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Dave Burgess
heeft een nieuw fotoalbum toegevoegd.
3 6 January, 02:19
Robert Podkoński
Great! (I am a bit jealous looking at your collection of prototype planes, Dave 😉 )
 6 January, 06:28
Dave Burgess
heeft een nieuw fotoalbum toegevoegd.
6 6 January, 02:24
Dave Burgess
The plane so lound it made the ground crew sick!
 6 January, 03:54
Ben M
One of my favorite prototypes! I'll never build that kit though. You did a fantastic job on it.
 6 January, 04:49
Robert Podkoński
Oh yes! One of my favourites as well! Fantastic!
 6 January, 06:26
Bernd Bley
heeft een nieuw fotoalbum toegevoegd.
9 afbeeldingen
P-51D RAFView album, image #1
1:72
1:72 North American Mustang IV (Airfix A55107A)
8 21 October 2024, 18:52
Felix
Tolle Mustang, das Diorama ist cool!
1  5 January, 21:13
Bernd Bley
Danke schön!
1  6 January, 05:28
Robert Podkoński
Nice
 6 January, 06:24
Zsolt Czegle
heeft een nieuw fotoalbum toegevoegd.
10 afbeeldingen
NimródView album, image #7
1:72
Project: 40M Nimród
1:72 40M Nimród (IBG Models 72063)
4 1 January, 17:16
Finn
Following
1  2 January, 21:23
Rui S
I'm in too 😎
1  3 January, 11:54
Łukasz Gliński
Me 3
1  3 January, 12:48
Bas Tonn
Interesting subject
1  3 January, 12:52
Zsolt Czegle
Welcome mates on the aboard!
 6 January, 06:17
Robert Podkoński
Watching for sure!
1  6 January, 06:22
Mr D
heeft een nieuw fotoalbum toegevoegd.
20 afbeeldingen
4D 1:144 SU-30 MK View album, image #13
1:144
Practicing getting a jet heat exhaust effect, This basic model was purchased as a testbed for this. I wanted to pract...
Scratchbuilt
9 14 December 2024, 21:33
Jennifer Franklin
This is a smart way to practice techniques. Good luck with the pre-shading and exhaust effects.
1  21 December 2024, 09:00
Marcin Dudek
👀
 21 December 2024, 14:41
Mr D
Thanks Jennifer 👍
Hi Marcin 👋
 21 December 2024, 14:43
Spanjaard
curious to see where thus is going
 23 December 2024, 11:08
Robert Podkoński
Taking a seat here as well
 6 January, 06:20
Johan Bergqvist
heeft een nieuw fotoalbum toegevoegd.
6 23 December 2024, 14:30
Guy Rump
Following. 👍
1  23 December 2024, 15:04
Alberto
Great detail in the gun and landing gear bays
 6 January, 06:05
Skyhiker
heeft een nieuw fotoalbum toegevoegd.
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Heinkel He 70 F-2View album, image #5Nieuw: 6 January, 05:54
1:72
I had to make a few adjustments to dry fit the fuselage. The wing is now repaired.
1:72 Heinkel He 70 F-2 (Revell 03962)
7 4 January, 23:03
Skyhiker
This is a test...this is only a test. If this were a real emergency my AMS would take over. I want to see if I can do an out of the box build. So far I have almost never been able to. Wish me luck.
 4 January, 23:06
Skyhiker
I think this is my first time with an ICM mold. The kit has a lot of flash and is very subtle in its markings. This creates a bit of a challenge cleaning things up because I have to stop and figure out what to take away and what to keep. But I think when everything is cleaned up it should be pretty straightforward.
 4 January, 23:59
Thomas O'Eh
following!
 5 January, 08:26
Michael Kohl
Me too. I have my ICM to finish too.
 5 January, 12:20
Skyhiker
I think I am becoming an ICM fan. The mold is not the easiest but the subtle details and perfect scaling are great.
 5 January, 14:54
Robert Podkoński
I will keep my fingers crossed 😉
 5 January, 15:06
Cuajete
Following.
 5 January, 18:47
Alec K
Same. Fingers crossed for the OOB goal to last 👍
 5 January, 18:49
Skyhiker
There was one piece that was too big to fit. The instructions said that it was the backing for the control panel for the navigator. I started filing it down but then realized that Revell screwed up the instructions and it was actually the pilot's headboard. Now I have to repair the headboard.
1  5 January, 19:14
Goldman@SCM Data suggestions
I think these are duplicates:
Peterbilt 352 Pacemaker (AMT 1090, 1:25)
Peterbilt 352 Pacemaker (AMT 1090, 1:25)

