Slava trudu

Adding a new link today - link to the blog of "slava trudu" - one of the most 
talented modelers-scratchbuilders I know. Check his works here 
(the blog is in Russian, so anything unclear - leave you comments and
I will try to translate).

Very interesting P-47 video

P-47D Razorback seat

Here's the explanation for the previous post. I mentioned the area behind 
the pilot's seat and I that started to modify Tamiya's kit part. Here's the way I see it:

 

These are the pics of perfectly painted and very good built Tamiya 1/48 Razorback Jugs. I admire work those modelers did. I just want to show that certain area. I can you see, that the bar sticks to the wall behindthe seat. And here're some pics taken during the WW2:

 

I hope I've made my position clear now =]

further progress on P-47

I've moved further with my P-47 building process. I've put aside FW-190 as I accidently dropped the airbrush jar filled with acrylic thinner on the model, so I have to repaint the certain starboard upperside wing area. I'm little tired of finishing it and in order not ruin it completelly 
I put it aside. 

The Jugg seems to be more interesting. At least at the moment. As every model, it has its own pitfalls, which seems quite noticable to me. That's why I always try to correct those "imperfections".

I found out that the cockpit of Gerald Johnson P-47D-1-Re should be painted Dark Dull Green. I already painted the cockpit parts (actually overpainted - as I had made mistake coloring it all Interior Green) with Vallejo acrylic paint. I also received Edaurd photoetch "Zoom" set for the model and glued those tiny parts in place. I also "modified" instrument panel with Eduard's wonderful PE. Here're couple of pics:

The quality of the pics above is very poor as I took them with the my mobile phone camera. 

I also decided to modify the wall behind the pilot's seat as I noticed that shoulder belts should hang on the bar behind the seat, not on the seat itself. Tamiya's made that bar shot with the wall - there's no space between the wall and that bar, so it's obvious that most modellers put those belts layed on the seat. I will post the pics of the area later to convince you, Reader =]

Here's my modified part (which needs some minor filling and sanding):

"All for now..."

Chris Wauchop

This the latest model of the modeller I respect most - Chris Wauchop. I just love the way the model is painted and post shaded. And that attention to details is very inspiring.

Quick updates - decaling

Here're some pics taken by my trusted mobile phone camera. 

Progress pics of Tamiya's 1/48 FW-190A-3 converted to FW-190A-4.

A-4 pitot tube

 

here're couple of pics of pitot tube I've scratchbuilt for my 1/48 FW-190A-4. 
looks much better than Tamiya's ;)

at least I think so.

my favourite screensaver

here you can download the screensaver I personally use and advice 
to any aviation enthusiast. enjoy the flight! 

small FW-190A-4 update

I'd like to show some of my recent process pics of 1/48 FW-190A-4. I've masked and then airbrushed national insignia and some personal markings. I still need to do some correction here and there, but I'm quite happy with the results.

 

I've started modifying Tamiya P-47D-25 Razorback kit into earlier D-1 version, so I could build it into Capt. Gerald Johnson P-47D-1-Re "In the Mood" Thunderbolt. I already have the decals and I only lack Eduard's Zoom PE for the cockpit and some informaion on the a/c cockpit colour.

As you can see, I modified cowling flaps by adding plastic to kit's flaps. Quite an easy operation ;)
Here're some other pics of this part (pics are f poor quality as I was taking them with mymobile phone camera).

 

Messerschmitt Bf-109 (I think it's a "Gustav" version)

Check the video with the restored Bf-109G (might be G-2 or G-4), which flies!! It also features moments of the engine compartment. Watch it here

Very interesting FW-190 video

FW-190 progress shots

Last progress shots of my FW-190A-4 - fist masked then airbrushed crosses. Looks much more convincing than decals.

Flyboys - my comments

I went to see Flyboys the movie last sunday. I couldn't wait to see this film, so first thing on sunday's to-do list was - come to cinema and see "Flyboys"!

Frankly speaking, I was hoping to see more. Not sure what that "more" was, but I had mixed feelings about the film. Flight scenes and air combats are very spectacular, but they lack some kind of "reality" feeling... I remember watching "Blue Max" flight scenes and I must admit they look much more convincing, keeping in my mind the fact that it was filmed back in 1966!

Anyway, good to see that someone is trying to show WW1 events. I also hope it'll show that any military action is irresponsible and no war can prove anything to anyone..

Eduard's FW-190A-8 preview

Brett Green of Hyperscale reviews new Eduard's 1/48 FW-190 A-8 kit. It seems I'll have to break my promise not to purchase new model kits untill I build all the kits waiting in stockpile ;)

Charles Nungesser - Fresh Nieuport Ace [video]

Check this also very interesting video about French ace - Charles Nungesser, who flew Nieuports. I thought it would be very interesting for you to see.

FW-190 A-4 video

Sophisticated and most inspiring scrathcbuilding

Frankly speaking, I'm quite lazy when building my models. But I try 
not to build them OOB (out-of-box). 
The modelers I admire the most are those who put their soul and 
skills in the models they build. 
I just love wathcing those step-by-step scratchbuilding process pics. 

I just wanted to share the link to the in-progress article of Tom Morgan on WW1 Modeling website. Check Tom's Nieuport 28 article here.

Some Focke-Wolf detail pics

I kow it's not quite logical to post pics of almost ready model and 
then post pics of in-progress pics, but I wanted to show these details anyway. 
Hope you'll like them.

This is the way FW-190A-4 cockpit looks like. I had overdone belts weathering. I'm not going to repeat this way of weathering anymore =]

 The photos above show tail section in different stages of scratchbuilding the tail antenna tip. I had to make it myself as Tamiya produces A-3 modification, not the A-4 I build.

By the way, any idea of whether Blogspot allow posting Nazi symbols like swastika? I wanted to post a FW-190A-4 color profile, but then realised it features swastika? May be I should reedit the profile?

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