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Hey guys! Thanks everyone! MP, black paint is part of painjob. I only use black base when I want a super shiny metal finish lke chrome. Duke, It's not dificoult, it just takes time. I start with a thin coat of surfacer 1200 aplied with an airbrush. This way I can see all inperfections and fill...

Thanks everyone! Jim. thanks for another lesson. It really sounds nasty! I shot some colur on this one. But first some masking needed to be done. I have precut vinyl masks from 26decals. Unfortunately they don't fit well and I don't trust vinyl anyway. I think it is not sticky enough. I came up...

Nice! looks like it's real!

A lot of activity on your bench. Boeing and Jetstream look nice, what scale are they?

Thanks guys! Made some progress on this one. Wings are finished and glued to fuselage. I made some changes to intakes on the wings and reatached ailerons. I have to do some work on flaps, but i'm leavig this for later. I've been working on the wingroot join today an have it almost...

Entertainig, educational and inspireing as always. Can't wait for the next episode!

Nice work! :good

Thanks guys! Much apreciated! Jim, I mixed some blue and dark grey with a bit of white added to make it look brighter. I use Tamiya colours, mostly because I can get them in my local hobby shop. Never tried Humbrol paints. I've been making some slow progress Engine nacelles are finished. I've...

Thanks everyone! Warren, I'm atracted to subjects from this part of the world. Usualy, that means I have to make thesse "bad" kits. I have a couple more in the stash, but I need to get really motivated first, before I start them :)

Hi! Here is my just finished glider Letov 21. Scale is 1/72nd produced by a guy called Vodlan. Resin is full ob bubbles and needs a lot of love to be built. The aircraft was produced in Slovenian factory called Letov, it first flew in 1956. There was also a two seated version. Thanks...

Thanks guys! Jim, I was guessing these had to do something with hydraulics. Now I know, thanks! Paul, this model has recessed panel lines. No scribing on this one luckiliy, except for lost lines from sanding. I've been working on the engines. They are from revells P-47 kit. I wrote to revell...

Thanks everyone! Jim, any idea what is the purpouse of those canisters? I finaly finished main gear wells. About 50+ wires are missing, but I had enough. There is enough to make it look busy. Thank you for loking in!

Thank you guys! Paul, this is an outstandig kit, perfect fit allaround. Only problem are a few sink marks, but nothig serious. Laurence, I didn't set the price. The guy I built this for, also makes models. He knows how much work goes in, so he made a fair offer. If somebody else can give some...

Excellent!

I like it! I like it a lot!

:bgrin Looking good! :drinks

Just finished anothr comision build. It's 1/24th scale from Italeri. Thanks for looking in!

Thanks guys! I also think it makes it more realistic. Everyting is already glued, so I'll be paintingt it all together. Come on Jim, you can do it! Cut those control surfaces ;) I've already cut of flaps. Something I'll regret during the build, but not at the end(hopefuly). So here is finished...

A bit of progress over the weekend... Tail section is finished. It needs a bit more sanding, but I'll do that later, when I spray some primer. I've cut away all control surfaces and added a bit more detail. Also did this intake. Is a piece of styrene roled into tube and sandwiched betwen two...

Thanks everyone! :laugh: Just needs a crew with their elbows sticking out. Jim, I'm using diferent sandpapers, polishing cloths and polishing paste. I usualy start with 600 or 800 grit sandpaper, continue with 1000, 2000 and 5000, then with 6000 and 8000 grit polishing cloth. In the end I use...