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gorby
Nice!

Carlos Cisneros
Thanks Gorby! Not too much more to do on this one.

Kesa Tiho
That looks really well made, youve really out done yourself capt. Having built my fair share of revell im really surprised that the cockpit has such a good level of detail

CaptGPF
Thanks Kesa! You can give that credit to Eduardo! 😀

Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍

CaptGPF
Welcome guy! Progress will be a bit slow due to work, but stay tuned! 😀

gorby
Nice work so far Capt. The cockpit looks great.

CaptGPF
Thanks Gorby! I haven't worked with PE very much and am still debating on whether or not I should continue using CA, or canopy glue

Gary Victory
Nice work CaptGBF....Having build this kit myself... watch out on the wing fit. You need to sand in inner surfaces before fitting, otherwise you we have a noticeable step around the underside forward flap area.
Keep up the good work.

gorby
Capt, with PE I prefer CA jell.

Ben M
Perfect plastic putty, my beloved.

Neil
I've just purchased this kit too, saw it display in my hometown and also at IAT. Such a striking scheme! Will follow your build with much interest CaptGPF, it's looking like great (hard) work so far. And of course it should be armed! 😉

★ Starfish ★
Good luck with that! Maybe you can find one or two things to watch out for in my video about this kit: Youtube Video

CaptGPF
Oh God, it's been too long since I checked in!
Gary - thank you for the heads up, I ran afoul of that wing fit too - but I had to cheat and sand down the area I couldn't quite get right.
Gorby - I followed your lead and used gel, much more flexible and allows me to reposition it.
Neil - ROFL, I'm with you, all aircraft needs to be armed to the teeth, brimming with weapons!
And lastly.. Starfish, thank you for sharing your video, but my Bothan spies already clued me into it, and I recall you noting that this may by your last Revell kit - AND I AGREE WITH YOU!!!

CaptGPF
OK, so back from some holiday break, so here's the latest updates.

Nei - there are some notes for your build 😀

Desert Marlin
Looks great so far! That was a really rugged fit for the fuselage! You really beat it into shape!!!

★ Starfish ★
Good progress and I'm a bit relieved that I'm not the only one who struggled with this kit. Enjoy applying the decals... 😉

CaptGPF
2Marlin - ROFL! This is why I like PLASTIC kits! Given enough time, effort, pressure and swearing - you can beat it into submission! Somewhat…

2Starfish - having seen your struggles with the decals, I am dreading that part. I have a day or two left till the X-22 gloss coat sets, so I might as well enjoy those cuss-free days while I can!

Desert Marlin
Absolutely! 😆👍

CaptGPF
I applied the decals. And unfortunately, Starfish was right on the money - it's pathetic. I can now understand why he swore off of Revell!

★ Starfish ★
I also don't understand how something like these not-fitting decals could happen. Anyways, looks like you've almost made it!

CaptGPF
@ Starfish, I just noticed last night that the decals were rev-ed to v01.01! So I guess it could have been worse?

Jennifer Franklin
Late to the party but following now!

CaptGPF
Welcome Jennifer! I hope you enjoy the train wreck! 😜

CaptGPF
Alright, all done. The hazy front canopy was a disappointment for me, which ruined an otherwise okay build. The kit is really a mixed bag. Arvel has demonstrated that it has the ability to produce quality kits, but this kid has so much detractions to it, it is very difficult for me to recommend it to anyone, but the most seasoned model kit builder, or those who simply wish to suffer needlessly on such a kit. The details are wonderful, but the overall execution is just plain terrible: with the decals being the absolute worst offender for this kit. Revell may have labeled this a level for difficulty kit, but that is largely due to questionable engineering on the wings, air intakes, and landing gears. But the greatest sin of all was the atrocious decals that neither fit, or labeled correctly, or were scattered throughout the sheet, making a visit to the dentist for a root canal with no anesthetics a more pleasant experience than building this kit.

Desert Marlin
Beautiful outcome! Well done CaptGPF!

CaptGPF
Thanks Marlin! It was definitely a testing build!

Desert Marlin
Tell me about it! My Ju87-G2 Stuka has been a train wreck for markings!

J35J
Great work with the kit! Sometimes you just have to push through the build. 👍🏻👏🏼

Alexander
Great job with the Typhoon (and overcoming all the struggles Revell put in place..)! 👍

★ Starfish ★
Looks great with all that armament. Congratulations on finishing this challenging kit!

Guy Rump
Following. 👍

Rui S
A shiny Beauty 👍

Martin Oostrom
Lovely work Caden. Did you paint the wood?

Curtis Caden
Thank you Rui S and Martin Oostrom. The "woody" part is painted with Tamiya TS-46 Light Sand and then each panel is decaled.

Mr D
Nice little gem 👍👍 great paint job

Curtis Caden
Thank you Mr D. The 1931 Ford Model A is significant because it marked the final year of production for the Model A, a hugely popular car that replaced the Model T and was one of the most widely sold vehicles in the late 1920s and early 1930s, offering improved features like a three-speed transmission, four-wheel brakes, and hydraulic shock absorbers compared to its predecessor, while also being considered a stylish and accessible option for the time; the 1931 model year featured slight design updates and was the last before Ford introduced the Model B with a new engine design in 1932.

Kyle DeHart
Beautiful Curtis !

Curtis Caden
Thank you Kyle DeHart.

Kyle DeHart
You're welcome!

Robert Podkoński
Beautiful indeed!

Mr D
Really like the colour , great model 👍👍

Gundamn0080
Really nice looking model!!

yngvenett
I'm definitely following this! The idea of using drilling holes in small parts and inserting the needles is brilliant. Wish I saw this 2 weeks ago 😳

Martin Oostrom
New lessons to be learned

Robert Podkoński
Taking a first row seat on this talent show!

Alexander Grivonev
Welcome guys, yes holding spoilers is sometimes a real pain in the a**, I've learned this the hard way

Rui S
I'm in 😎

Mike Bird
This kit is on my Christmas list! Watching along!

Dominik Weitzer
i will take a seat! awesome kit.

MS K
😎🍿

Martin Oostrom
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Mark W
Weirdly the X series acrylic paint is compatible with Tamiya's Lacquer Thinner, and it then acts a lot like lacquer. I have switched to buying lacquers only but still have some X series acrylics that I will ONLY put through an airbrush once thinned with their lacquer thinner.

