Bob,,    much obliged, thanks

wBill,,  thank you too...  never thought of it in the Private Ryan way, but, very true!

Gamera,,  appreciate the comments!     And thank you for the offer. I may take you up on that...  I don't believe I have any from that region.

satch,,,  sorry pal, I came up empty in my first scouting venture. I am going to check another bin and see if I get lucky.

Bill . i have an air brush set up for sand blasting , to etch glass , i wonder if that would work for spraying dirt ...............probably not since the dirt would be mixed with liquid . It might etch it right into the plastic though .........................

What the heck,, give it a try on something old...    ground up and thinned it may work.

Camo is on....only a few places to touch up due to some tape lifting...hopefully get a coat of Future on tomorrow evening and decals before weeks end.  Might even get this one finished before the deadline.....

Yup , i may do that ...............outside ........this summer .............not inside..................the mess...................not outside ................brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Satch- I don't see anything wrong with your Panzer?  I think it look real good... just so dirty that it is overdue for a wash! 

Bob- Nice work on the camo! 

I hear ya Carl,,,,   agree indeed

Bob,,   the camo is there,,      very nice!

Satch

I think your panzer looks fine. Like wBill said, the only thing that jumped out at me was the white on the open hatches. I think you can easily tone down the pigments a little and it'll look great.

Bobbailly,

Really nice work on the FW. I was wondering if we would see any planes get built for the GB. Really makes a nice addition to the mix.

Guys,

If you are serious about blowing pigments, try loading a brush with them (wet) and then hitting the brush with your airbrush. It'll splatter the pigments in a convincing way, and you won't have to worry about a clogged AB.

Just flying thru your build Bob. You can do it then get into the Amore GB.

bbrowniii,     thanks,, another good method for sure

Hello boys... I'm baAack!

Sorry, been away from "things" for a bit.  Less time on the boards.  But I did go back 7 pages to get caught up.  Had to do the Playboy things though and just look at the pictures.  Lot's of real nice work.

gamera, great looking Char. Camo turned out great.

Bill (P) up to your usual high stamdards and looking good.

Rob, real nice completion.

Bill (Ba) almost got to see the PzI form start to finish. And what a finshih it is.

Bob  Nice to see some wings in the mix.  Colors look great.

Satch, The PzIV turned out great.

Thanks for the kind words guys.  This forum is all about learning new stuff and getting good feedback.

Satch

Marc.... go back farther ... you skipped me.....

I'm back from my hiatus in Mass......my god the builds look great !

Eric, Rob,Wbill,Cliff,Satch,Bill212,Bob....FREEKIN EXCELLENT.... 

I will soon prime and hopefully begin painting my Char... we all have deadlines you know....I hope to make mine.

sorry I been gone so long...happy new year to all you fellows

tread

Hey Tread, almost forgot about you my friend. Glad you're doing better and back at the bench.

Bob: Great job on that complex splinter camo! It's such a pain to mask but it looks so good.

Tread: Good to see you back. Looking forward to seeing some paint slapped on your Char B1. All those extras you added are going to look awesome. Kinda wish I'd added more to mine but I was more interested in painting all the crazy camo.

tread,,,,,,,,    the charB is looking great!        Awesome progress

Good to have you back Tread and the Char is looking good.

Here's an update-decals are on....for the most part.  Main decals are from an Aeromaster set for the Attack in the West.  The Aeromasters were thin and set well....for the most part...with some Solve-a-set.  I had to use the Airfix kit decals for the wing walk and some of the stencils....not sure how those are going to turn out...the carrier film has a 'frosted' appearance to it.  They are taking a Solve-a-set bath and then they get a coat of Future before the oil wash.

Hope to Future tomorrow and maybe the oil wash early in the week....still have to Future the canopy, mask & paint....just for the record, I hate masking canopies....

Nice looking 109, Bob.  Is that the new Airfix kit?

mean lookin' 109 Bob... just beautiful .... those legos sure come in handy !

good luck with the canopy ... if it matches the rest of your work, it will be beauty for sure!

tread

treadwell

Marc.... go back farther ... you skipped me.....

I'm back from my hiatus in Mass......my god the builds look great !

Eric, Rob,Wbill,Cliff,Satch,Bill212,Bob....FREEKIN EXCELLENT.... 

I will soon prime and hopefully begin painting my Char... we all have deadlines you know....I hope to make mine.

 

sorry I been gone so long...happy new year to all you fellows

tread

Gimme a page number.  I need all the help I can get at the moment.          

tread, looking forward to seeing your Char dressed up with some paint!

Bob, nice work on the splinter camo and decals. It's good to see the AC side of the BOTW represented as well.

tread @ Marc    page 115...... along time ago.... I have been away

Looks sweet Bob. Amazing what a set of decals can do.

