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Thanks Antony, I just put a lot of passion and patience and I am happy to be able to share my experiences with you. Cheers George

HI Mike, The work you are doing is not easy but you are doing it very well. I follow you with interest and even the priestess is wow!

Hi to all, I managed to complete the first part of the model or the 'tricycle' of the Me 109 G-2 'Yellow 12': - realization of the hinge for opening / closing the bonnet the sketch: materials used: metal sheet, self-adhesive aluminum tape brass tube (Trumpeter): execution of the work: I prepare the loops for the support of the central pin which must be fixed in a consequential alternating right / left position (contrary to what was done for the lower calender where the hinge was fixed with the loops in a straight consequential position) : - removing the original support : - final results: - replacing the radiator grille: - final results: preview - coloring and dynamic 'dirt' of the spinner (Contact Résine) on electric cutter operated at low speed and sprayed with a mixture of dark gray and light brown (mud) diluted to 75% with 1.5 bar pressure and 2mm nozzle: - final risults: preview - pre-coloring (dark gray background ): - transparent coating, riveting, coloring and modification: opening / closing canopy (internal and external) scratch building details: -moving parts completed : - liquid masking of the model (latex): - replacement of original wheels with optional resin set (Contact Résine), detail, application of color decals and final gallery of the session: in summary this is the work carried out so far: for more info & pics :APM That's all. Thanks for your attention and for your time. George

Thanks Thor for the appreciation of this project and the compliments for the execution of the same George Thanks for your attention and for your time. I hope that the Gustav will take off early and go to fight in the North where his squadron are waiting for him. George

Hi to all Thank you all for the compliments received. I decided to give Gustav more detail by cutting the leading edge of the wing at the root of the fuselage, working on the landing gear hood. The severed part has been completely reconstructed and detailed. I built the hinge for the lower cowl of the engine: I replaced the hitch pins of the original plastic carriages with metal ones due to the greater weight loaded on the model by resins and photoetched: I prepared the end parts of the carriage covers with the plate (in the real models they were separate): After working on the details of DB 605 this is the final result of the session: more info & pics: http://www.adventurephotomodels.com That's all . Thanks for your attention and for your time George

Thank you all for your comments and for your time George

Oh men thn you are doubly bravo! I know what an effort and how much work you had to do! I also performed my first experiments with the aluminum kitchen and repositionable 3M Montain glue: a drama, it was more what I threw away than what I was able to coat. A real nightmare, now with the aluminum tape, another life!

I quote you 100% and I am happy to know that you are the author of this wonderful model: we share a passion for the coating technique. What material did you use? BRAVO!!!!! George

Thanks Ron for the comment and for the wonderful feeling you managed to convey to me with the memory of Okinawa. I hope I understand your request and post these images on the ammo bay: this is the Eduard pe set: and now........... Erika, my personal assistant, in the role of the Strafer pilot, presents the final version with the nose correction for the 'Lady Lil' version. Thanks Jeeps for the intervention and the information, I took note Thanks for the comment I appreciated it very much. I also was quite surprised by the absence of smoke behind the exhausts (I love to highlight them) but, from the photos of the real aircraft it seems to be like this: I thank everyone for the attention and interest shown in this work: extracted from the wip:

Hi to all, I present the B-25 model in MWP (Metal Work Panels) version completely covered in aluminum (metal tape), customized & detailed in the following optional version: North American B-25 J Mitchell "Lady Lil" (correct nose for this version ) Hong Kong Models kit 1/32 scale model - version: 498thBs "Falcons", 345bth Bomber Group " Air Apaches" 5th AF in Philippines, May 1945 : for more info & pics :http://www.adventurephotomodels.com Thanks for the attention George

Hi to all Work on the model continues! I completely redone the prop support plate wanting to show the prop without and with the spinner. cockpit: MG 17 & ammo bay: lower engine compartment closing panel: thanks for your attention and to the next update George for more info & pics: http://www.adventurephotomodels.com

