BikingLampy Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Finished this one 18 months or so back (you can tell by the bright sunshine in the pics!) but never got round to posting them. Mostly OOB with the exception of an Eduard Zoom cockpit kit for the IP and seatbelts, plus masks for the transparencies. This is the 6th kit I've built in my return to modelling, and on the whole a consolidation effort rather than trying anything new. 2nd one painted with the airbrush, and I was quite chuffed to get the zebra stripes on the dive brakes masked & sprayed in decent order. Oh, and the no-slip areas on the wings are painted too. Most of the preshading got lost though... The varnish looks very shiny in the pics. Not so obvious in real life. ...and with some period friends... Cheers, BL 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve27752 Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 All are very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Great stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairtrigger Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Brilliant results... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigglesof266 Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 (edited) Gorgeous ain't it! I wish it'd been around when I was a kid. Airfix did have its original mould B Stuka, but trying to find one on a hobby shop hanger anywhere in my neighbourhood was like searching for rocking horse ****. A very popular model with kids in the early 1960s. At 8 or 9 years of age, I went down to the local hobby shop to buy one. I'd been wanting that Airfix Stuka for ages and had my pocket money saved. Dear old Mrs Scott. Upon my plaintive cry "No, the German one with the gull wings" -'Stuka' was lost on her although even she could recognise the Balkenkreuz, unable to find its header on the Airfix display hanger she pressed me to buy a Hawker Typhoon, which to her mind still had bent/gull wings, ergo just as good. Those four menacing 20mm Hispano cannon projecting from the leading edge ultimately persuaded, as I knew I'd be waiting months for a Stuka, which to a kid, may as well be pronounced a lifetime. Until its fiery end, I had many hours of playtime fun with that Typhoon, but it was never quite the same. A Stuka-less childhood <LOL> until Frog it was if I recall accurately, came to my rescue aged about 13 or 14 in '68 or '69 with a G tankbuster variant with its two 3.7cm underslung wing cannon. But like the Bf 109G isn't a E if the Fall Gelb & Battle of Britain E is what you want, during the years up until my trading off playing with plastic for a career, girls and other stuff, I never quite did get over my Ju 87B deprivation. Edited November 24, 2018 by Bigglesof266 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAAMAN Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Great looking Stuka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 Although they look good. I think they need a flat coat to make them look real. Give it some thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 Lovely Stuka & great collection. Have the 109E on my stash too. Hope mine turns out as good as yours. Cheers, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 Nice trio! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikingLampy Posted November 25, 2018 Author Share Posted November 25, 2018 Thanks all for the positive comments - much appreciated! Quote I think they need a flat coat to make them look real They have all had one - Windsor & Newton Galleria Matt. IME it comes out more satin than matt, but not as shiny as the pics make out. I've been trying Vallejo matt on my Tomcat, and that comes out proper matt, so if I can figure a way to mask the canopies neatly, I might try slapping a coat of it on and see where we get to. Desperately want to avoid any nasty reactions that ruin what's already done though! Cheers, BL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallBlondJohn Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 Don't worry about the pre-shading, on wartime aircraft its a figment of the imagination and the Airfix panel lines don't need any help. For a factory fresh aircraft the weathering is about right - maybe just some engine oil and smoke. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 On 26/11/2018 at 06:11, BikingLampy said: Thanks all for the positive comments - much appreciated! They have all had one - Windsor & Newton Galleria Matt. IME it comes out more satin than matt, but not as shiny as the pics make out. I've been trying Vallejo matt on my Tomcat, and that comes out proper matt, so if I can figure a way to mask the canopies neatly, I might try slapping a coat of it on and see where we get to. Desperately want to avoid any nasty reactions that ruin what's already done though! Cheers, BL I can see how photo make things look different, so if you are happy with them I say stick with them as they are. I can tell you most of my models look great to me until I photograph them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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