10901090
 


The first is the main
6 January, 05:21
Goldman@SCM Data suggestions
I think these are duplicates:
White Freightliner Dual Drive Tractor (AMT AMT620, 1:25)
White Freightliner Dual Drive Tractor Cab (AMT 0620, 1:25)

AMT6200620
 


I think the first should be the main (both share the same barcode) but there are a lot of other re-releases of this kit
6 January, 05:15
Steven Van Dyck
heeft een nieuw fotoalbum toegevoegd.
9 5 October 2024, 10:18
Kesa Tiho
Following with interest
 5 October 2024, 12:32
Steven Van Dyck
Thanks. The frame is now assembled after removing of sinkmarks on both beams. These were not present on the four wheel truck frame that is still included. The first set of three SKP lights is added to the rear.
 14 October 2024, 13:30
Steven Van Dyck
The axles are now added to the frame. Because Trumpeter wanted the springs to be workable, the shock absorbers are cut down. This will be repaired later. The cardans are drilled and softened with glue.
 9 November 2024, 23:29
Steven Van Dyck
The Tetra Modelworks set is now applied to the frame, with the resin bumper, toolbox and PE container replacing kit parts. In the rear bumper the non-clearpart lights are used so I can combine them with the SKP lights later on. I painted the DEF wheels black. Some parts like the large container with the grates and the cover plate under the launcher need to remain dry-fit to be able to paint the drive train.
 26 November 2024, 02:23
Ben M
👀
 26 November 2024, 02:38
Villiers de Vos
Impressive work on the photoetch. I would like to follow your build.
 26 November 2024, 03:46
Steven Van Dyck
Everybody welcome, today the fenders and the cabin bottom are built. Most of the Tetra PE is thereby used, with 80 small bolts added that all have location holes. Also a comparison is done between the kit and the Kelik replacement 3d-decals. I found these to lokk very much the part of what I can see in the Abram's Squad edition.
 6 January, 01:25
Goldman
Great PE work. Except DEF, I have never tried any of the AM companies you are using. Looks like great products.
 6 January, 05:07
Grandy
Hey, where you at?
6 January, 04:41
Ben M
Dave's not here man.
 6 January, 04:53
Jorge Ferreira
heeft een nieuw fotoalbum toegevoegd.
3 5 January, 21:20
George Williams
Very neat work.
 6 January, 04:35
Guillaume Blanchet
heeft een nieuw fotoalbum toegevoegd.
1 6 January, 01:09
George Williams
Nice work so far, which kit and scale is it?
 6 January, 04:29
James Ward
heeft een nieuw fotoalbum toegevoegd.
6 January, 04:21
Thierry Staub
heeft een nieuw fotoalbum toegevoegd.
12 20 February 2020, 01:07
Nathan Dempsey
Outstanding build. The exterior is just as amazing as the interior.
 20 February 2020, 01:58
Tim Heimer
Beautifully done! Nice work!
 20 February 2020, 02:23
Thierry Staub
thank you both!
 20 February 2020, 18:05
Olivier
How many hours for such an outstanding result ?
 20 February 2020, 18:36
Treehugger
Never seen this type of build before. Nice.
 20 February 2020, 18:42
Thierry Staub
Olivier, I've started this January 2019 and took a very long break. Just recently picked it up again with the goal of finishing it together with the dio. That whole paintjob you see took about 3-4 days
 20 February 2020, 20:12
Spanjaard
simply fantastic!!!
 23 February 2020, 19:04
Zsolt Czegle
Great work! 👍
 23 February 2020, 20:06
Stefan Schacht
well done 👍
 25 February 2020, 11:55
Brian Eberle
Well done! Great camouflage paintwork.
 5 March 2020, 19:55
Mirko Römer
Wow, fabulous build!
 5 March 2020, 20:34
Slavo Hazucha
Joining the crowd of well-wishers, this is really a load of candy for the eye from start to finish 👍 Everything on pro-level, details & weathering just top notch!
1  5 March 2020, 20:39
Neuling
I´m glad Slavo is back in town, so I happily can - as in this case - refer to his comments.
 6 March 2020, 13:45
Maciej T.
Awesome work!
 6 March 2020, 14:15
Rui S
Beautiful work. An eye catcher. The pro weathering is stuning. The figure paintjob, great. Looking forward to see the dio. 👍
 8 March 2020, 17:30
Thierry Staub
Many thanks fellow modelers 🙂
 8 March 2020, 19:55
Matthew Stec
Fantastic! I feel claustrophobic. Love the interior
 31 March 2020, 03:59
Hister Farjas
i like what you are doing
 31 March 2020, 04:39
Spanjaard
did you make the bushes yourself?
 31 March 2020, 10:04
Brian Eberle
Fantastic work.
 31 March 2020, 11:34
Thierry Staub
Yes I made them myself! I have nice natural branches where I've glued leaves on
 31 March 2020, 11:35
Lenny Li
well done! very realistic!
 31 March 2020, 14:16
Rui S
Nice looking base 👍
 31 March 2020, 21:20
Spanjaard
wow. they are simply amazing!
 31 March 2020, 21:38
Trez
Excellent build, paint job and diorama. This is a show stopper! 🫡 👍
 6 January, 00:45
Nathan Dempsey
Nice to see this build in the feed again.
 6 January, 02:33
Lebloge
Superb work ! 🫡
 6 January, 04:20
Richmond@SCM Data suggestions
Pedantic - La-Masa should be La Masa

