Ju 388- Planet Models 1/48 Resin

Fantastic as always Chuck. Question, did you have a wee accident with the paint on the starboard wing under the cross? I see a paint chip thats been covered up.

Yeah, I noticed that too Chuck.  Am surprised it got by Pfenig.  Excellent work on the model as always.  Only suggestion I have on your post is that when I receive the e-mails, the photos are ending up larger than my 1920 x 1200 screen can show.   Could you possibly resize them prior to posting to a good screen size?

Otherwise your artwork, layouts, model work, etc are wonderful and have inspired me to doing much more and better on my own projects!

Wow light at the end of the tunnel ! Looking great and the airbrush guide is a nice addition. Looking forward to seeing this beaut finish out, keep up the great work Chuk and thanks for the great update

That is cool. Using the masks and paint for the markings really looks good. Thanks for the tip about the AB guide, that's a pretty nice idea. Looking good as always Chuk.

Tony

Thanks, guys!

First of all, I apologize for posting the images so large.  As a rule I post them at 1000 pixels wide or 1200 tall, according to proportion of the image.   One of my Photoshop Actions is askew- and probably my tiny brain aswell.  In the Future I will resize them.  

Mikey, yes, there is a flaw.   I had to cut this post short due to time limitations and glossed over a couple of mishaps and details.  One thing I can clearly state- do NOT use Lifecolor paints with these masks!  I tried twice on the upper wings and they bled both times with the Lifecolor.  In removing that particular mask after the second try, the paint had become softened and peeled up.  Primer paint and a couple coats of Future left a bit of a step!   I can live with it- after the final coat of flat it will not matter.  

That said, I highly recommend Miracle paint Masks- this is the only mishap I've had in all three times I've used them.  I can recommend that AB guide as well- I got got great results in a short time with it.   :D

And now, a bonus shot of Hauptmann Hannah.

www.chukw.com/.../Fritzi_02.jpg

The results from the masks, especially with the swastika and the letter G are especially nice.  Have never used Lifecolor paints.  Am not familiar with them.  (Am an old enamel paints with solvent modeler here)  Have used some acrylic water based paints in the past as well, found that any stencil painting worked best with several light (almost dry) airbrush coats.  That alleviated wet paint blead under.

Anyway Chuck, it is looking quite nice and many thanks for the portrait of Haupt Hannah!

Thanks, Paul! Lifecolor is much like Vallejo- similar ti vinyl-based cell- frame paints.  Great stuff- but, like most materials, not perfect in every situation.  93 photos resized to 1000 pixels wide.  How, I ask, did my automation settings get so screwed, and how did I not notice it?    Again, my apologies.  

I like those vinyl masks! I wonder how they are on sharper compound curves.

Thanks, Jim!  I've only used them more gentle surfaces, but, dang, they've got some stick!

I had a virus, and spent some sick days blearily toiling over this project.  I made a wrong turn once or twice, but this baby's nearly done.  Fritzi and Hannah show you how!

Man you should sell some of those pinups, theyre awesome.

Nice work so far Chuck. Nice repair on the wing.

dunno if are more intresting the good progress about the junkers or the excellent german pinups drawings 

The pin colors on the junkers maket it like a flying Christmas three  

Excellent work on the entrance door!

After you finish this, Chuck, you deserve to grill some steaks (make mine rare ) and pop open a six pack.

And after that, it's time to start another one! How about a 1/72-scale B-36?

Id like to see him attempt a simple kit for once. How about the planet models 1:48 Bugatti 100P?

Thanks, guys!   Just a handful of "fiddley bits" to go and it's done.  

Next on the bench?  I'm participating in a cancer benefit group build at Modelers' Alliance- still two months to build, give to a worthy cause and, if you complete a kit by the end of December, get in on a really great raffle!

www.modelersalliance.com/.../84-general

I'm gonna build an Me509, maybe with an expose engine.  How 'bout you?

That should be fun Chuck. Hope you post some photos here.

JohnWebb

Wow, although I appreciate the artistic work in this thread, along with the model building, I must say that many of your drawings are very provocative and border on being misogynistic and sexist...I have a young daughter and really want her to be able to enjoy our hobby w/o being exposed to this kind of sexual innuendo...I am not offended by it....but since we are dumbing down the Forum to the sensibilities of middle school kids this kind of thing must go, in my opinion... 

