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25 April, 13:55
Thomas Kolb
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SAAB Viggen - "Thor's Hammers" - Special Hobby - Quadruple BuildView album, image #100New: 25 April, 13:56
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Undercarriage being added, making sure to get the alignment correct so all six wheels are simultaneously touching the gr...
1:72 AJ-37/SK-37 Viggen (Special Hobby SH72411)1:72 Pod KB (Maestro Models MMK7206)1:72 Pod KA / U22 (Maestro Models MMK7207)14+
114 15 January, 18:11
Nicolas
👀
1  15 January, 19:17
Cuajete
Very interesting project to start the year 👍
Good start!
1  15 January, 19:40
Kenneth
Följer…
1  15 January, 20:05
Harry Eder
Very promising start! 👍
1  15 January, 20:15
Robert Podkoński
Quadruple build? Ambitious! Watching with pleasure!
1  15 January, 20:48
Łukasz Gliński
Oh man, 4*Viggen 😮
1  15 January, 21:21
Patrick Hagelstein
Very cool! I'll join in! 🍿
1  15 January, 21:23
J35J
Massive project! I'm in!👍🏻
1  15 January, 22:38
Spanjaard
4 Viggens? print row, please!
1  15 January, 22:49
Guido
Taking a seat as well. 👍🏻
1  15 January, 23:49
DerMattes
Watching 👍
1  16 January, 07:38
Michael Kohl
Me too. Already learned to better open up the RAT turbine at my Viggen. A step I lazily omitted.
2  16 January, 08:33
Daniel Mysak
Nice start👍! ...will follow your progress.
1  16 January, 14:57
Mid Franconian
😎 Following!
1  16 January, 18:05
Thomas Kolb Author
Main assermbly done on all four models, but now I have a few days to spend sanding and filling unwanted seams and crude areas. A bit tedious, but that's what you get when you choose to build four nearly identical models at the same time.
 17 January, 14:23
Łukasz Gliński
That escalates damn quickly! 👍
2  17 January, 16:03
Robert Podkoński
Impressive progress indeed
2  17 January, 17:11
Mirko Römer
Oh my... Good luck, Thomas! 🙂
I own two of them and was thinking of a double build but rejected the idea. Thanks for the encouragement!
1  17 January, 18:26
S M
Very ambitious project and well explained steps! Following indeed! 😄👍
1  17 January, 19:17
Cuajete
Good progress! 👍
2  17 January, 19:27
Mr D
Great project 👍
Was there much difference between the kits ?
1  17 January, 19:29
Patrick Hagelstein
Wow! That's a quick build! 😳 I can only dream to build ONE kit that fast, let alone four at once!
1  17 January, 19:29
Thomas Kolb Author
Mr D, no, they are pretty much the same. Most of the parts for all versions are provided in every kit. But there are some subtle differences that need attention, like the extension of the fuselage for the fighter version.
1  17 January, 22:05
Thomas Kolb Author
Patrick, haha, I am a pretty fast builder, but I am extremely slow when it comes to painting. That's where my projects usually come to a crawl.
3  17 January, 22:07
Juergen Klinglhuber
watching with interest - I love SAAB aircraft anyhow, but 4 of them in one project --great!!
1  18 January, 10:31
Skyhiker
This is more interesting than I thought it would be. The subtle difference between them are pretty cool.
2  20 January, 10:53
Thomas Kolb Author
With only a few minutes of modeling here and there this week, it's quite a slow progress, but I am still inching closer to the finished assembly.
 30 January, 20:16
Cuajete
Veryt nice wapons and pods 👍
1  1 February, 19:19
Dave Flitton
Excellent work. Can't wait for the finished product!
2  10 February, 22:16
Cuajete
I agree with Dave 👍
1  11 February, 18:52
★ Starfish ★
Really looking forward to the paint jobs! Great work so far!
2  11 February, 19:59
Clement
What a glorious project!
1  11 February, 20:27
Thomas Kolb Author
Primer coat applied, a few filling errors need to be fixed. Time is unfortunately very difficult to find because of work, so the project moves very slowly for a while.
 12 February, 08:46
Cristian A
Following along
1  13 February, 14:52
Thomas Kolb Author
Undersides sprayed blue-gray with Mr Paint. Now let's wait a day for the paint to dry and then it's time to start working on the splinter camo. With my current speed, I expect to be finished by midsummer.
 14 February, 14:15
Patrick Hagelstein
Oh yes, once you get used to MRP, you'll never want another paint brand anymore! I love their colors, pigmentation and general ease of use. And, as a bonus, their sheen is perfect for adding decals directly on top.
2  14 February, 15:36
Cristian A
Nice work Thomas, keep it going!
1  15 February, 20:16
Finn
Following
1  17 February, 07:18
Thomas Kolb Author
I am trying to find a way to avoid tiny gaps between the splinter camo color zones. I think I have figured it out - before spraying a color zone, also remove the masks for all adjacent surfaces not yet painted. Thereby a slight spray overlap is created, so even if the mask is then replaced with a tiny bit of offset, it should not be visible. Special Hobby writes something like that in the mask description, but it's written in a very obscure way.
 17 February, 12:11
Martin Weinpold
Wow, looks good!
1  17 February, 12:59
Nicolas Lopez
Thanks for sharing, Thomas. Following.
1  17 February, 13:06
Łukasz Gliński
Ahhh, dat splinter! One&only!
