Seb Palmer

Hi FL, I've been building a couple smaller-scale examples of the more common RSO (a 1/76 Milicast resin version, and Ace's 1/72 plastic kit), and as a result become interested in the Radschlepper Ost as well. I was actually googling the Radschlepper in order to show a petrolhead buddy how off-the-map some less well-known Porsche designs are! That's how I became aware of, firstly, the Riich 1/35 model and, secondly, this 'ere build/review of yours. Thanks so much for posting this. I was looking covetously at the model on various websites, but remained unsure as to whether to buy it. Your glowing review - and the splendid results of your efforts - have sealed the deal for me. I'll be ordering mine as soon as I finish typing this! Best, Seb http://aquestionofscale.blogspot.co.uk

Hi Chocks Away, I found this thread because I'm building a couple of TBF Avengers (bought many years ago at an air-show event at Duxford). I was researching possible paint-jobs, when I found your fire-fighting conversion. Very good it is too! I'm returning to model making after a 20-odd year hiatus. Since resuming the hobby/obsession, I've mainly been building WWII German armour, and suchlike. The Avenger (I'm working in the 1st of the two at present) is the first aeroplane model I've built since my childhood. It's felt like a steep learning-curve! I've made loads of mistakes, and have had some real problems to contend with. I hope you don't mind if I mention a couple here? 1) My two models are quite old, and the decals are in a really awful state, all of them being very cracked/fissured. This means when I apply them they fragment terribly. The larger decals have now been placed, albeit with much difficulty. But the smaller ones - on the tail-fin and prop - all disintegrated into myriads of atom-sized particles, and so were binned, as there was no rescuing them. Any tips on working with such decals? 2) 'Misting' of the canopy: when I removed all the masking from the canopy, much to my annoyance I discovered that there was what I'm calling 'misting up'. I'm guessing it somehow got damp in there. I tried heating the canopy with a hairdryer, hoping it'd make any moisture evaporate. But the foggy effect remains. Any ideas about how to remedy this? I'll hopefully, time allowing, be posting an article on the build on my blog - http://aquestionofscale.blogspot.co.uk- some time later today, with lots of pics of the TB Avenger, showing what I've been up to, including all my gaffes and other trials and tribulations. Regards, Seb