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Neuling
More pictures would be nice!

W32.Deadcode.A
I added two more.

Neuling
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scalemates
checking

example: PlasticWolf

PlasticWolf
Did you find the problem?

Spanjaard
I think our webmaster was asking for specific examples 😉

PlasticWolf
OK i have just listed (12:14) Profile 216 (petlyakov Pe-2) for sale.
In the new feed it shows as "price not yet provided".
Now when i look at the page for Profile 216 (Book: Petlyakov Pe-2 (by Malcolm Passingham, Waclaw Klepacki))
It also shows as no price provided in the news feed section, however just above it in the marketplace section it shows my listing with price.
So there is something not quite right i think.
I hope this helps to find the problem.

scalemates
thx! on it now

scalemates
this if fixed! this was a nasty bug and I am super happy this was fixed.

this is true for all NEW items as well as the 60+ existing newsfeed items from PlasticWolf

(for others, if you are impacted: move item to stash and back to for sale fixes it)

PlasticWolf
Great work!
Thanks team.

Spanjaard
according to scalemates.com/messages.php?thread=15995010 the kit is for sale. I see the kit in the user for sale section, but when I go to the product page, the user does not appear

scalemates
checking

BetterTimes-Henry
Watching. Great start👍

Villiers de Vos
Very nice work on the camouflage scheme.

Trev
Excellent preshading work. Something to aspire to in the future.

Rui S
I Like it too 👍

Alberto
Great paintjob 👍

Roy McKay
Looks great!

Transall NG
Nice choice, and well built !
You may have to check the leading edge of propeller's blades.
@+

bughunter
There are this Eduard Weekend kits - where I never understood how this can be done on a weekend.
So I use this brand new kit with only seven parts to try a speed build 🙂 Not sure a weekend will be enough. I put the Junkers aside for a moment because I want to have a finished model for the next club meeting and I think I will not be able to finish the Junkers F.13 until then.

Alex K
Ahhhh... what a treat when the 1:48 WWI-aircraft master turns his attention to such subjects as the Piper Cub, the Stearman and now the Pou-du-Ciel!

bughunter
Thank you Alex! You forgot to mention my car projects 😉 But that doesn't mean that I'm completely moving away from those biplanes.

René "Lord Bilbo" Bartholemy
Looking forward to see the result. I'm always amazed when I see the real thing hanging in the big airplane hangar of the army museum here in Brussels. In the 80s, there was a French series about the history of aviation (Les Faucheurs de Marguerites) and in the last season (IIRC), someone was building the Pou-du-Cil in his garage, just to fly it once.
Very interesting subject.

Juergen Klinglhuber
Watching with interest. One more day to go,.... 😉

Robert Podkoński
Oh yes! Watching! (Perhaps you would be interested in that, Frank:
De Havilland Biplane No.1 (1..Miniature Ltd HW48003, 1:48) - I've just purchased one 😉 )

bughunter
Welcome mates!
@Lord, I will build the one one from the kit. It provides only one identification, the one from the RAF Museum Cosford. It is from 1936 and seems to be very original. No wonder that only one is possible because each one is different with specific engines and so on.
@Jürgen Immer dieser Druck, dieser unglaubliche Druck! 🙂
@Robert You and your build are responsible that I'm doing this kit now! Thanks 👍

Alex K
If I may... Frank (and René) raise(s) an interesting and legitimate question: the quasi-uniqueness of each Pou, mainly due to the different engines used. For instance, that's precisely the reason I never dared to start the 1:72 Aeroclub Pou I purchased decades ago, because, for the Greek Pou-du-ciel I'm interested in, I will have to scratch a Rotax 377 - and I'm afraid I'm not up to it. But, on the other hand, I think that more experienced modellers (let alone master modellers like bughunter) could easily overcome this, if they decide to go for a specific Pou of special interest to them, perhaps registered in their country or kept in a local museum (as Wikipedia shows, the number of Mignet aircraft preserved in museums around the world is non negligeable!)
But, in any case, thank you Robert and Frank for bringing this classic design to our newsfeed!
[@ Robert: I just noticed that your recent Pou photoalbum has turned, probably inadvertently -a known scm bug- into "private"... you might want to check this with Tim...]

bughunter
Good points ... I just started some scratch work to have an excuse for missing the "Weekend" deadline 🙂
I can see Roberts album if I go via his project so it is not private. It's "only" disappeared from Newsfeed.

Alex K
I can see it too - but if you check, no comments & likes are visible, and you cannot comment any more etc. This is a known bug, I think, that has happened to a number of us in the past, the album turns inadvertently in "private mode". Tim can reverse this, if asked by Robert.

Villiers de Vos
Booking my seat.

bughunter
Welcome Villiers! I hope to be able to show new pictures later.

CaptGPF
👀 this interesting build

bughunter
Yes CaptGPF, from an interesting kit.
The kit is not bad, the 3D steps are very thin and can be sanded and primed/sanded. But my specimen had a thick line through the fuselage, wheels etc as if the printer had had a hiccup - very annoying!

