DocRob

Generally I like the engineering of the H&S airbrushes (I have an Ultra and an Infinity with differently sized nozzles) The metal surfaces are very fine and easy to clean. What I don't like about is the tendency to clog very fast with pigmented Colours like acrylics. The tip of the needle is long and there is lots of space to clog for the pigments into the air stream. Other airbrushes are better here, like my old Rotrings which have other faults. Diluting the Colours to a perfect consistence and adjusting the perfect air pressure is very important with H&S, specially with Colours which don't mix well with flow enhancers. Cheers Rob

Gaz is right, the Gotha is looking great, but the engine is something else. Cheers Rob

Too much popcorn is not good for your health, take some beers to swallow properly . Cheers (and I mean it) Rob

Although it's almost a shame to cover your great PE work, I have to say the paint covered look is also very tempting. Can't wait for the finish line. Cheers Rob

Looks great, specially with the faded parts and reminds me a little of a board game with that huge Austrian Lozenge. Cheers Rob

Great build, painting and very dynamic setting with the blurry underground, nice, but I have to agree with Gus, the two seater looks wrong with the second guy sitting so close to the tail in such a small frame. Cheers Rob

Looks great Carl, this Junkers is so ahead of it's time, I'm always in search for the second wing. Cheers Rob

Did some interior work on my WNW Pfalz. The problem is I started the build many years ago and sometimes it's hard to understand what I did then. Anyway, for me it will be a learning experience. I applied internal steering lines for the first time (EZ-line) and used HGW belts, which had to be cut from the sheet. I fiddled the belts into the loops still on the PE-sheet , which helps a lot and cut the ends of the paper belts slightly triangular for easier threading into the loops. That is where I'm right now, fuselage about to get glued together. Cheers Rob

Like I said in the WIP section, outstanding. I would like to see some pics on a sun beaten concrete floor outside with flirring heat. Not easy to achieve in Scotland, but a Greek pilot would take your Corsair for real. Cheers Rob

Looks Greek to me Gus, as close to the scrapyard as can possibly be . In other words your Corsair looks great. I love the uneven and heavy weathered finish. The tonal variation in the camo is very rich and the whole appearance is supporting the tool like look of the Corsair, chapeau. Cheers Rob

Others try to keep their canopies clear , but great work on the dusted one, it fits perfectly. Cheers Rob

That's when a HE-162 gets a Mustang tail and Lamborghini wheels . I'm not overly organized on my bench, but could never work on yours. You must have a special talent for organizing the abyss of chaos. Good if you find your boys among the kits, prior to building a bench for them and where is the cat ? Cheers Rob

This is brilliant, the wood of the internal structure looks so, well, wood like. The modulation on the wings is great too. I'm sure you have seen this new WNW offering, including a figure of William Barker http://www.wingnutwings.com/ww/product?productid=3209 Maybe somebody have the figure in spare and is willing to sell or swap. Cheers Rob

I used Dymo tape lately as a sawing guideline for my Arado 234 surgeries. It worked ok, but I got some black residues left on the fuselage plastic and decided to apply a layer of Kabuki for protection on the clear parts under the Dymo. That way I had no problems with black sticky leftovers on the canopy. Cheers Rob

...and not only painter, the scratching involved is formidable. Cheers Rob

He he, I remember that expression from my P-47 build, but used wire instead of Anyz. Somebody wrote here, that he fiddled thin wire through the Anyz braided threads to gain a little bit more strength. This way it would be easier to glue the lines into pre drilled holes, I guess. Cheers Rob

This is looking great, Dale. Looks like you are on JohnB-speed, a new LSM measurement, with the Original JohnB calibrated as one, the rest of the world less than one and maybe one or two above one, but this is hard to think off. Keep it rolling with that great kit. Cheers Rob

Very nice rendition of the SSW. The paintjob looks great, the black and white lines enhance the elegance. I will never understand, why the Germans put in that much effort to camouflage their birds with weird Lozenge camo, only to paint the fuselages so brightly. Good for us though, because it is pure fun to paint these planes. Cheers Rob

Nice Lightning Kev, I always liked the design of the bird, which put brute force and some elegance in a very attractive frame. You did this appearance great justice with that cool NMF look. Cheers Rob

Whooohow, that reminds me of my Tamiya RC Wild Willy Jeep, I owned when I was in my young teens. Have fun with the kids with your Honda. Cheers Rob

Some days ago I released my years ago started build of the WNW Pfalz off the SOD and started some work. It is my first WNW build and it will be a learning experience for my others in stash. What keeps me fascinated other then the great quality of their kits, is the possibility to transform plastic into lots of different materials like wood, leather, cloth, metal. A little sub interest in my modelling is to represent materials as best as possibly, not always to be crowned with success, but hey, the Pfalz is my canvas at the moment. My first wooden propeller turned out ok, I like the result. After a sand colored coat, I masked with 0,75 mm strips of Kabuki (Maketar pre cut) and added the red brown Colour. After demasking I used AK's weathering pencils to add some grain detail and overcoated everything with Tamiya clear orange. If somebody has a clue about mixing the Pfalz typical Colour of silver white for wings and fudselage, feel free to enlighten me. Cheers Rob

Great build and luckily the paint issues are fixed. Good to hear the positive experiences with the HGW wet decal of which I own different sets for future projects, but never used them until now. Cheers Rob

Nice PE and detailing work. The way you treat the steel surfaces is great, thanks for the tutorial. Cheers Rob

Wrecked or not, Starfighter it is to me. Only small wings attached to separate it from a rocket, pure and undisturbed lines. There is only little material added to the powerful engine, an icon. Cheers Rob

Nice, a 1/1 scale Wild Cat and the paintjob is outstanding. Love the ginger Leo camo . I love that Industria Mechanika stuff. I have one of their steam punk submarine kits and of course Red Star 47 which hit my bench again after some time in the SOD. Cheers Rob