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gorby
Excellent work!

Corentin Donzé
what's the lore behind this model ? why does it have russian markings ?

Hans-Jürgen Haag
👍🥰

Robert Podkoński
Great work! (there were a lot of russians fighing on the side of Nazis during II WW, see for example: feldgrau.com/WW2-German-RONA-Kaminski-Brigade/)

kab5100 Schrijver
Since this very variant of ho-229 is just huge What-if, I decided to go down this What-if route even further. It's not just a russian marking, it represent, at least in my fantasy, the infamous Russian Liberation Army（Русская освободительная армия）. I saw a fictional picture of me-262 in ROA camouflage and marking before and when I decided to build this model I thought the ROA markings would be fine here.

Corentin Donzé
I like the idea, I personally have the Ho 229 A in my stash and I thought about making a regia aeronautica version with the italian plane camo

Neuling
Looks very good!

Martin Weinpold Schrijver
Thanks.

Robert Podkoński
Beautiful jug!

Martin Weinpold Schrijver
Thanks, Robert.

Rui S
Another Beauty 👍

Martin Weinpold Schrijver
Thanks, Rui!

Sergej I
Looks great!

Moreno Baruffini
Following with interest! 👍🏼 Same kit in my stash

Moreno Baruffini
Well done with this glorious kit, mate 👍🏼

Mark Sherwood
I'm pulling up my overstuffed comfy chair. 👍🥸🤘

Nick Dragone Schrijver
Warning, I work at a glacier pace at times. Grab a pint and ease in 😄

Mark Sherwood
I have a well stocked fridge 😁 and I frequently nap. Thus I'm pleasantly surprised by events after forty winks. 😴😳☕🤘🥸🤟

Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍

Jennifer Franklin
Following

Jennifer Franklin
Glad you stuck to it despite the paint challenges.

Doubtingmango
Joining the party! Sympathies for the painting/masking debacle!

Nick Dragone Schrijver
I've been modeling since I was 9 years old and I'm now 67. It's all a part of the hobby. There isn't one model I have built for myself, family or for commission that doesn't have at least one flaw or mistake, but usually the mistake isn't repeated. It's called learning and moving forward, it's only paint and plastic 😄😄

Mark Sherwood
Progressing nicely. 🤟🥸👍

Mark Sherwood
Nice outcome Nick, sits well with the Shrike. 🤘🥸👍

Rui S
Very nice pair 👍

Doubtingmango
Beautiful finish! The paint job came back nicely

J4Juliet
That green glitter on the bodywork looks fantastic.

Martin Oostrom
Interesting colour choice

Bill Birkman
do not forget its JUST a model.

Rui S Schrijver
Thank you very much for your kind words Michael. I will post some more photos soon 🙂 ... But, real outstanding is your Work Michael 👍

Fabian D.
Nice work on the brigde. Hope you can ceep the niveau... not building up pressure here😉

Rui S Schrijver
Is my (almost finished so no pressure at all) first dio in the snow, as such, it is not possible to achieve yours high levels 🤔

Rui S Schrijver
Hum???, maybe... But your Airplanes are simply TOP... 😮

Rui S Schrijver
I've seen your projects... You rock mate. I Hope you still have more decades to enjoy...

Donald Medley
What references did you use?

Fabian D.
Rui, take your time, I´m in the game for more than a decade now (and about 4 years in 1:35)... not a day without learing something new. Saying you´re on a pretty good way is probably not enough.😉

Urban Gardini
Do the Tamiya Panther come with the option to do it as an early Ausf. A? Black 701 is a rather famous early Ausf. A as it's one of very few Ausf. A's that didn't have zimmerit. All Ausf. A's with the MG kugelblende on the front glacis had zimmerit. It was only a few, possible less than ten of the first 50 Ausf. A's with the MG hatch like the Ausf. D's that lacked zimmerit.

Excellent work on the bridge and your diorama is going to be a marvel to behold! This will be nice to follow...

Fabian D.
No, not without cutting the Kuglblende from the glacis, which would be an interresting approach though. But probably a mess to clean up.

H K
I would use scalemates.com/kits/108116-dragon-6160-panther-a which was rereleased at the end of last year, so should be available, and has the decals for 701.
I am a Tamiya fanboy 🙂 but their Panther A is best used for selfmade Zimmerit practise and such things 😉

Rui S Schrijver
Sorry for the late answer, Mates. Donald, I've made a big study in all my books and magazines and ended up with more then 200 photos of wwII wooden bridges (Black and white and colour) ...

Rui S Schrijver
Fabian, every comment is more than enough for me, and very important, so I Thank you all for them (Good or bad) doesn't matter. I'm here to learn and exchange experiences, not to impress the Judges, Purists, or Experts. I think I've something to show, so I do. without pulling narrow goods?... Strange for me was the fact that no one answered, to my comment «Help needed»... 🤔

Rui S Schrijver
Urban, I was so concentrated in my bridge, that I neglected the panther study. I thought that if the turret was equal them it would be a ausf A. It was to late when I discovered that the "A" didn't have the hull machine gun. Not historically accurate as you will see, that's true. But I wanted to make one without the Zimmerit, so I think mine is one of that 10 from the first 50 ones...😉 As said above, sorry to disappoint you guys but I'm not a Panther expert and this will be the first and the last one I have built (unless is the recovery one). Like the Tiger and all the other ones, I want to build different model's. If I start buying ausfs a, b, c, d, etc, My wife would divorce me in a instant hehehe. As I said in "About me" keep the hobby cheap that's my thing... Not Keep on looking for the Ultimate perfection. I'm not a pro...😉 Anyhow I like to Imagine my projects in somewhat real circumstances that happened in the war and study them Like what happened in the Gniloy-Tikich river. Hope you understand my point of view... P.S Thank you for your nice words...

Rui S Schrijver
Sorry HK, but as you can imagine I have to disagree with you...

Urban Gardini
You can make it without zimmerit if you like, it's your build but that kit wouln't be historically correct without zimmerit.

Rui S Schrijver
Wich one, the ausf D? the kit is done Urban...

Urban Gardini
The Tamiya Ausf. A

Rui S Schrijver
Sorry Urban, but I don't understand. The first images show an ausf. A n.º 701 without the Zimmerit, how can it be historically incorrect???

Urban Gardini
If you use the Tamiya Ausf. A for building Black 701 it'll be historically incorrect due to the kugelblende in the front glacis plate that is the only option in that kit. Black 701 was one of the first 50 Ausf. A's that all lacked the kugelblende on the front glacis plate and instead had the same MG hatch as the earlier Ausf. D had.

Rui S Schrijver
Ok, thank you Gardini. Therefore has nothing to do with the issue of zimme. As said above I only notice that to late so it's not historically correct, yes. I had to leave with that. Unless I change that hatch. Is that the only difference?

Urban Gardini
No zimmerit is correct for Black 701 so that's ok. It's just the main feature with the hatch that's not ok. But there's nothing to to about that now as it's been built. I'm sure that you've done as fine job building the Panther as you've done with the bridge. So what's most important in the end is that you're ok with your build. I was too late with my input for you to be able to make something out of it. What you can do with it if you want to compete with your build is to put zimmerit on it and repaint the Panther and use some other suitable markings for it other than Black 701. Why? Here's why, all Ausf. A's with the fixed MG in the kugelblende on the front glacis had zimmerit, no exceptions there. Either way you do it I'm sure it'll be a great diorama in the end.