Jennifer Franklin
Following!

Stefan Schacht
very nice, I take a seat

bughunter
Thanks and welcome mates!
The weekend is over and I failed to finish this little flea. But I must admit we had a nice weather today with sun so I spend some time outside instead of sitting on the work bench. I made a good progress on the fuselage anyway but wings needs to be mounted followed by rigging. And I want to scratch a new correct tail mount of the rudder, with tail wheels.

Ludvík Kružík
Frank, it's an interesting coincidence. When I was recently thinking about a model that could be built quickly and still look good, I came to the same conclusion as you. I dismissed the Eduard kits from the Weekend line. In my opinion, they are for modelers who build their models straight out of the box and have no need to make any improvements to the model. This is not my case, I would definitely buy the available accessories for the Weekend kits, or I would reach for the same kit, but from the Profi series, which already contains various accessories ... and the magic of quick model building would disappear. In the end, like you, the 3D printed kit (Czechoslovak HC-2 helicopter) with a small number of parts won 🙂.

I will definitely follow and wish you a smooth progress and successful model building.

Villiers de Vos
Beautiful detailed work so far on this little gem.

Robert Podkoński
Looks great already.

Marcel Klemmer
A cute louse….🤩👍

gorby
I take my eyes off the builds for a couple of days and you've nearly completed a kit! 😮
Very nice work so far Frank.

bughunter
Thank you very much mates for your nice comments!
@Ludvík I checked this heli out - very nice kit indeed! We live in golden times of modelling with lot of small companies doing small series like this. I have build a Eduard Weekend kit as I wanted to build a specific livre and need the decals. But yes, I added PE and scratch work, so I need much longer. I always wonder if it is possible to build a kit on a weekend, due to drying times of paints and decals. Now with using modern acrylic lacquer paints this seems to be possible!
@Marcel Funny names here: in English flea, in French "Pou du Ciel" translated to louse and in German too "Himmelslaus", which translated to sky louse.
@gorby It's nice to know that you're looking over my shoulder here too 🙂

bughunter
Now things are getting a little crazy: new tail wheels have been turned and work has begun on the tail column for the wheels, rudder and suspension.

Zbynek Honzik
This is sheer craziness! But it's beautiful!!! 😀

bughunter
Thank you Zbynek! Not only beautiful, but also functional. 😉

bughunter
Except the steering cables, the tail is now finished. 🙂
It is a very clever designed multi-functional part! I must admit, that I have not understand at the beginnings how it works and how to replicate it on the model. But I simply started and developed it step by step. Sketches in this book Book: Henri Mignet and His Flying Fleas (by Ken Ellis, Geoff Jones) and high res pics of the original in the museum were big help.

Robert Podkoński
This rudder mounting is a masterpiece in itself. Chapeau bas!

bughunter
Again my "Improvement by accident" method! I had to made a new windshield after the first one was killed during rigging process and the new one is closer to the original subject 🙂
A big step forward as the wings are mounted and the rigging is completed. There's no way I could build this with the 3D-printed struts - the model would only survive the meter from the workbench to the display case, but not transport to club or exhibition. Why don't manufacturers just include a piece of wire instead of designing and printing the struts?

Some small tasks are still to be done, but that will be done tomorrow. So finish within a week (in opposite to the weekend I thought about at the beginning) should be possible.

bughunter
This project is finished! 🙂

This brand new kit is not bad, but I'm not completely happy with my build. But yes, it comes somehow close to the real one in the museum in Cosford.

@Alex K As the wings and the fuselage are nice I think it would be an option to remove the engine, scratch a new specific engine and display another specific original. With replacing the strut work with metal the beast would be more stable and robust, compared against my wobbly thing. A real rigging with fishing line would make it more stable too, but I feared to put the resin wings under load to avoid bending down in long term as here are no steel wires inside (a thing with LukGraph does).

Once the weather permits I will do the final shots for a new album.

bughunter
Just uploaded the last pictures of this album.

Robert Podkoński
Fantastic job, Frank! (If only manufacturers of 3D printed models had more experience with building models, they would perhaps know, how to divide the kit reasonably into modeller-friendly pieces...)

Guy Rump
Very nice build! 👍

Zbynek Honzik
Great job!

Łukasz Gliński
Wow, that escalated quickly! Very neat result 👍

Harry Eder
Very nice C-130! And very fast progress! 👍

Dietmar Kollmann
Really nice

Neuling
Top build and very realistic photos!

Daniel Mysak
Thank you guys!👍

Stefan Fraundorfer
A very nice Herkules Daniel - congratulations! And it's Austrian!

Brandon H
Time for another "big" project. Another cabover to go next to the International, I think.

Brandon H
Would've loved to get started on the engine right away, but to avoid some potentially tragic rework later on, I'm starting with the basic frame components first. This way I can continually check fitment as build up the powertrain.