Alexander Grivonev
Interesting, will try this out 👍

Martin Oostrom
I understand that the LP's are basically the rattle can lacquers in a jar. For 5 times the price.

Emanuele Matteucci
Top idea to use the official Porsche config on the website! Tank you i'll configure one to better see all the details for the model. Double fun!

Alexander Grivonev
I can also recommend walkaround videos like these

Youtube Video
Youtube Video

great source for all kinds of detail inside, outside and from below

Mark W
@Alexander I'm still new to polishing paint, especially metallics, but my 1st gen Civic build was sprayed with X-34 thinned with Tamiya Lacquer Thinner. Main reason I've switched to this is using acrylic thinner constantly clogged my AB tip with the weather here.
Honda Civic GL (SB-1) | Album by Marktastrophe (1:24)

@Martin it's wild how prices change per locale, a jar of LP is a little less than half the price of a rattle can here and covers 3-5 times as much sprayed through an airbrush. (The low end of coverage is yellows and reds, of course.)

Dominik Weitzer
great work so far!

bughunter
I really like your careful work and painting 👍
@Martin Tamiya follow simply the trend to lacquer paints, after Mr. Paint and and other started this trend. Ok, there is a smell but I really like the fast drying times and they are much more forgiving for airbrushing. When the Mr.Paint colors were new and people asked about them, my answer was always "It's like Alclad in color" 😉

Ben M
The use of pins is a great idea. I've used this technique when I planned to pin the parts later, like on a resin kit, but hadn't considered it in other contexts before.

Alexander Grivonev
Lacquer or organic solvent paints are superior almost in every way to waterbased colors, some people might even prefer the smell 😄 I am just bewildered there is a trend towards something clearly not "environmentally friendly" in our supposedly eco friendly, green and polar bear loving world. Not that I am complaining...

Martin Oostrom
I decant the Tamiya rattle cans and get +/- 75ml out of them. For approximately €8. The 10ml LP's are €5 each. If the paint indeed is the same , that's a huge difference.
And I mostly airbrush with lacquers. Much more forgiving in my hands than acrylics. I donated most of my acrylics to Spanjaard. The only ones I kept are for detail brush painting.

Alexander Grivonev
5€ for 10ml LP?? I sourced them for 2,69 a jar. I have to admit, I have never used decanted paint. Tried decanting once but was repelled by the messiness and did not end up using the paint. I think I still would prefer getting the jars. And if you consider you add up to 2/3 of thinner to the jar to make it airbrush ready the price difference isn't that great anymore...

bughunter
@Martin To avoid to confuse people: the new lacquers are still acrylics! They are in solvent based thinner, in opposite to the water based acrylics. See for example a MrPaint label: "Acrylic lacquer based paint".
For completeness, enamels are another (oil based) paint class.
Sorry Alexander for hijacking your thread!

Mark W
@Martin that could be the difference, I have never decanted a rattle can either. A 10ml jar is less than €5 here where a rattle can is around €12.50. I also average a 1:1 paint to thinner ratio so the thinner goes quite far.
(Currency conversions courtesy of Google)

Alexander Grivonev
@bughunter: I did not want to open the pandora's box either because it is an insanely broad topic but hey who does not like a healthy discussion! I get the feeling the word "acrylic" has become somewhat of a marketing term because it sounds cool and modern. So the consumer will think, "hey I have heard this before, this must be good".

It is basically the umbrella term for the "sticky stuff" in your paint. Paint consists in very broad terms from 3 parts: 1."colored stuff", the pigment 2."sticky stuff", the binder which binds the pigments 3. "runny stuff", the solvent which makes the paint more liquidy for easier application.

The "sticky stuff" is the aforementioned acryl, again a broad term for a myriad of different compounds. There are other categories of sticky stuff: oils, resins like polyurethane and many many more. In the earlier days the painters used compounds found in nature like shellac, tree resin or even eggs. When you paint an object, the solvent evaporates and the sticky stuff with the bound pigments inside remains on the object becoming hard and dry leaving you with an object in your desired color.

Depending on the chemical properties of the "sticky stuff" it can be soluble by different solvents like organic solvents or waterbased ones. Again in very broad terms the organic solvents are the "smelly" ones. But there are also overlappings like alcohol based paints which also can be diluted with water (Tamiya X and XF and alike)

Alexander Grivonev
It is an insanely broad topic, I would say just stick to what you are most comfortable with and enjoy the process!

Martin Oostrom
Or learn something new by following Mr Shiny 😉
And I thin my decanted cans with 20-30 Mr SLT as well. To each his own, like Alexander says.

Alexander Grivonev
I am making progress guys, just the uploading is lagging behind. More pictures in the following days 👍

Mike Bird
Looking forward to the pictures! Santa was good to me and I'm now the proud owner of this kit!

Spanjaard
looks great

Marcel
Great looking Williams. Well done.

Martin Oostrom
Very clean work. Well done!

Rui S
I like it, too 👍

Alister Curnow
Many thanks!

The Blytonian
Nice. Enjoying the build?

Someday, fingers crossed. On my opportunity buy watchlist.

Desert Marlin
Yes! It's a great kit. I got one of the special edition with the white metal German Shepherd and the Ernst Rüdel figure. The combinations of parts between Jg 1 and Jg 2 are something to be mindful of however. There are several decals for the car parts so I'm still sorting through that. Time and care must be taken on the cockpit and the figures as there is a lot of posing and seating to be performed before everything is painted. And I am coming back to this one after having started it almost 15 years ago...

Desert Marlin
Completing the cockpit makes the whole project move along!

Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍

Rui S
I'm in too 😎
I've a big Stuka in my stash too, so I'm learning here.

Desert Marlin
Excellent!!!

Villiers de Vos
Booking my seat.

Desert Marlin
Something about having two Pak36 under the wings…

Rui S
More photos?

Desert Marlin
Hang on one...

Desert Marlin
Okay, here are some of the current status pictures...

Gary Victory
Nice progress DM.

Alberto
It looks promising 👀

bughunter
Wow - nicely looking instrument panel!

Rui S
I agree 👍. How did you get from picture 5 to picture 1 😮 🤔

Desert Marlin
Thanks! Picture 5 is wet decal on gloss coated panel. Then two days of working the decal with Mr. Decal Setter and Solvaset. Then gloss coated panel and decal. Then Alclad semi-matte finish. Also used some Tamiya panel line accent between instrument bezels. Then each instrument is given a glass lens using Micro Krystal Klear. Not perfect, but in a dark cockpit it seems okay. The real color and detail will come from the pilot and gunner/radio operator figures…

Rui S
Thx for the explanation. Beautifully done 👍

Dave
This Stuka going to look sick

Desert Marlin
Aye!!!

