Mauricio_1971

Thank you for the kind words, and I'm looking forward to seeing your build. Cheers

Oh God, hope I didn't screw it up by ordering those wheels. By the way can you guys remove the failed photobucket images, it's becoming really annoying how a thread becomes contaminated. Also I would suggest to administrators to limit the size of images at the bottom page. Cheers

Great build of a very appealing subject. But unfortunately most of pictures are gone, any chance to recover them?

Thank you Rob for the welcoming words and the interest on the engine. I had the eduard set for a long time before I got the tamiya kit, It looks pretty nice given all the additional coloured details compared to the tamiya std. There are a few sheet metal parts that have to be bent, for instance the projector support to the gunsight, the eduard part has much more detail and is thinner according to the scale. Also there is a metallic part for the door entrance to the cockpit which looks nice as well. I guess I'm discovering the set as I go and will know how it looks when assembled. Can't assess if it's worth the money I guess that is a subjective and personal appreciation. Cheers

Hi Jeroen, They were shipped a week ago, so I'm looking forward to having a close look as well. Though for what I saw in ref pictures the look pretty nice. They come with photoetched covers. Hope they will arrive soon.

Thank you Frank appreciate the interest and comments. Cheers

Lovely Mosquito the I have that one in my stash, starting to be motivated with your build. Are those the kit wheels, they look great. Cheers

Hi folks, Coming back to LSM after a couple of years or so awayvfrom the bench. But to gain momentum I was tempted after some time to do a desertic scheme Spitfire MkIXc. I will transcript what is described from the Eagle cals description: WD-W EN354: This was a MkV upgraded to MkIX specs. This aircraft was operated from La Sabala airfield in North Tunisia, pretty close to Tunis the capital city. Fitted with five spokes wheels, small carburetor intake and large over wing blisters. It seems that this was part of the RAF inventory and it was transferred to the USAAF. RAF markings where over sprayed with dark earth. So a pretty unusual Spit camouflage, lots of fun doing the painting. The AM item at this point are the North Star 5 spoke wheels, Eduard interior set and RB Sutton seat belts. Working the engine out. I wanted to give that oily and dusty look expected as these Spitfires were operated in Tunisia, a desertic, dry, dusty sunny environment. Basically I started with a base coat of XF-18 semi gloss black, then I applied with the airbrush some lights of dark grey XF-24 on the cylinders heads covers side walls of the block and the bottom of the engine. Then a coat of Pledge equivalent to future to give that glossy finish so I could apply oil washes with Tamiya panel line accent color, (brown and dark brown) I know the the references say that the finish should be semi gloss, but as I wanted to give a dusty finish I over sprayed very thin coats of XF-57 buff, kind of a sand color. Then I applied some dry brush with metallic paint humbrol to highlight the edges. Finally sealed everything with Klear Kote Matt from Alclad II. Cheers

Beautiful, Mike, she stands proud. And scheme is extremely attractive. Is there a big difference between kit's wings and Barracuda Inserts to justify the pain? Can we see pictures from other angles (Top, Bottom) to appreciate the whole package, Cheers Mauricio

Hi Mike, Glad you like the model. And thank you for your kind words. Hope I can work on new models this 2016. Best wishes for this new year Cheers Mauricio

Cool model Dave. I loved the X-Wing fighter since I was a kid back in 1977. Cheers Mauricio

Another build back in 2014. Pained with Tamiya acrylics. Flory washes. Only after market: Lifelike decals Barracuda 3 spoke after war tire thread. Thanks for looking. Mauricio Flory washes

I built this one back in 2014. Eagle Cals excelent booklet with decals. Barracuda hexagonal thread tires. More pictures in the Finished Work Section. Wings painted with Tamiya AS-12 straight from the can. Fuel cells panels masked off. They were natural aluminum, no paint. Later on painted with alclad II. Masking tape removed Alclad II Bodnay Blue Nose Bastards

I built this one back in 2014. This Revell Kit it's great value for the money. Cockpit detail is great I just adden Finemolds injected harnesses. And MDC wheels. I know lots of modellers do not like pre-shading, I'm still using this technique. Along with post-shading as well. Sorry for uploading old models, hope 2016 will have some time for me to upload new models, my stash is full and I have some scheme ideas on my mind.. Thanks for looking. Cheers Mauricio Some post-shading mix of Red brown and flat black from tamiya. Some mottling, Decals after a couple of coats of Pledge, same stuff than Future. Flat finish with Klear Kote from Alclad Landing gear on and aerials,

This one was finished back in 2014. Eagle Cals EC#132 2nd profile. MDC Weels, Finemolds harnesses. This aircraft was shot down by P-38s right after Langer's crew painted the slogan YOU NOT! on the HStab. Langer bailed out to safety and after that he ordered his crew not painting any slogans anymore. I represented the aircraft 2 missions before he was shot down, because that slogan did not look good. Too sporty, not in a good sense though.