1  17 February, 13:26
Frank Brzobohaty
Looks great just give the corporal in charge of painting a reprimand on his record and send the plane to the flight line......do you know how much it cost to paint aircraft, lol.
1  17 February, 13:55
Spanjaard
macro is a bitch for this kind of details... if you place the model in the display cabinet, can you see that microline with wrong color? i think you can not 😉
1  17 February, 14:01
Thomas Kolb Author
I have now started to add the masks to the models. It's quite a tricky task because I need to be extremely precise with the application - even the tiniest errors will be magnified as more mask segments are added, until things no longer add up. So it's a matter of constantly realigning the segments, which makes it all rather time consuming. BTW, I noticed that the pattern has a few minor errors, but I definitely won't lose any sleep over it.
1  19 February, 20:26
Cuajete
Thanks for your explain, Thomas. I thinked to would be more easy to apply 👍
1  19 February, 20:33
Spanjaard
this camo is one of the most complicated to achieve and the fact that you are doing it 4 models at once... my deepest respect!
2  19 February, 21:20
Łukasz Gliński
Your the master of splinter suspense! Dosing it bit by bit 😄
1  19 February, 21:28
Thomas Kolb Author
Cuajete, Spanjaard and Łukasz, thank you for your interest! I am certainly not doing any cliffhanging on purpose - I am actually this glacially slow in reality. I also try to avoid aggravating the wifey by disappearing in my modeling man-cave for hours.
2  19 February, 21:45
Łukasz Gliński
Good and fully understood strategy 😄
As our common colleague (the one, you share initials with 😛) used to say: "Happy wife? Happy life!"
1  19 February, 22:05
Juergen Klinglhuber
Watching with interest. You will master the splinter camo for sure 👍
1  20 February, 17:10
Thomas Kolb Author
I am still struggling with the masks, trying to making sure that they are applied exactly identical on all three models, which slows down the process a bit. Not that anybody except me would notice.
3  21 February, 10:59
Daniel Mysak
Nice progress, I'm looking forward to the splinter camouflage. On my AJ-37 I used vinyl masks from DM Models, it looks like the masks you are using are a bit easier to handle.
1  22 February, 12:12
Kenneth
I have always had the conspirational theory that the Danish air force had a secret department dedicated to making life miserable for modellers, with their odd fonts, colours and aircraft modifications. The splinter camouflage is clear evidence of a similar department in the Swedish air force.
4  22 February, 12:19
Thomas Kolb Author
Daniel, thank you! I am right now hoping that my end result will be at least in the general vicinity of your beautiful Viggen in flight!
 22 February, 22:31
Thomas Kolb Author
Phew, the second color is finally on. Now it's time to cover also the dark green areas and proceed with the black.
 16 March, 20:06
Michael Kohl
Was anxious to see how you handle the masking but see that you struggle with the three tone camo too. Cross my fingers for a satisfactory end result.
1  17 March, 08:57
Thomas Kolb Author
Michael, it is really not that difficult, only extremely time-consuming and require a very good eye-sight (or magnifying glasses). Too bad that the masks only partially reflect the actual camo pattern, I was hoping that they would be near perfect.
 17 March, 09:52
Michael Kohl
I was wrecking my brain for a simple elegant technique to apply 3-tone camos without the need for re-covering extensively. So - yes the concept is easy, but the work is plenty. 😉. Keep it up. Looking good.
1  17 March, 10:52
Thomas Kolb Author
Actually, the best method is to have two mask sets. I find that it is very difficult to do it all with just one mask set, as the masks will be slightly stretched and distorted when removed and reapplied and will no longer fit perfectly.

1. Spray the model light green.
2. Place all the masks from the first mask set.
3. Remove all masks segments except the light green ones and throw them away.
4. Spray the model dark green.
5. Add the dark green masks from the second mask set.
6. Spray the model black.
7. Add the black masks from the second mask set.
8. Spray the remaining exposed areas tan.

Also, when spraying a color, do not mask areas that you will be painting with a different color later, or you will end up with tiny strips of areas where the previous color shines through.
3  17 March, 11:41
Michael Kohl
Maybe to add that such a camo be best postshaded or oil rendered as the various colors have different amounts of paint layers and so preshading gives an inconsistent result.
2  17 March, 14:12
Cuajete
Great job with the painting masks, Thomas!
Thank you for the explain and the steps for apply 👍
1  17 March, 19:01
Nicolas
Thanks for the detailed explanation Thomas. Is there a particular reason for the order of the colors? I would probably have worked from light to dark.
1  17 March, 19:44
Shar Dipree
Following
1  17 March, 19:45
Kenneth
Admirable stamina, looking forward to the inevitably great result 👍 I have Fujimi 1/72 Boeing Vertol/Hkp 4 in my stash and Swedish decals for it… even the rotor blades have splinter camouflage.. 😳🙄
1  17 March, 20:20
Thomas Kolb Author
Thank you all for your interest and encouragement! Nicolas, the tan areas are relatively few and with difficult shapes that are squeezed in between the other colors, so I figured that they would be easiest to leave for last. And for the three other colors, I indeed went from lightest to darkest as you suggested. Kenneth, yes, I would love to do the Hkp 4, it looks awesome in the splinter paintwork! I am however not sure if the Fujimi is available any more.
 17 March, 20:39
Nicolas
Thank you Thomas. I wasn't quite aware how little is actually painted tan.
1  18 March, 06:51
Łukasz Gliński
Thomas, some say HB is equally good, but it lacks the big sponsons.