and while we are at it they are destroyers not torpedo boats

SCM Topic: Torpedo boat La-Masa-class

Destroyer La Masa-class

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Masa-class_destroyer

5 January, 09:21
Richmond
Happy to leave as Torpedo boat La Masa-class for time being given my comments on a later post
 6 January, 04:17
jjward85
heeft een nieuw fotoalbum toegevoegd.
6 January, 04:15
Richmond@SCM Data suggestions
Please can we rename this topic

SCM Topic: Landing Ship Type 073

Landing ship Type 073
5 January, 20:53
Richmond
Sorry for consistency

LSM Type 073
 6 January, 04:16
Fernando Ramirez
heeft een nieuw fotoalbum toegevoegd.
20 13 November 2021, 05:37
David H
Joining the spook group build ???
 13 November 2021, 10:33
Fernando Ramirez
I'm not shure, but I planning to 2022.
 14 November 2021, 00:59
Maciej Bellos
Great reference photos. Watching!
 14 November 2021, 04:14
Rv
Nice project ! to join the GB, edit your photo album, and select the F-4 GB ("Group build (optional)").
The GB will start on January the 1st.
 14 November 2021, 11:15
Fernando Ramirez
Thks. I will do it!
 14 November 2021, 15:36
William Adair
heeft een nieuw fotoalbum toegevoegd.
78 29 May 2024, 11:47
Thomas Haberl - TH SCALE MODELS
That is art! I have to take a first row seat here and see the progress. Very impressive 👍
 29 May 2024, 13:26
Spanjaard
certainly not going to miss thus master class
 29 May 2024, 13:31
Dave Flitton
Wow, watching!!
 29 May 2024, 13:51
Skyhiker
Right on!
 29 May 2024, 14:33
Greg Baker
Oh, sign me up. I'd watch F_IV do the laundry.
 29 May 2024, 14:39
Robert Podkoński
I will follow this talent show with pleasure.
 29 May 2024, 14:45
gorby
Lovely work.
 29 May 2024, 14:52
Michael Kohl
Surely another build that will leave me speechless and striving to come closer to this level.
 30 May 2024, 10:32
William Adair
Omg thanks everyone. You guys are the best! I'm interested to see how this one comes out. I'll add more progress soon. 🤞
 31 May 2024, 04:45
Ludvík Kružík
I like old planes from the early days of aviation. Your scrathbuild is fantastic. I admire how you can render all the little details in this scale. I wish you continued success in building this model and look forward to the sequel.
 31 May 2024, 08:49
Bruce Huxtable
Your talents are beyond my comprehension.... Totally amazing scratch building 🙂 This little gem is already gorgeous🙂
 31 May 2024, 17:16
Shar Dipree
Great work so far! 👍👍👍👍
 31 May 2024, 17:22
bughunter
Another great little bird in that microscopic scale 👍
 31 May 2024, 19:07
William Adair
Added a new pic. Starting on the cockpit details 👌
 10 June 2024, 03:12
Bruce Huxtable
More micro-perfection. Astonishing 🙂
 10 June 2024, 06:50
Michael Kohl
By the way: will your book be available in Telford in November?
 10 June 2024, 08:04
William Adair
Hi Michael, I'm not sure. It should be out by then but I don't know if any sellers will be stocking it. I live in Australia unfortunately, so Telford is well outside my maximum range 😢
 11 June 2024, 22:42
William Adair
Added the large control wheel to the pilot's cockpit from soldered wire and heat curved sprue. I like the little brass hub in the middle 🙂
 15 June 2024, 09:52
Skyhiker
You seem to have really good control over your soldering. What tools do you have? That control wheel is impressive.
 15 June 2024, 16:59
gorby
The many years training to be a jeweler probably helps. 😄
 15 June 2024, 17:07
William Adair
@Skyhiker I have an inexpensive soldering iron from an electronics store. It is nothing special, but the best thing I have is liquid soldering flux. Using that allows the solder to grab the surface and stick without requiring too much heat or flooding the area with solder.

@gorby Being a jeweller helped at first. But now I am finding that the modelmaking is helping me be a better jeweller! 👍
