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Nicolas
Looks good so far.

Oliver
watching! I like this

DerMattes
Following, looks great so far!

CaptGPF
Ditto

Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍

Nicolas
Very good looking Result, Congrats.

CaptGPF
Love the extra details you put into this kit - the results are definitely worth it!

David Guzman
Thank you @CaptGPF, yes I thought put somes upgrages to this kit worth it.

Mark Sherwood
Love the weathering Lukas. 🤟🥸🤘

Martin Weinpold
Parádní!

Thomas Haberl - TH SCALE MODELS
Nice weathering. Never did a tank, ... but weathering tanks is masterclass to me and you did great in this 👍👍👍

Olivier
Nice result !

Lukas Muller
Thank you guys! It's not finished yed i want to add some stowage. Also some steking oil and gas marks. Will see 🙂

Jesus B
Good Job! Nice weathering

Spanjaard
it looks amazing, are you planning some base as well?

Lukas Muller
Thank you! not yet, because i don't have space for it 😄 this is why i prefer 1/72 scale 😄

CaptGPF
Thank you for showing us the step by step! The detailing and weathering is superb!

Thomas Haberl - TH SCALE MODELS
I first thought you make a joke, but you are serious when telling is it's not ready? Crazy ... if I ever do a tank, I know where to look for superb reference 👌👍

Lukas Muller
Yes i'm serious 😄 but no worry i wanna add just some stowage and small details thats it. Stowage is all the time problem for me because i do't know how to arrange everything or what kind of stowage to use 😄 So i thinking long long long time when i decide 😄DD Thank you Thomas for your feedback I appreciate it.

Shar Dipree
Great work! Phantastic weathering. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Rui S
Excellent Paint job 👍

Pietro De Angelis
Beautiful job, congrats!

Mr James
Gorgeous...! What a wonderful job you've done painting and weathering this beauty 🙂 There looks to be many layers of excellent weathering techniques. Bravo Lukas 🙂

Jennifer Franklin
Very nice work! The weathering is remarkable.

Doubtingmango
That texturing is beautiful

ALBERTO ITURBURU HERREROS
Great job

Neuling
Heavy but convincing wear and tear effects on this Easy Eight! 👍

Bohrmann
Superb painting and weatrhering. Jaw-dropping good.

Jennifer Franklin
Very nice!

Robert Podkoński
What a beautiful livery. Watching!

Jay Dubya
That's a nice one, Ray

Ray Seppala
Thanks guys, now finished

Jennifer Franklin
I need more photos, how did you get here? 🙂

Mr James
Hi Jennifer. I had trouble uploading the pics from my phone have lost everything I tried to upload 🙁

James C
Tidy work. Following 👀👍

Mr James
Cheers James, I'm annoyed I lost all my progress pics. Only weathering left

Jennifer Franklin
Well, the weathering is impressive. You guys make it look so easy.

Mr James
Thanks Jennifer, The turret was a couple of days work. I've watched a lot of videos

Leszek Cader
Wow Mr James! The weathering is a master class, my respect! I like pic 14 with this rusty hole on 0, this makes the whole marking extremely realistc. 👍

Mr James
Well thank you Leszek, how very kind of you to say. As I've said before, I've watched a lot of videos and try to emulate the techniques I see. Weathering is becoming my favourite aspect of modelling so far.

James C
The weathered and worn winter white wash looks really impressive 👍

Mr James
Thanks James, much appreciated from your good self.

Leszek Cader
Welcom on board! I too prefer this part of the hobby than counting rivets... Following your projec, I guess it will end with regular winter diorama? 🙂

Michael Hickey
Nice work Mr James.👍

Mr James
Yes Leszek, I'm going to build a scene for it. Havent decided what yet. I'll have to master figure painting next though... That will be challenging. :-0

Mr James
Thank you Michael. Greatly appreciated.

Rui S
Very nice weathering work. Looking great 👍

Mr James
Thanks matey, great coming from you. Not that long to go now {-) he says...

Rui S
Looking forward to see it on a Dio 🤔

Mr James
I'm open to suggestions, I've got that Precision ice and snow kit I want to use after seeing your Finland dio.

Rui S
Nah, leave it to you, just thinking "Tigers on the mud" 😉

Mr James
Yeah, mud and snow should be easier then grass and trees... 🙂

Rui S
Google it, if you want I can send you the book.😄 😎

Mr James
just had a look. Great pics of what I could see

Jennifer Franklin
Seeing it on a dio would be great 😛

Mr James
Thanks Jennifer, I think I've got one in mind now after looking at a few ww2 pics.

Simon Nagorsnik
Really nice winter camo!
Good job so far 👍

Mr James
Thank you very much Simon.

Leszek Cader
If I may suggest - Ardennes Offensive. I guess Tigers took part in these strugglings too...

Marius
Very well done weathering! I love it!

Mr James
Cheers Marius, much apricated and glad you liked it

Mr James
Hi Leszek, I dont think I've got the skills for trees. I suppose I could hide them under layers of snow 🙂
I've earmarked a couple of muddy road scenes from WW2 pics.

Juskifo
Look at that ❤weather
I love it👏

Mr James
Why, thank you so much Juskifo. Much appreciated from your good self.

Gary Curling
Lovely winter camo.like the bent back mud flap at the back

Mr James
Cheers for that Gary. I must crack on and finish it before the weather changes and my other hobby kicks in... 🙂

Derek Rothfus
This is freaking awesome James! The weathering is so realistic. Love all the rust and grime.

Mr James
Why thank you Derek. Much appreciated. Credit has to go to Tamiya weathering set B and Vallejo rust washes.

Pietro De Angelis
I'm agree with all, weathering really incredible, congrats!

Christian Bruer
Excellent paintwork and weathering 👍

Mr James
Thankyou for your comments Pietro and Christian. Nice of you to say its looking good,

Nathan Dempsey
You're a weathering magician. Beautiful work.

Mr James
Ha... thats pushing it... But thank you for kind words Nathan 🙂

Alberto
Very convincing weathering, great work!

Mr James
Thanks Alberto, Much appreciated

Schwarzadler
Well messed up😉

Mr James
He he, going for that 'been around the block' look 🙂
Thanks Schwarzadler

Spanjaard
really impressive weathering. wow

Mr James
Why thankyou Spanjaard. Nice of to say so

Mr James
Thanks Xa Char for your many likes

Guy Rump
Your weathering is very impressive! 👍

Neuling
Looking forward to the winter dio .............

Pepe
Gran trabajo.... Me gusta el efecto de la torreta

Mr James
Thanks Guy for saying so.
Neuling, I've cut the base but need some filler or grout or something for the undulations
Thanks for the kind words Pepe. I'm happy with how the turret turned out

Andy Heim
Very nice rust effects! Wow!

Mr James
Cheers Andy. Just pigment and Vallejo light rust wash 🙂

Mr James
Cheers Conner, glad you liked it

Mr James
Cheers Lenny, glad you liked it

Mr James
Thanks Mark and Henry for your likes 🙂

Tommy Agne
COOL 👍!!! Very nice weathering👍.

Fritz01
Another fantastic paintjob. Thanx for explanations of technics you used.

Mr James
Cheers Tommy, glad you liked it.

Mr James
Thanks for saying that Fritz. I like to see how other modelers work their magic, so hope it may aid someone maybe? 🙂

Mr James
Cheers for the likes Neil 👍

Gary Curling
Looking forward to seeing the dioarma for this super model

Stephen Lesley
This is weathering on another level. I am speechless! I can almost smell the oil/petrol and have a subconscious urge to scape the mud off my shoes. 🙂

Mr James
Cheers Gary, when I get back from this stint of work, I'll push on with the dio.
Ha, brilliant comments Stephen 😁 Thanks mate 👍

bruno egral
Houa ! Superbe.

Mr James
Merci Bruno. 🙂 and thankyou for all the likes

DuperScale
Every mm on the model received attention from you, perfect weathering. 👍

Mr James
Thankyou for saying so Duperscale.

CaptGPF
I agree with everyone - top notch weathering! The rust effects on the spare treads really stood out for me. how long does it take you to do this level of weathering?

Mr James
Thanks CaptGPF, The weathering side of modelling is what I look forward to the most. I look at a lot of better modellers work, mostly on this site, and try and copy what they've done. I'm constantly going back over a period of time, adding little touches here and there, so I would say I spend weeks after its painted, decaled, varnished and oil washed.

Guy Rump
Excellent work and superb weathering. 👍

Mark Sherwood
Inspires me to build a Tiger 1 again. But I have summink ' on and a defrustration build too, on saying that. A very nice Tigger' Mr James all round. 👍🥸🤟

Michael Kohl
Dirty work of the convincing kind.

Mr James
Thankyou Guy, Mark and Michael for your kind words. Much appreciated 🙂

Doubtingmango
Great finish James! The rust and filth is spot on

Nathan Dempsey
Always love seeing this one come up in the feed.

J35J
Always a pleasure & inspiration to see your work! Great stuff👍🏻

Mr James
Doubtingmango, Nathan and J35J, I thankyou for your kind comments. Having recently looked at some excellent winter tiger builds, I do wonder if Ive overdone it a bit.

gorby
WOW! Stunning weathering.

Neil Patrick
Fantastic work! I love the weathering. Lifts the good old Tamiya kit to a much higher level. Am I right this is the vehicle in the photos of Wittmann in winter 43/44?

Mr James
Thanks Gorby, glad you think so.
Yes Neil, I believe Wittman was assigned S04 on the Eastern front in 43/44. Loads of excellent builds of this vehicle out there. I'm now painting the figures for it.... and struggling.

Arif Saeed
Fantastic result, Love the weathering 👏👏

Mr James
Thank you Arif. Nice of you to say so 🙂

Mick Burdett
Cracking work puts my work in the shade !!

Mr James
Thanks Mick, I wouldn't say that matey

Dom S.
Nice work 👍

Mr James
Cheers Dom

Kesa Tiho
I mean this literally when i say my jaw dropped the second i saw that tiger

Mr James
Ha ha, Well thankyou Kesa. 🙂

Vincent Uijtendaal
Awesome work also!…how do you get yr paint to crackle up like that?

