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Doubtingmango
Love that camo!

Eelco Gregoire
Mooi pitje Sid! Het ziet er allemaal weer top uit.

Sid de Koning
Thanks guys!

Transall NG
Hello! Take a seat !
A mix of two TOKO references. A Zavod 18 aircraft with metallic wing.
Well, i guess your father knows that any aircraft can be critisized, as they are always used far over what they were built for...
Good luck !

Duster_d
@Transall NG, my father just got caught up in a wave of "Messerization" in the 1990s. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, a flood of articles about the Luftwaffe flooded into Russia, which was like an ideological distraction. Many people dreamed of Messerschmitt and Focke-Wulf aircraft, considering them the best while simultaneously criticizing Soviet aircraft. Perhaps this was successful because in Soviet times, the qualities of German and Allied aircraft were underplayed, and there was little information about them available.

NLAWScametovisit
Duster that's a really interesting insight!

Nicolas
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Duster_d
A representative of Zvezda contacted me and, after clarifying some details, informed me that they would send me the missing part of the kit after October 1st. It pleases me.

Guy Rump
Following! 👍

Duster_d
The missing part №15 has arrived by post. Thanks to Zvezda for their good customer service.

Miguel Vaquero
Next proyect, this beautiful pre war plane. I've always liked this plane, so when I saw this kit fairly cheap I couldn't resist to buy it. I will make camouflage pattern, even though the book comes with two livery possibilities. This time around, the build Is going to be completely out of the box.

Ben M
The stripe livery on the box looks pretty sharp too

Doubtingmango
Watching!

Miguel Vaquero
I don know what I'm going to do Ben. I love the stripes too, but I don't like the plain green camouflage. Maybe I'll combine the stripes with something different to at least use them.

Ben M
It'll look great no matter what. The plane has very clean lines!

Miguel Vaquero
I'm loving this kit so far. The only downside is the amount of flash, and that the fit with some of the parts is a little bit bad. Nothing that some time and love can't fix. I think so far it's turning out pretty good

Robert Podkoński
Good job so far, Miguel. Keep it up! In fact, this type was used pre-war, during war and build in Poland (under license as CSS-13) post-war too. Here you can find some close-ups of the one kept in Herringsdorf collection:
Hangar 10 | Album by podkon

Miguel Vaquero
Thank you Robert. Those are some amazing photos. The striped engine is so cool, being able to see all the parts in its glory. I'm sure I'll use those pictures for the rigging later on. Here in Spain we also have one, and flying!! They are truly wonderful pieces of history.

Ben M
Wow, looking good!

Miguel Vaquero
Thanks Ben!

A lot of advances on the build now. I finally decided to make the box livery, and I'm not regretting It a bit, it just beautiful. All the main exterior paint is donde and decals in place. Although I'm a little bit bad with large decals, and I ended up painting the stripes with the airbrush. At the end I think its turning out lovely

Miguel Vaquero
3/4 of the model done. Only left is the upper wing and rigging. Then some minor weathering this time and I'll call it good. I'm enjoying a lot this build. The only thing Ive had problems is the flash on smaller parts, and how delicate they are when removing that flash. Also some pieces have problems with fittings but is not the norm. Overall it's a really well designed kit, with some flaws, but nothing that cant be worked around

gorby
It's looking very good.

Miguel Vaquero
Thanks Gorby!

Top wing and the rigging of the controls done. In not sure if in going to do the wings rigging now, I had all the cables set up on the top wing but had to take them out, so now it's double difficult putting those in.

For now, the only thing left are the windshields and I'll call it good. Maybe in a later date I will try to set up the rigging but not right now.

Doubtingmango
Looking great!

Ben M
Beautiful little plane. Hope you get to the rigging someday!

Miguel Vaquero
Thanks guys. Yeah someday ill do the riggin. I think what in need to do know is take my mind of this kit for a while, cause while trying the riggin i broke some pieces and at the end the result was far from what i expected. So im going to try and focus on something else and come back later for it

Robert Podkoński
Good job, Miguel. Calm down... and carry on!

Miguel Vaquero
Probably, my most ambitous project yet. Im going to try and recreate a sinking of a submarine with depth charges, droped from a destroyer. Everything in 1/700 scale. For this, i bought the Battle of the Atlantic set, wich comes with a J-Claas destroyer, a type VII German submarine and a Short Sunderland amphibous plane.

gorby
Sounds like an interesting project, I'll tag along. 🙂

David Taylor
Yuup.

gorby
Lovely work!

Felix
Thank you, Gorby!

Alec K
Well done, despite challenges 👍

Dave
Very well done, so used to seeing a lancaster with Merlin engines. Forgot about the few with radio engines. Nice work.

Neuling
Top work. Beautiful colors and camouflage paintwork!

Felix
Thank you all for your kind comments! @Dave yes it's a somewhat odd look but she looks like a rugged warhorse nonetheless!

David Taylor
Nice.