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  1. albertrand71
    I don't know how you do it Fuad. The quality of the models and the rate you work at is phenomenal. I have no idea how it's possible get a tiny 1/72 Me109 cockpit that crisp. I bow to the god of 1/72.
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    Ah yes I see what you mean! Yes there are certain panels and strips picked out in bare metal foil, and I'd intended to do quite a bit chipping on these, but decided against doing too much in the end. Flap levers are made from simple plasticard additions as well. It's just the camo pattern from the box, but the grey and brown look a bit darker and duller than they should after weathering.
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    I didn't document the build, but perhaps I can explain what I do for older raised kits like this one. I sand off all raised panel lines, then mark with a pencil where I'll be scribing. I use the excellent Tamiya scriber and a small 6inch metal rule to create new panel lines, and the Rivet-R (fine riveter) for rivets. I do the wings first (before joining to the fuselage), but scribe the main body after building, filling and sanding. For more difficult areas like curve of the fuselage I scribe with the help of plenty of Dymo tape. Just go slow and don't rush, and get a very good lamp!
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    You're being a bit harsh on yourself! Weathering and washes do wonders covering up mistakes and imperfections.
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    It's really not too tricky, just airbrushing freehand. Take it slow and let patience be your best friend!
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    Another golden oldie that some of you may be familiar with... Heller's classic 1/72 Lioré et Olivier 451 French WW2 bomber. A good level of detail for a 50 year old kit, but suffering from badly aligned parts, particularly wing and fuselage halves. She needed quite a bit of teasing into her original shape, and I think she deserved a rescribe and rivet. There's a fairly accurate scratchbuilt cockpit and wheel wells in there, but no photo etch additions, simply because not much exists for this old kit when it comes to aftermarket detailing! Anyway - as always, any feedback and your positive constructive criticism is much appreciated. Cheers, Andy
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    No problem - it's the Peilgerat radar antenna, used on some Ju88 and 188s.
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    Thanks all. You're a kind bunch!
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    Thanks Paul - I would never have known that! I just stuck 'em where the instructions said. Probably not the correct decals for the paint scheme as I liked the 388 prototype scheme and wanted to see what it would look like on a 188.
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    Lovely kit. Your rescribing and riveting is perfect, you must be a very patient man. Plain old VVS greeen that certainly isnt. Thank you both. I've grown to appreciate the art of the rescribe and love those in the model cabinet that took the extra effort just that little bit more!
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    I love the realistic grimimess you've achieved and I know the effort you must have put in to get such a good result. I've a real soft spot for the Ju88 family, and for these older Italeri kits - you've done both proud! Thanks for your comments on my 188 earlier my friend.
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    That camo's a bit special!
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    I can't actually remember - I built this about a year ago and the historical info with the instructions went out with the box at the time... but I'll certainly look into it. I seem to remember that it had a choice of decal and paint options - I just chose the one I thought most appealing at the time - it made a change from plain old VVS green!
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    That's just amazing... and no I'm not counting the rivets, but it certainly looks like they're all present and correct!
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    Beautiful builds - how did you find assembling the Dornier? I've heard it's a bit of a pain in the backside!
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    1/72...! How the hell - I don't get it... you must have microscopes for eyeballs! Well played sir...
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    Beautifully done and perfectly weathered in my opinion.
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    A lovely pair of jugs indeed sir! Nice depth and differentiation to the paintwork too.
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    I don't know about you Doozer, but I always get right into the subject that I'm making at the time... and this one was no different! there's an excellent set of books on the JU88 family from Black Cross that's well worth checking out if you're interested. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Junkers-Ju-188-Black-Cross-S/dp/1857801725/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1429218781&sr=8-1&keywords=Black+Cross+ju188 Thanks too btw!
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    Same here... the BMWs just look a bit 'meatier' and more suited to it. ------------- Thanks everyone who's commented above, it means a lot!
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    Ha ha, yes well spotted... Nothing gets past you guys! The were intended as being movable but ol' Mr Cement was a bit more watery than expected. I may break 'em off and reposition. Thanks mate!
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    I might be wrong but I think the Italeri and the Bilek are the same tooling. Incedentally, the Matchbox was released the same year - 1974. Not bad for 41 year old kits!
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    Another 70's classic oldie but goodie from Italeri... I'm quite enjoying these old Italeri kits as they have all the basics of a decent kit, just in need of a bit of updating and TLC. She's had a full rescribe, adding in more historic detail than was present on the rather sparse original raised panel lines, I've also added a fair bit of scratchbuilding, including an accurate cockpit, flap levers, dive brakes, P/E guns, sights and brass barrels. Anyway - as always, all feedback and constructive criticism is much appreciated... so please fire away chaps!
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    Not much - just clean the flash off as you go, watch that upper rear gunner canopy as it doesn't fit very well and needs some adjustment if you want to show it with the gun poking out. I split the canopy, intending to maybe show it open, but the glass was too thick. Instead I built up the frame enough to get the gun through. The upper and lower wing roots were also an bit of issue and need to be built up with filler then sanded to shape and metal foil strips added along the joins or they'll look 'sunken' and a bit weird against the fuselage. Ah, and one last thing - all that lovely surface detail is way too light to be seen when it's painted, even with just a light spray - it needed the panel lines scribed a bit deeper and some of the rivet detail picked out with a pin. Good luck, and take your time!
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    Yes it was a wee bit greasy - I just gave the sprues a wash with some soapy water. The bits of pipework under the wingroots are external torpedo racks that I added, and are not in the OOB kit. I like it looking 'bitty' and well used. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/Tu-2_at_the_China_Aviation_Museum.jpg
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