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Vicente添加了一个新相册
30 31 January, 14:33
VicenteThank you all! Yes, it's based on a real story. As you can see in the description, Luis Puga was shot down by a harrier and survived 8+ hours and some days in the ground with freezing temperatures until he was found. I was able to meet Puga, a real knight of the air!
3 31 January, 18:10
Mark W添加了一个新相册
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Kaido Copen
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Went with a completely different color after a handful of missteps. I painted the roughest parts with a bit of rust-like...
项目: Kaido Copen
12 17 December 2024, 17:56
Mark WThanks! Kei cars are an amazing thing. These over fenders were a universal free file, first for shows that it'll be a bit of a struggle to get fit. But a challenge isn't a bad thing.
1 19 December 2024, 15:57
Mark WWell... First attempt at glueing the over fenders on was a failure.
BSI Super Gold+ was used, felt like it was good, then I set the body down and half of them just popped off. Sanding super glue off a kit body is for the birds. And if this fails 2 or 3 more times I won't have fenders to glue over fenders on to :/
Wondering if I should try a different super glue, a 5 minute epoxy, gorilla glue contact adhesive, or a NOT free file for over fenders? I am currently testing the BSI and contact adhesive on an old kit. I plan on filling the gaps with Tamiya putty tomorrow. But I'll be browsing other STLs until then.
21 December 2024, 01:38
Mark WWould anybody share what grit sand paper they get up to on prep work before laying primer down?
I took this up to 1000# wet sanding but I'm not happy with it. I'm wondering if I need to go finer, or if I need to use hobby paper vs this wet paper from the auto parts store?
5 January, 20:37
Mike Thomas"Wondering if I should try a different super glue..."
I wonder if resin type has anything to do with the glue/adhesion? I used Elegoo Water Washable Resin and dollar store superglue on a few projects. Never had an issue with parts falling off. Also, I pretty well use God Hand sanding sponges exclusively.
1 6 January, 08:09
Mark WThanks Mike. I am also using Elegoo Water Washable and I used is the BSI super glue gentle enough for painted and clear parts. I'll try a cheap bottle on a test kit next.
The auto part store sand paper does goes from paper to sponge at 2000 grit, so I'll try to take it a step finer before laying more primer. If that doesn't work I guess I'll buy something specialty.
6 January, 12:39
Mark WI made the rookie mistake of thinking a Champaign Pearl color would spray like any other color...
My sad excuse for a desk lamp and my hubris proved that to be false. Worst job I've ever done at painting.
I tried some simple green to strip (to no avail) and ended up solving all of my problems with bigger problems. So now I'm sitting back in black primer with a few spots that I can't sand out without altering the shape of the body noticably.
Now I'm deciding if I'll pivot to a different color and live with some budget franchise body work finish, or if it's going to get the heavy weathering treatment.
25 January, 15:07
Daniel HFellow fan of Purple Power for stripping plastics. Works a treat on gaming minis and models as well.
31 January, 20:43
Mina Ro添加了一个新相册
24 11 December 2024, 21:35
Clair GreenwoodLookin really good and I paint in steps too. Im too ham handed to paint everything once it's all assembled.
12 December 2024, 05:40
Mina RoThese aber t-70/80/90 barrels with the photoetch fins are not the easiest build. The instructions recommend soldering the fins in place but I used IC-2000 black CA glue. Still, its a process and you really have to take care not to knock them off as you are manipulating the turret while building it out. The thermal sleeve clamps were a lot easier to assemble and tack into place around the barrrel with the same glue. Almost ready to put on the first coat of AK reflective green. I am using the AK Interactive Russian modern AFV colors for this build for the 3-color camo. I used Mr color transparent red for the Shtora-1 dazzler lights.
14 December 2024, 20:48
Rui SLooking forward to see this great build and paintjob 👍 finished and in a base 😉
1 31 January, 20:22
Mina RoI have had some problems locating decent diorama bases at reasonable prices. Any leads? My next purchase is probably going to be a decent tall display case with glass so damn dust stops ruining my builds.
