Gil

Hi Tomek, First I'd like to admit that you're one great big showoff - that's because you have something to show off and I'm permanently jealous of your unbelievable skills. I was hoping that just maybe the theft of your notebook would keep you under control for awhile - alas, this was not to be..., Humor and tawdry rants aside I've learned a great deal from your build - really love the footprints. Your work is much appreciated and thanks for taking the time to share your work with us all..., Best regards, +Gil

Glad to see you're visiting the L4 again - beautiful work Tomek. -Gil

I can't stop laughing! You go away and come back with a paper masterpiece making all the styrene fanbois jealous! It's not the medium that makes the modeler, rather, it's the modeler's selection of media that makes the model..., +Gil

I've been away from the Monocoupe's design and build for awhile - doing other things. The following render is from some other work that, oddly enough, seems fitting for the Velie. He's called Monte the Velie Monocoupe Man. He'll be joined by his loyal dog Wing Nut in due time..., +Gil

Hi Tomek, Been awhile since I last tuned in here and look what happened! It makes it a pleasure to be back again. Best regards, +Gil

Ok, you've done it again! Tres Bon et bravo! BR+Gil

Fozz, Your Wife hates this model...., Just thought I'd pass that along..., +Gil

You used PLASTIC! Argggghhhh! Looks like micro fishing gear. You know what this means? Yep! You've got to make the stick and rudder pedals operate the control surfaces! Hah! Just kidding...., well not much..., +Gil

Martin, What a fine model this is turning out to be...., More! +Gil

"Finger Painting!" Messing about with oils on paper, according to Fozzy it's more akin to finger painting. Nice technique! Have you tried mixing the dirting chalk with the almost dry oil base? Wonder if Michelangelo had this sort of conversation while he was painting the Sistene Chapel?..., Fozzy's already put the finger of God through one of his wings - any similar events that you're burning to let us know about?..., In any case it came out great Tomek. Good show! Please proceed with just a tad more alacrity..., Best of regards, +Gil

Hi Martin, Nice to hear you're having a snow year in Bulgaria. It's been 65 degrees Fahrenheit here in California and even the birds are getting frisky..., No rain and we'll be another nice desert beside an ocean..., "not only that but I was checking the masking by pressing down on the wing and my Chuffing finger went through the wing skin!!"..., Mini disasters seem to bunch up like that. I've taken to just stopping after the first one for awhile, at least long enough for the "gremlins" to get bored and go away..., The landing gear really pops! Nicely done. Best regards, +Gil

"Embossing is easier" Hi Tomek, I agree, the technique requires practice meaning multiple trials till you get the hang of it. Best you saved it for a later time. The wings shown in the short tutorial were also tone adjusted in Photoshop to give the embossed look. Embossing and toning together work extremely well - a combintorial trompe l'oeil..., In any case it turned out beautifully! Bien Cordialement, +Gil

Whoa! Now That's Showing Off! And then some. A glass enclosure to keep the tweakers from getting to it and the dust off?..., +Gil

Paint please..., I've been shadowing your build Martin..., Sorry, just can't help it - promise to stop when you're finished..., +Gil

Hi Tomek, I think you should consider the method covered in the last section for your model. It explains that you can bypass using a core by using ribs glued to a vellum tracing paper carrier sheet instead. Scan the original wing sheet and print it on the vellum sheet - this will make positioning the ribs accurately a easy task. The only antsy part is aligning the rib sheet with the printed cover before gluing it up in the top clamp piece/2 mm foam sheet/printed wing/rib on vellum/bottom clamp piece lamination. The DH2 model shown was redrawn from the original model. There was several trials that made it past the top of the dust bin on the voyage of discovery..., +Gil