Looks great so far Andy!
**** DONE: GB-42 1/48 Fieseler Fi156 Storch - MTO II (1 Viewer)
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Crimea_River
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Thanks everyone. Nothing done today. Got soaked playing golf instead.
fubar57
General
Man....I gotta get back into golf. After 2008, my golfing buddies all left town and I lost interest. I had just bought a set of Callaway X-Tour irons too 
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Crimea_River
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Prop finished. The light is brutal here so I may shoot a thin coat of clear in it.
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Lovely work so far Andy!
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Crimea_River
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Thanks guys.
Final shots follow with a small description of the finishing touches.
There are a small flap actuator wires which, in the molding, stop short on the wing itself so I added a continuation with stretches sprue painted in steel.
More dust effects were added using the same mix that I used to make the main wheels look weathered. A very thin mix of dusty colours was sprayed on in successive layers in areas where the prop wash would have kicked up the clouds of sand and dust so you can see the effects on the tailplane an lower fuselage.
Same treatment on the underside. You can clearly see the effect when looking at the letter L.
Various shots from the front showing the dust application on the wheels and lower struts. Note also the exhaust stains added to the struts where they are in the slipstream of the stub ends.
Starboard nav light and pPitot tube:
Final shots follow with a small description of the finishing touches.
There are a small flap actuator wires which, in the molding, stop short on the wing itself so I added a continuation with stretches sprue painted in steel.
More dust effects were added using the same mix that I used to make the main wheels look weathered. A very thin mix of dusty colours was sprayed on in successive layers in areas where the prop wash would have kicked up the clouds of sand and dust so you can see the effects on the tailplane an lower fuselage.
Same treatment on the underside. You can clearly see the effect when looking at the letter L.
Various shots from the front showing the dust application on the wheels and lower struts. Note also the exhaust stains added to the struts where they are in the slipstream of the stub ends.
Starboard nav light and pPitot tube:
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Crimea_River
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And a final few.
Oils staining around the oil cooler:
A peek through the glass. Couldn't help getting dust inside.
Andy the last walk arounds:
Thanks to everyone who watched and helped with the info. This kit is a true piece of engineering and I'd recommend it highly.
Oils staining around the oil cooler:
A peek through the glass. Couldn't help getting dust inside.
Andy the last walk arounds:
Thanks to everyone who watched and helped with the info. This kit is a true piece of engineering and I'd recommend it highly.
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Benevolens Magister
A real beauty - even the interior dust, to be expected in a desert environment !!
Great work Andy!
Mainly28s
Senior Airman
Amazing!
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Thanks all.
dneid
Staff Sergeant
Hey, Andy,
Damn, I just went back to find this thread and read it all the way through now that you finished the kit. Amazing work. And, yeah, you must have been smoking something to zero in on that paint job. But, stunning work. I guess I need to dig mine kit out sometime this year. But, you left me dizzy with the quality of the build. And my eyes are still a bit wonky looking at that paint job.
Damn, I just went back to find this thread and read it all the way through now that you finished the kit. Amazing work. And, yeah, you must have been smoking something to zero in on that paint job. But, stunning work. I guess I need to dig mine kit out sometime this year. But, you left me dizzy with the quality of the build. And my eyes are still a bit wonky looking at that paint job.
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Bustedwing
Tech Sergeant
WOW ! Killer job, the paint work is stunning, right down to the stains around the fuel tanks ! Worth the wait to see that completed .
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Crimea_River
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Thanks guys. It was a fun one and there are lots of easier paint schemes, Dale, so go for it!
SANCER
Senior Master Sergeant
Beautiful armed,... and very striking scheme, amigo!!
Felicidades
Luis Carlos
Felicidades
Luis Carlos
bdefen
Senior Airman
Terrific job on a great kit. Here's mine:
