Plastic Modelers in the IL-2 Community

[voncrapenhauser]

On 7/2/2021 at 1:55 PM, DEDMANcjp said:

Thank you Von.

I got it used at Hannants.  Very old

LOL Like me ....old and a bit worn on the edges lol.

 

Y wing was a long hard slog but finally finished.....Phew!

 

Last 3 pics are of original props at half the scale approx of mine for reference of just how bad the Original models looked ,they did not have even a pilot figure  which was a surprise to see...

 

Now to find a shelf big enough lol.

 

On 7/4/2021 at 2:35 PM, Feathered_IV said:

The floats are on at last (no dramas fortunately) and the beaching gear is coming along.  

 

Looking great The S 6 looks great in those colours I always thought.

Edited July 6, 2021 by voncrapenhauser
pictures added.

[Buglord]

Great job Von..... You must have a big house.....?

[voncrapenhauser]

On 7/6/2021 at 11:23 PM, Buglord said:

Great job Von..... You must have a big house.....?

Not really my collection is restricted to a man cave and a cupboard lol.

I usually sell my models when I get bored looking at them, I think i will be keeping this one for while,so I have to rearrange.

[Legioneod]

Building a Gato Class Submarine and I'm trying to figure out the weathering. Trying to figure out if the chipping in these photos goes down to bare steel or is it the primer showing through? Any thoughts? T55 is on hold, I've been lazy and haven't done much work on it.

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[Feathered_IV]

Nice one on the Y-wing VC.  What a beast.  I wonder if you could mount it vertically on a wall?

 

Got the wood finish done and sealed with a flat coat.  Adding the brackets and whatnot from shapes cut out of painted decal film.  Hopefully I can get the S.5 sitting in place over the coming weekend...  ?

 

[voncrapenhauser]

On 7/9/2021 at 2:54 PM, Feathered_IV said:

Nice one on the Y-wing VC.  What a beast.  I wonder if you could mount it vertically on a wall?

 

Got the wood finish done and sealed with a flat coat.  Adding the brackets and whatnot from shapes cut out of painted decal film.  Hopefully I can get the S.5 sitting in place over the coming weekend...  ?

 

 

Shelf found for Y wing.

 

Great work feathered your wood finish looks great .....better than the real wood matchstick lol.

[DEDMANcjp]

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On 7/9/2021 at 9:54 AM, Feathered_IV said:

Nice one on the Y-wing VC.  What a beast.  I wonder if you could mount it vertically on a wall?

 

Wall mounting is possible.  It helps that I always build wheels up 

[Birdman]

Finished the D.520! It was a really fun kit:

 

 

 

[voncrapenhauser]

2nd Big build well underway,

[voncrapenhauser]

Got my mate to take some better pictures of The Y Wing, I only have a cheap camera.

[Buglord]

That Y wing is huge , You will need a big display case for that.... Top Work.?

[Feathered_IV]

Oh my goodness..!

 

[Hoots]

14 hours ago, voncrapenhauser said:

Got my mate to take some better pictures of The Y Wing, I only have a cheap camera.

Jeez Von! That’s magnificent! Beautiful job. 

[Feathered_IV]

Almost there.  Just the chrome-painted spinner and black axle hubs left to go.  The weather is dark and rainy today, so as soon as I can get some decent sunlight and a properly flat surface I can take some final shots.

 

[Feathered_IV]

All done now.  Here's some gratuitous S.5 spam.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ZachariasX]

3 hours ago, Feathered_IV said:

All done now.  Here's some gratuitous S.5 spam. 

 

[40plus]

I stand in awe of your achievement..... Just stunning, best one yet from what I've seen.

[Feathered_IV]

Hey thanks.  I’m glad its finished at last.  The silver could do to be a bit better I think.  I’ll have to work on that next time, although I have no idea what the next one will be. 

[voncrapenhauser]

On 7/17/2021 at 2:53 AM, Buglord said:

That Y wing is huge , You will need a big display case for that.... Top Work.?

I wish I had thought of that 1st LOL!

 

Thanks for all the comments,yes I think not to bad for a prototype.

7 hours ago, Feathered_IV said:

Hey thanks.  I’m glad its finished at last.  The silver could do to be a bit better I think.  I’ll have to work on that next time, although I have no idea what the next one will be. 

Yes silver is probably the hardest to get right , sometimes I resort to Alclad ,Their range of Metalics is great,I use chrome as a base then dull it down till required finish.

Fantastic job all the same feathered......awesome.

[Hoots]

1 hour ago, voncrapenhauser said:

I wish I had thought of that 1st LOL!

Wait, is thinking about things before buying stuff you want something I’m supposed to be doing? This is disastrous news. 

[Feathered_IV]

3 hours ago, voncrapenhauser said:

I use chrome as a base then dull it down till required finish.