Mr James
Thankyou Vincent. Nice of you to say so. I used a couple of thick layers of cheap hairspray. I then left the water on top for quite a bit and it started to crackle.

Vincent Uijtendaal
Cool!…thanx!

Jennifer Franklin
There are some impressive weathering techniques on display!

Mr James
Thanks Jennifer. I do like a bit of weathering 🙂

John
Very cool 👍 The weathering is top notch. I really like the cracked whitewash on the turret roof but the whole thing pops!

Mr James
Thankyou John, much appreciated

Geert
Master at work

littleblackbear
Dude this looks SO good. I am thoroughly impressed at the work you've done here.

Mr James
Ha Geert 🙂 I dont think I'm anywhere near a master.

Mr James
Cheers Littleblackbear, Its much appreciated from a top modellers like yourself and others. I'm slowly getting round to finishing this bloody thing 🙂

Mike Siemers
That is a perfectly beat up and throughly dirty Tiger. Great job!!!

Randy Kriegel
Looks awesome 👍

Mark DeBacker
Exceptional finish/weathering Mr James. Did you use shoe laces to simulate the insulation on the Feifel filter trunking? Forgive me if you have already answered this.

Mr James
Thanks for nice comments Mike and Randy, Its much appreciated.
Thanks Mark, the build is straight out of the box as they say. The insulation is what came with the kit. I think it stands out with the white wash and oil wash.

Gary Curling
Hi,just a little note about the fire extinguisher,they apparently not red,but the same colour as the tank,or grey.I think we all make this mistake on our model tanks. I did the same on my cromwell tank.

Mr James
Thanks Gary. I realised this after seeing a few builds on this site. The lack of true colour pics of German armour doesnt help. 🙂
I'll rectify this when I finish this off and add the aerial along with some stowage.
I also think upon reflection, that I've overdone it with the weathering after seeing better Tiger builds on here.

CaptGPF
With all due respect, Mr Jame, your weathering is perfect IMHO!

Nathan Dempsey
The weathering is still a feast for the eyes.

Mr James
Ha, how very kind of you both. Thankyou CaptGPF and Nathan. I'm happy with my effects, but when I see excellent builds on here of the same subject, I cant help but reflect upon my own work and see where I can do better. The grass being greener and all that 🙂

David Taylor
Nice.

Snake Plissken
As others have said, the red fire extinguisher is an anachronism for WW2; anything bright red like that isn't tactical. Unless this is a modern scene with a museum tank?

Mr James
Thanks Dave.
Thats right Snake, to be rectified

Gary Curling
Some tigers went through hell,so ended up filthy.All that mud on the russian front was realy bad.We all have different slyles to our modeling and changes on each model.The more we make the better we get.

Desert Marlin
Looking great Mr. James!

Mr James
Thanks again Gary and thankyou Desert Marlin, 🙂

JW
Love the work you've done on the weathering and finish. Amazing how a chunk of plastic can turn into worn plates of steel.

Nick Dragone
Nice work. My approach to weathering is to stop before I feel I could do a little more. I think you accomplished that. Good work

Mr James
@JW - Praise indeed, many thanks.
@Nick Dragone - Thanks Nick, good advice.

Jennifer Franklin
Incredible.

Jennifer Franklin
I likewise missed this one starting, following now.

Clifford Keesler
Welcome Jennifer. I need to upload the rest of the in progress photos, I have just not gotten around to it. I started the decals today.

Jennifer Franklin
Oooohhh, definitely upload them.

Nathan Dempsey
I love a Hobbycraft build. Following!

Clifford Keesler
Welcome Nathan.

Clifford Keesler
I got the wash on it today, just need to remove it.

Clifford Keesler
This one has legs now. I had to remove the canopy, I had to drill out the holes for the nose gear mounting pins as the holes were to small and I drilled through and hit the sear which promptly came loose and was rattling around in the nose. It was actually a good thing though as the inside of the cockpit and canopy were full of sanding dust, so was able to clean that out. I forgot to put any nose weight in it, but luckily with the canopy on and drop tanks installed it sits on the nose gear. Just need to add the final touches and it will be finished. I will get more pictures tomorrow.

Nathan Dempsey
Looking good Clifford. Looking forward to the finish.

Clifford Keesler
Thank you very much Nathan, it is turning out better than I thought it was going to.

Pietro De Angelis
From what we can see fantastic work,
congrats!

Clifford Keesler
Thank you very much Pietro De Angelis.

Alberto
Looking very nice so far!

Clifford Keesler
Thank you very much Alberto.

Jennifer Franklin
Coming along nicely.

David Taylor
We could really do with a new Puma in both scales 72 and 48.Well impressed with the detail.

Juergen Klinglhuber
Ok. Cool.
First row I see, but mates will show up soon....👍 following.

Michael Kohl
Ronan builds, I follow. Another fine heli in the making.

Ronan
Many thanks,
As always i will pay my attention to the outside of this helo

Marco Gallmann
Following too

Spanjaard
I am in too

Harry Eder
Following 😉

Cuajete
Me 7!

Guy Rump
Following. 👍

Matthew A
Ditto

Hajo Lippke
This is going to be another epic build! As for the kit: I'm currently building an Airfix Puma and still find it a suitable and wonderful kit....

Łukasz Gliński
Another gem in progress 👍
PS. Rescribing and re-riveting, aren't you?

Ronan
The kit is old but not so bad, i sanded it entirely before re-riveting

Florian H.
nice progress 🙂

Cuajete
Very nice detail, as always! 👍

Ekki
Following.

Живко Джаков
I'm here. I am very interested in this project!

Zsolt Czegle
I take a seat and watching !

Dominik Weitzer
great work!

Finn
Watching with interest

NICOLAS GRANDMONTAGNE
Encore un beau projet!
Hâte de voir la suite 😀

Ronan
Merci,
Ça avance doucement 😉

Laurent VILLANUEVA HELLER ForEver
super !:je vais suivre de très près

Laurent VILLANUEVA HELLER ForEver
wow je suis impressionné par ce que tu utilises en Carte plastique

Ronan
Et bien pas tant que ça, je trouve..
Je n'ai refait que le minimum à l'intérieur, du coup les ajouts sont juste extérieurs

Laurent VILLANUEVA HELLER ForEver
tu les trouve ou tes "gros bidons"?

Rando Dude
Interesting subject and great work. Following.

Ronan
Je les ai acheté chez AVM scale models au chili, avec les EAP

Mr James
Lovely work going into it. Bon travail.

Jennifer Franklin
Following 👀

Ronan
Many thanks

Łukasz Gliński
I have to admit I prefer the round oldschool Puma nose. Nevertheless your detailing is jawdropping as usual 👍

Ronan
Me too, Łukasz 🙂
But most of french air force puma have the ugly nose, so ...
In my humble opinion , the RAF pumas are nicer

Laurent VILLANUEVA HELLER ForEver
top , pas de frais avec le Chili? et en combien de temps?

Ronan
10 jours entre commande et livraison, sans frais de douane

Laurent VILLANUEVA HELLER ForEver
cool , et le detecteur avant tu l'as fait ?

Harvey H.W.
Really convincing build！I'm in!

Ronan
Non je l'ai fait faire en impression 3d par un gars il y a déjà plusieurs années.
Thanks Harvey

Sergej I
Awesome build!!! 👍

David Taylor
Wow really coming along,great detail.

Ronan
Many thanks 👍

Laurent VILLANUEVA HELLER ForEver
beau rendu ...dommage qu'un kit de detecteurs ne soient pas en vente pour nos pumas et cougar ...

Ronan
Oui c'est vrai, il y aurait plein de kits à sortir en résine, hélas ça n'intéresse pas les grandes marques

Juergen Klinglhuber
Your copter build is fantasic Ronan. Your detailing is awesome. 👍

Ronan
Many thanks Juergen

Bernd Grün
Outstanding build! It's always a pleasure to watch your projects. Congratulation! 👌👌👌

Ronan
Many thanks Bernd 👍

Laurent VILLANUEVA HELLER ForEver
top !

Jean-Louis Durand
Bravo ! Very impressive !

Tibor Szilvai
Amazing build! 👍

Michael Kohl
very fine progress.

Cuajete
Great job so far with the scratch and painting job 👍

Ronan
Many thanks , mates

David Taylor
Superb work.

NICOLAS GRANDMONTAGNE
Très beau travail!
Hâte de le voir avec ses pales! 😉

MIG1981
🤯

Mr James
Very well painted and lovely touch of weathering.

Ronan
Many thanks, i will work on thé landing Gear soon

Ronan
The puma is on its wheels

Laurent VILLANUEVA HELLER ForEver
wonderful; j'adore !

Rui S
Looking Great 👍

Michael Kohl
Oh boy. This will be another stunner from your workbench.

Ronan
Many thanks for nice comments,
I would like to dedicate this build to my friend Jo... 😉

bughunter
Very clean work 👍

Guy Rump
Excellent build. 👍

Łukasz Gliński
Another gem in your collection 👍

Rando Dude
One word: Marvelous! 👍

Harry Eder
Great job! 👍

Neuling
Excellent work again.

Ronan
Many thanks, mates 👍

Zsolt Czegle
Awesome build with awesome outcome (as usual)!

Bernd Grün
Outstanding build and detailing! 👌👌👌 It's a pleasure to watch it.

David Taylor
Perfect.

Cuajete
Wow... Great job. Fantastic SA-330.
Congrats!

Rui S
Yap excellent outcome 👍

Ronan
Many thanks , mates 😉

Transall NG
What a work !

Eric Duval
Magnifique 🤩

Ronan
Merci Eric 😉

NICOLAS GRANDMONTAGNE
Bravo, encore une superbe pièce! :-D

Ronan
Merci 😉

Juergen Klinglhuber
Again a great work done on this Puma - 👍

Laurent VILLANUEVA HELLER ForEver
LE TOP du PUMA!

Felix Troschier
Stunning work. What about the blade pitch links? Removed for blade fold?

