the end I'm happy with the result. I also think that this kit was not the best choose for starting ... 90% of this model is painted in Revell email colors I already had "in stock". I appreciate all of your feedback and I'm really interested in it. Please keep in mind, that this is my first plane ever using above mentioned techniques BR Thomas

Marius
Awesome result even for someone with much more practice. A quality model for sure!
Nice detailing overall. The cockpit and exhaust areas are looking very good! Too bad you didn't choose any ordnance/weapons for it.

The funny thing is that the Eurofighter (Hasegawa kit) was 3 years ago for me as well the first model after a 15 years break. Just like you, I tried relearning from tutorials.

I also finished the Revell double seater and I remember the nose landing gear was particularly weak and bending under the model's weight. How did you sove this? Or was that not o problem for you?

Because you asked, a small a side comment from me: you can try in the future maybe to better blend those grime or dirt streaks (from the underside for instance) with the main aircraft color in order to avoid a hard edge. Some of these streaks might have a hard edge in reality, but most not that much. Did you use oils for that? I am asking because not all oils behave the same. For instance the MIG oils are good for washes but in my opinion too "volatile" for an adherence to the main color, making the blending more difficult. For such streaks I prefer the oils from Winsor & Newton which are actually also staining your main color allowing for a beautiful blending (with the help of turpentine of course). The difference might be difficult to understand the way I described it, but quite clear in practice. But this might be just a subjective matter in the end.

Thomas Haberl - TH SCALE MODELS Author
@Marius: thank you for your feedback! Now I see that the ones on the underside are not blended well. As you say the edges seem to be too hard. I will try to do it on my next build. I used Abteilung 502 oils and I'm pretty fine with them.
During the build I had tons of issues with gaps, bad fittings, … but no issues with landing gears. Although I recognized that the landing gears were a little bent and quite tricky to attach. Thanks for sharing your feedback - have a nice day

Jos Jansen
Thomas, you can be proud on yourself mate, you've modelling skills I can see that. I agree that this Revell kit isn't the best kit to start with...but hey, you created an absoluty nice Typhoon. Marius talks about an oil brand, I prefer also the oils from Abteilung 502...very subtle oils for fine art works suchs as leaking oil streaks! If you want a reference model for subtle oil streaks, look at my project of a British F-4.

Thomas Haberl - TH SCALE MODELS Author
@Jos: Thank you so much for your feedback! I will keep going and I already started my next build Mil Mi24 from eduard. I´m not able to say anything bad on Abteilung 502 oils (but I only used this brand for now ... ). I´ll will check out your British F-4 later today. Have a nice day mate.

Neuling
All´s well that ends well! For me there are no flaws or drawbacks visible on this beautiful model.

Giorgos
Hi Thomas!
(a) Congrats on the Eurofighter! She really looks lovely! (To be honest, I like the fotos with the white background better 🙂 But the built is awesome!)
(b) Same life story here more or less 🙂 So, you are not alone! Keep it up!

Ludvík Kružík
Hard to believe this is the first build of the model. You did great. As Marius writes, it's a great result even for someone with much more experience. 👍
With each additional model you build, you gain more confidence and gradually find your own techniques that suit you and lead to even better results.

Slavo Hazucha
Impressive result, particularly when reading the story (!!!) - I myself had like a 20 years break in the Hobby and basically re-learned everything from videos & media (and wondered about all the marvels in materials and aftermarket I had no access to as a young modeller...) - this is an excellent "first model". And you took on a kit that - as far as I saw & was talking to people - that appears to be sub-par and difficult in more than one department - great way handling that too 👍 - I guess it can go directly to Zeltweg 😉

Regarding Oils (my favourite treatment for all kinds of effect) - I use Winsor & Newton (from an art-supply store in Vienna...) and had no reason to try others - they just "work" and are fairly versatile - I found the technique, thinning ratios, method of application, drying time and "technique and tool used for removal" being the relevant factors with which a variety of effects can be executed. Just love to experiment and learn new things with that stuff... I apply them directly on MRP paints without varnish and count in the effect of a wash or so on the final color, which also works fine (at least to my satisfaction... 🙂 )

Thomas Haberl - TH SCALE MODELS Author
@Neuling vielen Dank für das positive Feedback!

Thomas Haberl - TH SCALE MODELS Author
@Giorgos: Many thanks for your feedback! Appreciate it and I'm very happy that you like my build. I did some pictures with white background but I was not that happy with the result so I shared the ones with black background. I also prefer white background and tbh the shading was much more visible with white background. I'm looking for a photo box so probably pictures from my next build will be with white background

Thomas Haberl - TH SCALE MODELS Author
@Ludvik: Thank you for your feedback. I can't tell you how much I learned from this build, starting from how the improve glueing the parts together until getting more and more comfortable with the airbrush. Never thought that I'm able to use highly diluted paint (5%) and do post-shading. But I need to say after a view trials and playing around with pressure, distance and confidence I managed to do it without any bigger issues

Thomas Haberl - TH SCALE MODELS Author
@Slavo: I totally understand you - I was so impressed by finding out how this market developed ... amazing how the quality of the sprues improved compared to this old kit. I already have a good stock of kits and opening these boxes was really amazing for me. About the kit ... yeah ... not the highest quality I guess but with patience and putty you can fix almost all issues and I think the kit choose me, as it stayed with me for a decade 😄 I'm planning a diorama with a concrete ground and Zeltweg number painting, so he will be in small Zeltweg later. Regarding oil washes and weathering I also learned a lot and I'm confident for my next build. I really appreciate your feedback and enjoyed reading it. Have a great day

Thomas Haberl - TH SCALE MODELS Author
@Giorgos: I added some pictures with white background. Do you like them?

