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J D
Thx, Kathleena.

Neuling
Very well done! 👍

J D
Thanks for your comment, Neuling.

Andrej K
Great work! I love that you included some historical photos along with your work!

J D
Thanks a lot. Andrej.

I am actually trying to recreate those armored vehicles that served during WW II.

Micky
Excellent work!

J D
Thx, Micky

gorby
Very nice result!

J D
Thx, Gorby. 🤝

Doubtingmango
Nice job with a sweet base!

Kesa Tiho
Using what ive learned in photo 83 you should put ammis instead of allies since thats what they were called by the germans during WWII and if you wanted to get more specific then you should have put "Die Ammis nähern sich, bereiten Sie die Verteidigung vor". No hate tho. Great build 😄

J D
Thx, Doubtingmango.

Actually this old Dragon kit (9113) does not provide any detail, sprue are molded in trash quality. I am making this model because I want lower the stock of my stash.

Zbynek Honzik
😃

Ben M
Looks like a pleasant place.

Martin Oostrom
Do we have the same wife 🤔

Lebloge
we are in the presence of a man of taste… Leffe blonde… triple Westmalle « que du bon »😄

Mark Sherwood
Zybnek, Ben M 👍 it's cosy, stick a cd or record on and zone out modelling. Martin probably 🤣 Lebloge 👍 I have a few bottles of Duvel and La Chouffe too. Here's to escaping Thee Wife and the DIY It's either T'Club or the Box Room. 🤣🤘🥸🤟🤣

Lebloge
Duvel, is the best bier of the world... BUT… it's Duvel OR modelism 😂😂😂

Nicolas
Not just nice modeling stuff, but great books too. I love Terry Pratchett.

Mark Sherwood
Lebloge, Tetley's Imperial and you're right Beer or Modelling not both at the same time 😳🤣 Nicolas I agree. It's terrible that he succumbed to Alzheimer's. No more Discworld adventures.

Rui S
And a big Windows and WC near by 😄 😄 😄 but I don't see a Bench, where do you build them?
And I disagree. Alcohol and model making are perfectly compatible, even your hands feel more firm, and steady 😄 😄 and if you mess things up you can blaim the licor and not your clumsiness or lack of tallent. I've a small fridge in my cave, só i know it hehe

Mark Sherwood
Hi Rui, your cave just gets better, beer too 🍺🍺🍺🍺👍. I build to the left of the air brushes, it's small, but then I'm a short arse anyway 🤣 I intend to shelve the existing picture rails and the back wall which at the moment is piled up with tools,paint,nails, ladders and screws (Thee Wife, has got me painting the landing and the drop) I'll move the building over to the back wall as I will have natural light coming in. Come to think of it a fridge and Beer is not a bad Idea! 🤣👍🍺🤘🥸🤟🤣 Happy modelling mate.

gorby
My happy place is also a box room (and also my daughters room when she was young). My other half used to complain about the state of it so I stripped it all back and started again. Glad I did as it suits my needs perfectly now.
The Gorby sanctuary resurrection. | Album by gorby
Obviously it's now descended into a bit of a tip again – or as I like to think, a lived in look. 🙂
Oh, I'm another fan of combining alcohol and modelling. Maybe that explains my modelling. 😄

CaptGPF
This is the first craft room I have seen with more books and CDs than kits! 🫠. Tastefully done!

Mark Sherwood
CaptGPF, that's only half of it. The rest is in the loft, what you see there are my favourite authors, reference books, comics, vinyl, graphic novels and kits etc. Like Thee Wife, you don't want to look in the Loft. 😳🤟🤣🤘🥸👍

Neuling
Bier vom Münchner Hofbräuhaus. Not bad! 🙂

Mark Sherwood
Es ist sehr gut Neuling, sehr lecker! (Thank you Google translator) 👍🍺🥸🤘🍺🤟

Neuling
🙂

Mark Sherwood
Gorby, Our Lass is of the mind shut the door and forget about it, lest seen the better. There are plans afoot for a redesign, per the shelving rip up the carpet and strip back the floor so I may have an even surface for my turntable. This Beer and modelling thing has some traction, I may have to start attempting slurping and bashing plastic at the same time. 🤣👍🍺🤘🥸🤟🤣

Mark Sherwood
Thanks for all the likes.

