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    Very nice work on the Albatross Ian.

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    You are going too fast for me Andy.
    I only printed the cards off for the 202 s this afternoon.
    Rob.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Flying Officer Kyte View Post
    You are going too fast for me Andy.
    I only printed the cards off for the 202 s this afternoon.
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    I am becoming frenzy now Rob.
    Now my interest turns Far East...Manchuria...China...Sake...
    Stay tuned.
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    These just in! The elves are accumulating a back log! We are suddenly into 1/200" scale US Navy flying boats, Martin style!



    And for a big 12" wingspan, the early Mars!



    And the elusive Sablatnig SF4 triplane plan is found!



    And of course the Felixstowe Fury, great triplane beastie!





    And then the door bell rings and we find this awesome package of foam molding materials! Think foam molded barrage balloons, blimps, and Zeps! More experimenting!



    And the requisite foam mold release! So many pressies, so little time!



    Clipper in nirvana mode!

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    Go on Clipper! I love your creativity! It fuels my mind constantly.
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    Go Clipper Go!

    Online entertainment aplenty inbound!

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    Well I managed to find my way back into this hobby after 2 or so years out of it. I always have had this one rather ugly custom painted SPAD XIII that I painted when I was 16. It was terrible. So as a way to get back into Wing of War I decided to paint it. I've stripped it and am now painting it up in the colours of Lt Weir Cook from the US 94th Aerosquadron from when the squadron had its painting contest in 1919. Been working on that for about a week. Should be finished soon.
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    I noticed while researching the aircraft that the card that I had for it (that had come as a Promo in one of the packs I bought) showed the aircraft as blue, when everything else I found said it was black. So having almost finished painting it when I found this out I had to strip all the paint and start a fresh...
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    Looking good!
    Please post pictures of the finished article!

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    My goblins got at Clipper's elves and decided their boss should have an aircraft carrier for Pacific Theatre operations too...so SHINANO, the "what if operational" carrier is in the works. Should be ready tomorrow. You know, Sven is coming...he loves Pacific air battles...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nightbomber View Post
    My goblins got at Clipper's elves and decided their boss should have an aircraft carrier for Pacific Theatre operations too...so SHINANO, the "what if operational" carrier is in the works. Should be ready tomorrow. You know, Sven is coming...he loves Pacific air battles...

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    Glad to see I am not the only one affected! My workbench is still on Holiday . . . and looking rather festive at that, Mrs Clipper is doing some cooking! Incoming grandchild alert, T-12 hours and counting . . . elves are working out new Hot Wheel track layouts!



    Meanwhile in the laundry room, the elves discovered an available counter top and adequate ventilation for their strange pourings . . .



    After a long two hour wait, the time the Pandorica device opens . . . eek!



    The strange creature emerges from its lair . . . nice detailed skin!



    And we have a new born balloon in foam! Yea! Now to let it rest overnight before it meets with Mr. Bandsaw and Mr. Belt Sander . . .



    Meanwhile at the church bazzar, the elves found a neat Altoids box . . .



    Another mystery! Once shaken the box gave off a strange military metal sound . . .



    A box of 1/200" scale soldiers! Hmm . . . I wonder if they want to join the Navy, the destroyers are pressing crew this month!

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    Glad to see things are still moving along despite the holiday hijinks.
    I hope to get some time in myself this week after a months layoff.
    The Windbags are looking good, and I also look forward to seeing that carrier of yours finished Andy.
    Rob.
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    Sometimes I get weary of doing Shapeways designs of only the rare planes that other designers have overlooked, and I just want to do something that should be familiar to everyone.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ReducedAirFact View Post
    Sometimes I get weary of doing Shapeways designs of only the rare planes that other designers have overlooked, and I just want to do something that should be familiar to everyone.

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    How about an SE5 (as opposed to an SE5a)?

