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Simon Nagorsnikyeni bir fotoalbüm ekledi.
1 31 March, 18:14
Jeremias Hyeni bir fotoalbüm ekledi.
75 6 February, 16:11
Jeremias H YazarThanks, Rui!
The tank didn't look abandoned so I opened the hatch and added details all around and inside the tank with mostly wire, metal sheets and a bit of plasticcard. I wasn't satisfied with the leaves, a lot of them were all over the place and I decided to redo them all.
Now I think everything is ready for painting.
6 February, 23:03
Tom B.Great looking scenery so far 👍 Can´t wait to see what some paint will turn this into!
1 17 February, 15:32
Jeremias H YazarThanks, Paul and Tom!
I finished the airbrushing and some details. Weathering is up next.
17 February, 15:34
Jeremias H YazarFinished for now! Sorry for being too lazy in making more wip photos. As always it took way longer and much more work than I expected.
21 February, 16:04
Bozo1/72 for ever.
Marvelous result at this scale.
Figures, tank and diorama, all are very convincing.
2 21 February, 17:02
Tom B.Absolutely fabulous result in the best scale 👍 The textures and natural vegetation elements look splendid!
Now I´m somewhat drawn to build some sort of small vignette as well 🙂 No better motivation than some great inspiration I´d say
1 21 February, 18:39
Jeremias H YazarThanks Bozo and Tom 🙂
I highly recommend it. I love these small vignettes, you can fill them with details rather quick in 1/72.
21 February, 19:54
Rui SWow 😮 I thought it was a best scale diorama. That really looks like a 1/35 dio 🤔
1 21 February, 20:34
Spanjaardfully agree with Rui, it could pass as 1/35, what a fantastic job . did you do the pslm try from scratch? it is really good
1 14 March, 21:50
Jeremias H Yazar@Spanjaard thanks! Yes, the trunk is wire around a cocktailstick and magic sculpt for texture. The leaves are also made with a wire in the middle, folded crep tape around it, cut the rough leave shape and lastly cut inside the individual "strands". Earlier wip photos might give you the idea.
14 March, 22:49
Simon SWWow! Looks just like a Francois Verlinden dio I would have seen in a magazine when I was a kid. But his were 1/35!
1 27 March, 21:40
Jeremias H Yazar@Spanjaard no problem and thx 🙂
@Simon Thanks. It means a lot to me to be compared to that! I was always amazed by the models in magazines when I was a kid and thought it would be impossible to do it 😉
@Finn thx! I was out of the hobby for a long time but painted wargaming figures occasionally.
1 28 March, 20:46
Tom B.Had the chance to view this one "in the flesh" at Euro Model Expo 👍 Did take a whole bunch of pictures as reference for some future ideas of my own 🙂
31 March, 10:54
Jeremias H Yazar@Tom B I'm happy you liked it! I also saw your works (I remember the Ka-Mi), but you weren't there when I went by. Great models!
31 March, 11:21
Christian BruerExcellent work and finish and a well deserved Gold in Master at EME 2025 👍
1 31 March, 17:52
bughunteryeni bir fotoalbüm ekledi.
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The Goblin as it might look in a museum
1:48
The little Goblin won the gold medal for 1:48 aircraft in the Master class in the Euro Model Expo 2025 contest.
proje: McDonnell XF-85 Goblin
115 11 March, 09:32
gorbyWOW, WOW and a couple of extra WOW's!
Amazing result Frank. Without doubt the best Golblin model I've ever seen.
I bet Halberd Models would love to use your photos for their marketing.
1 11 March, 09:44
Thomas Haberl - TH SCALE MODELSIt looks so weird but very nicely done - superb craftmanship 😆
1 11 March, 10:21
Ben MVery well built and finished. I wonder how they ever thought this would be a viable fighter.
1 11 March, 11:42
bughunter YazarThank you very much mates!
I added two new pictures with the protection bow and securing fabric belt. I added also dust pigments to the wheels what I forgot before.
11 March, 18:26
Alec KOutstanding work in traditional Bughunter style! And done, in what I find, an unbelievable time frame 👍
2 11 March, 18:31
Zbynek HonzikAlec K said it for me. There's nothing to add. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Actually I have something to add - great photos! 👍
1 11 March, 19:04
bughunter YazarWhat a wonderful feedback - Thank you very much to each of you 👍
gorby - your guess was right! It will appear on the Facebook page of Halberd Models 🙂
Yes Alec, I've been working on it all day - 24 hours a day! And because there wasn't enough time, I added the night. 😎 Joking aside, yes I spend a lot of time. And this winter was very warm here without snow/ice, so my airbrush sessions was not blocked by the iced roof window.
2 11 March, 21:43
Kyle DeHartOf course I had to come over and check out the glamour photos. Beautiful build and wonderful photography, as always. Such a cool build of a really unique subject
1 12 March, 01:15
Jennifer FranklinThe photos are well done to show off this stunning and unique build.
