Ingo Degenhardt

Right - very well done. May be you could describe your techniques with removing seam lines like this. I am building the kit myself right now (Option A, VF-2, OOB) and the part's fit is just great. It is really "push-fit". I would add a most satisfying "click" to this description.

That is a nice idea - Alert 5: would the aircraft already be attached to the catapult (nose down)?

Bedankt - those look promising. I'll try to find some more like those. ingo

Hi all, I want to build an 1/72 F-14A (either VF-2 or VF-84) and make a little carrier deck diorama. My problem is that I want it in this configuration: - wings spread, slats, flaps out - canopy open -fully armed Can anyone with adequate knowledge say if there is a realistic situation where the aircraft could appear like this? The only possibility I can think of is an aborted catapult launch due to engine trouble or something - the model (GWH) provides for the front landing gear to be built in the launch position and there is the Italeri catapult deck section. But I do not know what would have happened in such a situation. May be someone knows about this or another option... Ingo

Nice F-80! I still have Monogram's 1/48 F-80 in the stash. One of my oldest. And I cannot recommend Print Scale either. Very disappointing once off the backing sheet. I did not use them in the end (Had a sheet for an Aichi D3A1)

Not really in my opinion - I built the RAF tanktrucks and they are very basic kits. I put in a lot of extra work. Can't judge all the other sets.

Thanks all for the replies. Also: Actually I had hoped to be able to glue some different munition on one of the pylons - GBU-31/32 or 4xGBU-39.... But I am only able to find pictures with four GBU-12s... 😞

Thank you for the profound answer. I have here Reskit's GBU-12s with the protective layer. So I am going to use them. Instructions say to paint them all Green except for the brown area between the forward fins, but I think there is almost any combination of grey and green possible between guidance kit, bomb body and steering kit, is it not?

Hello, I am currently building an F-35B (USMC, USS America) and I wonder wether it would be right to use thermally protected weapons (GBU-12, etc) instead of the 'normal' versions of these munitions. Does anyone know if this would be correct/possible? In general, I am also looking for the actual possible weapons the F-35 is cleared for and on what station but haven't found anything really convincing so far. regards, Ingo

I received no answer - yet.

Thanks - they do look quite ok. I will ask him if the set is still available

Hi, I seem to be unable to find anything suitable, so: Does anyone know of a set of british tank crews fitting the 1/72 Mk.10 & 11 Chieftains by Takom? Ingo

Very nicely built and I love the freehand camo job. What kind of airbrush did you use?

Very nice 'Val'! I had the same decal problem with my Fujimi kit when I tried to use PrintScale Decals - much too Orange. The kit decals were too old to use. I finally also painted almost everything except the Number (just like you did) and gave the Number (AI-210) a very carefully painted coat of thinned Hinomaru Red (Gunze) to get them a little bit more on the red side. This worked to a degree.

Hi Andre, mine a for a camouflaged Mirage IIIC - will have a look at those FS colours. bedankt Ingo