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Nice, great finish and attention to detail. Looks like the fighter it is. Cheers Rob

Yeah Michael, with these tracks I can see that it will be a fast build . Workable tracks are best being assembled under influence of spiriting liquids to dampen the boring side of AFV-modelling. Cheers Rob

Looking great and closing in to completion. Cheers Rob

It's not Punk related and its not by Disturbed, but quite disturbing and as a cover superseeds the original by far and gives it a new sinister meaning. Sadly not in my otherwise well assorted vinyl shelf. Cheers Rob

If you look at a finished model and nothing is sticking out and everything is blending in perfectly you know you are speaking about a winner. This is a truly magnificent build and the techniques involved where used with great skill. Cheers Rob

Nice build and nice setting. I like the addition of the pilot figure. Is it from Quing Yi Miniatures? Cheers Rob

Coming together greatly Whatever Elmer's is, I like the idea of masking to be cemented areas while painting, simple, but I haven't heard of before. I'm always scratching with a blade after painting with the risk of ruining something, so thanks for the idea. Cheers Rob

Cool idea with the aluminum tape, I will store that on my 'in brain hard drive' After playing around with different acrylic based primers, I went back to my tustworthy Tamiya rattle can pimer, especially while using different materials like PE-metal and resin with the plastic. Live is to short to stay in constant fear of ruining a paintjob, because you peeled everything off with some piece of masking tape. I don't use that formula for paints, but for a primer my saying is if it stinks terrible it's the right stuff . Cheers Rob

I didn't do the substances, only some spiriting liquids , so not all rememberance is lost, but anyway it was a good time. I lived in the area of Berlin by that time where the Caves and Bowies and Pops lived, among lots of Berlin bands like Neubauten and Malaria and Ideal. Cheers Rob

Nice job on the Draken, you un-dulled the monochrome paintjob greatly. I've never built one of theese Swedish jets, but have been tempted lots of times. There is clearly an openeing for some new 1/32 material. I'm not with you with the ABBA thing , but remember a friend driving an old Saab 900 in the eighties and the interior looked like the same design team of the Jets-division did the job. You even had a 'Fasten Seat Belts' sign illuminated on the dash, in a time when lots of people refused to use safety belts at all. The ignition was in the middle console and you had to hope that the key would'nt break, because the SAAB had one of the firs immobilizers on board. Got carried away, but yeah, a decent Tunnan would do it for me, because i'm afraid of the splinter camo of a Viggen. Cheers Rob

Not weather related either, I remember some events from my early days in the 80's in Berlin, when Nick Cave didn't look like the Nick Cave you mentioned, but theese wher the bad hours of the night after concerts and exhausted from lack of sleep and whatever liquids and substances where involved. Yeah, it was the place to be young and wild, good to be remembered. Cheers Rob

Same on my island, Hubert. The coldest winter, spring and summer in years, but since some weeks it's sunny nearly no wind, perfect weather for swimming, snorkeling, mountainbiking and harvesting figs, which explains my nearly no existant benchtime in the moment. I've ben surfing in Ericeira for some years and liked the place. The Nazare Ondas are not my size, I like it clean and not more than shoulder high for a nice longboard ride. On my Island the conditions for surfing are not great, but it's possible sometimes. The waves are high, but there are dangerous rocks all over and no real reeves. Mostly Bodyboarding is the only thing possible. Last month I have been surfing in Fuerteventura which was great for a change. Let's enjoy the endless summer in south western europe Cheers Rob

Fine pieces of modelling you show here and no reason for hiding them just because it's 1/48. This is a non dogmatic place for plastic addicts and the scale dosen't matter. There is a section for non-LSM-work, so feel welcome to show your work. By the way, welcome to LSM. Cheers Rob

A clear 10 out of 10 on the WOW-scale, a real jawdropper. Magnificient work with scatching, building and painting, Chapeau. Cheers Rob

Stunning work on the interiors, nice attention to Detail. Your work looks so real, that some figures would add to the picture. Cheers Rob

Great review of a evenly great subject, combined with your experience building other versions of the Arado makes this one special. I own the nightfighter version and it is one of my favourite birds. Thanks for planting that brainbug again . Cheers Rob

Nice, everything seems to fit in and the gaps between the fuselage halves don't look to be problematic. When you are not anymore covered with resin dust, you know you are almost there . Cheers Rob

Nice work on the engine, your kind of wiring looks way better than the flat PE-stuff. Are you planning to show that little piece of art? Cheers Rob

What an epic build, Wouter. It was a great pleasure two follow you on this one, with all the effort you put into that bird. The result speaks for itself, brilliant. Cheers Rob

Wow, I raise my hat, this is a scratch building clinic at it's best. Cheers Rob

Nice save with the masks, still a lot of work for only masking the canopy. I always liked the kabuki-paper material more than the vinyl ones, because of the mentioned reasons. Cheers Rob

Nice builds, you will fit the gang , by the way, welcome to LSM and show your B-25. Cheers Rob

My one and only Russian plane turned out Finnish in the end and is far from being LS of M . The 1/72 Mig 15 made by Eduard is a gem and I have another single seater in my stash along with loads of resin and PE. https://forum.largescalemodeller.com/topic/5052-mig-15-uti-172-eduard/?tab=comments#comment-64467 Cheers Rob

I love to blacken white metal tracks or brass pe and turned parts as a first step. the colour you achieve looks just about right for me, matte brownish black and you can control the effect with the amount of time you leave the tracks in the bath. Another plus-side is that you don't get a thick coating, so the function of the tracks will stay intact. Three things are really important in the process, The tracks have to be clean, that means fat free and CA free. Move the tracks in the bath, air bubbles will leave their unwanted signature. Use fresh chemicals, because the effect will be less in used up liquid. The chemicals you need can be bought relativey cheap as fluids for burnishing tiffany lamps by the litre. Cheers Rob

Maketar masks are just great. Having them used several times, the only thing I noticed is, that in order to get the contours sharp and bubble free, you have to 'rub' them on and they stick very good. If you haven't properly primed or use fragile colours, I recommend to 'detack' them a little on the back of your hand, except you have hairy Werwolf like paws . Cheers Rob