Dave J

Wow! Awesome work! And Welcome to LSM too Nick!

Natter-tastic!

Another Masterpiece in the works!

The Barracuda decals are printed by Catograf, so they gone down flawlessly with a bit heat... Next up is one of the things I hate... Tamiya Decals! Suprisely, Tamiya decals went down well with some heat applied to them.

All Glossed up! This is the second time that I used Mr Color GXIII Clear and I loving the stuff! I need to buy shares in this product! Tape removed and the oval is a way lot better than I was achieve with the Bluetak. Decals are starting to go now... I am using Barracuda Cal's Mk.VIII sheet for the National Insignia and Stencils. And the scheme I'm going with is Bill Skinners, Lonesome Polecat.

Yeap... and something about Stars and Bars on a Spit too!

So with the little time I had free this weekend, I managed to repaint the Spit over the areas that needed to fixed. I used Bluetak sausages to mask off the camo spots that needed to be touched up. The yellow ID stripes and the red patches around the MG's on the wings were repainted also. I tried a number of times to get the oval shape right on the underside of the nose correct.. but failed horribly each time.... So I had figure out a better way to get the shape correct. Then it clicked! I had a high res scan of the paint scheme on my iPad.. I pulled it up and enlarged it to about the correct size and used Tamiya tape to trace the outline of it! Plan tonight/tomorrow is to touch up the nose camo spots, a clear coat and start adding decals!

Hi John, Thanks for pointing out the Red Primer Spot. This is something I was aware of after I posted my photo's... I totally missed it in my haste to actually finishing my first model in the last 6 months. It's been painted on and I just need to update the photos posted. With the Fuselage Stiffening strips, using the latest up todate publication on Marseille's aircraft, according to page 49 of Air Powers book on Hans-Joachim Marseille by James H. Kitchens, III and John R. Beaman, Jr. (Yourself?).... To quote point 3 "External stiffening strips across fuselage-empennage joint at station 9 were present." Even the profile art shows the stiffeners in place. Surely if you think this information is incorrect why would you publish it in your book? Cheers Dave

Looking fantastic Jim! Off to a great start

Here pull up a seat next to mine!

I wouldn't be able to say

Tamiya's next big release won't be a Jet.... They will stick with a WW2 subject. The powerplant will be one that we have seen before too

Nick... You are correct there

Cheers everyone, appreciate the feedback

I would be happy if Eduard released some of those Brassin set in 32nd that they have only released in 48th... I will second that Drop Tank, Nick... but I do recall Derek saying that he was looking at it, but thats a couple of years ago now

I was talking to one of the Eduard Staff the other week (on Holiday in NZ) and they have no plans for anything 32nd at the moment... Their 32nd Mk.IX Spitfire that they were working a few years was shelved because of Tamiyas release, and its been rescaled to the 48th kit that's now released. They did say that they were going to do the 109 family... from what I was told its on hold

Paul, Click on History> Clear Recent History and untick everything bar Cookies...

Totally! Just something about Battle of Britain Bombers full stop!

Great Review Nick! But I think I will be sticking to my boring He111 P! Unless there is a really cool scheme that pop's up for an H!

Thanks guys! Appreciate the comments

Awesome! I am not a fan of Jets.... But the A-10 is my favourite... Ugly but so Beautiful!

I really want to build one of these kits! Itching to do an Kiwi Beau... But yours is coming along fantastic, really jealous of your scratch building skills!

Looking Great Cees! I wish I had that talent to build what ever I wanted!

Its finally done... Nice feeling to knock another off the 109 pile.. Now I only have 23 109 kits to build! WIP is here in the Arrow Wolf GB area - http://forum.largescalemodeller.com/topic/24-marseille-the-star-of-africa-bf109-f-4trop-wnr-10137/

Markings A large colour A3 painting guide is supplied with a total of eight marking options for your Tiger to choose from. Unfortunately, there are no time periods or unit information is supplied on the guide to aid you in your research. This is something that I have noticed in the past with some Hobby Boss kits. The marking/camouflage options are very well thought out as they are all different, expect for two of them, this should cover most operation scenes where the Tiger I serviced. The decal sheet is quite large and the colour and printing appears to be in the correct and excellent register. Carrier film is a little large in some areas, but can be easiy trimmed with a knife or small pair of scissors. Instructions Decals How's the Kits Accuracy? Well I am no Tiger expert... So I cannot personally comment on how accurate the kit is... But if you want to look into it further, I have been told that the book called, Germany's Tiger Tanks D.W. to Tiger I: Design, Production & Modifications by Jentz & Doyle (http://www.amazon.com/Germanys-Tiger-Tanks-D-W-Modifications/dp/0764310380 ) is what you want to get. However reading other peoples comments, that are more knowledgeable on this subject, the kit does seem to have its issues. Here are some of items that have been brought up and you may want to look into further if you want an 100% accurate Tiger I - Rear engine deck grates are the Early design Drive sprocket hubs are the Early type It's missing the gun travel lock for a late mid Late style starter guide plate Cable on the left side is laid out as on an Early Tiger Turret chin lacks the cutaway that a Mid would have Turret front edge is cut wrongly, it's not tilted back 5 degrees as it should be Bottom front of the hull has false housings added No rear holders for the tow cables. Driver's visor has relief detail for the episcope, which should not exist on this Tiger. Engine hatch is missing its support legs. So what do we think? A lot of plastic and hardware is included for the price tag the kit is asking, so it's a great value compared to Tamiya's 1/16 Tiger offering and Trumpeter's 1/16 kits, if those kits are out of your price tag. It has some issues if you are wanting a 100% accurate Tiger I, basically it looks like a Tiger for those that want something that looks like Tiger in large scale. Recommended Our sincere thanks to Creative Models for the review samples used here. To purchase this directly, click the link in the review article. Dave J.