B-17 - Looking good! The Eduard bits can add a lot of interest to a build.

Mike - Amazing paint work on the Spit! The edge on the camo looks perfect.  

jmabx

Mike - Amazing paint work on the Spit! The edge on the camo looks perfect.  

Excellent demarcation Mike!!!

Hi All,

Just finished my Ta152H-1 for the DoR III GB and will be providing WIP photos here for a while as I build a 1:32 Bf109E-4 for the 70th anniversary of the BoB.

Spike--Very nice paint work on the Spitfire.    What did you use for the tight mask.?

Today I have almost finished the DB601 and MGs.  Wash and dry brush tonight.  I added some wires and the breather tube.  My first stab at detailing an engine.

Spike, wow that must be a releif getting the camo on after your troubles...Well done mate the paintwork looks excellent

Hugh, Nice work on the Daimler and after seein your 152 i'm looking forward to this 109 build....

Thanks Julez.  After the Ta, I am going pretty much OOB here.  However, I am weak and have a True Detail cockpit on the way.  LOL.  Of course just now I broke my detailing airbrush.  I forgot "righty tighty - lefty loosey" and twisted the threaded insert of the head off inside the body!    Now I have to try and extract that piece without ruining the body!!

Clebode

Thanks Julez.  After the Ta, I am going pretty much OOB here.  However, I am weak and have a True Detail cockpit on the way.  LOL.  Of course just now I broke my detailing airbrush.  I forgot "righty tighty - lefty loosey" and twisted the threaded insert of the head off inside the body!    Now I have to try and extract that piece without ruining the body!!

Ouch, that wouldn't be an Oops moment for me, more of a moment....You should have heard the language coming out of my cave last night while trying to get the cockpit installed in my 110....Hope you get it all sorted with no permanent damage The detail kits, i know what you mean i'm very partial to the Eduard zoom sets...

Clebode your Daimler is looking good!!! Hope you get your AB repaired soon!!!

Thanks for the sympathy Julez and Simpilot.  The good news is I had the right tool to extract the treaded insert from the AB body without further damage.  It turned out to be an easy operation.    Now I have to wait for the new head from TCP.  I have a second AB for large area work so I can keep going.  The broken AB isn't absolutely necessary until camo time.

Thanks guys.

Got the decals going on slowly at the moment between other stuff and the footie.

Clebode I used blue tack (poster tack) for masking the camo, rolled into long snakey bits as suggested by Nomad. I'm glad your AB trouble hasn't proved terminal, it sounded baaaad!

Cheers...

Gzt- congrads on your license! I wouldn't get much modeling done either.

B-17- cockpit looks great!

Spike- fantastic job on the camo! Great job on bouncing back after your earlier problems.,

Clebode- the engine looks terrific!

Gla dto hear the damage is repairable Should have some WIP pics soon....This eduard 110 demands a lot of attention to detail.....

Clebode, sorry I forgot about your engine, it's looking really good, keep up the great start.

Cheers....

Spike, did you say you had the decals on? perfect time for [crma]

Julez72

Spike, did you say you had the decals on? perfect time for [crma]

I promise to get some pics up this weekend

Cheers....

Well, Thursday when I got the mail there was good news, a package from Eduard!  The bad news, rather than the "J" sprue for a 1/32 109 (the canopy section I've been waiting for) I got a "J" sprue for a 1/48 Bf 110.     Well, they tried.  Another email sent, we'll see what happens.  In the meantime here's what she looks like, just a few odds and ends to take care if and when the new canopy arrives.

Darren, change of plans on my entries, I'm cancelling the Trumpy 109E-3.  I'll be doing two Tamiya 1/72 Emils and converting a 1/72 AMT Ju 88C-6 into a Ju 88A-1.  Thanks!

Mike the 109 looks great

Mike---That bid is outstanding.  Thanks again for the advice on how to tackle the Hasagawa IP.  I am very pleased with the result on my 109.

All--- Office work today.  Opted for a True Detail upgrade and I found the product outstanding.  However, I did not use the TD IP.  The gauges were too small for the Hasegawa decals and Mike' technique was too good to pass up.  Here are the pics:

Once I get the belts installed I'll be ready to close the fuze.

Wow, fantastic cockpit Clebode, only problem is I don't think you've be able to see much of it once the fuselage is closed up will you?

Progress today on my 109E.  Got the cockpit all done and the fuselodge buttoned together.  Moving onto the wings now.

Here's the cockpit:

Mikester no probs I've got to go and update Frank's entry as well so I'll do you both at the same time. 

Ju 88 in 1/72 huh, I hope there are some commercial masks available for that or you are about to enter making hell my friend.

Hugh & B17 those front offices look gorgeous especially that shot of the Hugh's IP, awesome jobs both of you.

Cheers Darren

Clebode, B-17...Nice looking work guys your front offices look outstanding I really need to get a move on with my 110 so keep up the inspirational work....

Excellent work fellas!!!!! Looking forward to seeing them completed!!!!

Ju-88 in 1/72???? AWESOME!!!! For the greenhouse let me tell you about a technique I saw on a DVD with Geoff Illsley. He used a 1/48 Bf-109 canopy for the demo but it can easily be used on ANY canopy or transparency. He simply masked in one direction at a time. Did the cross framesshot the interior and then exterior colors in very light coats to avoid paint build up, then de-masked and then went lengthways with the tape and shot interior and exterior colors again, de-masked and it was done!!!! I saw that and just said,' Well that makes ANY greenhouse look ALOT easier to paint!!!! Now I can't wait to try it, as I didn't get the DVD until after I had done the greenhouse on my Jake!!! C'est la vie!!! HTH!!

B17---Your office looks fantastic.  Did Tamiya supply those trim wheels?  I may have to work on mine more.

B17 and Clebode (can I call you Hugh), fantastic work on the cockpits, keep it up

As promised here are a few pics of my very slow progress, I tend to model in a very haphazard manner so this still needs a few touch ups, flats coats etc and I need to sort the under wing roundels coz I had an accident.

Let me know what you think.

Cheers...

Mike that looks great mate!!!!! You show the underside, but I can't see any accidents!!! What are you hiding??? Seriously, looks great!!!!

Mike your Spitfire looks simply stunning, just a quick question though, how come you haven't added the fuel filler cap as yet.

Cheers Darren

All---I was thoroughly embarrassed to see what a terrible photo of my IP I posted yesterday.    It certainly didn't reveal the full effect of Mike's technique.  I have reshot and reposted so the IP is at least in focus. 

Mike---The Spit is magnificent.  Are you posing her with the fuel cap open and hanging?  The FSM BoB special edition showed a Bf109 with that detail.

Mike -- adding my congratulations on a fabulous finish, that Spit is a standout and a credit to this very fine GB!

Cheers, Mike/TB379

Hugh & B17- Great work on your cockpits guys, really top notch work!

Spike- That paint work is gorgeous, wow!!!

Darren and Simpilot- The nose glazing and lower gondola will be stolen from an Italeri Ju 88A-4 and I've got the Eduard mask so those will be covered.  The AMT and Italeri kits seem to be identical dimensionally so the masks may even work for some parts of the upper greenhouse as well (if I'm lucky).  So worst case I have to do the upper greenhouse, shouldn't be too bad.