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    well i was inspired by the bomber painting contest but i couldnt get done in time. but i am finally progressing on the awesome early b-17s clipper sent me, a 1/200 scale b-17 model im moding for a game piece, and the wonderful gotha go229s that clipper sent me.

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    Ki 27 Nates are finally ready. More pics in my album and in Painting Showcase section.

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    And turning to the late war kites - November project "Me 262" completed as well. More pics are in my album and will be posted in Painting Showcase section.

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    I'm not that often here in the workshop, but I recognized, that you're very busy.

    Great work, comrades!



    Andrzej, I'll inspect those miniatures personally in less then 2 weeks.
    Voilŕ le soleil d'Austerlitz!

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    Hi Nightbomber, I also looked through your album. Nice paint work on all 8 fighters. Interesting choice of topics to do at the same time, early war and late war.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marechallannes View Post
    I'm not that often here in the workshop, but I recognized, that you're very busy.

    Great work, comrades!


    Andrzej, I'll inspect those miniatures personally in less then 2 weeks.
    I can not wait to test them with you.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Caveman View Post
    Hi Nightbomber, I also looked through your album. Nice paint work on all 8 fighters. Interesting choice of topics to do at the same time, early war and late war.
    Thanks Dave, early war and late war, yes. What a progress in lest then 10 years of development...
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    A couple more WIP pictures of my Do-217 which didn't get done for the bomber contest - it looks like it will get done this week...

    Top-down view of the squiggle pattern - it's about halfway done - the gloss is from the Testor's Glosscote I sprayed prior to applying the decals. When I finish the overpaint of the camo and do some weathering and detailing, I'll spray it with Dullcote to bring it all together.

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    And a side view - I must say this is a fun little project!

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    More to come later this week as I finish it up...

    All the best,
    Matt

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    The Dornier looks lovely, Matt. You are a master painter with the "snake like" pattern , comparing to my industrial-barbarian way of painting: 1. mask, 2. spray, 3. peel off..
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    Looking very good so far Matt.
    Rob.
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    That is one great looking aircraft.

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    Looking good! Squiggly patterns at this scale are absolute nightmares.
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    Love squiggle patterns, looking good Matt!

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    I got into real estate this last week... this one's a fixer-upper !

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    Picked this up at Warfare 2015, unpainted, still a little internal work to be done !
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    It's resin for 20mm figs but I don't know the manufacturer, though I have some thoughts
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    This guy's in for scale purposes and because he has just come off the workbench himself having been converted from a Liberation Miniatures M4 toting US Marine to a Remington Model 870 shotgun toting one... Want a door opened ?!

    "He is wise who watches"

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    Love the fact you've gotten into real estate development, Dave! This looks wonderful... Almost makes me wish I still did some table-top miniatures gaming besides WoG...

    I look forward to seeing it finished.

    All the best,
    Matt

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    Not only very well done Dave but your remark about a fixer upper made me laugh after seeing the shows about doing up houses.
    Rob.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Zoe Brain View Post
    Under Construction....

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    Scratch build the main struts and make prop bosses.

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    Drill holes for tail struts, mgs, tailwheel

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    Dry run of tail struts, cropping to size. Staples make wonderful fine wire, cheap, strong, not too difficult to cut...

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    Some sanding, and underside detail nearly ready. Just needs green stuff for the tailwheel.

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    Green stuff to fill in gaps, then the hard bit. The supplied resin struts are far too brittle. So use them as a template for making versions in styrene.

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    What on Earth is this going to be, Zoe? I don't recognize it at all......but it looks pretty exotic!

    Looking forward to seeing more...

    All the best,
    Matt

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    Quote Originally Posted by matt56 View Post
    What on Earth is this going to be, Zoe? I don't recognize it at all......but it looks pretty exotic!

    Looking forward to seeing more...
    I used the Amiot 143M as a test of some construction techniques, I didn't think I could get this one in in time - but having learnt, it's not as difficult as I thought it would be. Not easy though!

