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Oh yeah! Thank you Bertl! How cool is that. Never heard of that project before....

Hi Beychevelle, Just sent you a PM. Nothing to do with your post. Just a sensitive subject at the moment. It will blow over. Groet, Jeroen

Daunting... but how cool when pulled off right. Right?

Well I am! Getting close to decal-time now. Resin cowl and resin engine fitted. Before washes: After some washes:

A whole friggin fleet of 1/48 Bf109's could have been built in the time that is being spent moaning over them being build here. Anyhoo... I'm in with my 7/2 halftrack with FLAK. Tadaa!

Great Review Eric! This looks like an amazing kit. Thnx

Hi Stik, It's a bit like going to a Harley Davidson forum and asking if it is OK to post a topic on your Honda. No.... it's exactly like that Cheers, Jeroen

Nice work!!! Started mine. Neeeeed to finish.

Nice one! Only seeing this build now. Can you get the seat belts draped some more? I assume they're PE? Love to see more. Great work.

AAaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!! April 5th.... I'm not good with tension I must say...

29 days till finish line! It may seem almost finished but knowing myself I'm sure I'll be cutting it close!

Hi guys, When visiting the show in Heiden last weekend I stumbled on Retrokit. I've seen this company on numerous shows and always sneaked a peek at their funny egg planes and minion figures. This weekend I spotted two 1/32 pilot figures. One wearing the special protective flight suit for the Me163. And one ww1 Belgian aviator. When chatting to the owner I learned a seated Me163 figure is soon to follow. Take a look: And the Belgian aviator: A brand to look out for when searching that special figure for your base or diorama... Get these directly here. Cheers, Jeroen

Great review. Nice one. Great to see some paint on the 110 as well...

Hi Ralph, There are several ways. The easiest is with a 'riveter'. The cheapest one is made by Trumpeter. Just google it. Make sire you get one with the right 1/32 size. http://www.ratomodeling.com/reviews/trumpeter_rivetmaker/

And the base is ready:

You do amazing work... I just love the paintwork you do. Very convincing..

That will be Cees!

And the resin cowling fitted to the fuse. Not glued yet. Engine goes in first!

And here's the wooden prop. I sanded it down completely. (Sorry Doug!). Sprayed very thinned wood lacquer. Sprayed gloss coat. Added decals. Painted gloss with wide brush and polished. The prop boss is my 3D printed one. Only needs a dark wash.

I am using the Wood paint on the the Rumpler project. Both from the airbrush and brush. I'll post the results here!

Soviet War Colors 1936-1945 Gordon Forrester / Fernando Vallejo AK Interactive Profile Guide Series Available from AK Interactive for € 21,50 and paint set available for € 13,20 What we have here is quite an impressive book filled to the rim with colour profiles. Actually 180 of them! The first thing that struck me was the attention to lay-out. Every chapter is introduced by a spread large artwork in the concept of this edition: Soviet WW2 propaganda. The chapters cover: • Light AFV • Medium AFV • Heavy AFV • Light Vehicles, Crawlers and APC • Lend lease • Photo references The second thing that appealed to me are the 3 view profiles. How many times did you find a profile online or in a book, only showing the left or right side. Leaving you guessing what’s happening on the top, front or back? Admittedly not all 180 profiles provide 3 views, but the ones’ that need ‘m, have ‘m. The artwork is crisp, clear and really well done and are accompanied by background information on the subject. The last chapter is a bonus and gives us full color walkaround photo’s of surviving subjects. Material The book is printed on sturdy, high quality paper. The soft cover is printed on a double folded matt laminated heavy material that oozes quality. The back is glued. Total is 102 pages. Conclusion This book is a must have for any armour modeller that is tempted to tackle any Soviet subject. It’s full of inspiration, variation and gives you a more than good sense of what colors to use. Speaking of colors… Soviet Camouflages (Soviet Tank Colors from 1935-1945) Paint set nr. AK 561 A good base to start your Soviet color collection with comes in this set, that is linked to the Profile Guide book as descriped above! The AK Interactive paints can be used directly in you airbrush or handpainted on. When spraying with a fine needle you might want to use thinning agent. AK Interactive suggests using their Acrylic thinner: AK-712, but other brands might work too. I myself haven’t tried a different brand so feel free to chime in. The bottles are the typical bottles we have come to know. 17 ml and shake well! The colors included in this set are: AK 746 • 4BO (Russian Green, used as primer, protection from corrosion from 1941) AK 747 • 6K (Russian Brown) AK 748 • 7K (Russian Tan) AK 750 • Protective Green AK 749 • 3B AU (Basic Protector, used as primer, protection from corrosion from 1935 – 1939) AK 751 • Washable White Paint (for creating faded white washes camouflage) Very highly recommended Our sincere thanks to AK Interactive for the review sample. To purchase the book directly, click HERE. To purchase the paint directly, click HERE. Kind regards, Jeroen Peters

Junkers Ju 88 Bomber variants Maciej Noszczak Kagero Books Topdrawings Number 16 (7016) Scales 1/72, 1/48 and 1/32 Available from Kagero for € 16,46 The Topdrawings range focusses on drawings. Click this link to see the entire range. This edition covers the bomber versions of Junkers’ famous Ju-88. Line drawings are provided in the three popular scales (up to 1/32!) and the artwork is impressive. Anyone looking to build an accurate, detailed Revell 1/32 Ju-88 should get a copy of this book. It not only shows the location of all the hatches, but also every single rivet there is to count. Since the drawings are available in 32nd scale, you can practically use the drawings as a template. Check out the amazing detail: After having rivetted (and possibly rescribed) your Ju-88 you can choose to paint it as per one of the four included colour profiles. Decals are (as always) provided for these four versions by Cartograf: Junkers Ju 88 A-4 coded + KS of 8./KG77 based in the Mediterranean area 1943 Junkers Ju 88 A-11 Trop L1 + OK of 2./LG1, North Africa 1942 Junkers Ju 88 A-5 coded B3 + EX of 10.(Erg)/KG 54 based in the Mediterranean area 1943 Junkers Ju 88 A-1 coded 9K + HL of 3./KG 51 this aircraft force landed in the UK possibly due to lack of fuel. Conclusion Another simple but comprehensive set dealing with this versatile bomber. Decals by Cartograf are in perfect register and include swastikas albeit in two parts. Showing again the attention to detail that Kagero is known for. Very highly recommended Our sincere thanks to Kagero Publishing for the review sample. To purchase directly, click HERE. Kind regards, Cees Broere / Jeroen Peters

Well.... the resin engine fits the resin cowling! Ready for 'mating'

Hi Paul, I believe it's a JS-1 tank. Josef Stalin. Full of bullet holes...

Hi Guys, Today Cees and myself went to the model show in Heiden, Germany. Just across the dutch border. A medium sized show with amazing models, nice deals, big names and german beer. At the show we met up with our own Erik Bosch. Sadly we missed Uschi and Mig Jimenez. Filled to the rim with inspiration Cees and I went to the dutch Liberty museum in Overloon. Housing a huge collection of tanks, weapons, planes etc... from ww2. Enjoy: Next... Overloon: Cees marvelling over the huge Dora shell and grenade...