Villiers de Vos
Very nice work on the figure painting.

Desert Marlin
Takes a lot of time, but I enjoy it!

Desert Marlin
July 1941...

Rui S
I'm not an expert or a spoiler, but I think the 'Kanonenvogel' apeared long after that 🤔
The G1, Specialized tank destroyer evolved in 1942-43.
Basically a conversion of the Ju 87D-3 with attachment points to carry two 37 mm Flak 18 (BK 3,7) cannon in streamlined fairings outboard of the main undercarriage legs. (Cannon attach­ment points could be exchanged for bomb racks.) Standard defensive armament; often had improved ground vision panel in the cockpit floor.

Desert Marlin
You are probably right. I am just building the version I was provided by Hasegawa, which over the years, have not always been accurate! In any event, I find the story (800 takes destroyed) and the era, Kursk 1941/42 to be interesting for sure. This particular Jg 2 scheme smacks of a summer deployment without the eventual knowledge that the impending winter would bring!

Desert Marlin
I may have misread the history on the last photo...

Rui S
Battle of Kursk. Summer of 1943, from 5 July 😄
The Gunner looks great. Well done 👍

Desert Marlin
True about Kursk. I had worked from the Barbarossa reference which was probably too early for the Ju-87G for sure. Thanks for the compliment! The Hasegawa figures are definitely not 3D printed! Lots of carving to get them in better shape...

Desert Marlin
Got Ernst Rüdel painted…

Mark Sherwood
Those figures Mr Marlin are exquisite. 👍🥸🤟

Desert Marlin
Much appreciated!

bughunter
He is scowling rather grimly!

Desert Marlin
He's showing his teeth. It's really difficult to paint that…

Desert Marlin
Just about ready for pictures of the pre-primer stage…

Desert Marlin
Welp…
Now I gotta get the canopy on…

Mr D
Always stellar work... Nice to see WW2 subject from you now....... good luck with the build 👍👍

Desert Marlin
Thanks Mr. D. The decals for the inside of the canopies seems to be a little too much work when I can mask the interior and paint the correct color...

Desert Marlin
So, the Pilot's hood is really not good. I suppose the middle hood could be too short, but the Pilot's hood is also too tall. About 1 mm too tall. So, if I shave down the bottom of the pilot's hood, I wonder if it will better fill the gap between the back of the Pilot's hood and the middle hood? It seems the gunner's hood fits pretty good.

bughunter
The clear parts are really clear 👍

Neil
Looking great 👍 following...

Desert Marlin
Well, the canopies have taken days longer than I anticipated. I am almost done with the last (gunner's) canopy. Clearly from the complexity of the gunner's canopy, he had a pretty unenviable job. It looks like the limit bar inside the gunner's canopy, which limits the swing of the guns to prevent damage to the airframe, also limits the visibility of the gunner too!

Mr D
The canopy is clear ...you should have a good view of pilot , nice job on crew👍
What have you used to mask the front canopy? or is it just protection?
Coming along nicely 👌👍

Desert Marlin
Masking has been a combination of 3M Scotch Transparent tape and Tamiya Masking Tape. A little bit of Mr. Masking Sol R and Micro Mask. Just really trying to keep the interior of the canopies very clear for now. The Gunner's Hood is really a ton of work. The interior frame is done except for a little cleanup after the exterior is painted...

Mr D
Be worth it in the end ... Looking good, thanks for scotch tape tip .
Good luck with everything 👍👍

Jennifer Franklin
I love the German shepherd; it's a great touch.

Erik Leijdens
Excellent work so far! The figures are very well done, the clear parts are really clear!

Desert Marlin
Well, Now it's time for coating, weathering and markings!

Desert Marlin
I think I'll let the paint dry for a while and work on the Pak 18 cannons…

Villiers de Vos
Nice work on the splinter camouflage.

bughunter
Wise decision to let the paint dry. Patience at the right moments saves reworking later 😉
Looks good, do you used enamels?

Desert Marlin
I have saved my Model Master RLM74, 75, and 76 for just this time! I used Mr.Color Yellow for the stripe and bottom of the wing tips! The Testirs thinner is no good for these paints since it was sold to a different manufacturer and is now unable to properly thin the MM paints. Fortunately, the Squadron enamel thinner seems to be an excellent substitute! Base was Mr. Surfacer 1500 black and grey.

Mr D
That Tamiya Saw looks like a bit of kit worth getting 🤔.
The Dog will be a nice touch .... Natzi's liked an angry dog 🐕.
Was Ju-87 used for a defensive role??
Enjoy following your builds 👍👍

Desert Marlin
Thanks all for the comments! Mr. D, the Kannonenvögel was used as a Tank Buster on the Eastern Front.

Mr D
Thanks 👍

Desert Marlin
Ernst Rudel claimed 800 tank victories in this aircraft.

Desert Marlin
I may need to add a little flat coat on the dog...

Jennifer Franklin
That is a pretty darn good paint job on the dog.

Desert Marlin
Thanks Jennifer! It was a fun subject!

John
Looking great! I enjoyed this build, but I cheated and used the montex canopy mask set. Totally worth it!!!

bughunter
This German shepherd reminds me of my father's dog - yes, great paint job.

Mr D
The Dog has turned out 👍👍 Great.

Desert Marlin
Thanks guys! If anyone knows the story of what the dog's name is, I would really appreciate knowing that! Cheers!

Desert Marlin
Found it!

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blondi

Desert Marlin
Adding the plumbing to the cannon.

Desert Marlin
Plumbing and paint... and a little weathering!

Desert Marlin
The mounts for these Kanonen are really solid!

Villiers de Vos
I am still nailed to my chair.

Desert Marlin
Ugh... I think I bought this kit in 2007. That means the decals are... 17 years old. Very brittle to say the least. I am using Mr. MarkSofter which is excellent in this case, but the spiral decal for the spinner is really trouble! We'll see what I can do with it...

bughunter
I hope the decals are still on the sheet! In this case you can protect them with this product. It creates a very thin "rubber" film on top so they do not fall into parts.
Liquid Decal Film (Microscale MI-12, No)

If you do not have it, Gunze Mr. Metal Primer can also be used, but I would use an airbrush to avoid that the brush tip dissolve decal parts. Background: I had a decal paper for self printing decals and in the manual this Gunze clear coat was recommended to protect the print before applying the decal to the model.