Daniel
I've heard of several experienced modellers that got frustrated and binned this kit, so kudos for conquering this one as your first jet! 👍 With an excellent result as well 👏🏻

Still, if it's going to be an EuFi in 1:48 this is basically the best kit around, same applies to Revells Tornado, another true PITA from what you see+hear.

What I noticed is that a lot of beginners (including me) make their start into modelling extra hard as they shy away from the "pro" AAA Kits and buy the cheap "beginner" ones - which are mostly really old and frustrating...(typical things I wish I knew before 😉 ) But great that you ve got the needed tenacity and looking forward to more jets from your bench 🙂

Thomas Haberl - TH SCALE MODELS Author
@Daniel: vielen Dank für dein Feedback. Ja, es war tatsächlich ein Kampf mit mir selbst dieses Modell fertigzustellen. Oft genug war ich an dem Punkt, wo ich ihn einfach beiseite stellen wollte. Aber er lag halt 10 Jahre herum, dann dachte ich mir, ich probier es einfach mal ... als nächstes kommt mal ein Hubschrauber - Mil Mi 24 eduard (Zvezda) weil ich mal was mit Photoätzteilen machen wollte und der eduard kit war da preislich ganz ok. Wahrscheinlich auch nicht die allerbeste Wahl, aber denke wenn ich den Eurofighter gepackt habe, schaffe ich den auch ... Danach dann das Warzenschwein von Academy - von dem erhoffe ich mir wirklich sehr viel. Mal schauen.

Daniel
Ohja, von der warthog verspreche ich mir auch viel 👌🏻

Giorgos
Indeed! IMHO the white background does justice to her! Congrats again!

Mid Franconian
Ein toller Eurofighter, gratulatiere!! Gefällt mir sehr gut!
Und noch dazu in österreichischen Markierungen. Sieht man m.E. viel zu wenig.

Thomas Haberl - TH SCALE MODELS Author
@Mittelfranke - vielen Dank! Als Ösi musste ich wohl diese Markierungen wählen ...

ScaleFella NAFO
lovely weathering

Thomas Haberl - TH SCALE MODELS Author
@NAFO: thanks - not perfect, but acceptable for the first attempt

Michael Kohl
Top result.

karatel
Awesome build. I also built Austrian Typhoon few years ago but 7L-WE

Thomas Haberl - TH SCALE MODELS Author
Thanks @karatel and @Micheal appreciate your positive feedback

CaptGPF
Based on the end result, it doesn't look like a first build after a 10 year hiatus!

This thread made me wonder just how many of just came back to the hobby after such a long spell- thanks to Covid! 🤔

Ludvík Kružík
It seems that this hobby has its own special charm - it is difficult to abandon it permanently. Many of those who took it up in childhood return to it in adulthood. I have left it and returned to it several times. The reasons were varied, but Covid was not among them.

Gary Victory
Really nice build Thomas of a kit that's not the easiest to put together well. Top job Thomas.

Thomas Haberl - TH SCALE MODELS Author
@CaptGPF and @Gary: many thanks! I really appreciate your feedback. Indeed the kit was a challenge, but I still sit in front of this plane from time to time and watch it ... 😄 reminding me off all the beginner mistakes I did ... @Ludvik: Similar on my side, childhood modeller as most of us, then teenager with totally different interests, gave it another try in my late twenties but didn't even finish the kit (I still have the unfinished car somewhere). Came back in 2022 almost exactly 2 years ago after stumbling upon a youtube video of Scale Model Shed. That was kind of inspiring so I was looking for the old kits and found the Samba bus and the Eurofighter .... the journey began and you know what .... my P-51 Mustang won first place on last weeks IMPS Austria so this time I will stay in 😄

CaptGPF
I forgot to congratulate you on your beautiful Mustang winning the IMPS. I agree with you guys - this is a hobby that has that ability to draw you back - even if we take a long hiatus from it. 😀

Thomas Haberl - TH SCALE MODELS Author
Thanks! Was very surprising because I didn´t even want to show it there ....

karatel
Awesome work. I have 7L-WE!

Thomas Haberl - TH SCALE MODELS Author
Thanks a lot @karatel - let me check it out 😉

Thomas Haberl - TH SCALE MODELS Author
I showed the Eurofighter at this weekends Scale and Paint in Vienna and to my (and I guess also for a lot of others) surprise the build was awarded in out of the box category. Quite a surprise for the first ever done plane in my young modelling life 🤣

Alexander
Agreeing with the others here, great result overall - nice paintjob and weathering! 👍
The main color might be a little bit too pale in my opinion, but otherwise very spot on regardless.

Ludvík Kružík
Thomas, congratulations on your model award! As they say, he who can, can.

Neuling
Congrats! Well deserved!