1 12 March, 01:38
Ludvík KružíkFrank, you did a great job! I have no choice but to agree with the previous posts. And frankly, when your name appears on a project, we know in advance what kind of result we can expect 😉
Congratulations on the successful completion of this interesting model!
1 12 March, 10:47
Bart GoesaertOh boy... I hope I can get my special hobby somewhere near this... a real stunner
1 12 March, 11:34
SkyhikerExcellent work as usual. I still think this is an ugly plane though. Whoever designed it must have been on a bad trip.
2 12 March, 13:34
bughunter YazarAnother big Thank you all for your kind words!
@Skyhiker The design was made under strict requirements: it had to fit into the bomb bay of the B-36! Therefore folded wings were a must, the multiple control surfaces at the tail as well and of course the hook is the visible area of the pilot. It also needs actuators for the wing and hook, four guns with ammunition and fuel, all of which need space in the short fuselage - so there was no other way than this egg design. The design was good enough to achieve good performance figures - the "only" problem was the strong turbulence from the mother plane, so it was assumed that a normal pilot would not be able to hook on back.
4 12 March, 14:05
gorbyThat's one of the reasons it's one of my favourite aircraft. It's remarkable they managed to fit so much into such a small aircraft. I think it's an amazing design.
1 12 March, 15:08
bughunter Yazargorby, the unique design and the look (together with the carrier) invited me to buy and tackle this kit.
If anyone would like to see this model live - this weekend is your chance! I will be showing it, along with others, at my club's exhibition in Ergolding here:
11. Bayerische Modellbautage (15. and 16. March, Ergolding DE)
It would be nice to see you there!
1 13 March, 17:53
bughunter YazarThank you Bernhard! Coming from a master like you this means a lot!
Do you want to see it on the EME in Lingen?
14 March, 21:50
Jennifer FranklinI absolutely love it. It is such an odd subject but you certainly did it justice.
1 14 March, 22:48
bughunter YazarThank you very much mates!
The little Goblin aroused a certain amount of interest at the exhibition today so it will travel with me to the EME 😉
1 15 March, 19:42
bughunter YazarThanks mates!
Yes Tom, this little jet will be there!
After coming home from our exhibition this evening, I decided to leave my models packed up for the EME in Lingen.
2 16 March, 19:40
bughunter YazarIt looks like I was the first one who finished the 1:48 version of the kit, so this model is now also on the Facebook page of Halberd Models, together with link to Scalemates 👍 And I got a very very kind feedback. Thanks to the folks at Halberd Models for creating this kit!
3 17 March, 21:37
Kyle DeHartThat is very cool Frank!! First one. And you've set the bar extremely high!!
1 18 March, 09:14
bughunter YazarKyle, I hope, it will generate more interest and I'm sure some more will follow, may be more in 1:32.
1 18 March, 18:08
Kyle DeHartI am following along with a 1/32 build on our forum at the moment!! Also very neat to follow along with.
1 18 March, 20:48
bughunter YazarThank you very much for your lovely comments!
Michael, perhaps you weren't expecting such a topic from my bench, but I have broadened my interests a little 🙂
1 21 March, 18:33
JohnHow did I miss this one before? Amazing result bughunter! Your work with intricate tiny details always makes me green with envy. I get fumble fingers trying to put things like tiny PE buckles on and you make it look easy.
1 21 March, 20:26
bughunter YazarThank you John four your comment!
It's clear that you can easily overlook a jet project if you only expect biplanes from me 😉
21 March, 21:21
bughunter YazarAfter a great weekend at the Euro Model Expo in Lingen, I'm now back home after a long trip.
The little Goblin won the gold medal for 1:48 aircraft in the Master class in the Euro Model Expo 2025 contest. 🙂
1 31 March, 17:15
bughunter YazarMany thanks to you all for these kind words!
@Tim Many thanks for the visit to my booth, the discussions and the opportunity to explain my models. It was a pleasure!
1 31 March, 19:59
Mid Franconianyeni bir fotoalbüm ekledi.
35 18 August 2024, 18:48
Mid Franconian YazarI call this one done. Last part of my Luftwaffe Sabre collection is completed.
1 21 February, 22:13
Mid Franconian YazarThanks Jürgen!! In fact the BMF BB+293 is the oldest one… built in 2006! Time flies! That was my first kit with Alclad paints.
1 24 February, 22:05
Thomas KolbOboy, I missed this setup. This Sabre collection looks so nice together, a true pleasure for the eyes. You have a good eye for the right amount of semi-gloss coat - may I ask what varnish you are using for it?
31 March, 19:36
Mid Franconian YazarHi Thomas, currently I use:
Tamiya X-22 thinned with Mr Leveling Thinner for gloss surface.
Vallejo Satin coat on top of X-22 when a satin finish is needed (like on the most recent built BB+133 Mk.5 Sabre - they were painted with more glossy Canadian paint).
