jrlx Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 This is my rendition of a 1940 Tiger Moth from the RAF Flight Training School. It's the 1/72 Airfix kit plus the Eduard PE set and some additional bits from the Eduard PE "stretchers and control horns" set. The build was started in August 2015 as my entry to the "Tiger Moth STGB". As usual, I didn't manage to finish it in the GB's time frame and could only resume the build this year. This time, it was finished. Some notable points of the build: Extra detail from Eduard's Tiger Moth PE set Extra control horns and stretchers (underside of the tail plane and inter-wing rigging stretchers from the Eduard PE "stretchers and control horns" set) EZ-line for rigging and control cables Control mechanism and cables for the ailerons added (underside of the fuselage, behind the landing gear) Rudder deflected to the left, as usual in TMoths on the ground Alclad Grey Primer Paints from Gunze Aquos Light weathering using dry brushing of lighter tones on wing ribs and Vallejo acrylic brown wash overall Alclad Flat coat The WIP thread is here. Here are the pictures: 1. General views IMAG6375 IMAG6376 IMAG6377 IMAG6378 IMAG6379 IMAG6386 IMAG6380 IMAG6381 IMAG6383 IMAG6382 IMAG6384 IMAG6385 IMAG6387 2. Rigging and control cable details IMAG6389 IMAG6390 IMAG6395 IMAG6396 IMAG6391 IMAG6392 IMAG6398 3. Cockpit details IMAG6393 IMAG6394 4. Aileron control mechanism and actuators IMAG6397 IMAG6401 5. Landing gear details IMAG6399 IMAG6400 6. Family picture Here we can see a Spitfire Mk. I, the Tiger Moth and a Defiant, all from 1940. IMAG6402 Thank you for looking. All feedback is very welcome. Cheers Jaime 62 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Brilliant! Mike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Kay Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Oh, my days! That is fantastic. Even in extreme closeups it’s hard to tell the scale. Excellent work! I have a pair of these kits in my stash, and if they turn out half as good as this I will be very happy indeed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 That is gorgeous, Jaime Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 (edited) Jaime, when you deliver, you do deliver! I can't believe this is 1/72, such wonderful details! Ciao Edited August 14, 2019 by giemme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted August 11, 2019 Author Share Posted August 11, 2019 @MikeR, @Heather Kay, @RidgeRunner, @giemme Thank you for your interest and kind words! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Very impressive, love the rigging and control line work. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Tremendous work, Jaime. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted August 11, 2019 Author Share Posted August 11, 2019 Stuart @Courageous, @Vinnie, Thank you very much! Much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinpin Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Brilliant detail 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petetasker Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Lovely - beautifully done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ijs302 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 really nice work hard to believe its 1/72 , how did you do that rigging something i have never been brave enought to try 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 That's a stunning model Jaime. The level of detail at this scale is very impressive. You can be rightly very proud of that - great job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted August 11, 2019 Author Share Posted August 11, 2019 @twinpin, @petetasker, @ijs302, @CedB Thank you very much! 32 minutes ago, ijs302 said: really nice work hard to believe its 1/72 , how did you do that rigging something i have never been brave enought to try I used EZ-line and CA glue to rigging and control cables. The WIP shows more detail on this: Control cables for rudder, tail plane and ailerons Rigging I hope these links are helpful. 25 minutes ago, CedB said: That's a stunning model Jaime. The level of detail at this scale is very impressive. You can be rightly very proud of that - great job Thank you very much Ced! I'm indeed quite happy with the result Cheers Jaime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Absolutely amazing. How you managed to get that etched brass into shape in that scale is beyond my sausage fingers. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Absolutely fantastic , what a stunning model and knowing how small it is, it is even more amazing. Love the rigging and control cables too. Amazing work. Thanks for sharing. All the best Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveyGair Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Hard to believe it's 1/72nd. Marvellous job, and it looks just right in terms of colours and detail. Davey. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Paw Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 That is a wonderful rendition of a Tiger Moth. I am very interested in your rigging and think you have done a superb job. I find it difficult to make rigging in this scale look the correct size relative to the aircraft. I like your colours and how you have adjusted them to be correct at this scale and finally the Alcad Matt varnish is in my opinion gives the best finish. Thank you for posting. Andrew. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djos Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Amazing work in 1/72 scale. Finish is exceptional Best regards Djordje 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Superb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc72 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Outstanding job, especially the rigging. Very well photographed, too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Superb Tiggie! The rigging is fabulous, as is the entire model. Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted August 11, 2019 Author Share Posted August 11, 2019 Pete @Buzby061, Chris @bigbadbadge, Davey @DaveyGair, Andrew @Bear Paw , Djordje @djos, Richard @RMCS, @Doc72, Joachim @Spitfire31 Thank you all for your interest and very kind words! Much appreciated! 1 hour ago, Bear Paw said: I find it difficult to make rigging in this scale look the correct size relative to the aircraft. I like your colours and how you have adjusted them to be correct at this scale and finally the Alcad Matt varnish is in my opinion gives the best finish. I used the finest EZ-line availble. I just used the equivalent Gunze colours to those shown in the colour scheme, applied over Alclad Grey Primer (except the yellow, which had an intermediate matte white coat applied over the primer). I didn't do any pre- or post-shading or altered the colours for scale effect. I just took care, when taking the pictures, to get the correct white balance. I agree with you regarding Alclad's Flat: after trying several makes of so-called flat coats, I think Alcad's is the best and produces the most consistent results. 38 minutes ago, Doc72 said: Outstanding job, especially the rigging. Very well photographed, too! I used my smartphone's camera in Pro Mode (a HTC U12+). I adjusted the white balance and exposure manually to get colours as close as possible to reality. Cheers Jaime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew.S Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Stunnig job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza l Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Incredible work. gazza l 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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