George72

April 19

54 minutes ago, Edger said:

Superb Bf110

Thank you!

7 minutes ago, Keeff said:

That's turned out very nicely! Good work ..... 👏

Keith 😁

Thank you!

April 19

12 hours ago, corsaircorp said:

Well done george !!

Great Caesar on here !!

I really love the paint and weathering !!

Sincerely.

CC

Thank you!

7 hours ago, Giampiero Piva said:

Very well done !

Thank you!

4 hours ago, mick said:

great work

Thank you!

3 hours ago, 2Step said:

Still came out great, especially the subtle weathering. BZ

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April 18

4 hours ago, Ingo Ritz said:

Very impressive!

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1 hour ago, Farmerboy said:

Great paint job, super skills on show, good job!

Thank you!

April 18

1 hour ago, georgeusa said:

You took a somewhat difficult kit to build because of the tolerances and the design to have everything exposed and opened. You managed to close it up and the finished kit looks great. Just a beauty. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you!

April 18

19 minutes ago, F-32 said:

That's a lovely piece of work!

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April 18

2 hours ago, andyh59 said:

Not an easy build for an Eduard kit, two built in the past so can fully understand your comments. Your build and finish is excellent very well done.

Thank you!

2 hours ago, MODeller said:

Nice build perhaps I will get mine finished one day! Anything with a dachshund on it has to be good well done!

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1 hour ago, Duncan B said:

This is one of Eduard's earlier kits and has some well documented issues however, as you have shown, it can be beaten into a real thing of beauty. You have done a beautiful job of the build and the painting.

Duncan B

Thank you!

April 17

1 hour ago, ForestFan said:

Looks very nice, great weathering

Thank you!

April 17

Hello!

Here’s my recent project, the Bf-110C. It has been in my "need to build" list for a while, such an iconic bird.
However, I have to say, after several built Eduard kits, this one was kind of a disappointment. I mean, the details are great, specially in the cockpit, but it has some fitting issues.

The nose/guns bay is engineered to be built open, because if you decide, like me, to have it closed, brace for impact! You’ll end up with steps, gaps and a lot of sanding and scribing. Also, the area being rounded doesn’t help either. The machine guns are really fragile (broke one of them a few times).

The landing gears are just ok, I’ve added a lead wire to simulate hydraulic lines, and they also require attention to have them in place.

And let’s not forget the clear parts. The landing light is a chunk of clear plastic way larger than its place to be. And, to glue the front lateral windows and gunner panels in the open position is also a hard task, for they don’t have any decent points of contact with the fuselage and/or other panels. To maintain these areas free of excess glue is quite challenging.

The kit has a few row of rivets between the engines and the fuselage, so I’ve decided to rivet it all, and I’m happy with the result. Rose the riveter was the tool of choice.

A very nice point are these new Eduard decals that you can remove the film from afterwards. They’ve worked great and the final effect is really good!

Paints were a mix of Gunze lacquer and aqueous, well diluted for the motling, when needed.

Hope you’ll enjoy.

Cheers!

January 31

7 hours ago, Philly1860 said:

Lovely build and paint George.

Thank you!

January 30

6 hours ago, NavyWessex said:

Lovely build. I hadn't realised the HB kit came with some nice riveting detail.

Thank you!

January 30

4 hours ago, Graham Boak said:

I don't think the cowling looks wide enough in diameter for a Cyclone/M-62, but yes the parallel-sides are reminiscent of that.

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January 29

On 28/01/2024 at 11:24, Josip said:

Little do we know that your model is , at least for me, the very first completed Hobby Boss 1:72 C-47 that I have seen so far!!!

I have one in my stash and am eager to start it. It is an oustantigly sharp and detailed kit with few Chinese made glitches, but correctable.

Cheers, Josip

Thank you!

On 28/01/2024 at 12:26, Rod bettencourt said:

Best 47 I have seen in 72nd! Thanks for sharing.

Rod

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20 minutes ago, Latinbear said:

Superb! Beautifully done.

