toniosky Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 Hi there, This is the 1/48 scale Pilot Replicas kit. A real pleasure to build! Among the modifications I made: - Seamless resin intake and pilot from the same manufacturer - Homemade seat harnesses, ladder and pitot tubes, - Replaced the exhaust with a Bubble Tea straw because the original one is too thick, Details in the cockpit and in the landing gear bays are good enough but there is room for improvement. The one thing that bugged me are the rivets on the fuselage: they get distorted and fade away with the curve of the fuselage. Also, part 59 was missing or at least I did not find it. This part depicts the bumper on the bottom of the fuselage and is very easy to scratch build with a bit of styrene, so no big deal. But except for these, there is nothing much to complain about. I liked the luxurious and clear instructions, the excellent Cartograf decals and the PE frets with a sticky transparent film that prevents the parts to spring away when cutting them. The kit is well designed and everything fits. It was the first time for me painting with Alclad, and like everyone I was bit concerned about peeling off the paint during masking, but with a good layer of black primer and polishing, the paint is rock solid! The orange dayglo comes from Faskcolor, and Tamiya paint was used for the Austrian roundels (yes, the Luftstreitkräfte is the Austrian AF, but please don't ask me to pronounce that 🙂 ) , Hope you like it. Antoine 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daryl_five_zero Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 Those Alclad paints have really done the trick there, absolutely fantastic end result! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theskits62 Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 That is superb !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob K. Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 Wow, amazing work. Impressive, both in shape and execution. 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piotr Sudnik Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 Superb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unfinished project Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 Fantastic Tunnan 👏👏👏👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesa Jussila Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 Beautiful. And very nice work with shading. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 Great build! I like the weathering and the engine exhaust accumulation under the tail is perfect! Thanks too for the review of the kit. The Tunnan, for all of its barrel shape, is one of my favorites. I gather the pilot and ladder are separate purchases, or did they come with the kit? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 That is brilliantly done. Realistically weathered as well. 👍👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Wow, that's one beautiful Tunnan! That pilot looks very lifelike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Outstanding 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Great work, very cool looking J29 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold55 Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Excellent job! Love the finish. I have switched to Alclad but still working to get the finish better. I will set yours as a goal to strive for. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Very convincing 'F' – the NMF is just superb! Try: "Louft-shtrajt-kraefte", ten times in quick succession 😉 A piece of curio info: it was the designer of the 'Flying Barrel', Lars Brising, who coined the nickname 'Tunnan' (Barrel). Beautiful modelling! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Looks like the reall thing! Great Alclad work ! If you have mastered Luftstreitkräfte, add "Österreichische" in front 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toniosky Posted May 4, 2020 Author Share Posted May 4, 2020 19 hours ago, SAT69 said: Great build! I like the weathering and the engine exhaust accumulation under the tail is perfect! Thanks too for the review of the kit. The Tunnan, for all of its barrel shape, is one of my favorites. I gather the pilot and ladder are separate purchases, or did they come with the kit? Thank you ! The pilot is from Pilot rpelicas as well but comes separately. The ladder was made from scratch from pictures. You find PE ladders but they looked to flat to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toniosky Posted May 4, 2020 Author Share Posted May 4, 2020 3 hours ago, Harold55 said: Excellent job! Love the finish. I have switched to Alclad but still working to get the finish better. I will set yours as a goal to strive for. Waoo, thank you !! It's not too complicated to get that finish, just a lot of rubbing before, during and after 🙂 ; and more importantly the Gloss black Primer is the key. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toniosky Posted May 4, 2020 Author Share Posted May 4, 2020 1 hour ago, exdraken said: Looks like the reall thing! Great Alclad work ! If you have mastered Luftstreitkräfte, add "Österreichische" in front Thank you ! Challenge of the day: Repeat 10 timesÖsterreichische Luftstreitkräfte . Just kidding of course, I really like Austria, its beautiful landscapes and its aircraft 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in a shed Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 The finish, weathering and even the pilot are beautifully done. Outstanding work. Cheers Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dyck Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Yes an absolute perfect model. The weathering looks very realistic. Nothing is overdone. The landing gear doors are spot on with these dirt marks. You have a perfect eye for details! Very nice! Cheers Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toniosky Posted August 8, 2020 Author Share Posted August 8, 2020 Thank you Pete and Andy for the nice words 😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Beautiful Alpen-Tonne! Cheers, Andre (Dutch but with Austrian girlfriend) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toniosky Posted August 14, 2020 Author Share Posted August 14, 2020 Thanks Andre 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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