Plastic Modelers in the IL-2 Community

[voncrapenhauser]

44 minutes ago, Hoots said:

Von (thread starter) built a wonderful y wing. 

Thanks Hoots,its still taking up two shelf spaces lol..

 

Yes and I have to still finish my 1/12th scale Snowspeeder too..........And guess what?.........I have two 1/12ths speeders now to do with same added 3d printed fuz stuff too after inheriting it from my late friend who sadly passed away a few months ago.

 

I will do one with grey stripe (Luke's) I think Wedge's  with the orange stripe as he intended..

 

The Old Orange striped Airfix/MPC markings are incorrect saying it's Luke Skywalkers (his has the grey or gunmetal striped one).

 

I only noticed the mistake after watching empire again for details for these builds.

Edited August 6, 2023 by voncrapenhauser

[RedeyeStorm]

I am also working on a Y-wing, scale 1:34 but I have to print it first! That is not going fast. Going to build every Star Wars fihjter that way (if I live long enough that is).
 

I am going for the orange/red stripe as most speeders in the movie seemed to have these. 

[ZachariasX]

Has been a while since I last posted in this thread, but finally the latest two iterations of child labor are completed.

 

My kids got the Typhoon and the Tempest kits from Airfix, both 1/72 scale:

 

The Typhoon for the younger and

 

 

the Tempest for the older. Their choice.

 

It is of note that the kits are from new moulds and do not in the slightest resemble previous kits, like for instance the MatchBox Tempest that I built when I was the age of my older son. The plastic parts are relatively thick walled and make for robust parts. See here the example of the Typhoon:

 

 

The Typhoon is a bit more conventional to assemble than the Tempest, following the matching of the fuselage halves, then add top and bottom of the wing parts and attach them, plus add the empennage parts. The digital construction of the kit shows as the gearbox inside the wing can be used as a base for the cockpit as well as serves as structure to attach the wing on, the lower wing being one part to ensure perfect alignment. From just gluing together parts, they are really kits with parts that snap together and just need some glue to keep them in place.

 

Regarding details, it is clear that these are beginner kits that are supposed to give best results with minimal proficiency in building them. There is no engine and for the ones that care for dealing with small parts (although they might seem huge to you @Feathered_IV) that would be just the cockpit assembly. The riveting... well.. the aircraft has flush rivets that shouldn't be visible to anyone (with exceptions) and they also have small gaps in the panels. Because it makes the aircraft fast. In the kit however, the prominent panel lines would be what corresponds to gaps that are basically the with of two fingers or more. Those are drainage channels. It is really made to pour wash in and be able to wipe excess in rabid manner, yet it still looks like panneling. But be it. It suits the purpose, even though if the kit were from Eduard, it surely would look different.

 

 

The younger, doing the Typhoon, quickly understood that is was sensible painting the parts on the sprue. He had to mix the green for the interior. As it is aircraft, he gets to decide what the exact shade of green he wants. But I printed pictures for him as reference.

 

 

The assembly of the cockpit is a nice feature, though challenging for a child. As British aircraft engineers hadn't invented the cockpit floor yet, it turned out to be a fun assembly and using the gearbox structure as base is a neat feature of the kit.

 

 

Fitting that inside the assembled fuselage halves is a different question though, especially with the dashboard and the sighting assembly. Tears and terror, but it worked out eventually. The elevator parts fit only one-way (which is a big help for some) and the also snap in maintaining the correct angle. Very, very nice.

 

 

That was about the time the older one found the nerve for plastic modelling. Jealousy is a big and widely underrated motivator. The Tempest kit takes the assembling technique a step further: Both upper and underside of the wing are one part with the gearbox structure in between, as you can see in step 8 of the plan. That part is actually the most important step in the whole build, as it turns out.

 

 

Meanwhile, the work on the Typhoon continues and the wing parts get attached on the gearbox structure.

 

 

The plane assembles nicely and the parts really need little work compared to other kits. Given how thick the parts are cast, they are also very easy to glue together and they make for a very, very solid construction. How far to build for painting and decaling is not a trivial decision, especially for a kid, so I told them when to call me to set up the airbrush. This time I bought the Tamiya colors and silently cursed myself for having blowing the Revell Aqua Color snot through an airbrush. The kids were eager to play with the airbrush. Which is normal, anything that can cause major damage to the surroundings is popular with them.