31 January, 20:29
Rui SWell, I've a collection of photo frames so that I don't need to worry about that.
In Europe we can also buy some cheap chesse or bread wooden cuting bases, on i.e. Ikea or cheap stores...🤔
I have also been saving wooden wine bottle crates for the same purpose.
31 January, 20:36
Randy Kriegel添加了一个新相册
9 30 January, 17:36
Robert Blaschke添加了一个新相册
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Nieuport Ni-23
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I decided to have some fun and mask and airbrush the Czechoslovak insignia. Well, I have enjoyed it. :)
项目: Nieuport Ni-23
9 22 January, 14:18
Uwe Kaeding添加了一个新相册
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Junkers Cs.1
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Some home-made serial number decals - made by scanning a reference photo, isolating the number, modifying the image by r...
4+ 15 23 December 2024, 12:18
Uwe KaedingThanks for watching, and for the likes. Currently in the process of joining the fuselage together, which will need some filling, sanding, and reisntating corrugations.
29 December 2024, 05:21
Uwe KaedingThanks guys, much appreciated. Currently in the process of detailing the floats, which has been a bit of one step forward, two steps back
31 December 2024, 08:59
Uwe KaedingThanks for looking Lukasz. Some progress - largely finished the float assembly and made some serial number decals
31 January, 11:51
Istvan T添加了一个新相册
19 16 December 2024, 21:30
Istvan TThanks Mates! Small update, landing gear bays are boxed in and got some details.
19 December 2024, 21:24
Alec KGreat project, taking a seat. Some great details: have you had any luck finding detailed references?
20 December 2024, 13:21
Istvan TThanks Alec. I found some photos, detail and cutaway drawings on websites, trying to follow them. Especially, the planes ín Swedish service have some nice detail shots.
1 20 December 2024, 17:24
Robert Podkoński添加了一个新相册
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When I grow up I'll be a Concorde!
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I announce her finished. Despite inaccuracies, I find it a good (and relatively simple) kit. Recommended!
44 14 January, 17:24
Jan PetersAnother oddball machine from the Podkoński stables (or should that be hangars?)
Following this 👀
1 14 January, 17:30
Robert PodkońskiWelcome, Jan! (Since my family name can be translated into English, more-or-less 😉, as "Under-horse-ski", then "stables" seem to be perfectly adequate word here 😄 😄 😄 )
14 January, 17:35
Thomas KolbWhat a weird aircraft! A lovely project for sure. But how did you make those airbrakes?
14 January, 17:57
Robert PodkońskiWelcome, Thomas! I took the photo-etched net (1,5 x 1,5 mm) filled certain squares with CA glue and then cut out the unnecessary pieces... quite a nerve-shaking job it was, frankly speaking...
14 January, 18:02
Robert PodkońskiThank you, Jan. This is the effect of the third attempt - first I tried to make them from thin PE board (failed), and then I tried Kristal Klear glue (not too bad, but it was difficult to control quantity of glue...). Too much CA can be simply sanded away when set hard.
1 14 January, 18:31
gorbyOh! Another project that's right up my street. 🙂
The airbrakes look excellent!
14 January, 18:51
Robert PodkońskiThanks, my friends. (I had to repair the 'fin-flashes' since the original decals are very brittle. I hope it is not noticeable... 😉 )
28 January, 17:52
Robert PodkońskiI like them too. but I think blue is too bright, nevertheless... 😉
29 January, 14:44
Ben MZoooooom! Looks great, Robert and up to your usual "unusual subject " standards 😀
30 January, 18:29
Robert PodkońskiThanks, Ben! You're too kind. I will upload more photos when there will be a sunny day.
30 January, 18:39
Łukasz GlińskiVery neatjob 👍 Props for the brakes, I think it was worth it 👍
Time for the Concorde now? 😉
31 January, 20:11
Ben M添加了一个新相册
20 29 September 2024, 22:35
Mr DYou could get some decal paper and get a local print shop to do a high quality photo copy of your decals on to it.
