Gotha GL.VII(Av)105/18 - Bat Project

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May 3, 2021
Here start my adventure with this Bat Projects kit: it is a Limited Edition with Mercedes engines, and it is a good/excellent real "old time" short run kit.
The level of details is very good, but in some area they need some "help" to pop up, as here on the top wing radiator covers: on the right I have already scribed in the opening that is still blanked off in the left one.
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May 3, 2021
This picture clearly shows why I said that is a good kit: the sidewalls are fully detailed and are really in scale thickness, to the point that they are translucent!!!
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May 7, 2021
All interiors parts are cleaned and ready for painting.
I had to check an sand numerous times the two bulkheads and the pilot floor because they were too wide
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May 7, 2021
Painting stages started: I gave a light brown-yellow coat, then some oils red brown filter
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When the oils were nearly dry, I brushed in with an old scruffy one, to simulate some veins
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May 15, 2021
After some more filtering with red brown and black oil color I call the interior detailing and painting finished: I added a pair of Eduard's seatbelts and some levers but all the rest is from the box
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May 15, 2021
Dryfitting... it looks like is gonna be a hard fight!
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May 16, 2021
desperate times call for desperate measures...
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May 16, 2021
more desperate measures...
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May 18, 2021
whoever lasts it wins! Not quite straight or square, but I cannot do it better.
I have started working on the engine nacelles, wings are cleaned and ready.
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December 13, 2021
Finally resumed this project: some time ago I airbrushed some Mr. Surfacer and today, while I am waiting for a clear coat on my FW 190A-4 to dry, I polished all the surfaces and masked all the areas previously painted in "slate grey" ( I used Mr. Hobby RLM02...), ready for a white coat and preshading to go under my Aviattic Lozenge decals
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December 13, 2021
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December 13, 2021
On the fuselage all is ready for some wood imitation...
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December 19, 2021
Oils on a Tamiya Dark yellow base...
Looks like wood to me...
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December 19, 2021
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December 20, 2021
I do LOVE Aviattic decals: just add (warm) water, simple as that!!!
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December 23, 2021
Getting ready for the final lozenge decals session!
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December 23, 2021
Tailplane nearly done!
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December 25, 2021
I have found another use for uniPOSCA paint marker: rib tapes!!!
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December 26, 2021
Wings ribbed!!! It took me one hour, more or less...
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December 26, 2021
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December 26, 2021
This markers are great, on a glossy surface you can wipe them away with a Q-tip if or wash them away with water when dried, if needed.
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December 26, 2021
Here I have already given a clear gloss coat to protect them and getting ready for the wing crosses, last decals to go on!

I am approaching the final assembly and rigging...
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December 29, 2021
Slowly getting its shape...
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December 31, 2021
Easy steps done, from now on it is getting serious...
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December 31, 2021
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December 31, 2021
See you next year!!!
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January 3, 2022
Struts and rigging finished! Now I can start breathing again!!!
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January 3, 2022
Tomorrow will do some touch ups here and there, then small bits and next days the final challenge: the flimsy undercarriage...
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January 4, 2022
Calling this one finished!
Had to use a new different photo set up, not quite happy with the lights used.
I will do some more practice in the next days, in the meanwhile I hope you like it
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January 10, 2022
Today I was finally able to take some pictures outside: this model is quite big compared to the fighters I usually build and I don't have a proper large scenery background, so I had to crop some of the larger images.
I hope you will like them anyway!
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Komentarzy

70 3 May 2021, 15:37

Guy Rump
Following 🙂

3 May 2021, 16:51

Moreno Baruffini
Following!

3 May 2021, 17:46

Skyhiker
Ok, I'm in...

4 May 2021, 12:17

Andrea Brenco
Thank you, I am going forward, I will keep posting

4 May 2021, 13:04

Nelson Paulo
I'll leave an eye on it…

7 May 2021, 11:40

Dietmar Bogatzki
Following

16 May 2021, 07:20

Alec K
Nice progress so far Andrea. Very interesting 👍

16 May 2021, 11:24

Stefan Schacht
nice start, count me in

16 May 2021, 19:14

Andrea Brenco
thank you all for your interest!

16 May 2021, 20:25

David Taylor
Following.

19 December 2021, 21:56

Pierre Pierre
Following

19 December 2021, 22:17

Andrea Brenco
welcome aboard!

19 December 2021, 22:27

S M
Interesting subject! Following!

23 December 2021, 21:18

David Taylor
looks a lot different to the G4.

23 December 2021, 21:39

Daniel Klink
Just awesome work so far following👍

23 December 2021, 21:41

Andrea Brenco
welcome S M, David and Daniel. Yes, it is very different from all other Gotha's bomber

23 December 2021, 22:22

Simon Nagorsnik
The wood optic seems great and the interior is awesome i like all the details!

23 December 2021, 22:25

Andrea Brenco
Thanks Simon!
Merry XMas to everybody!!!

24 December 2021, 17:43

Thomas Kolb
Nice progress, I particularly like the wooden effect!

25 December 2021, 23:39

Moreno Baruffini
Ciao Andrea, really an interesting job with Uniposca! Great!
Buon Natale, Merry Christmas, Frohe Weihnachten to everyone!