 

That said, it was that damage that prompted me to stop them from proceeding for the sake of my marriage. I reall, really needed a spray hood.

 

 

Some months later I finally bought one to have the kids finish their builds as I needed my space on the desk for building some RC Buggys. It was money well spent on that hood.

 

 

Of course, it had to be the one with the big mouth. The paint scheme doesn't have to be exact, i just showed how to cut waves in the masking tape and how to stick it on the plane to make the patterns match "in spirit". It is a very unintuitive process for a kid.

 

 

But I guess it turned out ok. He was happy.

 

 

We were even painting the yellow leading edge of the wing, only to find out there are stickers for that. m(

 

I let him do the larger decals; stencils are for kids that killed their parents.

 

Meanwhile the older cared to proceed with his Tempest, seeing the progress of the other.

 

 

In the Tempest, the the very English cockpit is a piece of work to assemble. In principle, it fits but...

 

 

He pressed on, as one absolutely had to attach the wings to the airframe to get a semblance of a finished product. Alas, what even I didn't see when I passed by again (for some damage control to the hobby room), that he inserted the gearbox part upside down bewteen the wings. The lower part of the cooling duct (red circle) should insert as bottom of the fuselage, but is now inverted!

 

 

Meanwhile the Typhoon needs rockets. Rockets with yellow tips. These are his kind of rockets. But first the rails.

 

 

As the Typhoon progressed further, the older assembled the English cockpit. But as he tried to insert the wing/cockpit part into the fuselage, great misery! The wings were glued such, that is was not practical to take them apart anymore. I realized that I maybe should have had a closer look at the building progress instead of mainly checking for paint and bloodstains. What to do? In order to salvage the model, I had to take over, and I cut off the inverted cowling part, reassembled the cockpit and put the things together.

 

 

Now, everything kind of fit, but the problem was that the inverted gearbox insert has all the notches to attach the somewhat complicated landing gear struts in the wrong place! It meant ihad to do the whole landing gear, as for a kid, tuning the parts and making them fit is not really their cup of tea. So I fit it together and stencilled the Typhoon.

 

 

Alas, the kid not only inverted the gearbox part, but he also didn't drill the holes for the antennas as well as for the fuel tanks. They are marked on the inside of the part. Also, he didn't put in the transparent parts for the landing lights and formation lights. They are inserted from the inside and are wedged that way. That will be a fun procedure getting them in from the outside...

 

A neat detail is that the fuel tanks are on a transparent sprue, as their fairings are transparent. Really, really cool finally having that right on a kit.

 

 

The kid still had fun airbrushing the parts after I got the parts together.

 

 

Same procedure for the camo, an excercise in cutting masking tape and puting it on ina meaningful way, rather than getting fussed by being exact with the outlines. Putting the one central part wrong cooled his building enthusiasm enough already.

 

 

I guess it turned out ok.

 

 

This time, we used the sticker for the yellow leading edge, only to find out that masking and painting it would have been easier. Again, I let him do some of the big parts, but doing the leading edges terminated his enthousiasm for the moment. I mean, they really are a piece of work.

 

 

Putting on the wheels and tanks as well as the transparent parts for the lights on the underside. It was a fun exercise, but not for kids. I mean, we know where the tanks go even without having the marks for it. Same for the Antennas. However, he was happy with the result and put on the makeup for dust and dirt himself. With trenches like that, it doesn't really need much paneling, unless you like the look of a 3D puzzle.

 

 

Putting on my usual mix of 50-50 humbrol gloss and satin cote, they turned out ok and are now finger proof for dakadaka.

 

 

The landing gear on the Tempest was also a piece of work. In principle, it works great, but with all the notches in the wrong places, one has to get a bit creative with the parts to make them fit the right way. The Typhoon has a much simpler arrangement.

 

 

The photos are poor quality, but the planes are not meant for too close of an inspection. But the kits are really nice. One thing I though funny, on the plan, they inverted the red and green light on the wingtip, making starboard red. On the boxart, it s correct. But given these are English aircraft that take off on the other side of the runway, it might make sense and thought sensible to put it that way.

 

These are really great kits that, as a first in 1/72 scale I'd say, they are actually fun to assemble. They have great details, like the option of having ammobox covers open on the Typhoon as option or having the double stack exhaust pipes assembled from two parts each to make them correctly aligned are nice features. For casual builders, these are truly top-notch kits.