Rui S Schrijver
Thanks' for your help and nice words Urban. I'm going to stick with the historically incorrect version. Compete is one thing that I'm sure that I shouldn't do, ever. I'm not that skillfull, so don't reach that kind of level...
Added some new bridge photos with snow...

Rui S Schrijver
Humm, let's see, white paint, talcum powder, and Christmas Traditions, snow spray aerosol, sprayed over a bakery mesh...😄

Rui S Schrijver
hehehe... Some photos from the "Thing"

Rui S Schrijver
Thx Michael. "Alternative" I might say...

Rui S Schrijver
Thx😉 , I think it's like we say: "the need the mother of invention" it's a bit difficult to find good modelling materials in Portugal, and when you find them they are expensive so... "Future" or "Pledge" are things that we can't find, for instance...

Rui S Schrijver
hehehe... Not so far in Portugal... but I also do that with my ever growing stash. you change your Profile image?

George Bacon
Great project! Can't wait to see more 👍👍👍

Rui S Schrijver
😢

Rui S Schrijver
Thank you very much George. Your words are a great compliment... I will post some more photos soon 🙂

Rui S Schrijver
Painting the thing. As they say in the first image «is a freshly delivered tank. Whitewash camouflage was applied with notable care». Some new photos...

Gábor Bélik
Impressive. The snow looks great.

Rui S Schrijver
Thank you very much Gabor, Your words are very important for me...😢

Rui S Schrijver
Thank you very much Michael, for your motivating words. Glad you like it...

Es-haq Khosravi
Great job!

Rui S Schrijver
Thx Es-haq Khosravi, do you really think so? 🙂

Urban Gardini
GAAAAAH! That L/70 doesn't look the way it should. I've got an Dragon barrel that you can have if you want it!

Rui S Schrijver
Thank You Very Much for your very friendly offer Urban 👍 , but I've already fix the L/70 with Humbrol model filler, and I think it's just fine now, as you will see in the next photos...😉

Urban Gardini
Good mate!

Rui S Schrijver
Can't thank you enough Urban, really a nice unexpected offer 👍

Urban Gardini
Nothing special I'd say, it's just the way our community work. A bit of modelling karma as you get help from a fellow modeller with a missing part or decals or something else without any real value and it just happens so that a fellow modeller have just that part in his/hers box of spares. I common answer when the receiver ask what the giver want as a compensation is nothing, it's free of charge but somewhere down the line the situation may be reversed and you happen to be able to help someone out, do that then. So it's modelling karma with it's ripples that spreads all over the world. We modellers do help each others in as many ways we can, be it with parts, advice or tricks, you name it. It's just the way the modelling community works!

Rui S Schrijver
I understand that, Urban. It's good to belong, and know mates that are willing to help... 👍

Leif Adams
So cool! The tank, is of course, awesome. What really impresses me? The tread marks/leavings of the tracks in the snow. Wow. Just, wow.

Urban Gardini
Looking great mate! But I spotted an error that is easy to correct for you. The panzerfaust should be dunkelgelb.

Rui S Schrijver
Thank you very much for your nice comments Leif...

Leif Adams
All your projects are impressive, Rui!

Rui S Schrijver
I'm Very glad you like them Leif... hoping to do better in the next one, after completion of the last 3... 🤔 Always in the end I feel that I could/should done better 😄

Rui S Schrijver
Hi Urban, that's completely true, I've been making that mistake since my "9 SS Panzerdivision - SOMEWHERE NEAR THE TRAIN STATION". project... 😠 Like we say in Portugal "What is born crooked, later or never straightens"😉 I've looked in all my extensive reference library for one in grey (just for excuse) and I think I never found one, hehehe. Nice to know you saw it with attention...

Urban Gardini
Glad to help!

Rui S Schrijver
Thx👍

Rui S Schrijver
Hi Urban, I've look again and manage to do a new photoalbum with some strange coloured Panzerfaust's. Might after all not be an error??? 😮

Matthias Weiss
Like it! Looks great!

Rui S Schrijver
Thanks a lot Matthias, it's a great compliment coming from you. I'm really glad that you like it...

Ivo Fanczi
Awesome,great,go on with the good work!

Es-haq Khosravi
Great job!

Rodders61
Hi Rui.
Do you still have the instructions for the panzerkampfwagen V panther nr 30223 I have this kit but no instructions. If you have could you supply me with a copy.
Kind regards. Rod

Rui S Schrijver
Hi Rodders61, I have to scanner them. You can send me a PM with your email and when I can I will send you the PDF.

John Dunbar
The bridge construction is awesome! Very inspiring!

Rui S Schrijver
Thx mate. The photos are a bit hold, and don't show the finalized dio.

Richard
Nice work, thanks for sharing, and some ideas...

Spanjaard
really fasntastic panther and great dio, really good
about those instructions, i would suggest that once you scan them you can upload them to the kit database, so other people in need may use them in the future😉

Michael Hickey
Very pleasing to the eye with lots to look at. 👍

gorby
Exceptionally good Diorama Rui.

Rui S Schrijver
Hi mates,
Thank you all for your nice words & comments. Much appreciated.
As usual on my latest projects the photos aren't the final ones, but they show the idea...😢

@Spanjaard, I'm currently photographing my stash instructions to upload then in the future.

Spanjaard
thanks in everybody's name 🙂

John Dunbar
Really cool, Rui! 👍

Donald Medley
Beautiful

Rui S Schrijver
Thank you for your nice comments, John and Donald.
Much appreciated. Maybe one day I will take the final photos...😉

Xerxes
like the dio. great build

Ulf Petersen
Excellent Diorama!👍 Everything matches perfectly.

Rui S Schrijver
Thank you very much, Mates.
@Ulf, coming from an expert in dios, your comments feel like honey😉

Ulf Petersen
Wow! Thank you so much for this compliment, Rui!🙂

MarSeif
Very well done, Rui S!

Dietmar Bogatzki
Eye Candy Rui 👍

Villiers de Vos
Great work and lots of visual interest

Günther Decock
Dag Rui, knap gedaan. En mooie details. Ooit wil ik ook met een dio starten, maar weet niet waar te beginnen. 🙂

DAVID C
Rui S, extraordinario trabajo, muy detallado, casi se puede ver a PanzerMeyer viendo a los granaderos marchar al frente. Un trabajo genial, gracias por compartir

Rui S Schrijver
Mates. Thank you for all your kind comments and likes.
I thought this One had gone to Oblivion 😄
@ MarSeif, glad you like this work. After this photos i've made 3 more figures and some other bridge details.
@ Dietmar Bogatzki, I think I may take new photos of the finished dio.
@ Günther Decock, if you see the álbum of my first dio "My very first - project". I just used a wood plank gypsun and pepper 😄 in the second "9 SS Panzerdivision" I used a photo frame, coffe, hair net from my grandmather, and some vegetation.
@ DAVID Cuesta, obrigado pelo seu simpático comentário. Fico feliz por ter gostado. O prazer é meu. Quando tirar as fotos do trabalho concluido, o oficial já está acompanhado.

