dutik

BTW, this looks very similiar to the Albatros B.II (strut and wing layout, tailfin, large multipart windscreen, engine, sidemouted radiators...) with some subtle differences (cockpit tub open between the two seats, lower bow not so much curved up like the Albatros, upper bow somewhat curved down). I wonder if there were some ties between both manufacturers, maybe licenses, engineers or else, but did not find an answer searching online. Regards - dutik

Ouch, ouch, ouch! Sooo many options here! Decisions, decisions... Regards - dutik

Same here. Looked at the homepage at kit some time ago, before it got a pricetag. Liked the blue very much too. Regards - dutik

All the best wishes! Regards - dutik

Interesting to know. Business as usual. They are avoiding the sideeffects of the war. A lot of Russian vendors nowadays have even an office at Cyprus, i.e. inside EU market. Looking forward to learn where my order arrives from. Regards - dutik

My bad. BTW, Quinta is from Khazakhstan, not Russia. Big difference. Regards - dutik

BTW, I just checked Quintas page and counted 40(!) different sets for the Ka-50/52 family made by Quinta in different scales. Both 3d interior decals as well as 3D printed detail and conversion parts and ordnance. Released last year and the years before. Someone here was concerned that Quinta might refuse to offer AM parts for Trumpeters 1/35 kit because it is "russian" and "used in Ukraine war". I don't think so. They produce the stuff and have the files, so we shall see something from Quinta in 1/35 scale too. Regards - dutik

Orange is the new black! Great job! And to your fellow who made the pitot tubes! Regards - dutik

A very nice model! Beautiful paintjob! Congratulations! Regards - dutik

Damn! This is a REALLY impressive haul! Have fun! - dutik

BTW, I've noticed that the Begemot decals for the Hokum are short in supply. If you are still looking for a set - they are still available at Quintas onlineshop. You know, the renown 3D printed interior decal specialist. Regards - dutik

Completed the deal last Friday and got a wife Just married now! Regards - dutik Yepp. Still just dutik

If we are talking about German late war colors, the RLM 8X, it is essential to know there is a quirk. The RLM - Reichsluftfahrtministerium - issued late war a written order to all officals responsible for the acceptance of aircraft paints that forbade them to check the color/hue of the RLM 8X camouflage paints. Any other properties of the paint, but not the color. Michael Ullmann discovered this less known order while researching his book(s) about German Luftwaffe colors. So there was a wide range of greens that were all THE offical RLM 8X green, and browns/brownviolets, and all differed more or less from batch to batch. In theory a vendor could even have supplied a batch of red paint, labelled as RLM 8X green, and the supply officals had tho accept this batch. But nobody tried this stunt, and I guess, the vendor would have faced a serious talk at the RLM... Regards - dutik

Time to add some walkarounds here... Regards - dutik

Very nice one! Great paintjob on plane and car ... May I add 3 little suggestions for your next diorama? - Smaller base. Much more compact to "destillate" the story. Large bases tend to have too many empty spaces. OK, this is the empty desert... - Add slings to the rifles. Pilot seats have seat belts, rifles have slings. Just a small detail that adds something. - I'd extend the landing traces of a belly landing right to the edge of the base. Except for airframes litterally fallen out of the sky every belly landing takes a little distance until the airframe comes to a halt. At least a bit more than just the size of a diorama base. Regards - dutik