Nigel Chapman
Wow Brandon it's all or nothing! How are you finding the photo etch? I guess it will take the weight

Brandon H
Smoothest experience I've ever had with photoetch, at least thus far. Granted, the bar is low haha

Seems like a sturdy frame so far, though there's a LOT of resin that'll go on it

Bozzer
Oh Brandon! You can't display a Euro, next to a stunning American, classic cabover! No, no, no, my friend! That's a crime against humanity itself!
You have to start a new shelf now, and build others too!
Jokes aside, that chassis looks bloody amazing!
I can see the fine work, already, and fair play to you, for holding back on the engine, it makes total sense to me. In my experience with Euros, you need to be careful with the cab mountings? They're very fragile, and I recommend that you fit them, right at the last minute, before you finally mount the cab. Don't be tempted to fit them beforehand. On my Scania, the cab is quite heavy, and that's just a stock cab, without any fancy additions? I was also disappointed to find out, that the cab only raised slightly, so you couldn't see the work that had gone into the engine, etc? Granted, it looks good on the shelf though. Those bloody decals took forever!

Martin Oostrom
It's not a Euro, it's an Aussie!
Great stuff Brandon 👍🏻

Bozzer
Now Martin, our friend Peter would declare a KW or even a Western Star, an Aussie, compared to our Cabovers. But in all honesty, I've never seen a cabover, more sexier, than a K100 Aerodyne? A woman magnet, of great proportions 🙂

Brandon H
It's definitely not a Euro... in a way, it's actually the LAST American cabover, built in Cleveland (North Carolina, not Ohio) through 2020. Complete trucks were built for export only after 2006, though you could still buy it as a cab or a glider in the US and Canada. They're very rare around here these days but I do see them from time to time.

Importantly, at its heart is a motor built right here in Redford... that's why it's going on the shelf next to the International!

Bozzer
During my visit to the Mack Museum, they had a picture of the Magnum. Obviously, I had to ask questions? What I found out, amazed me. Because Mack was taken over by Renault, they released a Mack Magnum. Nothing on it was made by Mack, but it was assembled in the Mack factory, and basically they stuck the Mack badge on the front. As most know, Mack is now owned by Volvo, so I plan on taking another trip out there, to see if they've added more modern Cabovers, to their list? I'm actually more curious about what's actually made by Mack, that's in whatever they've got? That's something that I hope to find out, and share with you guys.

Nigel Chapman
@Bozzer nowadays everyone owns everyone else!
Scania and Navistar (International) are part of the VW-MAN group
Mercedes own Freightliner , Western Star and Detroit diesel
Paccar group own Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF.
Volvo Trucks is fairly independent with their own US subsidiary
Iveco has always been Fiat owned
Renault own Mack

Back in the day Foden were Paccar ownedAnd ERF were badged as International and Western Star in New Zealand / Australia.

Lesson over

István Szücs
Woww!

Another unique build, I'm impressed!

Brandon H
Getting this build moving again... current sprint will see the engine conversion and buildup through to completion

Goldman
Amazing attention to details. Very interesting build. The chassis looks really nice.

This thread contains a 435 pages manual for working with PE that I have found very useful: forums.kitmaker.net/..and-techniques/23543

Brandon H
Wow, that's intense! Thanks!

Bozzer
That's a very helpful link, Goldman. I've also saved it. Really appreciate your time to share it with us 👍

George Williams
Coming along nicely.

George Williams
Coming along nicely.

Alexander Romanov
Thanks, dude. Actually, first kt after more than 30 years pause.

gorby
You could message the company if you are on facebook:
facebook.com/ddpmodels/

Eric Silbaugh
I am not. But do they have a website?

gorby
Not that I know of. The link on the DDP company page no longer works: SCM Brand: DDP
I had a quick Google and I couldn't find anything other than the FB page.
The only reason I still have a Facebook account is because so many model companies only seem to use the site. If not I'd cancel my FB account tomorrow.
Maybe have a look at retail sites which specialise in model cars to see if they stock the brand.

Jan Peters
Another oddball machine from the Podkoński stables (or should that be hangars?)
Following this 👀

Robert Podkoński
Welcome, Jan! (Since my family name can be translated into English, more-or-less 😉, as "Under-horse-ski", then "stables" seem to be perfectly adequate word here 😄 😄 😄 )

Jan Peters
Lol, stables it is then 😀

Thomas Kolb
What a weird aircraft! A lovely project for sure. But how did you make those airbrakes?

Robert Podkoński
Welcome, Thomas! I took the photo-etched net (1,5 x 1,5 mm) filled certain squares with CA glue and then cut out the unnecessary pieces... quite a nerve-shaking job it was, frankly speaking...

Jan Peters
The airbrakes look great 👍🏻

Robert Podkoński
Thank you, Jan. This is the effect of the third attempt - first I tried to make them from thin PE board (failed), and then I tried Kristal Klear glue (not too bad, but it was difficult to control quantity of glue...). Too much CA can be simply sanded away when set hard.

bughunter
Another unusual beast 👍

Robert Podkoński
Feel welcomed, Bughunter 🙂

gorby
Oh! Another project that's right up my street. 🙂
The airbrakes look excellent!

