RalphSarc

Good Morning Rick! Hope all is well? Any snow up north yet? Looked around Squadron.com this morning and have to say pricing at eBay and even my local HobbyTown USA are considerably better!! Pricing on Tamiya armor kits are extremely high!! In this economy with value seeking modelers like myself Squadron’s pricing really seems a bit out of line!!

Really enjoyed this build. Hats off to Tamiya!!

Thanks Pardelhas for the kind comment. I'm using this Revell Spowith and Spad kit to practice all the techniques needed to build my WingNut Fokker D.V11 (A1b). So far I have really enjoyed learning how the simulate wood grain. Very cool process I must say!

Wonderful pictures Guy. Thanks for posting them as I'm sure they will be a great reference to whoever builds this new Lanc!

Getting ready for bed but wondering who would win a gun for gun shooting match??? Night all

Busy day yesterday!! Started detailing and weathering the hull. Love the antennas! 48 road wheels later!!! Dry fitted the tracks before painting!

Primed, highlighted panel lines and painted the OD base coat.

A bit of dry fitting!

Wow nice job on the Ho229!! Looks like its a great kit?

Great turret detail! Off to the paint shop!!

Oh yea!! I'll prime it and then highlight the panels first followed by a base coat of OD and then a lighter OD spot coat to emulate fading! Then I'll spray with Future, followed by Flory washes and pigments. Fiinally I'll seal with Revell Matt Finish.

Beautiful craftsmanship!!

Made very good progress on the M48A3 Patton yesterday. I'll finish the turret today, send it to the paint shop for priming and highlighting then start the road wheels!

Thanks Layton! I'm enjoying these Tamiya armor kits!

Working on the upper hull!

The mail carrier was very nice to me today!!

My Facebook Group "The Basement Air Force" is in the middle of it's first annual great tank build off and I flew though my Tamiya 1/35 Panther Tank so I decided to build my Tamiya 1/35 M48A3 Patton Tank also. Since losing my armor virginity on the Panther I was kind of excited to do another, lol!! Lots more suspension parts on this kit! Being an avid Revell aircraft builder I must say these Tamiya kits are such a joy to build. The fit is fantastic!!!

Continue on with my wood graining effort! Very pleased with the prop!! Primed the wings, higlighted stitching ribs and painted the upper and lower surfaces. Still haven't mastered staight lines with my airbruch, lol!! Green upper wing surfaces. Tan lower wing surfaces. And finally continued on my attempt to woodgrain and detail a WWI cockpit. Looks ok but I still need lots of practice, lol!! Oh and I need to take care of that injector pin mark on the left side headrest. Good Lord Revell!!!

Been a bit behind schedule on the F-106 due to the group tank build on "The Basement Air Force". We've been having great fun!! Finally got the primer down and the panel lines highlighted.

Looking good! I would leave the chipped paint as part of your weathereing affects!!

I really like it Wayne. I use it for freehanding panel lines and camouflage work. Really does a super job and easy to clean. My Iwata Neo is still my go to all weather airbrush, lol!!

Wow great mancave!! Looks like a great place to work and enjoy modeling in!

Thanks guy I appreciate that!

I have this kit and I'm looking forward to building it. Practicing on a Revell 1/24 Sopwith Camel first!! Wonderful job!

Okay here we go!! Ready to practice wood graining!! Wood grain supplies!!! Priming and base coat for parts to be wood grained!! Wood Graining 101, lol!!