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Hi friends, I hope you are all well and safe. I know I have been missing a lot in the forums. Sorry about that. The virus has been giving us a ride for our money, but hopefully I will be able to participate a bit more in the next few months. I am absolutely planning on joining the MMM 2021...

Thank you so much my dear friends. It means a lot to me to see that my impression of getting better is not a figment of my imagination. It has been such a tough year, still now so dangerous and worrisome. I am not sure when I will be able to spend some time in the bench again, or even at the...

Hi friends, Sorry I have been AWOL, the situation is not very good corona-wise in Germany right now, still preparing for the immunization. In any case, just as a relief from the whole stress I built my favorite aircraft, the old Gobbo Maledetto - Sparviero in the colors of the 281 Squadriglia...

Same here Paul. That should be great to talk to you guys in person. Hopefully we can set something like this up again.

The Val has been painted. What a fiery Dragon camouflage!

Little Update: Last Zero completed assembly:

I am in depending on the time zone factor. We use Cisco Webex Meetings for all purposes here, but I guess I could enter a zoom meeting with the proper "invitation" despite the firewall. I guess MEST ist + 6 hours from EST correct? Cheers Alex

Hey Paul sorry I missed this until now. That is some amazing work. I love your attention to detail, exquisite. It feels like you are building the real thing. Imagine if these were ready before 1945. That would have made for a nasty surprise. Cheers Alex

Thanks Mark and Barney, always so kind. Appreciated. @Barney I really think these canopies are quite large. I like to work very "minimalistic"... It is a challenge I strive for. Thanks for looking!

Thanks a lot Mark and Barney, @Duke Maddog what's wrong with you? Everything all right? Anything I can help you with? Come on, you have delighted us with such great models always! Cheers Alex

Thanks a lot you all. Appreciated. It was fun to build and these background pictures from Coastal Kits in the UK are really great. Wait until you see the Japanese carriers. Cheers Alex

Quite right! That was a blob of Surfacer. It has been taken care of = bug squashed. :ro:

Thanks Piet. I think it looks a bit better so.

Hi Everyone, This is my first Diorama Thread, I hope not the last. I am showing a Nakajima Ki-49 II Donryu "Helen" in an advanced Japanese jungle airfield. These precarious outpost were dispersed over the Pacific Theatre, the one here is supposed to be in New Guinea around 1943. Note the...

Thanks a lot Bob, Erik and Gary. Much appreciated. It was a bit of a challenge to keep it all under one line. I had fun with it - good mental gymnastics. I will fast forward and show you the finished model. I quite like it although the glassing was a pain to get as clean as possible - the...

Hey Guys Many thanks. Sorry I am so slow in replying - the second wave of SARS-CoV-2 is upon us and work has been difficult. I try to relax by adding some extra-time on the bench, sometimes late at night. I kinda need it to keep my sanity. I appreciate your comments. I am thoroughly enjoying...

Hi friends, This is an ambitious project, in which I am trying to recreate some of the aircraft involved in the Pearl Harbour attack flying of the IJN Soryu on 12/07/1941. There will be 3 Zeros (BI-150 from Capt. Oda, BI-151 from Lt. Lida and BI-152), an Aichi D3A1 Val (BI-231 flown by Lt...

Hi Friends, So after a long pause I am back. The Helen is almost completed, I won't bother you with the whole construction pictures just show you the pre-final result without the weathering and with the masks still on. I did the squiggly line, if you look it is one continuous line from one end...

Thanks Master that is an idea but I have tried once and the whole plane became, sort of, muddy... I will give it another go. Cheers Alex

Thanks again Paul I dread working the seams because of the dust. With knife-chipping it is a bit better. Which cammo do you prefer? Cheers Alex