Thanks all....it's always nice to have the decals on....getting close to completion.

Satch-yes, it is the Airfix kit.  Kit has it's pros & cons-

Pros-able to build an E1, E3 or E4/7 out of the box.  The fit was exceptional-minimal use of filler, except along the top of the fuselage-slight 'overlap' of fuselage halves.  All of the ailerons, elevators, leading-edges and rudder are separate parts. And the price was right.

Cons-Interior detailing is sparse but nothing that some spare plastic and wire wouldn't fix.  And with a closed canopy, no one will ever know.  All of the ailerons, elevators, leading-edges and rudder are separate parts-a slight mismatch on the rear elevator that should have been addressed but wasn't.  Also makes painting the splinter scheme a bit more challenging.  The ability to make 3 different version means some plugs for the wing gun area....not a bad thing but just another area to fill & sand.  And the same issue is in the Hasegawa kits.  I'm not happy with the kit decals.  Although I used AM decals, I had to use the Airfix decals for some of the standard stencils, i.e., wing walk stripe, etc.  The carrier film is 'cloudy' and I had hoped that the Solveaset would resolve the issue....didn't.  Just added a second coat-we'll see.  If not, hopefully coat of flat will resolve the concern.

Overall, it's been a relatively painless build and I would choose the kit over the Tamiya/Hasegawa alternatives unless the pricing was equal.  And this is the only E1 kit in 1/48 that I know of and the ability to mix E1/E3/E4 parts gives you the ability to make some of the 'one offs' that are quite common in this series.

Bob she looks real nice with the markings.  If your wing walks etc don't work out and you can get them off i have a stencil sheet that I may never use.  Yours in'f y'all want it.

Bob - your Emil is looking really good and thanks for posting the hiccups on this Airfix kit. 

 Hasegawa did have an  E-1 version but it's been a while so not sure of availability - I've one in my stash and can't remember how long ago it was purchased.  In a quick glance compared to Tamiya, it has a bit less wing surface detail, missing a panel line on the upper nose area and most noticeable of all is the exhausts are molded as part of the fuselage.

regards,

Jack

Thanks Marc.  The wing walks are not the best of decals but they will work for this one.....my level of commitment isn't up to scraping them off, repainting and re-creating them.  However, I am curious about the stencil sheet that you mentioned?  Who is the manufacture and is it a reusable item?  I've considered putting down a coat of red, applying some thin tape strips and then applying the camo but haven't seen any templates before...of course, I've never really looked for them either.

Jack-Thanks for the info.  I had checked Great Models prior to choosing the Airfix kit but that was the only E1 offering.  Like you said, I guess the Hasegawa kit is OOP.  I built the Hase E4 a few years ago and had forgotten that the exhausts were molded into the fuselage.  I just remembered the PE canopy armor shield that was a bear to get installed.  I'm not sure how the Airfix kit stacks up in the terms of 'accuracy' to the Hasegawa/Tamiya kits, but I think I would choose the Airfix kit...it's just the stencil decal thing that bugs me now.  Next time I'll trim a little closer....

Edit/Update-I applied a heavy, localized coat of Future to the wing walks with a Mircobrush last night-all is well this am.  Will test on other decals in the kit if I decide to use them at some point.  The Airfix kit comes with a Romanian E-3 on the Eastern Front that I hope to utilize someday.

BOB - Love the splinter camo, nice work.  The markings / decals really complement the paint job they look cool, like'em

TREAD - Glad your back and hope you had a good vacation.  Look forward to see your continued work on the B1.

bobbaily

Thanks Marc.  The wing walks are not the best of decals but they will work for this one.....my level of commitment isn't up to scraping them off, repainting and re-creating them.  However, I am curious about the stencil sheet that you mentioned?  Who is the manufacture and is it a reusable item?  I've considered putting down a coat of red, applying some thin tape strips and then applying the camo but haven't seen any templates before...of course, I've never really looked for them either.

Hi Bob.  I've had good luck peeling off decals with masking tape.  As long as your paint is well adhered the tape can usually pull up the decals.  But in the mean time if you want to leave them and use the other stencils on the sheet  I'll be happy to send one to you.  Areomaster made a sent called "Singles" of just 109E stencils.  2 smalls sheets for 4 aircraft.  PM your address to me if you want 1.

Bob,,  your 109 looks great!  One of my all time favorite aircraft and variant too...   I hope your decal problem clears up.... 

Marc,, Great decal sheet!   I have a bunch of AeroMaster decals, but I don't remember that one... I will have to check and see I have one in my stash...     Very nice addition to a dec-set.