JeroenPeters

Hi there! Looking great! Should be heavy when finished. I might have missed it, but how are you going to color this bird?

Hi Jan! I followed your build on Facebook and am delighted to see the finished article here on LSM! Saw it last saturday at ESM and in Velthoven last month. Great build. I love it... Cheers, Jeroen

Did some work on the pit today: Replaced the entire back wall of the pit with Greencard. Made a new armor plate with very thin Greencard. Used Eduard PE for the framing behind the seat. Very nice stuff. And amazingly all this PE fits this kit as if it was made for it. The IP is the Eduard pre colored one.

It's a Miracle!!

More great stuff! The concrete looks pretty convincing. How did you make the name-plaque? Is that inscribed?

That's write!

Hi All, Today Cees Broere and I went to visit the Euro Scale Modelling show in Nieuwegein, Holland. We met up with Erik and Huub and considered this show to be a small warm-up for Telford. Well... warm it was! And crowded. Good to see that modelling is still very much alive. Maybe more than ever. 10.00 clock. Doors opening. A long queue for the main entrance. Lots of huge backpacks predicting annoying bump ins. Entrance fee: 6 euro's. Which bought you one of those festival armbands. This kinda stuff makes a modeller feel cool real quick. LSM staff members had their fresh businesscards with them, always on the lookout for cool brands or inspiring modellers to join our cause! I took some pics of models that made me stop in my tracks or look twice. Had a chat with the amazing modeller Marcel du Long and eyeballed his Seehund rio: Almost finished your scratch built (Vac) Meteor? Must be great to hear HK Models hitting the shelf huh? Strolling through the magazines... Hey! James' Natter! Cool Semovente: Lots of dutch topics: A nice EIII in the making: And many Arado's on their 'pults: Even say a little model of our James Hatch himself: Nice Albie: Mister, pronounced in chinese: Nice: Throwing a 'fit: T-bird: Frogfoot: Jug:

Focke-Wulf Ta 154 "Moskito" Monograph 3D Edition #51 Marek J. Murawski / Marek Ryś Kagero Books (3051) Available from Kagero for €20,40 Have you ever stared at a black and white photograph from ww2 studying construction and dimensions? Trying to look into black portions of shadows and making out what goes where? I have, and it's almost impossible. You need multiple photographs from various angles to understand a wheel bay or engine mounting. With 3D software being put to it's full use in the modeling world, it was only a matter of time before entire vehicles were rendered in Cad programs to be dissected in a book. Kagero has done just that, giving the avid modeler grip and understanding of a subject. Marek Rys' 3D work is true magic. His renderings need a second and maybe third look to discern between real and unreal This latest 3D Monograph edition cover the Focke-Wulf Ta154 inside and out. A welcome addition to my reference library, since this subject is not widely covered. If you want to model this plane in 1/32, you'll have to scratch it or use the ID models Vacform kit. Jerry Rutman made a detail set for this 'model' with gear and pit. However, I'm sure it won't take long before a brand like Revell decides to cover this beauty too. What's in the book? History, drawings, profiles and lots and lots of 3D renderings full airframe and separate subassemblies. History The first chapter explains the german demand for a Luftwaffe counterpart of the British Mosquito. A wooden airframe that would utilize the large stocks of Jumo 211 engines. A plane that would be a good platform for conventional bombing runs and a night fighter version to defend german cities against RAF night bombings. Kurt Tank himself supervised this project from scratch himself. We get photographs of the first mock-ups, prototypes and Kurt Tank flying the first prototype himself. This chapter cover: origins of the design, prototypes, production aircraft and the use and evaluation. Modelers heaven After having covered the history, the modeler is treated to a nice set of 5 drawings sheets in 1/72 scale by Marek Rys showing front, side and top plans of the Ta 154. Two pages further on and the drawings come to life in amazing 3D renderings of the Ta 154 from different angles. This goes on for several pages and is followed by interesting close ups. The close ups cover the FuG 220 antennas, gun ports, cockpit framing and fuselage, wing and engine details. The cockpit is one of those aircraft section that can be sketchy at times. Well, not with this book no more. Instrument panel, left console, right console, close ups, switches, gunsight… nothing is left unrendered! On to the gun bay. After rendering the plane with open gun bays, Marek takes out the guns and renders them separate, to give us and idea of the structures. Both the MG 151 and MK108 canons come to their right in this section of the book. The same is done to the gear. Separated from the plane, to solely focus on the parts we need to understand. Even the retraction sequence is covered. I guess it's superfluous to mention that I'm in love with these series (actually they had me with the Fokker D.VII book…). Specs 104 pages. A4 size. Full color. Soft cover. Glossy finish. Conclusion This books is made to give the modeler a tight grip on his subject. It takes away any guessing on structural level. I'm keeping it on the shelf until a 1/32 Ta 154 hits the shelf. In the meantime you can practice on the 1/48 version by Dragon, ProModeler or Revell. Very highly recommended Our sincere thanks to Kagero Publishing for the review sample. To purchase directly, click HERE. Jeroen Peters