Robert Podkoński
Welcome, Gorby! You're too kind...

Alex K
Joining the crowd... great work on the airbrakes...

Ben M
👁️👁️

Robert Podkoński
Feel warmly welcomed, Mates! It is great to have you all aboard 🙂

Łukasz Gliński
Joining, lovely project banner you've got here 😄

Robert Podkoński
Welcome, Lorraine! Welcome, Łukasz! 😉

Nicolas
👀

Robert Podkoński
Cheers, Nicholas!

Finn
Following. best of luck

Chris T. An
Welcome Finn. Well, "luck" is not necessarily what you need with this kit, but thanks anyway. 😛 It is probably more patience. But as a model builder, you have to have that at best anyway.

Ekki
Watching too.

Nicolas
Following too.

Cuajete
Me 4!

DerMattes
Den Brocken schau ich mir an 😉 Following 👍

Kenneth
Muss ich auch folgen 👍 Following too 👍

Shar Dipree
Following.

S M
Funny pilots you have found. Following I will 😄

S B
Sehr cool! Ich bin dabei. So wie es aussieht, brauchst du starke Nerven und Durchhaltevermögen. Ich wünsche dir beides!!!! Das Modell gefällt mir bisher sehr gut und der Co-Pilot ist jetzt schon ein Held!

Guido
Some very interesting (and challenging) progress. Love the additional self fabricated pieces. 👌🏻

Daniel H
Checking in. Came for the pilots, staying for the excellent scratch work. 😁

DerMattes
At least the pilot knows the way... yeah, sry 😉

Guy Rump
Looking great, following. 👍

Cuajete
Very nice job so far 👍

Fabrice TIMMERMAN
Nice work. It makes me want to start the one I have in my statch.

Chris T. An
Thanks to everyone for being there. I have to vent my frustration about this kit now. I'm getting to the point where painting is next and it's hard to get a clean finish on the seams, especially the center seam of the two fuselage halves. I wouldn't have thought that (Revell) could still produce such a mess in the 21st century. The fit is worse than some kits from the sixties. I've already built a few Revell models, but I've never experienced anything so terrible. Even filling, sanding, priming, filling again and sanding doesn't help. Let's see what it looks like when the gray paint is on. In any case, I'm expecting a sobering result. I will therefore play around a bit with mottling so that the surface perhaps doesn't look quite so "monotonous" and conceals the problems. I hope that works.

Thomas Haberl - TH SCALE MODELS
Taking a seat - I agreed on a commission build for this one and unfortunately you are now confirming my thoughts about the fit when I put the fuselage together for the first time. I did not start yet and I´m a bit scared ... anything else besides the horrendous fit I should know?

Erik De Smet
Maybe you just got a poor kit, other modelers who built the same do not signal fitting problems, but the U/C seems to be too weak

Robert Podkoński
Looks great already. Keep it up, Chris!

Thomas Kolb
Oboy, that mottling looks awesome! The whole model does in fact!

Guido
Great progress! 👍🏻

Cuajete
Great mottling! 👍

Chris T. An
Thanks guys. To your questions:

@Thomas: I think the most important thing to pay attention to is to do all the work on the engine cowlings BEFORE mounting them on the wings. Especially detail painting and masking is difficult to do on the inner casings when they are already assembled. Well, and you can read everywhere that the wheels should be built with metal tubes instead of the thin plastic parts. Fortunately I'm spared that with the inflight version.

@Erik: It may well be that some people get good kits, but a lot of people seem to have the same problems. I've read about it in various forums (community.revell.de/viewtopic.php?t=10172 and britmodeller.com/for..us-a400m-revell-172/) and even in the German trade magazine "ModellFan" (April 2024 issue) the author/modeler mentioned problems. I'm probably just extremely unlucky.

Thomas Haberl - TH SCALE MODELS
Thanks Chris! I will take that into account! With paint on it looks really good and worth the effort on the seams 👌

Michael Kohl
Dull plane but nice build. Anxious what you make of it. Looking at your other stuff I have high expectations. But, no pressure, man, no pressure. 🙂

yngvenett
I'm in for the ride

Martin Oostrom
Shotgun!

Spanjaard
i will seat behind Martin then 😄
i would have never thought of bending stuff in the dishwasher, good idea!

MS K
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@Spanjaard - I use often method 😉

Michael Kohl
"If there's trouble from the beginning like this, there are often troubles throughout the work,..."
Well, one way to look at it. I'd rather say: whatever problem might come along, you will find a way to fix it.
I am in for the ride.

MS K
Thanks Michael. Another trouble has occurred again. but your words are encouraging. I'll try to finish it this year if possible. 😄

Denis Dogadov
And why do you need to make this unit removable?