Spanjaard
Certainly deserves not to go into oblivion! 👍

Rui S Schrijver
Thank you Spanjaard, very kind of you.
I will take photos of the new figures and the bridge detail I added after this photos.

Ben M
This is fantastic, the figures really make the scene.

Rui S Schrijver
Thank you for your nice comment Ben, I apreciate it very much.
Some Mobilphone photos are not so good. Sorry for that.

Ingo F
Awesome mate! 👍 Love it!

Rui S Schrijver
Thank you for your kind comment Ingo, I'm really glad that you like it.

Jan Peters
Very nice work, love the amount of figures you've added, really brings the scene to life

Neuling
I agree with Jan. Some pictures look like real life photos.

playtime 222
Oh damn that's good.

Martin
really really good one

Rui S Schrijver
Thank You very much for your comments, mates. (and for the likes too).
@ Jan, I thought (and write) in the Marder II D_16 Inf Mot Div_Rasputitsa_Kalmykiya album, that 14 figures where a alltime record, but afterall this one has 15 figures 😄
@ Neuling, glad you stoped by. I don't know how to work with photoshop, so Improvised and started to use the pc screen in the background 😉
@ playtime 222, It's great to read your comment.
@ Martin, I'm very glad you like it.

Jean-Michel Tilquin
Just wow!

James C
I don't recall seeing this one before... unless I'm going senile? LOL. Very nice dio mate and great job on painting that Panther a single colour, yet still making it look interesting 👍

Rui S Schrijver
Woh, some more kind comments from two excellent and most talented modelers.
I must be doing something right and nice 😉
@ James, judging by your work, one thing I'm sure senile you aren't. 🙂
Thank you both very much. I really really apreciate it.

Jean-Michel Tilquin
Sure you are!

Rui S Schrijver
Thanks Mate. Still so much to learn. But I'm happy that I'm finishing some old projects and practicing.

Peter Batin
Very thorough and serious work!? Bravo!??

Rui S Schrijver
Thank you for your kind comment Peter. Coming from such a tallented modeler as you are, it feels really good 👍

Peter Hardy
Mind blowing in every detail. Another work of art! Bravo Rui. What's next?

Rui S Schrijver
Thank you for your kind words Mate. Apreciated.
I have also been thinking about what to do next 🤔
I still have two projects to complete. The Autumn 1944 Jagdpanzer Tiger (P) Elefant, with a horse and maybe two figures and the base and diorama for the Esci sdkfz 10/4.
But I'm also in the mood to build something, like a armoured car motorcycle or tank for the beginning of WWII ... Not feeling ready yet for a plane. I Don't know yet.
We'll see 😉

Peter Hardy
Well you know my thoughts but considering I know nothing about German armour or the European theatre I will wait to see what you come up with.

Peter Batin
I like your approach to work. It is featured in documentary photos. Very few modelers do this. This is a classic quality style. Thanks for the compliment. Good luck and inspiration!

Rui S Schrijver
@Peter Hardy, please, share your thoughts with us 🤔
@Peter Batin, thank you again, I use that approach to see if I can and help making something more real. That's a defensive move from me 😉 but, I get the inspiration on those old photos. Some are unbelievable, and others great storytellers just by themselves

Peter Batin
This is very correct.? This is how real masterpieces are built.?

Peter Hardy
Rui, desert scene before the charge of the Australian Light Horse at Beersheba. Model Ts and horses.

Peter Hardy
Wow!

Rui S Schrijver
Well Peter, I've started a horse for my elefant on the Outono / Autumn 1944 album, that's what i can do for now 😉

Peter Hardy
There were 800 horses Rui, maybe you should make some molds? Nobody will notice if you do two the same!

Vytautas
Same here, agree with all the others, a top job. Just super!

Bruce Huxtable
Inspirational in all aspects - great work for sure ?

Hekafi1932
This is amazing

Rui S Schrijver
Thank you Mates. This is already a old work, but I apreciate your kind comments very much.
@ Vytautas, coming from a weathering Expert, I'm really honored.
@ Bruce, I'm very glad you like and comment it.
@ OttovonLindberg, I also enjoy and Respect your amazing work.

Peter Schijvens
Really love all the details, beautiful ?

David Pearson
Excellent work, love the detail.

Rui S Schrijver
@ Peerke, Thank you for your kind comment. Not my most recent Dio but I sure enjoy a lot doing it.
@ David, Thank you very much for your comment. I'm really happy that you like it.

Günther Decock
Hey Rui, knap gedaan. Een dio met een verhaal. Volgens de knepen van het vak. Als ik ooit aan een dio start kom ik zeker bij u voor raad.

Rui S Schrijver
Hi Günther, Thank you for your kind comment. I'm really glad you enjoy this one.
I look forward to see a dio from you soon and yes, you can count on me to help, if I know how 😉

Pedro Braga
Brutal!!!
Rui, os seus dioramas são fantásticos!

grappa_0_0_0
It's incredible what you managed to accomplish with such an old kit. great job.

Bobby Thumbs
very nice work

Günther Decock
Thx, Riu. 🙂

Rui S Schrijver
Thank you very much mates, your comments are most welcome.
@ Pedro, fico feliz por gostar e pelo termo usado 😄
@ grappa_0_0_0, That's what I've been trying to achieve, nice results with outdated materials glad you noticed 😉
@ Bobby, I'm glad you like my dio
@ Günther, be welcome, but I'm not sure why...
Also I would like to take the oportunity to thank all the likes from mates that i didn't correspond. Thank you all.

David Taylor
Smart dio.

Daniel Klink
Very catchy and excellent in detailing and storytelling!!
Excelente Rui!!! Bravo 👍👍

Rui S Schrijver
Thank you for your kind words, mates. I apreciate it.
@David, glad you think so.
@Daniel, glad you stoped by and comment, this One. Comming from such a tallented modeler, your words mean a lot to me.

Chan Li
awesome
great effort and great job, I'm planning to build up a German panther D down the road, but I would never be that good to rebuild a story scene like you did.

Rui S Schrijver
Thank you Chan Li, I'm glad you like this one.
I'm sure that if you dig into it, you manage to choose the story and do a good dio.

Alan G
Very nice indeed Rui

Robert Blokker
That turned out into a nice diorama. Was fun to go through the progress.

Rui S Schrijver
Thank you very much mates. I apreciate your coments.
@ Alan, I'm very glad You stop by and like this one.
@ Robert, I just hope my dios evolve into something as near as possible to your magnificent dios. I'm really glad you enjoy my journy in this one, it means a lot to me. Thank you.

Rewop
Beautifully done. Looks fantastic.

Rui S Schrijver
Thank you very much Rewop, I'm glad you like it and sotp by to comment it. Apreciated.

Mr James
It really does look the bees knees. I've got a soft spot for winter dio's.

Rui S Schrijver
@ Mr James, thank you for your comment. This was my first attempt on that, and I know it could be improved a lot but I always prefer not to come back on old dios, to spend that time in doing other new kits and see the improvements

Mr James
I wish I was more disciplined, I cant help but tinker as a go along. Probably why I have finished as the stuff I started.

