Nat Wale Plaia Posted November 17, 2018 Posted November 17, 2018 Great kit , cheap and chic! one of the most beautiful I've ever built. Very good joints, even if the cockpit lacks the protective plates of light metal that surrounded the entire cockpit. I suggest the use of the beautiful Eduard sets. The model was painted entirely with Vallejo Air and weathering done with Tamiya powders. A peculiarity: although I am a fanatic of "lights and shadows" I have not used any washing. The panels are naturally highlighted because they show the base color, preceding at least a dozen of the lighter layers of the two basic greens. I must admit that the result surprised me too. An advice to all those who want to paint a plane with Vallejo Air is to give a matte finish with a transparent Tamiya, diluted with 95% alcohol. This simple trick cancels the slightly vinylic appearance of these colors. 13
harv Posted November 17, 2018 Posted November 17, 2018 Dude, your a modeling god. So nice......harv. 3
Nat Wale Plaia Posted November 18, 2018 Author Posted November 18, 2018 2 hours ago, harv said: Dude, your a modeling god. So nice......harv. Only and purely some experience ,trust me . Thank you so much for your appreciation , my friend . 3
Bomber_County Posted November 18, 2018 Posted November 18, 2018 Man, as I think I said before, we have another master in our midst.........congrats, absolutely stunning... 4
MARU 5137 Posted November 18, 2018 Posted November 18, 2018 Hello Nat Wale Plaia and WELCOME to the Madhouse.... the newbie buys the drinks..MINE's a Diet Coke please !! PHENOMENAL model... I LOVE it all and can't help drooling over it and THAT Engine is to die for ! KUDOS on an INCREDIBLY GORGEOUS Model and workmanship... 5
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted November 21, 2018 Administrators Posted November 21, 2018 Truly a stunning exhibition of artistic excellence! 3
DocRob Posted November 22, 2018 Posted November 22, 2018 This bird is looking so lifelike, it might have popped of of a movie. Cheers Rob 1
HubertB Posted November 22, 2018 Posted November 22, 2018 Beautiful build ! A real gem of a kit in the proper hands, as you have just demonstrated Hubert 1
Nat Wale Plaia Posted November 24, 2018 Author Posted November 24, 2018 Heartful thanks all for such kind comments. I am sincerely speechless for your warm welcome! THANK YOU ! 1
nmayhew Posted December 17, 2018 Posted December 17, 2018 wonderful! a stunningly gorgeous build my one gripe: the "100" decal with garland around it where it goes over a chord / pipe on the port side; surely it needs cutting / something to make it sit in the groove. apart from that, simply awesome. 1
Nat Wale Plaia Posted December 17, 2018 Author Posted December 17, 2018 Thank you !! I know , going to give another deep look or the real thing that was passed to me from the grandson of the pilot . This plane was aboard on the Graf Spee . Thank you so much for your kind words ! 1
HubertB Posted December 18, 2018 Posted December 18, 2018 Agree with Nick’s comment. The « chord » is the front hoisting sling to lift the aircraft back on the ship’s catapult. There is also another one symetrically on the right side. So the crest would have to have been under the sling, which could not have been painted, or would have lost the decoration from constant manipulation and possible replacement. Which does not detract from a great build and weathering. A real gem of a kit, this one, and you did a great job of it. Hubert
Buckeye82 Posted December 21, 2018 Posted December 21, 2018 That is amazing work there! Well done. Mike
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