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  1. DocRob
    Interesting, I spent some thoughts on the bomb racks lately, as my Aviattic pimped 1/48 Gotha G.V is on it's way, which has added resin bombs, but no racks at all. I was browsing the manual of my AEG G.IV, which seems to have a similar rack. I will dig deeper, when the kit arrives. Are you aware of the HGW etched racks for the AEG? Search (hgwmodels.cz) Cheers Rob
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    I will, if I get the problem areas like strut soldering solved. The jig is in the Pheon decal set on the right. you get pre printed self adhesive paper, which you have to stick onto cardboard, cut the contours and put everything together as a jig for the wheel struts and the wing attachment. Cheers Rob
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    The Fokker E.V / D.VIII could be my next project. The plastic is from Mikro Mir and looks a bit coarse at first sight with flash, some minor defects and some sink marks. I test fitted the fuselage and there will be some filler needed. Before I dig deeper into the build, I will evaluate some critical areas of the build, mainly the wing and wheel struts, which look flimsy. I will try to make my own from soldered flattened brass tube. I will most likely chose the scheme No. 4, low on the right side and if the kit turns out to be fun, I will build a second one in yellow and black diamond livery Which of the engines I use , the Lukgraph 'Le Rhone' or the CSM 'Oberursel will depend on the fit under the Aviattic cowling. The other one will be used in my Camel or Fokker Dr.1 build. A little comparison between the Aviattic cowling (left) and the kit one. Cheers Rob
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    Thank you Winnie, I had lots of fun building it. It was my first full resin kit, and I would do some things different (better) next time, but in the end, I like the result. A Niva is far from perfect and that's how I finished it . Cheers Rob
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    That's brilliant, I'm speechless. The way you painted the figure, you added a lot of character. The details and hair/fur effects look very realistic. Interesting to see, that you opted for metallic shine for the helmet, instead of NNM (Non Metallic Metal) painting technique. Cheers Rob
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    It is, it's not that small as it looks with the Lada on it, scale wise, but it has maybe 10.000 inhabitants. There is no mayor crime here and in the moment we have no Covid as well. A great place to be in these strange times. Bingo Sherlock, that's where I live, I will give your compliments to my woodworking friend . Cheers Rob
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    A friend of mine, who is more gifted than me concerning woodworks, has supplied me with two bases in the shape of the island, I'm living on. Not sure which I will use (slight tendency to the darker one), but after the decision, the Lada gets it's mirrors and is done. Cheers Rob
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    Your Mossie looks great, love the details like the engine and bomb bay. As much as I'd like to start mine, it has to wait, but seeing your fine result raises the urge. Cheers Rob
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    The undercarriage looks great, but, given the completely ripped nacelle, would the landing gear not have to be totally wrecked or at least bended a lot? Cheers Rob
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    This thing is well prepared for a Saturday shopping spree in an average Siberian town. The downside of a vehicle which is more unstoppable than others is, if you got stuck somewhere, there is nobody able to pull you out . Cheers Rob
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    Thanks Carl, a unique car in our streamlined times at least, that's why my wife wanted to own one. Now she will get the small one for Christmas. Cheers Rob
  12. DocRob
    The Lada is done so far, except for the mirrors, which I don't risk to add now. I did a lot of touch ups and added details like license plates and wipers. Now it's time for some work on the base. Cheers Rob
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    I was sure about the existence of men with a height of 500m. That is what the US Navy fears most, the Manzilla Cheers Rob
  14. DocRob
    Cool looking blackbird Gaz, love the oil dot modulation in the direction of the airstream, with still recognizable differences in panels. Cheers Rob
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    Nice, I saw these too, but have two wrong Fokker's for the decals. Cheers Rob
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    Hmmh, difficult to say, you chose the Argus engine and it dos look a little toy like on the sprue with the molded on rockers, .... To remove the plastic properly will not be so easy in this case. Rebuilding the rockers out of Nickel Silver Tube a bit easier. The result would benefit from the extra work for sure. At least you got something resembling springs for the valves with the Argus. I looked for the WNW pictures of this build, with the seemingly unaltered Mercedes engine an this looks fine to me, given some of the details are obscured by the large exhaust. I'm happy because mine will be build in the same scheme. With my recent Hansa Brandenburg build, I took the extra tour and it payed off, but the kit had a second half cylinder block without the rocker arms molded on, which made it easier. Cheers Rob
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    Sweet, nice detailing. Can't wait to start mine, it's such an interesting bird - err - pigeon. Cheers Rob
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    Hubert is absolutely right, Vallejo Air thinned with Mr. Leveling Thinner is a nightmare except, If you are an airbrush cleaning fetishist . I learned it the hard way, trying to clean my airbrush from a tar like paste. Since then, I do a little pre mix on a lid of an old yogurt tub and wait for some minutes, lesson learned . Cheers Rob
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    Having the real one in the backyard, there are no excuses for less attention to the details . Your build looks like the real thing as far as I can tell, bravo. Cheers Rob
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    Can't say, that I like it, the way the chipping is done. The places with heavy chipping do not follow any logic, like being in the airstream or walked on. It has not to be totally right, but has to seem so. Cheers Rob
  21. DocRob
    Indeed, now it's about the base with the shape of my island. Cheers Rob
  22. DocRob
    You spoilt it, by preparing the upper wing . Cheers Rob
  23. DocRob
    The tiny Lada got wheels at least, among other parts like fenders and mud flaps. It payed off to insert copper wire into wheel hubs and drill the axles. This way, it was much easier to adjust the wheels correctly and there is a bigger area for the CA to bond. Some details are still missing, like the mirrors and wipers, but adding these will be the last step, because of their fragility. Next steps will be some touch ups and the license plates. Cheers Rob
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    Iike Gaz said, nice work and thanks for the comparison of the Bitskrieg bits and kit parts, I haven't decided, which I will buy for my PZL. The radiators for sure. Cheers Rob
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    I'm interested too, until now, I was not brave enough to paint a big bird without proper priming, when camo and masking was a topic. In surfing we call the first guy in the water 'current dummy' . Cheers Rob
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