DocRob

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

Thanks Phil, without a turkey today, but hopefully with a Dallas Cowboys win. Cheers Rob

Yep https://www.scalemates.com/kits/aerobonus-320-064-raf-3-inch-60lb-rockets--944448 Cheers Rob

Great pics Carl, will store them for my build. I bought these rockets for my Mossie project. http://www.aires.cz/en/product/r-a-f-3-inch-60lb-rockets/3-2478/ Cheers Rob

Phew, glad that I'm not a modern jet guy. The few I own are 1/48 and to me this is completely ok for say a Mig-31. I feel your pain though, but am glad that there is a problem in modelling that I don't have . Cheers Rob

It's about time, that you discover the true nature of our place here . What your mind determines though, is more a reflection of your mindset, than your perception . Cheers Rob

Reduce to the max Carl , sometimes it's a good idea to step back a little from that overcomplicated and utterly challenging stuff and have a comfortable and relaxing build. The challenge here is in itself and in the end you will have a fine result and refreshed powers for the hard to build ones. Your D1 is looking good and more than once I was tempted to buy one. It is an important, but often overlooked plane, being full metal and single winged, in some aspects even ahead of some 30's designs. It should be a single build but a great canvas for worn Aluminium effects. Have fun with that little bird. Cheers Rob

Phil here is confused, because he only nows chicas (girls) with mini skirts in camo Nice start with that complicated scheme. I never would make the GB deadline with that Splittertarn. There are some decals out there for the complicated German schemes, but I think applying these could prove also very complicated. Cheers Rob

Look out, that's what I call a big bird. The casting blocks are of corresponding dimensions. Is that dust coat only from the resin or are there other substances involved. mind, always to wear an dust mask . Looking forward to your next steps with that cold war behemoth. Cheers Rob

Uhuh, mano negra, that's the way to handshake . Have fun out there and don't get bitten by squirrels or worse, beavers . BTW: Do you know the band Mano Negra, worth a try. Cheers Rob

Amazing work on the interior. I hope you will find a way to show it, not only by peeking through the hatches. Cheers Rob