Nice interesting model build.... looks forward to seeing it take shape 👍👍
10 October 2024, 21:52
Ben MI'm not pleased by the little square feet on this one. I need to come up with some nice round dish-shaped pads like the Apollo lunar module has.
20 October 2024, 14:14
Ben MI printed some lunar lander feet and a bit of moon surface for a diorama. It'd been a year since I used my resin printer so it took some work to get it dialed in
26 January, 17:10
Spanjaardare you sure those are not normal water slide decals? I say so because they seem to have a carrier film, and when I check the produc page of the kit, it say that it contains water slide decals.... they certainly look quite yellowed (no wonder with their age) but that sometimes can be resolved placing then in a window to get the sun to white them a bit.
30 January, 14:22
Ben MThanks... I've been 3d printing some stuff for it, will have more pics soon. I've gotten sidetracked as I tend to do. I think you call it "faffing"
1 30 January, 16:27
Mr DThe decal instructions remind me of those fake tattoos you got as a kid in the candy/sweets packs n some bubble gums.
very rarely did the paper pull away without taking a bit of the picture with it.
Could be similar stuff...???
30 January, 19:04
Ben MNot sure. i scanned them, and I learned how to make decals the other day for my Orion spaceplane which unaccountably HAD NO PAN AM DECALS WTF. 🙂 so I can make waterslides if I want
On this kit I decided the lander needed proper feet, so I had to get my old resin printer which I hadn't used in a year working again and then I printed feet, but then I figured it needed a moon surface so I found one and printed it but it was too small so then I decided to use it with an old build spaceship build I did a few years ago of a smaller spaceship, so now I'm going down that rabbit hole but as long as I had the printer working I decided to make tracks for another build of mine where a tank was missing the rubber band tracks so I worked on that, but hey, there was some empty space on the build plate so I decided to also print some parts for a KNIL armored car from the Netherlands East Indies... and parts for a Schnieder WWI French tank.
I have been spending a fair amount of modeling, but not very much time finishing things.
Oh and I printed a larger moon base yesterday and it's out in the sun hardening.
2 30 January, 20:20
Spanjaarddefinitively dry transfers, no doubt 🙂 no idea if putting them in the window will clear the yellow or finish ruining them.... and since they are quite simple (some would be better to just use masking), making new ones seems a really good idea.
30 January, 20:23
Ben MYeah or I might just use spares from my decal box, or I could use my cricut to cut masks for things and paint them on or... who knows what trouble I will get into. This is why I never finish anything.
30 January, 20:25
Spanjaardi have a silhouette (quite similar to cricut) and i can tell you that you can make veeeery nice maks, with no trouble at all. the checkered decal may be a bit of a pain in any way you do it, but the rest should be a piece of cake. i can recommend inkscape, works like a charm 🙂
30 January, 20:27
Spanjaardfor the US flags, the spares box will probably be an easier option, of course.
30 January, 20:28
Spanjaardby the way, is it possible to scan the original decals, conver the design to vectors, clean it up and make your own decals/mask with inkscape. the same design can be basically used for both
30 January, 20:29
Ben MWhat I've done is scan at a high resolution, clean it up in the gimp, and send it as PNG to the cricut software on my iphone. A PNG with transparent/non-transparent parts imports nicely. At a high enough resolution it doesn't matter that it's not vectors. But I can try inkscape, it sounds fun.
30 January, 20:31
Spanjaardin inkscape you can use the option to trace a bimap. it may take a couple of tries until you get it right, but then it is a vector ready to use for both decal or mask
30 January, 20:33
Ben MI updated the kit description. An ambitious person would upload pics of the decal sheet and the instructions as well. Too late for box contents. Perhaps I will be that ambitious person this evening, but perhaps not.
2 30 January, 20:50
Ben MAmazon women on the moon? A little green man greeting the space-suited travelers? Red stars and a Soviet flag, some kind of alternative history? Giant 1950's radioactive insects? Any ideas welcome.