[No_85_Gramps]

Great post ZachariasX! Nice to get the younger generation involved. 

[Hoots]

My son bought me another model but as he said "mistakes were made" specifically relating to the scale... he bought a 1/72 scale kit. Oh my days this thing is SMALL, quite good fun, and the PZIV is probably my favourite tank, but if I never have to do those bloody wheels again I won't mind.

 

 

 

 

[Vishnu]

Just finished my Hobby 2000 HS 129, based in Tunisia, 1943.  Great little kit.   Highly recommend it.  Had to get it from Poland, as I couldn’t find it anywhere here. 

 

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Edited August 18, 2023 by LukeFF
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[Vishnu]

Need ideas for 2 dioramas.  One desert and one European.   

 

I have these kits.   I'm curious as to what you guys would combine together,  and, in what theatre.   I have enough materials to make a desert, as well as European diorama, including trees.  The Stug includes figures feeding a dog. It's not necessarily an action war model.

 

I have scale trees, shrubs, and desert sand etc...

 

Click image to zoom and take a closer look.  

 

(you may have to click image 3 times to zoom in.)

Edited August 20, 2023 by Vishnu

[No_85_Gramps]

Lots of options there for dioramas! I'll see what I can come up with. Some more progress on the Gaz Quad. Truck mostly finished except for fiddly-bits to be added after the gun is mounted. Started on the gun mount, lots of dry-fitting to see how it all goes together, needed to modify a couple of the pieces. Hopefully some more progress to be made over the next few days.

 

 

[WitchyWoman]

awesome job on the Snowspeeder! Just need to snag an AT AT on a hook now. LOL

[RedeyeStorm]

Need to remodel my house first for that in scale 1:22!

[XQ_Lothar29]

Hello colleagues, it has been some time since I have uploaded one of my work, so today I finished this mythical plane and I have decided to share it with all of you

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I sincerely hope that you like it and as always if you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask.

[ZachariasX]

2 hours ago, XQ_Lothar29 said:

sincerely hope that you like it and as always if you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask.

Even better than the real thing!

[RedeyeStorm]

@XQ_Lothar29 did you use preshading on this model if not how did you get those panel lines so nicely defined?

 

I made a lot of armour models but the snowspeeder is my first ‘aircraft’ in a long time.
 

 

[XQ_Lothar29]

1 hour ago, RedeyeStorm said:

@XQ_Lothar29 did you use preshading on this model if not how did you get those panel lines so nicely defined?

 

I made a lot of armour models but the snowspeeder is my first ‘aircraft’ in a long time.
 

 

 

Exactly, I printed in Black specifically with MR.HOBBY Aqueous Surfacer 1000 Black, then I made a marbling effect in white.
To make it look, I always use the paints diluted in 70% thinner 30% paint.
It is very important to make thin and quick strokes and if you have to do 5 layers of paint for it to look good, many layers are always better than one very thick one.
I hope it helps you

 

PS: A recommendation that I can give you for buying painting supplies is AK watercolor pencils.
They will help you a lot to create effects that people generally do with oil paints, but with pencils you can achieve the same effects but with much more control and subtlety.

Edited September 2, 2023 by XQ_Lothar29

[BornToBattle]

On 9/1/2023 at 9:06 AM, XQ_Lothar29 said:

Hello colleagues, it has been some time since I have uploaded one of my work, so today I finished this mythical plane and I have decided to share it with all of you

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I sincerely hope that you like it and as always if you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask.

Lothar…

 

Once again you never cease to amaze me. You make me really want to break away from armor which, for whatever reason, I’ve just been comfortable with since getting back into the swing of things and get after boxes and boxes of 1/48 aircraft to build! Good stuff. Keep it coming!

[BornToBattle]

Back on the bench after a 3 month hiatus due to personal “stuff”. Had to get my mojo back. Anyways, here’s a short story of what this is…

 

“This particular Panther Ausf.F SD.KFZ.171 never saw combat and was discovered by the Allies as it was being used for night fighting trials, complete with infrared night vision, solid off-black camouflage and subdued insignia after the close of WWII.

 

Rust and accumulated dust and rain watermarks predominates the tank itself after sitting outside unused for an undetermined amount of time.  It was taken by the Allies and used to test projectile effectiveness and then eventually scrapped.”

 

The NordicCon model show is coming up thinking of tossing my hat into the ring for fun so gotta get moving! Take care good people.
 