MS K
@Denis Dogadov - Because I want to have both versions.
0:54, 13:55 Attached Ext light.
Youtube Video

Denis Dogadov
The problem is that this removable unit will scratch the paint on the hood every time you take it off, a bad idea.

MS K
motorart.tistory.com/465
Oh, I've used magnets occasionally, but I've never scratched it yet. Thank you for your advise. 😉

Martin Oostrom
It looks like you went too wet on the white. A shame as you were progressing so quickly

Martin Oostrom
Man, this build is really fighting you. Hang in there!

MS K
Thank you Martin. I'm very tired. 😢

Spanjaard
don´t give up, if somebody can make it, is you.

Kesa Tiho
Best of luck lad. on behalf of all of scalemates, we believe in you!

Alexander Grivonev
Hang on, almost there! 👍 There are pains only car modelers can comprehend....😄

Rui S
Keep it coming Mate 👍 no pressure.

George Williams
Great work on these models.

Spanjaard
holy molly, i have a dejavu when one of my models started to crumble in from of me.... scary as hell.... i feel your pain 🙁
well, if you can not fix it.... maybe you can weather the crap out of it?.... those are rally cars after all.....

Dave
Ouch, that hurts. I do agree with Spaniard. Weathering may help

MS K
Only Loctite 401, which has a slightly higher viscosity, showed this phenomenon, while adhesives with lower viscosity were fine.

Alexander Grivonev
Wow what the hell mate...

Michael Kohl
I feel for you too. That hurts. I cross my fingers that you come up with a solution that will satisfy you.

Alexander Grivonev
I have actually become so paranoid of ruining something that I rarely use super glue when doing final assembly. Just 2K or UV glue. Something you can wipe off if you mess up, unlike Cyanacrylate.

Marcel
Excellent result despite the setbacks you had. Good job!

Michael Kohl
Makes me happy to see this coming to a good end. 🙂

Martin Oostrom
I hope you're not too traumatised by this journey.
You did a magnificent job saving from all the traps laid out.

Alexander Grivonev
Oh thank the modling gods! Bravo, hats off for the patience and endurance. Fantastic result! 👍👍

Spanjaard
huge amount of patience and perseverance certainly paid off, they look really good!

George Williams
A perfect pair of Pugs.

MS K
Really really thanks everyone~~ 😄

Jorge Ferreira
Ó Ricardo achas mesmo que essas decals 3d têm bom aspecto ? Na foto não acho.

Spanjaard
those 3D decals look good, but the details in the original cockpit look just amazing!

Desert Marlin
The 3D decals seem like a mixed bag...

Ricardo Reis
@Jorge, têm sim... o problema é que o cockpit tem o detalhes ainda mais definido, é mesmo lindo, o sacana...

@Spanjaard, the details in the cockpit are more crisp than the details on the decals... it breaks my heart! 🙁

@Desert Marlin, yup, quite. :\

Ben M
You might leave a comment on the 3d decal page so people know what they're getting in to.

Ricardo Reis
@Ben, with GWH this is always the case, I had to do the same thing with my F-15 some years ago; Eduard has done it better, because they always have parts with details and parts that are flat, for this purpose

Cristian A
Grabbing a seat!

Ricardo Reis
Welcome @Cristian

Ben M
Nice work on the line. I've never done that but definitely will give it a try sometime now that I see how well it works. I wonder if I dare use my non imbedding polishing compound or if I should get the hobby stuff.

Ricardo Reis
Thanks; I only use the traditional Tamiya compounds, they work for me, so I'm not changing 🙂

Nathan Dempsey
I'm a bit late. Nice work so far Ricardo.

Ricardo Reis
Hello Nathan; thank you, I delayed these builds a little during Christmas time and New Year, I hope I can pick up the pace now, again 🙂

Desert Marlin
Excellent work! Very crisp detail!

Ricardo Reis
Hello Desert Marlin, welcome and thank you 🙂

Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍

Ricardo Reis
Thanks, and welcome Guy

Jorge Ferreira
Ricardo. Esses grampos todos para colar o avião ? Isso é da Revell ou quê ? Mais essa carlinga com riscos por limpar........mais uma boa bo......sta de kit sim senhor. Louvo-te o trabalho mas por 20 paus compro o da revell 😁😁😁

Desert Marlin
That really is a lot of clamps! The canopy came out great! This mold line they put in the top of the glass seems to be pretty common for all the 4th generation fighter aircraft. You make it look great!

Ricardo Reis
Caro @Jorge, the clamp is to hold the temporary canopy in place while the white glue sets, no biggie; the glass seam is a pain, but solved in 5 minutes of careful sanding and polish 🙂

Jorge Ferreira
Oh Ricardo não são esses grampos são os outros..... Ou montaste isso mal ou o kit é mau 😁😁😁😁

Ricardo Reis
@Jorge, os outros foram para assegurar que encaixava tudo bem e apertadinho: os encaixes não são maus, mas também não são Tamiya!

