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Damn! Thats more work than just chopping of a few inches from the top! How cool to see a Manchester conversion set when the Lanc hits the shelves?

Are you going to smooth out the orange peel skin of the Revell Ju88?

Happy Bday Jimmy!!! Big Up!

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Spent a few weekends riveting and re-riveting (since i polished my first rivet work out!).

Hehehehe, ofcourse I was the first to see this model but now, in bigger images, i like it even better. Lovely vivid colors! Cheers, Jeroen

ACES HIGH Magazine ‘Battle of Britain’ (AK 2908 Issue 6) Publisher: AK Interactive Chief editor: Daniel Zamarbide Available from AK Interactive for € 9,00 Here we go! Anther action packed Aces High mag from the hands of AK Interactive. This theme based quality magazine is, as I’ve mentioned in previous reviews, not the kind of magazine you buy, read and throw out. Since this range includes step-by-step how to’s and revolve around a certain theme, they’re easy to store in a certain section of your library. Ready to pull out when the need appears. Previous titles I have reviewed are: Aces High 4: The Mediterranean And: Aces High 5: Vietnam The magazine is available from the AK Interactive website for € 9,00 euro’s, which is pretty reasonable for the quality you get. Quality in terms of featured models, contributing modellers, printing quality, paper and… layout design. The last being the sort of thing I can be turned off by, since I happen to be a Creative Director. So what do we get with this issue? A sturdy glossy cover, binding 82 quality glossy pages. A poster in the middle (as always). Restrained advertorial space, many tutorials and techniques, and well designed lay-outs. Let me walk you through it: Index (which is beautifully designed by the way): • Der Adler Tag (1/72 Revell Heinkel He-111 by Fernando del Pino) At first glimpse when thumbing through the mag I thought this was the Revell 1/32 offering, judging by the detail and sharpness of this build. But it turned out to be the braille scale Heinkel! Completely riveted, scribed and detailed up. Of course painted with the new AK Air series paint line, which looks pretty effective. Especially the always tricky RLM65 on the lower surfaces. This must be the best 72nd He111 I’ve ever seen… • Death & Glory (1/48 Hasegawa Hurricane Mk.1 by Anis El Bied) With the coming Fly Hurricane in 32nd scale, this build could be a nice inspiration. Interesting detail is that the camo pattern is done free hand and the author describes how he achieved the fine demarcation lines, accentuated with pencil. Pretty interesting. • Devils in Yellow (1/32 Eduard Bf109E-1 by Juan Villegas) It’s a shame to this day that Eduard discontinued their large scale ventures. Their Bf109 is a great kit, but with some challenging areas. In this build Juan shows some interesting pre shading effects, which is interesting, since the whole pre shading technique is being challenged at the moment! Juan appears to pre shade the inner panels, with a depth simulation technique, instead of tracing every panel line. Worth a try by the looks of it! He then goes to town with a whole range of pigments, oils and washes, weathering the hell out of the little plane. Especially digging the detail highlights with pencil in the final stages. Just love this: The poster is a cool addition, and since the only thing you’ll lose when taking it out are advertisements, you’re not messing up a perfectly good magazine when sticking it to your wall. It’s drawn by master cartoonist and aviation hobbyist Romain Hugault. Need I say more? • The Trumpets of Jericho (1/48 Hasegawa Ju87B-2 ‘Stuka’ by Mario Gabás) Another model that makes you second guess the scale. A great detailed up splinter camo Stuka with opened gunbay. Weathered with streaking grime, hydraulic fluid and fuel. A small proud moment for our own brand: ‘Large Scale Modeller’ when I spotted the HK Models advert during this build, adorned by our logo. Nice… • Live to Fly, Fly to Live. (1/48 Tamiya Spitfire Mk.I by Miguel Morales) Some nice scratchbuilding going on here to improve the venerable Tamiya Spitfire that still seems to hold it’s own after all these years. Scratch built seat frame, Barracuda seat, Eduard details, scratched rudder pedals,wiring… The following page highlights a certain area of the build: Painting the seat. The author takes us through his painting stages step by step. Not exactly the order I would follow, but that’s what I love about these tutorials: They show you a different perspective. • No. 29 SQN. RAF ‘75th Anniversary’ (1/48 Revell Typhoon FGR4 by Istvan Michalko) With the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain this Typhoon of No. 29 Squadron was painted in ww2 BoB colours. The colours feature the plane of the only pilot that won the Victoria Cross during the battle. Hurricane pilot Lieutenant Nicholson. No building article, but just great pics of a great subject. • Mind the Gap, The Ground Section (54mm Andrea Miniatures Spitfire pilot by Roberto Ramirez) A whole new modelling league of it’s own: painting figures. I can watch as many how-to tutorials as I like, but don’t think I’ll ever really master the skills. Again, here, all the steps are shown and I see how it’s done. A superb little scene with barrack wall, dog begging for a biscuit. Like me, begging for the skills… • RAF 10HP Tilly (1/35 Tamiya Tilly by Francisco J. Martinez) Building 35th scale airfield vehicles is always a bit of a gamble. The difference between 32nd scale and 35th scale is not very large, but can become apparent when mating the two subjects. If you can live with the scale differences, this little truck can look great in a diorama with any RAF ww2 subject. Francisco uses some real Spanish school techniques to highlight the details in high contrast. Verdict Another hit by Daniel Zamarbide Suárez and his crew (including proper English editing by our very own James Hatch!). An appealing theme, great lay-out and superb models. For the price of € 9,00 this is a no-brainer. Another very highly recommended! A special thanks to AK Interactive for the review sample. Available here. Jeroen Peters