Thomas Haberl - TH SCALE MODELS Author
many thanks @Alexander @Ludvik and @Neuling! Appreciate your feedback! @Alexander: indeed it looks a bit pale, but back at the time I was happy to complete the build - I followed the manuals and used the Revell enamel paints for this. But the Austrian EF has a different color tone than the German one. German ones are more blueish, Austrians are more greyish, but always depending on the light for sure.

Mojo DeVirus
Wow !!!

Lochsa River
...this must have been used to fly prisoners around....

gorby
Very impressive paint job!

Neuling
Clean work with beautiful colors!

André Knippenberg Author
Thanks!

Air no
Drôle d'avion. félicitations pour le montage.

Alex K
👀

Robert Podkoński
Watching for sure 😉

Finn
Me too

Mr D
Interesting build,👍 early Days of Vtol, few pilots could manage the machine.
Looking great 👍

Bozo Author
Thanks mates

Łukasz Gliński
Following, built this bugger couple of years ago 👍

Łukasz Gliński
The panel shades correction did its job 👍
Wheels are easy to scratch, I think at least one of mine was not original 😁

Mr D
Wow.....it is True metal, good stuff 👌
Model build is coming along nicely 👍👍

Lochsa River
...the world needs more pogos.....massive and beyond difficult to fly and land....

XFY-1 VTO "Pogo" | Album by Lochsa_River (1:48)

Sebastian Meyner
:-D Great idea and execution! 👍

Lochsa River
....yes.....being dragged around in a flying bomb is fine...flying around and attacking the "enemy"...not so much....

Robert Podkoński
Watching, of course! A lot has been done already 😉

Neil Author
Hello Robert 🙂 HNY to you! Thanks very much for the comment, hope to do your interest justice 👍

Augie
Oooh watching, made this one a long time ago

Neil Author
Hi Augie. Excellent! Glad to have your interest 😊 very kind of you to comment 👍

Robin (WhiteGlint)
Watching 👀

Neil Author
Excellent! Welcome WhiteGlint. Great to have your interest also 🙂

James C
Looking good Neil 👍

David H
Dammit, missed this, late to party but definitely in ..👀

Neil Author
Cheers James C and David H, hope you're both well 🙂 really appreciate your interest and comments mates 👍 I'm getting distracted by my other builds on the go at the moment. But I will get back to this one again soon. It's another oldie kit but what an iconic aircraft!

Charlie Spitfire
wooooow looks soooo coool

Neil Author
Cheers @charlie 😉 kind of you to comment. I've also added some new imagery today 👍

James C
Looks to be coming along nicely mate 👍
You going to camouflage it per the box art or paint it black?

Neil Author
Hiya @James C hope you're well 🙂 thanks for commenting mate. Yes. I'm going for the more unusual box-art camouflage scheme. I believe they called it a 'Sabre' scheme that was used when operating out of the UK in the 70s... A bit different to the usual black 👍

James C
👀👍

Cuajete
Very nice job so far 👍

Guy Rump
Looking really good, watching. 👍

Daniel Klink
Great progress.. 👍

Neil Author
Hi mates! 🙂 Thank you very much for stopping by and your kind words 👍 much appreciated.

Gerald
👍

Neil Author
Thanks Gerald 🙂👍

Patryk S.
Following. Interresting method of recreating raised panel lines, great result so far!

Neil Author
Hi Patryk 🙂 thanks for commenting and also for the likes guys. I'll get some new pictures up soon 👍

Arif Saeed
👏👏 this is looking great Neil !

Robin (WhiteGlint)
Never seen the U-2 in that camo. 👍

Cuajete
That camo looks great!

Neil Author
Thanks mates that's great to hear ❤️👍

James C
Really nice job on that camo scheme. I've also never seen one in anything but black. Very cool! 👍

Neil Author
Hi James, thanks very much indeed 👍

David Taylor
Nice to see them in another camo scheme rather than just black.

Glenn
Wow i built this old dog about 30 years ago and i think it was released about 30 years before that! (around 1962 from Hawk i think?) I did the NASA scheme back then.

Neil Author
Thanks David 👍 Hi Glenn, yeah agreed, it's an old one for sure. I only really build up vintage stuff. I almost went for the NASA variant, but the condition of the kit decals dictated my choice really. 👍🙂

David Culp
It's funny that they camouflaged the top of the airplane. Who's going to be looking down on it? 🙂

Villiers de Vos
Very nice effects.

Erik Leijdens
Looks very good Neil! Love the camouflage scheme! Is it finished already?

Robert Podkoński
That's a good question from David 😄

Neil Author
Hi mates 🙂 I'm certainly no expert on this sort of stuff, I too wondered why the camouflage was an option on a U2... So did a bit of research before I began... The detail I found I added against this album's description for what was called the 'Sabre' scheme 👍 hope this helps.

Thanks for your interest, your comments and your likes also to all. Means a helluva lot mates 🙂🙂👍

David H
Erm, has to sorta land and park up somewhere. Wouldn't want to make it too easy when you're on the ground .. 😂

Robert Podkoński
Good point!

Cuajete
Well done so far 👍

Neil Author
Thanks Cuajete. Very kind of you 👍 🙂

Regarding the kit option and my chosen scheme (Robert & David - 🙂 haha!): apparently "The 2 tone grey colour scheme (Sabre Scheme) was insisted upon by the UK Government, concerned about the implications of "black" ops being carried out by American U-2s operating from a UK base. The TR1 was so designated for similar reasons... to dissociate the aircraft from its predecessors". If I have any of this wrong (which is highly likely!) Please feel free to correct me... 🙂 👍

Mid Franconian
Ha! Just made Like No 60! And all well deserved!