Doubtingmango
Great library, great beer, great view!

Mark Sherwood
Cheers Doubtingmango. Depends if she closes the curtains! 😲🤘🤣👍🥸🤟😲

Doubtingmango
Love that camo!

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

Sy Bar
Was going to do the Battle of Britain version of this kit but I'm temped to have a go at some winter white wash and the wasp is cooler than the shark mouth 😎

Nicolas
Following

István Szücs
I also have Bf-110 from the Airfix, I will build an Italian night fighter. The sprues are the same, so I'm watching!

Sy Bar
Cheers guys.
I'm have a go at riveting, but going freehand as at this scale using tape was taking so long. I also not sure how much they will stand out on finish kit, but with the wonky line in parts they will probably bee seen from mars 🤣

Mark Sherwood
Looking good so far, like the underside. 🥸👍

Sy Bar
Cheers #Mark

Skyhiker
Sy, how was the fit on this kit?

Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍

Sy Bar
Cheers #Guy 👍
#Skyhiker I found the fit to be good, I had a very slight gap at the front but think that was as much to do with me and the fitting of the pit (not the clearest instructions there). Every thing else was fine and the canopy was a good fit, I did change order of build slightly with the tail section I glued the rear piece to the body first then added the tail (after I'd added the stabilisers/rudders) this made more sense than the instructions 😁

Sy Bar
Only issue I have with this kit are the decals. While they look great and are in perfect register, they have a large amount of film edging and are both thick and delicate at the same time🤪
Having a hard time getting them to settle into the panel lines etc. I usually just need to use micro sol but even ultimate extra strong is not have much effect. Going to have to wait till I get some Tamiya fixer, strong and extra strong hopefully one of these will help 🤞

Mr D
You should be ok with the medium one with Airfix decals,
I like a mix of Water in with the markfix...seems to keep the decal floating longer.
I did the teeth on my p40 this way.
If they started getting bit sicky...l would add bit more water....keep it floating.
Wouldn't like to do shark teeth with HB decals 🤔🤣.... The lightning ⚡ strike on my mig-15 just fell apart with hardly any working.
Good luck with it ..look forward to seeing 😃👍👍

Dave Flitton
Looking good!

Sy Bar
Cheers for advice #Mr D. Afraid this set of decals were unaffected by all solutions but the mark fit super strong did have some effect. To make head way I found I needed to add the solution then after a few seconds apply hot air from a hairdryer to 'shrink wrap' the decal. These have to be the worst decals I've come across..
I recommend anyone doing this kit to source a set of decals rather than use those provided, they are not for beginners that's for sure. I hope the carrier film will disappear under a gloss coat but I didn't want to risk it so I've only applied the larger decals the smaller ones while add great detail if cartograf here they are 90% carrier film.

Skyhiker
Why don't you just cut the carrier film away with a knife before applying them?

Mr D
Hi Sy
That's ok .... I think the result will be fine after a clear coat, you come out of it without wrinkles, bubbles or tear's so it's a win, very smart n be sorted under a clear.👌👍👍

Sy Bar
Cheers #Mr D
#Skyhiker that's idea but life's too short for the amount there is, the size of the decal that's left will look like small black dots everywhere (especially the fuselage rib numbers 🤪); would be ok in 48 but too much in 72. Also I'm probably going to much it all up when I apply the winter white wash 😆

Rui S
That's Looking Great 👍

CaptGPF
Looks good so far, following too!

Sy Bar
Cheers folk for kind comments
The use of masking fluid has left too sharper mark contrast than I was looking for. I hope to try oils to soften the edges else I'll get the airbrush out again and go slow 😳

Sy Bar
Finally back to it, I don't know where the days/weeks disappear to. As ever the final "bits" take as much time as the main build.
The nervous removal of the canopy masking revealed no concerns so on with the lumps and bumps and wires…

Alec K
Cool project 👍

JD
Kitbashing cool spaceships? HELL YEAH!

