DocRob

Hi Darren, impressive work on the camo and a great idea about the masking. As I saw the first pictures of ocean gray I thought what the heck, but then it clicked . We share the same preferences for the airbrush, mate. A magnificent tool, I like even better than my old Rotring ones, which are engineered more refined, but are not so easy to use for modelling. They are better to use with inks and other non pigmented colors. Cheers Rob

A very nice Meteor, I like the paintjob. Cheers Rob

Hi Gus, make sure that all four barrels are in the packet. I had just a single barrel in my package and had to return it for annother one. My dealer told me that there is a batch of mispacked ones around. Cheers Rob

Thanks Mate, I will keep your advice in mind. Cheers Rob

Hi CB, nice job on the Tiffy, everything is looking great. Love the look of the wing guns. Did you had any problems with the fitting of the fuselage parts? The complicated nose shape cries for such issues. Cheers Rob

Hi Rick, I will not comment the right selection of the GP Turnbuckles, as I'm no expert and I think others more into the subject will answer. Where I can be of help is your question considering the quality of the GP guns. For some of my WNW Kits i chose the GP guns and I went the extra mile to make a little photo comparison for the D VII and the Snipe. Spandau 08/15 GP-No. 32060 vs. WNW for the Fokker Vickers British HylandType B GP-No. 32062 vs. WNW for my Early Snipe For me there is a clear advantage to the GP guns, especially the 08/15 with that perforated cooling parts. For my Brandenburg W.12 I will use ABER Brass 08/15 cooling jackets and barrels combined with the WNW plastic. The good thing on brass is that you can use burnishing fluid to blacken it to a very convincing look, much better than airbrushed. So is it worth the extra money, you have to decide for yourself, but given the very visible appearance of the weapons on a WW1 plane I will milk my budget. Cheers Rob

Nice and colourful result you achieved here. That has to be an agressor scheme, as it is hard to imagine where that camo should blend in . Is it true that the scheme continues on the lower fuselage half too? Cheers Rob

Little teaser, to get a look at the real thing. Shot was taken on Deck of USS Midway, towed in San Diego.

Nice progress on the Skyraider and lots of fine detail work included, chapeau. The name Skyraider is always a little irritating and misleading to me, because it looks like a tractor and lacks the elegance of it's name. Nonetheless a very interesting and tempting plane. Cheers Rob

I'm a happy man, the correos (post) brought me this beauty today withe some AM. I was sad, I missed the W.29, but after a period of getting myself convinced, that I can live with an upper wing , I hit the buy button as I'm not up to the Duelists-Package containing the W.29 and the (much loved, but modelwise feared) Felixstowe. I added some Aber 08/15 MG and a Master Parabellum, some masks and (Oil color coward), an interior set from HGW containing wood decals and some PE and some fabric belts made for the W.29, but they seem to fit here too. I have no plans when to start, but it will be a pleasure build, I'm sure, great subject, not much rigging, nice schemes, why waiting? Cheers Rob

Nice TBM, welcome to LSM and thanks for sharing that beautiful Avenger. I really like the colour scheme and the finish. One of these days I have to get me one too, since I was tempted at least a dozen times Cheers Rob

There is no way for modelling without a beer , one of the most underrated aspects in our hobby. I see future releases of the kind like Ammo or MIG titeling "Beer drinking and Finishing". And there is still room to improve, have I mentioned the heavy tin foil of wine bottles, just perfect for modelling, I seem never able to find the collected ones, so I have to open another bottle . It has become an adault hobby, no question, seperates the men from the boys. Cheeeeeers Rob

Looking good, like one of those Hasegawa-Feelgood-Kits. Sometime it is comforting to not have to think about the plastic and to fully concentrate on the finish. Cheers Rob

Looking nice Gus, the Barak is developing very well. I like the camo scheme and yes, the human eye mostly has an advantage above these digital cameras . Shading effects are always difficult to depict with a camera. By the way, congrats to your festivities. Cheers Rob

Wow, can't wait to see this one progress. Cheers Rob

Hi Bevan, I used the Maketar masks for my Corsair build (https://forum.largescalemodeller.com/topic/4920-another-corsair-daphne-c-no-7-flown-by-james-cupp/) and the Raiden is the second time. They are trouble free to use, exactly fitting, pre cutted and adhere perfectly right. In the Maketar shop you can chose between Kabuki style or vinyl masks-sets. I went for the Kabuki (paperesque) ones, because I believe they dont shrink and they don't bent as much as the vinyl ones. If you plan to purchase them there is no need to buy seperate mask sets for the canopies, because they are included. I have some more sets in my stash (1/24 Typhoon, DO 335, and generic Sets for Ensignia), because I don't trust decals that much. Using masks allows you to be much more defined and subtle about blending these parts in. No silvering, no mirroring under a matte coat and no transfer film is bueno for me, albeit I will give the HGW Wet Transfers a try in future projects. Cheers Rob

Hola Senhoras e Senhores, the review of James H reminded me that I owe you some pictures of my recently finished Raiden. So here is the result of my first WIP in LSM.https://forum.largescalemodeller.com/topic/5192-hasegawa-j2m3-raiden-in-between-build/ The built and painting was very enjoyable and problem free. Fit, design and detailing where on the money. The only slight downside is that you have to close some openings in the cowling for a change of armory and some cuts have to be made to mount the guns in the wings instead. Not a biggie, but what I didn't like too much was the absence of seatbelts, as I planned an OOB-build. When the painting of the included pilot will be finished, i will address that subject. I decieded against using decals and used Maketar masks instead. Feel free to critizise. Recommendations for enhancing my techniques are also very welcome. Cheers Rob

Hi Jeroen, next to the kit and some AM I own the Zoukei Concept Notes in my stash. http://volksusastore.com/webstores/scale/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=4154 There is more detail about the Horten in this one then in others about different planes e.g. TA-152, covered by Zoukei Moura. Lots of historic and museum shots, a 1/48 technical drawing and some different builds of the model, which tackle different techniques by the way building the Hortens. The Zoukei Horten seems to be based on the measurings of the one on display in the Smithsonian Museum in the United States. I havent really decieded about how to finish mine, options are a non covered, stripped one, or a ready to flight one. Have fun with yours Cheers Rob

Will this one be another wingless effort? Cheers Rob

How many stars do I count, one, three, yes Five Stars for your build . Nice

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