Cuajete
Good progess! 👍

Remco van Haren
Wow, what a great result. Nice job!
Btw: I like the way you repair the raised panel lines on the kit. I must try that too.

Neil Author
Thanks mates! You're all really kind to comment 🙂 and also to those who liked too 👍 I will get the final reveal images on here soon.

Patryk S.
Looking great! Can't wait for the final result.

Neil Author
Thanks very much Patryk ☺️

Neil Author
Here's another venerable oldie (from the '70s!) That I started back in early 2022 and finished in 2024. Unfortunately I'm so slow at booth shots, I've only now got around to final reveal images! It's my usual mix of a semi-realistic paint job, as per kit instructions, but with flourishes of 'what if' too. However, the basis of the scheme is real… Yes, they did paint the U2 in camouflage! Have caught up with a few more reveal images for other albums too. So, more work to be updated very soon - likely the Harrier next 👍.

gorby
Very nice work Neil!

Robert Podkoński
Good job indeed!

Guy Rump
That's a great result! 👍

Patryk S.
Outstanding result as always! Congratulations on a great build of an classic kit👍

Cuajete
Very nice job for this old kit. Great result.
Congrats!

Neil Author
Thanks very much for your encouraging words/liking mates! 😊 And thanks to all who've separately liked my efforts also 👍 I completed this oldie almost three years ago. But it's taken me this long to take a few booth shots. Time flies! Or I'm painfully slow! Hahaha 🤣

Robin (WhiteGlint)
Beautiful work Neil! Interesting to see a U-2 in camo. Wasn't aware not all were painted black.

Neuling
Very beautiful!

Lochsa River
....cool and original....

Michael Kohl
Following

Bob Hall
Cool !😎

kevi63 Author
hi all , problem solved , there is an excellent instruction Database in this site should manuals go missing or get mislaid, took me a while to find. this is the only database a could find

Neuling
Nice work! Never seen a universal carrier model with crew. Interesting to see how cramped the interior is.

Guy Rump
Outstanding! 👍

gorby
Beautiful work!

Mr D
The German Starfighter looks the best l think, Starfighter is amazing looking plane at best of times.
Brilliant.... like it 👍👍

Mr D
Could you put a box photo up please 😃👍

Bruce Huxtable
Immaculate work - how many hours of stencils must that have been.... 😉

F-104 Author
Hi Mr D, thanks for your comments. What would a box photo be? Best J.

Mr D
Hi, thanks for getting back, the package the kit came in.
Just to see company n scale etc.
Cheers 😁👍

Mr D
Ok, thanks...l see it , Haseagawa .
Brilliant

F-104 Author
Yes, the Hasegawa F-104 kits are still great to build and there are so many different versions… I have at least 16 in my stash. 🤷‍♂️

M0rce
Wow, that's really cool. Great job!

F-104 Author
Thanks a lot M0rce, appreciate 👍

Gary
nice

Alexander
Looks really good - really like the Marineflieger livery! 👍

Neuling
Same as Alexander!

Neuling
Very appealing model and presentation!

Tom B.
Interesting 👍 Consider me following along!

Dave Flitton
Watching.

Bohrmann
👀

Finn
Following

Zsolt Czegle Author
Welcome mates on the aboard!

Zsolt Czegle Author
The only upgrades are the mirrors, so I can start with the painting! 😉

Stefan Schacht
nice start, count me in.

Zsolt Czegle Author
Thank you Stefan, welcome here!

Zsolt Czegle Author
I painted the green base color and airbrushed the 4tones camo pattern by freehand. Honestly it was awfull. So I deicided to strip the paint and start over again.
So I airbrushed the light brown color with highlights and masked the brown patches. The next color is the light yellow.

Zsolt Czegle Author
Painting masks are removed. I'm statisfied with the outcome!

Bart Goesaert
Nice build so far...

Holger Kranich
Ahh, here we go again!

Dietmar Bogatzki
Fantastic start, following..

Bart Goesaert
Very nice paint job (next to the exquisite build 😉 )

Rui S
Great work 👍

Pierre S. Author
Thank you 🙂

Jennifer Franklin
Nice work.

Pierre S. Author
Thanks 🙂

Michael Kohl
That is some good looking Marder.

Landlubber Mike
Looks fantastic, really nice job!

Neuling
I agree with Michael and Landlubber Mike!

bughunter Author
I was so crazy to start another build while waiting for now decals to arrive (for this other project).
That is the most demanding beast I ever tried! Not because it is bad - no, the opposite! A full resin build, cast and 3D printed parts, PE and more.
Some guess work regarding type and kit is allowed - so I do not link a project yet 😉
I hope this will generate some interest ...

Alec K
Another project! YES!! But careful, don't let the shelf queens get restless…. Hmmmm, what the heck is this?! Something US, judging by the cockpit color. And it looks like an ejection seat maybe, so something with a turbine engine??

bughunter Author
- US: check 👍
- ejection seat: check 👍
- turbine engine: check 👍
That is still a big list. US jets are 244 topics here. Ok, not all have an ejection seat.