John
You might be better off painting the spiral, but the trick is matching the off-white color Hasegawa insisted on printing their white color decals in back then.

Desert Marlin
Thanks Frank and John! I have the film but did not use it. I have used the film in the past and it is a great option! I was trying to slowly work the spiral on and soften the film as I went. Still broke in a few places, but I think I can correct it a bit. John, as for painting it on, I should have got that route but I had constructed that part of the kit so many years ago. I would have had to break it down and start over. I actually tried to undo some of the construction so I could get the spinner and oil slinger off the prop but would have been too much damage. So, between touch-up and weathering I think I can overcome the damage. I agree, their off-white is a bit odd, but I think the Vallejo white, ivory and grey can make the difference! Thanks for the encouragement!

John
Ah, having to "undo" construction would certainly complicate matters. I ended up painting mine for the exact same reason, cracked decals. Tamiya white with just a touch of XF-57 buff and XF-59 desert yellow was a good match for the decal color but the vallejo mix sounds workable too. I think it's asking a lot of decals, especially old Hasegawa ones (which, let's face it, aren't that great when new) to conform to that spinner. Too bad Hasegawa didn't see fit to include masks for that, but Eduard-level kit goodies were still some years in the future! Nice job on the Shepherd, by the way!

Desert Marlin
John, you are absolutely correct on all points! Thanks for commiserating!

Desert Marlin
I may. try the Tamiya mix and see how that does! I will probably try to beat down the decal with some Solvaset.

Dave
I wish you luck

Mr D
That's a difficult decal to do at the best of times 🤔,
At least you have a good pattern to paint in, lve had this happen on new HB and Tamiya decals.
You will have it tidied up soon.
Build is looking good 👍👍

Desert Marlin
Next step is to sand out the rough surface...

Desert Marlin
Well, I ran out of Tamiya White…

Dave
Bummer

Desert Marlin
It'll be here in a couple of days…

Jennifer Franklin
You must be patient Desert Marlin, I hate waiting.

Desert Marlin
Weathering has begun. Thanks Jennifer. I failed to be too patient and switched to the Vallejo paints for the spinner...

Desert Marlin
Sadly, the two cross decals on the lower surface of the wing just won't cooperate. So I have decided to remove them and paint them on...

Jennifer Franklin
Your paint job looks better than the decals probably would have.

Desert Marlin
I'm starting to paint them now...

Jennifer Franklin
lol... i wonder what I was looking at 🙂

Desert Marlin
You were looking at the 17 year old decals that wouldn't sit down…. 😃👍

Desert Marlin
Welp... time for a final inspection before unmasking the canopy!

Mr D
More work than planned with the biodegradable decals 🙄 ...it's the nature of the hobby it can sometimes be 1 step forward 2 back, I've had a drill bit break off yesterday 🫣😠 stuck in the model!!
But your pulling it back now and looking good 👍👍

Desert Marlin
You know the feeling well Mr. D!!! It has been exactly that way on this one. I hope to unmask the canopy this afternoon!

Robert Podkoński
Taking a seat! It is the most appropriate paint scheme for this plane, imho 😉

Alec K
Taking a seat.

Patrick Hagelstein
Joining in!

Nicolas
I'm following too.

DerMattes
Following!

Dave Flitton
Following!

Ekki
I'm in too.

Guido
Thanks for the interest everyone!
Some more images added.

Mr D
Nice project..love a Starfighter 😃👍

Guido
I seems it went too smoothly… first issue has arrived 🤦🏼‍♂️

Guido
Reskit engine nozzle fits now nicely after some trimming of the fuselage halves.

😊

Jennifer Franklin
Following!

Markus Antonius
take care of those main gear struts- they tend to tilt the plane in one direction once installed

Patrick Hagelstein
Looking very good Guido! If I recall correctly, the Hasegawa afterburner can is narrower than the Reskit one. Did you need to shave off those supports to make it fit?

Guido
Thanks Patrick. I took a picture of it to explain what my intentions are. 😉
Hope that helps.

Guido
Thanks Markus, they seem indeed a bit fiddly…
Also, the instructions seem to suggest that they need to be installed during in subassembly of the complete rear fuselage.

I'm not quite there yet, but I think they can be mounted towards the end. I'm also thinking of glueing the front and rear fuselage halfs together on each side and close the whole thing, avoiding any misalignments between front and rear subassembly's that are suggested in the instructions.

Will need to do a lot of dry-fitting to check feasibility however, before committing to that approach. We'll see. 🙏🏻🙋🏼‍♂️

Patrick Hagelstein
Thanks Guido! Now I see the indentations on the Reskit part. Those are meant for the air brake wells on both sides. That surely needs some trimming but by the looks of it, you got that covered! 👍

Guido
Good observation Patrick!

I had wondered why those indentations were there... But, in 1/72 there are no brakes in the kit and so no protusions for these on the inside of the fuselage halves. It means that the only contact point the Reskit exhaust has, is at the edge of the fuselage halves... which is probably not sufficient for a good "montage".

I took a quick look at the 1/48 instructions of the Hasegawa kit, and indeed there, you have the brakes and the areas on the inside of the fuselage - assuming here that Reskit designed the exhaust with the larger scales in mind, and simply resized that design for 1/72.

So, I think that the approach I'm taking, with recuperating the part kit and re-use it as the inside mounting point for the exhaust will be the good one. I'm even thinking of drilling a hole in the middle of the exhaust back-end to make sure that they align correctly by means of a small rod.

Mr D
Nice Detailing work 👌👍 the exhaust is much better, alot more accurate.
Dry fit, dry fit ...... always pays 👍

Spanjaard
really curious about the livery, it will certainly be an eye catcher. i am in 🙂

Guido
New update with some findings on the subject itself.

CaptGPF
Damn Neuling! Your work never ceases to amaze me! So many little details to absorb - another masterpiece!

Kirill K.
👍

Robert Podkoński
Awesome (as all your previous masterpieces...)! Chapeau bas!

gorby
Another amazing diorama! In fact it would be next to impossible to make it any more realistic. Top work Neuling!

Rui S
And another surprise. Beautiful Dio. Great work as usual 👍

Dietmar Bogatzki
Another Masterpiece of Neuling 👍

Mathias Decommere
Brilliant, just brilliant!

