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  1. Hi. Just some picture to show that I've now bought the last sections for my paint rack. 2 racks for AK Real Color pots, of which one of them will be adapted to take AK Xtreme metal colours. 20240318_183527 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr And 13 rack for 60 ml bottles, which I'm using for Mr Paint bottles. 20240318_183440 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr So now I'm yearning for the arrival of Spring, so I can get back to my cottage and start getting these racks together. I'll give them a light sanding and then glue them together and then spray paint them white as the rest of them. When finished my paint rack will be 5½ sections wide built in an angle, and 4 sections high. To be continued..... /Bosse
  2. Thanks for the review Mike. Looks like another one, or two, for the stash. /Bosse
  3. Hi All. I've now finished my Ukrainian drone. A few days ago I put the stencils to the ordnance. It comes complete with some slogan written in Ukrainian. 042 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr And yesterday evening I glued the ordnance and the last few bits in place. And now it's done. I rather like it. 043 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr 044 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr 045 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr Now it resides beside it's much larger cousin in my display cabinet. 046 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr As for part two of this story I'm thinking perhaps a MiG-29? 20231024_194049 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr 20231024_194521 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr Or should I choose an Su-25? 20231025_132356 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr 20231025_132245 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr Well I'm not to start Part 2 just yet, so I'll have ample time to ponder on which. First I got my Nato project in the Nato GB coming up in a month. To be continued..... /Bosse
  4. WOW That's a very nice collection. /Bosse
  5. Thanks Gents. As for the seat belts @IPMS19, they're self adhesive and are ment to be looped around the buckles. And actually the buckles are what I'm going to work with this week. Every one of them need cleaning up before primer and painting, so my plan is too look where the belt will wrap around the buckle and see if I can pin each one in a "safe" spot so I can spray them rather than brush paint them. /Bosse
  6. Thanks Gents I actually ordered the F-104 cockpit from Modellbau König yesterday. And it's already in transit. 👍 /Bosse
  7. Hi. I hadn't planned to participate in this GB since I've already signed up for six of them this year. But I just ordered this kit from Dragon in 1/16 scale. Would this chap be eligible for the GB I might add it to my build list. I've always liked figure painting, and would like to take this opportunity to better my skils in figure painting. /Bosse
  8. Thanks @JeroenS It was actually quite fun painting this. The feet are ok-ish now, but I'll always will have the pain. I just have to learn to live with it. /Bosse
  9. Thanks @IPMS19 You're right there is an F-104 as well, also originating from Esci. The F-16 and the F-104 can be found, but thye're currently out of stock at Modelbau-König, but if in stock they're not that expensive. https://www.modellbau-koenig.de/en/Aircraft/Aircraft-Models-1-32/Modern-aircrafts-since-1945-1-24-1-32/NATO-aircrafts-since-1945-1-24-1-32/F-16-Cockpit-1-12 https://www.modellbau-koenig.de/en/Special-category/Top-News/F-104G-Cockpit-1-12 I've put a notification alarm on the F-14 and I'll be ordering it the minute Modellbau König gets them in stock again. I sure wished there were more cockpit kits as these two. /Bosse
  10. Hi. Let's see what's been going on with my build since the last update. I've masked the ejection seat in preparation for some khaki colour. 023 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr And last Friday I started to detail paint the cockpit tub. 024 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr Then I got some serious pain in my feet. I'm diabetic, and I have neuropathic damage to the nerves in my feet. Normally I can live with the pain, but this Sunday it got so bad I couldn't do anything. And lying in bed isn't an option when this sets in, laying down only gets it worse. So I got to stay home from work the beginning of this week. I could sit and paint, but only in very short intervals. But yesterday the pain relented and I could finally continue with the painting. All in all I think I spent around 10 hours detailing all the switches, knobs and breakers. Everyone of them are hand painted mostly using a 0/20 micro brush. 025 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr I'll clear coat where there are going to be a decal, and the seal everything with a clear coat. And after that I think I'll put a very light grey wash to it. And I'll of course turn my attention to the ejection seat now. To be continued..... /Bosse
  11. Hi Bosse,

    I just started building a FM Vautour and was searching for  info when I found a Britmodeller link to your 1/48 Vautour. Unfortunately the link seems to be dead. Is it still out there or lost in time?

    If you could share it I would be most grateful

    Colin

     

    1. Marlin

      Marlin

      Hi Colin and thanks for reaching out. 

      Unfortunately all build pictures of my Vautour build got lost in a computer crash, and the Photobucket ransom deal. 

      If there is something specific you wonder about the kit, just ask me and I'll try and ask them the best I can.

      It's a horrible kit that requires a lot of work, but it can be done. 

      The worst part of if is getting the engine nacelles blended with the wings. 

      And nowadays the landing gear has given ut, and the wheels are splayed in an inverted V-shape.

      But it still resides in my display cabinet.

      I still got the B-version sitting in the stash, but I think it'll sit there until a new kit arrives.

       

      /Bosse

    2. Colin W

      Colin W

      OK Thanks I'm building the B version and trying to find out if the bomb aimer had an ejection seat? Thanks

    3. Marlin

      Marlin

      My B kit is still at my cottage. 

      I'll be going there for Easter, and I'll look at it then and see if I can deduce weather there is an ejection seat or not. 

      /Bosse

  12. Great project. I'll follow with interest. I've always liked flying boats. /Bosse
  13. Hi. And thanks for all the "Likes" Yesterday I masked up the instrument panel and sprayed it black. I'll see this evening if my masking skills were up for the task. 021 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr And the tub got the same treatment. 022 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr Now the canvas is set for detail painting all switches, knobs, breakers etc. I think I'll have a great weekend coming up, and since I've taken Friday of from work. And I don't have any special plans for it other than three glorious day at the bench. I really wish that there was more cockpit kits in 1/12 scale. And Yes, I'm getting the F-104 Cockpit as soon as I can. To be continued..... /Bosse
  14. Hi. I've now started to paint my F-16 cockpit. Most of it is Dark Gull Grey FS36231. The instructions states Light Ghost Grey FS36375 as the main colour, but that's not correct. An F-16 cockpit is Dark Gull Grey and has been since the start until Black cockpits started to show up with Block 40 and night vision equipment. 018 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr I've chosen to paint the seat cushions in two green colours. Olive Drab 41 FS33070 for the seat cushion, and Forest Green FS34079 for the back cushion. I've only sprayed these once. I'll give them a respray this evening, and some washes to liven them up a bit. 019 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr And I started to mask the black instrumentpanels in the cockpit tub. 019 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr After around an hour and a half I had the whole tub masked. 020 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr I'll spray this black this evening, and during the weekend I can pull out my 0/5, 0/10 & 0/20 brushes and start to paint all switches, knobs etc. To be continued..... /Bosse
  15. Thanks @Keeff Keith. Not so much as you might think, just one airbrush cup of 5ml grey, and a little less that that with the black. But I think I'll use a bit more of the grey cockpit colour tonight. /Bosse
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