DocRob

Great redo and well worth it, nice. Cheers Rob

No problem here, I live on my tiny island and show my kits only to a very broad minded flock, namely YOU . No shows, no competitions except competing with myself sometimes. If a kit is finished I loose interest in them and many of them are given away. BTW: In Germany showing that guy wouldn't have been a problem I guess. Cheers Rob

Hehe, in the dio you will only see his backside , but it will be a loss, because his face expression is priceless he's whistling with that sheepish innocent look . Cheers Rob

Bravo 6 is just great this way, not hat boring stuff, companies like Alpine are producing mostly. The kneeing guy gives me the opportunity to hide some flaws in face painting, because he is shaving and has some foam in the face. The other guy will be a challenge, because his cast face expression is priceless and fits perfectly to what he is doing. Cheers Rob

Hola Wumm, it seems we are the last men standing in that GB, since everybody is occupied with the Nats or otherwise . I would call it a thing, it's to precise to be circumstantial and I like the way the engineers were thinking. The gun carriage is looking great and the brass barrel will stand out. Cheers Rob

I started with figure painting and wanted to try something new. Figure painting is a nightmare for me, but I have so many dio ideas for my builds, that I have to improve here. I started with the black uniform parts and following my theory, that there is no real black to be seen in the real world and decided to use an airbrush for the first time in figure painting. The black clothes where painted , yeah black, with a conventional brush, to be sure the Colour gets everywhere. Than I masked the face / upper body with tape and sprayed a lighter tone only from above, followed by a brownish black tone from the underside to simulate highlights and shadows. I enhanced the effect with a brush and a very light grey and black for emphasis. Red insignia where added using a very sharpened weathering pencil. It looks a little grainy and I will reduce that by adding soft brushstrokes with a dampened brush. It doesn't look too bad in reality, but harsh light and macroing at three times the real size is a showstopper. Next will be boots and belts, which are only precolored and then shirts and - I am afraid of this - faces and hair. Cheers Rob

I'm in the lucky position to have my own workshop, a big room with plenty of space and machines for woodwork and lots of tools. In there I have a huge desk for building and another for the spray booth and the photo booth. In winter time it is a little cold sometimes, but in summertime it is the coolest part of the house. We have lots of humidity in the air, which at least reduces dust problems while spraying. I had a similar booth like 1to1scale, but decided to enlarge it with a plastic container and add some lighting with LED strips which works fine. A 1/32 Mossie should go in without problems. Old Plan New Cheers Rob

Epic, good to see the boat in full bloom on your pics. This will be a stunner in Chattanooga. Bring her back in one piece, I'd love to see more pics here. Cheers Rob

Everything more or less fine by me, if there is no odor involved . Cheers Rob

The gun is coming together nicely. The Aber barrel will be a nice add on, given the visibility. If you burnish the barrel you don't loose detail to lots of primer and colour layers and get a nice matte black-brown finish. Cheers Rob

Ugh, new case of movie in my head, brrrrrr , I was better off without limericks. Cheers Rob

Best to try on some spares and detack the masking tape on the back of your hand helps a lot to prevent pulling Colour off. By the way, which metallics have you used here? Cheers Rob

Thanks Wumm, summer here is a little weak this year, spring was way better and that is pretty unusual. That I live on some Islands called the islands of eternal spring is a lie, but good for tourism. The early winter is mostly the best time of the year, with waves and bright and clear nights and definitely less thick clouds. So it's more like pick your action for the day depending the actual conditions, like surfing, if the wave is there hit it or other ways, if its cloudy and windy and humidity above 80% hit the bench with a nice cup of tea or whatever. Cheers Rob

Looking good with the metal coat. I never stripped a plane and I have to admit it scares me so much, that I do everything in preparation to not stumble into the need to do so . Stripping the Mossie with all the detail would give me nightmares. Nice save though for your Silver Star. Cheers Rob

Finally some little things done, but got distracted with the RSO by lots of surfing in mediocre waves (they rarely are good around here due to the wind), Mountainbiking and a little wooden side project in 1/1 scale, a present for my wife. I'm on my way to build two Adirondack relax chairs for the garden and it has been fun so far. Back to the RSO, I applied some decals and did some highlighting with the AK pencils. After further highlighting I will add some chips and wear and then it will be dust. Cheers Rob

Nice save, your Midnight Micky looks stunning. I never realized how many glass surfaces the P-61 has. Needs the OD finish to recognize it. Love the look you achieved with your home made decals. Isn't it satisfying to finish a SOD build. Time to lean back and proudfully sip the pictured Martini. Cheers Rob

Thanks Mike

Nice Dauntless, pity that I'm on my little island and can't attend. The same kit could be my next build, but mine will show more exposure to the elements and maybe a crew. Have you done the wooden carrier deck by yourself? Cheers Rob

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Nice, I don't have the guts for this one, but thought about it more often than any other kit. I have the Fe2b in my stash with spider web rigging and feel that I'm not up to do another one, hard thinking again…………………………...…………………………………. Cheers Rob

I love your attention to detail. The interior is looking great and I love the bar equipment. The only missing thing seems to be an issue of the Prawda. Cheers Rob

Pictures you load up and don't insert into the thread are automatically placed on the lower part the thread. You have to delete them before you hit the 'Submit Reply' button. Anyway, the sprue shot is missing in the Universal Carrier section, so no harm done Fascinating how few parts Tamiya uses to represent a Universal Carrier. My Riich kit seems to have the parts count times three, not a comfortable thought on such a tiny vehicle. Cheers Rob

Every build has a flaw, at least to the builder, good if it's such a minor annoyance . Are you planning an in flight display? If that's the case it could be a case of bad defogging or a bit of frosted ice. As the window has a simple shade, maybe one of those among us who do vac parts are able to produce a new one. Cheers Rob

Ace stuff, I like your picket boat with all the different shades of wood and nice material approach. The large scale is an invitation to super detailing and that is what you do masterful. Cheers Rob

Great review of an unexpected plane. WNW has lots of aces up their sleeves and I really enjoy seeing more and more obscure subjects besides the Camels, etc. Am I the only one who doesn't like the manuals that much. Yes they are thoroughly researched, give a good idea about Colours and finished subassemblies, but the pure construction part, is where they lack sometimes. Rigging plans could be made a little more clear either. Beside that you can't go wrong with these kits and the Gotha is one to consider. The only thing hindering me is the wingspan. I don't build four engine planes from the WWII era for a reason. Cheers Rob