2  18 March, 08:29
Thomas Kolb Author
Łukasz, thank you! Kenneth actually provided me with a link to a German web shop (Modellbau Huber) where the Fujimi was still available, so I placed an order for it. I also ordered the Swedish decal set, so I might as well check if I have some MRP splinter camo paint left. And Valium for the nerves.
2  18 March, 08:44
Cuajete
Wow, Thomas... It will be great to see that Fujimi with splinter camo in your hands 👍. I wanted to do the same too, but unfortunately I got another version instead.
1  18 March, 19:08
Kenneth
Lukasz, I initially bought the 1/72 Hobby Boss CH-46 by mistake and it's useless for a Swedish Hkp 4. You basically need to make completely new rear sponsons yourself, and their shape is relatively complex.
2  18 March, 21:32
Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍
2  18 March, 21:37
Juergen Klinglhuber
OMG. A lot of work in this camo scheme - I sure at the very end all the efforts definitively will pay off. I'm really curios for next pictures....
1  22 March, 12:16
Cuajete
I agree with Juergen 👍
1  22 March, 19:30
Michael Kohl
@pic92: ok?! That looks freakin perfect! I cross my fingers for a similar result on all surfaces on all planes.
1  24 March, 20:43
Shar Dipree
Colours looks great and the result is perfect. Continued success! 👍
1  24 March, 21:04
Patrick Hagelstein
Those colors look awesome already! Very tight demarcations as well! 👌🏼
1  25 March, 18:31
Cuajete
Great! Fantastic result.
The great (and hard) masking effort is paying off, Thomas 👍
1  25 March, 18:44
Dave
Your paint scheme looks great. Very nice work.
1  26 March, 20:58
Spanjaard
looks of work, but you are certainly nailing it!
1  26 March, 21:43
DuperScale
Lots of viggen here, Great paintjob
1  26 March, 22:48
CaptGPF
A little late, but watching with interest - especially if you go insane over FOUR viggen camo jobs!
1  27 March, 00:02
Desert Marlin
Nice job on the camouflage!
1  27 March, 00:42
Clement
This is genuinely impressive, wow!
1  31 March, 13:15
Mid Franconian
I take my hat off! I just would not have the patience to do every step 4 times - especially the masking (ok, 3 times here…). Great job on the masking Thomas!
1  31 March, 14:17
Martin Weinpold
Excelent!
1  31 March, 14:31
Spanjaard
you certainly pulled it off! and 3 times, no least! great result
1  31 March, 15:25
Thomas Kolb Author
Thank you all, dear mates for your kind words. They mean a lot to me! But to be fair, at least half the cred goes to MRP for its paints - they are simply incredible to work with. For airbrush work, I cannot see myself going back to anything else again.
2  31 March, 17:53
Cuajete
Wow... Thomas, the patience and work you put in to achieve such a magnificent result is admirable.
1  31 March, 19:20
Desert Marlin
Beautiful work!!!
1  31 March, 19:47
Łukasz Gliński
Congratulations on conversion to the lacquer paints 😄 Welcome to the club 😄
Hint: the other lacquers are great too, but might need thinning.
I'm very sorry to state that the grey one looks so incredibly dull now 😉
1  31 March, 19:53
Thomas Kolb Author
Łukasz, haha, yes, the grey JA certainly does look boring in comparison, but well, that's what they looked like in real life. Perhaps the large red day-glo numbers on the wings might spruce it up a bit.
2  1 April, 04:53
Florencio Torre
Wow, my friend, what an incredible job! How can you do something so complicated?
3  1 April, 05:35
Thomas Kolb Author
Florencio, because masochist? 🙂
2  1 April, 07:12
Spanjaard
that is a very common illness around here 😄 😄
3  1 April, 13:58
Thomas Kolb Author
Little time for modeling these days, but some progress is done on the details. Next is that fiddly undercarriage and then the part I am dreading a bit, the decals.
2  13 April, 11:36
Cristian A
Excellent detailing—an amazing project with outstanding results Thomas!
1  13 April, 12:31
alxzinbox
added a new photoalbum.
3 24 April, 19:42
Michael Kohl
I like the classic Aeroflit livery. Lovely dio too.
1  24 April, 20:01
gorby
Excellent dio!
 25 April, 13:55
alxzinbox
added a new photoalbum.
4 24 April, 19:41
Michael Kohl
Very convincing weathering and wear.
1  24 April, 20:02
gorby
Very nice!
 25 April, 13:54
David Guzman
added a new photoalbum.
20 6 August 2024, 19:51
Nicolas
Following
 7 August 2024, 05:14
Oliver
watching
 7 August 2024, 11:35
Ekki
And me.
 7 August 2024, 18:34
Mr D
Nice choice, the Zvezda kits build up nicely.
Interesting project, coming along nicely 👍👍
 22 August 2024, 16:29
Cristian A
Following as well 🙂
 22 August 2024, 20:04
David Guzman Author
Model finished, I built direct from the box without any upgrade.
 6 February, 13:22
Martin Weinpold
Following!
 6 February, 13:26
Mr D
Nice job David 👏 looks really good....well done 👍
I would like to add one to my collection soon.
Great weapon selection 👌
 6 February, 16:13
Nicolas
Nice result.
 6 February, 19:51
David Guzman Author
Thank you Mr D, the weapons that come with this plane are the only option it has.
 6 February, 20:04
Ekki
Excellent work.
 24 April, 11:22
David Guzman Author
Thank you Ekki
 24 April, 21:47
gorby
Nice work!