Ronan
Many thanks
@Felix : yes the pitch links are removed for blade fold because the blades must be able to rotate on the axis at the same time as they pivot backwards

Massive Attack
Salut,
Je cherche les echappements de Heller pour le Cougar (Opresseur IR).
De quel kit viennent-ils?
Et merci pour ton travail brillant!

Ronan
Salut,
ils proviennent du coffret Heller " Opération PAMIR ".
Il faut juste pouvoir en trouver un...

Jennifer Franklin
Salut,
That looks amazing!

Erik Leijdens
Started a big kit! This one is laying around in the stash for a while now. Looks like a nice kit, will be oob. Kept the cockpit simple as it will hardly be visible.

Jennifer Franklin
I love your cat!

J K
Love the detail in the cockpit. Also love your watcher.

Erik Leijdens
Thanks mates! My cat is always watching what I'm doing 😎

Dave
Details in cockpit look good and I see that your supervisor is keeping an eye it.

Lost_Erik
Nice cat too!

Dave Flitton
Watching.

bossy122
That black needs a little touch up on the chest area. Otherwise, beautiful finish.

Gary Victory
Nice start Erik. Loving the furry supervision.

DerMattes
Watching!

Lebloge
My supervisor has the same look... like: you can't afford to make a mistake 🫡

Cuajete
Looks like a nice furry supervisor. Following!

Landlubber Mike
Nice start so far! I have the kit in the stash and was looking at it the other day thinking I might start it in the new year.

Love your project manager too! He looks very serious!

Erik Leijdens
Welcome all!! Nice to see this kit gets so much attention already! My cat Kitty likes it too 😄!

Remco van Haren
Following.

Alec K
Wow, a BIG one! Following along 👍

Dave Flitton
Still watching!!

gorby
Looks like an interesting build to follow. 🙂

Nicolas
I got this kit in my stash too. So I'm following with interest. 👍

Treehugger
I had no idea such a seaplane existed. How did I miss this?

Łukasz Gliński
Following this Behemoth 👍

Erik Leijdens
Thanks mates nice to see you all!!

Mr D
Now this is a nice interesting project with a luck 🐈‍⬛ cat as supervisor 😄.
Nice interior work, would like to follow up on this one.
Good luck with build 👍👍

J35J
Great start! Following with interest👍🏻

Ben M
👀 I love flying boats.

Eelco Gregoire
Great start Erik!

Marius
Erik, good to see in the first picture you have expert advice for this project.

Jan Peters
Not my cup of tea, but very interesting to see how you tackle this huge plane.
And being a cat lover myself, its always fun to see Kitty inspect your proceedings 🐈‍⬛

J K
Coming along.

Erik Leijdens
The fit of the parts is pretty good on this kit but the halves with the engines do need some work. Also, the parts with the exhausts are moulded in 2 halves but therefore shows a seam which needs to go. This is because of the moulding process I think to create the tiny exhausts.

Jennifer Franklin
The seam sounds frustrating, there is great progress so far.

Erik Leijdens
Dryfitted the wings which fit very good. They only need some support to prevent them from sagging.

Alec K
Man, this project is clipping along! Very nice progress Erik 👍

Erik Leijdens
Thanks Alec, this is a really nice, easy to build kit. A bit of monster due to it's size off course! Also nice to build a kit without any conversions etc, just old school straight from the box.

Cuajete
Well done so far, Erik 👍

J K
Loving this so far 👍

Живко Джаков
This black cat has a very bad eye. I'm not sure he likes the model. My son's white cat is staying with us temporarily. I keep him away from the models. I think the seaplane runs great. Are there any problems with it?

Michael Kohl
Massive

Erik Leijdens
Thanks mates!
@ Живко, well the kit is quite good fit wise. Only negative thing I can point out at this moment is the engineering of the exhaust parts, they are in 2 pieces which creates a seam that should not be present. This takes a bit of work, times 6 😅

Живко Джаков
I really like big seaplanes. And this one is a "big" temptation.

Landlubber Mike
Coming along really nicely. Looks fantastic!

Thomas Bischoff
missed this! I join the show - I am not too late for the paint job 👍

Erik Leijdens
Already on to the paint job; sprayed some RLM65 on the underside. Next up is RLM73

Pierre Pierre
look like a monster

Skyhiker
Looks good

Jennifer Franklin
starting to look really good.

Łukasz Gliński
Welcome to the first kit in my life that I can call overengineered for sure.
The white parts are scratched to take the place of PE parts or offerings to the carpet monster (did I mention I have no carpet in here?)
Cockpit solely contains 21 parts (including PE) + decals (fuselage walls not included) 😮
You have been warned.

Friedrich
Following with interest! Happy new year

Alec K
Sweet! Taking a seat.

Robert Podkoński
Watching with pleasure 😉

Cuajete
Woww... I like the overengineered from Łukasz 😉
I can't resist to follow it 😛

Łukasz Gliński
It will be slow, I can assure you 😄
And I might need stronger magnifying glasses too 🙁

Gary Kitchen
Following too!

Juergen Klinglhuber
I will participate too,....

Nicolas
I'm in, good luck with this kit (and your non-carpet monster).

Łukasz Gliński
Welcome Gents to this very frustrating project.
The designer(-s?) went full ahead towards the full compliance with the original as far as I can see.
There is maybe 1/4th of the cockpit visible now (w/o the canopy!) and they really think that a plastic mast glued to transaprent windshield can withstand the rigging.

Cuajete
Łukasz, I think it would have been better to make the Amodel's kit because of the great experience you have with those hard old tools, 😛

The last part with the mast and rigging seems very complicated. It might be better to drill a little carefully into the windshield so as not to glue the mast flush and try not to make it too weak with the wire tauting.

Łukasz Gliński
True señor, considering starting a Hansa Jet or sth like that next 😄
And regarding the mast - this is exactly what I did - drilled a 0.4mm hole to insert 0.3mm tube, squeezed flat on the inside part (the outer part will be made flat later).
The only problem was - I damaged the PE gunsight inside, so I had to rob one from the second kit in the twin set.

Bernhard Schrock
Interesting type of AC. Watching

Łukasz Gliński
It can be considered the very last branch of the Polish gull-wing family - the rear fuselage and tail were incorporated from P.24 licence production line.

Cuajete
Well done, Łukasz! 😄 👍

Jennifer Franklin
Following!

Stefan Schacht
nice start, count me in.

Łukasz Gliński
Welcome Jennifer & Stefan!
I finally started spraying the main colours, the first layer being the famous pink primer 🙂 and RLM04 soon after.
Warning to all future builders: watch out for the cowling, in my case the fit was appaling.

Łukasz Gliński
Well, the detailing of this kit kept me frustrated more and more - so it landed on the shelf of doom.
It turned out I wanted the fuselage band to be too yellow and I flodded the damn rivets. And then when trying to wash the paint off, I took wrong bottle (Mr Hobby Tool Cleaner instead of the levelling thinner) and I melted some rivets completely.
No idea when I'll go back to it, maybe if I buy a very tiny riveter, who knows...
Thanks for watching

Robert Podkoński
Sorry to hear that...

Thomas Kolb
Oh no, what a pity! 😥,

gorby
That's a shame, it was looking very good.
Galaxy Tools do a good and reasonably priced riveting tool which I would recommend:
scalespot.com/review..axy-rivet/review.php

Łukasz Gliński
Many thanks mates.
I'm looking at various riveters, but the fact I can barely see the rivets in 1/72 makes their restoration a challenge on its own.
I definitely need a break from that kit, perhaps I should switch to this one (being A-model mold actually) 😛
IAR-80A (SOVA-M SVM-72013, 1:72)

Cuajete
It's a shame to read that, Łukasz 🙁

It was meant to be. Felicia is calling you 😛
Maybe you can use some parts in the Amodel/SOVA kit.

Alexander Grivonev
That looks totally salvageable. I have the Galaxy tools riveter too, it is quite usable. Bought mine from eBay directly from China

Thomas Kolb
Łukasz, yes, probable salvageable, but I know the feeling when you just cannot make yourself backtrack your steps and rather start over again.

Łukasz Gliński
I'll have a closer look at the riveters, I promise. Not sure my sight will follow, I might need some magnifying glass too.
Let's see if my budget can cope with both 😄

Nicolas
What a pity.😭
I hope you will continue work some day.

Jennifer Franklin
I am sad to see you stop this project, it's a pity, hopefully some day.

bughunter
After the dark and rainy last few days, I had a bit of luck today for the final outdoor shots.

gorby
Absolutely fantastic! Lovely little thing.

bughunter
Thanks gorby!
I added now some pics made inside a light tent, as they show the details better.

Robert Podkoński
Beautiful!

Dieter Bihlmaier
Great built model and very good photos!

Marcel Klemmer
Very nice result

Ludvík Kružík
Very nice dwarf! The modification, fabrication and addition of all the small details and rigging brought the model to life. 👍 👍 👍

Comparing the size of the model with the Tamiya paint bottle showed how small the model is.

Alex K
Monsieur Mignet would have been proud 👍 👍

Stefan Schacht
well done 👍

Jennifer Franklin
I don't know how you manage to do such incredible work on such a tiny model, but it turned out beautifully.

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!

Alberto
Nice freehand camo on the top side!

Chrisswe
Thanks Thomas and Alberto! It was my first try at soft borders camouflage without masking. Worked better than I expected but I used the wrong scheme, A instead of B. Hope it won't hurt the eyes of Spitfire experts too much.

Alberto
It looks very good to me. I have not tried yet a free hand camo without masking! 😬

Michael Kohl
That's a nice looking Spit.

Chrisswe
Thanks Michael! So far so good. I have some light weathering left to do and landing gear and propeller. If I can avoid any last minute disasters I think I will be happy with my first Spitfire🙂

Rui S
Looking Great 👍

Chrisswe
Thanks Rui!

Nicolas
Great looking Spit.
You can turn the pictures under "Manage" -> "Advanced Options" on top of your album. 😉

Chrisswe
Thanks Nicolas!

Nicolas
You'r welcome.

Chrisswe
Spitfire is finished 🙂
I'm happy with everything except the canopy fogging.

