DocRob

Day is grey, night is black and white, like they say in the old ad, the RSO got it's first coat of Lifecolour Panzergrau. Everytime I use Lifecolour products I'm amazed how well they spray, very fine, no clogging and with very fine grain. At the moment I do some testing with Mr. Leveling thinner (after Ernies praises) and Lifecolour doesn't mix well with the stuff, it gets thick and unusable. With Tamiya thinner there are no such problems and there is no need for retarding effects, because clogging is not an issue. The Panzergrau will get some coats of lighter shades and some treatment to enhance the volume and used effects, but this will happen after assembling the major components. To distract myself from the dull Panzergrau , the engine and the leather cabin furniture got a coat of semi gloss black that will be a base for weathering and in the case of the leather, some creaking effects. Cheers Rob

Surprise, Surprise, tough decision to continue, I would have thrown the kit away, or thought about a workaround in form of building it as a burnt wreck half buried somewhere in rubble. I really like to see you progressing with this, because a Sturmtiger was tempting me since years and now with the new kid in town Rye Field Models) who knows... Cheers Rob

Are we talking about June/July in northern France, way too early for that many leaves. The wide angle shot of the scene looks dramatic and great. Cheers Rob

Try these in metal (there are some more sets available) http://www.profimodeller.com/detail/p32173-uk-us-hvar-rocket/ or these in resin http://www.aires.cz/en/product/r-a-f-3-inch-60lb-rockets/3-703/ I have both sets, the first for my PBJ-1 and the second for a Tamiya Mossie, both look decent and well made. Go for it, Yahu panels are worth it. The ones I have are printed much sharper and with a more correct color appearance than Eduard PE. Cheers Rob

Your Tiger looks great, yeah the rubber tracks, I don't like them and replace wherever possible, the more the rubber, the more the mud in the dio . Cheers Rob

Looking good, the half portion, specially the headphones. Maybe a little bit too much lip gloss and spread to wide, seriously, does he receive a flat coat to reduce the shine? Cheers Rob

It's the only malt based whisky based cocktail I prepare and yes, Lagavulin is the go to dram for it, as in 'Smoke' . I tried different Islays, but Lagavulin is the best, not too medicinal but lots of peat and the richness of 16 years of time to get there. I think about hairspray, if the primer is adhering well enough, sigh, I miss my trusty Tamiya stuff . Cheers Rob

Just try braided thread either waxed or treated with Tamiya extra thin. It looks the part. Cheers Rob

I toast to that with a 'Smoke of Scotland', Some Lagavulin with a whiff of elderflower and Cynar accompanied with some dry Martini, one of the rare possible single malt cocktails, definitely better than Mr. Leveller Cheers (and I mean it) Rob

My toenails are crimping, I'm a cocktail addict. Mix drinks of the twenties and thirties of the last century are my passion. Before I mix Coke with Scotch, I will die drinking levelling thinner and black primer forming tar like lumps in my inner organs Cheers or not Rob

Yesterday I primed the major components of the RSO and it took a lot of time, because there were lots of parts to prepare. I used AK's rust primer thinned with Mr. Leveling thinner (for the first time) and it worked great, at least with this primer. I wanted to use black Vallejo primer for the engine and the mix turned tar like and I had to remove parts of my airbrush for cleaning, which I never saw before . I wanted no more experiments and took a sip from my last can of Tamiya primer (not available to me anymore, sigh, loved that stuff). Next step is decision time, do I use hairspray (for the RSO not for me) for weathering and the final word has to be spoken about the camo, but I tend to Panzergrau. Cheers Rob

Your Jagdpanther looks great, love the Zim and the camo scheme. Did he ate the Sherman? It looks like there are only some bogey wheels left. Cheers Rob

No Ernie, I was born in West Berlin in 65, yeah, quite old I am . Tempelhof airport was in the American sector of old West Berlin. Cheers Rob

I like the Ho better, bring it on, I know you can do it. Cheers Rob

The first ones looked good, but these are way better. Cheers Rob

Sentimental journey for me, I lived very near the Tempelhof Airfield the last years before I left Berlin. Now it's a recreational area in the middle of the city I even did inner city cross country skiing there) , but when I was a kid there were these Pan Am flights to where ever it sounded like freedom. Cheers Rob

What about these guys from Bravo 6? Cheers Rob

I like my olives spherically, and deep diving in my self prepared Martinis Cheers Rob

Sure, a Jagdpanther

These Bonitos aren't tasting bad, I'm with Vandy here. La Isla Bonita is another name for the Island of La Palma which I see every morning from my place if the sight is clear. Lots of Madonnas there, but not the mentioned one, phew

Luckily not, this one has a good taste . Cheers Rob

Nice, I like the shots with the not anymore sharp plants in the background, nice bokeh. If you want to get the Mig a little lighter, you should try spot metering. Cheers Rob

Hmmmh, spicy, love it. Cheers Rob

Wow, I love your P-40. Painting and weathering look great. I never heard about Mauve kits, but it seems you let nearly nothing unchanged. Cheers Rob

Nice camo job, the pattern looks great. Do you plan to blend the colors with a filter, or should the look be newish and stark in contrast? From that angle of view it looks like you could store the Sherman on the backside of the big cat.