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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Tamiya Fw 190A3
« on: May 05, 2019, 10:47:30 PM »
Very few parts, and the fit is excellent for an old kit. I started on this the other night and started painting just now--it is complete relaxation work!
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Aircraft Modeling / Tamiya Fw 190A3
« on: May 05, 2019, 10:02:38 PM »
Just needed some pure relaxation, so this simple beauty is introduced on my workbench.
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Eduard Bf 109F-2 1/48
« on: May 05, 2019, 09:59:44 PM »
Finally some sunshine!
This airplane represents that flown by Robert Olejnik of 1./JG3 right after moving from the Channel Coast to Barbarossa duty. He is supposed to have achieved the first victory during the invasion of the Soviet Union in this airplane. The decals are from an old sheet I saved years ago (Aeromaster, I think).
This airplane represents that flown by Robert Olejnik of 1./JG3 right after moving from the Channel Coast to Barbarossa duty. He is supposed to have achieved the first victory during the invasion of the Soviet Union in this airplane. The decals are from an old sheet I saved years ago (Aeromaster, I think).
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Renard 31 (FRROM 1/72)
« on: May 01, 2019, 01:51:09 AM »
Perfect method for this--doped fabric surfaces have a color all their own.
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Eduard Bf 109F-2 1/48
« on: April 30, 2019, 12:14:59 PM »
Yes, the really early F0 and F1 versions had several tail failures! Those little added straps are in the PE fret for the Eduard F2 but I'm saving that fret for a later project so I used plastic strip.
Really, on the wing joints, later F2 versions probably had the beefed up wing skins so Eduard may be right for later machines.
Really, on the wing joints, later F2 versions probably had the beefed up wing skins so Eduard may be right for later machines.
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Eduard Bf 109F-2 1/48
« on: April 30, 2019, 11:55:23 AM »
It is certainly not going to keep me from building other Eduard Bf109s! If I had noticed the seams in the upper wings earlier I would have just switched to an F4. However, I must say that later F2s may have had the beefed up wings with seams, I just don't know. I did read years ago that early Fs had problems with the wing structure after hard pull-outs and that the later airplanes got stronger wing structure with the extra panel seams.
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Eduard Bf 109F-2 1/48
« on: April 30, 2019, 12:43:08 AM »
Another Messerschmitt for my shelf.
So, after spending a good amount of time researching the particular airplane I was happy with the scheme for an early F2. Only when I was putting the wing insignia in place did I realize that Eduard molded the upper wing skins for an F4. Early F2s had one-piece upper wing skins and these were later changed to multiple panels. Zvezda got this feature right on their F2 and the Zvezda F4 has the multi-panel style. Other than that the kit was a pleasure to build. I'll take some of my "normal" outdoor photos when the sun comes out again...
So, after spending a good amount of time researching the particular airplane I was happy with the scheme for an early F2. Only when I was putting the wing insignia in place did I realize that Eduard molded the upper wing skins for an F4. Early F2s had one-piece upper wing skins and these were later changed to multiple panels. Zvezda got this feature right on their F2 and the Zvezda F4 has the multi-panel style. Other than that the kit was a pleasure to build. I'll take some of my "normal" outdoor photos when the sun comes out again...
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: MiG-21MF, Eduard 1/72 70141X
« on: April 23, 2019, 01:37:18 PM »
The great thing about the MiG-21----so many nationalities to choose!!!!!
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Eduard Bf 109F-2 1/48
« on: April 22, 2019, 12:03:57 PM »
I have always painted stripes on fuselage and wingtips yellow first, it's just the way I've always done it. On this one the only way to mask off the fuselage was to paint the cowling last. Now that I'm doing it this way, I might change to your way on all the stripes!
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Eduard Bf 109F-2 1/48
« on: April 22, 2019, 02:08:08 AM »
Thanks, mate!
You may have wondered why the nose wasn't painted earlier.....
You may have wondered why the nose wasn't painted earlier.....
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Etandard IV P, Heller 1/48
« on: April 21, 2019, 02:12:12 PM »
Good finish!
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Belgian Mirage 5 (Mark One 1/144)
« on: April 21, 2019, 02:11:07 PM »
Who can build "out of the box" on this forum!!! Good works and glad to have you back from what appears to have been a great theatrical production!
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Eduard Bf 109F-2 1/48
« on: April 21, 2019, 01:35:01 AM »
I like this scheme also, though it doesn't seem a lot of Fs got painted this way. Regardless, the 65 is now applied and the fun part is next--the mottling!