Thunderbolt

Found this in Pinterest, of all places 
https://pin.it/2Vg0aDR

a good argument could be made for 81/75 or 81 undercoat/ lightly applied and very dirty 76 overcoat 
Does anyone know the source  and which Dora it is?

 

This aircraft is described in both the JaPo and Crandall Dora books as WNr 500581 "Black 8".  Crandall's entry includes multiple frames from color film...
 
 

Found this in Pinterest, of all places 
https://pin.it/2Vg0aDR

a good argument could be made for 81/75 or 81 undercoat/ lightly applied and very dirty 76 overcoat 
Does anyone know the source  and which Dora it is?

 

Ridiculous! I have a spare tire set I can sell you. 

Assuming equal cost, would you rather build a Do 335A by ZM or HK? Why? 

I love what you do Thunnus

I love what you do Thunnus

I love what you do Thunnus

For some reason, Jerry Crandall can't post here. So, I am posting this for him based on his e-mail reply to me...
 
Jerry states that flaps on the Ta 152 are metal, not wooden like the D-13.
 
Mark Proulx
 
Mods: Any idea how to rectify access to LSP forums for Jerry?

Hi Mike,
 
I would wait for the ZM kit which is in the works.   
 
Merry Christmas

ZM is doing a 262?!

ZM is doing a 262?!

very nice work! love the nose art. 

finished: 

 
 
 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

Airframe assembled. The Eagleparts supercharger intake is evident. 

 
The MDC spinner fitted temporarily. I later placed this with the Eagleparts example. 

 
Airframe canopy masked off and airframe painted alclad aluminum as a primer 

 

 

 
 

the cockpit with the instrument panels swapped. 

 

 

 

 

Hi all, 
 
I wanted to share with you a kit I built in 2007 when I was 18 y/o. I had read the Blonde Knight of Germany a couple years before that and was inspired by Hartmann's story. 
 
I'll post this as a WIP, since I took a handful of WIP pictures at the time. 
 
The process of getting into medical school, then completing it, and now residency has kept me away from producing meaningful work in the last decade or so, but as residency reaches a more stable and predictable point, I am hoping to get back into the hobby meaningfully. I have been following fondly all of the amazing work on here over the last few years. Any and all comments and critiques are appreciated. 
 
The build: 
HAS Bf 109G-14 
MDC Bf 109G Cockpit 
MDC Bf 109 G Spinner 
MDC Bf 109G wheels 
Eduard Luftwaffe PE Seatbelts
EagleParts Bf109G spinner 
EagleParts Bf109G supercharger intake 
EagleParts Bf109G radiator housing 
Eduard Bf 109G instrument panel 
Eduard Bf 109G exterior 
Eaglecals Bf 109G decals 
Gunze Acrylic paint
 
Construction began with the cockpit. IIRC, the MDC cockpit was very high quality, and was not difficult to install. 
 

 
 
 
 
 

A masterpiece. Straight up. 

Miloslav, 
 
This is a beautiful work of art; well done! 
 
You have inspired me to build a D-11 (and D-13 of my own eventually)...and to finish my years-in-the-making D-9. 
A couple comments: 
 
Landing Gear
Does anyone have reservations about using the Eduard Brassin Undercarriage legs on these Doras?
 
I do.
 
I purchased a set and realized that they are substantially shorter than the Hasegawa Fw-190D legs; being designed by Eduard specifically for Revell's F-8, they simulate the weight of a full payload of bombs (I am at least presuming that Eduard intended to do that). 
 
While the D-11 incurs the extra weight of Mk 108s in the wings, it does so with Mg 131s deleted. There isn't a good reason to think it ever would have had so much of a load to sink as low as a fully-bombed F-8. 
 
The Eduard legs probably aren't correct for Doras, beautiful as they are. Of course, Hasegawa's legs are probably slightly too unloaded being that they were made from museum pieces that had absolutely no fuel or ammunition in them. Despite my reservations, I will probably go ahead and use the Eduard legs on my upcoming Doras because of their detail and their strength. 
 
The D-9 W. Nr. 500570 "Blue 12" clearly sits quite high on its gear and the kit legs are the most accurate to use for it. 
 
I wonder though: why doesn't Eduard make a set that simulates less loading (a more detailed set than the G-Factors)? They could probably do so easily. 
 
Propeller
The photo of Fw 190D-11 W. Nr. 220 017 (or 012) from the 5 o'clock position shown on this thread suggests that D-11s had "pointed" prop blade tips (as seen on the Ta-152H and the reconstructed blades of the only D-13 in existence)  instead of completely round (as seen on the D-13 when captured). 
 
Flaps
If you look carefully at the same photo, a good argument could be made for wooden flaps as well. 
 
C

this model is BOMB. 

this model is BOMB. 

this model is BOMB. 

MRP paints are 7 bucks a bottle. I'm going to mix the colors myself with the Tamiya paints I already have. 

Ive used MRP for my builds
 

For my builds I use Sovereign Colourcoats, ACRN21 yellow, ACRN22 for the dull red, and ACRN31 for the blue.
https://www.sovereignhobbies.co.uk/collections/colourcoats-sea-british?page=1
 
Cheers
 
Dennis