And for a matte finish I use Vallejo matte coat. For the Vallejos I use their airbrush thinner.
31 March, 22:14
Midtens Hello, my name is Mike and I recently purchased a 21 foot tag-along trailer. I have put it together and one minor problem is that it is warped, not bad, but I can deal with it. The major issue is the axles slot on the trailer frame does not line up with the axles. My triple axle trailer was perfect, but this 21 footer needs some attention. Any help would be greatly appreciated, and like I said I have already glued it together and it is ready for paint.
31 March, 22:08
Ronanyeni bir fotoalbüm ekledi.
32 23 March, 11:26
Bernd KehmFollowing with great pleasure. From where do You get the ideas or plans for all this changes, corrections and improvements you make (mostly with sheet) at your models?
31 March, 08:28
J35JGreat and inspirational work as always Ronan. Watching with great interest as I have one in my stash. Will definitely use your build log as instruction for my future build.
31 March, 10:17
Ronan YazarMany thanks for your comments and interest for this build ,
@Bernd : i don't have plans, i just look at detail pix of each aircraft , part by part. When i was in the air force, i have shot every aircraft i could with my camera, so i have a little stock of pix 😉
4 31 March, 12:48
Naramyeni bir fotoalbüm ekledi.
2 16 April 2020, 08:35
Air noQu'il est mignon cet avion !!
Bravo, ce doit-être une maquette rare ?
Philippe.
31 March, 21:27
David Griffithsyeni bir fotoalbüm ekledi.
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My 2021 Builds
Zvezda kit with Drawdecal decals, Authentic Airliners windows and detail decals from Revaro and other sources
17 5 May 2021, 10:26
BAT21yeni bir fotoalbüm ekledi.
22 29 March, 18:02
BAT21 YazarThe build left mixed feelings – for a modern kit, the fit was disappointing in places.
The built-in 3D-printed accessories also put me in a bad mood due to poorly placed supports...
30 March, 07:32
David Wolffyeni bir fotoalbüm ekledi.
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Kenworth SAR
1:25
C1 Models LED spotlights test fitted.
proje: Kenworth T900 "Australia"
12 3 June 2022, 09:08
BozzerI'll stick around for this, if that's ok? Keen to pick up some ideas and tips.
14 May 2023, 21:47
BozzerWell I've got a few resin transkits now, so I'm interested in how you modify everything to fit, and obviously the prep work that's needed to be done, before you hit the paint booth? I'm aware that resin doesn't like certain substances, so what are you going to use?
16 May 2023, 03:23
David Wolff YazarIt's mostly a lot of test fitting. I was able to get drawings of the original including dimensions which helped. I made the mistake of accepting the trans kit instructions for some of the build steps and discovered that the front axle was 2.4mm too far forward. This was why I ended up scratch building the front springs. I use a lot of reference material (mostly from the internet) and draw to scale any parts I need to make. To take measurements I use a selection of steel rulers, compass and a micrometer as well as Tamiya tape for curved sections. I'll try and include some examples. I always wash the resin in warm soapy water and air dry. To paint I use Mr Surfacer as a primer - this helps show up any imperfections or bubbles in the resin and is also a filler. Larger holes I use either cyanoacrylate and accelerant, sanding straight away as it is much harder than the resin when fully cured. I also use Green Stuff and Mr White Putty. As the Mr Surfacer is a filler as well it dries quite evenly and only needs a light rub over with 2000 grade wet and dry sandpaper. I usually use Zero Paints over the primer as although they smell they airbrush well and are rapid drying.
16 May 2023, 14:51
BozzerExcellent information! I look forward to seeing this come together! I have a Mack F type, Diamond T, Mack R 700 and a few others, that escape my memory. I'll try not to chip in, and give everyone else a chance to comment. Thanks again buddy 👍
16 May 2023, 20:25
Ricardo Reisyeni bir fotoalbüm ekledi.
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Sukhoi Su-27UBM (WIP)
1:48
Painting the irregular blue lines
proje: Sukhoi Su-27UBM Flanker
6+ 47 20 October 2024, 20:49
Jorge FerreiraÓ Ricardo achas mesmo que essas decals 3d têm bom aspecto ? Na foto não acho.
20 October 2024, 20:56
Spanjaardthose 3D decals look good, but the details in the original cockpit look just amazing!
20 October 2024, 21:19
Ricardo Reis Yazar@Jorge, têm sim... o problema é que o cockpit tem o detalhes ainda mais definido, é mesmo lindo, o sacana...
@Spanjaard, the details in the cockpit are more crisp than the details on the decals... it breaks my heart! 🙁
@Desert Marlin, yup, quite. :\
21 October 2024, 13:21
Ben MYou might leave a comment on the 3d decal page so people know what they're getting in to.