Rui S Schrijver
I understand you, sometimes it's difficult not to come back, but another advantage is that at least you don't mess it up if it goes all wrong 😄

Ben
Great work there mate!

Clair Greenwood
Holy Moly good golly miss Molly, thats one hell of a top notch dio!

Rui S Schrijver
@ Ben, Thank you. Glad to receive your comment. Apreciated.
@ Clair Greenwood, Thank you so much for your kind comment. I'm very happy that you fell like so about this old one.

Major Oak
Great diorama every angle something going on and I think doing a winter scheme that looks realistic is very hard but you nailed it well done 👏

Doubtingmango
Great work Rui! Love the use of the photo backdrop

Andy
Every time I see a Rui diorama I loose a good 15 minutes just admiring the craftsmanship. The photo backdrop is a brilliant idea

Rui S Schrijver
@ Major Oak, Thx a lot for your support. I'm glad you like this one. it was a bit like my Tunís - Panzer III N - Panzer II F - 251/1 Dio. It was growing over time, but in this case, only with regard to the amount of figures;
@ Doubtingmango, Thx for stoping by and comment this one. Glad you think so. I don't know how to work with photoshop, so I use a pc monitor to make the backdrop;
@ Andy, Thank you so much for your kind comment. I'm honored and hopping that you didn't completly "loose" your time, 😉 😄 but it´s great to know that you got some joy admiring my work.

Makariel
Great work! Would you recommend the Tamiya Panther kit you have been using or were the frustrations while building (other than the barrel)?

Rui S Schrijver
Thank you Makariel, comment apreciated.
As to the tamiya Panther, I can only recommend it for the price you can find one nowadays.
It's a to simple build that you have to improve in lot's of aspects, so there are now much better kits for that one on the market.

BattleFront Models
This is so realistic. Sometimes I get confused if it's a real picture or a diorama. Awesome work!

Rui S Schrijver
Thank you for your comment on this old one. Much Apreciated.

Ryan L.
Nice work! I really like how the figurines are painted. The weathering looks realistic too.

Evan H
Excellent very well done

Dom S.
Nice Job 👍

Rui S Schrijver
@ Ryan L. thank you for your kind comment. Much appreciated. I've moderated the weathering, because the plate in photo 1 said so;
@ Evan H, thank you very much for stopping by and nice comment;
@ Dom S. thx, I'm very glad you like this one.

Danumurthi Mahendra
Excellent build and set up!

Rui S Schrijver
Thank you Danumurthi Mahendra. Appreciate your comment, I really enjoy building it.

Villiers de Vos
Another master piece starting to take shape.

Jörg Schäfer Schrijver
Let's hope so. The conditions are particularly good this time. Not only do I have a Pontos set for this model, I also have an MK 1 set on top. So let's see what I can conjure up from it

David Taylor
Back in.

Jörg Schäfer Schrijver
Top. 😃

Jan Peters
Jetzt gehts los!
Another two year build Jörg?
Following 👀

Jörg Schäfer Schrijver
I think so Jan. 😅
Nice that you be there.

Sven Schönyan
Zur Entspannung jetzt was bodenständigeres?

Ich bin auf jeden Fall dabei!

Jörg Schäfer Schrijver
Schön Sven.
Ja, der Ausflug ins Star Wars Universum war nett, aber ich baue doch am liebsten Schiffchen. 😉
Sehen wir uns auf der EME?

Sven Schönyan
Leider nicht. An dem Wochenende kann ich nicht und ich muss dieses Jahr etwas Urlaub sparen. Ich habe für Hamburg im September gebucht.

Jörg Schäfer Schrijver
Sehr Schade.
Und Hamburg im September kann ich leider nicht.

Hans-Jürgen Haag
Schön zu sehen, das japanisch Bügeleisen ist im Bau. Bin schon gespannt auf das Ergebnis!😳

Teeage
Ganz neu für mich, schiffe. Gespannt wo's hingeht. Hals & Beinbruch 💪🏼

Jörg Schäfer Schrijver
Fein, das freut mich euch dabei zu haben.
Glaubt mir, bin auch gespannt wo ich lande. 😄😉

Michael Kohl
Nicht ohne mich! 🙂

Jörg Schäfer Schrijver
Klasse. 👍😀

Jennifer Franklin
Following

Jörg Schäfer Schrijver
It's nice that you're there, Jennifer. 😀

Dietmar Bogatzki
Taking a seat 🙂

Jörg Schäfer Schrijver
I forgot that you came on board, Dietmar. Nice to have you there. 😀

Dietmar Bogatzki
want to see how you build this iconic ship 🙂

Jörg Schäfer Schrijver
Very nice. 👍

Michael Kohl
Nice workbench. And how on earth do you keep your cutting mat that clean?
Das Modell? Ja das Modell wird halt wieder super. Eh klar! 😉

Jörg Schäfer Schrijver
Thanks Michael.
That's easy. Before I started building the Mikasa, I rotated it 180 degrees. If you look at the picture with the bow view, you will notice the paint and glue residue in the back corner. 😁

Dietmar Bogatzki
Fantastic seein how you build a nother Masterpiece, Jörg 👍

Jörg Schäfer Schrijver
And my best thanks again, Dietmar. 😃

Guy Rump
Looking great, following. 👍

Jörg Schäfer Schrijver
Thank you, and nice to have you on board.

Dietmar Bogatzki
Fantastisch was du mit dem Rumpf gezaubert hast, Jörg und das in der kurzen Zeit 👍

Teeage
Looking great! Steady hand! I would think hullred but I had to look up the word "antifouling" 🤔🦐🦞🐙🦑

Jörg Schäfer Schrijver
Thank you both.
It's unbelievable what was mixed into the antifouling paint back then, Tini. 😲

Jan Peters
Excellent progress, looking forward to seeing more

Jörg Schäfer Schrijver
Thank you very much, Jan. I'll try to hurry....😅

Sy Bar
Great work so far 🍿

Slight off topic I'm interested in the storage you have behind it. Particularly the one between the brush storage and the three tall draws. My question is de you convert another storage to give the racks for your tray things and if so how/what did you convert? I have the same storage system but have not found anything like that rack and it's a great idea I'd like to use.
Cheers and keep the good work going as it's going to be a great model. 👍

Jörg Schäfer Schrijver
Hello Sy Bar.
Thank you.
Do you mean this rack?!

hobbyzone.pl/en/modu..niversal-drawer.html

It is very modular and can be adapted to the respective use. I use them to store the organizer drawers for my etched parts.

Sy Bar
Cheers #Jörg keep up good work

Joerg R.
Alter! Hier sieht man erst, welch gigantische Arbeit du jetzt schon wieder investiert hast. Namensvetter, das wird wieder was richtig feines von dir, da bin ich mir zu 100% sicher.
Bin auf jeden Fall wieder dabei und staune und staune.
gruss
Jörg

Jörg Schäfer Schrijver
Das freut mich, Jörg.
Schön dich an Bord begrüßen zu dürfen. 😄

NLAWScametovisit
Showed up because I heard there was a grinding orgy of chiseling, but now i'm staying for this incredible build!

Jörg Schäfer Schrijver
😂 Thank you very much, nice to have you there.