Mr D
Done very well 👍👍

Michael Kohl
He did it again. Everything just spot on. Very very fine.
Are those the kits wheels?

Robert H.
really impressive, great job 👍

J R
Awesome detail and great setting

Spanjaard
wow, again perfect job, amazing how realistic it is.

Bob Hall
Nice choice using 3ID instead of 4ID, I approve 👍🤣. I retired in the 3ID.

Lebloge
🫡 So much realism, it's mind-blowing 🤩 a feast for the eyes! ...as usual 😄

Villiers de Vos
Fantastic work as usual. A very realistic representation.

Zbynek Honzik
👏👏👏

Mark Sherwood
Superlatives abound. 👍🥸🤟🥸🤘

Neuling
Hello mates, thanks a lot for the positive feedback! I´m glad you like my stuff. - Michael, the wheels are out of the box. The wrecker´s tires were rubber tires and I cut them on the underside with a sharp knife to attach them well to the base. Painting the uniforms I tried your technique, thank you! - Bob, 👍. - Both kits were good. There was however a problem with the wrecker´s instruction manual. It did not contain any description or picture of the wires and cables, which are very important at this model. Moreover I noticed the following mistakes: Chapter 1: it´s P 19 instead of T 19. Chapter 21: PE 9 instead of PE 12. Chapter 33: R9 mixed up with R4. Chapter 37: PE C 13 instead of PE C 11. Chapter 40: P 40 instead of P 30.

Olivier
What kind comment could I ask ?

Neuling
Merci, Olivier!

Alexander Grivonev
Another amazing diorama, so good, so lifelike! Great photography as usual 👍

Thomas Haberl - TH SCALE MODELS
Love it - amazing 👌

MS K
Not only is the quality of your work amazing, but your speed of work is also amazing. 👏👏

Neuling
Thanks a lot, Alexander, Thomas and MS K! Much appreciated! - MS K, I am rather a slowhand. Not all of my albums show new dioramas. Some of them are up to 30 years old (not this one, it´s my latest build).

J35J
Excellent work! 👍🏻
Always inspiring to view all the detailed work you put in to your builds and dios.

Alec K
Outstanding!! And, your photography and lighting never ceases to amaze me 👍

Jean Tchao
Excellent ! seems the tankograd photo is taken from your dio !

Neuling
Many thanks, J35J, Alec K and Jean! - Jean, I tried to copy the tankograd photo as exactly as (to me) possible.

Dominik Weitzer
excellent!

Dietmar Bogatzki
fantastic 👍

Desert Marlin
Really great! 👍

Jennifer Franklin
I was going to ask where you got the idea for this one, and then I saw the Tankograd article. It makes for an interesting scene, which you have rendered perfectly. Where did you get your figures from?

Neuling
Dominik, Dietmar, Desert Marlin and Jennifer, thanks a lot for the positive feedback! Makes me glad. - Jennifer, the figures are composed of leftovers from other works. Over the years I have collected an array of arms, heads, legs, feet and hands. 🙂 - Merry Christmas to all mates and fellow modellers!

Olivier
Merry Xmas to you too. Joyeux Noël !

Desert Marlin
Merry Christmas Neuling!

Jennifer Franklin
Merry Christmas Neuling!

Jean-Michel Tilquin
Hi Neuling, I somehow missed this one. Another superb piece of history, congrats (and a bit late happy Xmas)!

Alexander
Amazing result, the outdoor shots also really add to the realism! 👍👍

Bruce Huxtable
That's a serious piece of kit for sure.....

Neuling
Very good pictures! Really inspire me for a dio ...........

Jan Janssen
Unusual subject wonder how it builds up, #following

Mr D
Thanks Jan 👍will update through build.
It's from the 1990's

Mr D
Thanks for the likes 😁👍 it's interesting to see how a 33 year old kit builds up ??

David R. Meizoso
Beautiful subject, I'm also in!

Guy Rump
Following. 👍

Mr D
Thanks Grumpy Guy 👍👍 bit of a different one..

Skyhiker
Very nice

Ben M
👀

Mr D
Ben👋😀👍

Neil
Really nice work Mr D 💯 Following 👍

Mr D
Great Neil, 👋😀.... Thanks

J35J
Great progress! Following👍🏻

Edouard Carr
Great idea about the watch pins! ⌚ Definitely gonna try this out on my builds. Looking forward to the finished result.

Mr D
Hi Edouard👋😀👍.
Yes l just get cheap ones of eBay, the do different sizes, you can pull ends n spring out for barrel look, or file ends last to have a recoil cannon look.
The gun turret nearly there now....lots of sanding n filling low spot.
Thanks for looking in on build.👍👍

Michael Kohl
Following

Mr D
Thanks Michael 👋😀👍
Good to have you along ✈️

Zbynek Honzik
I'm very curious to see the result. I built this model as a young boy too.

Mr D
Hi Zbynek 👋🙂👍.
Thanks for your interest. Nice to know you had it too, l built X3 the Tu airliner and the bomber. But this was my favourite as l liked the shape and that it had floats n guns.
Got part of tail on this evening.
Keep looking in for updates 😃👍👍

Mr D
Airliner Was the Tu-134

Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍

Mr D
Good to have you along Guy 👋😃.
Bit of fine sanding n tidying to do next then look at getting an engine effect in cowling area.
I replaced side vent for smaller one now, checked photos... and l made it way to big.
Catch you on the next steps.

Mr D
Thanks to Everyone who has liked n taken an interest 👋😃👍.. Appreciate it 👍

Edouard Carr
Hey Mr D whats the Gorilla Glue like? Is it a clear PVA or a resin Super Glue Type? Do you use it just for clear bits or as n all purpose? Thanks in advance E.

Mr D
Hi, it dries 100% clear but is slow.. to air dry ..so leave overnight.
But it's worth it as very strong. And is very neutral on paint and clear parts.
It's almost like an air drying epoxy, not harsh like super glue or poli ...very safe.
I only use it on clear stuff as it's stronger than PVA but not good for general building.. l do use it to fill gaps sometimes.
👍

Mike Montgomery
Don't think I'd trust those decals. The red stars are easy enough to replace or paint on, the bort numbers might be more of a challenge.

Edouard Carr
GG. Now added to my shopping list along with watch pins 😉

gorby
Looks like an interesting build.