 23 June 2024, 12:51
Alec K
Outstanding work! The book is on order 👍
 24 June 2024, 12:57
William Adair
Wow, thank you Alec! Hopefully it will be in your mailbox soon 🙏
I added a few more pics. Test fitting the undercarriage and one of the prototype wheels.
 7 July 2024, 14:38
Christian Bruer
Outstanding craftsmanship. I really like your tiny scratch built projects 👍
 7 July 2024, 19:55
Michael Kohl
Me too.
But obviously he doesn't show how he did the wheels to prevent us from fainting. 😉
 7 July 2024, 20:03
Skyhiker
I just don't get how its possible. Really man, you need to get a life or something. This shit is just way too good!
 7 July 2024, 21:16
Mr D
Wow, what scale👌, l struggle to build a 1:72 without breaking of a tail wheel or antenna 🤣.
Really nice n interesting subject 👍👍
 7 July 2024, 23:13
Skyhiker
Where do you get your blueprints?
 7 July 2024, 23:17
William Adair
@Michael Kohl, I made an album about the wheel back in January, showing the stages of construction. Spoked wheel test, 1/144 | Album by F_IV
@Skyhiker, Windsock Datafiles provide the best drawings. I also use the 3-view drawings from the Wingnut Wings kit for some areas.
 8 July 2024, 04:09
Zbynek Honzik
A masterpiece is being created here!!! Scratchbuild at this scale and this quality! Unbelievable! Bravo! 👏👏👏
 8 July 2024, 06:32
bughunter
Great progress 👍
I have a kit in 1:48, but your build looks much better and has more details!
 8 July 2024, 16:34
William Adair
Thank you, it's slowly coming along. Adding more details now that the main components are painted. It's always my favourite part of a build. 🙂
 6 August 2024, 12:41
Mr D
Great " Little" project this one, brilliant work 👍👍
 6 August 2024, 17:21
Ludvík Kružík
That's beyond me. How can you make such perfect little things in this mini scale? You have my great admiration. 👍
 6 August 2024, 22:07
Alec K
Same here! Paint looks superb 👍
 7 August 2024, 12:45
Łukasz Gliński
Can't agree more w/Ludvik, my Eyeballs Mk.I woudln't allow that. What Mark are you using? 😉
 7 August 2024, 20:10
William Adair
Lol, my eyesight is rubbish these days. I'm using +6 reader glasses from ebay to compensate 😉
Added a picture of the new seatbelts, made from .1mm wire and painted cigarette paper. 👍🏿
 1 September 2024, 11:18
Alec K
Wow, those seatbelts! My copy of your book is finally shipping, can't wait. And I empathize with your eyesight woes: i am +3 on glasses plus +2 on optivisor 😢
 1 September 2024, 12:41
Bruce Huxtable
Beyond astonishing! If ever I need a Brain Surgeon....
 1 September 2024, 12:47
William Adair
Added the surface texture to the cowling using a sharp Pearl-grey pencil and an aqueous satin clear coat to seal it 👍
 24 September 2024, 06:08
Roland Sachsenhofer
Boah! This is the best thing I've seen so far - thank you for this pleasure! I will definitely follow it.
 24 September 2024, 06:41
Michael Kohl
Surface textures as this are rarly seen done convincingly. Yours is an excellent one.
 24 September 2024, 10:23
Robert Podkoński
You're a wizard, William... this is all far beyond my sight abilities, not only my skills...
 24 September 2024, 10:55
Ludvík Kružík
Phenomenal project! What you are doing here in this mini scale is amazing. 👍 You don't see this kind of detail work too often even on larger models.
I suppose giving fleas horseshoes isn't a challenge for you. 😉
 24 September 2024, 11:04
Alec K
Excellent progress. I have finally received, and am about halfway through reading, William's excellent book. To those interested in how he does what you see in this album, I can wholeheartedly recommend it. I am certainly planning to incorporate many of his techniques into my own scratchbuilt projects. How he does what he does in 1:144 scale is still a mystery to me (although the book supplies hints 😉), but they are applicable across any scale really. Well done!