    It's a Farman 222.2. Not quite as unbelievably ugly as the Amiot, but on its way. A little bigger than a B-17, carried about the same bombload - but quite a bit slower.

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    This model is in 1/72 (not mine), a bit larger than the 1/200 HBM Resin kit I'm building! It does have the right cammo for May 1940 though.

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    Well it's another new one on me Zoe but another fine one from you.
    Rob.
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    Very cool, Zoe! I thought it might be French, as it did remind me of the Amiot, but otherwise I was clueless...

    I look forward to seeing it finished

    All the best,
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    That's shaping up very nicely, and a cracking choice of subject - I love the various French "flying brick" bombers....

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    My guess is the designer was on crack cocaine when he came up with this. Definitely something only a mother could love. That aside, it's going to be impressive when it is built
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    You'd think so, but apart from the push-pull engine pods it wasn't that unusual - the Amiot 143 and especially the Bloch 200 and 210 really share its good looks.... Oh, and mustn't forget the Breguet designs - they weren't built in any great numbers, but were hilariously ugly - the 413 especially looks like a fattened up cartoon aeroplane....

    Even mother couldn't love that one: http://www.airwar.ru/image/idop/bww1/br413/br413-1.jpg
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    To paraphrase a US Supreme Court justice, "I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material I understand to be embraced within that shorthand description 'ugly airplane', and perhaps I could never succeed in intelligibly doing so. But I know it when I see it."

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    Coming soon... the Jules Verne

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    OK, not so soon. This one will be a challenge.

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    Attaching the nacelles so they are at the right angle is going to be non-trivial. The supplied struts are far too brittle even for a display model, let alone something that will be used on the table. Even brass rod won't cut it (I've tried). This requires thought - perhaps steel from a steel can too.

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    The 223.4 though had a slightly different configuration (darnit). This one's the actual Jules Verne. Oh well, green stuff for the drilled holes, and make some new ones...

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    Anyway, wait for the glue to cure on the F.222.2, then chrome undercoat, then the chocolate-brown paint job, then detailing and decalling...
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    Back to the 222.2 - first undercoat, before sanding. At this point, it's starting to look like a model, rather than a collection of parts stuck together.

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    Check with photos etc to see that it has the right "sit", angles correct etc.

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    Looking good so far Zoe.
    Rob.
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    Three shots of my 'finished' Do-217 K-2 from KG100 - just waiting for delivery of my spinning prop discs from Aerodrome Accessories to make it complete

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    This was a fun model to make, and I'm sure there will be more Models from the Dark Side in my future...

    I thought I would work up a quick how-to article on how I did the squiggle pattern on the upper surfaces - I'll try to get that posted later today.

    As always, thanks for looking!
    All the best,
    Matt

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    Nice work Matt
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    Looking good. Can't wait to see it in flying shape.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Guntruck View Post
    Nice work Matt
    1+ ... I mean I agree with Guntruck, looking nice!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Flying Helmut View Post
    Looking good!
    Please post pictures of the finished article!
    Finished it today!
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    Painting the little 94th Aerosquadron Markings was a pain, next time I think I will just look around for some decals instead! I will post some pictures with better lighting in the SPAD XIII painting section tomorrow at some point.

    The plane is historically accurate on top and from below, but the sides proved difficult, so it's close, but not 100% correct. I used this as my source for painting.
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    That is impressive Ash.
    Very striking.
    Rob.
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    Quote Originally Posted by matt56 View Post
    Three shots of my 'finished' Do-217 K-2 from KG100 - just waiting for delivery of my spinning prop discs from Aerodrome Accessories to make it complete

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    This was a fun model to make, and I'm sure there will be more Models from the Dark Side in my future...

    I thought I would work up a quick how-to article on how I did the squiggle pattern on the upper surfaces - I'll try to get that posted later today.

    As always, thanks for looking!
    All the best,
    Matt
    Very nice Matt


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