Mikey your Italian, deadly, ship sinking Stuka is extremely well built and veeeery realistic!
The paint-work and weathering are excellent.
Congratulazioni amico!
Good luck with the move operation.
I’ll echo Nathan on the paint and weathering! Don’t cut yourself short pal, that Stuka looks great! I can identify with the modeling as not only a hobby but as therapy.[;)]
Well, it certainly can lead to needing therapy, I will give you that [;)]
Nice looking bird, yours is the first one I ever seen with Italian markings and it looks good on her. I got a feeling I will have to settle for Hungarian or Romanian decals for my Monogram bird whenever I get around to finishing that one.
Mikey: Your Italian Stuka looks really great! The weathering is just spot on too!
Kostas: Looking very good there! A nice, clean build!
So Spartan, when are we going to see the Gustav. Only got 3 and a half months left and I am looking forward to that bad boy.
Working on the engine assembly and it’s a kit all by itself. I may try using strips of aluminum foil for the duct clamps as it will look better than trying to do it with paint. Wish there were a G version in this scale for it would be awesome.
Looking forward to seeing the pics shooter.
You and me both.
x 2!![:D]
Here’s what I got so far on the motor. Have used Model Master Metallic Black but it feels tacky to the touch, might be that it’s an old bottle? I do like the aluminum foil look for the duct clamps but it’s making my eyes cross as I apply it, using tacky glue for the foil. Still have a lot to go just on the engine block then onto the firewall.
Now THAT’S what I’m talking about! That there sir, is fine modeling if I’ve ever seen it!![Y]
Great to hear the comments on my model. I did some research on it and found the pilot was a very talented and lethal flyer. I also had never done one with the Italian markings and was glad I chose it.
Shooter, I think either one of the countries you mentioned would look pretty cool. Hungarian ones have particularly colorful tail feathers!
Archangel shooter, that is one beauty of a motor!
M/TB379
You said it! Beautiful…
Wow, that powerplant is really a feast for the eyes, Shooter. Really nice work.
I must say that working on a 1/24th scale kit makes it so much easier to add the little things to spruce it up, of course the downside to it is scarce AM parts and finding shelf space to display them but if someone were to come out with an F-4J I will find room for it.
Loving this shooter, looking really good.
Scott, that engine looks amazing!
Bish: I’m going to start soon, buddy! I need some proper tools for working with resin first though (and a few proper dremel tips for thinning the fuselage halvs). I ordered all the stuff I need already, but I don’t know when it’s going to show up…
Well, lets hope it gets here soon. You certainly have a lot of catching up to do with all those 190’s you have going. Be interested to see how much you need to thin the kit plastic. I know in 72nd it usually needs quite a bit.
The good thing about the Stuka is the low parts count. I don’t have to paint/assemble/mask gear bays for example. The parts count on the Hasegawa kit is actually quite low and the Eduard PE I’m using is probably going to be only a bunch of small additions to the Flak 37s and their mounting brackets as well as the canopy frame… The only really time consuming step should be that gorgeous Aires cockpit…