Hans-Jürgen Haag
Es wächst und gedeiht! Schön mit anzusehen. Der dunkle Anstrich sieht wirklich super aus, gefällt mir ! Weiter so Jörg 👍👍👍

CaptGPF
Jörg - you always have the most interesting, detailed and fascinating builds! I love how you convey your thought process as you build your masterpieces! Definitely watching to see this new masterpiece!

Jörg Schäfer Schrijver
Danke Hans-Jürgen. 😉
I'm very pleased, CaptGPF, that you like my little construction reports so much. 😁

Dietmar Bogatzki
Awesome weathering Jörg 👍

Jörg Schäfer Schrijver
Many thanks, Dietmar. 😊

Rui S
Looking Great as always 👍

NLAWScametovisit
This weathering is outstanding! Also, you're giving me severe desk envy for your workshop setup!

Jörg Schäfer Schrijver
Many thanks to you both.
Yes my workbench turned out really cool, NLAWScametovisit.

Matti Thomaes
Sorry for your los, Jörg, but it's good to see you're getting back to our wonderfull hobby.

Jörg Schäfer Schrijver
Many many thanks, Matti.

Michael Kohl
Rough seas you had to steer through lately. My condolences. Hope future waters will be much calmer and this build helps navigate them Looking for more progress here. 🙂

Jörg Schäfer Schrijver
Thank you for the kind words Michael.
Yes, I hope that things are going well again now.

Hans-Jürgen Haag
Kommt gut raus dein Bügeleisen 😎 sehr gut gemacht 👍👍👍

Jörg Schäfer Schrijver
Schön daß es dir gefällt, Hans-Jürgen. 👍

gorby
Looks like you are doing amazing work! Definitely following this build. 🙂

Jörg Schäfer Schrijver
Thank you very much, Gorby.
Nice to welcome you on board.

Ingmar Stöhr
Wow, how did I miss out on this awesome project? Very involved detailing going on! I love the paint finish so far!

Jörg Schäfer Schrijver
Many thanks Ingmar. 😊
We'll see how it goes.

Dietmar Bogatzki
The Master of Shipmodels again in action, hope everyting is well

Ingmar Stöhr
Very nice guns!

Jan Peters
Those guns are fantastic!

Jennifer Franklin
Those guns are amazing!

Jörg Schäfer Schrijver
Thank you, everyone. Yes, the Pontos guns are truly phenomenal.
Thanks for asking Dietmar, everything is fine again.

Chrisswe
Fantastic detail on a beautiful ship! You make it hard to resist getting converted to the 1:200 scale 🙂

Jörg Schäfer Schrijver
Thank you Chrisswe.
Yes, you can really conjure up some great details at this scale. But from what I see in your scale, you rock it too. 👍

Teeage
Everytime a party to see the progress. Carry on😉 💪🏼

Jörg Schäfer Schrijver
Thank you very much Tini.
But at the moment I'm taking a little break. Let's see if it continues again next week.

Stefan Fraundorfer
Late, but not too late, I'm joining in to follow the construction of another magnificent model from you, Jörg.

Jennifer Franklin
The figures look great.

Jörg Schäfer Schrijver
Nice to welcome you on board, Stefan.
Yes, the ION figures are of excellent quality, Jennifer.

Villiers de Vos
Slowly coming together. Very nice progress.

Jörg Schäfer Schrijver
Thanks.
Yes, things are slowly moving forward again.

Spanjaard
wow, simply stunning....

Jörg Schäfer Schrijver
Thank you, Spanjaard.

Hans-Jürgen Haag
Allein die Beiboote sind schon ein kleines Kunstwerk 👍😍

Jörg Schäfer Schrijver
Ja, die sehen fantastisch aus, oder !? 😎

Rui S
Beautifully done pair, indeed 👍

Chrisswe
Truly a piece of art. If the Japanese ambassador ever sees the finished ship you might get a medal Jörg🙂

Teeage
Such a beauty you're creating. Again…

Jörg Schäfer Schrijver
Many thanks you both. 😊
I'm especially looking forward to the medal, Chrisswe. 😄

gorby
Looking forward to another bargain basement wonder. 🙂

Mr D Schrijver
🤣👍 Hopefully 😁

Tianyi
Nice pick! I can't imagine they sell this kit in UK. It is one of those kits commonly seen in stores near schools in China. When I was a kid, I usually spent my pocket money of the week and enjoyed them during the weekend.

Mr D Schrijver
Hi Tianyi 👍
We can purchase them on eBay and Alibaba, some model shops stock Minihobby models, they are a sister company to Trumpeter.
They are fun inexpensive little kits ...this is my 5th one.... they can have big gaps sometimes but l enjoy making-good
Thanks for your interest 😃👍

Lorraine Lin
Another interesting one. Indeed, Mig-25 or Mig-31 are so big compared with other jet fighters. Following.
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Vincent
This looks like a hard build. I'm looking forward to see what you can do with this.

Mr D Schrijver
Hi Vincent 👋
Thanks...glad your interested👍 keep turned 😃

Skyhiker
I've got a fox... I've got a bat... Uhhh... FoxBat.
Youtube Video

Mr D Schrijver
Hi Lorraine 👋 it's definitely an interesting aircraft, tremendously powerful engines.
Like the Watchful cat 😺.
Hope 🦊 sill helping you build 😃👍

Neil
Following 🙂👍

Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍

Mr D Schrijver
Hi Guy, thanks..... slowly getting back into the build after hose move.
Good luck on your work 👍

Holger Kranich
Nice start Burkhard!
And a Vigi is not often seen on the bench of a modeller!
But in my opinion, its a beautiful aircraft!

Burkhard D Schrijver
Slow but steady progress. Intake loft lines corrected, wings mated. Now filling and sanding. Upper wing seams are okay, but lower seams need a bit of work. Spray coat revealed that all the sink holes on the wings (all over the place) are now gone and the re-engraving the leading edge flaps turned out nicely, phew!

Marc Schimmler
It's looking like an aircraft now .... quite surprising when you see where you started from ...

Burkhard D Schrijver
Filling and sanding largely done - it was quite an orgy. First coat of primer to check for blemishes, just a few areas left that need some rework. 🙂

Marc Schimmler
Next week it will be finished ..... 🙂

Burkhard D Schrijver
Mostly on biz travel for next two weeks... 🙁

Marc Schimmler
Some haveto take all the pains.

Luc B
tuned in 🙂

FlyingCircus
langsam wird sie ja

Burkhard D Schrijver
Pre-shading today, scratched intake ramps and afterburner cans are ready. 🙂

Marc Schimmler
The beast is developing. 🙂

Philip De Keyser
Great project and I'm looking forward to this build 👍

Burkhard D Schrijver
Base coat is on, white coat is next. 🙂

John Thomas
Very nice work, It's amazing what can be done with an older kit.

Holger Kranich
Yeah Burkhard, its taking shape!🙂 Head on!!!

Burkhard D Schrijver
Basic livery is on, now on to the metal areas like the wing leading edge and the exhaust area.

Marc Schimmler
Ah, the final countdown .....

Burkhard D Schrijver
In the end, UHU-Tac worked as you suggested. Lower pressure and more thinner did the trick, even with the Aztek.

Dave Flitton
Looking really good!!

