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Guy and Arki, some excellent progress guys!!! Looking forward to more paint and decals!!!
Excellent work there guys!
That RLM84 looks suspiciously like RAF Sky...
Frank
Nice work Guy! The preshading looks very good. I tried preshading for the first time a couple of days ago and really like the way it came out. Did you mix your own color for the RLM84?
Steven - Boy, you snuck up out of nowhere with an almost completed bird! Looking forward to seeing some decals!
Jeremy
Bit of progress on my end. Major painting is finished and she is sitting on her own wheels. Next to apply the Future coat and begin decaling.
Building Now:
1/48 Academy Bf-109G6 - 100%
1/48 Tamiya F4U-1A - 5%
Upcoming:
1/48 Revell F-14D
No where near Sir Crushlikins. Anyhoo, heres a couple of tasters. Ive found a fairly decent match to that elusive Luftwaffe colour, RLM 84 (The pale greenygrey)
More soon,
...Guy
Which means what? You'll be posting finished pics by tomorrow?
Soulcrusher
Well, ive finally gotten a bit of paint on my bird. Ill post up some pics later. Dont panic, still a long way to go,
Great work everybody, been following along and enjoying the great looking builds everybody has been posting
Damon, outstanding job on the paintwork. The canopy looks crystal clear. Great shot of the bottom side. The engine bay looks very cool.
Everyone, thanks for posting all of the fantastic builds and the heads up on the Eduard kits.
"It's a problem of applied physics" Roy Brown
Dave, that pilot is very well done now you have to force him into the cockpit.
Frank, very nice progress and I really like the unusuall scheme on this one. Good to see stickers on it.
Damon, what can I say. Thats a build to be proud of. Its a great job all round from the paint to the great looking engine. All round a fantastic job.
Steve
She's a beauty Damon!!! Your modeling is superb... excellent work!
Damon, simply outstanding. Opening up the engine and all the work that went into that sure payed off.
Frank, the paint job looks superb and up to your usual perfectionist standards. I have to ask though, are you up to Sarge's five bags a kit of coffee yet?
Dave
Damon--Your Ta152 is simply magnificent!!!
Guy and Steve--Many thanks for the advice. I have printed your notes and will take them to the bench this afternoon.
Hugh
Damon- Superb effort there, your paint work is just kick-a@@, really nice fading and weathering.
Frank- Looking good there, almost ready to start dirtying her up?
Dave- Great work on that pilot!
aka Mike, The Mikester My Website
"He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire." -Winston Churchill
Damon- ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE STUFF!!! That is one of the finest examples of the Ta-152 I have ever seen. The paint, decals and weathering are top work. Man, that really makes me want to build one now. Thank you for building her here, I have enjoyed every minute of it. I updated page 1 for you!
Thanks fellas, really making some progress now!
Luftwoller Frank, great stuff mate. Your on a roll. 2 posts in a month! Are you on speed LOL ...Guy
Frank, great stuff mate. Your on a roll. 2 posts in a month! Are you on speed LOL
LOL, nope- took The Sarge's example and doubled my coffee intake. Worked a treat! Except for the shaking hands, ringing ears, etc.
Nomad, Fantastic build buddy she looks greatvery cool....
Dave, Great looking progress mate it's good to be building with you again
Frank, Looking good there, gettin close to closing it out by the looks of it I cut sprue on mine last night and got the 66 on`the interior so i should have a couple of pics up soon....
Nomad that is an awesome build mate!!!! WELL DONE INDEED!!!!!
I totally agree. Shes a stunner. The engine work especially stands out to me. Thx for joining in the fun,
She's a stunner, nomad, and no mistaking! Attention to detail throughout, the ambitious nature of opening the cowls, flawless decals, spectacular faded paint -- top work!
Cheers, Mike/TB379
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Well I am done scratch my name off the list. I would like to thank everyone in this build for the kind words and encouragement on this build. I have learned alot from you and hope I might have helped someone else along the way. You guys are the best of the best from all around the world and I am addicted to GB's now and hope to built with some of you in the future. Hope you enjoy the finished TA 152 of Walter Loos's.
Damon
Walter Loos
There you go Hugh. Some of the best advice around from two people that know what they are doing..
