ZachariasX Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 5 hours ago, Feathered_IV said: What are you doing up there??? Simply amazing… 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SARFlytitus Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Damn, I'm just in withdrawal from Pacific... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SARFlytitus Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 ...and some work in progress... To be continued... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Serpent Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 That’s interesting. I’ve never seen a plastic model like that…part plastic, but with an internal frame covered with…what? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SARFlytitus Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 (edited) @Sea Serpent Hi M8,here some parts of a Takara Tomy skeleton A6M5 (based on Hasegawa ) covered with self adhesive aluminum foil and transplanted on a old Hasegawa A6M5, just an experiment for some heavy weathering on two old kits collecting dust on my stash. 😂 Edited April 21 by SARFlytitus 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SARFlytitus Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feathered_IV Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 Newest scratchbuild project. This may take a while... 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skelthos Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 Absolutely amazing work! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SARFlytitus Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 Outstanding work as usual ,hat off ! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SARFlytitus Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 (edited) Here my first attempt in rivet making on a Tamiya Buffalo . otherwise OOB Oldie but Goldie Edited June 21 by SARFlytitus 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feathered_IV Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 That looks fantastic. The surface finish is amazing. 🏆 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trooper117 Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 Really nice work there... 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelsup_cavu Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 On 6/21/2024 at 1:26 AM, SARFlytitus said: Here my first attempt in rivet making on a Tamiya Buffalo . otherwise OOB Oldie but Goldie Beautiful work. I always enjoyed flying it in 1946 but you had to be really careful landing it or the undercarriage would collapse. Wheels 3 1 Quote Download Missions, Skins, & Essential files for IL-2 1946 and several other game series from Mission4Today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trooper117 Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 57 minutes ago, wheelsup_cavu said: I always enjoyed flying it in 1946 but you had to be really careful landing it or the undercarriage would collapse. I always found it difficult to survive flying it on the Malaya map... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feathered_IV Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 Cracking on with the Taube scratchbuild. A few more weeks and I might be able to get some paint on it. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SARFlytitus Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 (edited) SUPERB ! Edited July 10 by SARFlytitus 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Serpent Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 @SARFlytitus What did you use as a wash to get in the panel lines, out of curiosity? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SARFlytitus Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 @Sea Serpent As a seasoned model maker I have experimented with different methods and materials over the years. today I exclusively use a very very old and out of business bottle of GNOCCHI dark sepia India ink wash without indelible additives. once dry I can remove the excess with a soft, slightly damp cloth. the fact that it is so easily washable allows me not to use thinners or excessively rub the painting I do using Vallejo colours. I love them but I consider them too delicate. with the humbrol enamels or the Tamiya/Gunze I felt more confident in aggressive weathering. As of today, I'm still looking for an equivalent product to replace the GNOCCHI ink as well as the FUTURE wax… 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Serpent Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 @SARFlytitus Just FYI, in case you didn’t know: Future is now Pledge Revive It Floor Gloss. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SARFlytitus Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 @Sea Serpent yes m8, i was aware of the Pledge Revive It but unfortunately is no more available in my country 😔 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feathered_IV Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 Mr Hobby's clear acrylic is a good alternative to the floor varnishes. If you thin it down just a bit it works the same way as Future. It dries rock hard and levels itself very well. It also doesn't go yellow over the years. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feathered_IV Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 *mops brow, steps back for a look...* 👀 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SARFlytitus Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 what a beauty !!!😲👏 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachariasX Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Amazing… And those matches still scare me! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachariasX Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 Some more child labor. Had my kids do the Airfix Zero and the P40: These are new moulds (or at least seem to me) and I hoped that they go together easily. Two things they like about puttings models together. 1. Airbrush, 2. Puzzling together the (big) parts. Followed by any procedure that somehow shows getting ahead with the build. The younger had the P40. The older had the Zero. Not so many parts in both kits. They also have the "new" assembly method with a single lower part wing, if possible cockpit is set on that part. Also there is only one way to put in the elevators without force. After checking the assembly, figuring out what to paint and where is subject of longer discussions. It also meant that they had to mix the colors as I simply don't have everything at hand. But why should you? If Tamiya can mix colors, so can we. More of a mindset issue. So he younger one went ahead first with proceeding further on the build. Having two at the same time can be a tad overcritical. The hobbybench with the colors is not that far from the laundry, so it is in my best interest to thread carefully. Easier painting on the sprue. They prefer that. Nothing like airbrushing though. While it is nice that they like the procedure, in the end doing and doing and doing it, which transports a lot of paint on the plastic. It is true that one should spray in layers, they spray many of them with the same paint... That is more of a fight than one might think, but he managed. The reward is more airbrushing. As you can't really go after the manual in putting together the parts without having misery painting, it takes some suggestions. Finally all assembled. Some preliminary paneling later... ...it turned out that for the black walkway are no stickers. At least it is a trivial shape. That kind of taping, they can do. Better like this. Decals, again, they can do the big ones. A kids understanding doesn't have any concept about things smaller than 3 mm. But putting makeup on is not that hard. The older painted details on the Zero. A bit fiddly getting the cocpit along with the gunsight in, but the parts fit nicely. The good parts of model building: when the big parts come together and suddenly you have an aircraft instead of parts. ..don't drown it man... Oh well. Putting the engine together was a bit irritating. The pin for the prop is too thick and it is not easy to make it thinner while not having it too thin getting the prop on the right way. In the end, it wouldn't turn (I think it would break) but all in the right place. The little outer gear covers had to go, they are very tricky to install and *pling* off goes one from the tweezers into the great void. The thing with these Airfix kits is, that they have channels for panel lines. The Zero originally was a very clean build, like a Mustang. But what do you do with all those channels? Still nice how the aircraft comes alive with the stickers. Still it would have been nice if he had washed his hands instead of "YesYes!!". Again, using the pencil doing what you're supposed to do with those channels. It's easy like that, even for him. It hides the fingerprints as well. Then the same treatment of a clear/satin laquer mix to make them finger proof. They turned out ok I think. Still I am not overly sold on the massive panel lines but they sure make the process easy for kids. I glued the antennae myself. There's no point otherwise. The kits do come together nicely, but the bad fit for the prop pin is an embarassment. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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