Reich Defenders V: Hunters of the Dark

Modelcrazy -- p1 updated! Congrats on being first across the finish line, especially with a build so complicated, not just a wild camo scheme but a very creditable winter diorama as well. Sterling work!

Cheers, Mike/TB379

Thanks Brandon,

that camo is as small as I can get with my present airbrush.

I have 9 more GB's to start/finish. 5 of which start in January so I'm kinda booked, at least for the next few months.

Nice job Steve. You totally smoked through that one. I am no where near there. I hope to be done by year's end but that all depends. Great job and sweet camo work.  

Thank you.

Picture 1 I should think.

WOW! Hey, MC, that looks great, and the camo came out very well! Okay, we have our first completion less than a month in, very well done! Which of these shots would be your pick for the Honour Wall?

Cheers, Mike/TB379

Ok fellas, here's my Fw-189A-1 finished. As usual comments and critiques most assuredly welcome.

Enjoy.

Steve

That sounds a fantastic app -- I tend to homebrew a lot of colours, so it would be great, I'm always on the lookout for recommendations. Tamiya have an 02 in their range which is clearly much too dark and green, while their 70 is not dark enough and too green... They Sky is two dark and too green as well.

My kit for this GB will be on its way from the US in the next couple of days, so I should have it in hand in a couple of weeks. I'm not planning on getting into it until after new Year, but I could always do some prepainting, and order up harness and masks.

Cheers, M/TB379

GAH !!!!!!  Mental note..... don't trust the paints to be the correct RLM colors, even when they say they are a certain code.

Anywho,  I was painting a bunch of small pieces with Mr. Color RLM02 and I thought things looked a bit too green for my taste so I went and checked the color against the RLM chips on iModelKit. Well, it wasn't even close. So, using the app I spent a few hours going through all the RLM chips and playing with my mixes in the app using Tamiya paints and I managed to get very close on nearly all the RLM codes and nearly perfect on a couple. So, I mixed up a new batch and sprayed everything, AGAIN, and it looks like a near perfect match. I should have taken shots but I was focused on getting the color right and spaced it off. Maybe I can do a pic with the Mr Color lid and the painted parts so you can see the difference.

I then checked my previous interior RLM66 against the apps paint chips for RLM and found it is not dark enough, too grey. Oh well, too late for that now, but all the other colors will be correct RLM chip matched. If you haven't downloaded that app, it's free and it works with nearly all the paint suppliers and has nearly all the country's paint codes and sample chips with the ability for you to set up custom mixes to match those colors. It really made a big difference for me. I'll post more pics this weekend.

JJ -- sorry about that! You're on the list now!

M/TB379

I'm still not listed as a participant, I will be in with this kit and I hope to start before the end of the year.

Thanks, updating with those details now.

M

Looking good Brandon.  Nice detail.

Thunderbolt,

It is a ProModeler Me410 B6/R2  OOB. 1/48 Night fighter on this one.

Done -- BTW, Brandon, what's your project? Nothing's listed yet. Aircraft type, scale and maker?

M/TB379

Brandon, off to a superb start! That's quality work!!!

Zvezda, welcome aboard, updating p1 now!

M/TB379

Brandon, some really nice work there. I understand this is your first German aircraft build. Its certainly off to a great start.

Mike

Count me in with a prototype night-fighting Me-262 A-1a/U2 (HOBBY BOSS 1/48 scale) and  a Do-217 J1 in 1/72 (ITALERI).

That's a great GB!!!

Well, progress continues. I managed to complete the assembly of the cockpit. Adding in all the PE stuff was a learning process. I definitely need to invest in some CA accelerator. It went together with no real worries. I made sure to move slow and test fit everything a few times and the only issues I had were the instructions are a bit vague on exactly how they want certain pieces to be laid down in various areas. With a little patience I was able to get it all sorted out. I only knocked the control levers off 3 times, so yeah me!! 

So far I am happy with the fit of the pieces of this kit. I have had very little sanding to do and there is very very little flash on the small stuff but not really all that bad. The kit is pretty tight overall. The painting instructions in this kit are far too broad and could use a lot more detail on exactly where certain colors are to start and end. I found this challenging in the cockpit, mostly because this is the first German plane I have assembled. It is coming along nicely and I am pleased with it. 

In the next shot you can see the very tiny control levers that were challenging to install as they only have the thickness of the PE to stand on. 

And here we are getting ready to my wash with artist oils. Before and after shots...

And finally, the cockpit is in place and the fuselage halves are drying. As you can see by the photo, the cockpit fit the two fuselage halves very well. No complaints here.  

Gonna let it sit today and work on my "Hell-er-Bust" kit. Back later gents.

Wisconsin is it? I'll bet you've been cold for a while.

I am lucky I get to paint in my basement.  But getting cold here as well. I live in central Wisconsin.  I to am waiting on the rest of my paint to come.

Sweet, jelliott523 also lives in Nampa as well. Do you go the IPMS meetings in Boise? If not, there's on this Saturday.

Don't mean to hijack the thread. IM me if you want.

Steve

Model, You live in Boise? Dude, I live in Nampa !! Small world. And yes it's cold and snowy and I have to warm up my garage a few hours before I spend 15 min painting in it. Painting at 23 F just isn't that easy.

I've had to stop the painting process until I get a tarp put up in the garage this weekend. I need a heated area now that winter has hit the Boise area. Plus I had to order RLM 66 which should be here Monday.

Nice work going, Steve.  Good luck on the upcoming camo job.  

As for my Bf 110G-4, I have the kit and barrels.  I went with the Master Model barrels. I have the Mk108. Still going to get the 20 mm barrels yet.  Also the Master Model Fug220 antenna will be installed.

Still trying to figure out with markings I want to got with.

Does anyone know if the PD decals are any good?  If so do they come with the camo diagrams.

Moose

Great start, BrandonK!!! My kit hasn't even left the US yet...!

M/TB379

Oh man will I be watching this one....

Alright gents, here we go!!

I actually opened my kit and got started on it today. So far I have managed to read through the cockpit sections and determine what I need to do. I pulled all the parts off the sprues and sanded them all down and checked for fit and then I went over them and removed all the instrumentation I needed to so the PE will go down nice and tight. I managed also to get all the cockpit pieces painted, most in RLM66 and a few others in flat black. I will keep posting as I go along.

Jeez Steve, you're moving quickly - I'm still trying to decide what to build!  Looks really good!

Steve

Great start Steve, I can't wait to see how you tackle that camo

Great start Steve.