I did scan/upload the decals and kit instructions. Someday I'll get a second star.
31 January, 20:18
Aleš Štika添加了一个新相册
6 30 January, 18:13
Denis DogadovThe front part of the Mig-3's lantern looked different, which is a typical mistake by modelers.
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1 31 January, 17:32
Aleš ŠtikaThanks Denis for the clarification. I studied this part of the overlay incorrectly - I'll fix it 🙂
31 January, 20:17
Mina RoWhats everyone's thoughts on this boom of 1/16 scale armor? I never thought this would catch on. I remember the old huge Tamiya kits (that cost a fortune) but now Takom and others are making tons. I guess if you have the shelf space its great and a lot easier to detail a much bigger scale. Especially of someone has aging eyes or other issues. I think they are neat but I would not have much space for a lot of them. I have had my eye on that Takom German Wiesel kit though as I have always loved that modern little tankette. If I ever do try 1/16 it would certainly be that vehicle.
25 January, 19:17
gorbyOh I can see the appeal of 1/16 kits, they must be very impressive when built. Much too big for me to store and it would be a bit of a shock to the system to go from 1/72 to 1/16. 😄
I do know someone who is intending to gradually replace his collection with these larger kits even to the point he's willing to sell much of his current stash to fund it. He's building this kit at the moment and loving it.
Panzerjäger I B (Takom 1018, 1:16)
I am quite tempted by the Gecko Universal Carrier, which would also be quite a small model even in 1/16 scale, although the price is well above my budget. Personally I'm happy to stick with smaller scales.
1 26 January, 10:09
David TaylorI have built the Pz 1 Ausf B and is a nice kit to build,lots of external detail but no internal detail whatsoever. I have purchased the Trumpeter 251/1 and is looks a nice kit.The Das Werks kit is a little bit more expensive but the level of detail is far superior.
1 26 January, 10:41
Ben MI like the idea of 1/16 especially for smaller subjects like light tanks. I'm not much of a German armor modeler, but hey, a Jagdtiger in 1/16 would be fun wouldn't it? If there was an M3 medium in 1/16 I'd buy it in a second. There's even some company that builds 1/8 scale metal armor kits. So far my only 1/16th subjects have been figures and a sea mine, but I do have some 3d print files I could scale to 1/16 within the envelope of my resin printer.
I just remembered I built a K-Wagen in 1/35. It's huge... building one in 1/16th... hmm. Maybe I need a larger resin printer.
1 31 January, 20:02
Rui SI Like 1/35 scale and doing dioramas. So if the space is already an issue, the 1/16 scale would be impossible.
Not that the building of this kits would not be more interesting, I think they would, but the higher prices issues is for sure a no no for me.
1 31 January, 20:12
Thomas Kolb添加了一个新相册
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SAAB Viggen - "Thor's Hammers" - Special Hobby - Quadruple Build
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Working a bit more on the underwing stuff to use - since nothing is provided in the kits, they had to be sourced from ot...
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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 KolbMain 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 KolbMr 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 KolbPatrick, 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 KolbWith 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
Lorraine Lin添加了一个新相册
62 5 January, 13:19
Lorraine LinHi Alexander, I added some LED lights, and a remote switch controller. Just uploaded 2 more photos.
Will work on the seats next step. Inspired by you porsche 992, will add some seat stitching detail
1 12 January, 08:32
Spanjaardwow, it looks truly amazing..... is it OOB or did you add lots of detailes (apart from the LEDs of course)? new Delorean seems to be better than previous Aoshima kit
12 January, 09:14
Alexander GrivonevCool! Please be careful with the wiping, let the base seat color dry properly. Use Tamiya acrylics for base color (lacquers will probably work too) Also, do not use flat, at least semigloss or gloss for the base paint so the stitch paint will be easier to wipe off. Use waterbased paints for the stitches (Vallejo, etc) wipe of IMMEDIATELY with water and if necessary a bit of the same brands cleaner.
