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Johannes Schendlinger
Here are the first impressions of my current project. The F3H-2M Demon from Hobby Boss. I also install an Aries cockpit and Aries electronics bays.

Mr D
Very nice start to an interesting build 👍👍

Alan G
Some excellent work here Jeff.

Villiers de Vos
Very nice progress.

Rui
Watching, and learning so much 👍

Lei Guo
have some good ideas，learning

CaptGPF
Agree with Lei -watching and learning!

Villiers de Vos
Nice work on the spinners.

Rui S
I'm in 😎

Michael Kohl
This looks like it will be fun to follow.

Neuling
Living history! Very good diorama!

Michael Kohl
Lots of fine details. Just the diorama this tank needed.

Michael Kohl
First class dioramaa

Rui S
I like it 👍

Matti Thomaes
Me 2, very clean and detailed build.

Michael Kohl
Well done

Kesa Tiho
Nice progress so far, following
Also, do you recommend the kit? Im looking to buy it one day

strds90
It's very easy to assemble and I recommend it.
The interior is simple, but most of what you can see from the turret should be there.

Jakko ‌
That's looking quite nice. Just one thing: the inside of the turret shell would have been olive drab like the outside 🙂 The turret ring was white, but the shell was OD so it wouldn't be too obvious to the enemy when seen from above.

Michael Kohl
Promising start.

strds90
Thank you. The inside of the turret is indeed olive drab. I thought it would look cool in white, so I painted it white.

Rui S
I like it, very much 👍

Patrick Hagelstein
Beautiful build! 👌🏼

Ekki
I like it too. Well done!

Michael Kohl
Fine build

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

Roland Sachsenhofer
Thank you very much for all your feedback, mates! I'm sure you can imagine how happy that makes me! I feel motivated.... 🙂

Michael Kohl
Impressive result defying the shortcomings of the kit.

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!

Neuling
Yes!

Bohrmann
Very nice result. I love the painting and chipping effects. Will you add mud effects or leave it as it is?

Michael Kohl
Well done

Roland Sachsenhofer
These pictures start the construction of a really unusual airoplane: half boat, mainly aeroplane... it should be a 'winner'. It looks a bit like the 1920s version of a Batmobile to me....

Michael Kohl
Seen some nice models of that one. Anxious how you treat it. 😊

Neuling
Very creative work!

Jakko ‌
Ingenious way to show off the interior 🙂

Michael Kohl
Great paintjob, great detail display.

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!

Jennifer Franklin
Now I can genuinely say that your paint job looks better than the decals that were on there before... lol

Desert Marlin
Thanks Jennifer!

Dave
That looks great.

Guy Rump
Great job! 👍

Villiers de Vos
Fantastic work.

gorby
Very nice!

gorby
Nice work.

Roland Sachsenhofer
The construction of the Fiat G.50 goes quite well in principle: few parts, in general well made, but the whole thing in coarse wall thickness and rough casting. But, that has to be said, a really nice kit! I added a little detail to the resin engine block. Most of it disappears under the cowling, so here are a few pictures of it.

Cristian A
Booking my seat

Nicolas
Following as well.

Petar Žorić
Glad that it peaked your interest, grab a coffee and enjoy 😄

gorby
I would also like there to be more civilian utility vehicles in 1/72. There is a couple of Russian companies who do some old Soviet vehicles in the scale but they aren't widely available.
Hasegawa have a few in 1/35:
SCM Search: Hasegawa*

You might be able to find one or two vintage type tractors dotted around in 1/24. I thought there was a 1/24 modern tractor in the Revell range but I can't find it. These are three old tractors in their range:
SCM Search: Revell revel*

Martin Oostrom
In the wrong scale: SCM Search: *ferguson

Michael Kohl
Two more suggestions:



Case VAI & VAC tractor w/ Le.. (Thunder Model 72001, 1:72)

Alex K
There are also various Zetor tractors - even in 1:72 - check: SCM Search: Zetor
For instance: Zetor 15 "Czechoslovak Tractor" (Planet Models MV127, 1:72)
Zetor 25 'Agricultural Version' (Planet Models MV129, 1:72)

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!

Thomas Wirsching
interesting vehicle of an exotic operator. Nice work!

Géza Szekér
Thank You Thomas!

Shar Dipree
Very nice MSTA-S and interesting camouflage. 👍🏻

Géza Szekér
Thank you Shar!

Rui S
I like it 👍

Bohrmann
Very nice model and base . May I ask how dyou did the camouflage pattern ?

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!

Jennifer Franklin
It looks fantastic; I agree with everyone. Great work.

Robert Podkoński
That's an epic story. I admire your skills and perseverance. Fantastic job!

gorby
Very nice result Capt!

Mark Sherwood
I concur with all the above. 🤟🥸👍

Guy Rump
Great result! 👍

gorby
Very nice work!

Neuling
Yes!

Michael Kohl
Ah, that is a C15 to my liking. Can you loose a word or two about the kit and the surplus you used?

Villiers de Vos
Nice progress.

Alexander
Interesting subject, following.

Rv
Hello there,
Zummie is nearly ready for the paintjob. The kit's guide (see recent uploaded picture) doesn't give any reference for the colors' choice. Any advice regarding the greys (upper surfaces/horizontal surfaces) and the red (lower hull) ? (Gunze or Tamiya paint)
Thanks in advance.