Hi to all Contact Resine resin accessories have finally arrived for spinners, propellers, controls surface, wheels: the original part (propeller) Now I'll take care of correcting the compressor filter instead: here you can see how the filter was cut with a rounded shape: and here as proposed by the Trumpeter kit: let's proceed with the Kintsuglue modeling paste that will allow me to model the part until the desired shape is obtained and correct the filter cut: apply a small amount of paste on the affected part: I have to let the modeled part harden for 24 hours and then I can sand it, modify it and paint it easily: result of the correction of the cut of the air filter and simulation with the resin parts of Contact Resine: That's all for this session. Thanks for the attention George for more info & pics:http://www.adventurephotomodels.com

Thank you all for the comments reserved for this work. Cheers and good modeling

Hi to all we pick up where I left off. correction of DB 605 / A engine calenders: I make a thin strip from the sheet of metal to finish the internal moldings and then fix them correction of the external fins of the cowlings: those of the kit appear slightly undersized creation of the closing rails for the cowlings stops: The idea is to be able to insert the cowling on two self-made tracks (as in the real model) so that it can be held without gluing it and to be able to optionally open or not the cowling and show the DB 605 / A in all its positions or keep the perfect closure and show intact its camouflage. Daimler Benz DB 605 /A preview note: the cables and the various connections are sent back to the insertion of the engine inside the fuselage. detail of the compressor fan: 1- I open the compartment to rebuild the fan seat with the help of a low speed electric cutter: 2- I remove the excess parts, sanding with the cutter with a round head file and finally I brush up with Mr. Surfacer 1000 liquid putty 3- I apply the micro-blades obtained from a thin flap of sheet metal inserting them delicately and individually close to the very small self-made pin and obtained from a residue of resin wrapped on the tip of the cutter scratch building of other metal parts: MWP (Metal Work Panels technique) : cloning panels : modification and detail of the oil tank : wanting to keep the hatch open, I had to build both the internal and external part of the tank including the hatch and the power inlet. Also in this case, the connecting cables are returned with the motor switched on dents in the auxiliary tank : it seems trivial and perhaps stupid but I can assure you that the realistic effect that is reproduced is absolutely interesting! after having glued the two shells I made small and light depressions with the electric cutter at low speed so as to simulate the classic dents suffered by the tank often stacked against each other on the ground in the fast succession of missions after having adequately sanded the interested parts, I reviewed and standardized all the work with a couple of passes of Mr. Surfacer 1200 DB 605 motor insertion and cowlings closing test with the changes made: result OK! A- "open" B-"closed" final gallery: thanks for your attention. George for more info & pics : http://www.adventurephotomodels.com

Thanks Antonio, absolutely very interesting and useful to the model I am building. Cheers George

Here I agree and I thank you for the clarification and the photo even if it refers to a G-6 like the one you post below only for the next session: cheers

Hi to all In today's session we will deal with the correction of the calenders: those of Gustav did not end with a straight cut but shaped at the shoulder on which they leaned. This means that I will have to fix: reconstruction of the support shoulder of the correct cowling: Thanks for your attention George

: Hi Antonio, thanks for your intervention and congratulations for your Me 109, wonderful work. For the zinc color, it is only a primer given before going over everything after the correction of the calenders in the classic RLM 02 1941 which is a little different from what you see in your photo: regards

Hi to all let's start work on the Gustav 2 : In this session, having in mind to leave the covers of the DB 605 open, I will start by removing the extractors: everyone has their own method. I am happy with the help of a small electric cutter with variable speed and with the right accessories I can say that I get excellent results. complete the work by sanding finely with this tool: grouting with Mr Surfacer 1200 : preshading (Vallejo Air black) : yellow / zinc green color: XF-4 Tamya : coating of internal panels with MWP procedure: That is all for the moment. thanks for your attention. George

Thanks for the comment and additional photos. You are right! The author of photo n.9 (source Pinterest) probably made a mistake and improperly attributed the subject to Ehrler. So we have finally solved the question once and for all: Herler's Me 109 had no EN + EL signature (as correctly indicated in the Techmod decals to which I apologize for the unintentionally raised doubt) which instead belonged to Rudolf Muller who we can see portrayed in the following group photo: A photo of the three pilot friends from left to right: Theodor Weissenberger, Heinrich Ehrler and Rudolf Muller. Between legend and reality in the myth of the lost heroes: On 4 April 1945 it seems that Ehrler (with 204 kills) on his Me 262, after having claimed the shooting down of two B-17s, now devoid of ammunition, threw himself against a third B-17, ramming it but before this extreme and fatal gesture apparently greeted his friend Theo (Weissenberger) by radio with this final sentence: "Theo, this is Heinrich. I shot down two bombers and I have no more ammunition. I'm going to ram. Auf Wiedersehen, see you in Valhalla ! Do you have any comments on this? George

