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Eduard - 1/48 - P-51D-5 Mustang
Cris Garcia replied to bluriusz's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
WOW! Stunning P-51D! One of the best works on this model kit I've ever seen... Loved it, congratulations!! Cris -
Embarking to conquer ‒ A 'Jake' aboard Kamikawa Maru
Cris Garcia replied to Toryu's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
Oh boy! That is one spectacular and exclusive "Jake"... what a beauty! Agree with Zigomar as we DEMAND a 2024-standard-new-kit for this legendary floatplane. Hasegawa, Tamiya, Eduard? Hello? -
F4F-3 Wildcat, 1:48 Eduard
Cris Garcia replied to kelly9mm's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
Wow! What an absolutely stunning entry to the forum! Love the build and love the figures and diorama too. So well painted. Bravo! From a fellow modeler from the other side of the world, Cris from Chile. PS: there's something about the chubby Wildcat... definitely! -
Lovely FM-1! Superb paint job and really like the weathering. Congratulations Bruno. Tres bien! Cris.
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Eduard Bf109E-3 / attempted mottle.
Cris Garcia replied to Farmerboy's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
First time mottling a german kite? OMG! Kudos for your skills and good taste, that Me-109 Emil looks amazing! Bellísimo. Cris -
1/72 Mirage 50CN Pantera High Planes Models
Cris Garcia replied to adrianm2's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
Lovely Pantera Adrian! Superb rendition of this unique and remembered Chilean 'beast'... keep rocking! Cris. -
Agreed. Just an observation, the torpedo squadrons that fought at Midway were other than the ones that fought at Coral Sea (VT-2 and VT-5). VT-8 and VT-6 were completely slaughtered by the Japanese CAP and AAA. VT-3 was also badly hit, but Jimmy Thatch and his fighters fought valiantly against the Zeros preventing further shoot-downs.
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Such a beautiful P-400! Love it! But tell me Russ, how do you manage to close those Eduard's doors? I built one of these not far ago and the transparent doors simply don't fit! I should had dry fit them before the assembly but I was a little anxious to finish it, so I keep them open. But you managed to close them flawlessly! Let me guess... lot of sanding and dry fitting. Congratulations again! Really inspiring build. Cris.
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TBD-1 Devastator VT-3 Midway Part II
Cris Garcia replied to Rod bettencourt's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
Stunning Devastator Rod! I really enjoyed your amazing previous post with the model outdoors and this one just confirmed it. Paint job was an absolute killer! Nonetheless, as I just finished my own TBD-1 but in 1/48 scale, I found an Achilles' heel on your beautiful build (it starts with 'c' and ends with 'y'). But I'll keep that little secret between us, as only few modelers adventure in the reigns of the infamous Douglas Devastator and yours is a superb rendition. Cris. -
Hi Folks, After the build of the Japanese Nakajima B5N2 'Kate', next in line was her Nemesis, the infamous American torpedo bomber carrier aircraft Douglas TBD-1 'Devastator'. The kit is from the Chinese brand GWH (or Great Wall Hobby) from 2012. I was pleasantly surprised by the nearly perfect fit of the fuselage and wings. But things started to get complicated once I dry fit the canopy, not the closed one provided, but the seven-piece open canopy alternative. Lot of sanding and testing of the last 3 parts of the canopy was needed as for the radioman/gunner can show his 0.30 Browning M2 displayed. Except for that, the rest of the build went straight on. Black basing and pre-shading technique was used to 'break' monotony on the one colour top fuselage. Colors came mostly from Mr. Color 367 (Blue Gray) and AK RC 220 (Light Gull Grey). Figures came from spares, Tamiya for the pilot and an old Monogram for the radioman/gunner. I also used Eduard decals from they newer Wildcat kit to represent this aircraft used by VT-5 during the Battle of The Coral Sea, and I can tell you it was quite an adventure to peel the carrier film off! Nonetheless, the tail was masked and painted. A really nice kit, but it put to test all my skills developed in the last 3 years since I return to the hobby. Very glad on how it came to life. You can see all the building process at my instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/cris.oveja.negra/ All the best from Santiago, keep modelling, Cris.
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TBD-1 Devastator VT-3 Midway
Cris Garcia replied to Rod bettencourt's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
Absolutely phenomenal! Over the top! I'm currently building the GWH TBD-1 in 1/48 scale. This will be a nice walkaround to finish my kite. I'm leaning to represent a Devastator of VT-5 during the Battle of The Coral Sea with the early war paint... Quite inspirational! Congratulations Rod. Cris. -
Lovely looking Zero! Can I ask you if you used the Eduard's decals and if you stripped the carrier film? Thanks and congratulations again! Cris
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1/48 Nakajima B5N2 Type 97 ´Kate´ - Hasegawa
Cris Garcia replied to Cris Garcia's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
Thanks George! You always left a kind and positive comment. Very honoured! Cris Oh thanks! Thank you Andy! Thanks Toryu! Coming from you I feel very very flattered!