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Very nice one! # Regards - dutik

Must be the next step in AM design: We are used to prepainted PE. Now Eduard is introducing ready-to-use pre-washed and pre-wheatered PE sets Nice haul - dutik

Grabbed a few toonies by Freedom Models: The Herc is a brand new mold, the hot rods were available again so I grabbed them too. Nice stuff. The Tomcat will become an Alicat, the Spook left as is (i. e. Robin Olds markings). The Herc might become a Spectre... Regards - dutik

I'm a white thing. White thing... Overall fit was good. Just an idea of putty at the wingroots, the usual amount at the fuselage seam (rear fuselage only). Lost most or the shallow engravings there and rescribed a few. Fit of canopy is superb. Used HGW masks for the cockpit. Hint: Remove the inner masks before you glue the canopy to th fuselage. Don't ask, don't tell Sanded the trailing edges down to scale thickness. Time now to choose a camo option. Regards - dutik

Happy birthday, @Bobs Buckles! Live long and prosper! If you never have used Bobs Buckles, you have really missed something. The tiniest eyelets ever For the rigging of biplanes, of course, but also a great solution to add radio wires to your aircraft model (Funny, wires for the wireless set ). Add some of Bob's turnbuckles and you have solved the isolator problem too Keep rolling, Bob, and thank you for your service! Regards - dutik

Ernie is Tha man He is a great modeller, no doubt Looks like the outer wings will be just clicked in onto the inner parts. Great engeneering! Regards - dutik

K-4 only HMH will come up with a Bf 109K-4 book at the release of the Kotare kit. 100 or so photos of different K-4, a lot of color profiles and so on. And with a set of large scale decals for the K-4, a la the Hurricane set. Side news: Another book about the 109 is pending! Regards - dutik

The upcoming HMH publications book will be priced much more affordable and also easy available. Stay tuned! Regards - dutik

Happy birthday to you! Regards - dutik

SHs Fiat is a nice kit. The cockpit is a bit fiddly and the instructions here not so clear, but otherwise it is a smooth build. Replacement wheels are recommended and available. Regards - dutik

Painted the dashboard at the sprue, but removed the side supports before. Decals are provided by MiniArt. They are not on a common carrier film. Each one is on its own, they are just arranged at the correct locations to help you by the application. I have added 3 generic German decals for the 3 gauges at the left. There are 3 engines so I opted for 3 similiar engine gauges instead of MiniArts decals. Glazed the gauges with some gloss varnish. Guess most of the dashboard will be hidden when the fuselage is closed. It was easy to add the seat despite the 4 smallish supports at the rear wall - there is a large support hidden beneath. Nice. Added sone generic placards to the sidewalls. I make good progress building up the other parts of the cockpit. I guess I will be able to close the front end at this weekend. Regards - dutik

Fantastic job!!! I remember seeing Star Wars at Sofias cinemas when I was a teen. Yep, Star wars was running behind the Iron curtain in Sofia. And about crawling into the german tanks at the army museum. Regards - duitk

Yes. Good news: They fit the Hobbyzone 26mm paint hangers (Vallejo bottle size). Also same quality and handling of the paints as before. Bad news: Less colors available. A number of exotic colors like Spanish camo or Libyan colors are gone. And the new bottles do no longer fit the 36mm paint hangers, becuse they are taller. Regards - dutik

For more modelling fun: Added some more RLM colors to my paint shelf. Regards - dutik

I have taken a two-part insurance tailored for modellers: My old respirator mask was worn out (I started to smell the solvents) so I bought a new one and new goggles too. Always, always wear a respirator mask when using solvents, i. e. primer or enamel paints. It might add some years to your lifespan. Might also be handy when sanding resin parts. Also use goggles when working with power tools. Impaired vision is a very bad handicap for modelling! And don't be shy to replace the protective gear when worn out. This will earn you much more than the money you save from not doing so. Better safe than sorry! Regards - dutik

Impressive Do you have a build log here? is it OOTB? Aby aftermarket or scratchbuilding involved? Regards - dutik

Well, if it looks like a Dagger, stands like a Dagger and sounds like a Dagger it is a Dagger! Well done! Regards - dutik

Happy birthday! Have fun! - dutik

Really great build! - dutik

When you can see the bottom of the bottle. Or can see the bottom no longer Regards - dutik

Last day! Offline from tomorrrow! Abload offers a nice how-to and a software solution to load your images back to your pc. Worked like a charm! My 3.000+ photos are home again. Regards - dutik

Not really. It is made from 3 handy separate subassemblies: front, wing ring and rear. Each one is easy to handle and all 3 are just clicked together at the end of the build. Storage and transport is another story; that's why I keep the wings removable. Regards - dutik

Progress: Rear fuselage and wings are glued. The wings will be kept removable. Regards - dutik

Thinking about some external stores: Just kidding! A Hermann bomb would turn the Walli into a true groundhog... Regards - dutik

Cockpit finished: The control stick is a resin replacement Bf-109G stick from CMK. It was too large to fit between dashboard - the 3D printed decals add also a reasonable amount of thickness here. I tried to bend it backwards, it snapped off (of course...) and was re-glued a bit more backward tilted. Problem solved. My first use of 3D printed decals. The Red Fox parts were easy to handle. Just a bit of trimming at the rear end of the side console decals required, no issues here. I have bolted on the shoulder belts to the seat with tiny resin bolts (drilled two holes there). Looks much better than just gluing the belts to the seat. The lap belts were fixed with thin copper wire, glued into holes at the sides of the backrest, than bent to loops and the open end glued to the rear of the seatback too. This was both much easier than it might look and kept the belts a little bit movable, which made the final placemant at the seat and around the control stick much easier. A fun build so far except for the moment I snapped the stick off... Next step: Closing the front fuselage and adding the rear fuselage. No nose weight required here - it will rest on a cradle/launch trolley. Regards - dutik