26 December 2021, 10:45

Andrea Brenco
Ciao Thomas and Moreno! Thanks for your appreciations!!!

26 December 2021, 13:56

Ben M
great tip with the markers.

26 December 2021, 21:54

Andrea Brenco
Thank you Bern!!! I am really happy you find it interesting!
To me it something that make me want to build more WWI lozenge camouflaged aircrafts!!!

27 December 2021, 16:37

Alec K
The tape effect is great Andrea 👍

27 December 2021, 22:04

Ben M
Did you use the markers with a straightedge? Or did you mask?

28 December 2021, 00:14

Andrea Brenco
I used with a flat and wide (4 mm.) plastic struts as a ruler, no mask
HTH

28 December 2021, 01:11

Ben M
Thank you!

28 December 2021, 01:28

Robert Podkoński
Ambitious! Really good work so far, Andrea! Keep it up!

29 December 2021, 19:55

David Taylor
Looks great.

29 December 2021, 20:04

Andrea Brenco
Thanks Alec, Robert and David! this thing is really enjoying me, I will take it to completion!!!!

29 December 2021, 21:21

Robert Podkoński
For the moment she looks tenacious, like some steampunk creation 😉

31 December 2021, 16:36

Bas Tonn
Incredible subject, nice built do far, following 👍

31 December 2021, 16:50

Moreno Baruffini
I'm really impressed, great great work on this masterpiece!
See you next year Andrea! Happy New year to everyone!

31 December 2021, 17:31

David Taylor
Soooo jealous.HNY

31 December 2021, 19:33

Mark K
Beautiful and inspiring!

1 January 2022, 00:28

Spanjaard
Looking really good

1 January 2022, 05:12

Andrea Brenco
Bas, Moreno, David, Mark and Spanjaard thank you a lot! @ Robert: yes it is a very peculiar looking aircraft, like many other German projects of the time it reminds me of the "Wacky Races" contraptions!!!

1 January 2022, 22:40

Robert Podkoński
Wow! I have been convinced that actually she is bigger, but this comparison with Tamiya paint jar gives a sense. And a lot of rigging I see there. Chapeau bas, Andrea!

3 January 2022, 07:29

Dietmar Bogatzki
Fantastic rigging Andrea 👍

3 January 2022, 08:15

Andrea Brenco
Thank you Dietmar and Robert! Infact it is quite smaller compared to the previous Gotha bomber...

4 January 2022, 22:10

Mark
Mightily impressive modelling! 👍

4 January 2022, 22:57

Andrea Brenco
Thank you very much, Mark

5 January 2022, 00:31

Guy Rump
Very impressive modelling Andrea 👍

5 January 2022, 00:32

Skyhiker
Brilliant work. Congratulations

5 January 2022, 05:09

Lochsa River
Spectacular.....great rigging

5 January 2022, 06:21

Robert Podkoński
Perfect work! Chapeau bas!

5 January 2022, 07:09

Alex Rodionov
Just one word! Superb!

5 January 2022, 07:19

Moreno Baruffini
Congratulations Andrea, you realised another masterpiece! Super!

5 January 2022, 08:22

Spanjaard
superb job

5 January 2022, 09:11

Neuling
Great work indeed!

5 January 2022, 09:39

Robin (WhiteGlint)
Wonderful result. 👍

5 January 2022, 11:47

S M
Great little bomber! 😄

5 January 2022, 15:21

Daniel Klink
Amazing Finish 👍

5 January 2022, 15:21

David Taylor
Fantastic.

5 January 2022, 15:44

Alex K
Wow!

5 January 2022, 19:49

Alec K
Excellent indeed 👍

5 January 2022, 20:15

Andrea Brenco
Thanks to all guys, you really make me blush !!! I wasn't expecting such a positive reaction!!!
In the next days I will try to take some better pictures and post them as I said.
If you want to build a WWI model I absolutely suggest to buy some of the beautiful GasPatch Model products, they are a real pleasure for the eyes and are so easy to use that you will not regret and will forget of every other similar products in different medium.
Today I gave a thoroughly clean to the desk and regain the room I have progressively lost in the last couple of years... Now ready for new adventures...
Many thanks again to everybody

5 January 2022, 22:27

Rui S
Excellent 👍

5 January 2022, 22:29

Nelson Paulo
Simply… Awsome! What a Job. Well Done.

6 January 2022, 10:39

Michael Kohl
Beautiful model of this unusual subject. The color combination looks very decent.

6 January 2022, 11:09

Andrea Brenco
Thank you very much Rui Nelson and Michael for your appreciation!

10 January 2022, 00:58

David Taylor
B@W shots look fantastic.

10 January 2022, 19:14

Andrea Brenco
Thanks David, I must admit that most of my builds are done trying to do that last B&W pic(s) looks more real as possible...

10 January 2022, 21:46

Pierre Pierre
just amazing

10 January 2022, 23:41

Łukasz Gliński
Beautiful, I'm always full of respect for people rigging these WWI ragplanes 😉

11 January 2022, 09:57

Andrea Brenco
Thanks Pierre and Lukasz! In the past I was frightened by rigging too, but when I discovered elastic thread it is not a problem, just a bit boring sometimes... 🙂

11 January 2022, 11:37