Łukasz Gliński
Following

Christoph Kunz
Da schau ich Dir mal über die Schulter.

Robert Podkoński
Taking a seat, for sure!

Alex K
... sure!

Michael Kohl
Welcome mates. Happy to have you around.

Michael Kohl
Those familiar with the kit might have noticed the absence of the firewall. I simply lost it and decided that I will just omit it as it is invisible anyway.

bughunter
A very interesting plane! You made a good progress with another (parallel?) project 👍

Michael Kohl
Parallllllel, alternating. You name it. 😉

J35J
Great start!👀

Cuajete
Well done so far 👍

Michael Kohl
Thanks and welcome.

Nicolas
Great start.

Thomas Haberl - TH SCALE MODELS
Interesting build and very promising start - I´m in for this 🙂

Jennifer Franklin
Following

Michael Kohl
Moin zusammen Thomas und Nicolas.

Michael Kohl
...and Jennifer too, of course. 🙂

Nicolas
Interesting approach to simply sand the control surface structure in the primer. I'll keep my fingers crossed for a good result.

Denis Dogadov
As a base for the red color, you need to use yellow, then the red will be bright.If you put red on white, you will get just pink.

bughunter
Michael, using different primers for one top coat is my idea! The usage of my idea is geBIERenpflichtig! 🙂

Łukasz Gliński
Looks like you're the partial member of The Infanous Order of The Pink Primer 😋

Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍

Michael Kohl
@ Nicolas: I cross my fingers too. But looks like I have to do some homework before the final coat (see below 🙂 )

@ Denis: thanks for your input. I tested your suggestion on a scrab wing. With LP-7 I get a nice hue as well over white primer and pink base alike. Problem is that there is almost no difference between them. Over yellow (XF-3) the red receives a rather orange hue which I do not like for this project. But I am optimistic to finetune that and use lighter yellow or buff as base coat and see how that turns out. I'll keep you posted.

@Frank: So, se wollen erheben ne kleene GeBIER?!
Da trifft es sich ja gut, dass mein diesjähriger Adventskalender aus 24 Flaschen feinem fränkischen Bier aus 24 verschiedenen Brauereien besteht. Es wird mir eine Freude sein, ein-zwei-drei mit Dir zu teilen - in N?! In M?! Gruß 🙂

@Lukasz: I applied, but as PartPrimerer I am only allowed into the Entree so far. Full membetship pending. 🙂

Welcome Guy

Denis Dogadov
Yes, I will be interested in what your red color will turn out to be. I recently painted small parts red, but there was a noticeable difference in color, depending on the color of the soil. Perhaps your LP-7 is better.

Michael Kohl
I tested a couple of base coat variations for LP-7. A nice combination in my eyes is achieved when using Mr. Hobbycolor H413 yellow as base for the darker areas and pink (Tamiya X-17) for the lighter ones. But that would have meant to redo the whole base paint. So I stuck to my combination and mourned the loss of contrast.

Mark Sherwood
Looks good to me Michael. 🤘🥸👍

Cuajete
Me 2! 👍

Jennifer Franklin
That is a gorgeous colour red

Christoph Kunz
I say the same as Mark and Jennifer. 👍

Łukasz Gliński
Add some white today and it will be perfect Xmas gift just in time 😋

Jennifer Franklin
There's the white! Perfect Xmas gift.

Jakub Biganovsky
Really great job. I appreciate your approach.
I didn`t test different base color. I used GS Aquarius H23 at first piece at black surfacer, and it wasn`t fine. I will use gloss yellow at 2nd piece.
How did you do such perfect wing bottom side. It looks really nice. I had relatively big gap there and some residual step although I precisely brushed big material layer out from both wing half. Maybe, the used glue did a step at the end.
I thing, that this, wings bottom, is weakest part of this model although, as you ar writing, engine nacceles also need some attention.

Bernhard Schrock
A nice red! 🙂

Michael Kohl
Welcome mates and thanks for your encouraging and funny comments. Bottomline I am quite happy with the shade of red. I just haven't made up my mind about how gloss it should appear finally. If I would have had access to a cutter I would have scanned the bigger decals and cut masks for painting the letters.
Now what's left are the tail skid and a few bits and pieces at the wings and the stabiliser.

@Jakub: wing assembly requires some scraping and dry fitting. With super thin cement I didn't encounter any issues afterwards. But there still remains a considerable gap towards the flaps and ailerons which I filled with super glue.

Mark Sherwood
By Gum. That's a lovely looking aircraft. Kudos Michael. 🤘🥸🤟

Danny Ray
This Border models limited edition cutting Matt came with the Crusader Mk III I bought for my Murphy memorial build. It's too good to cut into in my opinion!!

schecter87
Hi! I Just finished the same model and it was quite interesting. Will be interesting to follow your progress.

Michael Kohl
Following too.

Antoine Meylan
Reprise du projet Ducati 916 après une pause "cadeau de noël pour mon père" (voir mon projet Lancia 037)

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
👍

Neuling
Well done! Are the white paint dots made by Prague protesters?

Leo Grenz
thanks, yes. That was the idea

Neuling
🙂

Rui S
I like it, very much 👍

Neuling
Good camouflage paintwork!