DocRob

You put a lot of work into the Henschel with all that riveting. The result looks great though. I bought the same kit not the least, because of yours and Gazza's build here, but I don't know, if I will go your way, or easier camouflage missing surface detail with a pre war splinter scheme. Cheers Rob

Nice, I like the mud residues. Seeing your figures, I had the spontaneous idea, why not simulating wear on knees and elbows with a lighter chalky tone. will try this in one of my next figure related projects. The framework looks decent, but those plastic thingies . Cheers Rob

After a week with a slight reduction in volcanic activity, everything is back to full go since two days. Because there are only a few new lava streams, there is not so much new damage to houses or plantations. Several lava streams have arrived the Atlantic Ocean and form a new peninsula. By doing so there it develops a huge amount of sulfur dioxide. I read last weak, that the SD emission up to now equals the amount of the same gas produced by all European countries in 2019. What the people of La Palma fear most in the moment is rain, which would soak the sometimes meter thick ash on the roofs and will lead to collapsing buildings. The other fear is concerned to seismic activities. Up to now, the strongest earthquakes were about 5,0 and you could feel these on my island too. Cheers Rob

The volcano hasn't lost a beat over two months of eruptive activity. Yesterday was the first time, we could see the sky glow red from the lava. This was caused by very clear weather conditions and a very untypical light wind from the west. The picture was taken during black nighttime, but the phone cameras automatic up leveled the lighting. Maybe today, I try a shot with a decent camera and a tripod. Cheers Rob

Good to have you back here Jeroen. I missed your stylish approach to modelling. Nice house by the way. Nothing better than to live, where you really feel at home. Cheers Rob

You guys are magnificent tacticians. You pick a slow developing build to satisfy your uncontrolled popcorn consume and then blame the thread starter about the calories . Bring the Tornado on Kai, I can't stand that much Martinis . Cheers Rob

Not the nicest of all Mustangs, but interesting, never heard about that one before. Looks a bit like a Frankenstang with the nose of a FW-190 D and you definitely need to drill out the enormous exhaust . BTW: Have I ever mentioned, that I like subject off the trotten pathes. Cheers Rob

Thanks a lot, until now, the tracks seem to be pretty robust, but due to the suspension, there is some tension on them. I do not trust the rubber material, but hope for the best. Cheers Rob

Your Steppe develops nicely, Gaz. I like the layout of the base and like the others said, it will look good with the figures on. Cheers Rob

In the moment there is little time for modelling, therefore I shelved the Arado momentarily, which I wanted to build with full concentration and continued with the Chinese Tankette, which is a much simpler affair. The primed parts where accentuated and modulated with Nato black. Then a transparent coat of olive green, which was used pronouncing the darker areas. Then a lighter mix with some drops of yellow green, followed by an even lighter mix with IJN cockpit green, sprayed on the lighter pars of the mini tank and from above. I than added the running gear and made a mock up with the prepared tracks, only to see if the vinyl stuff fits. It does and has a really spongy working suspension. Cheers Rob

Yours look like a wooden deck with some abrasion, Harv. Is it really wood with the Wessex?

This super huge beast looks mighty good. I take the heavy duty plastic as a good sign, given the size of the tank. A sagging deck wouldn't look too realistic . Cheers Rob

Very nice, as Martin said, looks extremely well, especially considering the tiny scale. Cheers Rob

I have the Do-17 boxing called 'Kampfstift' in 48 scale. The decals and separate stencils are dated 2021, so they should qualify. Cheers Rob

I like your very subtle layering weathering technique a lot. It leads to a very realistic looking and well blended paint- and weathering job. Almost perfect, I'd say, but I don't like the fuel stains. When there is spill fuel, it would be more prominent in the lower middle of the cap, by gravity means and then maybe dragged a bit with the airflow. BTW: which was the color of the fuel? I'm nitpicking here, I know, but that's the way it happens when 99,9 percent look absolutely gorgeous . Cheers Rob

Thank you Peter, for going through all the hazzle, to keep us in the loop. Your way of methodical working through the process and document it for us is precious. I will benefit from your results, as I have an Eduard kit with new decals in stash, which I plan to build soon. I hope all the gained expertise will transform to a show stopping P-51 in the end. Cheers Rob

Just another thought Peter, Micro Sol is normally applied to soften the decal, to let it melt into the surface. Maybe it would be better with these decals to leave the Sol away until you removed the carrier film and then hit the rest of the decal with Sol. I can imagine, that soften up the carrier film, could make it more difficult to get rid off it. Cheers Rob

Ayayayyyyy, that sounds not very promising Peter, but if I remember it right, Eduard claimed to let the decals dry for 24 hours. Maybe you were driven by understandable impatience. Cheers Rob

Fantastic, I'm blown away by the sheer beauty of your Mig. Detailing, painting and weathering is exceptional and you are absolutely right, the Czech markings fit perfectly to the elegant lines of the plane. Cheers Rob

Your Wildcat is very eye catching with all the opened panels and the not too often represented North Atlantic scheme. Cheers Rob

The results should be very interesting Peter, not only considering the decals, but also for the NMF finish. BTW: Do you know about these panel masks? I nearly bought them a while ago for my ZM Mustang, but they are made for the Tamiya kit and I'm not sure if they fit. P-51D MUSTANG - SURFACE PANELS MASK - 1/32 - MIR/32008 (hgwmodels.cz) Cheers Rob

Great progress with the highlighting Gaz, I only never liked the pure black for belts and boots too much. Cheers Rob

Great Phil, time for some colors now. The Ju will look mighty fine. Cheers Rob

Hi Peter, in the Info Eduard May edition, there is a description, about how to use the new Eduard decals. They do their testing on a 48 scale NMF Mustang. Info Eduard - Eduard Store Cheers Rob

Looks like a Mustang, so far, so good Peter. The build looks as clean as ever, when you put your hands onto it. there is no unwanted trace of all the mechanical abuse to be seen. The new Eduard decals have a reputation to behave strangely. I have no prove of that, as I never used them, but I saw this video and other sources, like Info Eduard, that claim, you can peel off the transfer film, after applying the decals. May be the way to go for a trace free NMF finish, at least it could be tried for our benefit with some spare decals on a prepared surface. Cheers Rob