Guy Rump
Very nice job! 👍

J35J
Great work! Congrats

Nicolas
👍👍👍

Chrisswe
Thanks guys! This was a maximum effort for me and I'm afraid coming builds will be downhill.
I'm very glad I had it in me to complete this though. When I first looked at the tutorial video about a year ago which is labelled "for beginners " I thought I could never do it.

Alberto
Very nice end result, congrats!

Neuling
Congrats 2 ! Your efforts paid off!

Chrisswe
Thanks Alberto and Neuling!

Jennifer Franklin
Very nice! It turned out well.

Desert Marlin
This is looking like it will be a blast to complete!

Desert Marlin
Any suggestions on which squadron would be most appealing?

Mr D
Nice model here... Enjoy 😁👍

Desert Marlin
Thanks!

Desert Marlin
The IsraDecal publication is absolutely pricesless for this project!

Guy Rump
Interesting, following.👍

Landlubber Mike
Cool project, following along as well. Not sure I can help you on the squadron selection - lots of good options.

Desert Marlin
Perhaps knowing which squadrons participated in "Swords of Iron" would help?

Cristian A
Following

Mike Goodman
I love the IAF, and Israel. Your model looks great so far. I'll be watching!

Mr D
This will be a nice little gem to the collection.... nice tidy work so far 👌👍👍

John
Just starting the F-16AM (ROCAF) version of this so I'll be following along. What color are you doing the cockpit tub? I've got a mix for dark gull grey that "looks close" but curious what you settled on.

Oh, also the kit comes with a bunch of 500lb resin Mk. 82s I don't plan to use, along with resin MERs for them. Let me know if you want them.

Desert Marlin
I have six aircraft in the collection:
S-199
P-51
F-16C
F-16I
F-4E
F-15E

When it's all done, I'll put together a single collection!

Desert Marlin
Okay... back to the Mirage 2000N...

Gary Victory
Nice work. Following.

Alberto
Great cockpit.! In some photos the paint job is really weather beaten, are you planning to replicate it?

Desert Marlin
Definitely needs more weathering!

Desert Marlin
Alberto, could you provide a link to the photos you are seeing?

Jennifer Franklin
Following, the cockpit looks amazing!

Desert Marlin
Thank you!

Alberto
Yes, I mean the photos in this same album. Mainly photo number 24

Desert Marlin
Okay. Well, the "Swords of Iron" operations have been very hard on all these aircraft in Gaza. Should be pretty torn up when I get done.

Neil
Following too! Looking great 👍

Desert Marlin
Starting again after a couple of distractions got in the way…

Desert Marlin
And now… Back to the Sufa!!!

Desert Marlin
Sadly, the update parts for the F-16I from IsraDecals is not all that great. The antenna fairings for the sides of the intake are okay, but the ones for the sides of the nose are kinda poo...

Desert Marlin
I think I can add the detail from the kit part to the resin part...

Живко Джаков
I follow. And I see one big mistake I made when designing my workshop. A Big drawback is the Big desk. Arranging it takes a lot of time!

Rui S
I'm in 😎

Desert Marlin
Looks like the resin parts will work. Just takes quite a bit of time. Panel scribing will take some time too. It seems to be worth it!

Desert Marlin
BTW, I tend not to arrange too much on the table unless I am doing a Tamiya kit...

CaptGPF
Taking a seat on this flight!

Mark Sherwood
Re: If R2D2 etc. He'd be a bog eyed minion then😅

Desert Marlin
Levity... we need more!!!

bughunter
That big scale seems to need a big amount of plastic - so I join the big show! The Minion looks cool 🙂
Was only a bit confused about the order of the pics in the album (yeah I know, can be afford to move a bigger amount of pics in "Manage" ...)

Desert Marlin
I'm a fan of Merlin... living life in reverse...
The pics are newest first and tell the history of the build.

Desert Marlin
I sanded the wing roots quite a bit. Looks like they went on okay. Should be minimal sanding with a little Surfacer to close any gaps.

Mr D
Hi Desert 👋 looking good....see your getting good use of the scotch tape, Do you use super glue for wings on larger models? Or stick to stand cement?
Nice subject by the way 😁👍

Desert Marlin
Thanks. I'm using standard Tamiya Extra Thin Cement. The quick Setting cement is not good for those joints. The regular cement, when given plenty of time to cure is pretty good. The fuselage joints have come out really strong. The wings are good when plenty of milling is done to make the joint very clean. Then the cement has a large surface area to cling to. So far, its all gone very well.

Mr D
Thanks Desert👍 l get concerned sometimes on larger parts if the extra than is enough. Sounds like if you have good surface it will be ok.
Good luck with the build 😃👍

John
I'm with DM. I love the quick-setting but it's just not as strong. I also reinforced mine with some sprue "spars" but they had to be thinned down a little because the wings are quite skinny and would bulge otherwise.

Mr D
Good point John... Easy to forget that spars can be added if needed 👍

Jennifer Franklin
It is starting to look like a plane 😃

Jos Jansen
Ooh interesting, following mate!

Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍

Andreas Lux
Thank You mates! I updated the album with pictures of a new nozzle.

Treehugger
I've been on the lookout for a heh cheap kit of the four crewed EW Prowler jet in 1:48, interested in how this will turn out.

Marek Valko
Have many of these in stash so will be great to see the process. Nice build so far.

Villiers de Vos
Very nice progress.

Andreas Lux
Thank You! Today I'll show you pictures of the brake flap with a gap hack ( say that ten times 😉 )

Marek Valko
Do you plan fill these gaps in air intakes? If yes could you pls share step by step process? Thx.

Andreas Lux
Hi Marek, please excuse me, I probably worked too quickly, I've already installed the air inlets. Unfortunately I didn't take any step by step photos. I filled the gaps with putty and smoothed it out with a damp cotton swab. I have put a photo of the filler in the gallery. Hope this is of some help to you.

Marek Valko
No problem 🙂 I am just curious, cause after I will finish my Viking I want to start on Prowler from Death Jesters (last prowler marking) so any advice for intakes will be fine cause I know that is limited space there.

Sergej I
oh yeah...

David H
Oooh, I'm liking this VERY much. Beautiful pit. Can't wait to see this finished. Did you spray or dip the canopies with the gold ?

Andreas Lux
Hi David, thank you very much! I sprayed the gold color. I tested this before on an old CD case with different colors. This clear gold was the only one I liked.

David H
I've just done similar with a yf23 but I mixed clear yellow and clear red, diluted with future. I wasn't brave enough to spray so they got dipped 🤣

Andreas Lux
David, that sounds very interesing. Did the dipping work to your satisfaction? Do you have a photo of the Canopy in the gallery of your YF-23?

Adri-x
Well done, looks impressive!

Andreas Lux
Thank you Adri-x! The Prowler isn't finished yet 😉 Some details are still missing...

Villiers de Vos
Very nice work.

Andreas Lux
Thank You Villiers!

Sam S
Really nice 🙌

Andreas Lux
Thank You Sam!

David H
The dipping didn't come out too well. Nothing to do with the colour mix which was brilliant, just that dipping left some unevenness in the finish which meant removal and doing again. Next time I'm going to spray it 🤣

Andreas Lux
I have uneven finishes every time I dip canopies in floor glosser - I know that 🤣

Alexander
Looks very nice, looking forward to the finishing line!

Rui S
I agree 👍

Marius
Looking great!

Andreas Lux
Thank You Alexander, Rui and Marius!

Michael Kohl
Some fine work to be seen here.

Michael Kohl
Some fine work to be seen here.

Andreas Lux
Hello Michael, thank you! This was the most complex single 1:48 scale model I have ever built. To be honest, I'm really glad it's finished. At times I thought it would never be finished. But in the end I'm glad I stuck it out 😉

Bernd Nagel
Very impressive work!

Neuling
Yes, Bernd! 👍

Andreas Lux
Thanks so much, Bernd and Neuling!

Alexander
Finished model looks great! Very nice paintjob and detail painting too! 👍

kab5100
Looks pretty good !

Andreas Lux
Thank you Alexander and kab5100 !
I'm still waiting for better weather so I can take more photos outside.

JBK
It looks so good! Nice paint and weathering and lot of details. Fantastic. This kit is also in my stash and waiting for its time…

kab5100
Is there a fitting problem in this kit? It seems that you used a lot of putty and other stuffs to fill gaps during the assembling stage.

Andreas Lux
Hello JBK, thank you very much!
Hello kab5100, there is no real problem with the fit. This can all be solved with Putty. But it depends on your personal point of view how much you tolerate unevenness in the fit. This is an older kit from Kinetic, but a good one for the time. There's a reason Kinetic markets the Gold series as "better" quality. In short: the fit is not bad but not perfect either. Putty is necessary, but not excessive.
Some experience in plastic model making is necessary, as, for example, you have to glue the cockpit hoods together from two transparent parts. To show folded wings you have to saw the wings, slats, flaps and spoilers. When assembling the folded wings you have to work very carefully so that they don't look crooked. These are jobs that require patience and care.
The Dark Prowler kit decals are great!
But! ...The kit has another problem. The instructions are wrong in many areas! The "real" Prowler has received many upgrades over the course of its life, which is particularly visible in the different antenna configurations. The "Dark Prowler" is the latest ICAP variant. The parts for this variant are included in the kit but are not shown in the instructions. For a correct representation you have to use reference photos - that is my strong recommendation.
I don't want to scare anyone away from the Kinetic Prowler, on the contrary: if I wanted to build a Prowler again I would choose the Kinetic kit again. With reference photos, patience and some putty, this can become a beautiful project.
I marked the issues that I encountered during construction in the instructions and put them in the gallery.

Michael Kohl
Although I might never build a Prowler myself, your insights are very valuable. Thanks for sharing.

kab5100
Thanks for answering my question, I will take your words as a reference if I someday finally decide to build a 1/48 EA-6B myself !

Pepe
❤️❤️

Andreas Lux
My pleasure!