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17 minutes ago, HL-10 said:

That is rather impressive!

Great finish, the weathering is especially impressive 😊

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January 28

On 27/01/2024 at 09:32, Sky Keg said:

Superb attention to detail George. I like it !!!!!

Mike

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January 25

2 hours ago, Ruskin Air Services said:

Very well done, I built this kit a couple of years ago I found the stance a bit strange

Thank you!

January 25

10 minutes ago, Eagle57 said:

Excellent reproduction and beautiful finish

Thank you!

January 25

2 hours ago, russ c said:

Great looking Skytrain there George, nicely weathered too, very convincing work

Thank you!

January 25

17 hours ago, John Meyer said:

You've done a very nice job on this! But those cowlings & nacelles: they look much too large, and apparently Hobby Boss based this kit, more or less, on the Chinese-built version of the C-47 which had different engines, giving the cowls a much more square profile. This is the first time I've seen this kit built up and it's eye-opening. I bought a copy a while back while looking for the best DC-3/C-47 in 1/72.

Again, my complements to your work.

Thank you! As for he engines size, really can't say anything. But, perhaps the pictures from my iPhone gave some change of perspective.....could that be?

9 hours ago, sandros said:

Very nice work indeed. I believe the antennas could be thinner. I wasn't aware of this kit, I am stuck with the old Italeri one. This one is a huge improvement. Keep up the good job!

Thank you!

6 hours ago, Farmerboy said:

Absolutely beautiful. Good job!

Thank you!

January 25

18 hours ago, Mynimal said:

Spectacular, excellent creation, what colors did you use to obtain that finish? Which green and which grey ?
A thousand thanks

Thank you! Colors were Mr Color 304 Olive Drab and Mr Color 13 Neutral Grey, both with a few drops of white...

January 25

22 hours ago, georgeusa said:

A very effective paint job and weathering on this C-47. It looks very good. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you!

21 hours ago, Toryu said:

Great work! Beautiful finish with adequate weathering.

Thank you!

19 hours ago, Fred piket said:

Beautiful Dakota, love the weathering!

Thank you!

January 24

3 hours ago, kev67 said:

Very nice, love the subtle weathering, I imagine you added the riveting yourself, or is that on the kit, I have the Airfix Dakota too do, and already done the Esci kit which was a nice simple build, but this kit looks a nice kit as well

Thank you! Rivets are already on the kit, including those which should not, like the fabric rudder.

January 24

12 hours ago, dnl42 said:

Very nice work on my favorite aircraft, bar none.

Thank you!

January 23

3 minutes ago, PaK_Wagen said:

I was wondering how this kit would turn out to be once completed compared to Airfix Dakota. And this one seems to be great. I should pick one, it seems like

Thank you! During my research about which one to pick, It seemed they both were pretty much the same, i.e. simple and just ok.

January 23

1 hour ago, Keeff said:

I'm liking this!

Very nice work on the letter, number and weathering 👌

Keith 😁

Thank you!

January 23

Hi there!

This my last project, this iconic WW2 workhorse. This is a decent kit for the scale with good fitting in general. Decals are good, but there are just a few of them; not a single stencil or whatsoever. Invasion stripes and the big white T2's were painted.
I've used Eduard masks for the clear parts and Gunze paints.
As for weathering, it seems that, back in '44, almost all C-47 taking part in the invasion were relatively new, since Douglas Aircraft Co was delivering them by the hundreds at the time. So, chipping was minimum, but some dirt and fading were added.

Hope you enjoy!

Cheers!

November 18, 2023

5 hours ago, Richard S said:

Absolutely outstanding, what a super model. I’m not sure what else to say, you have nailed every area there is not weak part to it. Well done.

excuse my ignorance but what are the angled lines on the leading edges of the wings? They are markings I don’t recall seeing before.

Thank you!!
The lines were used as a visual reference for the start of a dive for bombing or rocket launching. Each of them corresponds to a different initial altitude for the attack.

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