fonthill.media/en-us..H8pwXYRicTk5zfkw0RWx
 24 September 2024, 14:02
Ben M
Good to see this one come up again. The "giraffe" finish on the metal nose is perfect.
 24 September 2024, 15:43
Spanjaard
Here you have the link, without tracking part.... fonthill.media/colle..roducts/ww1-in-scale
 24 September 2024, 18:14
Christian Bruer
This is such an amazing work. I much admire you skills doing such a crips and fine work in scale onefourfour 👍
 24 September 2024, 18:47
William Adair
Thanks guys for the very kind words. It's been a huge challenge but it is slowly getting there!
@Alec, I'm so happy that you are enjoying the book. I just got my copy the other day too 🙂
 29 September 2024, 13:42
Mr D
The scalpel blade really shows the scale, be no good for my chunky hands, l stick to 144 to my small scale 🤣🤣
Good quality for it's size., No reason to run out of room Building at this scale 👌😁👍
 29 September 2024, 15:42
Greg Baker
I always blink twice when I see William's builds... tiny little beauties! As a 1/144 scale fan, they warm my heart.
 29 September 2024, 16:20
Zbynek Honzik
I just keep looking fascinated at the next procedure and say BRAVO! 👏👏👏
This defies the normal laws of physics...
 30 September 2024, 05:01
Matthew A
My copy of your book just arrived. Wow! One question - where do you get your two foot long matchsticks from? 😋
 4 October 2024, 16:35
William Adair
Lol, right across the road from Giant Coin World 😛
Hoping to be ready to start the rigging in a few more weeks (if all goes well). Added a new header pic, showing where it started, versus where it is now .
 30 October 2024, 10:28
Erik Off
Speechless.
How do you hold/fix such tiny parts to work on them?
Wow, just wow. Oo
 30 October 2024, 10:46
Michael Kohl
Truly amazing.
 30 October 2024, 11:01
William Adair
Hi Erik, cheers! Sometimes I just use a tiny dab of water to hold parts while I am test fitting them or getting ready to glue. The capillary action holds the parts while I'm swapping hands from tweezers to glue. Since I started doing that, I've spent 75% less time on the floor looking for lost parts. Other times I make a simple holding jig from scrap plastic to align parts. It saves a ton of time and frustration.
 30 October 2024, 11:04
Mike Szwarc
Amazing tiny work! Beautiful!!
 30 October 2024, 11:18
Alexander Grivonev
Work of art
 30 October 2024, 11:19
Pepe
😳😳😳😳
 30 October 2024, 12:28
Bruce Huxtable
Pure jewelry 😍
 30 October 2024, 18:19
Mr D
Been an inspiration and learning experience watching.
I like the odd 1:144 but this is next level X2 🤣
Great well done 👍👍
 30 October 2024, 21:48
Rui S
Excellent 👍
 30 October 2024, 22:55
Spanjaard
breathtaking, wow....
 6 November 2024, 14:28
Bernhard Schrock
No longer „just model making" but model building art! Chapeau!
 6 November 2024, 16:57
Shar Dipree
Great! 👍
 6 November 2024, 18:06
Mr D
It's very cleaver build, you would make a good watch maker 🤣
Can't believe how small, lm working on a 1:144 and this would fit on the wing 😲🤣
Brilliant 😁👍
 6 November 2024, 21:17
William Adair
Hey thanks! Looking forward to getting it finished. Added some more details to the engine. Working on the spoked wheels now.
 6 January, 03:51
Mickey
heeft een nieuw fotoalbum toegevoegd.
7 31 December 2024, 17:16
Gundamn0080
heeft een nieuw fotoalbum toegevoegd.
6 afbeeldingen
Chevy Xtreme - In ProgressView album, image #1Nieuw: 6 January, 03:18
1:25
Turns out I used the wrong front bumper, but it fit into place just fine so I'm not too worried. This kit includes a few...
1:25 Chevy Xtreme S-10 (AMT/ERTL 31768-1HD)
2 28 December 2024, 15:00
Bozzer
I'll hang out, to see this done. Personally, I would've left the exhaust manifolds off, until I painted the engine, but we all do things differently? Let's go! 🙂
1  5 January, 16:22
Chris Parsons
Dash looks a job well done!
Brings back all the memories of working on these things. Common failure was the head light switch/ dash mount melting from behind and coming loose from the fastening screws so when you went to turn on the headlights you'd push the headlight switch into the dash.
But that's another topic.
Well done sir
1  5 January, 16:33
Dave Pluth
heeft een nieuw fotoalbum toegevoegd.
48 afbeeldingen
RFM KV-1View album, image #44Nieuw: 6 January, 02:57
1:35
More progress. Three different colors on. Started with a medium color, added chipping fluid, put on a lighter color, c...
1:35 KV-1 Reinforced Cast Turret mod.1942 (Rye Field Model RM-5056)
8 30 November 2024, 23:47
Clair Greenwood
Got my binocs so I'll be watching closely
1  1 December 2024, 03:52
Paul Shearer
You didn't like the kit individual tracks?
 16 December 2024, 03:55
Dave Pluth
I screwed up with them (and I did already have these). Pins wouldn't stay in and put a drop of tamiya on them which locked them up, so stupid mistake on me. I think the proper things would be a drop of CA instead.
1  16 December 2024, 13:15
Paul Shearer
Well its easier to get a nice sag from Friul tracks anyway lol
1  16 December 2024, 18:33
Jakko ‌
> I think the proper things would be a drop of CA instead.