Christoph Schnarr
Hm, that looks a lot like the cockpit of the XB-85 Goblin and could therefore be the very good resin kit from Halberd Models 😉

c124c
Also my guess : XF-85 Goblin , Halberd Models, 1/48 scale. 🙂

Yngve N
I'm about to start working on a kit with lots of 3D printed resin so it's nice to be able to follow a project by someone experienced 😊

gorby
Oh yes!! You've started the Goblin! 🙂

bughunter Author
Welcome to all!
Oh yes gorby, I can't resist! I have already x started projects, x+1 one doesn't make a big difference 🙂
And Bingo: yes, you are all right about the Goblin 👍 That is the mother of all egg planes 😎
It is a great kit, but I think not an easy one!
- You should think twice (or better more often) where to cut the resin parts from the cast! I may have done it wrong in some areas.
- sometimes it is hard to see, where the part starts or the cast ends which brings you in trouble later with fit issues
- some 3D printed parts are very very filigree, you don't know how to hold or handle. I'm not a 1:700 ship builder!
- at some points the manual do not show clearly the correct place of a part. After checking reference pics (a must!) I realized my guess was wrong. If you add it to the wrong place you will get in trouble later for sure.
- there are some very tight fits, especially with cast parts. Best is again to check reference pictures if you really reached the final position or a part is not yet deep enough in its place and you need more cleaning of seams.

I will finish the Vega before this beast when the new decals arrive.

bughunter Author
Some more pics are added showing the prepared cockpit walls. The first inner part is also prepared, the front of the jet engine.
I forgot to mention that there are nearly no color information regarding cockpit and so on in the instructions. There is a colorful 4 side view showing decal and stencil places.

Greg Baker
" I have already x started projects, x+1 one doesn't make a big difference "

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA... spoken like a true model builder~!

Marcel Klemmer
😳 Wow

Alec K
Great progress 👍

bughunter Author
Thanks mates!
Now some progress on the carriage, which is part of the kit (but I had to modify it).

bughunter Author
As preparation for the fuselage the jet engine parts are prepared now.

gorby
The exhaust and intake look remarkable. Getting all those PE blades in the correct place can't have been easy.

Jennifer Franklin
Following. I like the 3D-printed foot holders. The metal pins are also a nice detail. That exhaust and intake look like they were a challenge to put together. Where did you get this model?

bughunter Author
Thx mates!
Yeah gorby, that was challenging! See also pic 17.
Jennifer, those food holders was unbelievable filigree, as most of the 3D parts! You really don't know how to touch for cleaning and handling.
For exhaust and intake I followed the manual to cut parts, but made some wrong decisions. This makes it later even more complicated 🙁
I ordered this directly at Halberd, but they sell it also on ebay. But they seems to have some production issues with power outages etc due to Russian invasion.
But I recommend to think twice about it: it is not cheap; it provides nice details, but it is on the other hand some kind of "short run technology". So I had to do a lot of dry fitting and surgery to get things right - but all on resin parts! As I said, that is the most demanding build I have ever done! I will show more soon.

Nathan Dempsey
Interesting subject and looking very nice too.

bughunter Author
Thank you Nathan! New pics added.

Alec K
What an aircraft this was! Excellent progress 👍

gorby
Very nice work! I love the bizarre stubby shape of the Goblin. A real life egg plane.

Bernhard Schrock
I least expected this flying egg with wings on your workbench 🙂 I haven't seen it built yet and I'm looking forward to a master piece from your hand.

bughunter Author
Thank you for your time to leave a comment mates!
@Alec It was? It is! Two aircraft were built, 6023 and 6024, and both are in museums.
The kit provides decals for the 6024. Regarding the details this is more complex. Both looks different today, the kit is different compared to both as they are shown today. And even the b/w photos shows many different things: with or without winglets, with one skid, (kit option), with two skids below the wings, the kit has two pitots on the wings - the one in the museum not. And much more!
Yes gorby, me too! That's why I called the project "The mother of all egg planes." 🙂
@Bernhard I looked around and also have not found it built yet, also not in the bigger scale. And I think I know now why as it is definitely not an easy walk!

Your interest is fuel for motivation 👍 so I will add more pics.

Erik Off
A real eggplane, great! Love it, but 100$... puuh. 😉

bughunter Author
Welcome Erik!
On evil bay even more: https://ebay.de/itm/167316587705 but I think this includes import taxes. The 1:32 kit was even more, but is not available now.
When I ordered mine it was no more available within two days - all sold.
The offers on evil bay in Asia are going crazy already: https://ebay.de/itm/156691540922

But as I said, it is not the price tag which makes me nervous .... I hope I'm able to finish a kit this time!

David Taylor
Missed this one,I'm in.

bughunter Author
Welcome David! Nice to know you are watching.
Now with teaser of the whole bird 😉

Jennifer Franklin
Love the teaser, wasn't sure what to expect but that does indeed look like an eggplane.

Kyle DeHart
I'm behind the times but I'll be standing at the back watching now!

Robert Podkoński
I'm a little late, but I will definitely watch this talent show diligently! (and the topic is fantastic!)

bughunter Author
Thank you very much mates and welcome!

David Taylor
You could always do the canopy when it smashed into the arrestor hook and belly landed on the desert.

