JeroenPeters

Only a little work to make it look OK.

Hmm ok.. Can you elaborate on the 3D renderings? Are they based on good intel? HTH

Nice start! Those guns are sweet.

Hey! There's that Grey Nurse again! Nice one Fran!

Monographs 3D edition #61 (3061) Arado 234 Blitz Volume I Publisher: Kagero Written by: Marek J. Murawski, Marek Rys Available from Kagero for € 21,97 Ofcourse… Just finished my Ar234 build and then Kagero hits us with this pearl of a publication. I’ve said it before, but I just love these 3D editions. They have the ability to give us (the modeller) a very good sense of what goes where and how, by eradicating nasty shadows that obscure our view. Secondly these 3D renderings are a great colour chart, showing us in detail what lever is red and what tube is aluminium. The quality of the materialisation is very high, causing us to see, and above all understand, what we are building. This book being volume I makes me guess as to what to expect in volume 2. I’ll tell my guess later on… Please note that Kagero already has an excellent Monographs book on the Ar234. This book deals with the design, production and variations. Amazingly cheap at € 6,56 euro’s (!). Let’s walk through the chapters: Introduction Three pages lead up to the design and development phase of the Ar234. In the introductions we read a report of the first operational sortie of the Ar234 at Juvincourt. Design and development of the Ar234A About 20 pages describe all the different fuel tanks, armament, gear / trolley / skid setup and engines the Ar234 saw. These chapters are mandatory reading, but also pretty well covered in other titles. Lets be honest: these chapters are not the reason we buy this book! Arado 234B, followed by Ar234C These chapters are illustrated with the well known photo’s of the mock-up wooden cockpit that was used to determine what gauges and controls went where. 3d renderings And then what we came for: the amazing 3D renderings! Flipping through them we can check off the cockpit, cockpit glazing, gear (nose wheel and main gear) and outer fuselage. So my guess is that volume I will show us the engines, inner rear fuselage and fuel tanks. Maybe even the night fighter version with the observer’s seat and work area. The work that was put in the 3D model of the cockpit is staggering. I can know, since I work in 3D software myself on a regular basis. If you’re looking to add some extra detail to your Fly Models 1/32 Ar234, this is where you plan your steps. I just wish I had this book when scratch building my canopy hatch… The 3D drawings are revealed from outside to inside. The glazing is taken off to reveal the framing. The seat is taken out, as is the instrument panel. Rudder pedals, side consoles (in extreme close up), periscope gunsight and bomb release computer. All followed by several shots of the complete cockpit. Lovely… The nose wheel on the Ar234 is a bit tricky. Especially in the Fly Models kit. Dry fitting and adjusting is needed. These renderings let you understand how the springs are attached and how the wheel actually retracts into it’s bay. And yes, again I have seen a couple of things I would have done differently on my kit if I had the knowledge. The same goes for the main gear. Brake lines and small nuts and bolt-detail. Also featured in this book is a 4 page walk around of the Smithsonian Ar234 B-2. A nice addition. If you like these photo's, I suggest getting the AeroDetail book as well. The book ends with several renderings of the complete plane and four colour profiles. These are the same profiles that are featured in the #33 book. On top of this all we find two huge folded up drawings/plans of the Ar234 in 32nd scale and 48th scale. Ofcourse we, as Large Scale Modellers, don’t use the 48th scale drawings J These drawings show every rivet, which is quite convenient for the Fly Models Ar234, which has close to none. The front view comes in handy when positioning your gear legs and wheel angle. Verdict A damn good title with 3D drawings that seam to gain quality with every publication. I’m in love with these series. For the price of just over 20 euro’s, this is a need to have for anyone that wishes to tackle an Ar234. Who knows: maybe one day Revell will release one in 32nd scale, and then we all want this book. So better get yours now Very very highly recommended! A special thanks to Kagero for the review sample. Available here. Jeroen Peters