Gel-type superglue is probably best: it won't run down along the pin and lock things up, but it will keep the pin in the link.
3  19 December 2024, 12:04
Dave Pluth
Fantastic point! Thank you Jakko!
 19 December 2024, 12:23
Richmond@SCM Data suggestions
Believe we should merge the following topics

SCM Topic: Frigate Type 053
SCM Topic: Frigate Type 053H2-class
SCM Topic: Frigate Type 053K

and name

Frigate Type 053

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_053_frigate

I havent proposed to merge the following albeit manufactured in China as it has enlarged hull and supervised Western modifications.

SCM Topic: Frigate Naresuan-class

6 January, 02:49
Denys
It's been a long time coming.
When will it go on sale?
01698
Chinese J-10C Fighter
Trumpeter 1:72
01698 2025* Nieuwe onderdelen
6 January, 02:46
James Morten
heeft een nieuw fotoalbum toegevoegd.
6 January, 02:17
Tim Powell
heeft een nieuw fotoalbum toegevoegd.
31 December 2024, 04:41
Michael Kohl
Following. Anxious about the rigging and the sails.
 31 December 2024, 09:42
Tim Powell
haven't decided on sails yet....
 31 December 2024, 17:58
Ben M
👀
 2 January, 01:41
Ben M
how do you get the wood to bend on the bow there? Looks like a pretty sharp bend.
 6 January, 01:58
Chris
heeft een nieuw fotoalbum toegevoegd.
7 afbeeldingen
Saab J29FView album, image #7Nieuw: 6 January, 01:43
1:72
finished all panels
Project: Saab J29F
1:72 Tunnan (Heller 80260)
7 3 January, 02:57
Cuajete
Following.
1  3 January, 18:54
Ekki
Watching.
1  4 January, 11:16
Nicolas
Me 3.
1  4 January, 15:45
Skyhiker
Me 4
1  4 January, 15:45
Robert Podkoński
Watching as well.
1  4 January, 15:51
J35J
Joining!
1  5 January, 01:05
Chris
Welcome dear audience! I started with the cockpit. Most parts will be almost invisible after the plane is finished. So this is best for testing the decals from IPMS-Austria. They are very very thin and on the other hand I am used to 30 year old decals. But it worked and with Micro-Set they look great. The most I like the seatbelts, because they look better than all the photo-etched parts I have ever seen. I get headache thinking about two other seatbelt-decals still to apply.
Meanwhile go to the toilet and get another drink 'till the show goes on.
😉
 5 January, 01:43
Cuajete
Good start 👍
 5 January, 18:24
Chris
Interior is finished. In sparetime I will work on the kit. But still think about my job, that starts again now. I am a teacher - loving my kids and am engaged 24/7 for them. If nothing happens here - I do my fulltime job 😉
 6 January, 01:51
Joe Marrero
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3 5 January, 04:51
Steven Van Dyck
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1 31 December 2024, 21:07
Steven Van Dyck
I was planning to have lots of figures in this diorama, but the guy who uploaded this kit to Scalemates had guessed the scale as 1/100 and it is rather 1/250. Therefore my HO scale Greeks are completely overscale and will not be used.
 31 December 2024, 21:11
Rui S
Interesting 👍
 1 January, 03:10
Steven Van Dyck