21 October 2024, 22:47
Ricardo Reis Yazar@Ben, with GWH this is always the case, I had to do the same thing with my F-15 some years ago; Eduard has done it better, because they always have parts with details and parts that are flat, for this purpose
21 October 2024, 22:51
Ben MNice work on the line. I've never done that but definitely will give it a try sometime now that I see how well it works. I wonder if I dare use my non imbedding polishing compound or if I should get the hobby stuff.
1 12 January, 02:22
Ricardo Reis YazarThanks; I only use the traditional Tamiya compounds, they work for me, so I'm not changing 🙂
1 12 January, 02:23
Ricardo Reis YazarHello Nathan; thank you, I delayed these builds a little during Christmas time and New Year, I hope I can pick up the pace now, again 🙂
18 January, 01:34
Jorge FerreiraRicardo. Esses grampos todos para colar o avião ? Isso é da Revell ou quê ? Mais essa carlinga com riscos por limpar........mais uma boa bo......sta de kit sim senhor. Louvo-te o trabalho mas por 20 paus compro o da revell 😁😁😁
21 January, 19:46
Desert MarlinThat really is a lot of clamps! The canopy came out great! This mold line they put in the top of the glass seems to be pretty common for all the 4th generation fighter aircraft. You make it look great!
1 21 January, 20:08
Ricardo Reis YazarCaro @Jorge, the clamp is to hold the temporary canopy in place while the white glue sets, no biggie; the glass seam is a pain, but solved in 5 minutes of careful sanding and polish 🙂
1 21 January, 23:14
Jorge FerreiraOh Ricardo não são esses grampos são os outros..... Ou montaste isso mal ou o kit é mau 😁😁😁😁
23 January, 15:16
Ricardo Reis Yazar@Jorge, os outros foram para assegurar que encaixava tudo bem e apertadinho: os encaixes não são maus, mas também não são Tamiya!
1 23 January, 16:50
Ricardo Reis YazarThank you @Brontax3000; the plane is really nice, but prepare for a lengthy build
2 14 March, 22:17
Michael Kohlyeni bir fotoalbüm ekledi.
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Fieseler Fi 156 Storch strip down
1:72
proje: Fieseler Fi 156 Strip Down
4+ 78 13 October 2021, 18:52
Michael Kohl YazarThanx Mark. Happy to hear. It was no homerun and sat again and again for month until I gathered the motivation to overcome the hurdles I faced. But now I am happy to look at it.
15 October 2021, 12:24
Robert PodkońskiI am deeply impressed with your perseverance...And the effect is stunning indeed!
1 15 October 2021, 13:12
bughunterNicely done! It was a good decision to replace the closed cowling with the engine, luckily Karaya re-released the old ExtraTech sets.
One day I will solder this kit too as addition to the other stripdown kits of this series.
1 26 October 2021, 09:17
Michael Kohl YazarDanke Bughunter und Dominik.
I hope that Eduard will re-release those strip down kits with improved styrene or/and resin parts as they did with the Fokker Dr.I.
31 October 2021, 12:19
Ralf TopetersCould it be I saw this one in Lingen yesterday? It is a masterpiece of skill and concentration. You must be a Zen-master! 😉 👍 👍 👍
2 26 March 2023, 12:42
Michael Kohl YazarHi Ralf, thanks for your nice comment. Indeed, this kit tested my skills, patience and perseverance as it is very fragile and some parts, like the leading edge slats, are quite tricky to assemble. But what you have seen in Lingen must have been another Zen-Master as I happen to work this weekend. 🙂
I case you like that Strip Down stuff, you are welcome to visit my Fokker Dr. I- build too. A kit which is much easier to handle.
Fokker Dr.I strip down 1:72 | Album by panorama (1:72)
26 March 2023, 13:41
Michael Kohl YazarThanks Gorby.
I gotta take some decent pics of this model too. Somehow I always forget.
26 March 2023, 13:50
Michael Kohl YazarAnd thanks again for more likes. Am a little proud to have finished this one after the hard times it gave me. 🙂
11 April 2023, 07:02
Michael Kohl YazarThanks a ton mates for the nice feedback. Makes me happy.
@Andrei: actually it is not that difficult as the layout of the kits is quite smart - most of the time. But I admit that some steps are a tad fumbly and tricky indeed.
1 27 March, 08:18
bughunterAfter seeing pic32: looks a bit crazy, because the legs are too long -> in flight position.
I know this only as I built the 1:48 Storch from Tamiya, see how it looks like on ground: Fieseler Fi 156 Storch - A-99 of Switzerland | Album by bughunter (1:48)
Tamiya offers a accessory kit: Fi156C Storch In-Flight Land..lay Set (Tamiya 12620, 1:48) which contains a stand and new parts for a in-flight extended landing gear, so yours looks more like this.
Perhaps an excuse could be that the aircraft is very light because it is only half built and has no fuel and no cargo, so the suspension lifts it up 🙂
1 27 March, 15:09
Michael Kohl YazarThat was precisely my reasoning:😉
Otherwise I would have modified the hell out of this landing gear.
