Barry Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Unfortunately, the slat is too deep, if not corrected, wing insignia will end up over the slat itself (as happened to Nick on his build) which is incorrect. Thanks Doug, good to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Very nice, clean and green! who says we are not environment friendly here in the land of plastic, resin and thinner fumes?! Unfortunately, the slat is too deep, if not corrected, wing insignia will end up over the slat itself (as happened to Nick on his build) which is incorrect. thanks for sharing - i like the history behind the model Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ole Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 That's a great looking plane! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 This is such a neat build. It is time to bump it to the top of the list. Thanks for sharing Doug. M. .. I hope that You Guys don't mind me to resurect two years old topic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Lovely in its simplicity. Love what you've done with that aerial. Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ads Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 I like this a lot - very clean I for one hope we never find out the REAL colour as half of the modellers will have to repaint their kits! how did you go about the aerials on the rear ? they are seamlessly joined and look great Ads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hwells Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Two years old or not, still an excellent build! The paint research alone was definitely worth the resurrection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougN Posted July 6, 2012 Author Share Posted July 6, 2012 (edited) Thanks (again) guys! How did you find this old build Martin, lol Mark - these days I focus my detailing efforts on high-visibility stuff like the aerial wire since I get the "biggest bang for my buck" that way. Of course, if I had your skills, I would probably do more detailing everywhere Ads - I take it you mean the main aerial, and the one that leads into the fuselage? They are both fishing line, and I just get the main aerial on, then in a hole pre-drilled through the fuselage, I stick another bit of the same wire in. I then stick a tiny dot of superglue on the main aerial wire where they should connect, and then, using my tweezers and a pair of reading glasses, I pull the piece that is in the fuselage up and connect them Hope that answers your question! Regarding the color, I'm still not 100% it's correct, but it is lighter in real life than in the photos, and it seems to make sense. It turns out it's also very close to the VVS AMT-4 green color that would have been on the I-15/I-16's in Spain. Perhaps they were painted with some VVS paint stocks sent to the Republicans in Spain, but captured by the Nationalists? Some additional reinforcement for the darker color on 109E's (in particular this aircraft), was relieved after I posted this model on the internet. It seems the son of a former Republican pilot who claimed to have shot down this very aircraft sent me an email with some other photos that showed the rear fuselage of this aircraft, and unlike the more commonly seen photo of the plane in the position it crashed in, this one was of 3 guys standing behind just the fusleage and it was much darker in color than the other photo. Could it be that the lighter photo was that taken using the B/W film that washed out the greens, and the other with film that did not? Unless someone has a time machine, I guess we'll never no for sure Doug Edited July 6, 2012 by DougN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ads Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Thanks Doug that's what i meant! Ads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Another great build, Doug! Love the SCW scheme; great reasoning on the colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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