Edited September 12, 2023 by BornToBattle

[XQ_Lothar29]

I have a job in hand that I think will be a pleasant surprise.

[No_85_Gramps]

Almost to the finish line! Just have a few small items to add and then a little bit of shading/weathering. Took about 4 months to get here, used to be I could get 4 done in 1 month! 

 

[XQ_Lothar29]

Here I present Eduard's new mold at 1:48 of the highly anticipated BF109 K4.
And here are some photos of how the first of the 4 that I intend to make turned out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hope you like it

 

PS: Here I share a video of how I remove the skin from Eduard's new decals, although it is in Spanish, what is important is to see how I do the procedure.

 

 

[No_85_Gramps]

Fantastic looking bird Lothar! Thanks for the video, I had not heard about that trick to remove decal film. 

[XQ_Lothar29]

I want to clarify that to remove the skin from the stickers I use cotton from the ears moistened with Oil Paint Thinner.

[1/JSpan_Wind75]

1 hour ago, XQ_Lothar29 said:

Quiero aclarar que para quitar la piel de las pegatinas utilizo un algodón de las orejas humedecido con Oil Paint Thinner.

 

Yo soy ingeniero aeronático y tube una fabrica de aeromodelos de RC Normalmente un diseñador de modelos a escalas grandes es capaz de diseñar un avión de verdad aunque sea a una escala como la de 1/4 o 1/2

 

Debajo dos entrenadores acrobaticos en piezas listas para motar y forrar con Monocote tendado con plancha. Lo normal era que lo volaras y al fina emocionado te retirabas más de la cuenta y se daba el piñazo. ?

 

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I am an aeronautical engineer and I have a RC model airplane factory. Normally a designer of large scale models is capable of designing a real airplane even if it is at a scale like 1/4 or 1/2.

Below two acrobatic trainers in pieces ready to ride and lined with Monocote laid with iron. The normal thing was that you would blow it up and when you were excited you would withdraw more than necessary and the blow would occur. ?

 

34 minutes ago, 1/JSpan_Guerrero said:

 

Yo soy ingeniero aeronático y tube una fabricación de aeromodelos de RC Normalmente un diseñador de modelos a escalas grandes es capaz de diseñar un avión de verdad aunque sea a una escala como la de 1/4 o 1/2

 

Debajo dos entrenadores acrobáticos en piezas listas para motar y forrar con Monocote tendado con plancha. Lo normal era que lo volaras y al fina emocionado te retirabas más de la cuenta y se daba el piñazo. ?

 

 

En la imagen de Snoopy era todo motor un 40 con una casa que el piso tenía un perfil alar y lás ventanas eran los alerones un servo movía una ventana y la casita se ladeaba cambiando de rumbo ? 

 

In the image of Snoopy it was all a 40 engine with a house whose floor had a wing profile and the windows were the ailerons, a servo moved a window and the house tilted, changing direction ?

On 10/8/2023 at 6:36 AM, IckyATLAS said:

This is a a very old request since many many years and a longstanding debate too. After some controversy about the graphic engine not able to cope with such four engine bombers, the Devs said in the a couple of years ago is that their engine can very well handle 4 engine bombers in terms of "CPU/GPU" resources. This is not an issue.  BTW as time goes by, with the continuous improvement of CPU power and GPU power, for me this is not a debate anymore. In over ten years now the CPU and GPU performances have increased massively. CPU clock speeds have stalled but the overall performance of a CPU and GPU has massively increased, hence also a big improvement in visual quality, high framerates at 4K with antialiasing etc.

The problem is, as far as I understand it, the work volume and cost to develop a fully flyable B17 with all the functionalities.  This would eat too much of the resources of the Dev team for a single plane. The latest info we have if understood well is that the Dev team has increased very much (nearly doubled?).

There may be a moment in the future, were there could be enough development power to have such a collector 4 engine bomber. Who knows, I strongly hope so but only time will tell.

 

OK

Edited October 9, 2023 by LukeFF
English only in this part of the forum, please

[RedeyeStorm]

Hey guys a WIP shot of my T47 Snowspeeder. 

[BornToBattle]

After going through some personal stuff I decided to pick myself up by the bootstraps and get on with life. Sorry it’s not an aircraft subject though it seems as if we’ve got plenty of talent here to fill that void!

