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Thanks Gaz, for putting the pressure on me . Crew means dio too, lets see, first the prop and exhaust. Cheers Rob

Looking good with all the framework, Im really eager to se how you tackle the full resin build. I'm not brave enough to do so, but wait, I started a full resin build some years ago... Cheers Rob

Haha, a witch without a V8 is old school , my witch treated me brutally, twisting and bending with strange noises to be heard, but it worked, I'm aaaaaaaaalllllliiiiivvvvvveeeeeeeeeeeee Cheers Rob

Fast, wait until the rest is done , I'm a slow finisher, but thanks for the compliment Jeff. Cheers Rob

Almost there, but wait, this thing needs a propeller, I have to admit, I forgot it, but it's puttied, sanded and primed now. There are some touch ups to be made, the exhaust to be added and then there are the figures and maybe the dio, ..., ok, here in Spain, they call it mas o menos ready . I finished rigging the struts, rudder and ailerons and added these parts to the wing/fuselage. The Parabellum for the operator is only preliminary and is missing the rectangular etched sight.

Camo is looking bueno Gaz, I'm always afraid of these freehand paintjobs. I may have to train that with a soon to start project. Cheers Rob

Muchas gracias Gaz, it looks a bit preliminary , but it makes live way easier after adding the upper wing. I have only to pull everything taut. The Aluminum micro tubes are hard to fiddle through the fishing line for the second time, but when done they hold in place almost without glue, nearly self securing. Cheers Rob

Your 'Baby' is a real beauty Mike. The appearance of the different materials is exquisite, the little setting on the base adds to the atmospheric presentation. Cheers Rob

The thing got wings , at least the upper ones added now. I drilled 0,3mm holes into the upper wing, where the steering wires for the ailerons will be placed and glued fishing line in with CA. The aileron horns got pre drilled, so when adding the ailerons the lines only need to fiddled through the holes in the horn and glued into place. I rigged the struts loosely with fishing line and micro tubes through the casted eyelets. That enabled me to pre rig everything and once the glue has dried for the upper wing, the structural wires need only to be pulled taut and fixed with CA, easily done. Then I glued the struts into the lower wing and with the glue still fresh, turned the Kamel upside down, to align the struts to the upper wing. With the help of two not to tight rubber bands, the alignment of the struts was finished and all glued with Tamiya Extra Thin. Cheers Rob

The last years were good with my back due to lots of sports, but now it stroke me. I have an appointment with a witch today to fix it. It's said that she's really good at it. Cheers Rob

These racks look great, can't wait to see the III with camo and Schürzen. Cheers Rob

Thanks Gaz, I have a bad back in the moment, that will cause a little delay. I pre rigged the struts lately, added some minor details and can't wait to add the second wing. Cheers Rob

I use them mostly for applying pigments in hard to reach areas. Cheers Rob

Coming from a guy, who is followed by large scale submarines the other day, makes you curious . Cheers Ro

Wow, destruction as a form of art. Cheers Rob

Very nice, I like the streaking on the hull and the general weathering. Cheers Rob

Nice woodwork and rigging Mike, looks like a fiddly but straightforward build and enjoyable build. Cheers Rob

Thanks Carl, I start to like the little over weathered look. Sometimes it's about adapting to the results . Cheers Rob

Nearing completion with lots of little steps. The lower wings got attached with their struts, The machine guns got painted / burnished, pigmented and the front one was mounted. The Spandau in front got a metal barrel and jacket from Aber, the Parabellum received a Master barrel and jacket, which to me is superior to the Aber metal parts. These needed some work, like drilling the holes a little wider for the barrel, ..., but in the end, both look good. I always burnish the brass parts, because it's not like a thick coat of colour, instead it looks naturally blackened. The difficulty is to paint the plastic parts to fit. I therefore use a base of Lifecolours 'Deep Cockpit' and use 'Black Smoke' Pigments from Mig for toning down and matting the plastic parts matching. Some dabs with Uschis Iron pigments and done. Then i added the windscreen and demasked all clear parts. Finally I touched up the leather padding around the cockpit with oils and added the wing compass. Cheers Rob

Gaz, I feel your pain with the Macchi. You should have seen my face, when I discovered, that nearly nothing of my streaky applied grime wash got wiped away, when trying to clean it up with a moistened paper towel . I'm really thankful, that I applied a strong coat of primer onto the fuselage, otherwise my harsh treatments would have ruined the Kamel completely. Luckily the Kamel was never supposed to look clean, but now it's a little over board and I hope I can finish the build with a coherent look. I'm using clay washes since some month, so my experiences are limited with these. Every time I used them, they were trouble free and did not alter the surface and were easy to wipe away. Next time I use them on oils, I will seal the previous work. The reason, I changed from other mostly enamel based washes and panel liners was their aggressive reactions with my Pledge based varnishes. Cheers Rob

Thank you Hubert, it got a little wild lately, but I hope for a happy end. Cheers Rob

Honestly, I'm not very good at airbrushing freehanded. When I see the great work of others with the airbrush I have to raise my hat. I think the preshading on the Kamel's wings could have been made with a 0,35 mm needle too, it's a simple task. With a larger needle you have to work a little closer to the object with the AB. Cheers Rob

Thanks Phil, do you now the song by 'The Reverend Horton Heat', which is called 'It's Martini Time', this will be more like it Muchas gracias Mike, I use a Harder & Steenbeck Infinity with a 0,2 mm needle for the pre shading using diluted Tamiya Smoke. For other purposes, I switch to a 0,35 mm needle for the Infinity or H&S Ultra. I have another two long out of production Rotring Airbrushes with 0,2 mm and 0,4 mm needles and am asking myself, why I haven't use the 0,2 mm version for the preshading, because the Rotring's being one and a half action, are better suited for spraying fine lines with equal width. When you think about fine needles, you should take into account, that they clog more frequent with pigmented colours. Sometime it's better to adjust air pressure and/or grade of thinning. Cheers Rob

Thanks Jeff, I would have said the build is fun only, but today was a bad day for my nerves, I think I need some drinks in the evening to reduce the shivering. I applied grime clay wash onto all surfaces, which I tested without problems on a piece of cowling and an aileron before. When it came to removing the wash from the fuselage, there happened nearly nothing. I purposely applied the wash uneven which looked horrible now. I cursed, I rubbed, I dabbed, I watered, I grinded softly, cursed again, used a lot of different brushes and swabs from soft to stiff and even managed to break the number and Balkenkreuz decal on both sides of the fuselage. After two hours netto (in total four hours with all the cursing and arising horror) I declared the fuselage as usable, where I thought of using it as a lawn dart. The wings and other parts were as easy to clean as I expected for the whole plane. Lesson learned, don't use clay wash directly on oils. I surely was expecting a kind of 'interaction', but that blew mew off. Cheers Rob That's how it looks now, a bit too worn for what I was hoping, but I will continue. Sylt in the wintertime is a really harsh environment .

Bei mir isset Schlachtensee, aber jelebt in meena Berlina Zeit hab ick die letzten Jahre in Moabit und Schöneberg. Aba det is Jeschichte, jetze lebe ick uff die Kanren . Cheers Rob Off topic end, sorry was about heritage