Rui S
I'm in 😎

Piotr Puchowski
I feel under pressure 😄

Rui S
No need for that 😄

gorby
It does look very promising so far. 🙂

Guy Rump
Looking great, I'm late but following. 👍

gorby
WOW, stunning work!

Rui S
Beautiful as always 👍

Michael Kohl
Typical gvizbi. A feast for the eye.

gvizbi
Thank you guys!

Pietro De Angelis
Fantastic work, as always!

gvizbi
Thank you Pietro.

Pepe
Woooooooow!!!! Niiiiceeeeeeeee!!!!!!!

gvizbi
Thank you Pepe.

Guy Rump
Excellent work, congrats! 👍

Gary Curling
First class model,love the storage on the tank,very well painted.

George Williams
Nice pair of Corvettes.

Rui S
I agree 👍

Marcel
Great result. The blue color is very nice. Well done!

István Szücs
A beautiful late C3, in great color!

Christian W

Great color! Really beautiful. The tan interior is a good choice for it. Well done.

Alberto
Nice vintage kit 👍. I often wandered 45 years ago why the Hellcat on the box-art looked green 😄

Marco Gallmann
Great that this vintage kit was build nicely instead of rest in a stash. I like it 👍

Roy McKay
Love all Matchbox kits. Especially when they look this good out of the box....

Erwin Leetink
Hi y'all,
Recently I started working on the RFM Sturmtiger, as part of a future diorama I have in mind. I want to replicate the following picture, where a Bergepanther has the Sturmtiger in tow. One source states that this took place in the UK. This is plausible as the Sturmtiger from Sturm-Mörser-Kompanie 1001 was captured by the US army in Oberembt near Düren and send to Bovington. Later it has been scrapped.
I started with the details of the casemate and having finished that one I came to the hull...
I added the Attak Zimmerit to the front, sides and rear. The only thing I cannot determine is if the front of the glacis also had Zimmerit or not. I therefore left it off.
What I find a bit of a let down of the kit, is that both the drivers' position and the rear bulk head were left out. Apparently there are 2 versions of the kit: one with a full interior (including an engine) and one that has some of it. The choice what is in there or not seems rather random.
A clear roof has been included to show all those goodies, but not all the goodies themselves.

gorby
I think so:
adhpublishing.com/sh..-magazine-magazines/

Jan Peters
The website is, yet I've ordered some books and paid for a year's subscription, and nothing came, not even an email. I've tried to contact them, but do not get a reply. Hence my concern.

gorby
I don't know if it's the same company, Companies House shows that ADH Publishing Ltd. was dissolved in November 2023:
find-and-update.comp...uk/company/04340675

Although, in a quick search I can't find anything online about it going out of business.

Jan Peters
I've ordered some magazines about a month ago, and they were delivered in about a week or two.
I hope to hear from them soon, if not I can always cancel the payment.

Villiers de Vos
Fantastic work.

Sebastian Meyner
Brilliant work Bat! Absolutely stunning 👍

BAT21
Thank you guys.

Miklospatkany
Amazing

Rui S
Beautiful big bird 👍

BAT21
I'm glad you like the 190. Thanks.

Neuling
Very beautiful: build and photography!

Marco Gallmann
Great work and great pictures

Dieter Bihlmaier
Große Klasse BAT21! Wie ich sehe bist Du auch im Besitz der tollen JAPO Bücher. Schade, daß der dritte Band nicht erschienen ist.
Great class BAT21! As I see you are also in possession of the great JAPO books. It's a pity that the third volume was not published.

Jaap de Jonge
Nice work on the rivets!

Thomas Bischoff
I like how your PBY turned out 👍

Rui S
Very nice 👍

Andy
Amazing work Pierre, wow!

Michael Kohl
Nice Catalina

J35J
Great build!👍🏻

Felix
Wow, so beautiful! I wish Airfix did a new tooling!

Gerald
👍

Neuling
Very appealing work! 👍

Pierre Pierre
very very nice

Marco Gallmann
Lovely Catalina 👍

Robert Podkoński
I will keep my fingers crossed, Thomas!

Alec K
Keen to follow round 2 👍

Denis Dogadov
You need to pay attention that the IL-28 produced in China had differences.
It's not right to just make it with red stars.

J35J
You can do it!😊👍🏻

Thomas Kolb
Thank you gentlemen! 🙂 Denis, yes, I know, the kit contains all the parts for the Soviet built Il-28, they need to replace the kit original parts for the H-5. But the truth is that this kit has so many incorrect features, that it really doesn't matter that much. I simply intend to have fun!

Cuajete
Good start, Thomas! 👍

Michael Kohl
Following too. Like the look of the Il-28.

Nicolas
Joining.

Bozo
Wow What a job already!! I take a seat.

Thomas Kolb
Dear fellow modelers, you are all welcome to enjoy watching me struggle.

Живко Джаков
Following.

