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Wait, aren't you the guy who's spent the last two years on the Gotha?

Stranger things have happened! But if I buy it, it has to jump to the front of your build que.

She's a beaut, John! Lovely weathering!

Rob, I absolutely love it! The squid is just awesome! Well...it's a fantastic build all round. The squid's mouth, is both terrifying and realistic looking at the same time. Congrats on a job well done!

As much as I hope that you get either, or both, I just don't have room. I'm guessing that there are a lot more photos of 17 details than there are of 217 details. The ICM 1/48's are nice kits. But nowhere near the level of detail you guys would expect.

Smitty, those cockpit details look sharp!

Thanks mate! Thank you! it'll look even better after a bit of wet sanding. You got it, Marine! Once you start spraying this, you'll wonder why you open another pot made by somebody else. Thank you, Ernie! Yessir, it is. It even had '1978' in raised letters under the belly. But if you have one... Throw it in the bin and buy Tamiya.

Hi mate, I just looked one of these up here in Australia. I've noticed that the finest grit for sale is 400. That's a bit coarse for my liking as I find myself getting rid of gouges whenever I use anything more coarse than 600 grit. Is the paper the fuzzy backed stuff?

If Happiness is a warm gun, than close up is getting all of your masks up without paint lift. Painted with MRP lacquers. Eventually I'll sand the mottle to get rid of some overspray.

Beautiful!

Great detailing!

Anybody build any of these?

On the D.III build I'd actually used EZ-line. I've switched to monofilament since. It doesn;t help that the Roden plastic is soft. Still...there's not a lot of space between upper and lower wings for big hands. I wear a large glove, and have never been called graceful/dainty/gifted dexterously. Long tweezers help.

My father was an armorer too, F-102's in Germany... where he married my mother.

Hahaha... I figured that was an age/joke/reference... So I had to look it up. I'm sure he;s not that old!

Great pic! What's the gun in your left hand?

I'll tell you the biggest thing I like about WNW kits over Roden kits. It;s the locator "pins" for the struts. On WNW, I;ve found them to be large enough to actually prevent most accidental dislocations during the later stages of the build. On the Roden kit, you have very tiny locator nubs and very small gluing surfaces. When I rigged my Roden D.III I totally detached the upper wing twice. Eventually I began to notice that the LG struts were bowing months after I completed the build. Then, one day, one wingtip was actually touching the shelf because one strut had detached, causing a second to snap. "Pin them!" you say? Tried that. Again, you're working with a very small surface. While trying to pin one of the LG struts of my Roden Dr. I, using a .25mm drill bit, I buggered up the top end, ruining the strut aesthetically. At that point I got disheartened. I should learn to build my own struts. I just haven;t got that far, yet.

I like! gonna have to look it up. Honestly... sometimes I feel I waste so much time sanding.

Love the weathering Ern. Did you use oils, pastels, or both?

They'd have done better with Udet. He is at least clean of war crimes, and led an interesting interwar existence as both stunt pilot and aircraft designer/builder. I have to admit that the idea of weathering an all white plane is a bit interesting as a challenge goes. But for what I paid for it, I'd hate to mess it up.

What is that, one of those saws that cuts with a vibrating blade? I have one for DIY... But it's not hobby sized. BTW... I'm not sure what impresses me more, your stash or your restraint...lol

I find it funny that they make a huge deal about 109 bulges, yet here is a Spit with huge-ass bulges.

Well... there is a quote from a WNW employee about them all losing their jobs. Unless that person/account has been totally fictional and not found out, then I suppose if could be fiction. Here it is: This guy's home page on Farcebook titles him a "A lead modeller at Wingnut Wings" So....FWIW...