yak faces monogram fw 190a-5

[Gern]

Hi Tony,

Gotta go along with Ian - that's a nice start!

What you goin' all the way to Lanzarote for? Just some sun, sea, sand and R&R? You could get mos..... som..... nah! Not in this country! Enjoy yourself an' get your batteries re-charged.

See you when you get back.

Gern

[tr1ckey66]

Hi Tony

Cracking scratch build details mate - I'm taking notes!

Cheers

P

[yak face]

cheers chaps! much appreciated. tony

[Guest]

ten out of ten for a proper build rather than glueing Eduamiya bits together for a near guaranteed good finish. Look forward to seeing this develop.

I really like Lanzarote, always a cool breeze blowing, although easy to be lulled into thinking it is cooler than it is and getting some painful sunburn.... Don't ask.

If you get the chance, go to the Volcano (National) Park. A really weird yet stunning lunar landscape. We stayed at Puerto Del Carmen, really good holiday, plenty of things to see with the coach tours very reasonable.

[stona]

Nicely done Tony. That dark green plastic reminds me of a Revell kit (probably originally monogram) that I had a proper fight with a while ago. Looks like you are winning this one.

Cheers

Steve

[Guest]

Hi Tony, Am getting the 5 Stars ready, always amazed at how much extra detail you pack into a Model. Look forward to the finished masterpiece. Cheers Derek

[yak face]

Hi all, i know this one has been a VERY slow build ,but ive finally got back into it and made a bit more progress. Here are the wheel wells in the process of being scratchbuilt due to the kit not having any!After studying loads of pics (isnt the internet useful sometimes!?) i think ive got it about right, using lots of fiddly bits of plastic card ,aluminium and brass tubing, and for the prominent section in the middle with the dimples , good old wine foil (hic!!) I was stuck for a while thinking what i could use then thought wine foil would be perfect as i could make the dimples with a ballpoint pen . The hard bit was getting them straight and in the right pattern,then just bend the front piece up and bobs your uncle.The build should come together alot quicker now as theres not much else to this kit once the cockpit and wheel wells are sorted,so hopefully ill be able to get it done before the GB deadline.Here are the pics , cheers tony

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[spanner570]

Tony, this is going to be summat else.

Your patience, and skill knows no bounds....It's people like you that really hack me off!!!! lol

Well done, matey

Ron

[Guest]

Looking good Tony, I can say you are on the right track to get the look right.

[yak face]

cheers mateys, ill bet you thought this model had vanished didnt you!!!?

[Guest]

They do say that the star of the show always comes on as the last act Tony so no pressure :-)

[Gern]

Hi Tony,

Looking excellent so far. I gotta ask though. I'm a clumsy oaf and if I'd tried your trick with the foil and pen nib to get those dimples, I'd have managed to push the pen all the way through the foil at least once on every attempt. How many lots of foil did you use? And is the reason for your lateness anything to do with sobering up from all the wine you had to open? LOL

Gern

[tr1ckey66]

Hi Tony, nice scratch building mate! I'm looking forward to seeing this old kit revitalised with all the detail you're adding. Well done fella I'm studying your build and taking tips.

Cheers mate

Paul

[yak face]

Hi Tony,Looking excellent so far. I gotta ask though. I'm a clumsy oaf and if I'd tried your trick with the foil and pen nib to get those dimples, I'd have managed to push the pen all the way through the foil at least once on every attempt. How many lots of foil did you use? And is the reason for your lateness anything to do with sobering up from all the wine you had to open? LOL

Gern

hi dave, the wine foil is surprisingly tough, very useful for allsorts.I managed to do it in one go,i did think id have gone a bit wonky with the lines but i fluked it first time!As for how the stuff is procured- its a tough job but somebody's got to do it!!!! cheers tony

[yak face]

Hi Tony, nice scratch building mate! I'm looking forward to seeing this old kit revitalised with all the detail you're adding. Well done fella I'm studying your build and taking tips.Cheers mate

Paul

hi paul, glad you like it, get hold of some wine foil and have a play about,its really useful stuff, cheers mate , tony