Besides the 60cm searchlights thats the superstructure done #histscalemates

That's most of the bridge superstructure ready for paint. Again any PE omitted is my own inability but I feel like I'm getting better at it. Most of the railings sit pretty straight. Looks good to the naked eye compared to zoomed in on photo 😁 #histscalemodels #scalemodels

A lot of PE and dry fitting I'm closing in on getting some paint on the main midship(?) walkways for the Takao. I am rarely but occasionally opting to use plastic over PE to ensure some rigidity as I need it because of the camouflage scheme. In all grey it would have been easier. #histscalemodels

Takao's rear mast was quite a challenge but I think it's looking okay. Still needs the crane attached though. #histscalemodels

Work on the Takao has begun. Lower hull mostly done and painted up, torpedoes made up ready for paint and then onwards to the superstructure. Lots of PE and resin ahead 🫠 For the colours I use mr color IJN type 21 and IJN type 22 (c604 and c605) camouflage. #histscalemodels

I was rather impressed by Very Fire's Takao. Now, I am even more so. Their Missouri kit came out before 3d printing was ready. So they went back to their old kit and replaced all the oerlikons, Bofors and all other resin cast parts with brand new designed and printed parts. #histscalemodels

I managed to finish this up with my left hand (kinda ambidextrous). Not my magnum opus perhaps but I like the variation in the OD. So that's the #HeaviesGB finished for me.

The b-17 and all other things will be on hold for the foreseeable future. I broke my collarbone pretty badly and they want to operate on it. That should get me back good as new but it's my right arm so I'll be off the bench for a while. #heaviesGB

I guess you can say I spend some time painting these last few days #HeaviesGB

Beautiful printed engines by art scale for that little bit of extra pop when you look. The kit engines are a major weak spot I think, we can do better than this with injection molding. #HeaviesGB

About ready to close the halves up of the b-17 #heaviesgb #histscalemodels

Just a bit of masking 🫠 #heaviesgb #histscalemodels

Very fire 1/350 Takao with detail-up set. Plastic is very good, PE generally thought about not being too bad (mostly) and tiny but brilliant 3d printed stuff. I'm quite impressed. Cat approval is also there. #histscalemodels

Working on the b-17 by hkm and seeing how little you can see of it once completed I have decided not to go for perfect. If it looks busy in there that's good enough. I also noticed how the interior colours of the b-17 are quite a can of worms. Going BG cockpit with aluminum otherwise. #HeaviesGB

Well crap during a regular dusting of places the landing gear of my mig-31 gave way. It wasn't the first time, the part where the vertical leg matches up with the piece that the wheels go into is a bit of a weak spot. I hope the mostly recast SAC landing gear can get her back up on her feet though.

And I'm complete, here's my entry for the #heaviesGB #histscalemodels I was thinking Rosie's riveters for now but not sure yet.

As I'm waiting for my heaviesgb kit to arrive I finally completed the Amusing Hobby T-90A full interior. Provided at the end is a photo of one Ukraine captured and put to use. I loosely based my kit around it. #scalemodels

The impressive looking ski-equiped RFM leopard 2a6 /w interior and FIN conversion is completed. Second time I've done a base and this one is rather simple but I think it works. #scalemodels #histscalemodels

Made with markings from a training unit because I didn't want to trash the kit, here is amk's mig-31b/bs that I finished late 2022. Went to town on the weathering and can remember being generally quite happy about the kits' quality. #scalemodels #histscalemodels

Amusing Hobby's kf-51 demonstrator built a month or two ago. Pretty painless kit and comes with a mask set. Fun short build even with the somewhat daunting looking fully workable tracks. #scalemodels

WIP on the hull interior of amusing hobby's t-90a. Though not faultless, I'm quite impressed by this kit so far. Especially the tracks which are workable, click fit, two parts per link headache free. Torsion bar suspension is also functioning though no poly caps for the wheels.

Pz.IV is almost done but while the enamels and oils are drying I went ahead and started with the amusing hobby t-90a interior kit which I will do in a captured scheme with Ukrainian yellow on the fume extractor as seen in the last photo. #scalemodels

Base coat on, using atom for the first time in anger. Pretty decent if not quite there for me. A lot less smelly though and nice coverage can be built up. I'm not convinced this will ever freehand as nice as MRP, however but that's ok. Side skirts still dry fitted. #histscalemodels #scalemodels

#scalemodels #histscalemodels RFM showing how it's done. To ease painting and weathering I wanted to have the entire sideskirt system removable and it's possible without much fuss. This sparks joy.

Starting this behemoth this month going for the mostly wood and fabric scheme E. Going to be a challenge to get the linen effect decals correctly cut and fit and loads of rigging.. wish me luck 😅 #histscalemodels #scalemodels

Got this today and it looks fantastic. Recommend checking it out if a big coffee table style book about the cosmos with beautiful photos / graphics sounds like your thing 💙📚 www.goodreads.com/book/show/20...

#scalemodel #histscalemodels WNW Halberstadt Cl.II with Aviattic lozenge