12 January, 10:41
Lorraine LinHi Spanjaard, Yes, the new model is quite good. Part II also released in last month. Part III will be in May 25.
Time machine from Back to th..rt II (Aoshima 064375, 1:24)
And OOD stands for? Sorry for my poor English.
12 January, 10:46
Starbase101You underestimate yourself Lorraine. The model build looks as fantastic as the person doing the work.
1 12 January, 15:10
Alexander GrivonevThat is so cool 👍 Could you probably explain in a few words how you did the illumination? Is it some kind of a kit, do I need an electronics degree for it or is it easily applicable? What kind of PCB is the one you are using? Anyhow hats off, that looks amazing!
18 January, 18:03
Lorraine LinThank you Alexander. These lights are not as complicated as they seem and don't require specialized electrical backgroud. I bought some LEDs with dimensions of 0.6mm x 0.3mm and in different colors, 3 volts. So, all that's needed is to connect a battery and a switch.
The PCB board is a multi-switcher, enabling me to control those lights with a remote controller. Additionally, I plan to use soft filaments for the flame part. Different colors and different lengths also available in the market.
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1 19 January, 01:45
Alexander GrivonevCould you perhaps provide the link to the PCB board article page where you bought itß
19 January, 02:10
Lorraine Lin@Alexander,
I bought my remote switch from a local store. But similar one available in amazon or ebay. Below one has 4 channels, DC 3 - 24 V voltage range, should be good.
amazon.com/dp/B09P89RF8R/
You could also search if this is available in your local store, key word is "RF433". If the LED light is too bright, you could connect some resistance in series. 10KΩ is ok for those LEDs.
1 19 January, 03:25
CaptGPFI'm looking forward to seeing how you use the soft filaments! You always cook up the most interesting builds!
1 19 January, 21:09
Alexander Grivonevwhat do you mean decals for stitching 😄 now I am a little disappointed
24 January, 15:20
Lorraine Lin@CaptGPF, the flames are included in the kits. I just painted them and put the filaments inside.
@Alexander, I tried your suggestion, seems I overestimated my skill😜 The stitches are really difficult to be a straight line. Finally I brought a decal (dot line decal) for these stitches. Anyway, I'm still really grateful for your instruction. I need to practice more.
24 January, 15:44
DaveThe led lights are taking this to a whole new level. I can see this dio is going look amazing.
24 January, 16:11
Sven Doeabsolute amazing! Great job... modeling and microelectronic ...
Do you jave some programming experiences? If yes ,i can recommend you the small microcontrollerboards with esp32 or esp82 chip. With some programcode, you can control your models over wifi from from a web-interface on your tablet, handy or pc 😉
25 January, 00:57
Lorraine LinThank you Sven, so nice of you. I don't have any programming experience, It would be cool if you can use a tablet to control all these lights😀
26 January, 00:16
Sven DoeYou are Welcome, Lin. Nowadays it is not that difficult. If you want, take a look at adafruit.com. There have really good tutorials and a great knowledge area 😉
I look forward to further progress in your projects
1 26 January, 21:30
Spanjaardyou did not have enough with a fabulous Delorean that now you are gonna recreate the complete street?? wow! amazing. and adding a very nice personal twist to it, great!!
27 January, 16:02
CaptGPFAgree with everyone - you are definitely going for the gold on this one! especially the Lorraine's Records! LOL!
27 January, 16:59
Lorraine LinThank you mates！May wealth come pouring in. May all your wishes come true. Happy Chinese New Year!
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2 28 January, 03:52
Lorraine Lin@Starbase101
Then, may the Year of the Snake bring you the luck to say goodbye to singledom and meet the right one. Have a wonderful year!
1 28 January, 04:50
Alexander Grivonevelectronics, programming, a laser cutter?...now you are showing off lady of 1000 talents...
30 January, 13:28
Lorraine LinHi Ben, the fonts called "bauhaus93", looks very similar to the movie one. I found this fonts in my laptop, not sure it coming with Windows or from other software.
