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I would love to see a WIP on the Tor!

Hi guys, I succumbed to the Trumpy AD-4 Skyraider.... Anyone know if there are AD-4 decals on the market, or if anyone is working on a sheet? Thanks! Erik.

Looking very nice Jamme! You know how I feel about heavy (pre)shading, though... Other than that, magnificent build! Awkward airfield planking, I must say... Must've been hell on the undercarriages! Oh, wait..... I had to add: I positively LOVE the airbrushed roundels & markings!

Cees, do you know the answer to my question? Was any of the decal options based in Holland during 1944-45?

Are one or more of the decal options for aircraft thet were based in the Netherlands during the Allied march into NWE? Cheers, Erik.

Great model Ralph! I really like the colour scheme and the weathering you did on it! Dirty in just the right places and nothing like the Mondriaan-Syndrome visible! Top-notch!

The first USMC tank-assisted landings in WW2 took place on Tarawa Atoll, more specifically on Betio Island. Most of those M4A2's didn't survive very long, but two fought on until the place was finally completely taken. Did these tanks carry stowage? If so probably not as much as their European TO brethren, but still... Colorado may not be the best example since a Japanese soldier put it on fire on Day 1 and the crew ran it into the sea to put the flames out...

Looking good, Jeroen! You have more armour builds to share with us? I'd like that!

Great going, Jeroen!

Thanks for the beautiful F-104G banner, Jeroen!!! Greatly appreciated!! Really!!!

Well, I'm back from Germany. Could get a good price for Jeroen, so I slipped some GHB in his drink and sold him off...

I'm off on a long weekend trip with my motorcycle-froends to the Mosel. Going to the little town of Bullay. Saturday and Sunday we ride in the vicinity and Monday we're goin "The Long Way Up" again! See y'all on Tuesday again! Oh wait, the hotel has WiFi.....

Wow! Looking superb, Cees!!!

Ooooooooooooooohhhhh, that wing fold!!!! Mouth-watering!!! And to think most of these bird-cages flew from islands and didn't have their wings folded very often...

Hi Dave, Welcome to LSM! It so happens that I have an account for that site, so I could have a look. Very nice build indeed! I would think that it would indeed be nice if you post the pics on this site too! Cheers, Erik.

Yes, strange indeed... You'd think it would be the other way around. Maybe it wasn't different per sub-type but per factory. And since it was interchangeable, who knows what aircraft had what seat... In any case, I don't see too many Emil-type seats on Bf 109F's in the books that I have. As for progress of the project: At the moment I'm at work, returning home at around 23:30 local. Tomorrow I'm packing for the 4-day motorbike trip to the Mosel-valley in Germany that I'll take from Friday till Monday. So if all goes well, Tuesday will be the first day I can get some modelling done...

Watched the whole vid.... Aaaaaaaahhh the A-Goooo-Ny!!!!! Game Over indeed! I'll never ever say something about your too small bases again! I think...........

Quite challenge to get it looking flawless!

Wellll, you don't have to glue the nose parts together anymore.... It might make things simpler, even! Nice project! I have one half-built in the stash too!

Saw that published some years ago. Must say that it doesn't quicken my pulse really... Would rather have a decent new-tool Starfighter. But then, my username could make that obvious....

Ordered Kagero decals from the Aviation Megastore today for Pacific Mustangs to enhance my Z-M Mustang Cheers, Erik.

Very nice pics of an aircraft that oozes war weariness! Good job!

Cavia? How do you liquefy such an endearing rodent? All silliness aside (yes, I know the drink misses the i...), Jeroen, I really like your model. The weathering and most of all the aluminium "cringles"! And I won't say anything about the size of the base.....

Thanks everyone! Luckily, no pressure at all.... A quickie-posting on the seat as I promised yesterday. Have to rush off to work in a few minutes... It's known that the Bf 109F was equipped with either a bucket-with-a-flat-backrest or a "proper" seat somewhat similar to the "Emil"-seat. But which one to use for Jochen Marseille's mount? Disregarding for a moment that he flew 4 Bf 109F-4/Trops, I've chosen to use the bucket. Why? Let's take a look for a moment at the "proper" seat: As you can see, the top of the seat sticks out above the rear cockpit deck. Whereas the simplified bucket doesn't: If we take a look at Marseille in and around his cockpit(s): For me it's clear; I see no backrest, indicating that his aircraft was fitted with the bucket. "But what about the pics of the "Schwarzmanner" that are maintaining his aircraft? Isn't there a seat visible?" Well, yes, there is, and yes, they might be the crew that usually maintained Marseilles mount. But I take photos too and if I want to take a good pic of maintenance men doing their job on the Staffel's flightline; what better backdrop could I find than the aircraft of the leading ace in theatre? So the guns and seat aren't necesarrily from "Gelbe 14". There are other pictures where one can see a Bf 109 with two DB-601's in front of it being serviced... Doesn't mean it was being converted to a Bf 110.... In any case, that's the reason I choose to use the bucket-seat. Of course, it doesn't mean I'm right! It's just my train of thought.... Cheers, Erik.

Looking great, nonetheless, Jim! Cheers, Erik