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Aircraft Modeling / Re: HOW TO: Natural Metal Finishes

« on: April 09, 2010, 08:24:04 AM »

Hi mates,

Unfotunately, SNJ powders seem to not more exist...
Another rendering of polishing Metalcoat Polished Aluminium. You can also polish the Matt Aluminium for which the rendering will be less brillant.

http://www.letletlet-warplanes.com/forum/makete-aviona-aircraft-modeling/f-100d-super-sabre-1314/

The following link shows my very beginning in NMF which consisted in Testor's spray aluminium lightly polished with aluminium powder :

http://www.letletlet-warplanes.com/forum/makete-aviona-aircraft-modeling/f-100d-super-sabre/

Cheers,

Jicehem

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: HOW TO: Natural Metal Finishes

« on: April 08, 2010, 10:46:43 PM »

Hi mates, 

Years ago I used Rub n'Buff but I find it's too white. Before Rub n'Buff I used Abt's aluminium powder, a french product which was issued in the late 1960s. This system was re-issued by SNJ...
Nowadays I simply use Humbrol's Metalcoat Polished Aluminium that I handbrush. After 30 minutes of drying I polish Metalcoat with Abt or SBJ aluminium powder. The rendering is amazing.







Cheers,

Jicehem   

798

Warplane Art / Re: Arado Ar 68

« on: April 08, 2010, 07:16:10 PM »

Hi mate, 

Good job.

JC 

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Late war Bf109

« on: April 05, 2010, 07:46:07 AM »

"Oui Messieur!" (hope the spell is correct )
 

Hello Letipapa,      

As I'm alone it's : "Oui, Monsieur". "Messieurs" (is in the plural)

In spite of the answer of the owner of the slide I have always doubts... about the actual color of the numeral of this beautiful Bf 109 G-6AS/N. It't s possible RLM 25 rendered this bluish hue with the color slide films of the time.

Cheers,

Jicehem   

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Late war Bf109

« on: April 04, 2010, 11:23:38 PM »

Hi mates, 

When the photo of this plane was published, the caption said "green 5". I thought "blue 5" and in consequence I wrote to the owner of the photo and he ascertained me the original "5" on the slide IS actually green...

Cheers,

Jicehem 

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Boeing Y1B-17 Project--1/48th Scale

« on: March 06, 2010, 11:36:01 AM »

Oh ! Very important modification. That will be very amazing.

Cheers,

Jicehem

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Late war Bf109

« on: March 06, 2010, 11:33:31 AM »

Very slow progress...

Hi mate,   

yes, maybe, but very good work. 

Jicehem   

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Aircraft Modeling / Better pictures

« on: March 04, 2010, 09:56:30 PM »

Hi mates, 

Here are better photos of NV 994 :

This photo was taken by Charles Brown along the Dortmund-Ems Kanal, near the little city of Riesenbeck, on 18 April 1945 :


A close up of the Tempest V flown by Pierre H. Clostermann :


Second photo :


A close up of the Tempest V :


An extreme close up doesn't permit to read the serial, but it's possible there is a digit 2 in it :


Riesenbeck to-day :


Cheers,   

Jicehem

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: The war of Pierre Clostermann - any model flown by Clostermann

« on: March 01, 2010, 10:17:30 AM »

Hi mates, Hi Letipapa, 

The manner you assembled the forgotten parts is perhaps better than on the original kit... Assembling is far better ! 

Cheers,

Jicehem 

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Grumman F8F-1b Bearcat.

« on: February 28, 2010, 08:38:24 AM »

Jicehem, outstanding work the front look is especially fantastique with color missing around the wing air intakes, and the rest; landing gear details...  all is beautiful!
I like it very much!

Thank you very much, mate. 
 
Cheers,
Jicehem 

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: The war of Pierre Clostermann - any model flown by Clostermann

« on: February 27, 2010, 11:22:54 AM »

Thanks No1

...and, because there is a big gap on the right wing root I tried to band right wing a little (the gap was not glued yet) and put some super glue and Na bicarbonate in it...

P.S: see how almost nothing of cockpit details is not visible , still I like I did it - I know it is inside.

Bad surprise ! The Smer model is former Heller's. I built some and never had this bad surprise... Maybe the molds are now a little too old.
Generally, I don't fill the gap but I widen the fuselage with struts made from plastic.

Cheers,

Jicehem

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: The war of Pierre Clostermann - any model flown by Clostermann

« on: February 27, 2010, 11:12:44 AM »

Hi mates, 

Very amazing job !   
Some details for your Tempests :

Fairings between undersurfaces and auxiliary taks are transparent :


NV 994 during production (And Hawker's strike during the summer of 1944 at Langley) :


tempest was the only single-seat fighter dispensed with the incline gunsight reflector glass, the gunsight ring projected directly on the windscreen to which the very highest quality of non-distorting armoured glass was used.


Cheers,

Jicehem 

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Late war Bf109

« on: February 27, 2010, 08:21:16 AM »

Hi No.1 !   

Great models ! I like them.   

Cheers,

Jicehem   

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: The war of Pierre Clostermann - any model flown by Clostermann

« on: February 27, 2010, 08:04:51 AM »

Hi Samuraj,

Great job !   

Jicehem

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: The war of Pierre Clostermann - any model flown by Clostermann

« on: February 27, 2010, 08:03:31 AM »

Sorry that I already took off some parts from a frames (I forgot to photograph them before). Also there are two color schemes one of which is to be Closterman's "Le Grand Charles" with a "D day" strips, but it is uncertain and probable wrong - the airplane number is wrong, so I need to find proper color scheme for "Le Grand Charles". It is interesting that Revell made decals for this non existing "D day" scheme. Anyway, there is still long way to painting.

Here is the rest of the kit.

one of which is to be Closterman's "Le Grand Charles" with a "D day" strips, but it is uncertain and probable wrong - the airplane number is wrong, so I need to find proper color scheme for "Le Grand Charles". It is interesting that Revell made decals for this non existing "D day" scheme. Anyway, there is still long way to painting.

Here is the rest of the kit.

Sorry that I already took off some parts from a frames (I forgot to photograph them before). Also there are two color schemes one of which is to be Closterman's "Le Grand Charles" with a "D day" strips, but it is uncertain and probable wrong - the airplane number is wrong, so I need to find proper color scheme for "Le Grand Charles". It is interesting that Revell made decals for this non existing "D day" scheme. Anyway, there is still long way to painting.

Here is the rest of the kit.

Hi Letipapa,   

  You're totally right. This JF-E by Revell is NOT "Le Grand Charles". On D-Day, PHC flew still a Spitfire IX (such as the most famous MH526, LO-D) of 602 Sqn. The RAF serial of Revell's should be in the JN series. This plane didn't took part in Normandy landings (as no Tempest V at all). At the time, and since May 1944, 3 Sqn (with new code "JF" in place of "QO") was at Newchurch. From this airfield it made defensive patrols against V1 flying bombs (in company with 91 Sqn on Spitfire XIV). The peak of the attack tooking place in August 1944 (I think...)

Cheers,

Jicehem