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  1. Kendzior
    Done! Not everything went as good as I wanted, but overall I think that the aircraft itself is that pretty, that she deserved the effort. Hope you like it Best regards Hubert
  2. Kendzior
    It's not an easy task to make a Fw-190 in German markings so that it stands out in the crowd, but this one you made is really terrific. Beautiful and eye-catching scheme, superbly done. I like it a lot. Best regards Hubert
  3. Kendzior
    I have never really liked Corsairs, but this one looks terrific. Excellent finish, thanks for sharing. Best regards Hubert
  4. Kendzior
    Almost there. Next will be a dull cote and pigments. Best regards / Pozdrawiam Hubert
  5. Kendzior
    Thanks, Lothar. The landing gear ready for installation. The number was sprayed using masks with Gunze paints. Not perfect, but it works for me. Best regards Hubert
  6. Kendzior
    What can I say? Chapeau bas! The workshop thread was very inspiring. This makes me thinking about making something like that... those cold war era jets are really stunning beasts. Best regards Hubert
  7. Kendzior
    F a n t a s t i c ! The mottling among the best I've ever seen. Best regards Hubert
  8. Kendzior
    Moving forward, undercarriage parts... well... far from perfection. Dry-fitted: Best regards Hubert
  9. Kendzior
    Thanks, Mates Undercarriage subassamblies, propeller and spinner under way. The guns probably not right for Ki-61, so they will have to be replaced with something more suitable, as the guns from the box are not suitable for anything... Will have these metal barrels at my fingertips when I start my large scale Zero. Best regards Hubert
  10. Kendzior
    Excellent work and one of my favorite aircraft. Congrats! Best regards Hubert
  11. Kendzior
    Thanks, Dutik First I marked the outline of the windshield on the fuselage. In the second step, using a new blade I shaved off from the fuselage enough to go out on the internal borders of the windshield's shape. Then a series of fittings in and filing with my Flex-i-File. In addition, it was necessary to correct a little bit the side of the cabin, which I made with the pieces of the frame drawn over the heat. Before gluing the canopy to the fuselage (CA Roket Odourless – absolutely amazing) I added something that is visible in the side picture of the plane, and what I think is the basis of the gun sight (in my opinion VG.36 was not armed, one can not see any barrels in the wings, and somehow I find it hard to accept that they could have used a rifle scope, when in production and widespread use they had for example Collimateur OPL Type: RX. 393, called a lantern or a Greek temple. On the other hand, I'm not 100% sure, because the photograph of the VG.33's cockpit is showing a base for the gun sight that certainly does not look like that thing installed in VG.36. Whatever it was, something like this was installed inside the cockpit, though it can be poorly seen in the photographs. As for 1:32nd Arsenal, there's no hope I'm afraid. But look here. This one is absolutely amazing. Best regards Hubert
  12. Kendzior
    Excellent work, the finish is absolutely amazing. Best regards Hubert
  13. Kendzior
    Looks great, Kev - really stunning! I was watching your workshop thread with great interest, very inspiring. Thanks for sharing PS. Would be nice to see more photos. Best regards Hubert
  14. Kendzior
    Thanks, Mates Decals, "mysterious device" in place of the Venturi tube and QB exhausts added - not much more to be done here, time to get all the remaining parts done - and in fact they're almost ready too, only "88" still to be painted on the undercarriage covers and will be ready for a final assembly and weathering. Best regards Hubert
  15. Kendzior
    Thanks, Gents - really glad that you like it. Yea, she was fast indeed. Worth to mention, that despite less HP than D. 520, Arsenal was faster, having the same armament. It's a pity that France wasn't able to produce them more and earlier. Some camo corrections and decals added. Next step - wash and weathering. Best regards Hubert
  16. Kendzior
    That's how she looks like today. Hope you like it. Best regards Hubert
  17. Kendzior
    Hi All, One of my projects started this year (among many others) and one of the main reasons why I still haven't finished my large scale Hien... Azur's Arsenal VG.36 C1 - one of the most beautiful fighters of the WW2 period, unfortunately did not get it's chance in 1940... The kit entered the production in 2000, was refreshed in 2010 – and that's the boxing I have. Typical standard for this period and the brand: a bit “soapy†injection molded parts, much nicer resin, vacuum formed canopy. There are many challenges throughout the building process. Wheel wells (resin castings are much shallower, 2-3 mm, than their corresponding recess in the hull, which would result with a step in the wells), exhaust stacks (must be installed individually and at a correct angle, which requires a lot of patience), fit of the wings to fuselage, horizontal stabilizers have the wrong shape, fit of the inter-cooler housing to the fuselage, fit of the canopy (the main problem is that what we get in the box is a VG.33's fuselage and VG.36's canopy, which doesn't fit at all), and many many other problems, but this is the fun part of our hobby, isn't it?
  18. Kendzior
    Thanks, Kev. As for the Venturi tube, this particular aircraft had it mounted as most of the 244th Sentai planes, but for some reasons it has been modified, by removing the tube, but the device previously hidden in the tube remained. That's what I'm going to show. Not much time for hobby recently and I have other projects on the run, so just few minor touch-ups and the position lights painted with Vallejo's transparent (well, I was hoping these will be more transparent actually) colours. Haven't taken any photos of the remaining parts under construction (landing gear, exhausts, etc), but I'm pretty close to have the Swallow done. Best regards Hubert
  19. Kendzior
    Many thanks, Gents, glad that you like it Best regards Hubert
  20. Kendzior
    Thanks, Gents Moving forward, have just installed the position lights (these will be painted with Vallejo clear paints), the reflector housing (fit - absolutely perfect, no glue required), corrected the weathering on the tail, the upper surfaces of ailerons and horizontal tail have been painted with well diluted IJA Green, a remnant of the original camouflage of this machine. Almost all photographs and drawings of the actual aircraft show, that housing of the Venturi tube was removed. I decided to reflect this detail - how do you think? The tube from the box - for comparison. Stay tuned, best regards Hubert
  21. Kendzior
    Kev, the camo and weathering look superb, indeed very subtle and natural. As for the paint dust under the rear glass of the cockpit I'm not able to tell anything from this photo, so don't know if it is a major issue - but maybe it is worth to consider to gently detach it from the fuselage and clean it. There's almost no green paint around the glass, so should not be a problem to reattach it later. Here you can see how Kuba Plewka did it several times and reattached the cockpit glass when the camo was already done - by the way he was also building Hien, but in 1:48th scale (in Polish, but photos tell the story): http://www.pwm.org.pl/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=81795&start=75 Best regards Hubert
  22. Kendzior
    Thanks, Gents Looking at the wheel well covers from Hasegawa's box I realized, that they need much more attention, than usually required. So I decided to take an easy way. With a little help from QB. These look much better I think. Stay tuned, best regards Hubert
  23. Kendzior
    Great choice, one of my favorite aircraft. I sit in the front row and watch. I can see that you are going to use Montex masks, you need to be careful with those black ones for masking the canopy - they tend to leave residue of adhesive and peel off without warning (especially those intended to mask the outside of the canopy)... I think the better choice would be Eduard's set of masks or just self made masks. Good luck! Regards Hubert
  24. Kendzior
    Many thanks for your nice comments. I'm sure that thinning the sidewalls would have been helpful, however wasn't necessary here. Little pressure was required, securing the connection with piece of a tape for the setting time and a very little amount of filler - that's all. Fit of this Aires cockpit is among the best I have ever seen. Thanks for watching Best regards Hubert
  25. Kendzior
    And some "under construction" pics: Best Hubert
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