27 March, 17:30
![1:72 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17F 'Fresco' [Shenyang J-5] (Airfix A03091)](/products/img/9/4/3/1189943-17841-20-t180.jpg)
Przemyslaw Sroczynskiyeni bir fotoalbüm ekledi.
19 29 December 2024, 17:19
Łukasz GlińskiFollowing, that trick with separately painted stabs looks interesting 👍
1 20 March, 09:19
Thomas KolbThis looks like a great little model, and nice and clean build too. Watching with interest!
20 March, 19:31
Naramvery 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 !)
30 March, 13:08
Przemyslaw Sroczynski YazarHi Naram
I put only one - black primer, sprues are grey
Underside of the wing is grey base color
I've used Hataka set
1 31 March, 17:04
Живко Джаковyeni bir fotoalbüm ekledi.
10 19 January, 13:49
Живко Джаков YazarFor some reason I'm putting off painting. I'm working on some little things like the landing gear struts, exhausts, and wheels. I'm also trying to paint before I put all the guns and antennas on. I saw a video of them doing it with white glue. Keep your fingers crossed that it turns out okay.
1 30 March, 09:30
Живко Джаков YazarWelcome to the party, Skyhiker. The model is a pleasure, but check out the transparent parts. Some people complained about them. I'll be waiting to see your compilation.
30 March, 19:15
David Griffithsyeni bir fotoalbüm ekledi.
8 5 April 2020, 14:33
David Griffiths YazarThanks. The album is work in progress and I'll get round to captions eventually. The DC-9 is 1/144. It's a heavily modified Airfix kit. You can read more on Britmodeller; britmodeller.com/for..-the-airfix-classic/
7 April 2020, 09:47
Ben MCool - I'm thinking of tackling the 1:72 DC-9 soon, but it will be a mostly OOB build.
7 April 2020, 17:25
TreehuggerHehe am I actually seeing things inside the cockpit, or is this just an illusion because of decals? 🙂
25 April 2020, 13:25
Łukasz GlińskiWhat a lovely collection 👍
@Ben: I want to watch this, thinking of the same project 🙂
25 April 2020, 13:57
David Griffiths YazarThe cockpits are all done with decals from Authentic Airliner Decals in Germany. They are the best thing to happen to airliner modelling in the last 20 years
26 April 2020, 23:37
Nathan DempseyYou're right about the Authentic Airliner decals David. I bought one set and liked them so much that I'm going to buy a set for all my airliner builds.
Your builds look great! I really like that Westjet 737. Good to see more airliner builds on Scalemates!
26 April 2020, 23:59
Cuajeteyeni bir fotoalbüm ekledi.
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Hawker Hunter T.68 Project
1:72
Upper masks removed. Paint flaws need to be corrected.
proje: Hawker Hunter T.68
86 8 December 2016, 19:16
Cuajete YazarThank you very much.
About the model kit:
Matchbox Hunter T.Mk.7/Mk.F.6 kit with scratch pieces and some spare parts from other kits.
Decals will be made with laser printer.
10 December 2016, 11:31
Spanjaardlaser color printer? i been thinking on getting one for some time.... have you done those decals with it before?
3 December 2017, 09:45
Cuajete YazarHi Spanjaard, I already have them printed. They have been made by a graphic designer who makes them by order in a high quality laser color printer.
3 December 2017, 19:01
Spanjaardok, not the kind of printer you expect to have at home, right? 🙁 well, we will need to keep going to print services 🙂
3 December 2017, 21:09
John Bolligvery interesting job on your matchbox hunter . I have always liked matchbox
3 December 2017, 22:29
Cuajete YazarThank you John. Unfortunately I have to repeat the painting, because the yellow part is rough.
9 December 2017, 19:06
Mirko RömerLooks like Matchbox still offers a lot of fun to us! Thanks for presenting it!
30 March 2022, 19:45
NeilHi Cuajete, this is looking REALLY nice. Admiring the work you're completing on this kit. Following with great interest 🙂 👍
1 April 2022, 09:13
Cuajete YazarŁukasz, Guy, Ben, Lena, Daniel, Bart, Mirko and Neil... Thank you very much. Your words are very much appreciated and motivating. And many thanks too for the likes to all mates.
I have uploaded more photos with comments to show a complete progress of everything I have done from the beginning until now. I invite everyone who has seen the few photos up to now to see the album again.
1 April 2022, 10:01
Spanjaardand what a pleasure to do. beautiful scratch build skills at play. fantastic.
1 April 2022, 10:21
Robert PodkońskiFantastic work and beautiful painting scheme. Great work so far!
1 April 2022, 11:07
Thomas TVery nice, Cuajete, exactly my prey-pattern. Impressive what you make out of this ancient kit!
