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Well done lovely! She's fantastic!
Im glad i can now move on. I am going to do a car for my next build. A BMWi8.
Look forward to seeing that one being made!
Brilliant Purple the engines have a well worn look as though they've done some service rather than come straight from the factory.
Thanks mike. I am still not sure about weathering and how to do it properly it never quite looks right. I saw some old photographs of a JU88 and looking at the photos the engines were pretty oily and the paint had warped and bubbled because of the heat, so, that is what i tried to project on the model.
The Camo was a bit dark and my shading did not come through properly but i think she looks like she has been through a few raids. I am going to give that kit a 6 out 10. Do not recommend it for a beginner as there are lots of small parts and stencils to put on.
I think you have done a good job :)
It does look good from the picture. And you are good at it Purple. The only thing I noticed and I hope you don't mind me saying is that the emblem at the back is not at the right angle. The tip should be pointed up more.
I have a real interest in german subs from that time period. So I did see it before. I hope you don't mind me writing this.
Well spotted welf. Unfortunately i cant change it as i have sealed the decals in with a clear coat. It was a mistake i never noticed.
I think only an expert would notice ;)
No it is a pretty bad mistake. Every photo of a Luftwaffe plane has the swastika at a right angle as welf pointed out. As, it is only going up on my ceiling, it wont matter but if i was entering her in a competition, i would have got huge marks taken off.
My thanks to welf for pointing out my mistake with the swastika and i now have corrected it. I slowly loosened the decal with some micro soft and turned it round and i now have to wait till the decal drys and i can weather it. Once again, many thanks welf.
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Nicely done, I didn't think that would come off very easily :)
How many models have you made now?
That makes the whole plane look awesome and authentic. At first I was thinking should I mention it. It worried me a bit. But it turned out great.
A good job purple. Great build
Intresting that you have an intrest in U-boats welf. I have been pondering for a while to get a 1/48 DKM U-Boat Type VIIC U-552 made by Trumpiter. But it is HUGE and costs over £300 to buy what with the photo etch and rasin parts. It would be my mount Everest of kits.
I looked that kit up and what a great looking kit is that. The price is high I agree :)
I do not know where my facination with U boats comes from. But I was always drawn to them.
This is a youtube video I liked recently:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRHQLeOM7tQ
I love the history of you boats welf. The wolf pack they were called if i'm right?
The detail of that sub is amazing welf. You even get an officers lounge and a cut away bridge that has a plastic side so you can display your work. I watched the video. Very good.
When you hear about the death toll on German subs its chilling. I believe one in four made it home. And smaller subs, like the Biber they deployed near the end of the war lost almost all sailors.
Wolf packs was a tactic they used later on in the war. First they went about alone but when allied ships started to make bigger convoys the subs made groups to hunt the convoys down. They where called wolfpacks.
WOW, you know your stuff welf. Yes it is amazing and sad that these men would serve in such terrible conditions.
That was a pretty impressive model. I love how the detail painting can make a figure stand out. i never understood why guys built model subs as all the detail is inside but that trumpeter kit is nice.