Landrotten Highlander

Parcel was deliverd today. No extra costs, which makes me happy. Thanks for the pleasant transaction.

In the Star Trek universe these would be classed as gaseous anomalies....

can you double check your statement, as it confuses me a bit (easily done, confusing me.... what was I talking about again)

If I remember correctly, the blogs were stating that the kit's rivetting was inacurate -i.e. in the wrong place / following an incorrect pattern. Removing this pattern and replacing it with aftermarket rivets following careful research deals with this issue. At the end of the day it is the modellers choice...

I propose we add another emoji for this build that we can click: one with a dropped jaw... blooming anoying when you can't bend you back and you have to pick up the damn thing every time I read an update...

One to look out for. Thanks for your generosity in sharing your knowledge - first in this build log, and now in the new ebook.

Reedoak has a nice selection: http://reedoak.com/#!/Figures-figurines/c/13281234

funnily enough, I already have the walking female jet pilot - she will also be included in the little diorama. However, the pilot I am converting has the WWII uniform of ATA, so will require little work (just add some female features at the upper front and lower rear + a more suitable hairdo).

A bit late perhaps, but here's a link to a Guardian article. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/jan/10/raf-spitfire-woman-eleanor-wadsworth-dies-at-103 I knew about the work of the ATA and admire these people's courage flying unarmed aircraft with minimum training to the front line, risking their lives on a daily basis - often flying in weather 'normal' pilots considered unflyable. I am painting a variety of pilots in 1:32 with a view of grouping them together as if looking at aircraft/airshow etc (the first one can be seen in my Finnish Caudron build) and am now in the process of converting one pilot - a male British Air Force officer - into a female officer to honour their commitment.

You can make a reservation either via their website or via email (https://www.jetmads.com/what-s-next) They will let you know when reservations need to be converted into orders nearer the time. I did it for the Viggen, was an easy process and we are being kept up-to-date via email once a month - helpful when you are not on farcebook like myself.

Mentioned earlier in the text: they aim to keep it below $200. Price will be anounced close to the shipping of the Viggen kit (should be around March).

I just ordered the DA42...

That would be much appreciated. I will have a look at the review. Thanks for your replies. L.H.

Anybody know if this manufacturer has a website, or where I can buy this other than farcebook?

Not to worry, it was the 42 I remembered seeing, but having just visited the website of Diamond Aircraft industries I had them mixed up.

Cheers for that. Topic can be closed.

Hi all, some time ago I stumbled across a manufacturer that made a resin kit of the DA62 Diamond aircraft, but I be damned if I can find them again. I seem to remember the prices were in US dollars. Can anybody point me in the right direction? Ta. L.H.

wow, just goes to show what hard work can lead to. Thanks for sharing

ditto I will need a lot more practice before I can get anywhere near this result...

I tend to build wooden models of sailing ships from scratch - i.e. measure from plans, draft your own components, then cut the wood before assembly. Lots of fun, but it takes a loooooong time before a ship is finished. But what the heck - it's all about the fun, no?

Thank you for this post. Certainly answered some of my questions regarding to when something becomes art. Yet it still leaves this quesiont unaswered: who decides when something is art or not? Perhaps you can enlighten me/us in this?

I go for the last option (hope for the filters/wheatering to blend everything together). To my eye the differences in the red are minimal in that they do not detract the eye from the overall image. The filters, weathering and other techniques you will be using will tone this further down. There is a discussion regarding modelling and art going on in another topic, and one of the things we look for in Bonsai is 'perfect imperfecction'. The minor tonal variations in the red will add t the 'realism feeling' of your model.

For me modelling is a hobby, Bonsai is my passion. So I will try to answer your question from a Bonsai perspective. Bonsai is an artform that uses living plants to depict an image of an old and mature tree somewhere in nature (this is my definition). It uses horticultural knowledge and understanding, and combined with various techniques and a healthy dose of patience (both short term and long term patience) to tell the story of the tree - its life, the environment it lives in, even the season of the year. Based on the knowledge I gather through the Nippon Sakka Kyookai Europe group of Bonsai practitioners The real art only emerges when you are able to expose the 'soul' of the tree - this can only be done after its branch structure has been developed to such an extent that the true beauty of the tree can be brought out through careful pruning - and wiring branches (one of the techniques used in the development) is no longer needed. Moving back to modelling: the key for me is to tell a story with your model. There are many very talented and capable people on this site - and I learn a lot from them with relation to techniques used in this hobby - who have reached a very high level of competence in techniques. When I look at their models and I can instantly understand the story they are trying to tell (either through a fomr of diorama, or by the weathering of the model) then for me this is art.

very convincing

And THAT, my friends, is the secret of a successful exhibit....