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[HunterICX]

Hello Kaleuns ,

after long time not having done any models, I,m going to pick it up :yep:
As tommorows is my Birthday , but because of I have to work , the presents I got today

and this is my favorite :)
1x J87G Stuka ''KanonenVogel'' of Heinz-Ulrich Rudel.
and a Paint set including the stuff I need Pencils and Glue and a Sharp cutter.

pics:

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/3161/2204071758hz3.jpg

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/2894/2204071759dr4.jpg

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/6710/2204071800qq4.jpg

:cool:that will keep me busy for a while

HunterICX

[Sailor Steve]

Models are good. Have fun.

[HunterICX]

:up:Thanks Steve,
btw seen your WW1 collection of bi-plane..they look good!

HunterICX

[ReallyDedPoet]

Nice, I used to do this a bit, would like to get back to it:yep:

RDP

[Dowly]

I have Spitfire, Elco torpedoboat, Hornet & Apache models. Oh and M1 Abrams. Sadly, they are all broken... damn kids! :-?

[Castout]

I enjoy building models as much as i enjoy watching them after finish. The feelin of satisfaction and awe at the same time lasts for a looong time. Much longer than any other leisure activities i do.

Seeing my tanks collection from the previous year still brings me joy;).

Have fun

[HunterICX]

I enjoy building models as much as i enjoy watching them after finish. The feelin of satisfaction and awe at the same time lasts for a looong time. Much longer than any other leisure activities i do.

Seeing my tanks collection from the previous year still brings me joy;).

Have fun

I know that feeling ,

after years someday , you just pick the model up and look it from every angle, and dust it of gently.
ow and dont mention that you move them every time to a different place and different angle.

HunterICX

[Jimbuna]

Very nice model mate, many happy returns (feestdagen) :()1:
I once had a 6' radio controlled model of a British WWII S class sub, earlier on in my childhood I used to collect 1/35th Tamiya WWII armoured vehicles :sunny:

[HunterICX]

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/1945/2609072028ov7.jpg
:sunny:

[nikimcbee]

Looks good! I need to finish my Nagato battleship.

[HunterICX]

http://img152.imagevenue.com/loc763/th_69931_30-09-07_1829_122_763lo.jpg (http://img152.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=69931_30-09-07_1829_122_763lo.jpg)

http://img45.imagevenue.com/loc1167/th_70271_30-09-07_1828_122_1167lo.jpg (http://img45.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=70271_30-09-07_1828_122_1167lo.jpg)

(click on the picture for full size)

[Jimbuna]

It's got no wings :o
Is that to save the Allies the trouble of shooting them off ? :lol:

[HunterICX]

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/927/1111071718ah0.jpg

building the wings and its support :D

[Jimbuna]

Your bleedin slow (langzaam) :lol:

[XabbaRus]

I would love to do a diorama but I have no where to put one.

First up would be an Il-2 but would be unsure of the setting, winter or summer.

[Chock]

edit, double post

Chock

[Chock]

I would love to do a diorama but I have no where to put one.
First up would be an Il-2 but would be unsure of the setting, winter or summer.


Aah, that's no excuse! They don't have to be huge, here's one I made in 1/72nd scale:

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j105/AlanBradbury/pantherdio.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j105/AlanBradbury/172ndpantherdiorama.jpg

The entire thing is only about twelve inches by seven inches square.

:D Chock

[Sailor Steve]

1/72?:o

Chock, that's gorgeous!:rock:

[Linton]

You obviously have too much spare time!!

[Chock]

This coming from a guy who was applying for a job as a warden in addition to flying airliners!

You can never have too much spare time, that's why I work freelance:rotfl:

:D Chock

[nikimcbee]

http://www.tamiya.com/english/products/89737pearlharbor_escort/index.htm

Check this out! I'd love to build this!:yep: note to santa claus:oops: :cool:

[Jimbuna]

Would love them + the carriers :p

Used to collect some of those during my school days....they had nothing like the numbers/selection that are available now.

[HunterICX]

I gave it wings now,

was a bit of a sweaty moment, had to use a bit of force to get the fuselage attached to the wings.


here are the pics :

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/6372/1811072220wj2.jpg

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/840/1811072222kb1.jpg

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/4425/1811072223qa1.jpg


Next part is the Gears and other small stuff.

:cool:

HunterICX

[TteFAboB]

Are there any sites with hints and tips? I have only built NASCAR cars when I was a kid, and they were ricidulously simple and easy to do. Actually, after receiving a pre-built and painted (US themed) WW2 Jeep model as a gift, I purchased an Allied soldier set to go with it, but the only trouble with those is painting.

