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Desert Marlin autor
I spent the last week working on this one. Still needs a little more weathering, a little touch up and antenna added. Pretty close to complete...

Dave
That's looks great.

Desert Marlin autor
The Tamiya kit is amazing. The features of having the cowling open (or closed) just by taking the prop off and then removing the closed cowling and replacing it with the open cowling is awesome. I was fretting which way to make the kit, but this is not a choice I had to make. It's made with both options simultaneously and configured as needed for display!

Villiers de Vos
Very nice work. I like the detailing and paint work.

Desert Marlin autor
Thanks!The mottling is really kinda unpredictable depending on the paint I use. Right now, I am running out of the Model Master Luftwaffe colors so I am switching over to the Mr. Hobby Aqueous colors. They are really fine for sure!

Thomas Kolb
I have built several of these cool Radar Frescos, but this old model is a very tricky one to build correctly. Have fun and I am sure you will do a great job!

Robert Podkoński
Watching with interest!

Bozo
Tricky model?
Correct dimensions, fine and many details, discreet engraving, colorful and usable decals, I really don't know what you mean, Thomas.
Good luck, Chris.

Dave Flitton
I am rooting for you! I know this will be a difficult build.

Ben M
mmm, KP

Chris autor
Please don't scare me. 😉 But I'm used to making old kits. Not possible - is not possible!
Just lay back, grab beer and chips and watch me struggling. 🙂

Alec K
Taking a seat 👍

Ben M
I've built the old KP MiG-15UTI and Su-7. In both cases for some reason the cockpit doesn't go together like the instructions, so fit stuff before gluing. The parts count is low. The surface detailing is nice. The fit is indifferent.

Łukasz Gliński
Ah, what a trip down the memory lane 👍

Chris autor
Strange. I built the cockpit as in the instruction. Fits well. When dried, the instruments panel will be next.

Nicolas
Following.

Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍

Lorraine Lin
The rivet lines are beautifully done. following.

Didier
Following

Naram
following. this kit is not easy

Chris autor
Finished this kit. The canopy is an awful mess and I would call it "milky". The rivets are very present. The best way for me is to visit the final kit from a distance of 1 m. Then it looks great. The kit seems to be from 1974 as this is the boxart. And I did use the decals from the box: The Vallejo Aluminium was airbrushed with gloss varnish, then the decals with MicroSet and microSol. Afterwards satin varnish over all.

Ben M
Nice result!

Rui S
Another big one 😉 Joining 😎

Desert Marlin autor
It's a beast!!!

Desert Marlin autor
I suppose it will be a week or two before all the parts are here...

Cristian A
Booking my spot 🫡

Desert Marlin autor
I'm still waiting on the correct seats and cockpit details... Looks like I have to scratch build details for the wheel wells!

Desert Marlin autor
Just got the IAF F-15I Ra'am decals from Cartograph!!! Things are coming together!!!

Sun Cooperation
А что купил откуда какие дополнения?

Desert Marlin autor
Мне пришлось купить декали, катапультные кресла и антенные конвертеры F-15I. Детали F-15I были куплены в IsraDecal.

Sun Cooperation
если есть дача можно самим производить без всякого оборудования

Desert Marlin autor
Just a couple more items to go!

Desert Marlin autor
Well... It's time to begin. I believe I have all the parts now!!!

bughunter
👀

Desert Marlin autor
Okay, I have to wait as it's time for my wedding anniversary with my wife this weekend! But in a few days, I will actually be able to start!

Rui S
Congratulations. How many years?

Desert Marlin autor
This is 10. Been an amazing time!

Rui S
👍

DuperScale
Thats gonna be a Big Bird

Villiers de Vos
Booking my seat.

bughunter autor
After a few self-inflicted mishaps, the model of this famous Vega was finally finished.
Many thanks to Jacqueline in Switzerland for her help!

gorby
WOW, that looks beautiful Frank!

Robert Podkoński
Looks better than the one in the NASM (I've seen her there...). Congrats!

Dave
That is a beautiful looking aircraft.

Alec K
Very nicely done 👍

Thomas Bischoff
another masterpiece 👍 👍 👍

Bernhard Schrock
As usual: great job! I like your definition of gloss ("scaled down") 🙂. I do the same to avoid the toy effect. I hope to see more golden age birds in the same manner🙂

Pepe
Grande!!!!!

Ben M
Holy cow! That looks great.

bughunter autor
What a wonderful feedback 🙂 Thank you very much mates!
@Robert That are bad news. I thought it looks nice there and also on the high-res pictures of the museum it looks great. But I do not want to ruin my model to display it in the condition of the museum 🙂
It's a real shame that my wheel painting is wrong. I only found a reference picture after the shoes were glued together.

Bernhard Schrock
Wheel painting: wrong?? I checked you wheel with the original and I can't see any difference…

commons.m.wikimedia..._Vega_5b_Smithsonian

Giannis Kaltapanidis
An otherwise indiferent bird, personally speaking, you managed to turn into a spectacle!

bughunter autor
Bernhard, your link does not work. But all pics I know show only the tires and not the rims.
The picture I found later shows the complete wheels of Amelias plane during maintenance, see the text here:
flickr.com/photos/ai..m-72157707946474384/
The DoraWings model shows also a bit of the rims.
There were tow types of tires: on thin one, and a optional low pressure tire with thick wheels and bigger wheel pants.

Thank you Giannis! Glad you like it 🙂

Kenneth
Great model of a beautiful aircraft 👍

Kyle DeHart
Beautiful work, my friend. A very sharp build. I love the red and gold paint scheme you went with. Looks terrific on this. Fantastic, as always!

Randy Soule autor
Swamp Rat

Desert Marlin
I have a Doher to work on! This one looks great!!!

Alberto Traverso autor
Thank you!!

Martin Oostrom
I sense a preference for WWII armor and stuff 😄
Very nice place you got!

Rui S autor
Hi Martin, Thx for your words, and yes, nowadays only 1/35 & 1/32 WWII Kits😉

John Thomas
Nice work area

Rui S autor
Thx Thomas,
I´m hoping my new man cave will be better organized😉

Thomas K.
interest! 🙂

Rui S autor
Thx for your interest, Thomas,

Nathan Dempsey
Nice workspace.

