toniosky Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 Hi, Who said that Swiss aircraft are always clean ?? Here is 1/48 Classic Airframes model to which I added the specific nose and auxiliary "FLUNT" tanks. Decals are from MC-one. The build was not too complicated but a lot of time and care was needed to make this model look okay. For those of you who noticed that the airbrakes and flaps are not down, I will just say that the aircraft just landed and the pilot likes to have things tidy 🙂 Cheers, Antoine 46 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobinsonh Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 Very nice indeed. A model to be proud of. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchen Modeller Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 Beautiful paint job - detail is very well brought out. Very nice model. Sorry not to see an underside photo! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROBOT Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 That is beautyful ! Being a fan of all things vampire/venom, i especially like your painting & weathering- exactly to my taste, super photographic skills too! Thanks for sharing ! Oli 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 Very nice Venom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG X Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 That has turned out brilliantly Antoine - Lovely work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Very nice!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Wonderful job,..... you`ve got the Swiss Venom off to a tee! Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinChipmunkfan Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Good one, Well made and painted. Great montage photo, looks very real. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 great, very nicely executed model! love the painting! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldy Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Beautiful job. Great painting! How did the kit build? I understand that the Venoms were far better than the earlier Vampires? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 What a great model - like it a lot. Do you have a WIP thread? Have one on the stash too and want to build it as Swiss machine too. And what colors did you use? Cheers, Michael from Switzerland 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toniosky Posted November 5, 2018 Author Share Posted November 5, 2018 Thank you everyone for your nice comments 😊 10 hours ago, Baldy said: Beautiful job. Great painting! How did the kit build? I understand that the Venoms were far better than the earlier Vampires? Thanks ! The kit is not too bad, well for a CA kit. The fit is generally good with maybe the exception of the cockpit tub that is a bit tricky to align correctly. There is also the ejection seat which is a tad too high and prevents the canopy from being closed. I noticed that too late when the seat was already trapped inside the tub and I had to trim the top. As with other short-run kits, a lot of detailing/re-building of thin parts is required - not nothing an average modeller can't tackle with a bit of time and motivation. 10 hours ago, WildeSau75 said: What a great model - like it a lot. Do you have a WIP thread? Have one on the stash too and want to build it as Swiss machine too. And what colors did you use? Cheers, Michael from Switzerland Hi Michael, I dont have any WIP post unfortunately. However, I took one single picture that will give you an idea of the work that needs to be done, especially for the resin nose (Michel Bérard nose and FLUNT). Surgery of the nose is a bit scary at first sight, but once you cut along the panel line it only requires bit of trimming here and there. As for the colors, I used Tamiya XF-53 for the dark gray, but the green is completely empirical, anyway the colors on Swiss Venom were completely washed out and good reference pictures will be of great help. Antoine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kampartiger Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 That's a great Swiss Venom.Everything seems to be just right.It's just too bad that no manufacturers are interested in reviving CA's Venoms as I am sure there'r a lot of interested modellers keen on it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 On 11/5/2018 at 9:50 AM, toniosky said: Thank you everyone for your nice comments 😊 Thanks ! The kit is not too bad, well for a CA kit. The fit is generally good with maybe the exception of the cockpit tub that is a bit tricky to align correctly. There is also the ejection seat which is a tad too high and prevents the canopy from being closed. I noticed that too late when the seat was already trapped inside the tub and I had to trim the top. As with other short-run kits, a lot of detailing/re-building of thin parts is required - not nothing an average modeller can't tackle with a bit of time and motivation. Hi Michael, I dont have any WIP post unfortunately. However, I took one single picture that will give you an idea of the work that needs to be done, especially for the resin nose (Michel Bérard nose and FLUNT). Surgery of the nose is a bit scary at first sight, but once you cut along the panel line it only requires bit of trimming here and there. As for the colors, I used Tamiya XF-53 for the dark gray, but the green is completely empirical, anyway the colors on Swiss Venom were completely washed out and good reference pictures will be of great help. Antoine Thanks Antoine. You seem to be lucky to have gotten a Pinocchio nose from Michel Berard. You don't have any left by chance? You are right - the Venoms were all looking a bit different over time with their washed out colors and field paintings. I got the CA kit of the Vampire Mk5 with the Pinocchio nose to make a Mk6. Maybe I can use it for the Venom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toniosky Posted November 7, 2018 Author Share Posted November 7, 2018 Hi @WildeSau75, I don't have any MB's conversion left, sadly. Like you, I have the resin CA Vampire nose and I think it will suit the Venom kit quite well. Actually, during the build I hesitated on using either the MB or CA nose. I think that the fit of both noses is roughly equivalent in term of work, but I found the shape of the MB nose more convincing. I have a walk-around if you are interested: http://toniosky7.blogspot.com/2012/09/de-havilland-dh-112-venom-mk-i.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Looks great!! Very nicely done and finished! Miguel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 A cracker. Very nicely painted & weathered. I think this must be the first Pinnochio I've seen on here. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toniosky Posted November 7, 2018 Author Share Posted November 7, 2018 Thank you Miguel and Pete 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 That is a tremendous piece of work, really nicely done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 (edited) On 11/7/2018 at 11:12 AM, toniosky said: Hi @WildeSau75, I don't have any MB's conversion left, sadly. Like you, I have the resin CA Vampire nose and I think it will suit the Venom kit quite well. Actually, during the build I hesitated on using either the MB or CA nose. I think that the fit of both noses is roughly equivalent in term of work, but I found the shape of the MB nose more convincing. I have a walk-around if you are interested: http://toniosky7.blogspot.com/2012/09/de-havilland-dh-112-venom-mk-i.html Thanks Toni. Luck you that you got an MB nose. He doesn't produce them anymore and they are not available - at least I didn't find one. Yeah guess to the Vampire Pinocchio nose will fit the Venom too. Hey, cool site you have there - nice walk around pics of the Venom. I just life 10 min from the Flieger- and Flab-Museum in Dübendorf and therefore saw their Venom FB4 a few times. Unfortunately it has the standard nose and comes in silver painting. So your walk around pics are much appreciated. Cheers, Michael PS: here a link to my try on the 1/72 Special Hobby Vampire which I build as Swiss air force J-1125 - the machine my uncle had his fatal accident in. Not an especially good build but it was fun and I will build another J-1125 as a little tribute to my uncle who I unfortunately never met. Edited November 9, 2018 by WildeSau75 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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