Nikola-Very impressive build-looking forward to seeing how the pre/post shading turns out!
And this is the result (as best as my phone camera can reproduce). You be the judges…
Personally, I like the subtle rich grayish tones and tonal shift which it produced. We’ll see how much of this is lost to further filters, clear coats and weathering.
Best,
Nikola
Hi gents,
Decals in place.
They gave me hell because it is an old kit and they cracked while still on the carrier paper.
They tore, broke, bent and I had to patch up and hand paint parts especially on the yellow numbers.
The dashed red lines on the wings were impossible to use so I had to mask and paint.
I ended up using fuselage crosses from another kit.
The Balkenkreuz markings on the upper part on the wings are supposed to be damaged like this.
There are still some corrections to be done.
Since I didn’t like how the demarcation line turned out using the masking method, I repainted it, for the first time trying out freehand painting with a 0.2 nozzle. Next time I will go with even smaller 0.15.
Anyway, here she is so far:
Hi guys,
Since I haven’t posted for a while, here is a little teaser before the final reveal. 
Still some things to finish and I hope to bring it to the end soon.
Best,
Nikola
This is going to be an excellent project! Marseille was a interesting character and incredible fighter ace. Your attention to the fine details is amazing!
tjs
Making the antenna wire springs using an acupuncture needle to coil up the thinnest electrical wire.
The acupuncture needle is perfect for this as it is very thin but hard enough to provide support.
I should have done this for the canopy spring as well but it’s too late now. Lesson learned. For this I used regular needle which is thicker.
Best,
Nikola