Rui S autor
Thank you Nathan.
I've still a lot of work to finish My man cave🙂

Rui S autor
Hi James. Thank you for your Nice words. The collection got Much bigger since😉

Michael Hickey
Awesome Man Cave and stash.👍🙂

Rui S autor
Thank you for your Nice words Michael.

Mathieu
Cool place to hang out !

Rui S autor
Thank you Math. My new man cave is Almost ready i Will take new photos and start modeling again. I hope.

Urban Gardini
Nice to see mate!

Holger Kranich
Yeah, nice to see your cave!

gorby
I'm always interested to see where others work (well, play really). I'm rebuilding my workspace as well at the moment, I'll post some pics when it's done.

Rui S autor
Hi mates, thank you for your words.
@gorbygould, i hope your play pode Will be ready soon🙂

Alec K
Very nice room 👍

Treehugger
Are those RGB bulbs on the ceiling?

Treehugger
Nice to see a clean floor, makes it easy to keep the floor clean, as opposed to having stuff cluttered all around the floor.

Arnaud Hascoet
Hi! Nice cave and collection! Does your air-brush compressor come from Ali-Express? They sell the same one. Is it good or not?

Rui S autor
Hi mates,
@ Alec & Roland thank you for your Nice words, apreciated.
@Treehugger, no i think they are osram classic 6500k E27 led value A60 9w =60w cool white 806lm:

google.com/search?q=..imgrc=jv4UmI6z25LORM

As to the floor the colour is good but i wish it add smaller rectificated joints, but that's wat i got so i just try to have footers all the way arround to avoid Losing smal flying pieces.
@ Arnoud, most of My new stuff came from evelbay. This compressors machines are all from China and then several brands give them another name.
It's working well but still i have to test it much more.

Rui S autor
Thx, Spanjaard. Slowly its getting there😢

coporado
What a nice place to be/ work/ relax. Looking at your stash there´s a lot work to do in your cave 🙂

Richmond
Re: compressor, looks similar to the HSeng I have, quiet, cheap at only 190 AUD, and, so far, reliable.

Günther Decock
Mooie werkruimte en nog een stash voor een tijdje. Zit met hetzelfde probleem 🙂. 👍

Rui S autor
Thank you mates for your Nice comments, much aprecaited.

@Coporado, it was a storage room, so there are two problems, one does not have natural light or the other does not have running water, but that's what you get. now it is a little different, as I moved the drawer modules over the drawing board.
the stash is much bigger than what i will be able to chew, thanks to evilbay.

@Richmond, Yap another evilbay buy. No problems whatsoever with it.

@ Gunther, the only thing I'm m missing now is a sprayboth. I'm thinking building one myself😉

Richmond
I think Plasmo built one from scratch but a work colleague said you have to carefully select the electrical /mechanical parts as they can ignite the fumes

Michael Moerkens
Good looking workplace Rui, with a well originised stash. You can spend many happy hours there 🙂

Rui S autor
Thanks you very much for the heads up 👍. I'm thinking using a WC fan...

coporado
Rui, everything is well organized and you made it really nice place to work. For having natural light you might find appropriate lamps on the market. Daylight has a range of 5000 - 6000 Kelvin, which these lamps should cover. You can get them for around 20 EUR. I´m happy with 2 lamps providing that range. Particularly for figure painting I love it. Concerning the airbrush both a bathroom/ WC fan is great. You may just put it behind a filter of a kitchen hood. I did mine the same way, putting it in a wooden box and attached some LED stripes inside around the painting area.

Rui S autor
Hi Coporado, I'm quite happy with my led lights. I have 3 on the celling, two on the drawing board, and a third (hot and could each with ajustements) in the magnifying glass that i always use because I am seeing worse and worse and I already use 2.5 glasses. i Was talking more about an inclosed space without a glass window.
As to the booth, yes that's what I'm planing and use a conduit directly to the ventilation grilles on the left

Rui S autor
New Layout. Now on the left there is place to a spray booth. One day, one day

Jakub Krzysztofiak
clean and tidy very nice

Rui S autor
Thanks Jakub. Also a never ending WIP. 😄

Guillaume Blanchet
Nice setup and impressive Stash!

Rui S autor
Thanks you Guillaume. My stash is more like a collection, Because I Will never finish all those kits bought mainly in evelbay😉

Logan Eden
Good Morning, Rui Thanks for sharing the photo's of the Man Cave - Work area. For modellers, it's great to see how others have things set up. Looks like a place that a craftsman can enjoy the Art of Modelling. Catch Ya, Logan Post Script: Thanks for the comment on my Sherman.

Rui S autor
Thx, Logan. And yes, I also like to see Mates Man caves and their setups.

hammer
I especially like the precision modeling tool in workbench picture #11, in front of the gold statue. Sometimes you need a little something special when a model just won't go together. Lol

Rui S autor
@hammer, LOOLLL, I knew that I have a gold statue (offered by my young sun in fathers day). But precision modeling tools, I don't have many, so I had to look and you made me laugh.Thank God I haven't had to use it on any model, yet 😄

DAVID C
Que buen lugar para relajarse! Que envidia sana... ???
Una pregunta, veo que tienes muchas maquetas de la marca ITALERI que tal calidad son? Yo solo hize el tanque FURY y fue bastante malo. Un saludo

John Thomas
Nice modeling area.

Rui S autor
Thank you mates.
@DAVID, não me posso queixar, mas luz exterior e água corrente seria óptimo 😉
Eu gosto bastante dos Italeri, já fiz o Elephant, o RSO, o Opel Blitz e seu atrelado, todos eles tiveram a sua dose de scratch build, mas isso também faz parte do gozo do hobby, certo?
São kits mais antigos que não estão ao nivel de detalhes dos kits actuais, mas lembro-me de ver obras primas feitas com italeris, por exemplo por Verliden e outros mestres 😉
Já para não falar numa óptima relação qualidade/preço ...

