Hunting After Dark, 2011-2012 Night Fighter Group Build

Enrico...it doesn't look out of place to me, but I admit I don't know how it should look on that particular aircraft. I have seen other types with similar mottling.

Casper...that's a great Phantom, well done on getting it finished too. The camo and weathring look spot on, and the detail in the cockpit isa stand out.

Cheers

Tony

It seems things have changed in how we post now.  How do we do photos?

The mottles 2:the revenge!!!!

@Night fighter nut:first edit the text and reply.....than edit the same post and insert the immage ........

Click on the "Use Rich Formatting" at the bottom of the last post and the familiar box opens and we can post as we did before.  All the familiar tags are there.  The "reply" button is for the quick text replies.

I really wish forums wouldn't make sweeping changes in the ways things work like this.   That is why I hardly ever mess with Facebook anymore.  Yuck!

Enrico! Your Me 262 is coming along quite nice.  I wouldn't worry about the mottle on your model.  It is of a consistent size and looks appropriate.  At the wars end these aircraft were painted in all manner of ways.  Many of the Ta 152 and Fw 190 D9's were left in primer and bare metal underneath.  In many cases if there was camouflage paint applied it was with all manner of devices including old mops and scrub brushes.

Heavens Eagle

....I really wish forums wouldn't make sweeping changes in the ways things work like this.  ...

Hear hear   . 

Enrico:  Great job on the paint 

Hi guys.....the show must go on......(.........I ever loved the PINK FLOYD...)....Put on decals....sprayed future....Ciao Enrico.

Wow , amazing work Enrico , She is going to look awesome when finished .

Casper your F-4D Phantom is SUPERB , I really like the detail to the cockpit and pilots seats and the open drag-chute door at the rear looks great .

Well done Sir ...10 out of 10 from me .

John .

hi all.....I want to say that even if I don't speak often about the others planes....I look at them ever and I find them very fine models made by very capable modellers....Excuse me for my bad language.......

The post shading is done.....after finished the model again same dirty by chalk powder and a very light steel dry brush......Ciao Enrico.

Enrico, beautiful airbrush work so far!

The war is over........not an easy model but it cathes very well the lines of the Nachtjager.........Ciao all and good work,Enrico.

Fantastic work Enrico! Love the shading you accomplished.

Fantastico lavoro di Enrico! Amo l'ombreggiatura che è compiuta.

Fantastic Enrico!  It is quite a beautiful build.  Your photography is great too.  Very good at capturing all the great details.  It looks great from all angles.

Cheers,

Greg

I love it Enrico. Congratulations on a superb model. I agree that you have captured the look of this aircraft very well.

Cheers

Tony

Looks awesome Enrico! Very nicely done Sir!!!

The kit looks really nice and a few test fits are promising. I've opted for some resin upgrades so molded interior details on the fuse must go. The Verlinden resin is very detailed and cast nice,no voids or bubbles

      Bravo! Bel lavoro*    *[beautiful work per Bing translator]

The office is just about done just some final tweaking and detailing

is it just me or is the new forum layout a major pita?

Nice office TREY!

And no it is not just you....

Nice work Tray.

 looks like you might have done this before

Hercmech,Steve thanks!

I've made some progress on the Moskito,first I had to resize the cannon ports the hole were way out of scale. Next to go were the molded cannon barrels,Ill scratch some new ones to add in the finishing stages .

Next up I had to cut the port nacelle up for the resin mill

Test fit of the wings after removing the warps in both,so far the only big glitch I've run into

Then on to the resin flaps which needed to be trimmed to fit the curves along the bottom nacelle

The gear bays will be detailed next,cheers Trey

Very well done!  Wish I had the time a skills you do.  :)

Ok, lets try this again.  Here is what I've been up to during my absence from the great thread.  :)

Impressive work NFN, not an aircraft I know much about, but I'll learn through your WIP.

Cheers

Tony

Nice, nightfigher. I have a different version of that kit, I was thinking of selling it, but now I'll hold off and see the progress of your build. Looking very nice.

NFN thanks,glad to see you back at it and off to a great looking start. The detail work on the office looks real sharp!

Basic fuse is done

and after finish sanding the seams and rescibing panel lines

The engine is about ready to mount

Fixed the gap on the rudder with some card stock

I've made a little more headway. I decided to reposition the nose wheel in concert with the rudder. I hope it remains strong enough to support the 50+grams of weight I had to add to keep it off its tail.

The canopy fit looks real good, The radar operaror top window shoulders into the wing roots and needed just a tiny bit of ca and some fine filing to get right.

Trey, you are awesome!  The Moskito looks like you shrunk a real one.  I am always amazed at your detail work.  When I was at the Air & Space in DC looking at their He 219, I actually thought, "wow, it is almost as good as something Trey would build!"

NFN, your Pe2 is looking good too.  What an interesting plane.  Do you have any info on it?  Other than the Po2 biplanes, I have never heard much on the Soviets NFs.

Sorry for my absence.  I have just been swallowed up by things here.  I desperately need to get time to paint.  Multiple projectis on hold for that.  I did use clear sprue for the nav lights on the B-57, and finished the flap bays.  Now, they need paint!

Thanks for keeping it rolling guys,

Greg

Nice progress fellas

Greg I thank you kindly Sir !!! You're are way too kind! Hope you get the time to squeeze in some building soon!

Hercmech thanks!

I got the gear sorted and its sitting proper! The flaps are now in place as well. The canopy masking is next and then some painting.