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Fresh of the plate.

Those wheels look great. I have a similar panel liner pen made by Dspiae . Have not used it yet....but will.

Looking cool Rob! An imaginative and well-executed scene.

Thanks FA. Can't wait to see how the final gloss coats come out... Looking forward to your Abrams.. Looking good and the new 3D pieces really make a difference.

I would not have thought about using this tool that brings me back close to 60 years… But I have preciously kept the Rotrings of my teenage years. If they have not any joint that may have dried (it’s a long time since I have opened one), I could put them to some use by using paint rather than ink, like for the trim lines on certain kits 🤔 Hubert

Cool looking scene, Rob. Unfortunately, it looks like the Neuspotter arrived a few years too late … Emergencies in the MK world look a lot worse than in our modern times, if that was ever possible … Hubert

Oh, what a nice twist to the story. Really imaginative work Doc. . Must be fun to fool around with ideas, without limitation or preconceived notions. Cheers Martin

Just a few more things left to gather. It's a lot of work building a bench and airbrush area from scratch again. I had gotten rid everything from my former building.

Or "borrow" from spouses art/craft supplies 😉

Ready to see this one hit the desk lot's of goodies.

Thanks for the tip but I am thinking I can pic up in the art section of Hobby Lobby

Cool Rob! I see those psychedelic times maybe of our youth are returning?imagination is running rampant...Nice!

I got new tool. Border models "fountain pen". I use this to apply tamiya panel liner. Some wheels after panel liner. This tool is super precise.

Today, I finished the basic setting. The main components of the Neuspotter were airbrushed with chalky white color (washable white) and then weathered with a stiff brush, but only slightly, as the rescue drone didn´t suffer that much. This was followed by a DAK wash with pigments, dotted onto the white color. After drying and manipulating a bit with a flat brush, I assembled the main components of the Neuspotter and added some wires and coils to arms and "body". Then I threaded the drone on it´s mount and the angle, it was hovering was like I desired. The backrest of the deceased pilots Kampfanzug was made from two lava stones from my garden. I liked the bubbly appearance, as it looks a bit strange. Next, I have to add the various bits and pieces, like water bottles, weapons, helmet, etc. and design the dio with sand baste and sand. Cheers Rob

Hi all, The kit decals have been applied. Being 'Eduard' I tried the method of removing the transparent carrier film once the decals had set. It worked by rubbing over the decal using white spirits with a cotton bud. However, too much rubbing can remove the decal as well. Too risky, so I just applied the decals in the usual way. Now its onto weathering before I start the pre-rigging!! Mike

You might be right Hubert. Fixing that would really be difficult. At any rate, I'm putting it on the SOD.

Thnx guys. Well. The MDC resin Lofte-7D bombsight is a mess. Every single part looks liked chewed out gum. I started cutting back detail and then decided I was quicker 3D drawing and printing it. Getting there. About 50% done on the drawing.

I can't believe that's 1/48. It looks stunning. I keep coming back to the wicker seat for some reason. Plus the fuselage wood graining is impressive too. Carl

That’s looking awesome! I always liked the look of the pathfinder nose on the 262

I rig my WW1 planes the same way like Hubert. EZ-Line is too wobbly for that method, but monofilament works relatively trouble free, due to it´s rigidity. Some areas which were harder to reach during my AEG G.IV build (between nacelles and fuselage) were rigged with elastic thread from Infini (0,135mm), which is also threadable. If you make your own turnbuckles from brass or aluminum tube (I prefer aluminum, as there is no need for painting), cut the tube with a sharp blade, while rolling it onto a cutting mat and you minimize the burr. I additionally clean the holes of the cut tubes with a drill bit, which makes threading easier. Cheers Rob

Sorry to read this, John. Looking at the pics, but they give very little clue honestly, I’d venture the issue, and therefore the fix, is the wrong incidence of the wing. Not that it makes the fix any more workable, unfortunately. Hubert

I am amazed that you have got real 262 parts...In Finland even museums do not have these pieces

coming together nicely, despite the difficulties with that old decal sheet👍

Thanks Mike!! Rob, I ended up cutting out the folds (and a lot of carrier film) which seems to have done the job. The camera may not show the glossy coat well (probably my lighting so as to not show too many reflections) however no silvering so far. The bigger problem is the yellow film which is attached to the back of the decals. I have tried that, and not been successful on getting that to do anything but heat up the decal sheet. The yellowing comes from the decal in the water and is under the decals so I guess part of the paper? The challenge is the for most of the decals I've been able to actually wipe off the yellowing (literally flipping the decal over and brushing it with a wide, wet brush) but the yellowing isn't coming off of all of the decals. The larger ones do pretty well - not intuitively. Having more problem with the smaller decals such as the "Goodyear" decal over the front wheel well. Making progress on the body decals. The front grills are painted the same color: Vallejo Metal Color Gunmetal. Funny how the light makes the same paint look completely different. While the decals dry worked on the chassis. The instructions are not very clear as to where all of the roll cage pieces go, but with patience it does work out in the end. Lots of touch-up to be done and some additional detail painting. The hoses in the back are another matter. Need to get the clear windows into the body before I permanently attach them to figure out where they go.

Nice work! Those Vector engines look amazing I'll have to look at their website . I like following this as I think the 129 has an interesting airframe.