Kerry COX
Rui. Image 12 has me a little concerned mate. ! What the hell is a 500g rubber hammer used for when you model. ???? :-O
I know that some parts don't go together as planned, but wow, a hammer. ??? 😉 LOL

Rui S autor
Obrigado Jorge, sinto que ainda há muita coisa a melhorar na funcionalidade do posto de trabalho, mas com o tempo e prática vai_se compondo a coisa. O prazer foi meu.
@ Kezza, you made me lough a lot with your funny comment. The hammer was handy when I was mouting the cabinnets, but it's still there just in case 😄

Urban Gardini
It's there for that Pioneer 2 kit in the future...

Kerry COX
I must admit Rui. I do understand the hammer now, having had to use something similar when I put my IKEA display cases together, but the sight of it did raise some alarm bells here. hahahahaha 😉 👍

Rui S autor
@ Urban, I'm not sure wich pioneer 2 kit, you are Talking about???
@Kezza, no stress, at least for the time beeing LOL 😉

Urban Gardini
The one you'll buy in error...

Rui S autor
Ahh, that One, it Will have to wait, because I'm trying hard not to buy anymore kits 😉

Urban Gardini
ROFL

Rui S autor
Thx Mona, glad you like it. it's a bit changed since.

Kerry COX
It's great to have things all organized, all within easy reach and bright. ! Your a great modeller now Rui, but watch how much you improve now things are, "As they should be". 🙂 🙂 🙂 👍 I have just done the same thing Rui, and I really have got more enthusiasm than ever before to do what I like to do,

Rui S autor
Thanks Kezza. Yes I understand what you mean, and I can add that with work and practice, there is always more to improve functionality 😉

Bruce Huxtable
More glass cabinets filling up? I'm liking all that space you have given yourself. ?

Rui S autor
Yap, I've one that isn't shown here, but yes, I will need more.

Mike Kryza
Really a very nice cave, Rui! 🙂

Rui S autor
Thank you, Mike. I can't complain 😄

Phil M
Its way too clean haha....amazing!

Bruce Huxtable
Can't quite see what's on your bench, Rui ?

Rui S autor
Thx Phil M, yap. It's always Clean between builds.
@ Bruce, at the moment you can see it in my album:
Somewhere in/arround Rostov, 1941 | Album by mig (1:35)

BetterTimes-Henry
Really nice work space and impressive stash! You keep it nice and organised, ready for new projects.

Rui S autor
Thx BetterTimes, at the moment I've only one new project going.

Marder III
Jealous ! great set up
Wait till you have collected that many kits, they start overflowing to other rooms for storage 😉

Lenny Li
I noitce the white PC speakers next ot the window - must be at least 20 years new!

Rui S autor
Thx mates.
@ Jonn, the idea was good but they are not very adjustable any more, because the joints are in poor quality plastic. But they work.
Glad you like my dios, your comment is much apreciated. The autumm One is not finished yet. I intend to add a horse (already Started) and some figures... One day... 🤔

@ Marder III, Thx but don't be, this is a storage room 3 stors down from my apartment... But ofcourse I can't complain.
I'm not interested in (well, interested I would be, but making an efort not to) buying more kits now and I've been able to do that, for some years now. So...
Now what I want, it's to take the boxes out, build them and ocuppy the same space with dios 😉

@ Lenny, hehehe, you are right, they are old (like the majority of my stash), but they still work just fine 😄

Sebastian Spluszka
Great workshop !!

Simon Nagorsnik
I wish I had such a nice workplace 😣

Rui S autor
Thank you mates, it has ups and downs 😄 but I can't complain.

Villiers de Vos
An ever improving and expanding empire! 🙂

Rui S autor
Thx, Villiers de Vos. Improving yes, I hope so. Expanding 🤔 ? Not so sure about that 🙂

Kerry COX
I do hope you have a tread mill close by, or at least some where you can get to for some physical attention. ? As being more confined that most times, and sitting for longer periods of time, exercise is now your best friend. !

Sergej I
Nice cave! Love your stash aswel 👍 and great to see young blood helping 🙂

Rui S autor
@ Kezza, you are absolutely right, but I'm not a exercise fan, unless it his to Carry a big beer package 😄

@Sergej I, thx for your words. The Young is my older son, 21 now and did not repeat the experience, unfortunately 🙁 I Will have to handle my stash Alone 🤔

Viacheslav
realistic)

Rui S autor
Thank you Viacheslav

Chan Li
Haha, I'm jealous that you have a grown up son, my destructive two year old boy captures 90% territory of my home and my dog and me share the rest 10% on balcony, was creepy freezing out there!

Rui S autor
Hehehe, you have to enjoy him now, because no time your son Will be in school, and you Will miss the time he was the sovereign 😉

Kerry COX
Rui. I whole heartedly agree with you and your thoughts about being a dad.
My boy had the attention span of a gold fish at four, but now, he is a petty officer in the RAN. Go figure. !
But sharing those formative years I would gladly do again.
BTW, your man cave look like it is a relatively dust free area. Yes. ?

Rui S autor
@ Kerry, Yap that's it, thx for the suport 😉
My cave has a ventilation grille on the right, that overlooks the sidewalk. the street doesn't have a lot of traffic, and I put an acrylic on the inside, but even so... not completely free from dust and not a big problem. I don't have to clean it often, Why do you ask?

CaptGPF
I loved the pic of your son helping out the most - it's a great bonding exercise - and more importantly, it keeps the hobby alive! 😀. I've managed to get my wife and daughter to participate in a build with me, but still working on the last kid! 😱

Jennifer Franklin
I am envious, you had a fantastic space, and now you have an even better space.

Lukas Muller
I envy you Rui because I work on a 78x52cm table. This is Kingdom for me 😄

Mr James
So impressed with how clean and tidy and very organised 🙂

Rui S autor
@ CaptGPF, I wish I could say it worked, but no, after this kit, he didn't do any more, apparently I couldn't motivate him enough 🙁
@ Jennifer Franklin, Thank you for your words, but in fact the previous space was indoors so it had better conditions, this one is in a storage room and therefore has less natural light but the worst thing is the lack of water, so to wash my hands I have to climb 3 floors, but I shouldn't complain, as this is my own space and of reasonable dimensions 😉
@ Lukas Muller, I understand your envy, so I can't complain. But the most important thing is to have mojo, because any space will do 🙂
@ Mr James, Only between buildings, because I stop to clean and tidy up before starting the next one. During, it is more or less desorganized chaos. 😄

Anthony lfk
Rui, i really envy your special model workshop...its only a dream for me.