Love the hedgerow cutter! Really cool sets. Thnx!

Yes.. I was thinking silver and blue. Like this: You like?

hi Doug, Feeling your pain! Great work towards a professional fix though! Keep it up. I'm following.

That's some gap! Love to see you tackle that with green card! This kit really is / will be a proper: Following with lots of interest!

Hi Grant, I can't help it. Everything turns black in my hands... Trust me. This PE set has a lot of potential for this kit. I doubt Eduard will make such an extensive set for this kit. Even though it clearly would benefit from it... The tip on the thine cement to structure the tanks was a tip from James.

Hi guys and gals, Working on the cockpit tub. The fuel tanks (left and right) are too smooth in this kit. The straps can use more detail. I cut off the four straps that cover the tanks. Brushed them with very thin Micro cement. Waited. And then stamped structure in them with a stubby brush. Next up: adding the Eduard PE straps! This set is amazing for this kit. Even the seat fits! You can see the PE straps in the fret. Parts 57 and 58.

Hi There, I posted all the info you need.... Right here: http://forum.largescalemodeller.com/topic/1432-wooden-prop-call-state-your-brand-and-colour-please/ Cheers!

Dave... Dave.... You've outdone yourself! I like m nice and dirty! Really cool.

Mosquito?? New tool? If so, that's great news!

Here's the seat from Eduard. James asked me if it fits, but I think that question belongs to sissies. In my opinion a real modeler doesnt fit anything but builds and paints the entire seat, super glues the delicate seatbelts to it and then! sees if it fits.

the illusion of the windshield is truly crafty and works really well. Another top notch model! Jaw dropping...

No typo Everytime I make plans, a new kit hits the market I always wanted to make. Thought i might as well take them up in my plans.

There he is!! Really ballsy work on a kit that needs A LOT of love and attention. Great work on the wheelbays. I've seen it up close, and say again: great work!

Thnx guys! @ Jamme: Yes. You REALLY should see the Fokker DVII 3D book they have. Amazing detail and it clearifies anything you might question on the subject. Just noticed that Kagero posted a pic of all the profiles, so I guess it's OK if I post it here. @ Matt: White 34 is on there too Yummy yummy.

Thnx guys, I really can't wait till Eduard treats us to a special set for this kit. But the extensive old Eduard set for the Hasegawa kit has a lot of parts that can be used. The seatbelts for instance are not up to HGW quality, but are better than the Meng seat belts that are made from single PE parts. As I go along I'll see what I can use. The Meng seatbelts are (in my eyes) too small (almost 1/48-ish) and too simple.

Hi all, I know I shouldn't start yet another build, but after opening the box on this kit, it got the better of me. I rummaged through old spares boxes I found some PK Tinyland Luftwaffe hatches, CMK cockpit, Eduard exterior and interior, Master Barrels, Aeromaster decals and MDC mk108's. It's not that this kit needs much, BUT with all this stuff lying around AND me never touching the Hasegawa kits in the stash anymore, I thought I'd see what can be used. I haven't decided on a scheme yet, other than that it will not be the red Wolfgang Späte plane. I made a small start by cutting out some access hatches in the fuselage. Added a PE flange in the opening. The doors will be suspended by a chord from the opening.

I just love this project! 1/18 may be an odd scale, but for a subject this small, it needs to be LARGE scale. Thank you for the detailed description of building and panting. Much appreciated.