CaptGPF
Oh wow! That's all I can say…

Cristian A
Oh my dear God, goodness, gracious. What an amazing build, congrats ! 😠

Mr James
Fantastic. So much great detail expertly painted and beautifully weathered.

Cristian A
sorry for the emote, I meant :wow: but the chat is wrongly displayed. Excellent model and presentation photo at the end, very well selected! Congrats again

Eric Thornton
Errata is very useful and a great build!

Andreas Lux
CaptGPF, Christian, Mr James and Eric, I would like to thank you for your comments. It is now exactly a year since I finished the Prowler and I am still delighted with the finished model. Enjoy your model building!

Skyhiker
This is a test...this is only a test. If this were a real emergency my AMS would take over. I want to see if I can do an out of the box build. So far I have almost never been able to. Wish me luck.

Skyhiker
I think this is my first time with an ICM mold. The kit has a lot of flash and is very subtle in its markings. This creates a bit of a challenge cleaning things up because I have to stop and figure out what to take away and what to keep. But I think when everything is cleaned up it should be pretty straightforward.

Thomas O'Eh
following!

Michael Kohl
Me too. I have my ICM to finish too.

Skyhiker
I think I am becoming an ICM fan. The mold is not the easiest but the subtle details and perfect scaling are great.

Robert Podkoński
I will keep my fingers crossed 😉

Cuajete
Following.

Alec K
Same. Fingers crossed for the OOB goal to last 👍

Skyhiker
There was one piece that was too big to fit. The instructions said that it was the backing for the control panel for the navigator. I started filing it down but then realized that Revell screwed up the instructions and it was actually the pilot's headboard. Now I have to repair the headboard.

Chris T. An
I'm in. Good luck with that kit. 😉

Nicolas
Watching with interest.

Skyhiker
Well I blamed Revell for getting the instructions wrong but when I checked the ICM instructions they had the same mistake. The piece clearly belongs behind the pilot if you look at the kit. So either the engineers who designed the kit got it wrong or the graphics department got something wrong. Either way I went with the kit and not the instructions.

Skyhiker
Today I was going to paint most of the day but my airbrushes were not cooperating so I ended up brushing the interior.

Skyhiker
I finished the cockpit and started with the wings today

Alec K
Nice progress 👍

Skyhiker
The more I work with this model the more I am truly amazed at how finely detailed ICM was able to make the mold. It's incredible. I hope I can keep any of those details without the paint just filling it all in.

Jennifer Franklin
Following

Skyhiker
More progress made

Cuajete
Well done so far 👍

Neil Patrick
I'm definitely in for this.

Skyhiker
Welcome everyone. It's starting to come together. Soon it may even look like a plane.

Skyhiker
A bit more progress made today. Now I have to wait for everything to dry before attempting to put on the landing gear.

Skyhiker
Landing gear is on.

Skyhiker
A set of masks would have saved me a lot of time, but after shipping they would have cost more than the kit.

Bozo
Ouch, seen the very first picture.
few flashes but lovely plane with this inline engine version.

Skyhiker
Yeah, there was a lot of flash on the kit. It took me a day to get all the parts cleaned up but in the end the kit is actually not too bad.

Skyhiker
I primed the model today. Tomorrow I will start painting.

Moreno Baruffini
Really a great progress! Bravo!

Cuajete
I agree with Moreno 👍

Skyhiker
I got the bottom painted but I think I am going to give it a day to cure before masking it.

Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍

Skyhiker
This build is making me question why I predominantly use an airbrush instead of a paintbrush.

Moreno Baruffini
I agree with you, I use use mainly the brush when modelling

Mr D
Hi Skyhiker 👋
Always pays to give paint good drying time before more work, l like 48hrs on main airframe, probably why l tend to have couple of builds on the go ..... something to do between drying periods.
Looking good , l always hand paint my wheels, lve done 67 in 2yrs 🫣
Good luck on next steps 👍

Skyhiker
I got the base layer of RLM71 down. I'm not happy with the windows but I couldn't sand them down flat without damaging a lot of details. I'll have to see how it looks when the paint is dry.

Mr D
Coming along nicely 👍
An interesting wing shape.. interesting aircraft generally, nice 🙂👍

Skyhiker
The wing shape reminds me of a flying fish.

Michael Kohl
The wing shape actually gave inspiration for the Spitfire. Rolls Royce - if I recall that right - acquired a He-70 for test purposes. Here the designer of the Spitfire saw the plane.

Skyhiker
That's an interesting bit of history Michael. I didn't know that but I did notice the similarities. As a matter of fact I was just comparing the two a few days ago.

Skyhiker
Well, somehow the landing gear broke on me, so I had to scratch build a new part. Seems to be working now.

Skyhiker
Camo down

Cuajete
Good progress 👍

Mr D
Good job on the camo, every plane probably has variations in camo so box art is good, it does work well as a camouflage that pattern, breaks up the profile well.
Nice build 👍

Jennifer Franklin
The camo looks great.

Robin (WhiteGlint)
Amazing paintjob and weathering. 👍

Jan Peters
Beautifull build and painted

Gary Victory
Really nice build and weathering Oliver. Top job Sir.

Neuling
I agree with everyone above! 👍

Simon Nagorsnik
Awesome camo and fantastic paint job👌
Really like the weathering!

Spanjaard
really impressive. that camo is fantastic.

Villiers de Vos
Very nicely done.

David R. Meizoso
Gorgeous! I like that you painted both spinners differently, suggesting a donation. It also tells the story of the people who painted the camo on the field. Instant favourite it is!

Michael Kohl
top notch modelling

Maicon Werplotz
That camo it's superb

Alberto
Fantastic paint job!

Alan G
Well that just looks fabby Oliver. Well done

Scott
I love the paint. Nice work!

Guillaume Blanchet
Wow! Great renditon.

Dietmar Bogatzki
Fantastic build and paintjob 👍

Whiskey Actual
Beautiful build, very impressive detail.

Christian Abraham
Really fantastic build

Oliver Peissl
Thank you all, happy that you like it!

Rui S
Excellent work 👍

Jarda Malý
excellent!

Juergen Klinglhuber
Very well done! a great looking model,....

Sören Bartusch
Wieder mal der Hammer! 👍🏻

Björn Svedberg
Beautiful! 👍 Makes me want to build one. 🙂

David Taylor
Smart camo.

Scott
Wow. I love it. Really excellent!

Sebastian Meyner
Wow 🙂 👍

Curatorm
Impressive, awesome paint job.

David Januska
Nicely done, perfect painting job. Congratulations 👍.

Marc Verlot
Just great

Lochsa River
very cool paint work!

Neil
Highly impressive! 👍

Oliver Peissl
Thank you all, again😇

Landlubber Mike
Beautiful work Oliver! After seeing your model, I went ahead and bought this kit. Hobby 2000 should give you a commission!

Gerald
👍

Neuling
A masterpiece.

Vladimir Sergeev
Brilliant!

Mark D
Very nice! (building the same one, so I have a good example 😉)

Pietro De Angelis
Awesome work, congrats!

Oliver Peissl
thank you all!!

Alberto
Wow, it looks fantastic! It deserves more pictures 👍

Ricardo2020
Absolutely Wonderfull!

Rui S
Excellent 👍

John
That's a beauty Oliver, nicely done. I love the subtlety of the paint, weathering & chipping. Gorgeous cockpit too. Can we get some more photos?

Oliver Peissl
Gentlemen, like asked several times, here I added two more pictures!
To see more and the complete WiP you can check on my Patreon.

Siegfried Van den Bosch
Very nice !

Spanjaard
very nice result

Didier Chartrain
Superbe......

Akaidada
COOL SO COOL

Zsolt Czegle
AWESOME work! 👍

db362
Outstanding!

Oliver Peissl
Thank you very much!

gorby
Fabulous!

Gerald
👍

Yury
Wow! Looks amazing! More photos, please!

Neuling
Yes! More pictures would be welcome!

Rui S
I Like it a Lot 👍

Gerald
👍

Spanjaard
truly stunning, certainly deserves more picture

scalemates
Just awesome! 👍

Daniel
Wowow, this is so perfectly weathered, absolutely love it!!!
I vote for more pics 🙂

Zach Wilson
that is fantastic

Oliver Peissl
Thanks guys!
Sorry, no more pics possible.
It's for a mag and I am happy to could show you these three here!

scalemates
ModellFan?

Mark
JLTRT!

Erik Off
Wow Oli, wieder mal der Hammer! Das Cockpit... Oo
Wird Zeit, dass wir uns mal wieder auf einer Ausstellung sehen. 😉

Juskifo
Oui c'est très réaliste et je dirais même plus que c'est un objectif d'arriver un jour à obtenir ce résultat de patine
Magnifique

Augie
Lovely work

John
I was going to ask for more photos, but I saw you comments above...to bad (for us). I think that you nailed the dirty weathering that modern aircraft get on them.

Lenny Hoffmann
One of the best Tornados on here. Fantastic Job!

Louis M
pls make some tutorials about that beaty.

Daniel
+1

Oliver Peissl
Hello again,
I am really really happy about your comments!
Thank you very very much!
Cheers
Oliver!!

Harry Eder
Like I told you on FB, this weathering looks fantastic! 👍

krus123
Looks like real!

Konrad -
Very impressive 👍!
One of the best Tonis I've ever seen!

bughunter
Nice pictures of the aircraft in the exhibition of "Deutsches Museum" Oberschleißheim!

Christoph Schnarr
As told to you repeatedly, great job, Oliver 👍

Clifford Keesler
Beautiful Tornado.

Nathan Dempsey
Wow that's a real beauty. Can't wait to pick up the magazine to see all the other photos.

Thomas T
Impressive!

Juskifo
Magazine : Cocardes ? Wingmasters ?

Oliver Peissl
Hi every body,
thanks a lot. I didn't think it would go down so well.
For your information, it will be published in an AMMO magazine in the future.

Gary Victory
Fantastic build. Just a shame not many pictures. But the weathering looks spot on. Job well done Oliver.

Rui S
And very well done, sir 👍

S B
Excellent job, Oliver. 👍 Can you tell me, how you made/build the Wing Seal Bags of the Tornado? They look superb!!!