Rui S autor
Thank you Anthony. Apreciated having this space is Great but also important is the good old mojo 😉

Ade
Wow, now that's what I call a workspace! I have a kitchen worktop lol

Rui S autor
Thx Ade,
Yap, can't complain, but at least you have plenty water available 😄

Randy Kriegel
Nice work space, looks neat and organized.

Rui S autor
Thx mate. Mostly in Inbetween builds, I can say that 😉

Олег
I also want a good workspace ( but for now, as it is)

Kerry COX
When do you move in Rui. ? 🙂

Rui S autor
Hi kezza,.my friend I moved a long time ago: 😄

Kerry COX
👍 😉

Lebloge
A great place that makes you want to spend time there 👍🏻

Major Oak
🙂👌

Hans-Jürgen Haag
🥰👌

Rui S autor
Thx mates, glad you like my cave. It's is now a bit diferent 👍

Desert Marlin
Great looking cave and stash!

Rui S autor
Thank you mate. Glad you like, them. Can't complain 😉

Живко Джаков
Great workshop. I'm glad to see someone create such a place. I worked at a desk for a long time, but after my older son decided to live independently, a place was found for me in the house as well. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to get any of my children involved in the hobby. I've got three. On the other hand, my nephew is already building his sixth plane.

Rui S autor
Thank you. I'm glad you now have a Nice man cave too. 👍 I've two boys and nether follow the hobby, but I've tried 😉

Doubtingmango
Love it!

Rui S autor
@ Doubtingmango, Thank you. I'm glad you like it.

My brother-in-law gave me his bookshelf and I decided to recycle it, to make a new custom-made display case/vitrine, for our living room (had to convince my wife that it would be acording to her hi standards).
She had to put her doubts (unfounded of course) aside and in the end she ended up giving me 5 stars 😄
Now, I can finish my Mariupol dio (started to work on it again) and must do some more dios 😉 I'm happy 🙂
Even without a carpentry, I always enjoyed working with chipboard (you know, cuting half a mm more, or a mm less, wherever it was) and making custom cabinets.

P.S. Added the items for a scratch spray booth 🤔

Lorraine Lin
Taking a seat from here😜

Rui S autor
Thank you for your support Lorraine Lin, much appreciated.
As for the spray booth, for many years, whenever I used the airbrush I had intense smells in the house and now in the man cave, but now it's time to stop spreading the fumes from my Humbrol enamels and synthetic thinners around the man cave and surroundings. Now everything will come out through the facade ventilation grill. I hope 🤔

Mark Sherwood
That's one impressive work/man/study/studio/cave. But. Where's the fridge packed with cold ones Rui 🤔? 🤟🥸🤘

CaptGPF
Books?!?! and non-modelling related ones? Get rid of them Rui! That's prime display space for your builds and dioramas!

Rui S autor
Hi There, @ Mark, the fridge is just under the drawing board;
@ CaptGPF, 😄 😄 😄 That was a photo of my brother-in-law book shelf, and ofcourse he keept the books.
I've just recycled it to make the 5 star display case in the corner of my living room 😉
I chose to use magnets instead of hinges, which allows for a completely tight and dust-free front.
Ok I change the teaser 🙂

Desert Marlin
I will have to send a picture of my "bookshelf" with model library...

Here is my "Library":
Tools | Album by DesertMarlin (1:32)

Rui S autor
My physical model libary it's small, manly it is digital and in a biiggg tera external hard drive 😉

Desert Marlin
Same here! I have a collection of "In Action" books and then a bunch of other long ago books like "Log of the Liberators".

Jennifer Franklin
Love the display booth, good luck with the spray booth ☺️

André Silva
Ah, funny!!!

Robert Podkoński
Cool!

Erik Off
Haha, very cool! ❤️️

jim green autor
Thanks everyone.

Nicolas
Following, great start.

Michael Kohl
Me too.

Ben M
👁️👁️

Nicolas
Great result. 👍

Edouard Carr autor
Thanks Nicolas. 😄

Ben M
Fierce

Ian Doody autor
Just picked up the 15" 1/48 Space 1999 Hawk Mk IX Interceptor. Looks to be a very nice kit. Pleasantly surprised at the details, nice heavy plastic. I really wanted a big one of these, and this is the largest I could afford, so far it's well worth the money. Plus I bought it straight from the Gerry Anderson site, as it was cheaper than anywhere else. Thinking about scratching a cockpit interior for it, although in the show it didn't have one. Not sure what version I'll do, pre production, from the episode, or a custom version. But it'll be a fun build.

Ben M
Looks cool!

Ian Doody autor
That's it for today, just basic construction of engine rocket boosters, sponson rockets and painted the inside black, can't be bothered to scratch an interior this time, I'll tint the windows yellow, for a moody 70s look.

David Taylor
Count me in.

Ian Doody autor
Where I'm at so far, added the cockpit glass, slightly tinted. I'm painting anti flash black around the cockpit windows, as this seems logical.

Ian Doody autor
That's me done for today, built and painted the Hawk's Nuclear reactor chamber and main booster rocket.

Ian Doody autor
I lied, oddly for me I'm a bit addicted to this one. Fun so far, but now I need a break, not bothered about the obvious seam lines down the lower fuel tanks, as they get covered up by the pannier sponson booster rockets. more tomorrow.

Ben M
Paintwork is looking good

Skyhiker
I'll follow this. Looks fun.

Eddie Bosano-Andrews autor
So far it's proving to be really nice kit to build

Finn
Following

Dave
Nice work.

Skyhiker
Oh, this looks like fun!

