DocRob

Congratulations Mike, your 'Berg' is a piece of art. These Austro-Hungarian lozenge makes up for an interesting look and your subtle weathering blends everything in. Cheers Rob

Thanks for the explanation, Gaz. Sounds like a time consuming and trying process, but you got rewarded with something special in the end. Your Idea of using micromesh or polishing compounds for removing overspray is stored on my brain-disk. I will try that for the next freehander. Cheers Rob

Hi Gaz, your night fighter is looking awesome. How did you achieve that camo. The worn appearance combined with lots of visible detail like antennas and Schräge Musik let it stand out. It definitely is and to my eye it's the most elegant plane of her time, even more than the Albatros, which is bulkier and has that ugly beaver tail. That is the main reason I picked the monochrome finish, to keep the elegant lines in the foreground, the other is, that it's pilot was from Berlin like me. Next step will be decaling and then RIGGING and this will be about do or die for this project. Cheers Rob

So tiny and so beautifully done. There are so many things to see on your little Focke, a true eye catcher. Cheers Rob

Found some time the last days to continue the Wingnut Wings Pfalz and closed the fuselage. I glued in all the eyelets as preparation for the rigging after drilling all holes with a 0,3mm drill. I then sprayed RLM 02 for all the hatches and masked them after drying. Then the fun begun. Pfalz Silbergrau (silver grey) was mixed using Tamiya flat white and Tamiya dark silver 1 to 1. On the wings I used a darker shade foe a little post shading. After the application, I misted some AK dark aluminum on top and coated everything with Pledge. I read a lot about the appearance of Silbergrau and decided to achieve a slightly matte very light grey with a little dull shine of aluminum in it. The result is exactly like I wanted it, historically right or not. Cheers Rob

Freehand camo always gives me the creeps, but yours is looking very bueno. Cheers Rob

Sweet pre purpled thing , I have one in stash too, but this will fit into a fantasy-circus setting. No idea about weird pre shading right now. The main thing about Colour pre shading to me is to find a matching Colour enhancing the planned paintjob, purple for blueish grey looks great and gives a little warm hue to the shadowy areas. Cheers Rob

Nice save with the tail, Dale. These grimy drop tanks look gorgeous. Cheers Rob

That is what I think too. The question if filling single areas or doing a complete coating depends on the subject and state of condition to me. A heavy used falcon with lots of spare panels from the scrap yard, I would fill the panels individually, using slightly different shades of the base Colour. Pre shading with different Colours sometimes enhances the richness of the then applied base Colour.

Sweet, and the unusual wingless presentation makes it very interesting to the eye. The paintjob and subtle choose of Colour is just amazing. Cheers Rob

Wow, that's scaringly creepy in a way . There is only one true theme song to me, because it's the unfulfilled answer to all the gruesome questions of the world like it is

Clearly the M-48 Patton to me. Why, because it was so big when I was playing in the West-Berlin forests (Grunewald) as a kid and the US Army had their trainings there in the same spot and I had to flee the tanks with my tiny bicycle. Cheers Rob

That's the true OOB spirit , Ernie. I like the Idea generally, but thirty days…. What about aftermarket because the only Hasegawa 1/32 I own is actually, a P-40 from Eduard and supplied with some goodies. The only other one I have and would prefer as being part of the fast and easy crowd would be 1/48, a Japanese F1M2. Cheers Rob

Hi Danny, the 48 scale is obviously not hindering you to do your magic. The pit and ejection seat looks great. I have two of these Mig's in my stash with all the Brassin goodies and will follow your build closely. I will actually build one as a 'Bunny Fighter', the other will be a Vietnamese one. Glad that the bulkhead fit is not good, otherwise it might have been the perfect kit and the search for that would be over . Have fun with your Mig and thanks for letting us in. Are you sure, your Brassin set is for the right MIG version with that bulkhead issue, I can't see it in your pic? Cheers Rob

Nice haul, and for me as a non native English speaker I learned a new definition for the word 'several' . Cheers Rob

Very helpful and comprehensive, thank you Ron. Cheers Rob

Thank you Sherlock you are absolutely right, I haven't noticed, because it's my spare nozzle and I just took it out for the pic. I definitely have to get another spare. Cheers Rob

Taste differs , but I have to say, that the air intakes are a piece of art, the rest, ... Cheers Rob

Nice little Hummingbird. I sure have to get one, but first I will follow your masterclass build. As it is more or less wingless, will it's presentation be defunct ? Cheers Rob

Even on the end of the year you should go for a champagne instead of drinking Mr. Surfacer . Great work on the firefighter so far. I like the dedication, showing the different materials of the prop. Material appearance is what changes a plastic model into something special. Cheers (No Mr. Surfacer) Rob

I know for sure were one of the Russian T-34's was, because it was in front of the house of my parents and shooting into the house, causing lots of damage. Luckily nobody was harmed during that attack. Cheers Rob

Thanks Danny, everything looks fine for the moment, but it was a little shock and doing the vet job is not my favorite business. Living on a tiny island has lots of benefits, but some hard aspects too and you better be able to do a lot of things yourself. I sure do Cheers Rob

Feliz año nuevo from the Canary Islands. Some of you went through hard times personally and I hope, everything will be better this year. Yesterday my dog got bitten by a neighbors dog and we had to treat him ourselves, because there was no vet available. He seems ok, and gets fresh Tuna as a benefit and to hide the antibiotics . Today I'm hangover a little after some very fine cocktails (self prepared, I do better cocktails than modelling ) yesterday with friends, but hey, it's 2020 and the weather is fine aaaaaaannnnd there are some waves on the Atlantic, so it will be surfing instead of modelling. Cheers Rob

Great work on the engine. I also bought some of the Anyz stuff and will use it on my Arado 234 build. For obvious reason not for the engine , but for the braking lines, like Rick did on his Tempest build. Cheers Rob

God luck with the reaper, hopefully everything will be all right for you. Airbrush wise it's hard to me to recommend one, I see them more as tools and all have their pros and cons. Personally as an ex engineer I prefer a very refined, well designed and easy to maintained heavy metal one. Overall the Infinity is that for me, but not without objections. More important than the airbrush is the way to learn to handle it. Choosing the right Colours, thinners, air pressure thinning grade and maintenance / cleaning are the adjusting levers and it's still a hit and miss with me, even with the Infinity. Cheers Rob