I started with changes to the access steps, I had to saw these flush with the base as can be seen on reference pictures. Also I had to remove a terrible warp, I did this without a base plank by connecting the corners with thick wire and bending that. I found out that Italeri reconstructed the inner naos columns like on old drawings with both colonnades equal in length. Most of the modern day reconstructions show the top row smaller, so I sawed of the first row and used this as a lengthening part. I also made the architraves thinner, these are really ugly from the box with a slanting side.
 2 January, 02:40
Ben M
👀 perhaps 1/250 Greeks can be resin printed.
 2 January, 02:44
gorby
Looks interesting. 🙂
If some bloke called Elgin turns up you may have to tell him to bugger off. 😉
1  2 January, 08:54
Thomas Espe
👀
 2 January, 21:52
Ben M
I bet you could get some z scale figures (1:220) and paint them however you like
 2 January, 22:58
Steven Van Dyck
Thanks for the tip, Ben, but I will solve the problem with some 1/200modern figures I got yesterday. I'll slice them and add 1mm, then cover it with a stola. I also had to perform lots of changes to the interior structure of the temple, using a floor plan I rescaled to 1/250. It appears Italeri has moved the pronaos and opisthodomos colonnades to the inside, to make up for the walls they made much thinner. I sawed out these floor parts and moved the colonnades to the outside. I thickened or replaced these walls with styrene. That meant engraving the outside of the styrene walls with block patterns. I also reversed some entrance walls because only one side of the gate part got a stone texture. I made the textureless side to go inside the wall. I moved the first two Ionic columns to fill the new space. I don't understand why Italeri is messing with the proportions of this building, just to be able to minimize the sprue variety to two shapes and as little wall surface as they could, while wanting to show off the inside. They also added the arm support to the statue, though that existed only on marble copies.
2  4 January, 01:43
Steven Van Dyck
The increase in length of the sidewalls is compensated with the unused inner wall parts. The four cutouts are made but I changed the sizes by recutting each part. The inside of the walls is covered with the cutout parts, taking care to continue the masonry. Between the layers I will add another sheet of the same thickness to get to 4.5mm. I will have to use styrene for the plinths, all of these were used for the gates.
 6 January, 00:59
Mateusz Święcki
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Tanks 1/72 and 1/76View album, image #1Nieuw: 6 January, 00:47
Crusader Mk.I Close Support 1/72 by IBG Models (02.01.2022)
6 3 March 2018, 19:24
jjward85
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1:700 Yamato, 1945 (Tamiya)View album, image #19
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Project: Yamato
1:700 Yamato 大和 (Tamiya 31113)1:700 WWII IJN Battleship for Tamiya 31113 (FlyHawk Model FH780006)1:700 IJN Battleship Yamato Special Edition (Black Deck) (Fujimi 46086)1+
16 5 January, 03:54
Jörg Schäfer
Wow, a fantastic little model of the great battleship. 👍
 5 January, 07:48
Neuling
I agree with Jörg!
 5 January, 10:45
Rui S
Excellent work 👍
 5 January, 12:33
Matti Thomaes
Impressive work, what kit and witch extra's dit you use?
 5 January, 21:19
Christian Abraham
Really great work
 5 January, 21:32
jjward85
A comment on the nature of the 'mashup' here!