Chris Parsons
Oh ya!
Built a couple of Broplan vac kits, a real challenge but great for the feeling of overcoming a challenge and creative accomplishment

Thomas Kolb
OMG, what a challenge! 🙂 Those panel lines look quite uneven, will you try to rescribe them or just take them for what they are? In any way, I am super curious how these sheets of plastic can be turned into a model, so I will watch with interest!

DuperScale autor
Welcome mates, the panellines are aweful but the material is so thin, i'm scarred that i cut right trough it when i try to rescribe them.

Łukasz Gliński
Another BroPlan fan, welcome to the club 😄

Nicolas
Following. Got my first vacu kit this weekend. I hope I can learn something here.

Robert Podkoński
Ambitious project! Watching.

Chris Parsons
Hi DuperScale, I built a couple of Broplan vac ATR kits, converting one 72 500 to a 42 300. A few pics of the work in my "albums" if you're interested in the kind of model you can achieve from a Broplan kit with a bit of work…sweat and tears, foul language, alcohol and time….

Cristian A
Following along.

Michael Kohl
Mee too.

J35J
Following with intrest! 👍🏻

Finn
This will be good

Ben M
👀

Treehugger
DuperScale, how about scribing into a layer of primer paint?
This way, scribing should be a lot easier afaik, scribing into the primer layer of paing, and not plastic.
This guy on youtube did this, on regular plastic models though.

Treehugger
As for the clear parts, I wonder if it could be done this way
1) Cut out a square/rectangle shape, removing the oval form from windows. The larger the hole the better, to create some extra space around the old window shape. Enough space to work with putty later on.
2) Glue in a flat thin strip of transparent styrene on inside of model.
3) Glue in a square/rectangle shape transparent styrene, outside the model, laminated with the existing strip of transparent styrene on inside, so double layered.

If keeping the new window parts larger than the old window shape it should be easier to use some putty after adding masking tape that have the shape of the old windows. The larger these new outer square/rectangle window shapes are, the easier it is to add putty to create a smooth surface, then hopefully the center part is clear enough, to mask off the final shape of the old window shape, before painting.

Afaik a common issue using Mikro Kristal Klear is that you can't sand the clear part afterwards, because the clear part is like rubber iirc. You can iirc easily remove this clear part though, just poke/pull it out. Unsure if there would be any residue left after removing the rubber like liquid clear stuff after it dries.

Treehugger
Another thing one could do with clear parts an idea:
1) Glue in a long strip of transparent styrene on inside of plane.
2) Add some kind of epoxy or something that can be sanded, without the epoxy damaging the underlying transparent styrene.
3) Idea is to use the liquid stuff to fill in the perfectly shaped holes for the windows, then sand the liquid stuff flush after it dries.

What won't work imo, is doing multiple rounds of adding liquids to create some goo that goes transparent. I think if you sand this stuff multiple times adding more liquid stuff, you get a flawed result I think. I tried something like that with gloss varnish, trying to build up a solid clear shape. Did not work as expected.

Treehugger
In this thread, and in photo #13, the guy apparently put tape outside, and poured clear resin on the inside to fill the window holes. Unsure if such resin will react and maybe eat up or warp any thin parts ala vacuum kits. I guess this can be tested with some scrap plastic if having some piece left over.

Boeing 737-530 Smart Wings 1:144 | Album by Zbynek (1:144)

Łukasz Gliński
The UV transparent resin is usually sandable (to some degree), maybe that might help?
Similarly to Treehugger I'd reinforce it with a transparent styrene from the inside of the fuselage anyway.
Or you might leave the windows open and fill them with Kristal Klear after painting - this is what I did on my Jetstream, Avanti & Yak-40. But if you want to seal it with gloss varnish, remember to keep very thin layers (guess how I learned it 🙂).
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Avanti! | Album by Woody (1:72)

DuperScale autor
Hi, thanks for the input mates. I'm quite happy with the kristal clear on the small windows and i think i do it like Lukasz said. After everything is done i do the windows as the last step.

The windscreen window could work but i think i used little to much of the kristal clear.

Mr D
Good to see a vacform 😃👍

Cuajete
Well done so far 👍

David Taylor
Watching.

J35J
Great work so far with the vac👍🏻

Mr D
Like the cockpit..👍
Lots of work but doing a 👍 job... Be rewarding when done.

Cuajete
Great (hard) job so far. Go on!

Guy Rump
Following. 👍

Chris Parsons
Very nicely done and great progress!
Keep up the great work

David Taylor
You have definitely got your work cut out.

J35J
The kit is coming together very good. You are skilled and brave!
Great to follow the journey to see the final result. 👍🏻

Dave Flitton
Wow! Keep going. it's going to work out. It looks good.

Mr D
Looking great 👍👍
Be interesting model.

DuperScale autor
Thanks for the nice comments, from far away it looks good but the fit, lack of detail and scale problems are really annoying.😅

Nicolas
That's the main reason why I've never dared to try a vacu kit before. I've learned a lot from you. Looks good so far.

Chris Parsons
Yaaaaa! that's looking damned fine!!

Skyhiker
You need to update the cover image

Michael Kohl
Yeah, much better this way. Good progress too.

Music_On
You have the patience of a saint!

Skyhiker
Yes, that looks just like a Global Eye.

Cuajete
I agree with mates 👍
@DuperScale, I'm glad you're taking up this project again.

Cuajete
Nice primer and first color 👍

Martin Weinpold
Wow

Łukasz Gliński
That looks great in that grey now, for a BroPlan kit in particular 👍

Cuajete
Very nice result so far.
Waiting for the finish 👍

Finn
Awesome, brilliant and a bunch of other nice thing to say! Congrats

Robert Podkoński
Fantastic job! I am impressed with your skills and perseverance, chapeau bas!

DuperScale autor
Oh wow, thank you guys for the kind words.

David Taylor
Looks superb.

Ben M
Well that's impressive.

Augie autor
So, as I had put before, we start with a splash of 140, then move to detailing it..

Augie autor
We do the black which I use Hu RC401 for, details picked out with artists pencils (grey and red)

some dirtying of the floor too

Augie autor
Instrument panels started, same as the rest of the tub, 140 base, rc401 for the black and then details picked out with a grey artists pencil.

