Popular Post mathy Posted April 13, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 13, 2021 Hi all, the German Air Force will retire its very last C-160D in September this year. For me a good reason to build the nice 1:72 Revell kit in the Eloka version. Built it OOB, apart from the RBF (Eduard parts). Used Mr Hobby acrylics for painting. the original 50+55🙂 80 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyJammedKenny! Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 That's a beautiful job. I understand the parts fit is terrible, though, especially with the underside of the fuselage and the main gear sponsons, so you should receive special honors for this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Norman Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 What a lovely Model , Captures these work horses very well indeed, Sad to hear they will be gone this year though 😕 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathy Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 the fit of the fuselage is ok, there should be no problems at all, but the engineering and the fit of the main gear is just terrible. So the biggest problem on this kit is to get all the 10 wheels on the ground! On my first attempt the front gear was abaout 5mm above the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Stunning build, looks like one of those kits were Revel got the shape spot on.. Very nice build, and result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
621Andy Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Das sieht super aus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Impressive build. The weathering effects are really convincing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 That's truly a well built kit. Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 That's really nice work, especially the effective weathering and variation in the finish - well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janneman36 Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 I love what you did to this kit🏆 the weathering is as they can be and I saw these Transall’s many times in Eindhoven... This is a great tribute and showstopper , praise to the Transall😁 bringer of great sound👂 cheers, Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Callahan Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Hi Mathias Again a very stunning model of you. I built this kit few years back and it was terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Beautiful paint job as always Mathias, I always look forwards to seeing your weathered finishes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Stunning model mate,....... I have one to build and I`m a bit concerned to hear the stories about the poor fit,...... although you have certainly beaten it to build a beauty. The C-160 is a surprisingly large aircraft,.... especially when compared to a C-130,..... and I saw them quite often in my service,.... once too close for comfort when one passed a few hundred feet below us, head on over the Alps!! Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Outstanding work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarkmodels Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 That looks great! Awesome work with the painting and weathering 👍 Beautiful work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodenlee Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 You have done a brilliant job on your Transall! As others have said, your weathering is fantastic. A fitting tribute to an old workhorse! Cheers Shaun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 That's fantastic. The weathered finish you've achieved is so realistic. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theskits62 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 That is jaw droppingly good ! The paint finish is probably just about the best i've seen on this site - so subtle and so realistic. How on earth do you get that effect ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathy Posted April 14, 2021 Author Share Posted April 14, 2021 5 hours ago, theskits62 said: That is jaw droppingly good ! The paint finish is probably just about the best i've seen on this site - so subtle and so realistic. How on earth do you get that effect ? thx!🙂 Weathering was done "old style", no AMK, Ammo Mig or other weathering products were used. It only needs a fine airbrush, some oilcolors and differnt shades of the green and grey colours 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toryu Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Beautiful work! I remember them warmly riding down to Decimomannu a few times. They were great troubleless transports. Not what you seem to say about the kit! Danke für den nostalgischen Moment, den Dein super Modell auslöste. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Dot Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 That has an absolutely perfect look to the model. Well done Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldwin8 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Beautiful modelling skills on display here, well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Aer Lingus Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Fantastic looking model beautifully finished very well done thanks for sharing Eamonn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 That looks bang on, mate!!!! What a great plane. They will be missed once they are gone. 👍👍👍 Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Wow, great model! The Transall is a big beast! Nearly the size of the 4 engined Herc! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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