Changing the teaser photo to one of the completed model would get more people to view the album.
 25 April, 13:53
DuperScale
added a new photoalbum.
78 11 July 2024, 21:06
Skyhiker
Oh, this looks like fun!
 11 July 2024, 23:09
Chris Parsons
Oh ya!
Built a couple of Broplan vac kits, a real challenge but great for the feeling of overcoming a challenge and creative accomplishment
 11 July 2024, 23:27
Thomas Kolb
OMG, what a challenge! 🙂 Those panel lines look quite uneven, will you try to rescribe them or just take them for what they are? In any way, I am super curious how these sheets of plastic can be turned into a model, so I will watch with interest!
 12 July 2024, 02:31
DuperScale Author
Welcome mates, the panellines are aweful but the material is so thin, i'm scarred that i cut right trough it when i try to rescribe them.
 12 July 2024, 06:24
Łukasz Gliński
Another BroPlan fan, welcome to the club 😄
 16 July 2024, 11:46
Nicolas
Following. Got my first vacu kit this weekend. I hope I can learn something here.
 16 July 2024, 14:48
Robert Podkoński
Ambitious project! Watching.
 16 July 2024, 15:20
Chris Parsons
Hi DuperScale, I built a couple of Broplan vac ATR kits, converting one 72 500 to a 42 300. A few pics of the work in my "albums" if you're interested in the kind of model you can achieve from a Broplan kit with a bit of work…sweat and tears, foul language, alcohol and time….
 16 July 2024, 23:24
Cristian A
Following along.
 6 August 2024, 20:53
Michael Kohl
Mee too.
 7 August 2024, 08:15
J35J
Following with intrest! 👍🏻
 7 August 2024, 17:40
Finn
This will be good
 14 August 2024, 14:53
Ben M
👀
 20 August 2024, 01:09
Treehugger
DuperScale, how about scribing into a layer of primer paint?
This way, scribing should be a lot easier afaik, scribing into the primer layer of paing, and not plastic.
This guy on youtube did this, on regular plastic models though.
 20 August 2024, 05:21
Treehugger
As for the clear parts, I wonder if it could be done this way
1) Cut out a square/rectangle shape, removing the oval form from windows. The larger the hole the better, to create some extra space around the old window shape. Enough space to work with putty later on.
2) Glue in a flat thin strip of transparent styrene on inside of model.
3) Glue in a square/rectangle shape transparent styrene, outside the model, laminated with the existing strip of transparent styrene on inside, so double layered.

If keeping the new window parts larger than the old window shape it should be easier to use some putty after adding masking tape that have the shape of the old windows. The larger these new outer square/rectangle window shapes are, the easier it is to add putty to create a smooth surface, then hopefully the center part is clear enough, to mask off the final shape of the old window shape, before painting.

Afaik a common issue using Mikro Kristal Klear is that you can't sand the clear part afterwards, because the clear part is like rubber iirc. You can iirc easily remove this clear part though, just poke/pull it out. Unsure if there would be any residue left after removing the rubber like liquid clear stuff after it dries.
 20 August 2024, 05:25
Treehugger
Another thing one could do with clear parts an idea:
1) Glue in a long strip of transparent styrene on inside of plane.
2) Add some kind of epoxy or something that can be sanded, without the epoxy damaging the underlying transparent styrene.
3) Idea is to use the liquid stuff to fill in the perfectly shaped holes for the windows, then sand the liquid stuff flush after it dries.

What won't work imo, is doing multiple rounds of adding liquids to create some goo that goes transparent. I think if you sand this stuff multiple times adding more liquid stuff, you get a flawed result I think. I tried something like that with gloss varnish, trying to build up a solid clear shape. Did not work as expected.
 20 August 2024, 05:35
Treehugger
In this thread, and in photo #13, the guy apparently put tape outside, and poured clear resin on the inside to fill the window holes. Unsure if such resin will react and maybe eat up or warp any thin parts ala vacuum kits. I guess this can be tested with some scrap plastic if having some piece left over.

Boeing 737-530 Smart Wings 1:144 | Album by Zbynek (1:144)
 20 August 2024, 07:35
Łukasz Gliński
The UV transparent resin is usually sandable (to some degree), maybe that might help?
Similarly to Treehugger I'd reinforce it with a transparent styrene from the inside of the fuselage anyway.
Or you might leave the windows open and fill them with Kristal Klear after painting - this is what I did on my Jetstream, Avanti & Yak-40. But if you want to seal it with gloss varnish, remember to keep very thin layers (guess how I learned it 🙂).
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Blue Jetstream (SP-KWN) | Album by Woody (1:72)
Avanti! | Album by Woody (1:72)
 
 20 August 2024, 07:59
DuperScale Author
Hi, thanks for the input mates. I'm quite happy with the kristal clear on the small windows and i think i do it like Lukasz said. After everything is done i do the windows as the last step.

The windscreen window could work but i think i used little to much of the kristal clear.
 20 August 2024, 16:10
Mr D
Good to see a vacform 😃👍
 20 August 2024, 17:33
Cuajete
Well done so far 👍
 10 September 2024, 18:24
David Taylor
Watching.
 11 September 2024, 19:05
J35J
Great work so far with the vac👍🏻
 11 September 2024, 19:09
Mr D
Like the cockpit..👍
Lots of work but doing a 👍 job... Be rewarding when done.
 17 September 2024, 20:48
Cuajete
Great (hard) job so far. Go on!
