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Albatros DII …….20years in the making
obdl3945 replied to Dean Whiston's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
Great work, Dean... well worth the 20 year wait. Your wood-effect fuselage came up very good. Keep up the good work. Regards, Paul -
Last part of my Finnish AF collection in 1/72
obdl3945 replied to MACALAIN's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
A lovely collection, Macalain... I knew Finland used many aircraft from different countires, but only when I see your collection do I really appreciate just how many. I may have missed it, but shouldn't there perhaps also be - or is there already - an Italian Fiat G.50 in your collection? I went back and double-checked, but I couldn't see one. They had smart colour schemes applied to them. I like the Morane-Saulnier Ms406s, and the Dornier Do22... ;-). Regards, Paul -
1/48 Tamiya Me262A-1a "Green 4"
obdl3945 replied to Brewer's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
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Hi, guys... This is my latest build and it's Roden's 1/32 scale Fokker triplane. This is quite a good kit but certainly challenging in places. The fit of the bottom wing was difficult, and I decided to remove the central tab between the wings and add it separately into the lower fuselage, then add in a strengthening spar so that the wings could be re-attached. However, I first had to get over the issue with the parts for the bottom wing's uppersurfaces missing from the box. I thought I could use balsa wood to build up the top surfaces and this worked well. I used some wood filler to smooth out the wood grain on one wing, and standard Humbrol model filler on the other, just as an experiment. Both appear to have worked equally well. Some additional detail was added to the wing leading edges using plastic card, as this detail was evident on the surfaces of the other wings. So, in these images below, you can see the progress of the build. Scrap plastic was carefully heated over a candle and stretched thin, and this was then added into the fuselage interior, after which wood-effect transfers were aded in between the upper and lower areas as they were prominent in the real aircraft. The engine was also put together at this time and along with the various cockpit pieces, all parts were blackwashed prior to installation. Next up, a general 'pale linen' shade was applied to the upper and side surfaces, over which was 'drybrush streaked' pale medium green, then dark green to create the well-known streak camouflage effect on this aircraft. It was applied vertically on the fuselage sides, but diagonally on the wings and upper fuselage. Both shades required two thin coats in order to create some depth. The kit's cowling was replaced using an item from the Aviattic range. And here, the model is now at an advanced stage. The pale blue rear fuselage and tail, and the red cowling, struts and wheel hubs have all been attended to and the markings are now being applied. The aircraft carried the pilot's personal emblem, a swastika with narrow arms, and these were created using items from my spare transfers box. At this time, the swastika was a good luck emblem used by pilots of various nations during the conflict. Additional stencils and various dials were culled from spare WnW transfer sheets. Coming towards the end of the build now, the central and top wings are in place and linked to the wing struts, although the cabane struts have still to be inserted under the centre of the top wing. The guns and propellor are all from the kit and look good after careful painting and blackwashing. Below, this is a good image to show the cockpit detail. The pilot's seat was given a cushion made from a small piece of tissue, wrapped in masking tape which has a slight texture to it, and then trimmed to the shape of the seat. Prior to painting, the 'cushion' was creased and then painted with a thin red and black mix, carefully appying two coats and allowing the black in particular to gather in the creases, thus making it look more authentic. Seat belts were provided from the spares box. The dial for the compass was another item from a WnW transfer sheet. Here on the undersides, the access panel behind the engine and the very thin 'deflector' shield with notches to accommodate the undercarriage struts were ietms not supplied in the kit, therefore were made using thin plastic card. The undersides of the undercarriage aerofoil were not correct for this version, so the detail was filled in and two small rectangles, again from plastic card, were added. Some minimal blackwashing was applied here and on the tailplane hinges, as well as on the added panels behind the engine, where oil often heavily stained this area as a result of escaping from the rotary engine. Some minimal rigging is required between the undercarriage struts and the cabane struts, and I used GasPatch turnbuckles for this task. I especiialy like this photo, as it shows the detail of the replacement cowling very well, and also the leading edge detail on the lower wing which largely compliments the same detail in plastic on the other two wings. An additional fuel tank filler point was opened on the forward fuselage close behind the turnbuckles as only one is provided for in the model All looks good, but... shhh, don't tell anyone the 'Axial' propellor logo is on the wrong way round... if the propellor is vertical, the logo should be readable when standing in front of it, and not upside down... oops! I will do better next time... ;-). And so, the end result. A nice colourful addition to my collection, and thankfully, one that doesn't require too much in the way of rigging. I hope you like the model, and thanks for looking in. If you want to see a short video of the build, you can find it here on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r61biLArsDU There as also a couple of other videos there of recent builds. Until the next time, keep safe. Regards, Paul
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Lovely work with the paint scheme and highlighting... a really interesting end result to this build... ;-).
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Nice work on both of these... ;-).
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Hi, Bob... This is a wonderful rendition of the '17Z', and I also doubt there's anything you need to improve. Very well done. Regards, Paul
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Ah, definitely one of my all-time favourite aircraft... such an elegant design... Lovely work, Dave, and an eye-catching coulour scheme. Well done... :-).
