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Can't wait to see, how the paintjob will look in the end, after you peeled of two kilos of masking material. Cheers Rob

Nice Mike, will follow closely, as I have the same kit in stash and plan to build a version, which was tested near my old hometown of Berlin in Johannistal. Cheers Rob

Great build and presentation. The standout to me is the very believable material rendition and wear. Cheers Rob

I always liked the shape of the Hustler. The way, you covered it with foil makes it appear even better. You can't beat the real thing, the aluminum shine is perfect. Cheers Rob

I like the shades of the face Gaz, looks convincing to me. The good thing with the oils, is you can adjust later, if it doesn't fit the uniform. Yesterday, I ordered some Archer eyeball decals, along with some tattoo decals. I suck at eye painting. If I get one right, the other does not fit and the figure looks, like it needs some eye surgery. I will post my results with the eyeball decals. Cheers Rob

Great job on painting, decaling and detailing Wolf. I've used Tamiya X-2 gloss white as a base for Aviattic decals and that worked very well too. There was no need for further gloss coating and I used Tamiya Smoke for enhancing the depth. I just started to use Tamiya lacquers and they spray even better. I will give them a try, with my next WWI plane. Lacquer racing white is available in a jar, no need for decanting. When I used Master brass barrels for the 08/15's, I burnished the brass and got a very convincing finish, with a non thickness, instead of paint and primer layers. The only downturn is, that you have to spray the plastic or resin parts in an equal color, which is often not too easy to mix. Your build is exceptional and a great tutorial to follow. Cheers Rob

Another great example, where the weathering blends the camo in a beautiful way. Cheers Rob

Looking good Kai. I found it particular difficult to work with blue tack or Panzer Putty worms for demarcation. It proved hard to me, to get the borders consistent. Might be easier with a huge plane like your Mirage, as it's absolutely necessary to keep the same AB angle at all times, to get it right. Cheers Rob

That's a new aspect of addiction, like I found that brass barrel in my AM stash, that what gets me starting an 1/32 USS Missouri . Or, I never would've build that plane, without having bought that resin exhaust beforehand. I love our hobby. Cheers Rob

It was pure luck, other packets were intercepted and returned. My Spanish LHS, which is only about 2000 km away, found a way of creative documentation, to help my cause. It's my first bike as well, at least model wise. I had some real ones back in Berlin. Here it's only cycling, better for my health, as long, I'm not falling into a canyon, while mountain biking. Cheers Rob

I got probation , I can continue modelling for a while. Somehow, this packet made it through security, customs and whatever unharmed. There is levelling thinner, lacquer thinner, primer and gloss coat. This loot will last for a while. To follow my recent trotten path of car modelling, I ordered a Ducati kit, with a separate metal fork kit to follow soon. I hope for a pleasure build, where I can fully concentrate on replicating different materials, specially metals. Browsing through the sprues, left a good impression, except for the glass dome for the canopy, which shows some distortion. There is a pre-cut vac formed one, which I will purchase. Cheers Rob

I go en route, fine puntilism meets crude Russian metalwork, what can go wrong? Cheers Rob

Beautiful and consistent paintjob. I specially like, how you integrated the roundels. I used marbling techniques as well on some projects, but did the marbling, spraying through a metallic sponge for pot cleaning, randomly. With the sponge, there is no risk, of color running under the mask and the pattern is very random, when you move the sponge while spraying. Cheers Rob

Nice masking job, Kai, it's always a lot of work, to get the masking right, but it will pay off. Cheers Rob

Nice progress with the cowl and the exhaust area. I hope you will address the obstacles there without too much trouble. The face painting guide is very comprehensive, thanks for that. I follow the old figure painting rule of one base color and two lighter and two darker shades of the same color, mostly. I like the result you achieved on the faces. The faces itself, hmmm, at least the guy in the middle looks a bit sharper, the right one looks like an oversized potato, I wonder if they produced 'Schiffchen' in his size. Cheers Rob

Nice wage, if the Tomcat is only near as good engineered than their MIG-31, you'll love it. I found the MIG was so clever designed and fit was exceptional, it could have topped Tamiya quality . Cheers Rob

Like the others said, nice and smooth AB-work, she will look great, with you doing your magic. Cheers Rob

Absolutely fantastic in it's beautiful ugliness. You created a masterpiece and I have to clap my hands to your scratch building abilities. I can't remember, if I posted this picture of the real thing earlier. It was taken on an abandoned airfield north of Berlin some years ago. Cheers Rob

The worn linen with the Russian cockades underlines the shape of this plane beautifully. Nice work, as ever, Mike. Cheers Rob

Nicely spotted or googled Martin, they caught me wrongfooted, claiming it as a Yak-3. Can't trust anybody these days . Yakovlev Yak-3U | Planes of Fame Air Museum

Some international collaboration enabled this little black thingy to jump my stash and my soon to build list, after my successful novice affair with the Ford GT, lately. The kit is from Spain, the PE-set, which I consider a must, not the least, because of the included seat belts made from fabric is from the US and the decals are from TBDecals from Italy. They include the Tamiya banned tobacco logos and also important the Goodyear decals for the tires. Cheers Rob

You are breezing through this build Peter and she will be a beauty. I really like the detailing and decaling in the cockpit, as I'm a little fed up with the boring flat look of Eduards printed and often pixeled PE. I use some good brushes too for detail painting and it pays. They hold their shape much better, than cheap ones and are way more durable. I haven't gone 'master class' like you, but will do so soon with the brushes. Cheers Rob

Interesting camo scheme, with the tape on Gaz . Keep 'em comin to put it Peteresque. Cheers Rob

Nice start on that tractor, Bill. I'm still thinking about buying one, because I really like the heavy machinery look of the Skyraider. I think, have some more pics, than the attached one, if you are interested. It was taken on deck of USS-Midway in San Diego some years ago. Cheers Rob

Nice job on the engines Mark, do you plan to display them, after all the work you put in? Cheers Rob