Burkhard D Schrijver
Thank you! 🙂

David Lengyel
Wow, that's one really big bird!

Dirk Heyer
Cool.... seldom seen model.
I`ll stay tuned.

Bill Gilman
Excellent work, Burkhard! There's nothing more rewarding in modelling than making an excellent model out of an old "unbuildable" kit. It looks really great! 👍

Burkhard D Schrijver
Almost finished. Ran into trouble with the decals. Airfix decals turned out to be out of register, with color printed off the decal film. Superscale decals were so brittle they turned into a mosaic the very moment they got into contact with water. I took the kit to the club meeting nevertheless. One chap brought a bottle of Microscale Liquid Decal Film along, which solved almost all my issues except for two decals ruined in my first attempts. Thanks to ebay, replacements are in the mail - from the US. The upside of globalization! 🙂
Will have more images soon.

Choppa Nutta
haha so thats where you got your clue from ! 😄

David Lengyel
Looks great so far. That's what I call a piece of sculpting right there.

Marc Schimmler
What is not visible here is what a beast of aircraft this machine is .... great work!

Choppa Nutta
...... and to think that it operated from an aircraft carrier !!

Holger Kranich
Congrats Burkhard! This was a long build but in the end it looks very rewarding!😄!!

Christian Bruer
Reminds me my dad build one for 40 years ago. I sat next to him looking for his progress and try to learn something about modelmaking. Ah Burkhard, well done and as Dirk replied a seldom seen model. Cheers, Christian

Burkhard D Schrijver
Christian, it was the same for me. My first model, built with my dad about 40 years ago! Started my career. 🙂

Christian Bruer
A Cheer for our dad's! 🙂

Burkhard D Schrijver
Small stencil decals arrived and added.

Steven Van Dyck
Some tips you can use to improve the faces: don't use black paint there but tone that down with brown and red colors. I always use a brown-red wash to get some shadow, this is really easy to apply and gets some life in the flesh color. Try some dry-brushing on the clothing with a lighter tone of green, this will also bring more depth

Kesa Tiho Schrijver
I would but i only have black wash and with the black i wanted to represent the horrors of war, that no matter which side your on you suffer and that only the dead see the end of the war. Soldiers go, corpses come back

Steven Van Dyck
I also don't have red wash, I make that from red paint. If you have red and black, take a drop of both and mix wit 75 per cent thinner (with acrylics that's just water) and just throw it on with a brush. At first they will seem all reddish, but it will dry transparent. Only if they look natural, start your horrors of war experiment adding some grey stains, maybe a very thinned wash around the eyes.

gorby
It's looking good Kesa.

Kesa Tiho Schrijver
Thanks master Gorby. Looking good is the main priority to impress my irl scale modeler friends and get your seal of approval 👍

gorby
Certainly at this stage in your life the hobby should entirely be about enjoyment. Just relax an have fun with it. 🙂

Kesa Tiho Schrijver
Yeah yeah i was just joking around 😁

Mark Broughton
Really nice idea, I like the tank bunker brought upto date. Great job

Duncan Black Schrijver
My stalled first attempt at building a Wingnut Wings kit showed me that I still needed to develop a lot of skills that I would need to successfully complete one of these. Since then I have built a few other biplane kits to try to develop these skills so maybe I should get back to this one sometime soon.

Villiers de Vos Schrijver
My oldest shelf queen. She has been languishing for nearly 30 years. She has survived South Africa's heat and two address changes. I hope that all the parts are still here, as well as being able to do justice to this gem.

Michael Kohl
That´s gonna be fun.

Villiers de Vos Schrijver
The partially assembled engine block and supercharger was found. Using bleach I am stripping the paint before detailing and priming the sub-assemblies. So far so good.

gorby
Looking forward to see this built.

yeon sung Jung
1930 벤틀리, 나는 이 자동차를 꼭 만들고 싶습니다👍😍

Villiers de Vos Schrijver
Gorby: You are welcome.
Yeon Sung Jung: 이 모델을 제작하는 것이 좋습니다. 또한 1975년에 생산된 이 모델을 손에 넣을 수 있었던 것은 매우 행운이었습니다.

This project was started before the introduction of Tamiya Extra Thin Cement. I seem to have used a combination of Tamiya Cement and Super glue. I have been busy checking what is in the box and assess what I have done. I cleaned the parts from dust, assessed damage, paint parts with a primer, removing chrome, fill ejector pin marks, do some repair work and try to determine if there are parts lost. So far, the only part missing is the backing for the back seat. There has also been close to no damage.
This kit is part of the Connoisseurs' Series, which mean that the kit has the potential to be motorised. The kit comes with two sets of instructions: 1) One set for the Connoisseurs' Series, and 2) The standard kit. The only difference that I could identify is that the Connoisseurs allows for inserting gears to accommodate an electric motor. I will not be installing a motor nor the gears.
Fortunately, there are many reference photographs. I do not plan to do a lot of scratch building. What my skills allow and to enhance the exterior of the model. My research indicate that the coachwork/ body was a wood frame covered in green leather.
My plan is to: 1) Start with the chassis, including painting and detailed painting; 2) Engine, drivetrain; 3) Fuel tank and exhaust; 4) Body, firewall, interior; 5) Nose; 6) Wheels.

yeon sung Jung
Thank you for your kind additional explanation!!👍😍

Villiers de Vos Schrijver
Thank you Yeon Sung Jung for the compliment.
The search for an accurate colour match is under way. Two objectives: 1) A highly gloss for the chassis, mudguards and fuel tank, and; 2) A similar colour that will show minuscule differences between the metal surface and the leather surface.

David Taylor
In on this one.

Villiers de Vos Schrijver
You are welcome David.

Humbrol 003 Brunswick Green represents the real colour best. I am very satisfied how the Humbrol paints are laying down.

Nicolas
Following

Sy Bar
Following with great interest 🍿

Isaac Kite
Yea, folks knock humbrol enamels (rightly so for the pricing) but just spend three minutes mixing the stuff and do it well. Some of my 1990s batch are still very good when thoroughly stirred up. (WEM also). Still dislike acrylics.

Watching as usual with awe...

David Taylor
Ditto Isaac.

Villiers de Vos Schrijver
Thank you mates for visiting and your kind comments.

I am not an expert on paint. I use a variety of manufacturers and is very much still in the experimental phase. That being said, there is a lot of nostalgia in using the little tins on a British classic. 🙂

Villiers de Vos Schrijver
A lot of time was spent on finding the desired colours, contemplating levels of detailing and stripping back paint just to be painted again. Despite the kit's age and shortcomings, I thoroughly enjoy the model.

Rando
Definitely enjoying your paint selection process, and very cool that you're getting around to building it after so many years. Excited to see how it turns out!

Villiers de Vos Schrijver
Painting and assembling the drivetrain has been completed.

David Taylor
Die hard Humbrol and hairy stick guy.This kit has always been a curiosity to me.Always fancied having a go but knowing I would not do it justice.

Villiers de Vos Schrijver
Progress on the drivetrain was made.
David. Thank you for your kind words. I am sure you will do it justice.

Michael Kohl
Unreachable dream kit of my early youth. Special to see it coming together. Keep us posted.