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1/48 Junkers Ju-87 B-2 STUKA - Airfix new tool kit
obdl3945 replied to Cris Garcia's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
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1/72 Kawanishi H8K2 Emily, Hasegawa+Eduard
obdl3945 replied to Fuad's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
Lovely work, Fuad... this, any your 'Mavis', brought back many memories of building the original Hasegawa offerings of these two kits, way back in the early 1970s, and they were large impressive kits then. Your paintwork is excellent, as ever. I look forward to seeing more of your work again in due course. Regards, Paul -
A Restored 1/72 Airfix Meteor III.
obdl3945 replied to Brigbeale's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
Ah, nothing better than resurrecting an old model... especially if it works out as well as this one did for you. I took a look at the first two photos and thought it might be a hard slog, but clearly, Lazarus is alive and well... lol! Certainly back from the dead and looking wonderful. Smart finish - well done. Regards, Paul -
Very smart, Dmitry... really well done. It looks just right. Regards, Paul
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GasPatch Models 1/48 Me 163B Komet.
obdl3945 replied to AliGauld's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
Nice work, Alistair, and certainly a stand-out colour scheme... well done. Regards, Paul -
Hi... I have looked in on the FAQs section and tried to resolve this myself following the tips there, but no success thus far. Then I found this thread, so I'm adding my comments here - hopefully, if the system allows. My issue is that when I want to post my response into someone's thread, I type up my comments, then click the 'submit' button... and nothing happens. The 'submit' button changes to 'saving', but it isn't saving anything... it just hangs... for an eternity, so I end up deleting and stomping off in a huff. I have tried restarting my PC, and using another browser instead, all to no avail; I usually use Firefox. This issue has only started recently, but I can't think of anything that I've done that would cause it. I noticed it a few weeks ago but thought perhaps an update or something may be getting done, but I have tried several times again this morning, in the early hours - between 3.00am and 3.30am, often my usual time for looking in on the site - and am getting the same problem. I also signed in on my account via my mobile phone; I rarely access the site this way but don't recall ever having had any issue in the past, so was surprised to find I couldn't post my comment using it now. Maybe Silverkite211, in his post above, has a point that this seems to have started around the time we changed over to using our e-mail addresses. Perhaps someone could check this out, as it's of little use using the e-mail addresses for greater security if it impairs us being able to use the site properly, and with respect, it's really, really annoying, and lessens my enjoyment of accessing an otherwise great website. If, by chance, you're actually reading this, then sadly, the fact it went through is a fluke, and shouldn't be taken as any indication that there is little or no problem. Some others have been fortunate in their entries only being left hanging for a few extra seconds, or a few minutes... mine didn't go through at all earlier. __________________ PS: an update... as you can see, this thread miraculously got through at first time of trying; I have also posted into the thread I was trying to post to earlier, and that too went through... an hour and a half later, sadly.
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Nice work, Ferrata, and a lovely end result. I had a look online... the closest club to Stenhousemuir that I can find is Stirling & District - this is their website for further info. Regards, Paul
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Hi, guys... I have a model kit that requires a completely new wing for the version I want to make. I'm hoping perhaps some of you would be able to help keep me right. I wondered if I could perhaps use a similarly-shaped injection moulded wing from another kit as a master, create the mould using a vacuform machine, and thereafter, filling the mould with casting resin. Once the new casting resin piece has been removed from the mould, I would hopefully be able to adjust it using wet and dry paper, to the exact form required. Casting resin seems to be a worthwhile option, according to what I've read up on so far, but one article described the end result as having 'slight flexibility'... I'm not sure if that means if I tap it with my hand, the resin piece move up and down, or do you think the resin would have sufficient strength/rigidity? Just for clarity, if it was possible to do this, I would be intending to sit the 'master' wing vertically on the vacuform platform, so the styrene sheet would be drawn over both surfaces of the mould. Should I expect the possibility of the heated plastic sheet puncturing, given it being drawn down over a realtively tall-standing piece (about 12cm) ? I don't really want to do separate upper and lower surface moulds and then try to align them prior to pouring in the resin. Can anyone suggest a good casting resin brand to use? And finally, I use enamel paints for my colour schemes - would such paints be suitable for use on casting resin? Thanks for any help you can provide. Regards, Paul
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Roden 1/72 Bristol F.2B
obdl3945 replied to Early Bird Fan's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
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WHIRLWIND special hobby 1/32
obdl3945 replied to red baron 5's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
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Nakajima E8N1 Type 95, Reconnaissance Seaplane `DAVE`
obdl3945 replied to russ c's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
Russ, I'm sure we have no objections to you 'bothering' us when you post photos of your handiwork like this... this is beautiful; such an elegant looking aircraft and you've done a lovely job with it. Very well done. Regards, Paul -
Wingnut Wings AEG G.IV (late)
obdl3945 replied to sanfrandragon's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
Very nice work on this AEG... I've not long finished this kit as well. I got the 'early' variant but finished it as a 'late' version using the kit pieces. I had to buy alternative sheets of lozenge transfers as the WnW markings are the larger, chunkier lozenges. I agree that the engines are models in their own right. I did find the rigging between the fuselage and engine nacelles to be extremely fiddly, although very eye-catching when everything is complete. You've done well with this kit, especially as it is time-consuming, but the end result is excellent. Well done... :-). Regards, Paul