PanzerWomble

Wonderful work

Ah back to the 1990's and when Tony Greenland covering everything in chalk/pigment dust , before people put it in "special magic bottles" and called it modelling pigment for 3 times the price . @FullArmor You can buy from art stores hard or soft pastels . Hard pastels when powdered will stick pretty well on their own , soft pastels less so . They both will dilute with water for mud effects and form a paint of sorts . you can mix them for custom colours too . Spraying gently with a matt varnish will stop then being worn off . Tony Greenland use to insist satin was more authentic for what it's worth His book is here, it's interesting but well dated now . I read it and sold it on TBH We can move onto misting Tamiya buff next to simulate mud and dust , that'll be modelling in the early 2000's ....😆 Both can still produce good results though .

Bit left field . I bought a bunch of WW1 aircraft prints from 1962, these two being drawn by Roy Cross (of Airfix box cover fame) who died this year aged 100 . Link to bio Bought them loose and now framed these two for my study . I had the Albatros as kid , my Dad had cleared it out of some Chief's Mess refit and brought it home for my bedroom . No idea where it went later on

Back on track after an armour interlude. Lower wing on and jigged up in my bipe jig ready for the pairing . Paper sheet to the right is cut to the angle of the wings to align the fuse and then all pegged out to hold it still . Can't remember where I picked this trick up from but it is useful . Tomorrow is top wing and starting the knitting .

Thats the one . I normally buy the 75ml bottle, as it thickens over time . I have diluted it after a year but for the cost easier just to buy a new one. You can spray it from the bottle or with a couple of drops of water or X20a as a thinner. Even brushed it at a pinch on small touch up areas . Been using it 4+ years , really is almost impossible to get it wrong . Thin coat, thick coat , makes no odds . Sadly their equivalent gloss isn't as good . Picked up the tip from Alexander Pedan , a gifted guy https://www.instagram.com/a_pedan_scale_models/

Hurrah for the Gulaschkanone ("goulash cannon") Same basic design since 1892 ....I'll bet there were West German conscripts still eating out of them in 1982 ! Germans just didn't really do rations in WW2 like the Americans or Commonwealth, beyond basic bread or iron rations , they were still feeding troops from field kitchens like it was 1812 ....all drawn by horses of course. ICM love their odd little subjects that's for sure , & thanks for a nice review Fran !

+1 on the Matt , I swear by W&N Galleria Acrylic Matt Varnish , you can almost pour it out of the bottle and it levels flat as flat . Never had an issue with it other than it goes off a bit in the bottle after 12 months opened. Is it RFI / glamour shot time ?

looking good from below !

Thats shaping up well, even if the aircraft itself is odd looking ! Banana - ish

Been very busy Mike , both are looking great. I didn;t realise how small an aircraft they were .

Built this lil Stug a while ago, ( build here ) .......didn't know what I wanted to do with it after that , then found these nice resin figures . Tamiya Stug, Panzer Art figs , Precision Ice and Snow's Krycell , everything else scratched. Cheers PW https://i.postimg.cc/3wC6N8S8/temp-Image6-Ul-D3b.avif

Mind boggling rigging coming up . Look forward to see it come together .

I'll wait for the bunny version ...

Thats the start of an internet conspiracy theory meme right there !

Nice job John, I like the subtle mottling , also curious how you got the engine to fit😳 my one build of that Revell was very tricksy getting the cowl to play nicely. FYI Lothar Fodisch didn't finish the war. Link to pilot info

Toom goodness 👍

My bad - yes the Infini is also what I use- imported at vast expense from Japan . The Prym is flat that explains why for British . I picked up the notes from the late Des Dellatores' Website when I had a first go at an Academy Camel ... which are Still there in 2024. Just looked back on TOP.......... that build was in 2012 😳, when my skills were nowhere near what I needed to do it justice ...and that project was binned for sure .... Time flies !

.........& I thought getting to grips with my Silhouette machine was 'cutting edge ' 😳* *repeats to self not going down this rabbit hole Bravo to you though Hubert , this will be a build for the books !

That's a bonny build ! I like the colour scheme

Great build !

I think the home made eyelets and cut tubes ( Albion brass in my case) are probably a bit overscale for 1/48 , more in line with 1/32 ? I cheat with the ezyline and run it as a single continuous thread around the entire bay if possible, so one eyelet does two jobs. (FRAUD !!) Max recommended PRYM thread on his builds , which I also own but have not used yet, as it is clear and probably better for later RAF aircraft? I'm still on the fence a bit with biplanes, I'm doing cheap 1/48 ones as a way of measuring up if I want to take the cost plunge on 1/32 and throw myself into learning the required skills set or just keep on dabbling. Bit like ship building as well with me . At some point I may commit to one of the other , or maybe neither ! 😆

There has been progress ....I was planning to post more when the wings were together

Absolutely wonderful kit , I did the R100 version some years back Really fun build and still sits on my shelves. Link to small build log