Villiers de Vos Schrijver
Michael. I am also happy to eventually working on the Bentley. It has been 30 years languishing in an open box. 🙂

Chris
As a child, about 45 years ago, I built that big Bentley, but after 4 times changing the houses it is gone. Luckily I found my tiny little 1:32 Bentley I built this year after 23 years of absence. But now I will lean back and enjoy the building of the/your big Bentley while watching your work 😄 Thanks
Btw.: All that is left from my childhood is the instruction book.

Jorge Rumayor Banda
On my ebay list, following the build.

Casey Beckett
Watching - the green looks spot on to this Colonial, BTW.

Villiers de Vos Schrijver
Chris, Jorge and Casey, welcome aboard. The project will pick up pace as soon as the fuel tank has been completed.

I am wishing to each and everyone all the best for 2024.

Villiers de Vos Schrijver
A small update on the fuel tank.

Dexi Goodchild
This really looks excellent, and it's more impressive having sat unfinished in the box for so long! Very much looking forward to seeing the end result...

DuperScale
Crazy what you are getting out of this old kit. Looking great.

Jv
Butiful work

CaptGPF
Love how you step us through your method of madness in restoring the details! Looking forward to seeing this gem all done up after the long wait on the shelf! 😀

Mick Burdett
Good work V. I believe it was the first British car to be built using metric measurements, but I could be wrong

David Orr
Love the old Airfix Bentley. I built my father's kit last year after it had languished in a closet for nearly 50 years. Unfortunately the tyres had been left loos in the box and melted a few parts, mainly on the engine valve cover and the gearbox, but I was able to rebuild them. I used SMS British Racing Green for the shiny parts of the body. I think it looks similar to the colour you used. I used BRG mixed with Schwarzgrun and a bit of white for the passenger compartment and a BRG/white mix for the leather. You are a braver man than me stripping all that detail off the fuel tank. It's looking good though.

Paul Shearer
Hope you are able to finish this one. One of my all time favorite cars and looking at your other projects there's no doubt it will turn out amazing 👍

gorby
Nice work so far. The mesh is a big improvement.

Villiers de Vos Schrijver
Indeed a beautiful subject. This model has been sucking the energy out of me. There is still some wiring issues as well as a scratch build cradle for the brake lights to do. I am nearly finished with the 1936 Mercedes 540K Maharaja Sport Roadster and hope to have the Bentley across the finishing line before January 2025!

Mr D
Your at that intense stage of the build.....lots going on, l think alot of builders have a by new year target for a fresh project for new year.
Your doing fantastic job ...will all come together nicely like your other projects.
Nice subject by the way 😃👍👍

Jennifer Franklin
This has a lot of potential, very curious to see where you go with it.

Edouard Carr
Have always wanted to make this kit, loving the detail you are adding back in.

Bozzer
Here we go again!
You're gonna run out of kits, at this pace?

Bozzer
There's a couple more, for you to seek out 😉

Qwertzel Schrijver
Thanks Boozer. But I think I will build my Unimog first before building this truck. So I won't run out of kits. I always wanted to buy the recovery truck and convert it to a German one, simply changing the cab to a Mercedes Benz Actros or MAN TGM.

Andre Louis
I also got that kit recently! Looking forward to your modifications. My one will be probably just out of the box

Esoteric Surgeon
I seem to remember KFS used to offer a off-road conversion kit for MAN trucks. I'm pretty sure it at least included the bumper which might be hard to scratch build if you can't print it. Can't find the kit anymore tho

Qwertzel Schrijver
I searched on the internet for this kit but I couldn't find it either. We will see how this trick turns out

Esoteric Surgeon
Just realized the bumper out of the box is accurate for offroad already since it's a 4x4, and the same as in your pictures. I had started working on a similar project but with the older MAN TGA kit from Revell as a basis and that required heavy modifications all around. I'm glad you're moving towards more custom projects because they are a lot of fun to get into, and watch other people get into...

Goldman
Nice stocking up and scratch building... Should be a very interesting build.
Actually, I never saw this concept of fire truck with a rear lift and wheeled equipment carts. Can see the benefits of this when a lot of equipment needed to be moved fast (at least until hitting the first step...).

Qwertzel Schrijver
Thanks Goldman. There is another reason why these trucks make sense: You can carry different stuff which is normally loaded by special vehicles. So you don't need different vehicles just this one and the equipment carts and you are ready for nearly everything

Goldman
The headlights guard looks very good to me. Did you use plastic or metal rods? I don't think you can get any thinner with plastic

Qwertzel Schrijver
Thank you Goldman! I used cables. I bended them to the right shape. The outer and inner parts are from the same cable just with and without isolation

Goldman
The tires looks great. Much better than those in the kit. Well worth the investment

Esoteric Surgeon
I have had some success printing thin parts for the kind of headlight detail you are working on. They are very fragile and I've never tried painting them but I think there's a lot of potential for this kind of application. I uploaded a picture here: FDM 3D Printer experiments | Album by Ecko

Qwertzel Schrijver
Currently I don't have a 3D printer but I think of buying a resin printer for such purposes. It would help me a lot with scratch building. Lets see wat the future brings

Andre Louis
Just make sure that you are aware of potential hazards that come along with resin printing.

Esoteric Surgeon
Yes handling resin and post processing it takes a lot of extra work to do properly. And space too. I can't do it at home because I live in a flat with my cat and I have found a filament 3d printer can unlock many possibilities to enhance scratch builds without the hassle and hazards of resin.

Bozzer
I've gotta admit, I had fun with my entry level filament printer, but I now own 3 resin printers too, and they're never turned off. Yes, they do have to be taken care of, especially with regards to the resin, but it's worth it.
At this point I'd better add, all mine are in my purpose built mancave, however I did run them in the house kitchen, for a while.
Each one has it's own personality, kinda like a cat or a car? But once you hone into it, you can create almost anything? The details are immense and your own imagination, is your limit!
I've literally just printed a 1/14 truck, with all the bells and whistles, and I'm happy with the results. It's taken me around 2 weeks, but I did use 6 bottles of High Speed Resin, which without, probably would've taken me another 3-4 weeks?
For you guys in the know, Standard resin prints at roughly 4 layers a minute. High Speed Resin is around 12 layers a minute.
My love for the printers, is because I can print models, that we can't buy?
I love scratchbuilding, but now I can flick my finger and the cab, hood and sleeper are printing, while I'm building the chassis? It's definitely been a game changer in my life, without a doubt.
You definitely need to be aware of the dangers though. Plenty of ventilation, gloves, mask and goggles. I also have mini air purifiers in each printer, and heaters.
And whatever you do, don't smoke near the 99% alcohol!
And most importantly, don't drink it!

Qwertzel Schrijver
Thank you Bozzer for your information and opinion. I will see what the future brings and if it's time to by a printer, I will definitely research and inform myself about it a little more and maybe come back to you guys, because you know the terms of 3D printers definitely better than I.

And don't worry, I do not smoke or drink alcohol. So this won't be a problem 🙂

Goldman
One tough looking rolling chassis 🙂

Adam Gudynowski
Following

Goldman
The front section looks great. Are you planning to completely scratch building the rear section?