Ben M
cool!

bughunter Author
David, I added a picture of the emergency landing skid for you. I will not mount it, but the empty mounting brackets as PE. So no landing in desert, but into a museum.
Welcome Ben, nice to see you here!

Jennifer Franklin
I am looking at that cart and you are an artist bughunter.

Zbynek Honzik
Fantastic job! No doubt you are an artist, bughunter!
I'm following with close attention and anticipation of your next progress.

bughunter Author
Wow, Thank you both! Now I need a red face smiley .
There is not much difference between pic 26 and 46. I masked the rims and primed/painted the wheels. Some black paint in deep holes and on the food step. The big boost comes form a simple wash with oil paints as this brings up the nice rivets and other details on the cart.
And since you asked so kindly I added more progress pictures.

I stepped on the gas as we have our next club meeting in about a week and our annual show soon after that. It would be great to have the model ready by then!

Ben M
I really want to go to that museum in Nebraska with this and a B-36 😍

bughunter Author
Ben, I collected a lot of pictures from walkarounds, museum pages, Flickr and so on.
I must say (even I have only decals for the 6024) the 6023 in the "National Museum of the United States Air Force" in Dayton, Ohio is in a much better, more original state. It uses a original cart. See the gallery with 21 photos on the official museum page: nationalmuseum.af.mi..onnell-xf-85-goblin/
The 6024 in Nebraska is on a simple steel frame, no winglets, the hook looks strange. Seems to be polished, without all the nice stenciling. Seems to be trimmed for a nice look, but not very original.

Kyle DeHart
Oh the National Museum of the United States Air Force is so good. I try to go at least once a year. It's just a couple hour drive from me. Beyond worth the price of entry too…which is $0. Beautiful work on that cart Frank. It looks the part.

Ludvík Kružík
After the "Flying Flea" another interesting dwarf has appeared on your modelling table. 🙂 👍

I am particularly interested in this project of yours. Firstly because of the choice of model, but mainly because it is a resin kit with 3D printed parts. As I have several resin kits in my stash and have recently added two 3D printed models, this project is a great inspiration to me.

bughunter Author
Thank you mates and welcome Ludvík!
Here Halberd made a mix of cast and 3D printed parts. Only the very small ones are 3D printed. I checked both kits (it is also offered in 1:32):
- my small 1:48 one has 38 resin parts and 16 3D print detail parts
- the 1:32 kit 48 resin parts and only 6 3D print detail parts
That is not my first resin kit as I build e.g. kits from LukGraph (also combination of cast and 3D printed, but they move to completely 3D printed kits) and old resin cast kits from "SPIN Model" and "Alliance Models". Here I replaced small parts often with metal and wood. You will find those in my Projects, more to come.
I have not build a jet yet and that is somehow a different story (compared to my usual biplanes) with clear parts, surface details and more.

The most important thing with resin kits is a useless Tamiya Extra thin glue - you have to use CA or epoxy but it brings us many interesting kits which will never made it into a plastic kit.

bughunter Author
I was hoping for a bit more interest at least from the mates who have the kit in their wishlist or stash. But it is what it is.
More pictures ...
Has anyone ever polished such cast resin canopies? It might have been a possibility, but without a backup I didn't dare.

gorby
Worst come to the worst, if you damaged the canopy you could always do it as the Goblin which smashed the canopy trying to reattach to the bomber. 😄
Well you certainly have the attention of one member with it in their wishlist. 🙂

Jennifer Franklin
I am watching with interest, although I don't currently have anything in my wishlist that is resin.

bughunter Author
Jennifer, I think it is a good way to start with resin aftermarket accessories for your models to get a feeling for this material. There are big sets for replacing all in the cockpit or a engine with cowlings and parts around it for example from Eduard or CMK. If you can handle that than there is no more a big step to tackle a full resin model. Due to the 3D printing we see more and more accessories and kits in resin.

bughunter Author
gorby I know, you are always a big supporter 👍 And I hope that this particular wish on your wish list will be fulfilled one day, by whatever means.

Ludvík Kružík
Even though I don't have Goblin on my wishlist, you still have my attention too. 😉

Robert Podkoński
I assembled a MPM Goblin long time ago and I have Special Hobby one in my stash. Surely, I am watching this build with utmost interest, Frank 😉

bughunter Author
You're always following me, my friends! 👍
Robert, the MPM is 1:72, the SH 1:48, right? If you prefer 1:144 there is a add-on in this Hobbycraft kit: Convair GRB-36 "FICON" (Hobbycraft HC1273, 1:144)
Please ee also: modellversium.de/gal..blin-hobbycraft.html

Ben M
There needs to be a 1:24 goblin to go with the 1:24 B-36

bughunter Author
Halberd announced a Limited Edition (100-120 kits) of the Goblin kit in 1:24 later this year 🙂

Robert Podkoński
Exactly - MPM is 1:72; SH is 1:48. It will be instructive to compare the latter with your build, I presume.

bughunter Author
I downloaded the manual of both kits at the very beginning of the project since Halberd do not provide color infos, just for checking beside the reference photos.