 18 September 2024, 17:43
Guy Rump
Following. 👍
 18 September 2024, 18:26
Chris Parsons
Very nicely done and great progress!
Keep up the great work
 18 September 2024, 23:43
David Taylor
You have definitely got your work cut out.
 30 September 2024, 17:29
J35J
The kit is coming together very good. You are skilled and brave!
Great to follow the journey to see the final result. 👍🏻
 30 September 2024, 19:28
Dave Flitton
Wow! Keep going. it's going to work out. It looks good.
 6 October 2024, 00:21
Mr D
Looking great 👍👍
Be interesting model.
 6 October 2024, 14:10
DuperScale Author
Thanks for the nice comments, from far away it looks good but the fit, lack of detail and scale problems are really annoying.😅
 6 October 2024, 14:37
Nicolas
That's the main reason why I've never dared to try a vacu kit before. I've learned a lot from you. Looks good so far.
 6 October 2024, 16:08
Chris Parsons
Yaaaaa! that's looking damned fine!!
 6 October 2024, 23:54
Skyhiker
You need to update the cover image
 7 October 2024, 01:48
Michael Kohl
Yeah, much better this way. Good progress too.
 7 October 2024, 10:18
Music_On
You have the patience of a saint!
1  25 February, 13:01
Skyhiker
Yes, that looks just like a Global Eye.
1  25 February, 13:17
Cuajete
I agree with mates 👍
@DuperScale, I'm glad you're taking up this project again.
1  25 February, 20:14
Cuajete
Nice primer and first color 👍
1  2 March, 19:46
Martin Weinpold
Wow
1  2 March, 19:47
Łukasz Gliński
That looks great in that grey now, for a BroPlan kit in particular 👍
1  2 March, 19:51
Cuajete
Very nice result so far.
Waiting for the finish 👍
1  3 April, 17:34
Finn
Awesome, brilliant and a bunch of other nice thing to say! Congrats
1  3 April, 17:39
Robert Podkoński
Fantastic job! I am impressed with your skills and perseverance, chapeau bas!
1  3 April, 17:41
DuperScale Author
Oh wow, thank you guys for the kind words.
 3 April, 17:50
David Taylor
Looks superb.
1  3 April, 19:01
Ben M
Well that's impressive.
1  3 April, 22:32
DuperScale Author
Close to the finish, at the Moment i try to get the windows done….man i cant get them the way i want. I already tried 3 times and messed them up. Stay tuned….. 😅
 8 April, 06:01
Cuajete
DuperScale, cheer up. You can do it! 💪
1  8 April, 18:21
Urban Gardini
So tell us what you really feel about Vaccuform! Don't hold back on us...
1  13 April, 13:29
DuperScale Author
I'm done, from this point it's just getting worse… 🤪 my opinion, for that price (over 50€) it is really not worth it… the amount of headache you get with a kit like that you can build 10 normal kits. The lack of detail and wrong shapes is so massiv, it's stupid i paid that price 😂
 24 April, 20:28
Ben M
You fought and won. Smells like … victory
1  25 April, 01:48
Robert Podkoński
I agree with Ben. Chapeau bas!
1  25 April, 06:22
Michael Kohl
High price? No details? Pain in the a***? Hey, this is the holy grail of modelling. Just bought my first vacu-kit. Ask me again after I build it. 😉
 25 April, 13:52
Ray Loch
added a new photoalbum.
2 24 April, 23:48
gorby
Very nice result!
 25 April, 13:51
Ferenc
added a new photoalbum.
4 25 April, 01:07
gorby
I had problems fitting the canopy with the one I did. I'm not sure if it was something I did wrong.
 25 April, 13:49
Ferenc
added a new photoalbum.
7 8 February 2022, 00:06
Schwarzadler
Only a nutter would step into a Natter🤪
1  25 April, 03:45
gorby
Nice work!
 25 April, 13:47
Kyrylo Shlyayev
added a new photoalbum.
5 25 April, 08:48
Robert Podkoński
Great job!
1  25 April, 08:51
gorby
Very nice!
 25 April, 13:45
tianyi chen
added a new photoalbum.
48 25 June 2023, 15:18
Rui S
Beautiful 👍
 25 June 2023, 22:54
Joachim P.
Looks really superb! Photos and built kit: top notch to me 🙂
 26 June 2023, 05:02
Robert Podkoński
Awesome job!
 26 June 2023, 05:50
Neuling
I agree with everyone above!
 26 June 2023, 05:59
Michael Kohl
Beautiful Intruder too
 26 June 2023, 06:46
tianyi chen Author
Thank you Rui S!
 26 June 2023, 07:16
tianyi chen Author
Thanks Joachim P.I tried to build a little studio at home .It's worth it
 26 June 2023, 07:19
Vincent
Great work. Very nice result!!!
 26 June 2023, 09:29
Oliver Zwiener
Klasse Ding !
 26 June 2023, 20:30
Mr James
Beautiful work indeed. Brilliantly presented. Well done.
 26 June 2023, 20:32
Villiers de Vos
Very nice work.
 26 June 2023, 20:56
tianyi chen Author
Thanks Vincent,I'm glad to see you like this model .
 27 June 2023, 09:37
tianyi chen Author
Thanks Mr James,I'm trying more crafting techniques .