Qwertzel Schrijver
Thank you. Not everything. The tailgate is from Italeri and I will use a few of the parts from the HLF for the equipment compartments

Michael Kohl
Tin tracks AND roadwheels?! Interesting vehicle.

Rui S
I'm in 😎

Clair Greenwood
Me too, gonna keep an eye on this one.

YAMAN AYDIN Schrijver
🤞🥂

Teeage
I'm in too. A vehicle you not often see.

Neuling
Very dynamic scene, clean paintwork! 👍

Thomas Wirsching
Great Job on that dozer. A lot of work but it really paid off!

Pepe
Ufffff.... Nice job

Robin (WhiteGlint)
Wow, stunning result! That heavy chipping is great

Robert Podkoński
Fantastic paintjob and weathering! Looks absolutely realistic - the blade itself looks like it is made of metal (Is it? 😉 )

Neuling
I agree with everyone above. 👍👍

Rui S
Beautiful Monster 👍

Tom Schrijver
Thank You all 👍👍.

Robert Fuqua
Wow. Just wow.

Spanjaard
impressive

Jan Peters
Most impressive! Excellent painting and weathering!

Tom Schrijver
Many thanks ! Jan , Spanjaard and Robert 👍 🙂 .

sebfischer
Crazy amount of pe

Mr James
Masterful... Turning plastic into metal as Neuling would say 🙂

CaptGPF
wow! Fantastic build!

Simon Nagorsnik
👍👍

David Taylor
Wow.

Michael Kohl
I agree with my mates above: Great job.
One detail: Israel buys the D9 and adds the armour later on. So the basic Caterpillar will have the yellow-orange Caterpillar base color, while the armoured cabin will not.
Apart from this detail you captured the mean appearance of this brute very well.

Tom Schrijver
Michael thanks for the information about the color of the cabin. I'm glad you like it.

Tom Schrijver
Many many thanks ! 👍David, Simon, CaptGPF, Mr James , Sebfischer 👍 👍 👍.

sebfischer
What color did you use?

Neuling
Thanks for sharing!

Raúl González
Kudos for the effort, I've made one and it's absolutely horrible kit for such an interesting topic. Great result!

J4Juliet Schrijver
I'm glad it wasn't just me who struggled with it. I took a look at your model and using another kit as a donor is a really great idea. At least you got the right wheels and all the decals 😄

Roland Sachsenhofer Schrijver
Do not be alarmed! The pictures look really brutal. 🙂 This spin-off of the N1K1 construction is at a stage where heavy covering with "Maskol" should provide a lively IJN-green surface. The construction so far is documented in the second N1.K1- gallery, where I will show the further construction steps up to the finished N1K1 in US markings.

Juergen Klinglhuber
Super. Bin gespannt wie's weiter geht.

Roland Sachsenhofer Schrijver
Das freut mich Jürgen. Werde bald Bilder der fertig lackierten N1K1 zeigen können- die Decals sind jedenfalls seit gestern aufgebracht.

That´s very nice to hear, Jürgen. I will soon be able to show pictures of the paint-finished N1K1, the decals have been applied since yesterday.

Roland Sachsenhofer Schrijver
The construction of the Japanese N1K1 has now taken a few significant steps forward: the surfaces are now finished, and the not so small amount of details will now be completed or attached.

John
Very nice 👍 I have a soft spot for late-war Japanese types. They are often not very elegant like a Mustang but they look really cool.

Roland Sachsenhofer Schrijver
Thank you John! A good characterisation, I think - that hits the spot!

Roland Sachsenhofer Schrijver
This N1K1 George is now also finished, this time in the original colours of this machine. Against the background of its place of operation - the Philippines - the picture background with the lush and mountainous landscape fits quite well.

All in all, the two models were a relatively quick and really enjoyable, entertaining modelling adventure!
Thank you for your interest and feedback.

John
Great build and great photos, backdrop is perfect.

Roland Sachsenhofer Schrijver
Thank you John!

John
I have the Tamiya version, hope it turns out half as good!

Pietro De Angelis
Beautiful!

Guy Rump
Very nice build. 👍

Jim J
Looks great, Roland! I really like your weathering job. Well done. Nice background also. Congrats! 👍👍

Juergen Klinglhuber
Reposting Jim Js note 1:1: it looks great, Roland! I really like your weathering job. Well done. Nice background also. Congrats! 👍👍

art81
Well done 👍

Villiers de Vos
A very nice and realistic finish.

Robert Podkoński
Fantastic work!

Neuling
Looks like the real thing! 👍👍

Curatorm
that's exquisite 🙂

Jimmy C
Outstanding!

Roland Sachsenhofer Schrijver
I am very happy about each and every one of your feedbacks, but also about the sheer number of these positive reactions- thank you all too!

Nathan Dempsey
Oh I nearly missed the finish on this one. Superior craftsmanship! I showed this to a friend at work and he thought it was a color photo from WW2.

Roland Sachsenhofer Schrijver
Nathan, that's great to hear!, thanks for this motivation!

Robin (WhiteGlint)
Beautiful work Roland! 👍

Roland Sachsenhofer Schrijver
Robin, thank you!

James C
Stunning looking build Roland 👍

Roland Sachsenhofer Schrijver
Thank you James, very appreciated!

Nathan Dempsey
Roland, just an FYI. I randomly clicked on a YouTube video on the history of the Kawanishi N1K and they used pic #14 from this album in their documentary. I was pointing at the screen and yelling "That's Roland's plane!!!" My wife just looked at me like I was going insane 😂

Roland Sachsenhofer Schrijver
That's good news - it can't have turned out too badly 🙂 I appreciate your kind feedback, thank you Nathan!

Rui S
An eye catcher, but thats normal from your workbench 👍

Roland Sachsenhofer Schrijver
Thank you for your very kind words!

一生还一夜
Excellent work,Roland!

Roland Sachsenhofer Schrijver
Many thanks, mate!

Marcin Dudek
Wow, the jungle pictures look so realistic! Congrstulations 👏

Roland Sachsenhofer Schrijver
Your comment is much appreciated, thank you!

一生还一夜
Roland,I have a question for you.I found that there were some ejection pins on the top of the 20mm cannon when building my Armahobby hurricane.How did you dealt with them?Remove them and then drill a hole or use metal parts to replace the cannons?

Roland Sachsenhofer Schrijver
Hello! Interesting, I didn't even notice, as I used the resin parts included in the kit for the four guns.

Mr James
Beautiful model excellently presented. The weathering and painting skills are clearly evident. Brilliant work Roland

Roland Sachsenhofer Schrijver
Thank you for these very kind words, mate!

Roland Sachsenhofer Schrijver
Thank you for your Likes!

Mid Franconian
Great Tiger David!

Neuling
I agree!

Elias Papadimitriou
👍👍👍

Zbynek Honzik
👏👏👏

Ben M
😍😍😍

Alex K
Ώπα! Κιόλας;;;!!! Fantastic work all around, as always - and this must be the rarest of your rare birds! I join the above gentlemen in applauding! 👍 👍 👍

Moreno Baruffini
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

J35J
Lovely little kit! Congrats👍🏻

Curatorm
Very smart model!

Neuling
Very nice build and interesting infos! 👍

scalemates
thx! fixed