DAAAYUM!!! Well folks.....I think we have a record here for both speed AND quality. Smoked that one John!! Exceptional finish and crazy build speed.

Very nice finish there John, i think you have pulled that scheme off really well. Thansk for taking part. I'll update the front page later.

Calling this one done.  Nice kit 

Dang John!! That was quick!! A little weathering and those'll blend in fine.

My double action was acting up so I did spots with the Paasche H - not as nice but here we are.   Spots on and clear coated.

Thanks Ernie, Steve, and Cliff!!

Steve....it's quite a bit of work but it's worth it all as each piece gets finished.

Frank: Lookin' good. Have never used Gunze paints before but from what alot of folks say they lay down pretty smooth.

John: Looking great so far dude.

Bit of progress on the 109

Today's Bf 109E update: Not much, really, Just did pre-shading on the wings and fuselage with Tamiya Rubber Black. In a day or two I'll spray the RLM 65 Hellblau. I'll be trying Gunze for the first time. A friend gifted me the three colors I need to paint the Messerschmidt in BoB colors.

Looks fantastic Joe!!! Shame to cover it up!!! 

JB, that's a great looking jet. Posing it with a Bf 109 gives it some scale. Really nice.

I'd really like to see a kit in 1/48 plastic.

Sweet looking build JB.

Joe, I can only imagine how much work has gone into that and it shows 

Jb 

Looks very good and the markings look fine.

Joe

the added details and washes are helping to bring out the realism in your build  

After 5 days worth of work here we are fellas. I'm really looking forward to putting the finishing touches on this and moving on to the cockpit.

JB: Ohhhhh that's sooooooo cool!!! Nice work!!! And yeah as an experimental aircraft I'd not worry too much about the markings- they look just fine to me. 

John: Great progress on that 210. Can't wait to see how all that preshading is going to add to the color coat that goes over it.

Frank: Looking forward to the preshading process! 

JB: Man.....you've got NO kick coming on that build. Beautifully done and good goin' on finding some spare usable decals. Fantastic work bro!!!

I ran into a few problems last weekend. I had picked the kit up in an estate sale, no telling how old it was but the decals were unusable. I dove into my stash and found some suitable replacements although the swastikas are probably a little big. Since the 1101 never went into production I figured I could use some artistic license on the markings anyway.

I decided to paint the X-4 missiles with a checkerboard nose. They look okay when they are not magnified by the camera.

So I am calling this one finished!

Alltogther a fun, quick and fairly easy build. A couple of minor fit issues but that was probably me.

Frank: Nice! All ready for paint! 

John: No idea here. I'm constantly seeing paint do weird stuff. I paint the same way, same brand, same environment, same thinning ratio, same air pressure and yet get different results...  What you've got looks really good to me though. 

falconmod

Thanks.  But a funny thing  the paint is Model Master RLM74 and 75 I think,  and one came out really glossy and the other fairly flat, really weird.  Now I thin my paints with lacquer thinner for my air brush so not sure what happened, can using too much thinner cause it to come out glossy?

John

 

Not really just more translucent. Maybe you didn't stir enough but looks very good .

More nice work there frank, looks like your keeping busy.

John, thats looking really nice, looking forward to seeing the decals.

Whew. Busy morning. Shot a lot of Model Master gray primer (thinned 2/1). Primed the Bf 109E and some other stuff like bombs for the F9F Panther, propeller and spinner for the Spitfire Mk VIII, flaps for a Mustang. This all will sit for a day or so before I go back and do some pre-shading.

Thanks.  But a funny thing  the paint is Model Master RLM74 and 75 I think,  and one came out really glossy and the other fairly flat, really weird.  Now I thin my paints with lacquer thinner for my air brush so not sure what happened, can using too much thinner cause it to come out glossy?

John

John that looks terrific! 

Joe 

The details pop with the wash. The extra work pays off.

falcon

The 210 looks really good, love how the paint came out.

That 210 is coming along nicley John. I have always liked the look of the 210/410s but have never built one.

Been a while since I've updated, got all the seems smoothed out ans panel lines re-etched.  getting to the taping and painting stage.

now onto gloss coat, decals, flat coat and weathering.

John

Mustang, that is such great work.  This is a fun group build. 

Thanks Cliff!! I'm a bit out of practice on military subjects. lol 

Lookin' forward to those pics Johnny!! 

Wow, that looks really good! Love the work you did on the cable bundles, very nice work bringing out the detail there.