Hi to all and happy holidays to those who can do them. Today I want to share the 1/24 scale Me 109 G2 kit produced several years ago by Trumpeter. The kit (N. 02406), comes with a large series of sprues both normal and "clear" (ie offering the possibility to the model maker to be able to assemble the fuselage in "sight" in order to see the engine and the cockpit) adequately detailed (if compared to the time it was produced in 2001) The model is equipped with some interesting accessories such as the Verlinden detail set concerning the whole "ammo" part completely neglected on the original, the cockpit both in the cockpit and on the sides and finally, I still have to understand how to assemble them (if anything 'idea) some small detail to apply on the DB 605 (which, however, I will have to detail in the cables and pipes). The set consists of finely detailed resin parts and photo-etched parts: Speaking of etchings, I bought the seat belts from Eduard and while I was there, I also found some beautiful stencils suitable for the Tumpeter G-2 kit. The 13mm MG 131 machine guns from the Master (Air) in brass and superbly turned : AirScale : instrument panels decals & tools: Lastly, I bought the Techmod decals set for the chosen version: Bf 109 G-2 / R6, "Yellow 12", Oblt. Heinrich Ehrler, 6 / JG 5, Petsamo, Finland, March 1943 and alternatively, "Yellow 3", pilot (and friend of Ehrler) Fw. Rudolf Muller, 6 / JG 5, Petsamo, Finland, March 1943 as both very particular and intriguing based on winter cam. image posted for discussion and historical reference only Here, however, if we compare the original photo of Ehrler's Me 109 with the decals provided by Techmod, we can see that the abbreviation EN + EL has been proposed on Muller's 109 and this generates doubts that should not exist. Fortunately, there does not seem to be much to argue, Techmod has obviously (in good faith) wrong with the indications. What do you think about it? Thanks for your interest and see you next time. George

Thanks everyone for your attention

Hi to all we arrived at the final session of this wip after about a year (February 2019). I completed the coating of the hyperstainers by writing all the rivets and detailing the air brakes by building the flooring necessary to house the hydraulic mechanisms. I assembled the landing gears by combining the accessories of the Scale Aircraft Conversions and Eduard Brassin. I applied Berni's stencils and decals (optional) I opacified the front of the wing surfaces with the Flat Clear TS-80 Tamya to create the correct contrast and this is the final work I propose: Scale Aircraft Conversions white metal set: Eduard Brassin resin set: Bondic UV/lamp for landing ligts coating & writing of the rivets on mobile surfaces: and now......the final result: Dassault Mirage IIIc & SNECMA ATAR 9c : Dassault Mirage IIIc version : SPA 94 "Mort qui fauche" ECT02/ 002 côte d'or Dijon-Longvic 1970 Thanks for your attention George for more photos and info: http://www.adventurephotomodels.com

Thanks to all for comments and interest George

Hi to all this is the third update and in this thread I will tell you how I managed to finally close the Mirage IIIc fuselage Dassault Aviation Mirage IIIc version: SPA 94 "Mort qui fauche" ECT02/ 002 côte d'or Dijon-Longvic 1970 ( Final look) Image published exclusively for referential, technical and historical purposes Before closing the fuselage I covered the wings to correct the air brakes compartment which is closed and not opened as proposed by the Italeri kit MWP (Metal Work Panels) technique step by step: creation of an aluminum panel ready to be inserted in the covering area: Work gallery: After having grouted, sanded and polished the critical parts of the model (radome and afterburner compartment ) I have definitely closed the fuselage: the mockup: Application of optional decals (Berna decals) First look: and ....................................final (corrected) look: Dassault Aviation Mirage IIIc SPA 94 "Mort qui fauche" ECT02/ 002 Côte d'or Dijon-Longvic 1970 & SNECMA ATAR 9c For more info & pics :http://www.adventurephotomodels.com That is all for the moment. Thanks for the attention George