The core of the build is 90% Tamiya's waterline Yamato, with the full Flyhawk Photoetch and detail set, which includes a timber deck, resin replacements for the 5" AA guns, and anchor chains. All of this was used.

I wanted a full hull model. There are, realistically, only four options for the Yamato at this scale. There is the Tamiya Yamato which is waterline only, the Fujimi Next kit, the Pit-road kit, and the Pontos kit.

Of these, only Tamiya and Pontos get the shape of Yamato's stern correct. Yamato had a transom which is presented as round in both the Pit-road and Fujimi renditions. This, combined with some general questions around over-scaling of things like hull panels and superstructure/deck details had me leaning toward the Tamiya option.

I do have the Pontos kit in the stash... My general comment here is that while it is a truly spectacular kit, it feels a little beyond me at this moment in time. I will probably build it one day, but I want to do it justice - and for how expensive it is, and how OCD I can be, this wasn't that day.

I did initially look at Pit-road with the notion of correcting the stern plate, but found there was an almost uncorrectable bend in the keel piece which is moulded in fairly thick plastic. Bending it back into place was miserable, and in fact it snapped in half after warping under heat.

I picked up a Fujimi kit on the cheap, and found that its hull bottom matched the Tamiya waterline model quite closely. I had to crop down the stern and use putty and judicious sanding to make the rear end work, but in the end it married up pretty well. The Fujimi kit has otherwise gone unused.

Certain pieces from the Pit-road kit were retained. I replaced the Tamiya turrets with the Pit-road ones as their turret pins were happily compatible with the Tamiya barbettes. I also used the Pit-road rudder, and some of the kit's provided PE to furnish some additional details including the float planes.

The smokestack was entirely replaced with Bunker Studio's 3D printed option. It is a beautiful piece, with cat walks and all AA tub options provided depending on the year of fit you wish to build. The only other replacement was the covered Type 96 triple-barrel AA guns, which were again replaced with Bunker's 3D options.

The foretop main battery director is the original Tamiya piece, with Flyhawk's photo etch. The support spars on the AA and secondary gun tubs are from the Pit-road kit. The flag staves were discarded for being too thick, and were replaced with scratch-built options made from stretched sprue.

The last features are the sandbags around the forward 25mm mounts. They were sculpted from putty, as they are not present in the Tamiya kit, and the Pit-road options lacked side detail.

Hope that answers some things!
 6 January, 00:41
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