Ben M
👀

Mike Volkov
I got tired of all the filling and sanding and put my own piece aside. But I'll be following your build and keeping my fingers crossed 😊

Łukasz Gliński
I have a feeling of deja vu that I followed it last year. Is it just me?
Following anyway 🙂

Ben M
The tamiya 1:100 il-28 is also a tragedy.

Thomas Kolb
Łukasz, you are absolutely right. The first project ended up with the half-finished model flying gracefully into the bin after one mistake too many. I am now giving it a second attempt, knowing the pitfalls in advance and also possibly being slightly more experienced. I am already past the line where I gave up the last time. To be quite honest, this kit is not that bad, it just needs a bit of persuasion and elbow grease.

Łukasz Gliński
Hope it's going better this time, looking for reference before I start mine.

Cuajete
Great progress, Thomas! Those engine mods look cool 👍
In pic 42, is it necessary to glue the bending part of the landing gear piece or is bending it enough? Thanks!

Thomas Kolb
Cuajete, thank you! No, you need to cement the part. Unfortunately the fit is rather poor, so you will need to be careful with the correct alignment or the model will not sit straight on its wheels.

Denis Dogadov
Interestingly, the IL-28 was flown by Aeroflot.
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Живко Джаков
That's interesting. What role did a civilian play?

Denis Dogadov
In the article linked above, it says that he carried urgent mail and the matrices of the central newspapers.

Alberto
You got me interested in this build, I'm in!

Thomas Kolb
I am now getting to a tedious level where I am just trying to eliminate the rough patches before priming. Lots of filling, sanding and polishing. Since the Hungarian Beagles had extremely smooth metal surfaces (coated with a clear coat), every blemish needs to be fixed or they will just stick out like a sore thumb.

Alec K
I feel your pain Thomas. I am dealing with same on my build. Overall, your Beagle rebooted build is coming along nicely I think 👍

Skyhiker
I usually use super glue for filler to speed up the process since it doesn't shrink and dries quickly. A modified electric toothbrush can help with sanding and polishing. I've had some pretty good results using mine. I just glued a Velcro disk onto it and attached the soft side of the Velcro to any sandpaper that didn't have it already.

Thomas Kolb
Skyhiker, thank you for the tip! 🙂 I have in the past tried to use superglue, but I find it that it dries really hard, much harder than the plastic and so it is very difficult to get an even surface. I also tried liquid styrene (pieces of sprue molten i solvent), but it takes ages to solidify and is super messy. Nowadays I just take my time with regular putty and sanding sticks and finish off with Mr Hobby polishing cloths. I then use a regular manual toothbrush to brush over the surfaces and clean up the panel lines.

Cuajete
Well done so far, Thomas 👍
I think it's better to mix cyano with talcum powder for smoother sanding. I've heard something about that, but haven't tried it yet.

Robert Podkoński
CA poured on baking soda works very well - at least with resin. I tried it on my "Texaco bug", filled an indent with it and no one could tell where it was done 😉

Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍

Thomas Kolb
Cuajete & Robert, I will need to try the CA + baking soda recipe! Thanks for the suggestion!

Mr D
Nice project 👍

Łukasz Gliński
You're dashing like hell and I still have deja vu watching these pics 😛

Mr D
Hi Thomas 👋
I use super glue gell , the locktite version, it is really fence think super glue, but it doesn't dry as hard sands bit easier.
I've used super glue and soda it did generated alot of heat and fumes. Experiment with it first l would advise.
Super glue gell is slower to dry, l tend to leave it for an overnight dry.

Живко Джаков
Many of us are probably at the same stage. My second one is waiting for me in the storage. The first one literally flew away. My oldest son is mounting it for a drone. I'll post a link to the video on Instagram tonight.

Живко Джаков
This is my first Il-28 piloted by my son. instagram.com/reel/D..gsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Thomas Kolb
Haha, that was a cool flight of the Il-28! 🙂 I was almost expecting it to hit the walls at a few times.

Pierre Pierre
taking a sit !

Cuajete
That Beagle already has its shape 👍

Michael Kohl
Recessed frames at a clear part are really a weird feature. I like how this one progresses.
I share your thoughts on the KV masks. Often I wished that they would have done them on paper, but on the other hand they are often the only game in town.

Mr D
I may be wrong but that masking material sounds like the wrap they use to protect surfaces and sometimes stuck on new appliances ect.
Your doing a great job of it so far very crisp work 👍😀

Thomas Kolb
Mr D, it's exactly like that material. I was almost ready to fire up the primer when I noticed that almost all the masks had began to lift off at the corners. It would have been a nightmare to have paint blowing in on every glass pane. I am now spending the evening cutting my own masks from Tamiya masking tape, based on the KV Models masks - even if it takes more time, it is definitely worth it.