@Alexander, I'm lucky to have found this community, where I can learn skills and get inspired.
Thank you all!
3 30 January, 16:19
Lorraine LinThank you Dave, I chose Mr. Color C-20 (20 Light Blue, Mr.COLOR Satin, Lacquer, 10ml), very close to the movie.
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31 January, 09:15
Starbase101The diorama is looking great! But why "Lorraine's Records" instead of "Roy's Records"? backtothefuture.fand..wiki/Roy%27s_Records
31 January, 19:35
Youp P.添加了一个新相册
24 17 January, 19:15
John LambertThat looks like a really tidy build. I can't wait to see how it turns out.
1 29 January, 19:14
Rui S添加了一个新相册
145 11 March 2015, 20:53
Ulf PetersenVery 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.
12 March 2015, 09:04
Rui SThanks 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...
12 March 2015, 14:58
Rui SThanks 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...
12 March 2015, 15:10
Rui SThank you for stopping by and your kind comment Thomas.
Glad you like this one.
Much Apreciated.
11 September 2022, 21:40
NeulingYou really brought these old kits to life. Nice to see them in this realistic scenery.
12 September 2022, 08:38
Rui SThank 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.
14 September 2022, 21:47
Rui SWow, another Master commenting. I'm feeling proud Now.
большое спасибо, что заглянули и прокомментировали Николай Романов
ценится.
I hope the translater got it right🙂
14 September 2022, 22:06
Neil PatrickOnly 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. 🙂
25 September 2022, 10:24
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.
2 October 2022, 23:33
Rui SThank 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.
11 December 2022, 02:53
Rui S@ Kurt, thank you, I'm really glad you like this old one.
@ Roy, thx a lot, I apreciatte your kind comment.
20 May 2023, 12:15
gvizbiBeautiful work in every regard. Very nice scene and the weathering is fantastic.
23 May 2023, 06:56
Pietro De AngelisIt's always incredible what you can get out of old models,
congratulations Rui!
23 May 2023, 12:12
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 🤔
23 May 2023, 21:21
DoubtingmangoThe weathering really is beautiful. I love the old Italeri kits. My first kits were the old Testors brand.
24 May 2023, 00:01
Rui SHi 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 😉
24 May 2023, 21:34
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 😄
27 May 2023, 13:59
Rui SThank 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.
30 May 2023, 22:10
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.
1 June 2023, 00:27
Jennifer FranklinOkay, 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.
1 June 2023, 00:53
Rui SBe aware Jennifer, it's an addition 😄😄 😄 but a good one, has you can confirm here in scalemates 😉
1 June 2023, 01:03
MaximeHi, 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 🤙
19 June 2023, 14:54
Rui SHi 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.
19 June 2023, 20:37
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.
2 July 2024, 04:21
Rui SThank you Thomas E. apreciated. Sorry for the late reply and I agree It's a great but somehow strange subject.
12 November 2024, 21:02
MS KYou always make the best scenes.
The dirt floor looks as soft as real life.
24 November 2024, 13:30
Rui SThank 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 😉 😄
26 November 2024, 17:46
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.
1 10 December 2024, 22:28
Jean-Daniel AebischerSuperb diorama, very realistic, I really like the patina of the vehicles, very nice rendering of the tracks.
4 January, 20:17
Jennifer FranklinNo 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.
4 January, 22:05
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.
2 4 January, 23:53
Rui SHi U1 PLANO, thank you for your kind comment. It makes me very happy to know that you liked this one.
1 7 January, 21:04
Jean-Daniel AebischerHi, 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.
8 January, 09:57
Rui SHi 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.
1 18 January, 15:33
Neil PatrickThis turned out great Rui and is a worthy case for the oldie but goodie chart. I think some old Italeri kits are better than their newbies. I think this kit began as a 1976 tooling by an obscure brand called TOMY. Anyway I'm going up to the attic soon to see what ancient goodies I can find...