1 April 2022, 15:38
David R. MeizosoFantastic job, makes this build log a really enjoyable one! Your comments on pic 23 made my day ;D
1 April 2022, 17:24
Cuajete YazarSpanjaard, Robert, Thomas Kolb, Thomas T, David... Many thanks for your kind comments and nice words.
All mates are being a fantastic audience 🙂
2 April 2022, 18:16
Alec KVery nice work on a what looks like a challenging kit mate. Not sure how I missed this so far, and glad it's off the you-know-what shelf 😉
13 April 2022, 23:03
Patryk S.Looks very good so far! Great camo scheme. Your build shows that with a little love old kits are always usable and buildable.
15 April 2022, 12:30
Thomas BischoffImpressive work on this old kit and great attention to details 👍
15 April 2022, 17:49
Cuajete YazarI'm impressed by your encouraging and motivating words, Alec, Patryk and Thomas. Thank you very much colleagues!
16 April 2022, 17:40
Cuajete YazarOh Andy, you're very kind... Is there a Matchbox GB now?
Thanks for your comment 🙂 👍
11 August 2022, 17:33
SpanjaardMatchbox 50th anniversary group build (1. April until 31. December, )
11 August 2022, 17:35
Cuajete YazarIt seems so, Andy. I hope he can pick up the project before the GB ends. I have several projects stopped for not being able to attend to them now, such as the DH.88 or the U-2. But they will all come to an end, sooner or later.
The last thing I did was strip the paint to repaint due to the harsh orange peel effect the yellow had when I put on the sand colored base coat. It is not appreciated in the pics, but that was not pleasing to the eye.
Simon, thanks for your comment 🙂
11 August 2022, 18:33
Andy BallI looked through the whole project Cuajete- wow, some scratch building going off there! Masterful.
11 August 2022, 19:05
Cuajete YazarThank you so much, Andy.
It was going to be a quick OOB build at first, but I started adding a few things until it finally made life difficult for me, 😄
11 August 2022, 19:56
Dean HarpsterA real master class! Thanks for the detail on how to mold a needed part... I intend to try it on at least a couple projects. Striking paint scheme, a real standout!
22 August 2022, 04:13
Cuajete YazarMany thanks my friends!
I'm heavily impressed by your responses mates, thank you so much for these really appreciated comments!
Dean: Thank you so much. I'd like to see those projects when you start them 👍
Ronan: it is an honor to receive a comment from a scratch master like you. Thank you! 🙂
23 August 2022, 18:02
ALBERTO ITURBURU HERREROSGreat work with the cockpit, the bays and the paint! Fantastic tutorial! Thanks a lot
3 January 2023, 08:32
Cuajete YazarWow! Thank you all so much gentlemen for your nice and warm words.
Very much appreciated 👍
3 January 2023, 20:48
DickShe's a real beaut Cuajete☺️, great scheme and beautiful work on the instrument panel! My compliments!
9 April 2024, 23:28
Cuajete YazarDick and Oleg, thank you so much. Your words are very motivating. Your projects are so great!
Thanks to the mates for your likes.
16 April 2024, 19:05
Emanuele Matteucciyeni bir fotoalbüm ekledi.
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Mitsubishi A6m5 Zero Fighter - 1/48 
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Back again on an airplane after a couple of years of cars.
It's always so relaxing when the kit come togheter easily.
S...
1 31 March, 10:30
Mark Delidukayeni bir fotoalbüm ekledi.
11 28 March, 18:44
Mark Deliduka YazarThank you Ruis! Well, I started when I was seven years old, so 55 years in total.
1 28 March, 19:06
RuiCertainly an impressive collection. I love the mix of old and new in each country's vehicle park, but what's a M1 Abrams doing I the Canadian vehicle park; are they lost 😆
29 March, 01:14
Mark Deliduka YazarRui, thank you, yes I did. I'm so glad too. As for the Abrams in the Canadian vehicle park; the Canadians at one point were evaluating the Abrams for their Army and had several with their markings on them. Eventually, they went with the Leopard 2 instead. So, I added an Abrams since they did have a couple with Canadian markings.
Dave, thank you!
31 March, 18:51
DaveI was under the impression that the lost Abrams in Canada was looking for poutine.
31 March, 20:00
Ian Doodyyeni bir fotoalbüm ekledi.
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MyAlbum
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Doubt I'll use the stand though. I think I'm going to scratch build a launch pad, with all the wires, ladders and greasy...
proje: Hawk Mark IX
1 31 March, 19:49
Ian Doody YazarJust 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.
31 March, 19:55
Thomas Kolbyeni bir fotoalbüm ekledi.
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SAAB Viggen - "Thor's Hammers" - Special Hobby - Quadruple Build
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A week later, four Swedish thunderbolts getting ready for the next steps - namely detail painting of nose cones, leading...
14+ 105 15 January, 18:11
Michael KohlMe too. Already learned to better open up the RAT turbine at my Viggen. A step I lazily omitted.