 27 June 2023, 09:37
tianyi chen Author
Thank you Villiers de Vos
 27 June 2023, 09:40
Łukasz Gliński
Awesome job 👍
 27 June 2023, 19:01
Paul Moore
Awesome looking Intruder and the photo work is striking! Congratulations. I flew the A-6E TRAM and my last cruise the SWIP version. Only a true Intruder geek would probably know this, but the A-6 version you've chosen did not have the capability to carry HARM missiles. That didn't come until the SWIP version in about 1989. We didn't get SWIP birds till 1992 (VA-155). But the model and photo are first class.
 25 April, 10:09
gorby
Excellent!
1  25 April, 13:44
Rainer
added a new photoalbum.
6 20 April, 16:25
Rainer Author
Out of the box built of a great kit. Pretty cheap, not too many parts, but great details. Only minor flash and very few issues with parts fit. The small price point makes it a great kit to test some techniques without too much worries of messing it up. In this case: I used chipping fluid (hairspray) for the first time. I'm satisfied with the results, looks like I'll work further on that skill.
 25 April, 10:20
gorby
Nice job.
 25 April, 13:43
Miro Surin
added a new photoalbum.
2 25 April, 11:20
Rui S
Great work 👍
 25 April, 11:55
gorby
Beautiful work!
 25 April, 13:42
András Csilléry
added a new photoalbum.
28 23 April, 14:59
Mark K
Very nice!
1  23 April, 19:23
András Csilléry Author
Thanks Mark!
 23 April, 19:33
builder_squirrel
Mayestic
1  23 April, 19:37
Ferenc Sarka
Top result!!!!
1  23 April, 19:40
Bozo
The best decoration ever, the VF111 Sundowners with a legendary fighter. Well done
1  23 April, 19:42
Zbynek Honzik
Beautiful!
1  23 April, 20:31
Patrick Hagelstein
Beautiful! 🤩
1  23 April, 20:41
Tibor Szilvai
Great work! 👍
1  24 April, 19:26
Rui S
I agree. Beautiful Dio 👍
 25 April, 12:13
gorby
Very nice!
 25 April, 13:40
Akela
added a new photoalbum.
1 25 April, 13:33
Phil M
added a new photoalbum.
43 23 March, 20:13
Matteo Pescarin
I'm a sucker for these photos! good job, and what a clean build 🙂
1  24 March, 10:11
István Szücs
Perfect shine, clean build, have to love it!
1  24 March, 13:41
Rui S
A Beauty 👍
1  24 March, 15:04
Phil M Author
Matteo its not that clean, i see a lot of little mistake, but in a display and in pjoto the model look great.Revell put a lot of details on the body and you need to masked and be careful. The hood also dont fit perfectly, but its a good kit in general.
 24 March, 16:21
Adam M
Awesome work! Looks stunning
1  24 March, 18:18
Nigel Chapman
Love that main photo. It would look good on a T-Shirt
1  24 March, 19:49
Michael Kohl
Top build and paint job, outstanding photography
1  24 March, 20:20
Phil M Author
Thanks All !!
 25 March, 01:16
Yngve N
Love the engine and wiring and absolutely great painting
1  28 March, 09:22
Patrick Hagelstein
Awesome build and very cool photography! 👌🏼
1  28 March, 09:25
Phil M Author
Thanks Patrick!
 29 March, 06:25
Lochsa River
.....sweeeeeeet....
1  29 March, 06:30
Neuling
Yeeeeees ...........
1  29 March, 09:41
Phil M Author
🙂
 12 April, 14:11
Rich Deacon
She's a beauty, paintwork is superb.
 25 April, 13:11
Dave
Beautiful paint work, the car looks stunning.
 25 April, 13:25
Jennifer Nijhuis
added a new photoalbum.
52 22 October 2024, 18:50
Martin Oostrom
I got the same kit somewhere, so following
 22 October 2024, 21:20
Ben M
Same plus I owned a 63 in "real life"
 22 October 2024, 23:26
Thomas O'Eh
This may be no consolation, but it is the same issue with the Revell Samba bus.
 23 October 2024, 03:59
bughunter
Oh, that are a lot of ejection marks!
For raised ones I use a scalpel nr 15, if there is enough space around. In the middle of pic 1 are some with tight structures around. Here I would use a model chisel like this one (example, there are different sizes): Chisel F2 (Master Tools 09924, No)
Deepened ones can be closed with round pieces of styrene (made with punch and die, in the matching diameter.

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1  26 October 2024, 19:19
Snake Plissken
The X-Acto #17 chisel blade is also excellent for removing ejector pin marks. It can be used in the normal chisel angle as well as perpendicular to the surface as a scraper. #17 Lightweight Chiseling Blades - 5 Pcs (X-ACTO X217, No)

X217
 
 26 October 2024, 19:44
Ben M
The metal floor should be corrugated on a type 2, so another approach would be to hide them under corrugated panels.

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 26 October 2024, 19:56
Edouard Carr
Following 😉
 26 October 2024, 22:23
Jennifer Nijhuis Author
Thank you so much for the comments. I'm in the middle of removing them. Some of them are really high. I use everything I have on the hand (Saw, chisel, scalpel, sandpaper). For some I even used a dremel (really cautious) Even if i would hide the behind corrugated panels (God idea by the way) I still have to remove them before.
You can see in the next picture how high there are. Ione was almost 1mm
 27 October 2024, 05:24
Bozzer
I'm liking those plates. I applaud anyone, who tries to advance their skills. And you did it right, by trying this on the bottom first.
 10 November 2024, 12:21
Bozzer
Personally, I think that a bit more, would work. Anyone who's owned or worked on an old VW, knows that they're covered in rust. However, you've mastered that technique and it's worked beautifully!
