DocRob

Nice detailed review, thank you. I always looked for a nice 1/32 release of the P-47D and was very anxious to see what is in the box. I would have liked the addition of more resin (Brassin) add-ons specially the engine as the detail on the plastic parts looks good but not perfect. Actually I'm really tempted, but there is a 1/48 P-47 waiting to be build from the same producer added with lots of resin an AM. Let's wait and see.

Hi crazypoet, nice pair luckily not in 1/32 If you have issues with size or aftermarket parts, I have an alternative idea for a different setting. Cheers Rob

Wonderful, the way you set the light it seems like the sun will set soon casting long shadows. Great atmospheric set up, like a snap shot from a movie.

Great result, I like the paintjob and weathering. Are the Insignia and Numbers Decals? If they are, they are nicely settled and blended, If they are not (my guess), nice job of masking and finishing. Cheers Rob

Seasonally well timed review. Thanx an cheers

Hi Ozzy, scrape the seam away with a sharp blade, scraping as much as necesary and try to avoid damage beside the seam. The next step is polishing. I use a micro drill with polishing (cloth) head and a polishing paste, but you can use micromesh or these very fine Albion Micro Finishing Cloth Abrasive Pads-Set http://www.albionhobbies.com/flex-i-file-precision-abrasives/ with a range from 3200-12000 grit. Moist the pads a little to prevent from damage by loose abrasive material. After finishing the polishing process with the finest grid, clean everything up and dip the clear part into future or something similar as soon as possible, before the static functions as a dust magnet , voila seamless canopy all clear.

Interesting approach with the "materialized" pre shading. I might try that in a future build.

The P-38 is beauty and beast, packed in a very beautiful frame The Plane of the King

Fantastic Paintjob. You took full advantage of the monochrome scheme. Because of that and the beautiful paneling the Komet looks really interesting and there is no way to be distracted from the powerful shape of the bird. Means something like "Like a flea, but great"

In the beginning there was chaos, now it looks a little like Capitan Kirks commando post at the bridge of the Enterprise . I like it a lot, these Organizers are really great. Congrats to your newly arranged workplace and there are some nice kits waiting to get attention.

Hi Jeroen, the first picture is taken on an abandoned airfield now serving as an open air museum northeast of Berlin called Finowfurt. The owner of the beautiful wingroot was former leader of the German Democratic Republic Walter Ulbricht. Said wingroot is part of an Ilyushin Il-14P, a kind of Air Force One of GDR.

Hi Ozzy, I'm sorry to hear that your gunnery got Id's you didn't want on them. Never leave prints on a gun . My build is declared a future build so I'm not decided yet as how the Uhu will show in the end. On me it is always a little fight between showing the shape of the flying plane pure an simple and the vanity to show every detail under the skirt super detailed to the last bolt. I will follow your build and might "rob" some inspiration. Cheers Rob

Ladies and Gentleman, get your cameras started. The fascination of airplanes and fighting the g-force to me had always an esthetical component. Since I was a kid the design of flying machines was like a magnet to me. Many Planes have their very distinctive way of showing elegance or purpose, sometimes both. The sheer brute force of a Convair Hustler e.g. reminds me always of a perfectly streamlined Bulldog, a Lockheed Starfighter makes me always wonder how these thin little wings might carry the bird. These thoughts in mind I’d like to invite you to take part in starting a little collection of artful (or not only documentary) pictures showing our favorite flying subjects. I was not sure if the placement in the Walkaround section would be ok, but in a way we do walk around the esthetics of flying and the fascination of technology paired with design. For me building a kit has always something to do with a personal interest in a subject on an abstract level. For instance building a Corsair was a lot of fun, because I liked the concept, I liked the technically solutions transforming to a certain distinctive design like the need of a large propeller leading to the bent wing design. My chosen pictures are mostly black and white, because I like the dramatic effect and the idea reduction. Feel free to add whatever comes to mind. Greetings Rob

Thank you for your nice comments Gentlemen. I will keep posting other finished models as well as WIP's when my stuff arrives and I found a nice place to do some modelling in my new house.

Hi Ozzy, thanx for the suggestions. I already bought a lot of AM-Sets for the "Uhu" so I have to wait and see. It's bad news that there are fitting problems with the Panels. I own the Panels, Frame, Interieur, Guns, Antenna and Wheels Set. I got the stuff for a good price, so no complaints here.

Nice "Test" so far , I have the ZM beast in my stash, so I will join your build and might get ideas for realising mine.

Sorry, pictures will not be saved in the forum the size they were taken. If you like I can mail you the pictures.

Thanx Gentleman, @Blupigracing: I'm not sure if I can be of any help on your Issue concerning the Dzus (never heard of these before) connectors. I will add two of the pictres above in their original size, so maybe through zooming in, more detail about the connection could be provided. My Reference material is still in a container and will arrive in the beginning of 2017. On the pictures the larger looking things with a slit in the head should be the Dzus and I think they connect the cowling with frame parts below.

Another T-6D Texan, It is a SN5-J and she is still flying I have seen the Rollout and Takeoff in Chino California. The sound of the Radial Engine is just awesome.

What a great idea. I'd like to see a Diorama with a Pilot jumping out of the car, arriving late to his Mossie or Spit.

Very good and clean build, but what strikes most is the great paintjob. You perfectly blended the strong vivid colors into a homogenous result, which is not easy to achieve.

Time for a little Striptease . The F4U-4 is still in restoration. Two years ago, when I visited Yanks Air Museum in Chino California, she looked like this: As you can see I did a lot of travelling to do my research, but I can assure you the Corsair was not the only reason. Hopefully I could encourage one or the other to leave some panels open on their build. Greetings Rob

Hello Friends of the Whistling Death, Some years ago i had the chance to take some Pictures of a F4U-1A flown by Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington. I hope that might be of help to the many builders of that fascinating plane. I hope you enjoyed the tour. Greetings Rob

Lots of interesting shemes here. I read somewhere that the kit-decals are a nightmare to work with. I will build mine as a Portugese T-6 and avoid possible problems, while using Zotz Decals "North American T-6 Texan in the African Wars" #ZTZ32-062 Very unusal versions on that sheet. If I'm in the mood of building more Texans I would choose the paintshop of Biafra or Katanga or possibly Belgian Congo.

You built a beauty, very nicely done, very interesting subject! I never knew, that Jules Verne was a designer of Austrian Torpedo-Boats. The Falke looks like it has sailed only in a weired Steam-Punk Dream.