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Nice Ju87. You need to put some Swastikas on the tailfin to make it look accurate though.
Many model manufacturers do not supply Swastikas on their decal sheets so you have to find some after market source. They are easy to find though as there are quite a few decal manufacturers who produce Swastika sheets.
Many model manufacturers do not supply Swastikas on their decal sheets so you have to find some after market source. They are easy to find though as there are quite a few decal manufacturers who produce Swastika sheets.
Eric Mc said:
Nice Ju87. You need to put some Swastikas on the tailfin to make it look accurate though.
Many model manufacturers do not supply Swastikas on their decal sheets so you have to find some after market source. They are easy to find though as there are quite a few decal manufacturers who produce Swastika sheets.
On the original picture, they were pretty much totally obscured - along with the fuselage insignia/codes and - presumably - the upper surface markings too? Personally I think it looks better as it is with some insignia showing though.Many model manufacturers do not supply Swastikas on their decal sheets so you have to find some after market source. They are easy to find though as there are quite a few decal manufacturers who produce Swastika sheets.
dr_gn said:
Eric Mc said:
Nice Ju87. You need to put some Swastikas on the tailfin to make it look accurate though.
Many model manufacturers do not supply Swastikas on their decal sheets so you have to find some after market source. They are easy to find though as there are quite a few decal manufacturers who produce Swastika sheets.
On the original picture, they were pretty much totally obscured - along with the fuselage insignia/codes and - presumably - the upper surface markings too? Personally I think it looks better as it is with some insignia showing though.Many model manufacturers do not supply Swastikas on their decal sheets so you have to find some after market source. They are easy to find though as there are quite a few decal manufacturers who produce Swastika sheets.
I also tried to get an effect of the paint running on the front of the wings as if it had been put in thickly and taken off before drying properly.
I wanted to do a Swastika but I think I'll leave it now, I like to finish something and then leave it alone.
Airfix 1/35th Challenger 2 next, found it in the loft so it might be quite old. (it predates Iraq/Afganistan as it appears to be the only Challenger 2 in green and black not desert colours).
dr_gn said:
Eric Mc said:
Nice Ju87. You need to put some Swastikas on the tailfin to make it look accurate though.
Many model manufacturers do not supply Swastikas on their decal sheets so you have to find some after market source. They are easy to find though as there are quite a few decal manufacturers who produce Swastika sheets.
On the original picture, they were pretty much totally obscured - along with the fuselage insignia/codes and - presumably - the upper surface markings too? Personally I think it looks better as it is with some insignia showing though.Many model manufacturers do not supply Swastikas on their decal sheets so you have to find some after market source. They are easy to find though as there are quite a few decal manufacturers who produce Swastika sheets.
The main reason I mentioned the lack of Swasttikas was not to have a go at the model, but to make the modeller aware that the lack of Swastikas on the decal sheet did not mean that the real aircraft didn't have them but that they are generally not included in many kits these days. I also wanted to let him know that sheets of Swastika decals are available. As he is a relative newcomer to building Luftwaffe models, he may not have been aware of this.
Sorry if I was teaching someone to suck eggs or implying that their model was somehow defficient. That was not my intention.
Edited by Eric Mc on Thursday 7th January 09:26
RichB said:
Eric Mc said:
Many model manufacturers do not supply Swastikas on their decal sheets.
Don't tell me this is a for PC reasons?It's not really a problem as separate sheets of Swastikas can be purchased easilly from model and decal suppliers.
Eric Mc said:
dr_gn said:
Eric Mc said:
Nice Ju87. You need to put some Swastikas on the tailfin to make it look accurate though.
Many model manufacturers do not supply Swastikas on their decal sheets so you have to find some after market source. They are easy to find though as there are quite a few decal manufacturers who produce Swastika sheets.
On the original picture, they were pretty much totally obscured - along with the fuselage insignia/codes and - presumably - the upper surface markings too? Personally I think it looks better as it is with some insignia showing though.Many model manufacturers do not supply Swastikas on their decal sheets so you have to find some after market source. They are easy to find though as there are quite a few decal manufacturers who produce Swastika sheets.
The main reason I mentioned the lack of Swasttikas was not to have a go at the model, but to make the modeller aware that the lack of Swastikas on the decal sheet did not mean that the real aircraft didn't have them but that they are generally not included in many kits these days. I also wanted to let him know that sheets of Swastika decals are available. As he is a relative newcomer to building Luftwaffe models, he may not have been aware of this.
Sorry if I was teaching someone to suck eggs or implying that their model was somehow defficient. That was not my intention.
Edited by Eric Mc on Thursday 7th January 09:26
Eric Mc said:
And me
Merely getting one finished is usually an achievement for me.
About time you posted some pictures of your Blackburn Skua I reckon. Merely getting one finished is usually an achievement for me.
Edited by Eric Mc on Thursday 7th January 09:56
I started on my Avro RJ / 146 whatever it is yesterday. Only took about 2 hours to get to the painting stage, and even then it's all white!
Interesting comparison with my A380: the '146 fuselage seems to be roughly the same diameter as a single A380 engine casing...
My Skua is almost finished. It has been a real struggle and I'm not really all that happy with the end result. I still have a few bits and bobs to do to finish it completely.
Unfortunately, modelling has to be put on the back burner for the months of December and January - due to work pressure.
It will probably be the end of the month at the earliest before I have it ready for showing off.
Unfortunately, modelling has to be put on the back burner for the months of December and January - due to work pressure.
It will probably be the end of the month at the earliest before I have it ready for showing off.
dr_gn said:
BTW, On th Stuka, the canopy framing seems particularly well done to me. Some very fine lining there, was it masked or freehand I wonder?
Free hand, to be honest it isn't that good. Up close it's abit rough but I'm the only one who'll ever see it like that anyway.It's done anyway now, I might do a Hasagawa 1/32nd Stuka G-2 in a few months and put men in it so it can be hung from the roof.
I really hated when BAe decided to rebrand the 146 as the Avro RJ. The aircraft was essentialy a De Havilland project in that it originated as the Hawker Siddeley HS146 back in 1973 and was designed at the old De Havilland site at Hatfield. Even the number "146" was part of the old De Havilland numbering sequence.
With the imminent demise of Hatfield, production was moved to Woodford (now also slated for closure) BAe in their wisdom decide that they would resurrect the old Avro name (as Woodford had been the Avro factory site). And then they lost interset in all their civillian projects (including the successful ones like the 125 biz jet) and either sold the production lines or closed them down. The 146/RJ was almost sold to the Koreans but the deal fell through and production ceased.
The 146 was the last airliner assembled in the UK in its entirety (even though some bits - the wings and engines - were actually American).
With the imminent demise of Hatfield, production was moved to Woodford (now also slated for closure) BAe in their wisdom decide that they would resurrect the old Avro name (as Woodford had been the Avro factory site). And then they lost interset in all their civillian projects (including the successful ones like the 125 biz jet) and either sold the production lines or closed them down. The 146/RJ was almost sold to the Koreans but the deal fell through and production ceased.
The 146 was the last airliner assembled in the UK in its entirety (even though some bits - the wings and engines - were actually American).
Edited by Eric Mc on Friday 8th January 08:51
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