A Firefly!! Nice!

Incredible! Your painting skills match your 3D drawing skills. Really loving this and thank you for the in depth background information. Cheers, Jeroen

Nice ! I see you pulled yourself together!

Monographs edition #63 (3063) Focke-Wulf Ta 152 Publisher: Kagero Written by: Marek J. Murawski Available here from Kagero for € 20,07 With the Ta 152 being offered in all three major scales (72, 48 and 32) I guess it’s only fitting that Kagero dedicates one of their excellent Monographs edition titles to this plane. A Top Drawings edition from Kagero was already available, but as you may know the Top Drawings range ‘only’ contains a set of drawings of the different variations and usually a sheet of decals in 1/72 and 1/48 scales. Click here to view the Top Drawings book in the Kagero webshop. I think the fascination for the Ta152 is that in a way it was one of the luft’46 planes, that actually saw service and was one of those ‘too-little-too-late’ subjects. A pure thoroughbred and climax of the FW190 range. An answer to the high altitude B17 onslaught. Add to that the long nose, housing the best piston engine the Germans had (Jumo213) and the unusual long wings for high altitude operation and the fact that it had a pressurized cockpit and you’ve got one elegant bird that beckons to be modelled. The Ta152 has been done in 32nd scale by two companies: PCM (Pacific Coast Models) and Zoukei Mura as one of their SWS (Super Wing Series). Where PCM did a limited run version of the Ta152 C-1 (medium altitude ground attack fighter) that can be a bit challenging to build and has minor shape issues, Zoukei Mura has covered both the Ta152 H-0 and Ta-152 H-1 (both high altitude interceptors). As you can see, the modeller has some choices when it comes to modelling the Ta152 in large scale. Quite a lot has been written on the subject as well, but often as part of an extension to the Fw190D-9 family. When modelling the Ta152 lots of small details come into play that can make or break a good model. The fun really begins with one of their Monographs 3D editions, and I’m sure one won’t be too far of in the near future. Until that time, lets take a look at this title. When I start to even think about modelling a certain subject, I start collecting books and photo’s. The books that offer most useful data, are always the books that deal with one specific subject. Different variations are set apart and details shown that usually get passed by in more general books. Kagero always delivers and maintain a certain order in covering a subject: History and development (brief), service history followed by drawings and details. All you need to help you out in determining a scheme and help you correct errors in the model or add detail that has been overseen. As always I’ll take you through this book chapter by chapter to give you an impression of it’s contents: Introduction and development The first chapter explains how the need was born for the Luftwaffe to develop a high altitude fighter. It shows experiments with a Fw190A models that were altered and made lighter in order to reach the heights the US airforce flew. All sorts of problems arose… The BMW801 engine not getting enough air, not being able to maintain at the height needed (15 minutes!) and the single layered canopy fogging up, causing the pilot to almost fly blind. When Kurt Tank and his team tried a whole new approach, discarding tests based on the Fw190A with radial engine, they resorted to redesigning the whole airframe. With