Alec K
I certainly would not miss bughunter build! Those that do are doing so at their own loss 😉

On that canopy: did you apply Future? That should help with clarity.

bughunter Author
Thank Alec 👍
No, I have not applied, because I heard some bad things (and read warnings on commercial cut masking sheets) about masking on a canopy with Future. And now it is painted so too late.
But on this model this is no problem: the front shield is mostly covered by the hook and not very visible. As I will show the main canopy in open state and it is open to the side, it is not very prominent too, additionally covered by the black ventilation pipes. And hey, the thing has been in the museum for more than 70 years, so the canopy is no longer clear! 🙂

And hopefully I can show some metal scratch work later that my build logs are known for!

bughunter Author
There are a lot of possible variants regarding the pitot pipes, if you look on reference pictures and the museum planes. Below the nose, only on left wing, on both wings ... The museum planes do not carry those.
The kit provides two wing probes. As they are made from resin I should mount them now to be able to prime and paint but I fear to break this thin parts during handling. After looking on original b/w photos I noticed a different metal shine so I had an idea!

Kyle DeHart
Wonderful work on this unique project, my friend. The detailing in that intake is stunning. These resin kits sure can pack in the detail.

Robert Podkoński
Now I see that there is no such a fantastic detail in the intake in the SH offering - it would be great to get it as a separate aftermarket set...

Skyhiker
Hmm... I didn't know that they made egg planes for real. Very strange bird.

bughunter Author
Thank you very much for your comments and Welcome to the new visitors!
@Robert You will end up replacing the whole kit, due to better details on every part. It may be too late now, but after the first rumours about the new kit, some have sold their SH kits on ebay for 70€ (which is the cheapest offer at the moment) or more and bought the new kit.
@Skyhiker It was the smallest fighter jet ever built, as it had to fit into the real "aircraft carrier" (not the ones on water today). The full story is very interesting. The performance wasn't bad, but it was very difficult to hook back onto the carrier because of the turbulence. It was assumed that an average pilot would not be able to do this - so the project was cancelled.

Robert Podkoński
So, I will stick to my old-school kit... 😉

bughunter Author
Or put it on ebay for 80€ and see what happens ...

bughunter Author
I know people will ask to see this model in Ergolding next week (I hope to finish it before) or the EME in Lingen end of march I need a robust model! At the moment I have a Pfalz Triplane with a broken plastic undercarriage in the cabinet - crying for a metal fix.
After the replaced tail holder (see pic 20) what about the front struts? I tried the kit ones - very flexible! After a single brass wire is much more stable you may guess now what are the next steps ...

Landlubber Mike
Wow, this is spectacular! I have the Special Hobby kit, but after seeing the details on this one, I might need to swap it out for the Halberd one!

bughunter Author
Thank you Mike! Yes, the great details and the unusual subject invited me to leave my comfort zone and try something different.

Kyle DeHart
Looks awesome on the carriage. Nice upgrade for stability

Ben M
If you feel like building something like this that is a biplane, Frank you could try a F9C

bughunter Author
Thank you!
Ben, there is no kit for the F9C in 1:48? Nobod seems to the the LSM kit in shash? No year announced, long gone I guess. But the F3F-2 from Academy looks nice ...

Ben M
I have the 1:32 kit. I'd like to built it as the version without landing gear but will need more 3d printing skills to do that - which I'm working on acquiring. I built the 1:520 Macon and had some 3d printed F9C biplanes to go with it.

bughunter Author
A display with the sparrowhawk hooked to a part of the mothership would look amazing!
On this model here it would need a new, more robust hook due the weight of the model.

bughunter Author
Damn, this was more work and much more complex than expected (it was not easy to get all wires in right angle), but I'm happy that the metal work in done now and like the look.

Desert Marlin
Wobblin' and I'm watch'n!!!

Desert Marlin
Guess you'll need a 1:48 Scale B-36 huh?!?

Ben M
Yes, he definitely needs one

Kyle DeHart
This is so good. Those new parts look great.

To one of your other points. I have that F3F-2 in its original Accurate Miniatures form and the kit does indeed look very nice. I shall attempt to build it someday.

Ludvík Kružík
The new parts look perfect. Also the Goblin on the transport cart looks very good. Great job! 👍

A B-36 assembly with the Goblin hanging on would be impressive. A 1/48 scale model of the B-36 exists and is currently available. However, there are several reasons why I would think twice about buying a B-36:
- I have only found one 1/48th scale model. It is produced by HpH in a limited edition. It is a really nice model with elaborate details. But basically it is a custom production and the delivery time is 10 months and the price of 575 Euro is not exactly negligible.
- A 1/48 scale B-36 with a wingspan of 1.5m and a fuselage length of just over 1m is not small. You would probably have to solve the problem of where to put it.
- And third, although the B-36 was intended as a Goblin carrier, at the time of the tests the B-36 was not yet available, so landing tests were conducted on a trapeze carried under a B-29B Superfortress.

Augie
Hmm, if the kit was not so expensive, tempting, would go well with my X-1 carrying B-29..

Ben M
Aluminum overcast

bughunter Author
I was away for a long hike in warm spring weather in sunshine so no progress here - but a lot of nice comments! Thank you very much mates, those are highly appreciated!
No way that I would build such huge carrier like B-29 or B-36. If someone buys me a bigger flat or a house, I promise to think about it 🙂
I like the new parts too and no Wobblin' anymore! But today in daylight the paint was not yellow enough (painted those yesterday evening in artificial light). So I painted the yellow again today and think it looks better now (no new pictures).