Kesa Tiho
Looks really nice so far 👍

Augie autor
Thanks Kesa

Augie autor
So, fuselage is together with wings and before I go further, its that time to play the colour match dance..
So much so, while listening to some classic Huey Lewis and the News, I came up with new words for one of their songs.

Instead of "And get the honky-tonk blues" Its now "And get the color-match blues

and before you come at me, yes, I know its a cover.

Martin Oostrom
Pay attention Kesa. Augie is our resident Hairy-stick-master.

Augie autor
Lol thanks Martin, I still have no idea why everyone raves about my paint jobs.

Kesa Tiho
Hairy-stick-master......? Sounds like something from an erotic fetish video.... Im sure its some advanced building technique but i think a better name could have been picked..

Augie autor
Hairy stick is what the masters of the airbrush blow jobs call brushes

Kesa Tiho
Oh alright. thanks. But now i can't get the picture of an airbrush giving someone a blow job out of my head.. thanks.. (btw i agree with Martin, from what ive seen you are very good with paintbrushes.)

David Taylor
All hail the hairy stick LOL.

Augie autor
Thanks guys 🙂

Augie autor
Now for the most part she's together, started the paint.. Wings first because I wanted to see how the colour choices worked out..

Augie autor
Also, picture of the real bird

Augie autor
Progress is ongoing... however now stripping the paint off for the 3rd time.. having a nightmare with this.

Robert Podkoński
Watching for sure!

Augie autor
Welp, about a half a litre of paint, 5 meters of tape and this is where we're at. never have I had to strip and repaint a model more time's than this one

Spanjaard
cockpit is just as I like them to be 🙂 and a vert colorful bird no doubt, I will tag along 🙂

Augie autor
Thanks Spanjaard, I have some repair work to do in the office, the stripping has caused some damage in there.

Augie autor
Oh and for those of you insane enough to try and replicate the colour scheme... good luck,

The dark blue is actually a two coat solution to get that colour, first is Airfix (yes seriously) M27, then a thin over coat of Humbrol acrylic 104.
The grey is humbrol 128
Then the other blue is a custom mix which was a nightmare

Augie autor
So, we're nearly there, some minor bleed issues to correct then its ready for gloss coat and decals.

gorby
Interesting camo, although swirly blue would be better camo to blend in with your desk. 😄

Augie autor
Thanks Gorby 🙂 Yeah the camo is unusual which when I saw it, I knew I would have to replicate.

Mr D
Very interesting scheme 😀 never seen it before. Nice project, nice model 👍👍

Clifford Keesler
Neat scheme on that Phantom Augie.

Augie autor
Thanks m8 🙂 its been fun to paint

Clifford Keesler
I want to do mine in the Sea camo scheme.

Augie autor
I have some to do in that scheme.. good news is I can tell you the colours to use now 🙂

Clifford Keesler
You will have to let me know then.

Ben M
That is a cool scheme!

Augie autor
So been so slow with this.. but the small decals are kinda destroying me lol.. so I managed to get a whole bunch done today

Clifford Keesler
That is looking really nice Augie. Going to be a beauty.

Augie autor
Thanks Clifford 🙂 only about 300 decals to go!

Martin Weinpold
Great!

Przemyslaw Sroczynski autor
It's just the begining
Plans are for all Zumbach fighters - Model Maker decals

Robert Podkoński
Great idea! Watching with pleasure.

Nicolas
Following

Łukasz Gliński
Looks very nice already 👍

Michael Kohl
It does

Naram
following

Nicolas
Me 2

Casey Beckett
Great Start! Such a beautiful plane, always liked the P-11

Nicolas
I missed this one so far. Looks good alredy.

Łukasz Gliński
Following, that trick with separately painted stabs looks interesting 👍

Michael Kohl
I am in as well.

Robert Podkoński
Following too!

Skyhiker
Hi

Skyhiker
That looks like a really nice kit. I've never built an IBG.

Przemyslaw Sroczynski autor
Thx guys

Thomas Kolb
This looks like a great little model, and nice and clean build too. Watching with interest!

Naram
very nice very net building. I have a question on painting : how many primer you did ? looks like according to the pics you based in grey then in black then again in grey before passing to the color. another question is what color did you use on the model ? thanks a lot in advance (I have one in my stash I picked up in Rzeszow and hope to do it one day !)

Przemyslaw Sroczynski autor
Hi Naram
I put only one - black primer, sprues are grey
Underside of the wing is grey base color
I've used Hataka set

Naram
thanks !

Finn
Looking good, I'm in

Patrick Hagelstein
Good thing you didn't throw it away after all. This turned out really well! 👍 Too bad I'm not able to see it in real life this evening... 🙁

Teeage autor
Thanks for your kinds words, we will work out a sightseeing 😉.

Jan Peters
This looks strangely familiar 😂
Very nice indeed Tini!

Rui S
Looking good 👍 I'm in 😎

Rui S
Great work & presentation👍

Jakub Fiala autor
I started another quick OOB build. After a super small Spitfire, it's a small Bf-109

Jakub Fiala autor
OK, not 100% OOB. Eduard steel seatbelts added 🙂

Guy Rump
Following. 👍

Mark Sherwood
In. 👍

Thomas Kolb
Beautiful already!

Nicolas
👀

Cuajete
Nice start 👍

Jakub Fiala autor
Thank you, mates, and wellcome!

Alec K
Taking a seat for esenbáka 👍

Jakub Fiala autor
😄

David R. Meizoso
Lovely paint work!

Michael Kohl
In Police Service? Are you kidding me? What did they want to do with it?
Anyway, nice start. Peeking at this one for a nice OOB build too.

Alec K
Michael, they used them to keep deluded citizens from leaving the warm embrace of the homeland. And to interdict spies and other Western miscreans. Mostly flown by military pilots, so it was really a part of the Air Force. Czechoslovakia had a similar institution before 1939, primarily to keep Luftwaffe spy planes from infiltrating, and this continued this tradition, just against different enemies.

