martin.bavaria

Hi Theo, like the fun about modelling and your kind words, too! I have to apologize... The stormbird is second in the production line at the moment! I tend to take model kits from their boxes to the bench, build some steps and then put them in plastic boxes to the shelf of shame... (I think, I have about 10 or 12 kits in the making at present time! ) More to come... (not just kidding!) Cheers, Martin

Hi Jeroen, this is incredible... Love it! Makes me want to build these WNW kits, too. Especially the "scratches" on the panels: outstanding! Cheers, Martin

Hi Willi, this engine is looking really good! What paint did you use?!? Keep up the good work! Cheers, Martin

Looking really good! Like it a lot! Hope there's more to come... Cheers, Martin

Uuuhhh dirty! Hi Moksha, love it! Perfect job on weathering and the whole built! Thanks for sharing! Cheers, Martin

Hi Matt, looking realy good... I've got eight words for you: This built made me restart with mine again! Thanks for sharing! Cheers, Martin

Hi Willi, looks like there's a WnW virus on this board! Nice choice on the kit and good progress so far... I'll follow this one! Keep 'em coming!

Hi Grant, thanks for the compliments... I hope to get the work started asap! But for now I'm getting to know again why I've got stuck on this built. But nothing too serious. And thanks to Thomas Lund one of the issues is (long time) sorted out! And hey guys, look yourself... I added some weight to the nose of this lady and what's the "Thank you"?!? She lifts her nose, not to say "tail sitter". And now once again "A great thanks" to Thomas, who sent me a spare clear part for the cockpit, as I cracked mine with my clumsy hands. That's all for now but still more to come!

Now that one is really great... Just love it!

Thanks Maru... And hi guys, I'm back on the bench with still the old projects... Been very busy the last months / years besides the bench! Had to sort some things out! More to come (hopefully... ) Cheers, Martin

Hi Thomas, comparing both pics... Looks spot on to me! I'd change nothing, just do some weathering and all is perfect! Keep up the good work! Cheers, Martin

Hi Willi, the V056 is a great looking a/c! Looking forward to see a "WIP" here on the board... But why no update on my stormbird?!? It seems this kit should be a longterm project. But as often, when expecting nothing special, just some last tune ups before priming, there's the a little gremlin looking at the airplane! Here's the report of my "little" mishap (I'll post an evidence picture...): Almost everything done, just prepare the canopy parts (future dipping and stuff) when I noticed there's a handle on the inside for pilot (closing the middle clear part of the canopy) which is represented with poor detail on Trumpy's. Ok, so remove the parts molded on and scratch something. Then it happened, with using too much pressure I got a crack in the canopy part. But no worries, the spare parts are on their way! So, more to come! And thanks for looking in... Cheers, Martin

Hi Thomas, nice to see your collection here! Good finish on the Me109! I like the "tulip" a lot... And the Swordfish looks great, too! Keep up the good work! Cheers, Martin

Hi Iain, just found out you finished your Heinkel! Looking great and an interesting scheme! Love it... Cheers, Martin

So guys, here we go... Got some more! Working on the tiny fiddly bits that tend to fall down on the floor and "pling" jump away! Working with a kind of "breathing technique", I call it "apnoe modeling"... Don't try this at home! More serious... Got some different sets of MDC's bombs... Still don't know if I should add aftermarket, since the only AM is the belts. But they do look better than the kit's bombs... Also finished the "Wikingerschiff", Plastic card, putty, some spare parts of other kits and some spare photo etched parts. (Sorry, a bit too dark, could't get it brighter...) Replaced the circular antenna with some spare PE. And the pitot tube: made a new one from injection needles... And a comparison of the scratched pitot and the one from the kit... Okay, more to come, when I find the time to get airgun started! Cheers, Martin

Hi Nige, it hurts every time I see the poor JU... Hi Willi, I'm living in a small city east of Munich... to small to have model shop! The next one is about one hour drive... As the time passed I haven't work too much on the stormbird. But the last few days I found some time! We've got progress! And I can almost smell some color! Okay, so what happened?!? Finished riveting, scribing and sanding on the airframe. I'm kind of nervous how it comes out with color on... Finished the inside of the cockpit (backplate behind the pilot's seat). Did some filtering, drybrushing and washing. Just to get the feeling again. Added the engine cowling to the airframe after sanding the edges extra thin. You can almost read a newspaper through the plastic... The right one, not much cowling left after I cut all unwanted parts away! I had to fill the underside of the wing with plastic card and putty. Sanded, scribed and riveted (what eles...?!?),primed it... And now with the engine on. The left cowling... some more plastic left (just to get a different look, the cowling consisted of many different parts, which could be taken away separately. The Trumpeter part is very thick and consists of two halfs...) Here I left the inside untouched, cause you don't see it anymore afterwards. And engine on. Okay guys, hope it's not too boring... Got some more pictures in the next post! Thanks for looking in and happy modeling! Cheers, Martin

Hi Nige, looking really good! Makes me want to start mine... Should be a quick build as yours then! Keep up the good work! Cheers, Martin

Hi Iain, great looking plane! Love those big ones... Keep the updates coming! Cheers, Martin

Now more serious: Just great Work, Marek! Cheers, Martin

Hi Nige, I love what you are doing with this beautiful bird! Just great Keep the updates coming... Cheers, Martin

Thanks guys, hope to get some update this weekend! Now concerning museums... Nige, you should check Museum Sinsheim, about one hour drive from Stuttgart. They got a huge collection, some topshelf, some not very convincing (fantasy restauration, if you know what I mean!) First impressions: http://sinsheim.technik-museum.de/en/en/junkers-ju-88 The stressed look on the skin: kind of making a virtue of necessity. For me it was the best solution to deal with those sinkmarks. Now afterwards (almost the whole aircraft done): it's very time consuming! Scratching, re-riveting, rescribing, sanding... But I like the look now very much. At the moment I'm doing the engine gondolas and the flaps, rudders and stuff. Cheers, Martin

Hi Nige, that's what you call a quick build?!? I love it! Keep 'em coming... Cheers, Martin

Hi Willi, the new seat is in fact an improvement... Great paintjob! Cheers, Martin

Hi Willi, jepp, that's Hans Guido Mutke "White 3" in the Deutsches Museum. Got some crappy pics of that bird... The battery on my cam was empty, took the pics with my cell phone! Cheers, Martin

Hi guys, as promised some update! I see light at the end of the tunnel! Should be no train... Got the riveting done, got one wing sanded and added some 0,25mm plastic cards under the flaps. It's more like a smooth step than this rough as in the kit. I'm quite pleased with the result but look yourself! What do you think?!? This is the area I wasn't happy with the kit! And here the stormbird... Going to have some issues with the gap at the wing joint... But not too much trouble I guess. I'm really looking forward to glueing all parts together and get the paint job started... Cheers, Martin