Mr D
It's best to do that, some times it's good to breakdown tedious jobs into 2 or 3 sessions bit more comfortable than way, always best to double check maskings just prior to airbrushing, sometimes even Tamiya lifts on awkward edges, l usually put a bit of colored thick clear on bits like that as a masking fluid 8/10 times it holds down better... I go almost to the edge.
I use a thick gloopy clear as it doesn't run under joints in masking.
I don't use latex fluid as it is sticky n pulls of at slightest touch.
Good luck with it 🤞👍

Живко Джаков
The material is Oramask 810. I don't like it at all. This foil gets big cars and things, but it's hardly applicable for our purposes. If I make masks, I prefer 3M 50-series. Much more flexible, stretchable and thin. Yes, the glue is much more aggressive, but for a period of two weeks it doesn't cause any problems. I tried to buy paper in large sheets. At least A3 or at least A4, but I couldn't find such anywhere.

Łukasz Gliński
Couple of companies provide bigger masking paper sheets, e.g.Techmod:
mojehobby.pl/product..abuki-5-pcs.-A4.html

Thomas Kolb
Shiny black primer coat added and I am now waiting for the primer to fully dry before I can start metalizing. As the Ilyushin is standing on my work bench, I cannot help but thinking that it looks kind of like a dominatrix dressed in black vinyl for the night at some goth or S/M club - but hey, what do I know of such things.

Mike Volkov
🤣🤣🤣
"A friend of mine told me that he had seen one and it supposedly looked similar." 😇

Pierre Pierre
soo nice, what type of Black Gloss primer did you use ? look really smooth.

Ben M
Hi Pierre, photo 63 has the details.

Łukasz Gliński
I'd have rather thought of the Knight Rider, but mkay 😉

Thomas Kolb
Pierre, it's a primer called Badger Stynylrez (or UMP Ultimate Primer) and comes in different colors and sheens. It really levels out beautifully if you spray wet on wet, but it requires a lot of air from your airbrush (almost 3 PSI) and cannot be thinned with anything I have tried. Also, you need to use a very wide nozzle (0.4 mm works for me).

Michael Kohl
Hi Thomas,
I think a small error sneeked in concerning the pressure. 3psi is way too little. 30psi would equal about 2 bar and 3 bar are roughly 45 psi. As I never managed to achieve satisfactory results with this primer with pressures up to 2 bar, I guess 45psi/3bar might be the intended recommendation.

Pierre Pierre
Thank you Thomas, if I read correctly accordinng to Michael you are around 2 bar (30 psi), how do you manage not to flood the model and keep the detail such as you did ?

Thomas Kolb
Michael, you are absolutely right. 3 bars is what I meant. Thank you for correcting!

Thomas Kolb
Pierre, the Badger primer is so thick that a lot of air is needed to simply drive the airbrush. It sprays great with about 2.8 bars of pressure and levels out beautifully. I first mist the surfaces so a good adhesion layer is created, wait a few seconds, and then paint wet-on-wet until the surface is fully covered. If the coat dries inbetween the spray coats, it will lose some if its shine, so you need to work really fast!

Marco Gallmann
Joining

gorby
Beautiful result!

gorby
The best ones I've used are 'Tamiya HG tweezers'.

Mark Sherwood
Love the weathering Lukas. 🤟🥸🤘

Martin Weinpold
Parádní!

Thomas Haberl - TH SCALE MODELS
Nice weathering. Never did a tank, ... but weathering tanks is masterclass to me and you did great in this 👍👍👍

Olivier
Nice result !

Lukas Muller
Thank you guys! It's not finished yed i want to add some stowage. Also some steking oil and gas marks. Will see 🙂

Jesus B
Good Job! Nice weathering

Spanjaard
it looks amazing, are you planning some base as well?

Lukas Muller
Thank you! not yet, because i don't have space for it 😄 this is why i prefer 1/72 scale 😄

CaptGPF
Thank you for showing us the step by step! The detailing and weathering is superb!

Thomas Haberl - TH SCALE MODELS
I first thought you make a joke, but you are serious when telling is it's not ready? Crazy ... if I ever do a tank, I know where to look for superb reference 👌👍

Lukas Muller
Yes i'm serious 😄 but no worry i wanna add just some stowage and small details thats it. Stowage is all the time problem for me because i do't know how to arrange everything or what kind of stowage to use 😄 So i thinking long long long time when i decide 😄DD Thank you Thomas for your feedback I appreciate it.

Shar Dipree
Great work! Phantastic weathering. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Rui S
Excellent Paint job 👍

Pietro De Angelis
Beautiful job, congrats!

Mr James
Gorgeous...! What a wonderful job you've done painting and weathering this beauty 🙂 There looks to be many layers of excellent weathering techniques. Bravo Lukas 🙂

Jennifer Franklin
Very nice work! The weathering is remarkable.

Doubtingmango
That texturing is beautiful

ALBERTO ITURBURU HERREROS
Great job

Neuling
Heavy but convincing wear and tear effects on this Easy Eight! 👍

Bohrmann
Superb painting and weatrhering. Jaw-dropping good.

Valters Orlovskis
This project was started two years ago but then stopped. Now it's time to move on.

Dash Rendar
Heck yeah! Let's goooo.

Matti Thomaes
Looks very good so far, keep it up