Jakub Fiala autor
Thank you, gents!
Michael, Alec's explanation is very accurate. There is nothing to add.
Thank you, Alec

Bohrmann
👀 Taking a seat. Another masterpiece in the making.

Łukasz Gliński
Following 👍

Jakub Fiala autor
Thank you, mates!
I completed the main build. The fit of parts is absolutely excellent 👍

Martin Weinpold
Paradne rozjety!

Robert Blaschke
Na to sa veľmi dobre pozerá. 👍👍👍

Jakub Fiala autor
Díky chlapi!

Thomas Haberl - TH SCALE MODELS
interesting topic and very promising progress Jakub! Taking a seat 🙂

Jakub Fiala autor
Thank you, Thomas!

Steve Desarzens
it looks excellent ! Well done 🙂

Patrick Hagelstein
Absolutely gorgeous! 🤩

Cuajete
Very nice job so far 👍

Jakub Fiala autor
Thanks a lot, Steve and Patrick!

Dave Flitton
Watching! I think I should send you my kits to have them built. I can't come close to this one!

Jakub Fiala autor
Thank you Cuajete and Dave!

Jakub Fiala autor
The first of the camouflage colors is sprayed

Cuajete
Nice 👍

Łukasz Gliński
Very curious what red you're gonna use

Patrick Hagelstein
Oh man! That color and those nuances look soooo cool! 😍

Martin Weinpold
Ouuuu! Krasnej progress.

Bohrmann
A quick OOB build @jakub?😉 The construction and paintwork is so well done that you would almost forget that this model is only a few cm tall. The pictures are a feast for the eyes.

Jakub Fiala autor
Thanks mates, for your comments!

Lukasz, i´m curious too 😄 I wiil try to mix it to match the red color used on decals.
Bohrmann, i thought i would be faster 😄

Skyhiker
Looks good

Alec K
Agreed, super airbrush job 👍

Alberto
It looks excellent. Love the subtlety of the shading, but you can still definitely see it on the photos. May I ask how you use that Wauchop mix on pic 18?

Jakub Fiala autor
Thank you, mates!
Alberto, i use ,,wauchop mix´´ and insignia white both the same way. First i spray camouflge color. Then i mix this color with wauchop mix and spray darker patterns (over panel lines and some random rivet lines) Then i do the same with the mix of camo color and white. Finaly, i respray the whole surface with diluted camouflage color to achieve the desired contrast. this procedure can be repeated until you are satisfied.

Patrick Hagelstein
So, Wauchop mix is a murky brown to use as a contrasting warm mixing color to the camouflage color? Whereas the white is the color for the bleached variant of that same camouflage color?

Jakub Fiala autor
Yes Patrick. I am using it this way. And during weathering steps, you may use this black-brown mix to create some dirt using an airbrush gun.

Patrick Hagelstein
Looking at your results, this might be a very interesting way to obtain some differentiating shading. Do you have a mixing ratio at hand, so I can give it a try myself? Thanks in advance! 🙂

Jakub Fiala autor
I'm sorry Patrick, i'm not able to tell you a mixing ratio. I just mixed some amount of black and brown to create some ,,dirty color". But i think, that it is not very important. For this purpose you just need some dark color. Maybe dark grey will work the same way.
This is how Chris Wauchop use his mix for postshading: chriswauchop.com/201..s-a-kittyhawk-mk-1a/

Patrick Hagelstein
No worries! I'll just mix a dirty brown concoction and experiment a bit. 😉 Thanks for that Kittyhawk link btw!

Alec K
Nice progress, šarlatová looks great 👍

Łukasz Gliński
Been waiting for that, the red looks grand 👍

Jakub Fiala autor
Thank you Alec and Lukasz!
In the end i changed a mix ratio a little bit. So, the final ratio was app: 55% C81 russet
35% H17 cocoa brown
10% LP35 insignia white

Cuajete
I agree with Alec and Łukasz. Very nice painting job.

@Jakub, thanks for the red color mix information 👍

Alec K
It's a very good looking red IMHO (on my monitor at least)

Jakub Fiala autor
Thanks mates!
I finished the airbrush gun work and applied a layer of glossy varnish. Now, i´m ready for decals.

Martin Weinpold
Luxus.

Zbynek Honzik
Really great work, Jakube! Fantastic job with the painting and tonal layers of each shade.

Jakub Fiala autor
Thank ýou Martine a Zbynku!

Nicolas
Great work so far. I like the paint job, but the decals bring her realy to life. I can't wait to see her finished. 👍

Jakub Fiala autor
Thanks a lot, Nicolas!

Cuajete
I agree with Nicolas 👍

Mark Sherwood
A nice looking bird (that is not a euphemism or a double entendre) Jakub. 🤘🥸🤟

Mr D
Nice paint tones and riveting on the wings 👍 Nice

Jakub Fiala autor
Thank you Mark 😄

Jakub Fiala autor
Thank you, Mr D! Riveting is not my work. This kit is comletely riveted by the producer

Bozo
It's more beautiful every day

Mr D
That's a good brand for you 👍👍

Jakub Fiala autor
Thank you, Bozo!

Jakub Fiala autor
Stencils and wash in panel lines applied

Patrick Hagelstein
Very subtle panel lines. 👌🏼

Daniel Klink
Awesome paint job Jakub 👍

Martin Weinpold
Ou!!! Paradni!

Łukasz Gliński
Masking over decals? You're brave man! 👍

Moreno Baruffini
Mamma mia! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Alberto
It looks very smart and clean. Great build!

Neuling
Same as Roberto!

Bohrmann
It's really fascinating to see how this model is developing, step by step. What strikes me is that you just can't tell that this is a 1/72 scale model, even when you zoom in with the camera., also considering that the ME-109 is a small aircraft in real life. It is just flawless and made with very great care. Should I be told that this is a 1/32 I would have no doubt that it is. Great work!

Jakub Fiala autor
Thank you very much, mates, for your kind comments!
Lukasz, i was definitely more drunk then brave when i was overspraying decals 😄 Of course, i screw it up, so it took two evenings to fix it 😄

Rui S
Looking good, as always 👍

Zbynek Honzik
Jakube, it looks really great!
And if I didn't know it is in 1/72, I'd bet it's in 1/48.

