The In My Stash GB

Need feedback.  Here is the stuka mounted from the wingtips like I was asked to do.  This is going to be the viewing hight if one is standing.  First off, I cannot believe I got the two holes this parallel with a hand held drill.  Second,  I'm wondering if it is too far to the right.  I'm afraid if I move it anymore to the right it might not look correct.  Let me know what you think.  Oh, and also, the plaque is not exactly level.  There is about 20 inches of rod sticking out the back right now so this was about as good a viewing as i could get.  Let me know what you think.

Well that's definitely a different way to display an aircraft !  Kinda cool actually

Didn't Rudel's aircraft have a spiral on the spinner? 

Anyway, too far to the right or too far to the left?  Seems to me it wants to be a smidge more to the right, but that's just me.

This is 1/32, correct?  Man, that's a lot of plane hanging out there.  Very cool perspective.  Will you be staining the plaque?

You know, the more I look at it the more I think leave it where it is.  Vertically it's dead on and the horizontal overlap of the tail with the edge of the plaque introduces some visual excitement. 

I dunno about painting the sky though....

Here's a few photos for you, now that I have the Moskito finished. I was a little disappointed withe the Verlinden resin cockpit as it didn't seem to add any more detail than the original plastic one that came in the box. However, the gun bay, flaps and engine are definately worth adding...my first time with resin and cutting holes in a perfectly good kit by the way. This is a major tail sitter - the nose is full of lead and it says to also put weight in the engines. I couldn't use one because it had a resin engine in there and I forgot to put weight in the other . Things didn't get better when I dropped the whole kit and various seams opened and parts fell off. I managed to get it all back together, but it isn't as good as it started. The masking tape stayed on the canopy way too long and I had to paint it about 3 or 4 times so paint seeped under the tape and messed up the canopy a little. I'll clean that up...sometime. Anyways...here's the photos...

Paul, you finished!   Despite all your troubles I think it still turned out really nice.  German camo is such a pain in the !  Do you have any close up pictures of the resin engine? 

Well done!

rmv that looks awsome i agree with arki stain it dont paint it would look much better

paul great work she looks incredible a job well done i will add you to page one as finished

You know, looking at the front page, if you take away those who just dropped off the face of the map we've had an amazing amount of completed builds. 

If Kenny, Boyd, Mist and MPH all finish as well it could be considered phenomenal success.  Otherwise it's just amazing.   No pressure guys.

lol dont worry arki i will not disappoint i will finish it

remasked and reprimed ready for the gray tomorrow

arki30 wrote:

If Kenny, Boyd, Mist and MPH all finish as well it could be considered phenomenal success.  Otherwise it's just amazing.   No pressure guys.

ask and you shall recieve

Paul (RMV), I think the positioning looks just about right.  As others have said the slightly off center composition gives it a little dynamics as the viewer envisions it flying off to the right.  It will depend also on where on the wall it will sit and from what angle it will be most oftened viewed from but I suppose if this is for someone else you have no cntrol over that aspect.  I also vote for staining the plaque as opposed to painting it.

Paul (the other one), Nice build. Some kits just don't want to cooperate but it looks like you wrestled this one to a quality finish.  Congrats!

kenny_conklin wrote:

arki30 wrote:   If Kenny, Boyd, Mist and MPH all finish as well it could be considered phenomenal success.  Otherwise it's just amazing.   No pressure guys.   ask and you shall recieve

Ah, you updated the front page. 

RMV  Looks great definitly stain the plaque, well done attaching the build to the plaque .

Paul despite all the trials & turbulance you got her done

Cheers

Bear

Paul, I agree with the stain only. It's a beautiful build and the way you have it mounted is really eye catching, I took one look and said !!!

Tony

(Stash........Stash)

arki30 wrote:

You know, looking at the front page, if you take away those who just dropped off the face of the map we've had an amazing amount of completed builds.  If Kenny, Boyd, Mist and MPH all finish as well it could be considered phenomenal success.  Otherwise it's just amazing.   No pressure guys.

No Pressure he says!

Paul_toz that is one mean looking insect you have constructed. As for the canopy I might try to remove the paint with brake fluid (works wonders) and roughing up a bit of bare metal foil, then painting it, attach it like you would a mask; cut it away with a new #11 blade and you have eliminated a bunch of steps (maybe) It might not work but a suggestion just the same.

Once again Good work!!!!

Tony

(Stash........Stash)

Thanks for the tip Tony. I've not heard of that one before. Canopies are my Achilles heel, I'm always messing them up - well, mostly have trouble with them anyways. I'll give that one a try.

Paul 

Mist086 wrote:

arki30 wrote: You know, looking at the front page, if you take away those who just dropped off the face of the map we've had an amazing amount of completed builds.  If Kenny, Boyd, Mist and MPH all finish as well it could be considered phenomenal success.  Otherwise it's just amazing.   No pressure guys.   No Pressure he says!

arki30 wrote:

Mist086 wrote:  arki30 wrote: You know, looking at the front page, if you take away those who just dropped off the face of the map we've had an amazing amount of completed builds.  If Kenny, Boyd, Mist and MPH all finish as well it could be considered phenomenal success.  Otherwise it's just amazing.   No pressure guys.   No Pressure he says!

the only pressure i am feelingis to post my pics later than mist on dec 31st lol

results may vary wrote:

Second,  I'm wondering if it is too far to the right.

If your image is perpendicular to the base, then I think it looks awesome right were it is at!  Looks like it is flying in from the left side.  Know what might look cool: if you could some how glue on a background image, maybe one with a smoking convoy, etc.

Nice work on that Moskito, Paul.

That's a sharp-looking airplane. 
Gonna have to read more about it!

kenny_conklin wrote:

the only pressure i am feelingis to post my pics later than mist on dec 31st lol

Don't you dare try to manipulate the rules to gain MY Turtle Award

Still waiting on pics.

Tony

(Stash.......Stash)

arki30 wrote:

If Kenny, Boyd, Mist and MPH all finish as well it could be considered phenomenal success.  Otherwise it's just amazing.   No pressure guys.

...grunt... snort... "Wha-, ah, huh... did someone call my name?   I'm sorry, guys, but this Gneisenau flu I got is really kicking my ... I'll, uh"...yawn...grunt...zzzzz-snore..... 

arki30 wrote:

If Kenny, Boyd, Mist and MPH all finish as well it could be considered phenomenal success.  Otherwise it's just amazing.   No pressure guys.

Or, alternatively:

"HEY, I'm workin' on it for cryin' out loud!!!...  Get off my back will ya!!!...   Jeepers, what's a guy gotta do to get a break around here!!!... Slave drivers..."

hey mist i still have the tower the airwing the tie downs on the deck the life rafts and a few other things to paint

oh i am so looking foward to the turtle award