Mr D
Hi Edouard 👋..yes 🤣 lm on 12 model with it and never had anything come loose.
Mike👋.... No mention neither! I've purchased some more Soviet stars now, may have some numbers leftover from others project's.
Gorby, Thanks buddy 👍

Christian W
This is a quite interessting plane you're building! I like the shape of the wings. Pretty good build and pictures.

Mr D
@ Christian W.
Thanks buddy 🙂👍
Yes it a bit different, yes has nice gull-wings.
It's a trip down memory lane for me... I slapped one together back in 1991 as a kid.
Thanks for the interest.... I like seeing people's build processes n history....so doing the same.👍👍

Dave Flitton
Looking good so far

Mr D
Thanks Dave.
Will be prepping for paint very soon... Stay tuned.
😁👍

Zbynek Honzik
I'm anxiously waiting at the monitor for the paint job! Fingers crossed!

Christian W
Mr D ... 🙂 I like too to see, how much progress my skills during the last 10 years did. Good for me is, that I own most of my model kits since I was a kid. My first plane, car and truck are still in my shelf or boxes.
Because I stumbled somehow over your wip, I checked the history of the kit. It is rally unbelievble, that those engine openings are on the bottom of the motors. Amazing. I wouldn't notice that without your hint.

Lorraine Lin
Cannot wait to see the result. Your work reminds me of my first kit, it was a Victor bomber by Matchbox (They had a JV factory in Shanghai at that time). But hard find it in the market now.

Mr D
Hi Lorraine 👋.
Glad your interested 👍 there are X2 colour schemes for the be-6 the Soviet green or the Chinese blue, l liked the blue version but could only find suitable replacement decals for Soviet.
My first kit was the Matchbox Electric lightning,.... Built it with my dad....was nice as was 3 colour plastic out the box.
The first models l built on my own were the Veb/Playfix be-6, & Tu- bomber, so nice to revisit.
Got X2 models at min I'm preparing for paint.
Yours is coming along well...."carefully work" 👍👍

Kesa Tiho
Ah yes, my favourite scale 1:no. Following with interest

Mr D
Thanks Cortex.
👍👍

Mr D
Hi Robert 👋
Thanks 👍

Skyhiker
That's coming together well.

Mr D
Thanks Skyhiker 👍
I usually use Velejo or AK acrylic, but I'm going to use Tamiya on this one as it won't fit in cabinet.....and l find Tamiya acrylic is a tough paint better for wear n tear, as I'm sure it's going to need dusting now n then 🙄🤣.
The Tamiya paint turns out to be darker than advertised on the lid n chart, I've ordered a white n thinner to Tone down.
Like you I've had 2x build going on.
The Fw-190 really pop's once decals are on..... Remember the trim tabs are red....l just had paint.
😁👍

Marko
As a child, I once built the kit with my father.
Very simple kit of its time. But the shapes and proportions are convincing and you really did a fantastic job with it. I'm looking forward to the finished model.👍

Mr D
Hi Marko👋
Nice to hear you have good memories too, first kit l built with my Dad was the Matchbox Electric lightning, it was good as had 3 colours... think my dad painted few bits silver too.
the Veb Playfix kits l would buy on Saturday morning with pocket money it came with strange pot glue.
I built 3 or 4 definitely built the Bear soviet bomber...l can remember.
Funny you commented on this tonight......as l was just checking it over ready for paint in next few days. I've just been wrapping up my IAR-80 project.
😁👍 Stay tuned

Weizenbrot
Wow, it would be very excited to see the finished model.Very detailed research and nice details. I visited an aviation museum in Beijing few months ago and saw this aircraft. A beautiful flying boat indeed.

Mr D
Hi Weizenbrot 👋
Yes it looks nice with it's gull shape wing, ione of its rolls was to search n destroy trespassing submarines with it's depth charges .
Think the Chinese one is Blue colour??
Thanks for interest 👍

Trez
Did you finish it? I just necro-surfed the whole build only to be unceremoniously dumped back at phot number 1 lol

Mr D
Hi Trez, l have recently painted the bottom colour, l will be painting the rest this week, lve had few other projects on the go... Won't be long.
😀👍

Weizenbrot
Hi Mr D. Yes they are light-blue for belly like the Soviet ones and dark blue for the rest part. Some of them have even been modified with turbo-porp engines.

David Taylor
Coming along nicely.

Mr D
Hi Dave 👋 thanks 👍
Been working on this long time now between other projects... try n push to get her done now.

Bernhard Pethe
Es freut mich sehr, wenn da jemand ist, der noch so alte Plasticart Modelle zusammenbaut und sich dabei richtig Mühe gibt.
Ein Teil, was ich in meiner Jugend mehrmals gebaut habe, nur leider habe ich keins mehr davon.
Ich schaue hier weiter gerne zu. 🙂

Mr D
Hallo,
Es freut mich wirklich, dass es dir gefällt und ich habe auch schöne Erinnerungen daran.
Ich habe auch den sowjetischen Bomber Bear gebaut, also werde ich mir diesen eines Tages zulegen müssen.
Danke für den netten Kommentar Bernhard 😃👍

Mr D
Hi.Trez 👋
Thanks 👍

gorby
Nice painting! Looks like a lot of masking tape died in the process. 😉

Ben M
Let p equal the number of tubes of perfect plastic putty used.
And let t equal the number of rolls of tamiya tape used.
Then let f represent fun: f = p * t

Mr D
Hi Gorby 👋 Ben 🤣🤣
Not kidding 😲 l need to re stock soon, un-masking was a marathon 😄.
I painted a thin coat of pink primer on the trim tabs tonight.... hopefully not need so many red coats to bring colour up.??
I have enjoyed the process on this one... nice now I'm getting towards the end a bit now.
Thanks for your interest 👍👍

Denis Dogadov
Be-12 is not a modification of Be-6, do not mislead those who are not familiar with the topic. These are completely different planes.
The evil irony of the Russian army and navy in 96 is also unnecessary.
I can also make fun of Britain's modern army and navy.
The color from the bottom is not the same.

Photos of the Be-12 cabin can be found without problems.
myskillsconnect.com/..-vnutri-24-foto.html

Skyhiker
Progress.... I like it

Jennifer Franklin
I can't wait to see it with the decals.

Mr D
Hi Jennifer 👋, hopefully get a bit of time get round to it soon, thanks for interest 👍

CaptGPF
Love the camo work! How was this kit to build?