Jan Peters
Beautiful painting!

Jakub Fiala autor
Thank you , gents!

Lorraine Lin
Looks very OK!
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Jakub Fiala autor
I started working on the weathering.

Thomas Kolb
That is what I call beautiful painting! And a very clean and neat build too.

Alec K
Damn, looks cool. That WINGROOT!! 👍👍👍

Jakub Fiala autor
Thanks a lot Thomas and Alec!

Jakub Fiala autor
Ready for final assembly

Skyhiker
Looks good

Simon O'Gorman
This looks incredible!

Moreno Baruffini
Yes, it really looks incredible!!! Wow!

Jakub Fiala autor
Thank you, mates!

Cuajete
Great!

Jakub Fiala autor
Thank you, Cuajete!

Alec K
Gorgeous!

Rui S
Excellent 👍

Skyhiker
Top job. Congratulations

Tibor Szilvai
Absolutely Pro! 👍

Neil
Fabulous!

Guy Rump
Great job! Congrats! 👍

Jan Peters
Very nice indeed 👍🏻👍🏻

bughunter
Jakub, I must admit I'm a bit tired to see 109, because you see so many on every exhibition. But at least yours got a different livre painted on. And your build and paintwork are, as always, beyond any doubt.

Moreno Baruffini
Absolutely a top job!!!

Cuajete
I agree with the mates. Fantastic result. Top job 👍
Congrats!

Zbynek Honzik
Bughunter wrote it exactly as I feel it.
And it's beautifully done!

Jakub Fiala autor
Thank you very much, mates, for your kind comments! I really appreciate your support! Bughunter and Zbyněk, I agree with you, 109's are everywhere. But I wanted to have an Avia in this livery in my showcase. Next on the workbench is Morane Saulnier M.S. 406 and then Sopwith Camel. So I believe it won't be that mainstream anymore 😄

Jakub Fiala autor
I've uploaded all the photos of the finished model. There are probably a bit more than needed, so I hope you won't find it boring to look through them. I have to admit, I'm too lazy to decide which ones to choose 😄

builder_squirrel
amazing! I thought it was 1:48 or 1:32 scale , so much details

Mark Sherwood
Top notch, Jakub.👍🥸🤟

Jakub Fiala autor
Thanks a lot Mark and builder squirrel!

Alec K
Moc hezký Messer Jakube! Ten nátěr nemá chybu. Na toho Morana se těším 👍

Fritz01
Superb Finish and Details!

Michael Kohl
Clean and precise build with a top notch paint job

Cuajete
Simply wonderful... It can't get bored looking at those final pics.

Congrats once again, Jakub!

Mark Sherwood
Nice scheme Jakub, impressive build. 🤘🥸👍

Marek Nagy
Your skillful is 👍 and Your paint job is superb. Trochu dost me s…š 😉

Łukasz Gliński
Outstanding job 👍 Love the shading and the overpaints 👍

Ludvík Kružík
Jakub, very nice mule. Excellent finish with fine details and service wear. 👍 👍 👍
Air Force Security markings match the Avia very well. 😉

Roland Sachsenhofer autor
The 'Field Workshop' from Minicraft has been running for a while now, and now I've decided to finish it: I can use parts of it quite well when equipping the Junkers D.1 picture-documentation!
I would have liked a little more detail in one or two places - for example on the fittings of the pressurised bottles - Minicraft has a very good reputation here, but otherwise I'm very pleased with the subject matter and the kit design. The pictures show my attempt to breathe a little life into this beautiful and well-made kit parts. You should be able to find excerpts of them in pictures of completed models - so there will be a chance to see them again! 🙂

Paul Eden
Very nice. I am going to use this kit in a plane diorama.yours is beautifully painted.

gorby
Very nice! All the items look very effective and should make your completed builds look even more realistic.

Roland Sachsenhofer autor
Thank you very much, mates! Great that you like it- I wish a lot of enjoyment with this modelling project a little off the beaten track

Rui S
Beautiful work 👍

Marc .
Great work!!

Rui S
Very well done 👍 SLAVA UKRAINE 👍

Jean-Christophe Zeus
Very nice work!

mannmitbrille wasd autor
Thank you!
Unfortunately i cracked the Upper hull while drilling the cable insert for the lights.
Put it on hold for now till my temper about brittle plastic wears off.

Jean-Christophe Zeus
I know the feeling! In my case it's a lost positioning light that caused to put my Sd.Kfz. 7 on hold. It was a half-round clear part, difficult to hold with tweezers. Fling! And off it went, never to be seen again...

mannmitbrille wasd autor
Yeah I the insane search and rescue on the floor.
Lost one of the towing hooks on this kit too.
Lucky it has almost all minor parts double included.
Actually pretty good kit, the plastic is just not suited for further reworking.
Started a KV-1 for now.

Jean-Christophe Zeus
What a coincidence: I'm also building a KV-1, the 1942 model with the simplified welded turret from Trumpeter. I tried to imitate cast steel on the gun mantlet and trunnion, although I have to say you did a much better job on your T-34 turret!

mannmitbrille wasd autor
Thank you very much, I guess beginners luck.
For the T-34/76 I used Cement in combination with Mr. 500 which worked really well.
The casting was partially already on the kit (turret & MG mantlet) but it was extremely coarse and completely out of scale. I sanded it down and redid it with mentioned method above. Rolled steel was done with the same method only sanded much finer and almost to a flat finish.
Nice I started with KV-1E.
Will upload some pictures.
Did textures there as well, this time a bit different as I followed a recommendation using Cement & Tamiya basic putty.

Villiers de Vos
The surface texturing you applied came out very good. It is a technique which I wish to emulate in future.

Bruce Huxtable
Very impressed not only with the finished results, but also your attention to the smallest details! Respect 🙂

Michael Osadciw
@Villiers, Night Shift on YouTube has a great tutorial about doing the surfacing texture. It adds so much and it seems pretty simple.

Rui S
Looking Great 👍 How was the kit any issues?

Rui S
Very nice paintjob 👍