Marius
Perfect model, perfect weathering!

David Lengyel
Really nice weathering effects and overall impression! Well done!

Robert Podkoński
Fantastically realistic weathering - looks exactly as the one exhibited in Schliessheim Museum! Good job!

Alexander
Agreed - top notch weathering and painting! 👍

Clifford Keesler
A stunning "Tonka", well done sir.

Adonis Volos
Perfekte Arbeit 👍👏

Bernhard Schrock
Outstanding! 🙂

Oliver Peissl
Thank you very much guys!! 🙂

Neuling
A masterpiece.

Mr James
Neuling says it all.... and that cockpit is stunning...

Skyhiker
Impressive. Very dirty, but it works. Best of show I would say.

Gerald
👍

Steve Solomon
This is a great job, brother Oli. Your Jug actually looks so HEAVY! How?

Neuling
A masterpiece.

Gary Victory
What Neuling said....
Just love the Jug... great build and finish.

Mr James
Wow, that is a masterpiece..

David Taylor
Smart.

Rui S
Excellent work 👍

DuperScale
More images please. That thing is awesome.

Desert Marlin
Awesome!!!

Villiers de Vos
Fantastic work and effects.

Oliver Peissl
Thanks guys, more pictures soon.... 🙂

Bozo
Jugg! impressive representation of this monumental fighter plane.

Alex Rakhimgulov
WOW! Absolutely gorgeous!

Robert Podkoński
Beautiful! Photos look very realistic.

Gerald
👍

Gary Victory
Really nice build and finish Oliver. Would like to see more pictures if possible..? Wonderful work Sir.

Neuling
Same as Gary!

Alexander Grivonev
What a beauty!

J35J
Great work!👍🏻

Spanjaard
beautiful 104!, more pictures please 🙂

Oliver Peissl
Thank you all

Gerald
👍

Jay Dubya
Nice glasshouse, Oliver

scalemates
what a beauty!

Rui S
Excellent work, as always 👍

Nathan Dempsey
Looks great in the tropical camo.

Agustin Prellezo
Amazing!

Mr James
Wow... Oliver, you're not bad at this modelling stuff. 🙂

Oliver Peissl
thank you very much guys!
🙂

Pepe
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Fabrice TIMMERMAN
Amazing pics! Congratulations

Stefan Schacht
well done, I like the weathering

Gerald
👍

Wolovan
Grüße.
Genau diese beiden Sets.
Grundsätzlich können wir uns einigen.
Wie sehen Sie unsere nächsten Schritte im Rahmen des Austausches?
Mit freundlichen Grüßen, Vadim.

Army65
Hallo Vadim
Wir können uns auch Duzen. Mein Vorschlag wäre, Jeder Zahlt sein Porto. Wenn du mir beim M12 noch entgegen Kommst, so 5 Euro, dann würde ich einen 5er in eines der Modelle Legen, die du bekommst und zuschicken. Und du schickst mir den M12.
Nur ein Vorschlag.

Gruß Roger

PS: je nach Wohnort ist auch ein Treffen möglich

Guy Rump
Looking great, following. 👍

Mona
looking forward to seeing more of this project👍.my uncle(5th SF) was in country just after TET and one of the few things he ever... spoke of more than once, was about riding on top of a M113 that rolled over a mine

Mathias Decommere
Thank you Mona, that must have been a terrifying experience. The idea would be a fortified position in the Mekong Delta. I'm planning to build a sandback bunker and a piece of ricefield. The M113's will be stationary in a defensive position. Soldiers will be relaxed not knowing what is coming. But the layout is still evolving. Haven't decide the size of the groundwork yet. I'll be starting the diorama base soon... Will be continued 😉

Neuling
Looking forward ........

Spanjaard
vehicles look really good, looking forward the rest of the dio

Kim Branders
Love the dusty look.

Mathias Decommere
Thank you Neuling, Spanjaard and Kim! I'm starting the diobase this week!

Mr James
Looking good Mathias. Lovely work on the M113's. What did you use as the 50 cal casings?

Mathias Decommere
Thanks Mr James, I used simply the copper of an electric wire. An idea I got from lasercreationworld. It is a bit too narrow, but the overal impression works I think.

Rui S
The vehicles turned out great 👍

Thomas E.
Very nice looking vehicles, above all the interior; also the entire scene - I'm very curious about this diorama.

Mathias Decommere
Thx Rui and Thomas E.! I hope it turns out as I am imagening it!

Mark Sherwood
Progress looks good Mathias, looking forward to the end result.

Michael Kohl
Following too.

Shar Dipree
Looks great so far. Following.

Pietro De Angelis
Great subject, good work Mathias!

Mathias Decommere
Thank you for the support guys!

gorby
This is starting to look spectacular!

Thomas E.
completely agree with him!

Kim Branders
Knap Mathias.

Ben M
👀

Stuart Fowle
Looking good, following 🙂

Thomas E.
you may find this helpful (I hope so 🙂): data.opendevelopment..tnam-.compressed.pdf (5.11.2024)

Mathias Decommere
Wauw! That information is very specific! Thanks!

gorby
I like the palm tree leaf. Did you make it yourself?

Mathias Decommere
I did, another 79 to go...😅

gorby
Nice work. What did you make out of, paper?

Pietro De Angelis
Good "gardening" work then Mathias,
you will have all my comprehension!🤗

Spanjaard
more details about the palm tree please 🙂

Mathias Decommere
I'm experimenting with a thermoplastic called Worbla. This leaf was manually made. Next try is to lasercut it. If this is possible, the possibilities will be endless!!

gorby
I've not heard of Worbla before. This is an interesting video about using it:
Youtube Video

Mathias Decommere
I used it for my other artwork: instagram.com/artrop..gsh=OWh4c2Jyd2Vqamgy

Thx!

Mark Sherwood
Looking good Mathias, like the bag work on the outpost. 👍🥸👍

Spanjaard
nice yo see those old Verlinden being still usted in a dio 🙂

Guy Rump
Another aircraft to add to my Japanese WW2 stable. Unfortunately, this one is an old tool but hopefully I can do it justice. 🙂

Mark Sherwood
That will be a bit of a lump. Even in 1.72, I'm in.

Moreno Baruffini
Massive! Following for sure!

Stephen Lesley
Absolutely following.

Finn
I'm in

Guy Rump
I've finally made a start on this monster of an aeroplane. The insides have been painted with Vallejo Model Air Aotake Green. Cockpit now completed as is the cockpit controls. Next will be inserting and masking all of the transparencies before I can put the fuselage together. 🙂

Welcome Mark, Stephen & Finn. I hope you enjoy the build. 👍

Many thanks mates for your interest and likes Franck D, Lukasz G, Moreno B, Mark S, Stephen L, Rafael, Djordje N & Piettro DA. 👍

Ben M
👁️👁️

Mr D
Very nice Guy 👍 great subjects.... definitely be popular this one.
What length is that fuselage roughly??
👀

Mark Sherwood
How are you finding Vallejo to spray? I switched to AKRC and stuck with Tamiya, after trial and error with other Acrylics. Which is why I shaved my head to stop me tearing my hair out. 🥸🤟😳🤘🥸

Mr D
@Mark
I've used Vallejo quite a lot, and I'm mainly using AK and ICM lately.
Paint has been a big learning curve that I'm still on.
I'm found that from one paint to the next and from one colour to the next the behaviour of the paint change's. White's, greys need much more thinning ....alot of it seems to be all about the thinning raschio for that particular paint, water will thin Vallejo...but it doesn't get it out the gun/airbrush well.
Mr leveling thinner is a good go-to and always pays to experiment with small amount before job to find nice mix.
I've lost few hairs 🫣 and blamed the brush, changed the needle, pressure...all the time it was thinning right.😤.

Thomas Bischoff
I'm in 👍

Alberto
Nice interior 👍

Nicolas
looks good so far, following. 👍

Erik Leijdens
Interior and engine are fantastic Agnius! Also the bare metal finish is very well done!

Jan Peters
I agree with all above, love the NMF.

Agnius
Thank you all!

Robert Podkoński
Looks great already. Keep up the good job!

Mark Sherwood
I concur with the above. Eduardargh! decals, the worst. If I ever work up enough courage to do another Eduardargh! Kit I will leave the carrier film on and matt them down with extreme prejudice. 🤟🥸👍

Agnius
Thanks! In the end I managed to remove the carrier film from wing roundels and most of the stencils using the whitespirit and careful rubbing with the brush. And still, they cracked and crumbled on the panel lines, but it was relatively easy to fix it with paint touchup. I had totally different experience with my first Eduard model. It was enough to lift one corner and then the film peeled off easily. 🤔

Markus Antonius
Amazingly realistic weathering and photography! Those RBF-Tags ad extremely to the realism!

John Colasante
thank you Markus!

John Thomas
Nice work

Neuling
Fifty shades of gray aren´t necessarily boring ......... 👍

John Colasante
Thanks guys 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

Guy Rump
Very impressive! 👍

Harry
Very nice weathering! I love the holographic EOTS sensor, too!

Airzz
what color did you use for the nozzle and how did you make the blue filter on the clear parts

Robin (WhiteGlint)
Wow! Great looking jet! 👍 I do love that Engine nozzle.

Airzz
what color did you use for the nozzle

Alex K
I'm in - of course...