Chaz Gordon
Is that the nose of a Dodge Viper I detect? And engines by Vallejo?

Greg Baker
oh, very cool!

Torsten
That's😎, need time to find out😉

JD
I see tome tank road wheels and drive sprockets... 🤔

Chris T. An
Dodge Viper and color bottles is correct. Also the tank parts: it is a FlakPz Gepard. This project was pure fun and my first kitbashing. I learned a lot about different materials, washing effects and my airbrush. Some of you may also detect a submarine.

Chaz Gordon
Was wondering if a sub, or an aircraft fuselage .

JD
Man I have a huge box of greeblies I've been collecting to do just such a project someday...

Skyhiker
Very nice original work.

Robin (WhiteGlint)
Hell yeah, that's cool! 😄

Roman Modelar
nice work and creativity, like it 👍

Chris T. An
Hey JD, what about your promised greeblies-kitbash? 😄

wilky
Looking good, mate

gorby
Thanks mate, it's a much nicer place to work so it was worth the effort. It's not so tidy now.

Spanjaard
looking good gorbygould. i have to finish my space now... so i may actually copy some of your ideas!

gorby
Thanks Spanjaard. I'm making minor improvements to the set up as I use the space, but it's much more ergonomically laid out. I also raised the worktop level so that I'm not bending over as much as I used to, and that's much better for my back. Just make sure you have plenty of storage when you do yours. I've filled all the drawers and have still got stuff that needs a home.
The magnetic, under-shelf tool storage works very well so I'd recommend that.

Urban Gardini
I like your improvements of your sanity room...

Gordon Sørensen
Great looking work area, gorby! If only mine was as neat and organized...

gorby
Thanks mates.
That's a good name for the room Urban, although I'm not sure I would be classed as entirely sane.
Gordon: I wish mine was that neat and organised as well! The photos are before any plastic was mangled. I've added another photo on the end to give a more accurate image of what's it's like in use.

Spanjaard
ventilation shaft will certainly be copied 🙂

Urban Gardini
Well, of course you're not able to classify as sane. You're after all a modeller...

gorby
😄 (I assume that is supposed to represent laughing – it looks more like constipation to me).
Spanjaard: The ducting was one of my slightly better ideas. It doesn't get rid of the paint smells completely, but it's much better than it was. Incidentally the stuff I used is called 'Kair System 100 Rectangular'. I bought it from a well known South American river😉 and it was quite a reasonable price - £37 all in. The brackets are overpriced but I managed to do it with just one of them.

Alec K
Very nice job Gorby, and considering your self-reported aversion to labor a laudable effort indeed. I envy the natural light (my cave is in the basement, so no cigar). Nice work on the tool storage and compressor mounting as well 👍

gorby
Thanks Alec. I had hoped those years of manual labour were behind me, it's not good for your health you know. The compressor mounting works well – the rubber shelf mounting and the rubber mat absorb quite a lot of the vibration, so it sounds much quieter.

Spanjaard
i actually have part of the stuff already... i had a couple of tubes leftover from some crazy idea during the renovation of our place... i just need the ends of it, and i have it almost done. well, i need to connect it to the window, but i have an idea about it 🙂

Mark Sherwood
Nice one. It's given me some ideas. 👍🥸🤘

Doubtingmango
Love the magnetic inverted shelf!!!

Guy Rump
Beautiful build! 👍

Zbynek Honzik
What a beauty! 👏👏👏

Ludvík Kružík
I love these builds and this is a really excellent scratchbuid construction of an interesting helicopter. Hats off! 👍👍👍

Alec K
Amazing work 👍

Robert Podkoński
Awesome job! Chapeau bas!

Anatolii Smyshliaiev
Merci.

bughunter
Fantastic 👍

Олег О
Какая прелесть! Прекрасная работа! Поздравляю

Spanjaard
a real stunner, amazing!

Łukasz Gliński
Incredible 👍