this radical change, a whole new name was appropriate. Paying homage to the successful designs by Kurt Tank, the new airframe was dubbed Ta152 (Ta standing for Tank). Ta152 in combat and post war fate Of about 220 Ta152’s ordered about 40 actually reached operational status. This chapter is filled with witness accounts of aerial engagements and photo’s that inspire the weathering enthusiasts. After the war the best Luftwaffe trophies were jets. Still one example of a Ta152 was captured and transported to the USA. It now resides in Ohio awaiting restoration… Technical Specifications For the modeller this chapter should be of interest. Detailed descriptions on RLM colours, camouflage schemes and a listing of Werknummers and fuselage codes of all operational Ta152’s. Drawings The book comes in to practical use with sheets of drawings in 1/72 and 1/48 scale drawings, showing top, side, front, rear and bulkhead drawings down to rivet detail. As a bonus 1/32 foldable huge drawings are also included. All scales cover both Ta152 C-1 and Ta152 H series. The 3D drawings in 32nd scale are perfect to take measurements from to transfer them to your model. Excellent… The 1/72 scale drawings: 1/48 scale drawings: Huge 1/32 scale drawings: This is all followed by 3D renderings of the MG151/20 and MK108 cannons and Revi Gunsight. I realize that these 3D models were already made for earlier 3D Monographs books, but are relevant for this title too. The final pages show 8 superb colour profiles, including a British captured Ta152 H-1 displayed at Farnborough. Verdict Another superb title from Kagero’s Monographs range, made with the modellers interest in mind. Detailed drawings, background information, technical specifications and superb colour profiles. The prize is just 20 euro’s, so no excuse to indulge into the subject. Our sincere thanks to Kagero for the review sample. Click here to buy directly. Jeroen Peters

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The joints are fine. Didn't need to fill them. My fuse lost some shape integrity due to cutting out the wing roots and not using the wing spars. Took me some elbow grease to close the nose but in the past I built a ju088 with wings, so i know the fuse fits great if you don't take a say to it! Almost finished sanding and polishing the surface AND just ordered a custom Maketar Kabuki paint mask for the insignia and codes.

Nice! What parts did you use of the Trumpie kit?

This is gonna take a while. I'm spraying the whole fuselage black and start sanding. This shows up any scratches and irregularities. I also wasn't too happy with the too pronounced rivets. Two birds with one stone. Another thing is the orange peel skin the Revell kits often have. This allows me to polish the whole thing.

That looks like a thousand 'bucks'! Great weathering of the white paint.

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Loving this! VERY much!

me too: http://www.modellversium.de/galerie/18-flugzeuge-zivil/11092-arado-ar-196-a-3-revell.html

Nice one Fran. Liking the slots in the resin for the fins. Will make for much easier assembly. Would be nice to see a photo of the WnW plastic version of the same bomb as a comparison.

Just love how the canopy hooks really fit into their corresponding holes. Superb modelling here!

Fixed it! That's pretty cool! Thnx for sharing

That is really nice! I love to see these in camp instead of the many seen wooden ones.

Thnx! I use Mr Hobby Acrylic matt coat. Diluted 50% with Mr. Leveling Thinner.