DocRob

Nice one, great paintjob. I prefer masking to decals as well. It is much easier to blend the painted parts into the base paints and you control the colors. Cheers Rob

Me like mucho

As coolbox says, excellent work and presentation. Nice wood effects on your green dragon, and yes the wheelstruts look very fragile. Cheers Rob

Welcome to LSM and what a start that is. Your Challenger obviously lost the challenge to the harsh desert surroundings. Nice effects and not too subtle . That would be a good neighbour to my recently presented burned out T-55 Enigma. Cheers Rob

Like (I still miss the button). A very inspiring built so far, maybe one of those days... . Nonono, I don't do complete scratchbuiling , but it is always nice to see projects developing like yours. Cheers Rob

Hi Danny, that is a really cool helmet, specially with that gold mirroring "themonuclear protection" thing . Is this one of the helmets you will present together with a corresponding Jet, and if so, which one? Cheers Rob

Hi Oz, I have just recieved the package and had a rough sighting of the sprues, looking for damaged pieces. So no schedule for building the warhawk and no reference material besides the comic book . Actually I'm waiting for some internal and external PE-stuff from Eduard to add to the bird. I haven't thought about riveting this one, do you think it is really necessary? BUT you are on your way with the "Ruth A" (another lovely scheme) and I have not seen a single picture, Did I miss the WIP? Cheers Rob

Hola (the few) Ladies and Gentlemen, not much time for modeling or even the forum in the last two weeks, but I have to share that scoop. I got the Eduard P-40N and the graphic novel by Hugault and Yann called "Angel Wings" on the same day. You might guess which version I will build. One little advise for others who purchase the kit. Remove the nice embossed metal print at first thing, because it is heavy and you have to hope that there is no damage done to the sprues. On my one the windscreen was loose from the sprue, but not scratched, phew, I hate polishing clear parts . Cheers Rob

Sorry, double post due to slow island net. Cheers Rob

Hi Darren, I will follow closely as I have one with a heavy dose of AM in my stash. Nice work on the subassemblys. Is the armament oob or Aftermarket? When I see your good work my fingers are itching, should I start mine, .... . No not right now, to many other started builds. Can't wait to see your table bursting once you attach the wings . Cheers Rob

Hi Kent, thank you for describing your very effective but seemingly painful approach. It sounds a little similar to the way many historic ship modellers apply the underwater copper sheets to their vessels. I think I'm not up to that task, but I'd like to try the effect using a Dremel micro drill with abrasive head after "masking" the surronding areas with Dyno-Tape and rivet afterwards. Cheers Rob

Must be a ton of work to get that "Stressed Skin" effect, but it pays off clearly. It enhances the appearance of the Lanc after painting a lot. Did you use a micro drill with an abrasive head? It would be nice to learn more about how you achieved the effect. Cheers Rob

I don't know about the radium, Cees. There are no yellow dots used in other cockpits. For greater comfort there is a better link to the Virtual Tour and the Cockpits. http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/nnam/virtualtour/?s=pano701 Cheers Rob

The lighter shade looks much better, maybe the often mentioned "scale effect" Cheers Rob

Hola Amigos, If you are building mainly US Naval Planes maybe you know of the existance of that really cool feature on the Website of the Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, FL. Just follow the link and scroll down to "Cockpit Panorama". There are more than the P-40. http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/attractions/aircraft-exhibits/item/?item=p-40b_tomahawk Cheers Rob

I'm a littlle frightened. If that is your first build, what will the future bring to us. I think I stop modelling right here , to much talent on your side. I finished a beaten and worn Raiden just recently and I had a lot of fun with the wear and tear, you seem even more fun orientated with your heavily beaten KI-84. Chapeau Rob

Nice Job on the Schlepper, i got carried away... Cheers Rob

Nice and clean piece of work. I like the decision about the wings. moveable mostly means less detailed or other compromises. Cheers Rob

Thanx Maru, it was my first Dio and I have a lot to learn, specially on figure painting. Cheers Rob

Holy cow, a Gotha is a mosquito compared th that thing. I wish you patience, lots of space and a never running out supply of Evergreen. Cheers Rob

Hey Rich, another Like from me. I gess your team are the Seattle Seahawks. If so, tons of luck against the Packers, I will watch. My favourite Team is openeing against the Giants, Gooooool Dak go Cheers Rob

There is likable work out there, please, please, please Admins... Cheers Rob

This one is truly uniqe, must be one of the first planes with a streamlined design. I can see a direct line from the Floh to the ME-163 Komet and finally the Super Guppy . Both of the guys in the picture seem to think "strange thing, is it really flying?". I like the design of the bird and the job you have done. The pale grey makes it easier to recognise the strange shape. Cheers Rob

The beast is two thirds completed, a good time for a little conclusion. What you get is a huge part count and a great attention to detail. I have seen sharper details on other kits, but the T-90 is clearly above average. The fit is good on most parts and there are some realy clever constructed subassemblies. The tracks are among the best I have seen molded in plastic, but a time consuming pain to build. The kit seems over engineered in parts, which raises the parts count and makes it somewhat fiddly in certain sections, for example, it is possible to mount the engine cover openable (good), but you have to rely on tiny multy part hinges that may break at the first try (bad). One thing I really dislike about Meng Kits (I saw it on the Doobie too) are the big and numerous connection points from the parts to the sprues. You will need a really sharp cutter to minimize damage. Some of the connectors are not only on the sides of parts, they are (hard to explain) connecting the parts in two dimensions (Meng style) and there is a lot of cleanup necessary. The manual is ok, sometimes it is not easy to see how and where the parts belong, so a lot of test fitting is needed. All in all a nice kit with a lot of pros and just some minor letdowns. It is not for the beginner or the impatient. Cheers Rob

Thanks CB, I have no schedule for the 251 ,but I will find lots of excuses not to start that soon, you know, the sun is shining the Figs have to be harvested, the waves are nice for a little surf, the dog has to be walked with, the NFL season opens next week and there are so maaaany other kits to be built . Cheers Rob P.S. And I'm a PE-coward