 

This thing was hogging up quite a bit of real estate on bench for the past three months, especially the huge box it came in and I really wanted to get it done and out of harms way since our two newly adopted Saint Bernard’s tails always seemed to be in motion within feet of where I kept her while building. So now she’s behind glass but before I did that I snapped off a few pics.

 

It’s a Tamiya kit, their 1/12 scale of the McLaren MP4/6 F1 car equipped with Honda V12 power. Upon my first try at snuggling the body onto the car I got my first taste of how very tightly it fit into place, scratching numerous metal struts in the process despite primering the metal  efore airbrushing them. I made the decision there and then to leave the body off the car because of this, plus the fact that with it on it hides 95% of what you would otherwise see for eye candy. It’s shown here in various stages of undress…
 

Have a great day!

 

 

[ZachariasX]

1 hour ago, BornToBattle said:

 

Have a great day!

Absolutely gorgeous!!

[BornToBattle]

Oh my, well thank you!
 

Like Bill Gates always is found saying after a Windows release, “Mistakes were made” which includes this build. Seems no matter how hard one tries to alleviate potential problems during a build, those gremlins work their way into the scene every now and then. I must have redone the rear wing at least three times for various reasons. One time I thought the one of six clear coats had cured enough only to discover my thumb print imbedded on the one side. Sigh…I tried wet sanding with 4000-6000 grit to no avail and afraid I’d reach decal depth at some point eventually decided it to add yet another clear coat which after two more coats with MLT, ironed itself out. Geesh.

[BornToBattle]

On 10/9/2023 at 3:34 PM, XQ_Lothar29 said:

I want to clarify that to remove the skin from the stickers I use cotton from the ears moistened with Oil Paint Thinner.

Very intriguing technique I think I want to try. So Lothar, lemmie get this straight. You do your usual gloss clear coat and then apply your decal setting solutions as usual. Once dried, you then take a cotton bud moistened with mineral spirits (white spirits) and moisten the decal with that and you can simply then lift off the decal film? Hmmm. Funny I’ve never seen anybody else doing this in all my times watching videos! I’d assume this technique works for any type of decals. Do you tend to use this method once the decal setting has completely cured (dried) or soon after? I use Micro Sol and Micro Set. 
 

Thank you sir. Wonderful work as always and thanks for sharing your information and videos with us!

[BladeMeister]

6 hours ago, BornToBattle said:

After going through some personal stuff I decided to pick myself up by the bootstraps and get on with life. Sorry it’s not an aircraft subject though it seems as if we’ve got plenty of talent here to fill that void!

 

This thing was hogging up quite a bit of real estate on bench for the past three months, especially the huge box it came in and I really wanted to get it done and out of harms way since our two newly adopted Saint Bernard’s tails always seemed to be in motion within feet of where I kept her while building. So now she’s behind glass but before I did that I snapped off a few pics.

 

It’s a Tamiya kit, their 1/12 scale of the McLaren MP4/6 F1 car equipped with Honda V12 power. Upon my first try at snuggling the body onto the car I got my first taste of how very tightly it fit into place, scratching numerous metal struts in the process despite primering the metal  efore airbrushing them. I made the decision there and then to leave the body off the car because of this, plus the fact that with it on it hides 95% of what you would otherwise see for eye candy. It’s shown here in various stages of undress…
 

Have a great day!

 

 

That is simply a work of art Sir. Spectacular, beyond the amazing modeling expertise that you have shown here, what really caught my eye is the tires. The tires look like this F1 machine has just been pushed out of the trailer into the paddock area for her maiden test runs. Just an outstanding job all around. Thanks for sharing.

 

S!Blade<><

[No_85_Gramps]

56 minutes ago, BornToBattle said:

I’d assume this technique works for any type of decals. Do you tend to use this method once the decal setting has completely cured (dried) or soon after? I use Micro Sol and Micro Set. 
 

Thank you sir. Wonderful work as always and thanks for sharing your information and videos with us!

I believe it is specific to the newer Eduard decals. There are a few youtube videos out there showing the technique. 

[XQ_Lothar29]

16 hours ago, BornToBattle said:

Very intriguing technique I think I want to try. So Lothar, lemmie get this straight. You do your usual gloss clear coat and then apply your decal setting solutions as usual. Once dried, you then take a cotton bud moistened with mineral spirits (white spirits) and moisten the decal with that and you can simply then lift off the decal film? Hmmm. Funny I’ve never seen anybody else doing this in all my times watching videos! I’d assume this technique works for any type of decals. Do you tend to use this method once the decal setting has completely cured (dried) or soon after? I use Micro Sol and Micro Set. 
 

