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Amazing skills and finish, Jeroen. You should leave her that way. Love the PE-work and can only assume the patience needed. Cheers Rob

Thanks Peter and Mike, I guess it will take a little while to finish with all the distractions of summer , but some work has been done, Pictures will follow shortly. Is there anybody out there with some knowledge about the upper wing camo of that British Komet flown by Eric Brown in 1945. Is it a two tone affair or just plain monochrome? A photo would help too, I was only able to find shots from the side, where the wing camo couldn't be identified clearly. Cheers Rob

Hi Maru, beeing born in Berlin and living there for the most part of my live I know Martin Hilles Kellerkind Miniaturen well. I own some of the WW1 related figures and they are great and will be used in combination with some Wingnut Wing Projects in the future. One will be a WNW-Pfalz on snowy grounds, guarded by a Kellerkind "Landwehr Mann" and his little guard hut. Living now in a snow free area, it sometimes feels good to reproduce some of the stuff, for old times sake . If you visit Berlin and are in search for a Pretty unique Hobby Shop, you should try Berliner Zinnfiguren, located in the centre of the City and worth a visit. This is a real old School experience and they carry Kellerkind among many others. I'm not affiliated in any way (except being an old time customer) to the shop or Kellerkind, but got a little sentimental . Cheers Rob

You seem really busy at your bench, Barry. Another beauty with a plain but nonetheless interesting look., chapeau. Cheers Rob

Thanx guys, one question arose my mind when looking for pictures (no photos) of the captured Komet. Some of theese pictures showed a two tone camo on the upper wing, some, like the MENG instructions sported monochrome upper wings in RLM-81. Who is wrong and who is Right? It's hard to believe, that the British did more than to add the yellow belly and some markings to the bird. Cheers Rob

Hola Senhoras e Senhores, this nasty little rocket powered beast will be my lazy summer build. Between surfing and mountainbiking, lots of swimming and gardening there are only little amounts of time and only place for a little bird with not too much extras included. The Komet or Kraftei or whatever names where found for this pocket rocket was always a subject of fascination to me, because of it’s radical design and raw power for the short rocket burst it was able to produce out of an obscure reaction between the T-Stoff and C-Stoff fuel components. When MENG released their kit some years ago I had to purchase one and what’s in the box looks promising in detail and engineering. I added some AM stuff like the EDUARD interior set and some Barracuda wheels Because I wanted a quick build and I want to show the Komet’s pure shape, I decieded against detailing the rocket engine and close up the bird permanently. The interesting appearance of the captured ME-163b which was flown by Eric Brown in 1945 caught my eye and kept my hooked. The combination of camo and bright yellow belly is somehow funky. The pictures of the first steps look a little crude, but that will get better with more advancements. The cockpit needed a lot of surgery to replace parts with more refined PE parts. Next steps will be priming, yeah, good old stinkin’ Tamiya rattle can stuff, and then some RLM-66 mixed to fit the printed PE. Cheers Rob

Looking great, I hope Clunkmeister isn't Right about closing up problems with your TBM and about the 1/48 one from Accurat Miniatures, because this will be one of my next builds, peppered up with lots of AM. I wish you luck with the fuselage and hope to see that beauty developing further. Cheers Rob

Nice Emil you built there. I like the paintjob, specially the shaded lower fuselage, the fine dot-camo and the not too present yellow. Do you use masks for Insignia and numbers? They look well blended and there is no hint of decals, bueno. The wear on the pilot's exit wing looks a little bit to much like a smear for my liking, if this little critique is allowed. Cheers Rob

That's what I call a gap , not far from the intended one behind the cockpit. One of these moments where you hit the buy button on a riveting tool and call it a first. But generally everything seems to align fine and it should be a nice outcome with the Tempest. Cheers Rob

Great skills Rich, I seem to be made of a different Kind of Styrene , to much scratching involved, phew, your Patience must be endless. You should try smaller russian beasts with less axles for reduced redundancy . Cheers Rob

Thanks Mike for taking us through the event. Lots of inspiring builds on display there in Phoenix. Cheers Rob

This one is nicely progressing, Peter. I always thought building the Harrier would be a walk in the park and am surprised that it is not. Seems to be the Hasegawa tag, what let me think "shake and bake". You marveled all These obstacles and the Harrier is looking the thing. Can't wait to see it painted. Cheers Rob

Muy bueno, the pit is looking good and thanks for feeding the brainbug, getting me one as well, actually not for the first time . Cheers Rob

Nice way of 'volume painting', I mean creating depth with shading and highlighting. Cheers Rob

Nice brasswork, Jeroen, it's a shame to cover all the PE with paint. Must have been a lot of bending, but worth it in the end. Cheers Rob

Hi Gus, your Spitfire is a clear wow and the paintjob is perfectly blended with the roundels and Insignia airbrushed. It pays not to lean to decals to much. The chipping is where it should be. Don't worry to much about the engine, the rest of the bird looks great enough. Cheers Rob

Your Spit is looking great, you should be proud with that result. The paintjob looks just right with the shading effect and the dots of colour add some contrast. It's a pity that you encountered so many problems with the great looking engine. That dosen't sound tamiyaesque. At least you can see the convincingly finished exhausts. Some more shots with the neutral lighting, like the first one would be very welcome. Cheers Rob

Hola Senhoras e Senhores, decaling in general gives me the creeps. Lots of things can go wrong doing it as one of the last steps of building a kit. There is silvering, breaking, residues of solvents, bad colors, misprinted shapes, you name it. If the title of the thread lead you to the wishful thinking I found the holy grail of decaling which eleminates all These problems, I have to apologize. But I found something which haunted me badly while decaling and never thought about solving these matters before. Why, I don't know, maybe because of stupidity or because lots of people, me included, don't think proper about the Little things when they have a big picture in mind. Always while decaling, especially large scale planes, I fear to topple the bottles of Micro Set and Micro Sol. The second bad Thing happening to me is mixing up the cotton swabs. This simple piece of wood, drilled with two 32mm holes for the solvents and 6 mm holes for the swabs hopefully will give me the mental strength to build and decal a modern Jet with all the needed stencils Cheers Rob

Nice SBD you built there. I like the subtle shading and weathering. The pit and gunner section looks great too. I let the Trumpeter SBD pass because I have a 1/48 one in my stash with lots of PE and other aftermarket stuff, but one of These days… . Cheers Rob

Hi Rich, interesting method of building up corrosion. I like these kind of short tutorials, it's always good do see different approaches used by different people. My method of rusting is quite different from yours, but I will try your way because I like the results. The salt technique is another thing I will try soon. But after your MAZ Project, I think you deserve the title as the "Corronator" Cheers Rob

Hi Rich, you are kind of posessed . But in a way, aren't we all more or less. I like the framework and the way you made scratching it looking so easy. Cheers Rob

Thanx for linking that Iain, that's truly impressive stuff. One of my future projects will show a burned and corroded Japanese tank, half sunken in the sand of a nice beach and some blue-green water splashing on the shore with foam. So experiences of others working with "water" are highly welcomed. Cheers Rob

Very nice, The SPAD looks perfect with all the scratching you did and the scenery is beautifully convincing. Chapeau Cheers Rob

Hola Mirek, that bird came out very beautiful. The weathering is spot on and is supported by your great riveting job. You got a convincing metal finish, from far the plane looks almost new, but if you come closer you see the wear and tear. Cheers Rob

Hi Rick, great to see you back here. The true scale remodelling of your house looks great and it's always comforting to have a refugium aka mancave . It's great to have a dog in the house, it makes live just more alive. Have fun with your projects and don't Forget to share them. Cheers Rob