1 25 January, 15:18
Rui S@ Timmie, Thank you very much for stoping by. I'm glad you like this one.
@ Stefan, Thx for your kind comment. Apreciated. I tackle this oldies because at the date they where the ones I could aford, but I always enjoy the learning process.
@ Neil, Thank you for your comment, really enjoy reading it. I'm looking forward to see you do the Italeri RSO. I like Italeri, and I didn't yet started with the more newbies in my stash. Geting more expirience first 😄
31 January, 19:38
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54 14 February 2024, 09:32
DerMattesDone lots of filling and sanding to get the wing and the fuselage of the first Kfir to fit. Started rescribing and getting the second on to the same state.
15 February 2024, 20:11
István SzücsI also got this kit (the Italeri one) when I was child, in the middle of the '90's. So it's an awful kit, but that time wasn't better. So, I'm curious for the result.
24 February 2024, 10:10
DerMattesWelcome István! The Revell is just a rebox of the Italeri kit with nicer decals and a different instruction manual 😉
24 February 2024, 14:29
ClementNice start, I remember building this kit as a two tone grey Israeli bird a long time ago. Which scheme are you going with?
1 28 February 2024, 15:54
DerMattesThe Revell one has only decals for the camo scheme, so the Italeri one will be the grey one. Maybe I get my hands on the AMK kit before I get to the decals, then the Italeri will maybe get the Atac livery.
But first there will be some more sanding and filling the sink marks that are now visible. I also made some scribing mistakes, so this needs some putty as well.
28 February 2024, 20:19
DerMattesDecided to go with the Atac camo with the Italeri Kfir. The Revell one already has the Isralei camo and decals on the undeside. Also I broke off the petot tube again. This time it stays off until the last moment.
31 March 2024, 18:37
DerMattesSmall update from the last couple of weeks: decals from the AMK kit for the Kfir 401 from Atac were applied, along with some from the Italerim kit itself. Also the landing gear was attached to both aircraft. Ready for final smaller paintjobs, weathering and some antennae and the landing gear bay doors.
26 May 2024, 11:47
DerMattesFinished the first Kfir, built fromt he Revell box with the decals provided. As I was looking around the AMK kit for the Atac decals, I noticed, that the AMk kit provides way more "stuff" to hang under the wings. So i got the Special Hobby IAF set and used some pylons, bombs and additional fiel tanks. i also switched the missiles fromt he kit to 3d printed Sidewinders, should be AIM-9Bs.
I noticed, that when I glued the canopy to the fuselage with super glue, that the transparent part fogs up. When I wipe it with iso it gets clear again, but just for seconds. Any tips on that?
29 July 2024, 07:30
Łukasz GlińskiNice duo!
For wiping the CA off I'd recommend tine amount of CA debonder
2 25 January, 21:26
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1 25 January, 16:25
shadowlightI would suggest 1:35, because the trucks don't exist in 1:48 and the wood planks are too wide for 1:72
2 25 January, 17:13
Wicker ManAbsolutely! 👍
Those are 1/35.
AFC Club (M10 and WC51), Tamiya (Panther G & PzIV F2), Italeri (the two M4A1).
1 25 January, 17:30
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14 30 January, 22:28
MrblisterThanks for the kiind comments. Didn't photograph the build progress. The bomb rack was a problem. I didn't follow the airfix instructions as the loadout doesn't fit if you do. The wings were assembled and painted prior to fitting, but the spars needed a fair bit of sanding to get a good fit, maybe it was me. Shall add more photos later
31 January, 18:33
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22 7 October 2024, 13:25
Ben MGood work with all the tiles and panel lines. I'm not patient enough to do that!
20 October 2024, 15:20
Ben MI can't even tell if photo 1 is the build or the real thing. Very nice build.
10 November 2024, 04:33
Lorraine LinYes Markus, I used MS PowerPoint to design it, and print it myself. Don't know how to use photoshop or other design software😛
10 November 2024, 11:21
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