2 16 January, 08:33
Thomas Kolb YazarMain assermbly done on all four models, but now I have a few days to spend sanding and filling unwanted seams and crude areas. A bit tedious, but that's what you get when you choose to build four nearly identical models at the same time.
17 January, 14:23
Mirko RömerOh my... Good luck, Thomas! 🙂
I own two of them and was thinking of a double build but rejected the idea. Thanks for the encouragement!
1 17 January, 18:26
Patrick HagelsteinWow! That's a quick build! 😳 I can only dream to build ONE kit that fast, let alone four at once!
1 17 January, 19:29
Thomas Kolb YazarMr D, no, they are pretty much the same. Most of the parts for all versions are provided in every kit. But there are some subtle differences that need attention, like the extension of the fuselage for the fighter version.
1 17 January, 22:05
Thomas Kolb YazarPatrick, haha, I am a pretty fast builder, but I am extremely slow when it comes to painting. That's where my projects usually come to a crawl.
3 17 January, 22:07
Juergen Klinglhuberwatching with interest - I love SAAB aircraft anyhow, but 4 of them in one project --great!!
1 18 January, 10:31
SkyhikerThis is more interesting than I thought it would be. The subtle difference between them are pretty cool.
2 20 January, 10:53
Thomas Kolb YazarWith only a few minutes of modeling here and there this week, it's quite a slow progress, but I am still inching closer to the finished assembly.
30 January, 20:16
Thomas Kolb YazarPrimer coat applied, a few filling errors need to be fixed. Time is unfortunately very difficult to find because of work, so the project moves very slowly for a while.
12 February, 08:46
Thomas Kolb YazarUndersides sprayed blue-gray with Mr Paint. Now let's wait a day for the paint to dry and then it's time to start working on the splinter camo. With my current speed, I expect to be finished by midsummer.
14 February, 14:15
Patrick HagelsteinOh yes, once you get used to MRP, you'll never want another paint brand anymore! I love their colors, pigmentation and general ease of use. And, as a bonus, their sheen is perfect for adding decals directly on top.
2 14 February, 15:36
Thomas Kolb YazarI am trying to find a way to avoid tiny gaps between the splinter camo color zones. I think I have figured it out - before spraying a color zone, also remove the masks for all adjacent surfaces not yet painted. Thereby a slight spray overlap is created, so even if the mask is then replaced with a tiny bit of offset, it should not be visible. Special Hobby writes something like that in the mask description, but it's written in a very obscure way.
17 February, 12:11
Frank BrzobohatyLooks great just give the corporal in charge of painting a reprimand on his record and send the plane to the flight line......do you know how much it cost to paint aircraft, lol.
1 17 February, 13:55
Spanjaardmacro is a bitch for this kind of details... if you place the model in the display cabinet, can you see that microline with wrong color? i think you can not 😉
1 17 February, 14:01
Thomas Kolb YazarI have now started to add the masks to the models. It's quite a tricky task because I need to be extremely precise with the application - even the tiniest errors will be magnified as more mask segments are added, until things no longer add up. So it's a matter of constantly realigning the segments, which makes it all rather time consuming. BTW, I noticed that the pattern has a few minor errors, but I definitely won't lose any sleep over it.
1 19 February, 20:26
CuajeteThanks for your explain, Thomas. I thinked to would be more easy to apply 👍
1 19 February, 20:33
Spanjaardthis camo is one of the most complicated to achieve and the fact that you are doing it 4 models at once... my deepest respect!
2 19 February, 21:20
Thomas Kolb YazarCuajete, Spanjaard and Łukasz, thank you for your interest! I am certainly not doing any cliffhanging on purpose - I am actually this glacially slow in reality. I also try to avoid aggravating the wifey by disappearing in my modeling man-cave for hours.
2 19 February, 21:45
Łukasz GlińskiGood and fully understood strategy 😄
As our common colleague (the one, you share initials with 😛) used to say: "Happy wife? Happy life!"
1 19 February, 22:05
Juergen KlinglhuberWatching with interest. You will master the splinter camo for sure 👍
1 20 February, 17:10
Thomas Kolb YazarI am still struggling with the masks, trying to making sure that they are applied exactly identical on all three models, which slows down the process a bit. Not that anybody except me would notice.
3 21 February, 10:59
Daniel MysakNice progress, I'm looking forward to the splinter camouflage. On my AJ-37 I used vinyl masks from DM Models, it looks like the masks you are using are a bit easier to handle.
1 22 February, 12:12
KennethI have always had the conspirational theory that the Danish air force had a secret department dedicated to making life miserable for modellers, with their odd fonts, colours and aircraft modifications. The splinter camouflage is clear evidence of a similar department in the Swedish air force.
4 22 February, 12:19
Thomas Kolb YazarDaniel, thank you! I am right now hoping that my end result will be at least in the general vicinity of your beautiful Viggen in flight!
