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  1. Sturmovik
    Photos of my latest build, Hobby Boss´s Bf 109G-6 in 1:48. The only fit problems I could find were with the nose covers (a bit oversized), a cockpit piece that was in the way of a good fitting cockpit, and what I think was an oversized control panel that had to be trimmed. The model was brush painted, and the fuselage camouflage was handpainted, without guides, I´ll use Tamiya tape for the next 109, seeing they always have straight fuselage camouflages. I used Hasegawa´s Bf 109G-6 1:32 painting instructions for this model. Use plenty of water if you´re planning on using the kit´s decals, they tend to stick on the surface. As per real life photos of this aircraft, the fuel tank, its mount and the underwing cannons were left behind.
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    The aircraft is coming along nicely, maybe it gave you a rough time because you didn´t thoroughly clean the remaining sprue gates (I always get lazy on that part).
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    I always liked the look of the rounded wing Spitfire more than the clipped wing Spitfire, well done.
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    Best ju87

    Sturmovik replied to goose's topic in Aircraft WWII

    I don´t know if someone has already mentioned it, but Italeri makes a good looking 1:72 Ju 87B-2/R-2 (also reboxed by Revell). Recessed panel lines, spinning propeller, nicely detailed and three decal options. If you´re looking for a 1:72 D/G Stuka, you can choose the Revell one, raised panel lines (doesn´t bother me), rather ill-fitting wingtips, sparse cpckpit detail, has an engine, spinning propeller, and two decal options. I´m mentioning the ones I´ve come in contact with.
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    I´m passing by to say hello @Alejandro Martinez Colombres. Troy Smith, the Pulqui I is storaged and exhibited in Moron´s Aeronautical Museum, I can post some photos if you want.
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    Hi, it´s me again. I bought this decal sheet, and because Eaglecal´s profiles don´t give me much information regarding camouflage mottling, I wanted to know if you guys had photos of: 1) Fw 190A-3 Chevron and Wavy line, attached to I/JG51, painted in the temporary white camouflage scheme (I want to know if the aircraft had the normal Fw 190 camouflage before being painted in white). 2) Fw 190A-3 Yellow 5 and horizontal bar of the same colour, attached to 6/JG1 (I want to know if the aircraft had the outer guns and the bulges under the wings, or if it was a factory release of an aircraft without the outer guns and flat panels under the wings). 3) Josef Priller´s Fw 190A-2, attached to III/JG26. I was able to find a single blurry photo of this aircraft´s left side. I hope you guys can shine some light above these three aircraft. Thanks!
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    @Corsairfoxfouruncle thanks! It was a nice kit to build in the small time frame I had.
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    "Insert obnoxiously loud Soviet Union anthem." I really like how you finished your model, not all the time one sees a German plane under Soviet management. This He 162 is also under my "to buy" list, if the Tamiya 1:48 model is too expensive, then the 1:72 will do.
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    Here´re the promised photos of my Ta 152H from Revell. This kit is a reboxing of the old Frog kit from the 70s, and it shows it mainly in the raised panel lines, flash, and the (flashed) hole for a stand. The only troublesome area of the kit was with the tailband: Firstly I positioned it correctly by sheer luck (I wasn´t looking at the instructions), and secondly, it was long enough to cover the entire rear fuselage and it curled, without any chance of straighten it again. The instructions also show an incorrect placement of the inner landing gear doors, if you ever build this kit, make sure to follow the painting instructions to place the inner doors. The wheels were glued in place, and the caps were left in their sprue, together with the pilot. The propeller was designed to spin to the left, so I opened another hole to be able to make it spin to the right. I also wanted to preserve the raised panel lines, so the aircraft unions weren´t filled with putty, most visible on the right hand fuselage/wing section.
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    http://www.colourlovers.com/palette/741645/Wizzair
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    Thanks, I was just realising I put the tail band in the correct position by sheer luck (I was kind of rushing to finish it). I need to check the instructions more carefully for my next model. Also, the instructions show the inner landing gear doors in the wrong position, they should go as the painting instructions show.