Rui S
Me too 😎

gorby
Thanks for tagging along Alex & Rui. 🙂

Kesa Tiho
Looks like a tuk tuk, anyways its really nice to see you on another project. Im excited to see the fuck ups and final result. Hope your misses doesn't mind you being in love with another woman 😄

Robert Podkoński
Taking a seat here, of course 🙂

gorby
Welcome Kesa & Robert. 🙂
Kesa Mrs Gorby is used to my plastic passion obsessions. 😄
And yes it does look a bit like a tuk tuk. Incidentally there have been a couple of screw up so far but obviously I won't be telling everyone as I want to make it look like I know what I'm doing. 🙂

Spanjaard
certainly joining this new gorby's strange subject being created 🙂

gorby
Thanks Spanjaard, you're always welcome. 🙂

Mr D
Hi Gorby 👋
Another interesting one 😃👍
Nice project, they used 3wheel trucks like these at Cadburys factory as they need tighter turning circles round the plant.

gorby
Glad you're tagging along Mr D.
Their turning circle was one of the reasons they where so successful. Do you have any association with Cadburys - other than eating their products of course. 🙂

Mark Sherwood
Remember these trundling down Zetland Road and Linthorpe Road from the train station. BR and their parcel/freight division use to operate them.

gorby
Hi Mark, apparently British Rail was the main user of these things.

bughunter
That will be another session of scratch modeling of famous (with 30,000 it must be famous) British cars 👍 So ugly that they begin to be beautiful.

gorby
Hi Frank, they certainly are famous in Britland...although probably only with men of a certain age. 😄

Mr D
Hi Gorby...No just eating 😂 l live not far from factory n seen documentary on it too.
Like the project 😁👍

gorby
Thanks Mr D.
Been on their factory tour, as a chocoholic it was wonderful. 🙂

Alex K
One interesting thing to have in mind is that Gorby set to build the ancient 1962 tool of the Scarab and scratch the Mechanical Horse precisely when there appeared recent (and immeasurably better, as for the Scarab - I guess) 3d-printed 1:72 kits of both the Scarab and the French relatives of the MH (i.e. FAR tractors)... But that's Gorby (much to our delight!) 👍

gorby
THERE'S 3D PRINTED KITS!!!??? 😄 😄
I'd be too tight to buy them anyway.
I'm about a month into the build so far and quite enjoying it....mostly.

Alex K
We know you would enjoy this - and we enjoy too... Plus: if you are going to turn the Scarab into a wrecker / recovery vehicle (!!!)... extra joy. Very Gorby-esque work! 👍 👍

gorby
Thanks Alex. 🙂

Ben M
👀

Mr D
"Would you like some parts with that Flash sir" 😂
I know you will pull a great job out of it Gorby 😀👍

Jan Peters
Following this masochistic exercise 😄
The tow truck you fell in love with, was it used to tow Reliant Robins?

Zsolt Czegle
I take a seat!

Intresting project! Go Gorby Go!

gorby
Good grief, I appear to have attracted a crowd. 😳
I didn't realise the Robin was globally infamous. That would be a great idea Jan if I can find a cheapish 1/76 one. 😄
Thanks all for taking an interest. 🙂

Alec K
Taking a seat. The nasties the kit, the more Gorby likes it… I'll forgo spelling out the logical conclusion from this. 😄 😄 😄

gorby
😄 😄 😄
Welcome to the show Alec. I have some nice kits in my mini stash, for some reason they keep being overlooked. Maybe I choose kits which make scratch-building feel like an easier option. 😄

David Taylor
Always worth a watch.

Mr D
X2 trucks under way 😁👍

Jan Peters
Great job on the fiddly bits Gorby 👍🏻

gorby
Thanks mates....as usual I'm playing catch-up with the build report.
(I'll let you into a secret. I don't start the report until I have a very good idea that things might work out. If I'd completely screwed up - you'd never know about it.) 😳

Mr D
🤣🤣 prevention better than cure 😜
Where about in the UK were they produced ?
I vaguely remember the 3 wheel electric milk floats as a kid.

gorby
I think they were built at Scammell Lorries Ltd in Watford.
In fact there is now a road in the area called Scammell Way.
Typical of Britain, close the factory and name a new road after it to remind us that we used to actually make stuff. 🙁

bughunter
Your 'secret' is a good idea: start a build report lately not only shows a success, but also makes the build look quick! Must copy this idea 😉

gorby
😄
The one down side is that as I only do one project at a time it looks like I'm doing bugger all for about a month. 😄

Alec K
Gorby, I follow the same strategy with build reports. Trouble is, I eventually catch up and then snail-pace it to the finish…

gorby
😄

Alex K
Fabulous work going on (as it was to be expected)...

gorby
Thanks very much Alex. 🙂

Jan Peters
What a load of rubbish, in a good way that is 🙂

gorby
😄 😄 😄

Lex Jassies
Nice to see this kit. Build the Scammel Scarab as a youngster from Airfix. And looking at the sprues I would say these are from the the former Airfix kit.
Have fun building it 😉

Alec K
Great progress and entertaining narrative 🙂. The trailer wheels turned out nice, I can't imagine making something like that. Just curious: why not make one and cast a copy (I think you have done that in the past)? Or does this have to do with that logical thing…

gorby
Thanks for the comment mates. 🙂
Lex: Yes this is from the old Airfix kit. Quite enjoying the build so far - although that's probably because most of the build is scratch work. 😄
Alec: Typically the trailer wheels look like a different size to the other wheels in the kit which is why I had to cobble something together rather than cast them. I've been meaning to try and scratch wheels for a while so it was also a bit of an experiment. Hopefully future ones will be better.

Michael Kohl
Love the subject and the build. Not really knowing what I'm talking about I'd say it's as british as british can be

gorby
Thanks Michael. You're quite right, they are as quirkily British as it's possible to be and unlike most quirky British vehicles these were a actually successful. 🙂

Mr D
Like what you have done so far, good thinking on utilising items , l always look at a item before l throw it away to see if it could be useful.
My fire extinguisher handle was just offcuts laying in my scrap tub., ps it finished now will photo tomorrow.
Your right...a MC Donald's or frozen pizza box would be bit out of place 🤣 Fire ash, tin cans, spud peel n bit of dog poo most likely 😄.
Quite rewarding the scratch build l imagine.
Looking good 👍👍

Michael Schubert
Looks like I'm a bit late to the party, but pulling up a chair way in the back to follow along 🤣 looks like a fun little project

gorby
Thanks mates. 🙂
I have to fight against an inherited hoarding gene, so it's a bit of a fine line I have to walk with saving odd and sods for scratching.
At the moment it's very enjoyable project. It's helping to keep my grey matter from seizing up completely, working out how to make something from a pile of bits.

Jennifer Franklin
I am pulling up a seat. I can't wait to see what you do with the scratch building of an I beam.

gorby
Thanks Jennifer. Hopefully I'l show more work soon. 🙂

Kesa Tiho
Really creative way to make rubbish. Im honestly surprised at how well you can DIY and scratch stuff, top notch stuff. Either way the progress is nice.
Also if you don't mind me asking, what operation did your missus go through? Having to administer blood thinners sounds pretty serious.

gorby
Thanks Kesa. 🙂
Mrs Gorby had a hip replacement op. Normally she'd just need medication for the blood thinning but fortunately for my scratch-building junk pile, they thought injections would be better.
Okay, that makes me sound like a bad person. 😄

shadowlight
Not at all... you are aware of your "waste footprint" ^^

Kesa Tiho
Gotta agree with shadowlight. Your not a bad person 🙂. This reminds me of a quote from one of my favourite games: "I'm not an angel, but when you see Trevor your gonna swear I am one." Except It's "I'm not an angel, but when you see Kesa your gonna swear I am one." 😄

Mr D
@ Kesa
GTA-5 by any chance Kesa ??
Interesting build this one ... good to follow.
Did you have any 3wheel vehicles in your part of the world ?
👍😄

Kesa Tiho
Yeah Mr D! Do you play the game?

Mr D
Kesa ...l have played it,
I like retro gaming mostly now👍

Mark Sherwood
Holy Chewbacca on a bagel. Who's, who?

Kesa Tiho
I like the exhaust (yeah i know, a half assed comment) but good god I have never seen a more perfect card... ever.... Truly a masterpiece gifted to us from the scratch building god 😄

gorby
Progress has been slow. I have a problem with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) so everything slows down including brain and enthusiasm. Particularly enthusiasm. It's the part of the year I have more difficulty working out how to make parts and usually the first or second attempts end in disaster before something passable emerges.
Perhaps I should drum into myself "Must do KITS in the winter…. Must do KITS in the winter..."

Alec K
Sounds like a road trip to southern Spain is in order. 😊

gorby
😄 😄 😄
I'll see if I can work up some enthusiasm for that. 😉

Mr D
Great work and like the updates, taking shape well now.😃👍

Jan Peters
You're on a roll now Gorby!

gorby
Thanks Mr D, Jan, and the other peeps for their likes. 🙂

Jennifer Franklin
The second attempt on the engine cover looks nice!

gorby
Thanks Jennifer. 👍
It almost certainly isn't accurate but I won't be loosing any sleep over it. 🙂

Rui S
Excellent scratch work, as usual 👍

gorby
Thanks Rui. 🙂

Spanjaard
that jib is just AWESOME!!! amazing job my friend, amazing.

gorby
Wow, thank you Spanjaard! 🙂

Robert Podkoński
I fully agree with Spanjaard! AWESOME!

bughunter
Luckily this dusty work in between didn't kill you (even if the mask looks like it tried hard), so now we see new marvellous scratch work 👍

gorby
Thanks Robert and Frank. 🙂
It was quite a good mask Frank, it's now black on the outside but completely white inside. Mind you my entire workshop* is completely covered in a fine black dust which I haven't had the enthusiasm to clean up yet. Maybe tomorrow.....or the day after. 😄

* I call my workshop 'The Hutch'. I'm a veggie, which means I eat rabbit food, therefor.... 🙂

Mr D
Hi Gorby 👋
The trailer looks great 👍 pulling of some nice scratch work 😁👍

Jennifer Franklin
Learning a tonne about scratch work, thanks for all the details. Everything looks amazing.

Alec K
Wow, impressive scratchbuilding. I love it. Nice to see you do something useful once in a while… 😂😂😂

Jan Peters
I agree, quite impressive scratch building.

Michael Kohl
As expected a joy to follow.

gorby
Thanks very much everyone for your nice comments.
I must admit that this part of the build was more irritating than enjoyable, although having said that it was certainly preferable to 'Useful work'. 🙂

Mr D
Thought I'd pop n see how Gorby is getting on with his scratch building 👀.
Very nice... Great job on the Jib 👏 very skillful to pull this build off the way you have.
Pleasure to follow 😀👍

Stefan Schacht
very nice, I take a seat.