I'd like to build ships, but the task seems daunting. Where can I read about previous experiences so that I don't waste piece after piece or set after set commiting newbie mistakes?

[Chock]

there are plenty of websites that offer tutorials and forums, probably the most famous is www.armorama.com (http://www.armorama.com) although you may also find www.subpirates.com (http://www.subpirates.com) of interest too. A quick search for 'scale model tutorial' in google nets quite a few results. also you could ask in this forum, there do seem to be quite a few modelers here. Check out the links page at www.modelaces.com (http://www.modelaces.com) too, lots of good links to stuff there, and the site has some tutorials itself.

Painting figures is tricky although not as tricky as you might think once you know the tricks. The main thing is that light does not fall on model figures in a realistically scaled fashion, so you have to emulate it. To do that, you have to approach things a little differently, if the figure is of a reasonable size, you need to paint it in a manner similar to producing an oil painting in the style of the old masters, if you've never done this, here's how that goes: you build up the skin almost in a 'skeletal fashion' so that the skin has a translucent appearance as though there is blood under the skin, as opposed to trying to create the skin with just a flesh-toned paint, which will never look right.

Some tricks which work when you do this are similar to techniques women use with make-up. You might have seen the green foundation that some women use before they put normal foundation over it. This reduces the red of the skin underneath to give a pale complexion. To adopt these tricks in modelling terms, what you have to do is accentuate the features with light and dark paint, and then overlay it with a thin flesh tone so that some depth is created. A classic example of this is painting eye sockets and the shadow areas of the face with a dark ochre colour, and highlighted areas such as the cheekbones with white, so that this faintly shows through your flesh tone and adds definition.

Carrying this on with the rest of the figure, you actually need to paint darker areas of cloth under the arms and lighter areas on the shoulders, tops of hats etc so that it takes on the appearance of light and shade viewed at a distance, also noting that colours usually have a 'scale look' - generally a bit paler than the full sized thing - as you are emulating viewing an object at some distance when you produce a model. You can just about make this out on the figures in this 1/72nd scale diaroma of mine, notice that the officer's arms appear paler on the upper surfaces to emulate light hitting that part of the uniform more than the underarms, similarly, I have not relied on natural lighting to do all the work with the jackets, the shadows where they overhang the trousers are actually painted a little darker to provide better definition than normal lighting can do at that scale. Much of the toplighting is done simply by drybrushing a thinned matt white onto upper surfaces, although in this case I had to also consider the fact that a lot of light bounces up off the snow and underlights things a little too:

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j105/AlanBradbury/pantherdio.jpg

:D Chock

[Dowly]

Any pics of the gears?

[Hitman]

How do you plan to paint fuselage and wings now that other pieces have been assembled? :hmm: Must be a lot of work hiding with tape them for airbrushing :88)

[Dowly]

He mentions pencils on the first post, so I think he goes with them. ;)

[Hitman]

Aye, you are right...I thought at first they were only for the details. Since I have only done naval models and those are bigger, I never considered that for modelling. Instead, I have always done the large part with aribrushes and then painted details with fine pencil. :hmm:

[Jimbuna]

He mentions pencils on the first post, so I think he goes with them. ;)

Taking into account his intellectual capabilities I reckon he would be better off using crayons :p

:rotfl:

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd320/pasquarade/wolf-38.gif

[HunterICX]

Some photos from my last job on the Stuka.

Gears and aileron controls , flap controls etc etc

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/270/0312072249yn6.jpg

the 37mm Cannon:

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/1882/0312072250kc7.jpg


@Hitman,
I'm used to do my models with a pencil , I'm going to experiment with paintbrushing but thats for some future models.
its long since I done any so it was my idea to start with pencils first to get used to it again (last time I worked on models I used paint based on Oil..I miss that smell now.) its all water based these days.

HunterICX

[XabbaRus]

Cool, I think I might buy an Il-2 model and make a good diorama.

What make would be best? I know there are a few.

[Dowly]

I want a scalel model too!! I used to do quite a few of them as a kid, I had the Spitfire, M1 Abrams, Apache and German Torpedoboat.

Tho, over the years my patience-factor has been reduced so it would propably be like this now:

At 01:14
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=c8L4XYn1EJg

[Jimbuna]

ROFL.......that does kinda bring you into my minds eye :lol:

[U812]

This coming from a guy who was applying for a job as a warden in addition to flying airliners!