Keep at it, and good luck 👍
 22 December 2024, 11:36
Ben M
Yeah air cooled vws tend to be very rusty - you nailed it! Mine literally had holes in the footwell area in front. I used an air chisel to cut the skin off an old hot water tank found by the side of the road and used the sheet metal to patch my floo
 22 December 2024, 11:50
Bozzer
That body looks too good to spoil. Excellent work so far. You have me captivated.
 9 February, 15:16
Yngve N
I'm joining in. Looks great so far
 21 February, 09:02
Jennifer Nijhuis Author
Working on the Concept of my Diorama. I never build one before, The Barrels and Jerry Cans are 3D printed. The rims are from an old kit I build, but didn't survive one of my moves. The bumber was in the Hasegawa Kit. The wooden Fence is not finished.
1  4 April, 17:08
Simon O'Gorman
Absolutely fantastic! And thanks for adding comments, really enjoyable to spin through the album. Congrats.
 4 April, 17:12
Edouard Carr
Liking the display good work!
 4 April, 20:40
Bozzer
Very happy to see this moving forward. I'm liking what I see! You don't have to spend millions on special parts, for a diorama, most of the time, you've got the stuff, laying around the house? You just need to think outside the box?
Excited to see the outcome of this, now it's nearing completion 🙂
 6 April, 06:19
Jennifer Nijhuis Author
Finally finished. I'm proud that I pulled that one off. Last dumb question should I glue the Bus on the diorama?
1  24 April, 16:32
Ben M
Beautiful build! The weathering is fantastic
 25 April, 01:45
Edouard Carr
Amazing work great attention to detail!
 25 April, 07:51
Neuling
Top work: vehicle and base. 👍
 25 April, 08:38
Yngve N
This is great! Both the car vw and the diorama. Inspiring
 25 April, 08:52
Marcel
Excellent result. The weathering looks very good. I guess I wouldn't glue the bus to the diorama. That way you can use the diorama to photograph other cars or put the bus on a different diorama if you'd want that.
 25 April, 10:26
ScaleFella NAFO
Nice!
 25 April, 10:28
Munkyslut
There's just so much detail to take in!
You're weathering & corrosion skills are excellent 👌👌
 25 April, 10:53
Rui S
Very Nice vignette 👍
 25 April, 11:57
Jennifer Nijhuis Author
Thank you. You're encouragement means a lot to me
 25 April, 12:53
gorby
Excellent work!
 25 April, 13:06
alxzinbox
added a new photoalbum.
8 24 April, 19:24
Michael Kohl
That's what I call low level flight. Excellent.
1  24 April, 20:08
Rui S
Beautiful 👍
1  25 April, 12:08
Robert Podkoński
WOW!
1  25 April, 13:01
Dave
That's nice
1  25 April, 13:04
gorby
Fantastic display!
1  25 April, 13:04
Tierra del Fuego Alejandro
added a new photoalbum.
2 26 August 2023, 20:08
alxzinbox
added a new photoalbum.
9 24 April, 19:35
Michael Kohl
Beautiful
1  24 April, 20:07
Rui S
Great Work & Dio 👍
1  25 April, 12:09
Robert Podkoński
Beautiful indeed!
1  25 April, 13:01
alxzinbox
added a new photoalbum.
12 24 April, 16:58
Kenneth
The teaser photo is incredibly realistic 😳👍
1  24 April, 17:08
Luc B
Fantasique!

(Please attached this album to a project (with the items you used), this will make your amazing album visible on the kit page)
1  24 April, 19:38
Michael Kohl
Another beauty from your workbench. I like the variety in your portfolio.
1  24 April, 20:05
Rui S
Excellent 👍
1  25 April, 12:09
Robert Podkoński
Terrific job!
1  25 April, 13:01
Oleg Bogolei
added a new photoalbum.
12 24 April, 13:59
Oleg Bogolei Author
Almost every night can hear how this beast deffending peace from cruds....
 24 April, 14:03
Rui S
Beautiful work 👍 Sorry to know that, you are all, in my thoughts. SLAVA UKRAINE 👍
1  24 April, 15:14
Hajo Lippke
Nice Gepard! Have the original barrels from the kit been bent as well? I see you used aftermarket barrels for the 35mm....
1  25 April, 11:21
Oleg Bogolei Author
big thanks Rui S! Героям Слава!
Big thanks Hajo Lippke as well) Yep, original were bent and brouken... But this one aftermarket barrels are too messive... Planing to do another Gepard. Have anover one from Best resin. Printing is horrible, but barrels are metal and very good from the first sight)
 25 April, 12:26
Robert Podkoński
Fantastic job, Oleg
 25 April, 13:00
Murtaza Ismail
added a new photoalbum.
7 24 April, 21:46
Rui S
Belo trabalho 👍 SLAVA UKRAINE 👍
 25 April, 12:04
Oleg Bogolei
Very nice model!
 25 April, 12:29
Robert Podkoński
Fantastic job!
 25 April, 12:59
Qwertzel
added a new photoalbum.
25 April, 12:58
Alessandro Pettinacci
added a new photoalbum.
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Hawker Hurricane Mk I // DT-A // 257 Sqdn. // December 1940View album, image #6New: 25 April, 12:53
1:72
The assembly of the cockpit, fuselage halves and wings is slightly tricky. Especially if the parts are painted the assem...