Stephen Lucy
The kit is ok, the main landing gear and canopy are very fragile.

Jennifer Franklin
This is a smart way to practice techniques. Good luck with the pre-shading and exhaust effects.

Marcin Dudek
👀

Mr D
Thanks Jennifer 👍
Hi Marcin 👋

Spanjaard
curious to see where thus is going

Nicolas
👀

Jennifer Franklin
I am following too

Chrisswe
This is my first aircraft build in modern times not counting an aborted attempt half a year ago when I had just returned to scale modeling.
I hope I can follow this one through.
I'm happy with the cockpit but could have been better if I hadn't rushed it.

J35J
Great start! 👍🏻
I returned to the hobby myself last year after being in model kit hibernation for 30 years.
Looking forward to see the final result!

Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍

Chrisswe
Thanks J35J and Guy Rump! Also congratulations to returning to the hobby J35J. Only problem with scale modeling is that it is so addictive 😅

Thomas O'Eh
looking good so far!

DerMattes
What a nice build! 👍

Ben M
I've been meaning to try that, thanks for the tip that it works!

Robert Podkoński
Looks great!

Mid Franconian
Thanks Robert! I had such a fun time with this kit. In fact it is already finished but I want to share some in-progress pictures. It went together smoothly without any issues. Japanese aircraft of WWII had never really interested me until a few months ago. Now I am on fire and discover a long neglected area of great kits, cool markings and very interesting historical facts 😄. That is one of the great pros of our hobby - it never gets boring.

Mark Sherwood
Looking good,. True, the hobby does not get boring.

Alberto
I like the paint job 👍

Robert Podkoński
I knew that it is already finished from your project photo 😉 But WIP photos are (in a sense) even more interesting 🙂

Mid Franconian
Hi Robert, I agree… will keep posting 😉

Robert Podkoński
👍

Roland Sachsenhofer
A few first pictures of the 'Stratoliner': in contrast to Academy's B-17B, this kit shows a love of detail, but the accuracy of fit has gone to hell. The parts are also very roughly moulded and all have to be shaped with a scalpel and sandpaper. Nevertheless, the whole thing is great fun - the Boeing 307 not only seems to be big, but also quite voluminous thanks to the shape of the fuselage!

Robert Podkoński
Taking a seat, of course!

Roland Sachsenhofer
Feel welcome, Robert!

Cuajete
Great! I have the military version, so I can't miss this one.

Roland, I'm sure that after the Mil Mi twins you'll be able to do this without so much effort.

Good start! 👍

Pietro De Angelis
Double effort, double satisfaction, this too will not disappoint expectations!

Roland Sachsenhofer
Thank you, mates, for these encouraging words!
Cuajete, a C-75 version will follow in a few days as a contract build. I'm glad to have already had some experience with this not entirely un-tricky kit.

Roland Sachsenhofer
A little filling here, a little sanding there.... and everything will be fine.

Marco Gallmann
A lot of filling indeed, i take a seat too

Cuajete
Roland, I'll be happy to see that C-75 🙂
The cracks between the pieces in this kit are huge. But you are a great, experienced tamer of crowding plastics. Cheer up!

Roland Sachsenhofer
Thanks for the encouragement - I'll take that literally: off to the putty rodeo!

Ben M
I'll join the putty rodeo, lol

Cuajete
😄 😄 😄

Nicolas
Count me in as well.

Zbynek Honzik
It's gonna be a ride again, Roland! Taking a seat!

Ben M
Wow. This may be the worst fitting kit I've ever seen.

Łukasz Gliński
Oh man, what a lovely fit 😄

Roland Sachsenhofer
Yeehah!! Thank you all for these appreciated comments, mates! 🙂

Finn
Hope you make it to the other side (Lord, Give Me Patience, and Give It to Me Right Now!)

Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍

Roland Sachsenhofer
Good prayers are welcome!
Something is happening here too: wings and fuselage have found each other - now I have to find the tube of filler!

Juergen Klinglhuber
🙂 - one tube enough?

Cuajete
Roland, this seems much worse than the Mil Mi. It should be a crime to sell these sufferings with all the money they cost and a monument should be made for you for what you are capable of doing by transforming the beast into beauty.
Cheer up!

Skyhiker
How did I skip this?

David Taylor
Looks hmm, challenging.

Roland Sachsenhofer
Thank you all mates!
I like the thing with the monument.... I can already see the plaque on it: 'donated by the grateful putty industry'.
But what can I say: the C-75 arrived today.... and will soon be joining its civilian sister on the workbench.

There are a few things that I would like to do completely differently on this second run. For example, the fuselage windows: I'm going to make them from scratch out of clear film I cut myself..... that will - must!- simply look better!

Skyhiker
Well it's not a Bandai... It's more like a Bandaid kit. Nothing a lot of super glue can't fix!

Skyhiker
I just saw the price for this kit... Holy sh*t Batman that's nuts.

Ben M
Gotta wonder if the 1977 amodel vacform is better

Hans-Jürgen Haag
O you are addicted to pleasure! 😉

Bernd Grün
Modeling the hard way, Roland. Admire your persistence with that kit. 👌

Roland Sachsenhofer
I take your words and your interest in this building as strong motivation and encouragement! Thank you for your feedback!

Roland Sachsenhofer
Putty queen! But the whole thing is actually half as bad, I'm already looking forward to the wet sanding.

Gordon Sørensen
Great work towards making this kit. I thought Starfix kits had a bad reputation for fit - seems Batkits wants to de-throne them…

Michael Kohl
Oh, an overweight looking putty queen I've missed here. But not any more. 😉

Consider clear resin for the windows of your second build. Just cover the outside of the windows thoroughly with Cela-Tape and pour the resin in (jep, bubbles are a pain). The glue residue from the tape which tends to stick to the outside of the windows after removal of the tape can easily be removed with IPA.

Roland Sachsenhofer
Michael, that sounds very appealing - a technique I've heard of but never tried. I have two questions: Can you give me a tip on where I could get the clear resin? Do you have any idea how dangerous it can be to my health and how best to protect myself? Thank you in any case for the inspiration!

Ben M
I found clear resin on amazon. It is epoxy based, so standard precautions apply - wear gloves, do not expose your skin to uncured resin, over time you can gain a severe allergy. Use in a ventilated space, I do it in my garage.

