Antoine

Just started the re scribing session. The tools: - Some water - Some sanding paper (Thin) - A scribing (?) tool (But the back of the blade of a normal cutter will be fine) - Some scribing templates for the different panels (Those are trimaster tools, from the late 80's!!) - Some dymo tape (It is used to print labels on it) - A metal ruler - A clean soft rag Ready? Go!!! - Start with the underside to get some training (Errors, if there are, will be less visible) - Sand the panel line one after the other, you will work them one by one. Start with the longest ones, from one edge t

An ADAC aircraft, only a few build (8). It was used in France by the Institut Geographique National (IGN, that you can translate as mapping institute). First flight in 1957, retired in the 80's.

Looking good so far.

Thanks for this excellent review. That's a great news, and a good point for HB for the Iraqi markings.

The figs are beautiful, maybe just a little bit to glossy, due to the Future, or it is the flash? Great work on the model, it just need some more weathering in my opinion. Very nice.

Two atolls, said Bad Edd in the first post of this topic. ;)

The .50. Not yet finished, as I need to add the handles at the rear end. The look with the photo etched parts is worth the effort.

Linky for the box review by Terry Ashley at PMMS.

Not yet ready to build the Jagdtiger's dio, and I don't feel like finishing a just started M51 Sherman. So here is my new project: M41 A3 walker bulldog from AFV club, which I'll build as a South Vietnamese one. To get along with the kit: - photo etch from Eduard - a barrel from Barrel Depot (What I didn't know before buying it was that there was already one in the box.... ) - Friul tracks I want to get rid asap of the photoetch (That's a nightmare for me with my sausage-like fingers), so I've started to build small sub groups. Here is the tool storage for shovel, pickaxe, etc.

Simply beautiful. A very clean build.

Brilliant work. #45? A what if, so?

Great work.

Fnished a few weeks ago, but I still have to set a diorama for this beast. 2nd AFV finished since comong back to modelling, still very far from being perfect, but I've learnd a lot with it. Comments/critics welcome. Linky for the step by step build.

The landing gear is finished. Think my hand was a little bit too heavy on the weathering...

Wonderful work. Many lessons to learn here.

The bombs have been painted and are drying, and the main body of the aircraft is ready for rescribing. I've only done a few things other things today: - The bang seat handles were broken (You know the story, "How does the seat look in the pit? Well, niiiiiiiice!!!!! So let remove it as we've still some work to do on the area. But... Can't remove it! Jammed!!! Let's have another (Smooth) try. Sh########t!!!!!! Broken!!!!!) So I have to make another Two toothpicks glued together. Put the copper wire in place A small drop of cyano, and it's done. I've also painted the wheel, tire bla

Cool pics.

Ok, got both shafrir 2 from Italeri's box. I'll check its accuracy, but anyway, their look is better than the missiles provided in haseg's kfir box.

Thanks a lot, Bad Edd. I figure it is the same thing for mk-83. Got also the italeri kfir (To be converted in a SA cheetah), I'll have a look in the box.

I didn't know it was a fire proof. Thought it was the cast iron. I didn't know also that there where different versions for this bomb. Anyway, at some times in the 70's, Israel get its weapons straight from US stocks, so it looks possible to me. And to be honest, I don't really mind about that. At the moment, I'm wondering about the missiles. I've ordered a pair of python 3, but I'm pretty sure that they were not fitted on the C1. I think I'll go for some D, taken from an haseg armament box, because those from the kit look very very thin. Any 1/72 drawing for a 9D somewhere?

While the next coat of putty is drying on the surfaces in need, I've decided to give the mk-83 a "rougher" look than the actual perfectly polished one. Preparing the work. Only the front end of the bomb will be treated. Here are the tools: Mr surfacer 500, and a dedicated brush. With only two hands, can't take piccies of myself while working. I work bomb by bomb, giving it a good coat of surfacer, then at once while making the bomb turning with my fingers, I give it some light taps with my wife's toothbrush. I'm joking, I'm single, it is my toothbrush! Then let it dry. Here is t

I love that kind of subject. Very nice.

A nice idea maybe, but I was a little bit too quick to glue them: They were "destroyed" in the (hard) sanding phase. B) Never mind, they'll be easily rebuild.

Started to paint... No, joking. Only painted all the area were sanding was necessary. In red, it's easier to spot where more sanding is needed. Like here:

Thanks a lot. I'll does it asap.