22 February, 22:31
Thomas Kolb YazarPhew, the second color is finally on. Now it's time to cover also the dark green areas and proceed with the black.
16 March, 20:06
Michael KohlWas anxious to see how you handle the masking but see that you struggle with the three tone camo too. Cross my fingers for a satisfactory end result.
1 17 March, 08:57
Thomas Kolb YazarMichael, it is really not that difficult, only extremely time-consuming and require a very good eye-sight (or magnifying glasses). Too bad that the masks only partially reflect the actual camo pattern, I was hoping that they would be near perfect.
17 March, 09:52
Michael KohlI was wrecking my brain for a simple elegant technique to apply 3-tone camos without the need for re-covering extensively. So - yes the concept is easy, but the work is plenty. 😉. Keep it up. Looking good.
1 17 March, 10:52
Thomas Kolb YazarActually, the best method is to have two mask sets. I find that it is very difficult to do it all with just one mask set, as the masks will be slightly stretched and distorted when removed and reapplied and will no longer fit perfectly.
1. Spray the model light green.
2. Place all the masks from the first mask set.
3. Remove all masks segments except the light green ones and throw them away.
4. Spray the model dark green.
5. Add the dark green masks from the second mask set.
6. Spray the model black.
7. Add the black masks from the second mask set.
8. Spray the remaining exposed areas tan.
Also, when spraying a color, do not mask areas that you will be painting with a different color later, or you will end up with tiny strips of areas where the previous color shines through.
3 17 March, 11:41
Michael KohlMaybe to add that such a camo be best postshaded or oil rendered as the various colors have different amounts of paint layers and so preshading gives an inconsistent result.
2 17 March, 14:12
CuajeteGreat job with the painting masks, Thomas!
Thank you for the explain and the steps for apply 👍
1 17 March, 19:01
NicolasThanks for the detailed explanation Thomas. Is there a particular reason for the order of the colors? I would probably have worked from light to dark.
1 17 March, 19:44
KennethAdmirable stamina, looking forward to the inevitably great result 👍 I have Fujimi 1/72 Boeing Vertol/Hkp 4 in my stash and Swedish decals for it… even the rotor blades have splinter camouflage.. 😳🙄
1 17 March, 20:20
Thomas Kolb YazarThank you all for your interest and encouragement! Nicolas, the tan areas are relatively few and with difficult shapes that are squeezed in between the other colors, so I figured that they would be easiest to leave for last. And for the three other colors, I indeed went from lightest to darkest as you suggested. Kenneth, yes, I would love to do the Hkp 4, it looks awesome in the splinter paintwork! I am however not sure if the Fujimi is available any more.
17 March, 20:39
Thomas Kolb YazarŁukasz, thank you! Kenneth actually provided me with a link to a German web shop (Modellbau Huber) where the Fujimi was still available, so I placed an order for it. I also ordered the Swedish decal set, so I might as well check if I have some MRP splinter camo paint left. And Valium for the nerves.
2 18 March, 08:44
CuajeteWow, Thomas... It will be great to see that Fujimi with splinter camo in your hands 👍. I wanted to do the same too, but unfortunately I got another version instead.
1 18 March, 19:08
KennethLukasz, I initially bought the 1/72 Hobby Boss CH-46 by mistake and it's useless for a Swedish Hkp 4. You basically need to make completely new rear sponsons yourself, and their shape is relatively complex.
2 18 March, 21:32
Juergen KlinglhuberOMG. A lot of work in this camo scheme - I sure at the very end all the efforts definitively will pay off. I'm really curios for next pictures....
1 22 March, 12:16
Michael Kohl@pic92: ok?! That looks freakin perfect! I cross my fingers for a similar result on all surfaces on all planes.
1 24 March, 20:43
Patrick HagelsteinThose colors look awesome already! Very tight demarcations as well! 👌🏼
1 25 March, 18:31
CuajeteGreat! Fantastic result.
The great (and hard) masking effort is paying off, Thomas 👍
1 25 March, 18:44
CaptGPFA little late, but watching with interest - especially if you go insane over FOUR viggen camo jobs!
1 27 March, 00:02
Mid FranconianI take my hat off! I just would not have the patience to do every step 4 times - especially the masking (ok, 3 times here…). Great job on the masking Thomas!
1 31 March, 14:17
Thomas Kolb YazarThank you all, dear mates for your kind words. They mean a lot to me! But to be fair, at least half the cred goes to MRP for its paints - they are simply incredible to work with. For airbrush work, I cannot see myself going back to anything else again.
2 31 March, 17:53
CuajeteWow... Thomas, the patience and work you put in to achieve such a magnificent result is admirable.
1 31 March, 19:20
Łukasz GlińskiCongratulations on conversion to the lacquer paints 😄 Welcome to the club 😄
Hint: the other lacquers are great too, but might need thinning.
I'm very sorry to state that the grey one looks so incredibly dull now 😉
31 March, 19:53
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