I feel compelled to add my voice to those who see nothing wrong with the art. In whatever way it can be considered "sexual innuendo" should be compared with what's on network television on the public airwaves. That would end the made up controversy immediately.

John,

I sure hope you dont own a television,if you do, your being exposed to much worse than Chucks art.

I'm sorry, but your kind of censorship is not welcome here, nor do I feel it would be welcomed any where else.

Its not offensive to you, its not nudity, it falls within the rules, leave it alone.

Back to the Störtebeker.

Please take this thread derailment to PMs before this thread gets ugly or locked.  I don't think anyone wants that.

John, if you feel the need to report the images as abuse, then you are welcome to do so.  Let the moderators figure out what to do.

JohnWebb

It is offensive to my wife and daughter (and my daughter's friend)...but I will take Watchman's advice and hope the mods handle it...I don't wish my family to have to be exposed to images of scantily clad and overtly sexually provocative female images in order to see a model get built...

I thought this was a family-friendly forum...

You have choices John.

If your offended by this thread, by all means avoid it. If you chose to view the thread then you will be exposed to art work that offends you.

Make a choice.

JohnWebb

Ninetalis

JohnWebb

Wow, although I appreciate the artistic work in this thread, along with the model building, I must say that many of your drawings are very provocative and border on being misogynistic and sexist...I have a young daughter and really want her to be able to enjoy our hobby w/o being exposed to this kind of sexual innuendo...I am not offended by it....but since we are dumbing down the Forum to the sensibilities of middle school kids this kind of thing must go, in my opinion... 

Good luck censoring all the swastika's, political texts and 'titty' Pin ups on pictures and boxes... 

I have no interest in having historically accurate images banned, such as nose-art or swastikas...

John, I understand your concern but this thread does comply with the rules here at FSM. It does not contain nudity and is done in nose art style. ChukW is a very respected member of not only this forum but others as well. 

I would suggest that if this particular thread offends you, that you just stay out of it. It is as easy as that and what you are doing is to TROLL this thread which the act is looked down on. We all have our beliefs and again this thread has not broken any rules other than your own. Also just so you know WWII aircraft featured Nose art that is far more exposed and "dirty" than what is seen here. I have built aircraft that have naked women nose art with pretty dirty names attached to them. 

Thank you for your concern but if you dont agree with this thread that DOES comply with the forum rules, then move along to another thread. 

Obviously you did not read my post all the way through..

The ARTWORK that ChukW has posted has NOT violated the forum rules in anyway!

The only rules it is breaking are YOUR rules.

Also seeing that YOUR first posts on this website are on the attack of other long time forum members I see your stay here to be short lived. You were told that if you have a problem to PM a moderator but instead you progress to post with being pushy and also you yourself are being quite disrespectful to the forum members and their threads with your posts, which I will add is in a TROLLING matter. Which will end up getting you suspended and or banned. Keep it up and you will see yourself be gone!

Not worth getting upset about.  Manny/Anonymous/JohnWebb's trolling days will soon be over.

Mark

RedCorvette

Not worth getting upset about.  Manny/Anonymous/JohnWebb's trolling days will soon be over.

Mark

Will you just shut it allready and f*** off?!

I just had about it with you,
report me, but I allready reported you! 

I had censored it myself, smart ass.
Really amazing that you feel yourself all grand and all, while you are doin' nothing else but sit behind your computer all day doing absolutely nothing, thinking we are all dumb enough not to know who you are or anything.
This is my final word on this,  I'm not saying anything anymore just in respect for chuck's work and I don't think his thread should be highjacked by somebody of the likes of you.

enjoy yourself and have a 'happy' life.

Many regards, Ninetalis. 

Guys, We really need to stop crapping all over Chuk's thread.

I realize that by posting this that I am giving the overgrown man-child the attention that he craves and will no longer be getting from this place come Monday but, there we are.

JohnWebb

pzl66

Obviously you did not read my post all the way through..

The ARTWORK that ChukW has posted has NOT violated the forum rules in anyway!

The only rules it is breaking are YOUR rules.

 

I think this is part of the war against women...