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    @adey m not so original, I modified the propeller for it to turn in the correct way, the rest was left as is. Regarding the build time, it all comes down to how much detail the aircraft has, how many parts it has, and how hard the camouflage is. Using a brush also reduces the painting time, since you only need water to clean it. Sadly one thing that affects me is the need to start and finish things fast, and because of that I curled the spinner decal a bit. It´s not shown on the photos, but it´ll be a sore thumb every time I look at it.
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    I managed to get some free time, and was able to build, paint, and decal the model in less than three days. Proper photos for the Ready for Inspection section will be taken as soon as the sun comes out. I didn´t use filler on this build because I wanted to keep the raised panel lines. I painted the "cockpit" and seat with Revell 78. Because I wanted the propeller to spin, I decided to paint first the piece you see here (don´t know the name), and then glue the propeller to it. RLM 81 and 83 coat added. A close up on the propeller assembly. RLM 82 and 76 painted, with the mottling. And the finished model. Most of the decals worked well, with the exception of the band, which wasn´t long enough to cover the whole rear fuselage and wrinkled, no matter how much I tried to straighten it up with my brush.
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    It´s coming along great! Can´t wait to see it painted and decalled.
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    I believe this was my one of my first airliner models, and it was a really enjoyable build. I also broke many of the propellers while trying to glue them. I´d build it again but without the pilot and without adding too much glue for the weights to avoid melting the plastic.
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    Update on this topic: I went to the hobby shop to buy the model, but two sprues were out of their bag and had two missing pieces, so I left it on the shelf. The seller told me he was selling it for another guy for a really cheap price.
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    @MilneBay what about the tailwheel? I saw on @Crimea River ´s build that it was molded as if the aircraft had been towed, with the tailwheel at 180° from the normal position, was it like that on your kit?
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    Not exactly an official start, but I opened the other side of the propeller with a scalpel, now it can be added to turn in the correct position. Thanks to @stevehnz for his advice.
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    I checked his build yesterday, really nice, mine will be without scratch and with a much simpler mottling. I hope to start the model in more or less 20 days.
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    You mean the other side of the propeller is blocked by flash? I´ll try to open it from the inside with a pin and then by using the scalpel on the outside.
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    @Crimea River thank you for your help, thanks to you I´m one step closer on buying that model. Also thank you for linking your build here, I didn´t find it when I was looking for articles on the model. And regarding the ZM model, with the detail comes the price, however, unless they include clear parts such as the ones on their Ho 229, details such as the fuel tanks or other parts could have been eliminated to reduce the price tag.
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    Yes, according to Scalemates its a repop of the Trimaster kit with plastic parts.
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    I could buy that one, but it´s three times the price of the Dragon one, and I am just not willing to pay so much for that aircraft.
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    I saw on my LHS Dragon´s Ta 152H-1, and I would really like to get one of those elegant aircraft for my collection, and I wanted to know the opinions of those who´ve already built it. I´m looking opinions regarding: 1) The propellers, do they have tabs that put them with the correct pitch (main concern)? 2) Overall fit. 3) Fuselage/wing join. 4) Engine/fuselage fit. 5) Ease of work with the photoetch pieces. Thank you all, I´m keen on reading you.
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    More or less in a month, I´ll be having my Winter recess (after an exam in which I don´t have anything to study from aside for a bunch of schemes thrown out there without any words), and from the seven kits I have on my stash, I picked this one to become sixth build. The model itself is over 40 years old, from the now gone Frog. It doesn´t have much flash, but it does have some moulding defects, and the propeller was designed to turn to the wrong way. The kit comes with only one decal option, Green 9, Willi Reschke´s aircraft. I saw on a video build for this aircraft that the only area with gaps will be the wing/fuselage join, so I may use filler on said gaps (I don´t want to use any, to preserve the panel lines).
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