Jan Peters
After the labour of love you did for your daughter, which of course isn't a chore being the loving dad you are, it's back to the salt mines to get some real hard work done 😀
That's some great scratch building on the jib, and the
Scammell is really looking the part.

Stefan Schacht
Hello mates, I want to build a small dio with a ruined house for a T34/85. I'm using Styrodur and some self-made tools. Cheers Stefan

Spanjaard
great carved detail Stefan. it looks fantastic

Jan Janssen
That is a great template/cutter for the windows, awesome

Stefan Schacht
Thanks mates, here is a little update. I have primed the dio with a mixture of black acrylic paint and white glue. Cheers Stefan

Stefan Schacht
Thank you Lorraine Lin

Stefan Schacht
Hello friends, here are some pictures of the T34/85. I build this model last year. Cheers Stefan

Steve Wilson
...
Top job Rui S!!!👍😄

Rui S
thanks for your nice words Steve. I see you are always aware...

Kim Branders
Top.

Rui S
Thanks' Mate, but not yet Top

Rui S
Thanks' Michael. Coming from a Pro it's a great compliment...

Ulf Petersen
Very nice scene!👍
The Italeri-RSO and Tamiya-Kettenkrad are another ones of my first model kits of the early 80s. 🙂 Nice to see that they still are able to make attractive models.

Rui S
Thanks for your nice comments Ulf. I used to look to the RSO as a very strange vehicle but after building this kit, I started to like it a lot...

Rui S
Thanks for your nice comment Hanno. I'm very glad that this dio made you remember your grandfather and relive his stories (I'm sure very interesting ones)...
P.S. Thanks for sharing that information...

Donald Medley
Kind of reminds me of Alaska Huh?

Rui S
hehehe because of the RSO?

Thomas (Tommy) Rumley
This is so realistic, excellent work.

Rui S
Thank you for stopping by and your kind comment Thomas.
Glad you like this one.
Much Apreciated.

Neuling
You really brought these old kits to life. Nice to see them in this realistic scenery.

Rui S
Thank you for your kind words and stopping by and comment, Neuling.
Comming from a Dio Master, feels even better. Much Apreciated.
And also thank you James C (Jim C); Paulo ( Parrais)
and all mates for the new likes.

Николай Романов
Rui S, отлично выглядит..очень реалистично👍

Rui S
Wow, another Master commenting. I'm feeling proud Now.

большое спасибо, что заглянули и прокомментировали Николай Романов

ценится.

I hope the translater got it right🙂

Николай Романов
Все ок..мне приятно слышать это от вас🤝

Neil Patrick
Only just saw this Rui. I love how the Steyr RSO turned out. I think I have one in the stash somewhere and you've prompted to me to go searching. 🙂

Johne 69
Well done Rui 👍

Olivier
2015 ? Better late than never...

John
Amazing dio, Rui.

Ingo Green
Nice one… Great job

Rui S
@Николай Романов, it's what I think.

@Neil, thanks for stopping by and comment with your kindness. I look forward and will be watching your RSO project.

@Johne 69, thank you for your comment. I'm glad you like this one.

@Olivier, thank you, yap a very old project already, but another one that was done in 2 diferent phases and a enjoyable one.

@John, thx for stopping by and for your kind comment.

@Ingo, thank you for your kind comment, I'm really glad you like and stopped by on this one. Like all the others it helped a lot in the learning curve.

I also wish to thank All the 31 mates that liked this album. Apreciated.

Alan G
Excellent work again Rui

Rui S
Thank you for your kind comment Alan. Apreciated.
This is a old one and with some bad photos. Maybe one day I will take new photos.
I also thank the 16 mates for the new likes. Apreciated.

Lothar Linke
I really like how you work the camouflage

Rui S
Thank you for your comment Lothar29. Glad you like this old one. Apreciated

Kurt Shepard
Beautiful model, Great work!

Roy Seine
Amazing work, i think the weathering is just right

Rui S
@ Kurt, thank you, I'm really glad you like this old one.
@ Roy, thx a lot, I apreciatte your kind comment.

gvizbi
Beautiful work in every regard. Very nice scene and the weathering is fantastic.

Pietro De Angelis
It's always incredible what you can get out of old models,
congratulations Rui!

Mr James
Really good rust effect on the exhaust. Lovely diorama

Rui S
@ gvizbi, thx a lot for your kind comment on this old one. Coming from such a talented modeler it feels great
@ Pietro, Thank you very much for your kind support. Much appreciated. I really enjoy work on oldies.
@ Mr James. Glad you like this one. Thank you.
Interesting to see this oldies come to surface 🤔

Doubtingmango
The weathering really is beautiful. I love the old Italeri kits. My first kits were the old Testors brand.

Rui S
Hi Doubtingmango, thank you for your comment. Apreciated.
I still like Italeri kits, and I have great respect for them and also some in stash that I hope to build 😉

Villiers de Vos
Very nice work.

Pavlo Yakovenko
unusual model, very nice

Rui S
@Villiers de Vos, thank you for your comment. Glad you like this oldie
@Pavlo, thx for your kind words, when I was very young I thought this was a "what if" or science fiction vehicle 😄

Владимир Ловцов
Good job. RSO is especially good.

Rui S
Thank you for your comment Владимир Ловцов . Apreciated.
The kettenkraft was hand painted, later on the RSO was already done with airbrush, and it's easy to see the improvement from that.

Rui
Great work Rui! 👍

Jennifer Franklin
You were doing work of this caliber eight years ago!!!!

Mr James
We've got lots of catching up to do Jennifer 🙂

Jennifer Franklin
You're not kidding Mr. James

Rui S
@ Rui, Thank you for stopping by and comment, apreciated, glad you liked this one

@ Jennifer, not quite. 8 years ago I discover scalemates, and posted it, but this one was my 2nd or 3rd Dio??? Done so long ago that I don't even remember when. And I'm such a slow intermittent modeler that I used to stay years without one single build.
Than scalemates enter the scene and I was more motivated but even so my mojo it's better but still very inconsistent

@ Mr James, you may be right but don't worry, scalemates it's a never ending source of Great and new and Beautiful work's that are always appearing, that's why I'm here every single day since.

Jennifer Franklin
Okay, Rui, now I am even more impressed. For someone who started working on models about a month ago, the idea of working on them for that many years is incredible.

Rui S
Be aware Jennifer, it's an addition 😄😄 😄 but a good one, has you can confirm here in scalemates 😉

Jennifer Franklin
Yes, I think I may be addicted 🙂 🙂 🙂

Rui S
We all hope so 😉

Maxime
Hi, Rui S 🙂 ! Out of all your models, I think this one reaches the greatest level of realism and meticulousness. It's not as big as your Panther diorama but still it must have taken a long time to complete. That is some great work right there and it is definitely inspiring. I hope you have another one like this in the near future 🤙

Rui S
Hi Maxime, Thank you for your nice comment. Apreciated.
I don't know if you access all my dios. This one is an old one and I enjoy doing it and the result I got on the RSO, but in my opinion not my best work. And also not even the one with the Panther.
Anyway don't get me wrong, I'm really glad you like this one.

Thomas E.
Oldie but goldie! A "Raupenschlepper Ost" is always a great subject in my opinion. And Sa-Kuva - Please type in: RSO
There is a lovely picture. The Finns had used 10 RSO in continuation war. I think the colour is German sand, the PAK is estimated finnish 3-Tone (green-brown-grey). Finnish green and brown may be very similar on bw-photographs.

Rui S
Thank you Thomas E. apreciated. Sorry for the late reply and I agree It's a great but somehow strange subject.

MS K
You always make the best scenes.
The dirt floor looks as soft as real life.

Rui S
Thank you very much for your kind words Mate. Really Apreciated.
One of the floor materials, if I remember correctly, was coffee grounds.
As usual on my Dios I use some natural materials 😉 😄

Mr D
😲 wow lots of nice work 👍👍

Scott Kibler
Outstanding!

Rui S
@ Mr D, Thank you very much for taking the time to sotp by and comment. This was a 2 fase Dio. First I've done the dio just with the Ketten & trailer kits and the radio emplacement, then I've build the RSO and I thougt I could place it on that base.
@ Scott Thank you very much. This is an old work but I apreciate a lot your comment.

Siegfried Van den Bosch
Nice one !

Rui S
Thank you Siegfried Van den Bosch. I'm glad that you enjoy this one.

Jean-Daniel Aebischer
Superb diorama, very realistic, I really like the patina of the vehicles, very nice rendering of the tracks.

Jennifer Franklin
No airbrush or decal softeners?? How did you do this? However you did it, it's gorgeous. I love all the details. I can see that a lot of thought was put into this.

Rui S
@ Jean-Daniel, Thank you very much for your nice comment. I'm glad you like them. The RSO tracks were a real treat, it was quite difficult to mold them convincingly, as I didn't know what superglue was at the time. 😮 So I had to use sewing thread as I did and documented later on my Esci halftrack sdkfz 10/4.

@ Jennifer, Thank you so much for stoping bye and comment. Apreciate and happy for your kind words. I always try to think my dios in a way that they tell a plausible story, even when there are new additions later, as was the case. But don't get me wrong. What I meant is that the Ketten, the trailer and the figures were not painted with an airbrush, but the RSO was. I think it was the first time I used it in a 1/35 kit.

U1 PLAMO
Great finish! It's an attractive kit

Rui S
Hi U1 PLANO, thank you for your kind comment. It makes me very happy to know that you liked this one.

Jean-Daniel Aebischer
Hi, very nice result, on mine, the kennels are Friulmodel, they are the first ones I mounted, a tedious, but good result, the tarpaulin is a paper handkerchief.

Rui S
Hi Jean-Daniel, Thank you for your comment. I'm glad you like it.
I've used the some tarpaulin material in my Opel blitz. It works just fine.

Timmie
Very good looking display.

Stefan Schacht
Very nice 👍, I am always amazed at what you can do with old kits.

Artur Kapusta
First, it was tested and flew but was never used in combat. Second, never heard about "what if"? Possibilities with this one are LIMITLESS...