 

I'm so glad you said that.  I used chrome paint for the very first time the other day on the prop spinner and was thinking how much more fine grained it was compared to other silvers.  Especially in small scales.  I was wondering how it would go, mixing or spraying thin coats over the top.  I'll definitely be giving it a go  ?

[voncrapenhauser]

23 hours ago, Hoots said:

Wait, is thinking about things before buying stuff you want something I’m supposed to be doing? This is disastrous news. 

LOL! 

 

Yes when thought about a 1/18th Y Wing I must addmit "where,s It gonna go?" Did not occur,just I said "I want one I want one!  "lol.

[voncrapenhauser]

Latest oh The thunderfighter build.

 

Best mate has done all the lighting ,wiring and some assembly ,The rest as he says is my problem lol.?

 

Latest pics courtesy of him on his workbench, as you can see way more organized.......sorta.

[voncrapenhauser]

On 7/1/2021 at 8:49 PM, DEDMANcjp said:

Covid project finally completed

 

Alcock and Brown Vimy .  First non stop Atlantic crossing. Also two other ocean beaters

 

 

 

You know when I lived in Eire (Southern Ireland) in 1980's we visited Allcock and Browns landing site and there was nothing there???.

Just one road sign pointing into a marshy feild "400 yards to the landing site".

Not sure if anythings changed since then but it always seemed to me that such a Trailblazing flight should have been remembered better.

 

looked it up.

That,s better.

Edited July 22, 2021 by voncrapenhauser

[DEDMANcjp]

3 hours ago, voncrapenhauser said:

You know when I lived in Eire (Southern Ireland) in 1980's we visited Allcock and Browns landing site and there was nothing there???.

Just one road sign pointing into a marshy feild "400 yards to the landing site".

Not sure if anythings changed since then but it always seemed to me that such a Trailblazing flight should have been remembered better.

 

looked it up.

That,s better.

Pity it ended like this.  A brave accomplishment

Salute

[ZachariasX]

1 hour ago, DEDMANcjp said:

Pity it ended like this. 

That is like me doing a regular landing in the HP400 in RoF.

[voncrapenhauser]

6 hours ago, DEDMANcjp said:

Pity it ended like this.  A brave accomplishment

Salute

More of an arrival than landing.

As they say "any landing you can walk away from is a good one"......And they did.

Thanks for the pics.

[SCG_ErwinP]

On 7/11/2021 at 11:55 AM, DEDMANcjp said:

Wall mounting is possible.  It helps that I always build wheels up 

Earth is flat!
Change my mind!

PS: I'm kidding, okay?

[Birdman]

So who's building a flat earth model?

 

Speaking of flat (colors) this is the next build coming along:

[Feathered_IV]

Resuming work on this watchmaker's project.  

 

[cardboard_killer]

That's like a really big, gag matchstick, right?

[Uufflakke]

37 minutes ago, cardboard_killer said:

That's like a really big, gag matchstick, right?

 

Do you really think Feathered's matches and coins are real ones?

Aahw, com' on.

 

 

[voncrapenhauser]

On 7/25/2021 at 6:22 PM, Uufflakke said:

 

Do you really think Feathered's matches and coins are real ones?

Aahw, com' on.

 

 

Ok ok Im convinced now lol.

Feathered even built a realy big hand to sit his S5 on.

The jig is up Feathered.

 

 

Lol just kidding.The FE looks fantastic, love that interior.

 

[Birdman]

Finished the Il-2, not an easy build for me, the instruction were especially cr*p ? and I ended up speed building out of sheer frustration ?

pleased with the end result though:

[Feathered_IV]

Nice scheme.  I really like that.  

[XQ_Lothar29]

On 7/18/2021 at 2:42 PM, Feathered_IV said:

All done now.  Here's some gratuitous S.5 spam.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BEAUTIFUL

PRECIOUS

REALISTIC

A magnificent job, as always in your hands and in the size that you like and it teaches us all a little in each job.

[40plus]

On 7/28/2021 at 5:32 PM, Birdman said:

Finished the Il-2, not an easy build for me, the instruction were especially cr*p ? and I ended up speed building out of sheer frustration ?

pleased with the end result though:

Looks great. Which kit is it?

Edited July 30, 2021 by 40plus

[Diggun]

Hi Hivemind! I'd like to build a 1:48 scale Spitfire IX. There are a whole bunch available from different manufacturers. Any recommendations as to which are good and which to avoid??

[voncrapenhauser]

9 hours ago, Diggun said:

Hi Hivemind! I'd like to build a 1:48 scale Spitfire IX. There are a whole bunch available from different manufacturers. Any recommendations as to which are good and which to avoid??

Hi.

Not sure if Tamiya do a Mk IX but for sure there new other 48th scale WWII planes are sublime.

[Feathered_IV]

There’s also the Eduard IX in 1/48 which received rave reviews.  I believe there are some unboxings and sprue tours on YouTube that would give you a good look at the contents.