Some nice work there.  Welcome!

Welcome aboard Gary and those are some really nice builds.I especially like 109's.

Doug (aka roger_wilco)

Those all look great! Looking forward to seeing how the Shiden comes out. 

  Glad you're here .

TY for posting the pics of your fine work. I'm sure we can all learn from them.

The aluminum foiled ones are very impressive as well and I wish I had the patience to do a job like that.

GazzS, welcome back to modeling and the FSM forum. You made some fine models. It looks like you hit the road running. That BV-138 is a rare kit. You certainly do not "have to" sand off the raised panel lines. Actually, that aircraft was designed in the late 30's and likely had over lapping panels. That means that the raised lines would better represent the actual aircraft!

Wow, I love the aluminum foil, especially your Thunderbolt!  Welcome to FSM Forum.

Toshi

Hello Friends,

    Thank you for the great welcomes and your kind compliments.

Jay Jay, foiling the Shiden took half as long as the P-47' so it 's not something that takes all that much time once you become accustomed to the way the foil responds and your hands get some muscle memory.

Shipwreck, I actually bought a book on the machine just to help me with details of the machine.  They were actually quite cleanly built.  From very short distances the panel lines disappear.  

Bish, the BV 138 was a lot of work.  Many of the joins are edge to edge with no support or guide pins.  The canopy and turrets had pretty ambiguous framing, and I ended up replacing them with vacuform parts.  There is a lot of putty between the booms and wing joins, and the wing to fuselage joins had to be modified to get them to line up Properly with a lot of stretched sprue glued between to make a strong joint between each.  It was an educational kit for sure.  All that being said, it's still the only one in 1/72 out there.

Yes, you are correct, the He-219 is the Dragon kit.  I think I crammed lead sinkers into every available space forward of the main wheels to get that thing to sit nose down.

Best Wishes, Everyone,

Gary

Hi Toshi,

      Nice to meet you!  Thank you!   Foiling is one of those addictive things.  I already have four other kits in my stash waiting for foil.

Best Wishes,

Gary

GazzaS

Bish, the BV 138 was a lot of work.  Many of the joins are edge to edge with no support or guide pins.  The canopy and turrets had pretty ambiguous framing, and I ended up replacing them with vacuform parts.  There is a lot of putty between the booms and wing joins, and the wing to fuselage joins had to be modified to get them to line up Properly with a lot of stretched sprue glued between to make a strong joint between each.  It was an educational kit for sure.  All that being said, it's still the only one in 1/72 out there.

Yes, you are correct, the He-219 is the Dragon kit.  I think I crammed lead sinkers into every available space forward of the main wheels to get that thing to sit nose down.

 

Best Wishes, Everyone,

 

Gary

 

I have not seen any other 138's in that scale, somtimes you just have to bit the bullet to get the subjects you want. I build in 72nd as well, and that would be a nice one to have. The joins sound like a lot of the Special Hobby kits. That 138 seems like a challenge worth taking.

I guess so on the 219, i have just built the same kit, but i did the other markings option. I secure mine to a base thoguh, so i don't worry about weight.

Some nice builds tehere, thanks for posting and look forward to seeing more of your work in the future.

Hi Bish,

     I knew the Bv 138 would have to be a rarity when I spied it on the shelf at my LHS.  I'm not big into what if's, but a rarity in styrene will grab me if I see one.  I expect putty will always be needed, so that's no big deal.  Where the kit fails the most is in details.  I replaced the two MG 151's with turned brass barrels, and the MG131 that comes with the kit is a bit of a joke, so I replaced that with with a fighter's 131 and scratched it into looking like the handheld version.  DF loop... more brass, but scratch built, exhausts... more brass.  Grills for the radiators, boat cleats, antenna mast...all replaced with brass.  In the end, it was more of a contest of wills.  I'm glad for the build, anyway,

Best Wishes,

Gary

You certainly have some really nice stuff there. No lack of talent for sure. All those years and the builds look awesome. Thanks for sharing.

BK

Hey Brandon,

     Thank you!  There is a lot more to the hobby now than when I stopped.  With each build I get the pleasure of the build plus the joys and frustrations of trying to master a new technique.  Fortunately, there are a lot of examples to find at places like this and around the net.

Best Wishes,

Gary