Łukasz Gliński
For the first trials I bought a cheap small bottle via the internets sold as "jewellery resin". It's about 25g.
Or you can try this one: UV Resin 17ml (Green Stuff World 8436574503784, No)

Roland Sachsenhofer
So, mates, after some quick thinking I have ordered a bottle of UV Resin and will use it on the C-75 - somewhere I should try it out first! 🙂 Many thanks for the ''push'' and the advice - I'm looking forward to it!

Łukasz Gliński
Just remember not to use it in a sunny room - it can cure before you spread it 🙂

Roland Sachsenhofer
Thank you for the tip! I will also keep my sunny disposition in check

Roland Sachsenhofer
I need a lot of patience with this project: the road to a result that I will be happy with is proving to be a long one! So it's only after a long time that there are a few new pictures here again: the roughest filling and sanding orgy is over, but the first layers of Alclad are still in need of touching up. Slowly, however, the end seems to be in sight, so that I can already work on building up several aluminium tones during the final sanding work. The last three pictures of this new series show such a working state.
Since I want to depict the 'luxury yacht' of the legendary Howard Hughes, the surface will be kept in shimmering and polished aluminium tones, similar to what I have seen in pictures. By the way, I'm going to completely rebuild the fuselage windows - so don't worry about their rather wild appearance! 🙂

István Szücs
Everything fits well, I don't know, what is your problem 😉

You did a great job!

Michael Kohl
I see that you resumed your studies in Gap-ology with an intesive F&S-course (filling&sanding). We expect your defence of the final result any time soon. 😉

Ben M
Great work carving an airplane out of putty.

Cuajete
Great (hard) job so far with this huge mass of plastic, Roland.
Cheer-up!

Roland Sachsenhofer
I had a lovely time reading your comments! Gap-ology as a course of study, which all modellers will probably take at some point, meets with my fullest approval! 🙂 Well, the idea of 'getting' a model out of the filler probably also coincides with an experience that many modellers already have had....

Skyhiker
Wow, that fit is amazing. So crisp, so clean. No filler needed at all. Goes together like a perfect snap kit. Bandai's got some real competition there... Or NOT. Roland you're doing a great job. Gap-ology. Love it. You know your starting to get good when a model like this becomes normal. I truly find them the most satisfying because when they are finished and look great you know it made you work for those results.

Ben M
I agree. I am a member of the non aligned movement. I only build kits where the parts do not align.

Roland Sachsenhofer
NAM - the "Non Alignment Movement" - has a new disciple: it is indeed very satisfying when a roughly correct shape emerges from such a pile of polystyrene and putty- thank you Skyhiker and Ben! 🙂 However, I realise that this is not for perfectionists, a few compromises and acceptances have to be made....
I learned another lesson in modesty here: it's not a good idea to assume that you can optimise the sequence of building steps by being so cool. Then you can end up like me here: because I wanted to simplify the not very visible equipment of the landing gear bay by leaving out parts, I got myself into a bit of a mess. Now I have to improvise in order to mount the undercarriage in a stable and safe manner. One of the ways I did this was by drilling a piece of wire - and a similar piece of wire to get the resin tyres stable on the undercarriage leg.

Michael Kohl
But the landing gear looks surprisingly fine.

Roland Sachsenhofer
Thank you Michael, I'd like to hear that! The resin wheels are bought in - actually a B-17 part.
In the meantime, the fact that I've been working on the kit again for the last few days has borne fruit - I had to force myself to do it.... 🙂 But now it's almost done; tomorrow I want to apply one last coat of Alclad colour and then start rebuilding the windows. I'll show you a few -not quite up-to-date- pictures of Haoward Hughes Stratoliner

Jennifer Franklin
It's coming along nicely; Gapology -- love it.

Roland Sachsenhofer
Thank you very much, Jennifer! 🙂

Cuajete
Great, Roland! 👌
Happy Hollidays!

Roland Sachsenhofer
Thank you, happy Holidays to you as Well- and a merry time to you all, mates!

Robert Podkoński
You've done it, Roland! I admire your perseverance and skills!

Roland Sachsenhofer
Finished at last! A somewhat complex build with a result full of all kinds of compromises - but at least a nice big model 🙂 -and a legendary model at that: Howard Hughes had this aircraft converted into a 'Flying Penthouse' so that he could fly round the world in luxury in the summer of 1939. Unfortunately, due to circumstances, nothing came of it...
The (few) decals were a dream to work with - and I learnt a lot for number two: the Stratoliner as C-75 in the USAAF's livery is waiting in the stockpile!
Thanks for all your interest and motivating comments!

Dave
Glad to see it complete. Looks Good. Just sorry about the couple of tubs of putty needed to complete it. Give you credit for your patient and determination.

Guy Rump
Looks great. 👍

Nicolas
Great result from a challenging kit. 👍

David
Nice plane, but the model -horrible.., Congratulation you to finish - perfect result

Jennifer Franklin
The result is pleasing—the work to get there is admirable. Nice model!

David Taylor
Brill.

Skyhiker
I love builds like this because you learn so much from making them. You did a wonderful job on this one. It's really amazing how you are able to just whip them out like that.

Łukasz Gliński
Great to see it completed (the hangar too 😉 ) 👍 I know you know it for sure, but looking at the photos it's hard to find where all that putty went 👍

Nick Dragone
Looks fabulous. I'm still working on my bare metal painting skills and hopefully will reach this level. Very impressive

Clair Greenwood
Lookin really good and I paint in steps too. Im too ham handed to paint everything once it's all assembled.

Mina Ro
These aber t-70/80/90 barrels with the photoetch fins are not the easiest build. The instructions recommend soldering the fins in place but I used IC-2000 black CA glue. Still, its a process and you really have to take care not to knock them off as you are manipulating the turret while building it out. The thermal sleeve clamps were a lot easier to assemble and tack into place around the barrrel with the same glue. Almost ready to put on the first coat of AK reflective green. I am using the AK Interactive Russian modern AFV colors for this build for the 3-color camo. I used Mr color transparent red for the Shtora-1 dazzler lights.

Joerg R.
As you can see there's the Azimut Logo at the picture

Joerg R.
Azimut haven't a Internetshop any more

Spanjaard
the fact that a kit is no longer produced, is no reason not to list it in SCM. it may not be possible for you to get one, but those who have one, can add it to their projects (past, present or future) 😉

Villiers de Vos
Very nice paint work. The modulation came out very nice.

hiveloc
Thank you @Villiers de Vos!

Rui S
Looking good, I'm in 😎

gorby
Very nice!