You can never have too much spare time, that's why I work freelance:rotfl:

:D Chock

HA! I've worked in the movie biz for over 30 darn years. Worked is the key word. Thus all that spare time I have. LOL!!

And for this build you need a lot of spare time. RC coversion of course.

And here's a little something that IL2 has. The Huck. All RC jet. Scratch built. Flying for 4 years now. And yes the gear retract.

I ought to thank the US film industry for shipping out most of my work to Canada and Europe! LOL!!

U812

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l114/U-812/flower%20class/IMG_0736.jpg

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l114/U-812/jets/IMG_0176.jpg

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l114/U-812/luft%2046/Ty64309.jpg

[jmr]

Woah! Do you have any videos of your jet in flight?

[U812]

I do. I'll have to find them. I always get video. Then loose it on these 3 machines! LOL!!

Here's my scratch built ME P. 1101.

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l114/U-812/jets/P6270002.jpg

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l114/U-812/jets/P6270003.jpg

and my Mirage from a kit.

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l114/U-812/jets/mirage_net.jpg

It's second flight:

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l114/U-812/vidoes/th_Mirage.jpg (http://s94.photobucket.com/albums/l114/U-812/vidoes/?action=view&current=Mirage.flv)

and a short clip of the 1101 and it's working gear:

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l114/U-812/vidoes/th_MVI_0695.jpg (http://s94.photobucket.com/albums/l114/U-812/vidoes/?action=view&current=MVI_0695.flv)

I'll look for the flight video soon.


U812

[Jimbuna]

I like, I like :rock: :up:

[HunterICX]

went to the hobbyshop today

got myself a set of Pencils (from very fin to large)
2x Primers (grey & White)
2x Varnish (Gloss & Satin)
1x Model Masking tape
2 colours I needed for my stuka

and a 1/48 Hawker Typhoon Model Mk.Ib

so I went outside and primed my stuka into a nice grey layer

http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/5416/1512071620yq6.jpg

HunterICX

[Chock]

The ultimate model:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TQ8aFDSdms

:D Chock

[Jimbuna]

@HunterICX

Your mother will go crazy when she sees the mess you've made on your bedspread :lol:

http://www.itsnature.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfmoon.jpg

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd320/pasquarade/wolf-38.gif

[HunterICX]

:D

Small Update:

its now Dark Green

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/6299/1512072031si2.jpg

[HunterICX]

@HunterICX

Your mother will go crazy when she sees the mess you've made on your bedspread :lol:

I've dont things far worse to my bedspread then that, when I was a small boy and felt sick :lol:

btw new update:

I've prepared and done the first layer of light blue underneath the aircraft.

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/7507/2312072037wb1.jpg

[Jimbuna]

@HunterICX

Your mother will go crazy when she sees the mess you've made on your bedspread :lol:

I've dont things far worse to my bedspread then that, when I was a small boy and felt sick :lol:





Your supposed to be doing that sort of thing in the bath ;)

[Siara]

I've prepared and done the first layer of light blue underneath the aircraft.


Funny shade of blue you got there Hunter :lol::up:

[HunterICX]

Light blue is really light, if you look very good, you see the colour :)

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/9558/2512071828in0.jpg

[HunterICX]

just a updating picture.

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/3849/0601081943hj5.jpg

[HunterICX]

Camo update:

http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/2889/2101081812qk2.jpg

[Dowly]

I've prepared and done the first layer of light blue underneath the aircraft.


Funny shade of blue you got there Hunter :lol::up:
Hellblau/RLM65 or Lichblau/RLM76 which I think it is here, is VERY light shade of blue. It's almost white when looked at from some angles. :up:

[HunterICX]

:smug: comming close to a end with this stuka :yep:

http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/1170/2201082058xm9.jpg

[Kratos]

Looking good there Hunter :up:

[HunterICX]

almost done,

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/2986/2701081819oa1.jpg

[FIREWALL]

almost done,

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/2986/2701081819oa1.jpg How come it doesn't have holes and some bent parts ?

To hear DOWLY tell it you couldn't bring back a kite in one piece if you had Richtofen sitting beside you.:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Seriously NICE work Hunter :up:

[HunterICX]

Windshields WIP:
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/8874/0302081745lu8.jpg

and Hans Rudel scale figure (primed):

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/9824/0302081820fu7.jpg

Comming soon:

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/5942/0302081759us6.jpg