Super Model (issue 5) International series Publisher: Kagero Editor in chief: Damian Majsak Available from Kagero for € 10,90 Finally! I remember asking Kagero about a year ago why they didn’t publish their Super Model magazine in English language. Their reply was that they were working on it and I can remember thinking: I hope so… The first time I came into contact with this title was when they (Kagero) asked me to write an article on my 1/32 Meng Me163 for it. This happened and it was published... …in polish. A polish co-worker of mine confirmed that the copy was indeed mine J The market is flooded with amazing books and magazines lately. The quality of photography, copy, content formula’s and design has surpassed the hobby-like/home-made style we have put up with for so long and this magazine is right up there with a Tamiya Model Magazine, with the quality of the paper being even better. On the other hand: it should be good, since the price is higher too, at € 10,90 euro’s a copy. So what do we get? A thick glossy cover, binding 66 sturdy glossy pages. Since the magazine contains a lot of tips-and-tricks I think it’s good that the material is a bit more durable than the Tamiya Model magazine or a FineScale Modeller magazine for instance. The subjects usually span large scale planes and armour and reviews and this is no exception, with: • A review of Mr. Color paint sets These sets have been on the market for some time and are not new. Since they cover full subjects (like aircraft interior colors or certain camouflage paint schemes), they’re great to have in the drawer, knowing that your palette is complete. • Tips and tricks for cutting plastic When you have been modelling for a long time, you’ll have acquired your own techniques for the most basic tasks. Like cutting plastic for instance. Here’s an article by Tomek Wajnkaim spread over 4 pages dealing with these tasks. It covers important steps in the construction process – sanding, getting rid of ejector pin marks, glueing, clamping, etc.. A good read for both novice and expert. I guess you can teach an old new tricks! • 1/32 Spitfire by Ralph Riese Hey! This bird looks familiar. The ‘Grey Nurse’ scheme on this Spitfire MK.VIII was also featured on our own Large Scale Modeller forum. Link here. Ralph has a very unique painting technique that brings his models to life. This article shows his build during the most important stages. It won’t help me to acquire his skills, but it does somewhat explain how he does what he does. • 1/32 Typhoon by Karoly Bera This is my favourite article. Karoly wants to build a cardoor Typhoon and takes the high road. With both the MDC and Revell Typhoon in his stash, he takes the old Revell kit and uses the MDC kit as a template. Extensive scratching and surface detailing results in a mind blowing Typhoon. Usually when someone goes through these lengths to build a subject that has not been rendered in 32nd scale, a model company decides to produce it. So let’s hope… • 1/35 Hotchkiss H39 by Joaquin Garcia Gazquez A nice build of the Bronco kit. The Hotchkiss tank is made by many companies in 32nd scale. Heller, Bronco, Hobby Boss and even a very expensive 3D printed one. Joaquin presents his build in a little vignette with a franch tank driver scraping poo of his booth. The Bronco kit has some issues, (as do the Heller and Hobby Boss kit) so a lot of corrections and extra detailing is described. Not only this, but also the entire painting process is shared, as well as the altering of the figure and base. • H39 Tank Colours The Hotchkiss chapter is appropriately followed by a page dealing with the Hotchkiss wartime colours. • 1/35 T-34/122 by Adam Wilder Most of us know Adam Wilder and his armour subjects. He presents us with a pretty cool T34 with 122 resin turret and winter white wash. This article focuses on the weathering and painting. Washes, pastels… cool stuff. And yes: The products he uses for this are of his own brand J A the start of a couple of restrained reviews we find the profile of a 1/16 Pz.Kpfw IV Ausf. H, accompanied by a free sample of masks for this scheme. • Reviews of Fokker Dr.I book and the Ho229 Zoukei Mura kit. The reviews are compressed and limited. No worries. Both subjects have been extensively reviewed by Large Scale Modeller Verdict We would like to welcome this newcomer to the block! Well… the English part of the block that is! Well layed out magazine offering good advice, tips and tricks by accomplished modellers. Comparable to the Aces High magazine in terms of design, photography and contents. Very highly recommended! A special thanks to Kagero for the review. Available here. Jeroen Peters

Yet another great review! Looks like a 'resin' for another Dora build!

This small kit has more parts than the 163 itself! Might even over-shadow it in detail ))) Super review Jim..

Damn! This is the nicest 190 set I've ever seen! That cowling panel is lovely!! Love the review too by the way

CCooooooll! And i still can't get over the sheer size... Well done mate!

Y E S !

Love it! You don't see these built very often. Would look great next to the Arado 196...

It can! Perfectly round now. I moved my attention to the canopy door. These pics show some needed detail. Lever. Hinge. Locks. Lever: Hinge: Locks: And this round thing: Work in progress: And... I got the paint i need for the 3 color camo: Brown: FS20059 >> Gunze H17 Green: FS24077 >> Gunze H36 Beige: FS26360 >> Gunze H332 (This beige is actually light aircraft grey...)

We'll baptise her with beer when she's finished! Liking the rockets!

Some more small progress. The Master barrels sets arrived. All squashed and flattened in the mail. So i looked for a rod with exactly the right diameter to round it out again. The solution was found in a large paperclip that fitted the bill. Then i fastened the barrels in a drill bit and sanded the hexagon bold off. Also finished masking the whole canopy, with the opening part both inside and outside.

Sweeeet! What materials did you use??

Welcome!!! Followed this on Facebook. Great to have you here!

Noise! You've found it's hart!

Ok, some good news and some set back. First of all I managed to screw up the shaft. Or shaft the shaft in proper english. I got some paint on it (the unwanted kind) and dipped it in aceton. This caused the parts to become... rubber! Mailed Silver Wings and a new one is already on the way! But this weekend i did manage to mask and fit the canopy and add the wheels: But then I noticed an error I made. So be wary of following my lead. The instructions tell you to make the upper cockpit framing all with tubing. 6 tubes going up and one small horizontal one connecting them. Like so: However, the only tubes you need to make are the two 90 degree vertical ones behind the seat and the two 30 degree ones going back down, making an inverted V. The other tubes are integral part of the canopy clear part! So I removed them (while the canopy was glued) and fixed it. Pretty happy with my handiwork:

Sweet!!

Lovely...

That gunrack looks the part mate!

Needs ailerons!

Damn noisy!!!

Ha! Cool! Why not post a photo of your finished model?!