1:72 Hurricane Mk I (Arma Hobby 70023)1:72 Hawker Hurricane - wheels set early (ResKit RS72-0287)1:72 Hurricane Mk.I - Exhaust (Quickboost QB 72 599)1+
12 21 April, 22:35
Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍
1  22 April, 18:19
Jakko ‌
added a new photoalbum.
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Tamed Panther: "Cuckoo"View album, image #49New: 25 April, 12:24
1:35
It was pointed out to me that a British camouflage net should have hessian strips in, so I glued some strips I cut from ...
Project: Tamed Panther
1:35 Sd.Kfz.171 Panther G Early Production (Dragon 6622)1:35 Zimmerit PANTHER G, M-N-H Pattern (Atak Model 35039)1:35 Workable Track Links (Rye Field Model RM-5014)2+
19 13 February, 15:55
Rui S
I'm in 😎
1  13 February, 16:10
Ben M
👁️👁️👁️
1  13 February, 23:13
Villiers de Vos
Booking my seat.
1  15 February, 19:18
Danny Ray
This looks better than my Panther. Then again my Tamiya was/is (it's in the paint shop) my first ever 1:35 scale AFV…if I ever get to your level of build quality I'll be a happy cockney 😘😇😊😊😁
1  6 March, 11:02
Danny Ray
By the way, you can always trust you Jakko to have an interesting subject matter. Something a little quirky or different. Never knew the allies had one. It was relatively common to use an enemy's vehicles I believe but it's still somewhat of a shock when you actually see it.
1  6 March, 11:11
Jakko ‌ Author
There are a good number of photos of captured Panthers used by the Allies, but Cuckoo is probably the best-known. For a lot more pictures of all kinds of captured German vehicles, take a look at this thread on Missing-Lynx: tapatalk.com/groups/..-allies-t337227.html
1  6 March, 11:23
Danny Ray
If you look at the new hatch door you built, if you zoom in a little it looks a little bit like the palm tree part of the DAK marking that has the tree with a swastika half way down its trunk. Or am I going mad? They do say the human brain tries to find familiar shapes in everything. Could be a case of that! 🙂
1  6 March, 11:25
Jakko ‌ Author
You mean on the Zimmerit? That's an arrow pointing up, to ensure the hatch would end up the right way round 🙂 I had to take care that the ridges and grid pattern on the hatch line up with those on the turret, and the arrow helps with that.
2  6 March, 12:06
Villiers de Vos
Very nice progress so far. This threat also is a good tutorial.
2  7 March, 04:28
Jakko ‌ Author
Thanks, I like model threads that actually show what the builder is doing rather than just posting the finished article 🙂
2  7 March, 10:03
Danny Ray
Ahhh thanks for the explanation Jakko. I thought it must've been intentional!
1  7 March, 11:24
Doubtingmango
Love the narrative
1  11 April, 16:03
Jakko ‌ Author
Thanks — and see my previous post, above 🙂
 11 April, 17:15
Spanjaard
wow fantastic details, looking forward to the rest of the show
 11 April, 19:13
Jakko ‌ Author
Bedankt 🙂 I now have to figure out what most of the other stuff is that was on the real tank when it was photographed near Geijsteren and in Tilburg. Some of it's easy, like a couple of jeryrcans, a bucket, etc. but other bits are very hard to make out.
 11 April, 20:22
Spanjaard
sure you will figure out 🙂
1  11 April, 21:45
Pepe
Inside
1  17 April, 20:25
Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍
1  23 April, 14:53
bughunter
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1 25 April, 12:22
Edouard Carr
added a new photoalbum.
10 12 March, 21:37
Marc .
Following!
 24 April, 06:20
CaptGPF
Same here!
 24 April, 17:08
Rui S
I'm in 😎
 25 April, 12:15
Rocky-84
added a new photoalbum.
9 17 April, 23:42
Alexander Romanov
Very clean! Bravo!
1  18 April, 04:44
Rocky-84 Author
Thank you!
1  24 April, 17:53
Rui S
BEAUTIFUL 👍
 25 April, 12:15
tairman-2
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32289 - Exterior
32293 - Bomb bay
32306 - Undercarriage
32708 - Seatbelts
32709 - Interior (S.A.)
JX 127 - Canopy mask
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25 April, 12:14
alxzinbox
added a new photoalbum.
6 24 April, 19:37
Michael Kohl
Wonderful.
1  24 April, 20:04
Rui S
Another eye catcher. Outstanding model (& photo) collection 👍 Congratulations
1  25 April, 12:11
alxzinbox
added a new photoalbum.
6 24 April, 20:05
Rui S
Another Beauty 👍
1  25 April, 12:10
Oláh Mátyás
added a new photoalbum.
14 16 February, 16:37
Gergő S
Erre kíváncsi leszek. Nemrég érkezett meg nekem is. 🙂
 16 February, 19:30
Tibor Szilvai
👀
Terülj, terülj asztalkám! 🙂
 16 February, 20:58
Michael Kohl
In too
 16 February, 22:33
Rui S
Impressive work on the cockpit👍
 25 April, 12:07
DerMattes
Cockpit looks great! Following 👍
 25 April, 12:08
alxzinbox
added a new photoalbum.
5 24 April, 20:09
Rui S
Very Nice work 👍
1  25 April, 12:07
ScaleModelAndCoffee
added a new photoalbum.
9 24 April, 10:54
ScaleModelAndCoffee Author
Assembly done... Took me two months. This is a really tiny tank.
 24 April, 20:50
David Taylor
Nice.
 24 April, 20:56
Rui S
Looking good 👍
 25 April, 12:06
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