Frank she is looking good. I think this is the fastest I have seen you build one yet! I know you have at least one more you plan on building right?
frank she's looking good mate!!! Looking forward to more!!!
I added the stickers today. I love working with Eduard's decals, as they always pull down nicely to the surface. A little cutting here and there along panel lines, and they're ready for a clear coat.
Dave, looking good so far!!!! I see your gun deck has the same gaps mine does. Not far behind you, but as I'm finshing my 262 you will easily finish before me. So will be watching closely.
Clebode, more or less what Guy said. I was in the same boat and thought it was my lack of skills, then I remembered that I have built some dogs and this is an Eduard kit. I put the spar and its support in at the same time (hugh mistake). Support first and let dry then the spar. I also had to thin down the wheel wells a lot as well as the gun bays. Then there is the bottom of the ammo chutes that dont come anywhere near fitting and wont slot into anything so I had to cut them off at the base. You will still have to sand down the spar and open its support notches a lot so they clear into the wing halves. Then comes the cockpit. Make sure you get the rear deck plate in flush first. Even then you will have to carefully out in the front of the firewall. I ended up sanding it back a lot. There are locator tabs in this area but I shaved them off and insured it was flush with the open gun bay. It was a day late but on Eduards website they have corrective instructions on how to get the cockpit and firewall in properly. as well as the engine mounts and engine. I believe the newer kits have the addition of the new instructions which vary greatly from my instructions. These new instructions are also online just do a search for the kit and they pop up a lot on a lot of reviews. Oh and P.S. The spar sets the correct angle for the landing gear so its imperitave that it you get it in there correct. Its actually an ingenious way to set the gear and works like a charm. Go through all the steps before assembly and you will see what I mean. Hope this wasent too long winded but not too bad in comparison to Eduards explination on how to do it.
Fantastic figure work Dave and in that rediculous scale as well. Better than i could do in 1/48. Funny were yacking on about blow pipes (Post WW2 jets) but i feel my next build may well be one....Stay tuned.
Clebode,
Those darn eduard kits can be a bit of a right Royal pain in the ar5e. As for getting the wings right. 1stly ensure that part Y9 (Dual combo kit) is securely in its right place. Verticle and square to the bottom wing. Leave it to dry properly before attaching the spar, pt X26. Another thing ithat i have done is cut the barrels off the inner canons, pts Y18,and instal them AFTER both wings are attached. This is to make the clean up of the outer wing seam easier. Even after all this, i couldnt get the wings sitting squarely and had to shave various bits off of parts Y23 Y24 Y25 Y26 and open up, ever so slightly the slots on the top wing that they fitted into. Simple....Geeez. Once youve built 3 of the things, it gets easier.
The 1st one i built, i thought it was my modelling skills, or lack of. The 2nd, i realised that it wasnt me, and the 3rd i was ready for it. All this said, you may ignore all ive said and build it beutifully. I hope so. Just come on here and tell me where i c0cked up lol,
Ah, thanks Dave! Glad to see some 190 pics. As much as I hate to admit it, I think the sidetrack was MY fault this time!
Mike- Just took a look at your blog, great looking SA-2! I really liked the shiny new missile on the weather-beaten launcher. Also, interesting note on the red decal with the English note printed right onto it LOL. Reminds me of the 1/32 EE Lightning decals with all of their quirks.
Dave -- looking good! Makes me eager to get on with my Butcher Birds. This is Academy's 1:72, right? It'll be most interesting to compare our builds. Are you using kit decals or AMs? I have a Superscale sheet I'll be mining.
Frank -- the SAM is done, check out my blog to see what'll be after your Rhino!
Well, to bring this back on topic how about a few WIP pics.
Added a few misc. parts and sorted out the seams (I hope). Finally got Herman to pose for the camera. Had to threaten to take away his ride if he didn't co-operate. Once he was settled down and at the controls I masked the canopy and glued it on. Tomorrow I hope to paint the interior over the canopy, hopefully a primer coat as well and then clean up the rest of the parts. Hopefully the decals get here soon so I sort out the paint colours.
Mike, loved the link!
Frank and Richie -- yep, you can pencil that in, the Official F-4 Phantom II Group Build 2011 will get underway at New Year. October I'll be launching an armor build for SP artillery.
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