Thank you sir. Wonderful work as always and thanks for sharing your information and videos with us!

At the moment it is only for Eduard decals from mid-2022 to the present.

I wet the cotton from the ears with "Abteilung 502 Odorless thinner" ABT111. always with glossy varnish.

[BornToBattle]

Thank you Gramps and Lothar. Was wondering about that man would that be sweet if it worked universally! It would also be nice nice if all decal manufacturers built this technique into their decal sheets as standard method of application. Wishful thinking I guess.

On 10/21/2023 at 9:44 AM, BladeMeister said:

That is simply a work of art Sir. Spectacular, beyond the amazing modeling expertise that you have shown here, what really caught my eye is the tires. The tires look like this F1 machine has just been pushed out of the trailer into the paddock area for her maiden test runs. Just an outstanding job all around. Thanks for sharing.

 

S!Blade<><

Thank you Blade so much. Gives me a little extra “oomph” to continue on even during difficult times.

[No_85_Gramps]

A few pics of my current project, CSM Gruson Fahrpanzer. This is the turret assembly, on to the transport carriage next.

 

[No_85_Gramps]

A couple of more WIP pics, waiting on some paint to take care of the wheels and in the meantime started working on the horses. They still need a little clean up before painting.

 

 

[ZachariasX]

On 10/27/2023 at 2:01 PM, No_85_Gramps said:

CSM Gruson Fahrpanzer

It sure needs very brave horses and coachman.

[No_85_Gramps]

Strange contraption for sure. Haul it to the location, drop the rail track, tip the carriage up and slide the turret down into it's position. 

[RedeyeStorm]

That’s definitely one of the weirdest contraptions I have ever seen. Looking forward to the end result.

[No_85_Gramps]

Wheels and turret not glued yet, have to brush up on my wash/weathering techniques before finishing it off. Primed horses next on the list, those will take some time for sure. Thankfully I have a lighted, magnifying head set, which at my age is just what the doctor ordered.

 

[XQ_Lothar29]

Friends and colleagues.
Here I show you my recently completed second K4.
I wish with all my heart that you like it.
Now I will start a third Kurfurst, to replicate another of the many interesting camouflages that existed at the end of the war.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[XQ_Lothar29]

On 10/21/2023 at 10:10 AM, BornToBattle said:

After going through some personal stuff I decided to pick myself up by the bootstraps and get on with life. Sorry it’s not an aircraft subject though it seems as if we’ve got plenty of talent here to fill that void!

 

This thing was hogging up quite a bit of real estate on bench for the past three months, especially the huge box it came in and I really wanted to get it done and out of harms way since our two newly adopted Saint Bernard’s tails always seemed to be in motion within feet of where I kept her while building. So now she’s behind glass but before I did that I snapped off a few pics.

 

It’s a Tamiya kit, their 1/12 scale of the McLaren MP4/6 F1 car equipped with Honda V12 power. Upon my first try at snuggling the body onto the car I got my first taste of how very tightly it fit into place, scratching numerous metal struts in the process despite primering the metal  efore airbrushing them. I made the decision there and then to leave the body off the car because of this, plus the fact that with it on it hides 95% of what you would otherwise see for eye candy. It’s shown here in various stages of undress…
 

Have a great day!

 

 

 

I like it a lot!! You will never see me make cars, but when I see one, I am very excited because of how fine it has to be, especially in the shiny finishes. Great job

[BornToBattle]

On 11/2/2023 at 7:40 AM, No_85_Gramps said:

A couple of more WIP pics, waiting on some paint to take care of the wheels and in the meantime started working on the horses. They still need a little clean up before painting.

 

 

Man, that thing is badazz!

 

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On 11/16/2023 at 9:46 AM, XQ_Lothar29 said:

Friends and colleagues.
Here I show you my recently completed second K4.
I wish with all my heart that you like it.
Now I will start a third Kurfurst, to replicate another of the many interesting camouflages that existed at the end of the war.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I love the subtle different tones on the prop spinner! It’s just small items that stand out for me and really pull the model together. Sometimes it’s just the slightest variations (not overdone) that make the biggest impressions. Well, for me they do lol! Well done sir - again!