Yes Augie, that was expensive - but maybe I could help Ukraine a little. The kit was created 40km away from the front! 😮 How can they develop and manufacture such great products under such conditions?

Augie
Oh I do understand bugs, its why I buy direct from places like Reskit.

Jennifer Franklin
40 km away from the front? That is astounding!

bughunter Author
In meantime I found an explanation for the open tube pieces on the struts (see pic 76 for example): here a protection bow during towing could be plugged in.
See this picture sandboxx.us/wp-conte..227-F-1234S-048.jpeg

Skyhiker
Gosh I wish I had your soldering skills. Any pointers?

Skyhiker
Are you considering building the protection bow? It wouldn't be too hard to make with sprue or brass rod. I think it adds something, but it might cover up all that work with the open pipe too much.

gorby
I knew you wouldn't be able to resist adding the protection bar. 😄

bughunter Author
Skyhiker, you mean something like picture 71? I'm will check later if it is long enough.
Regarding soldering I showed often the tools in the build logs - all you need is practice and exercise. And practice and exercise again.

And again one step forward, two steps back 🙁
I hate to mask resin models! Painted dark metal areas and want to mask them to paint the rest. A mask was not sitting in right place and I want to remove it to reapply - pulled up paint and primer together .... And again ....

bughunter Author
Sorry gorby, I have not seen your post as we typed in parallel.
It seems as if you can estimate my behavior quite well.

Ludvík Kružík
The protective arch is a small but interesting accessory on the transport trolley.

While surfing the internet I found this photo. It shows more details about the protective arch. It might come in handy. cdn.prod.website-fil..39a6e44b102b6_5.webp

bughunter Author
Thank you Ludvík!
I know this picture. Yours is a part of the original, which can be found in very high resolution on Wikipedia:
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I wanted to show this picture anyway later as it shows (if you go to full resolution) that they used decals for the stencils instead of masks. And some of the decals shows a silvering! So I have later an excuse if my decals shows that too 🙂

Ludvík Kružík
I thought you knew the picture. 😉, ... I sent it just in case. Wikipedia also has nice close-up pictures of the trapeze design with the Goblin suspended, but I'm sure you know that too.

bughunter Author
To replicate the trapeze would be not easy and more info would be helpful. No, I will resist and show it on the nice yellow carrier as today in museum.

Desert Marlin
Something seems very wrong with the design of the Goblin... The turbine warning strip seems to run coincident with the pilot's seat... A design that seems very sympathetic to the Citroen and SMART cars...

Christoph Kunz
Sorry, I'm late.
But I love it.

Jennifer Franklin
It is looking terrific. I love that yellow carrier, and you did such an amazing job on it, bringing all the detail out with the weathering.

bughunter Author
Thx!
Yes, the design looks like an egg-plane, but the turbine red stripe is definitely behind the seat and the headrest.
That reminds me of a few morons on YouTube. The manufacturer of model turbine engines prescribes a lateral distance of several metres during operation because they run at 120000 revolutions and more. And then these idiots screwed the turbines onto "Bobby Cars", sat on them and raced through a park. As the inlet is close to the ground, there is a high probability that dirt will be sucked in. If the turbine blades then come apart, the crown jewels a few centimetres above are also ruined. That would even be enough for the Darwin Award 🙂

Alec K
😂😂😂👍

bughunter Author
At the moment I'm applying around 100 decals o:
The numbers go up to 58, but the bigger ones don't have a number, many are doubled and some even 6 times. So I guess it sums up to 100. A little flying manual 🙂

bughunter Author
A huge step towards the finish: the Goblin is painted and ALL decals are applied! 🙂

Desert Marlin
Pictures 17 and 18... that's crazy talk right there!!!

Desert Marlin
Picture 55... excellent pitot tube work!

Desert Marlin
Picture 58... no doubt that the resin work is far superior in this case!!!

Ludvík Kružík
You've picked up rocket speed. Looks like you're getting closer to your goal. The Goblin with the decals looks fantastic!

Jennifer Franklin
congratulations, the 100 decals look good (or at least those shown in the photos)

gorby
Fantastic work with the decals.

bughunter Author
Thank you very much mates! Your comments are highly appreciated!
@Desert Marlin It looks like you went slowly through the whole album - I hope you had fun. p17/18 there were little recesses for the PE parts. p55 I really like to do some scratch work in metal.
@Ludvík After spending the whole Sunday for the decals I mounted all today and it looks like I will meet my deadline: the Goblin is finished for the club meeting this evening, only the washing will not be dry 😉
Jennifer and gorby I really like if decals are bringing some colorful life into a model.
No time to show new pictures today but I will add some tomorrow. Stay tuned!

Ludvík Kružík
I trust your club friends will admire your Goblin as much as your friends here on SCM.

Kenneth
Fantastic finish with that paint and the many stencils 👍

bughunter Author
Yes, it was a surprise 🙂
Thanks Kenneth, I used my beloved trusty Alclads. Hard to find now.

Qwertzel
Following this one

George Williams
Looking good.

Qwertzel
Looking Great! Which Crome or silver color do you use?

Jules Bye Author
I used Mr Hobby H8 Metallic Silver. Really pleased with the results