An effort to regain some skills on wingy things

[Mini Me]

I agree with the others........don't be so hard on yourself Rick H.

[Tworrs]

They look excellent to me Andrea, well done

[boatman]

AN to me also Andrea yes some fab looking models indeed in mine an all the others guys opinion really like the typhoons an the jet typhoon very nice work indeed so you have not lost any skills only complaint ive got is the pics need to be full size so we can see the beauty of your work :thumb2:
chris b

[Andy the Sheep]

Just came across this Andy. I'm not a wingy-thing builder but I sure envy your skill. Particularly the 'amoeba-style' ring camo on your Italian fighter. I attempted very similar on a piece of what-if German armor a couple years ago, with lackluster results (that's what I get for very little practice beforehand) . Anyway, I think you've done very well !

Thank you Ron. The "amoeba" ring required some trials on a cardboard before being sure on how to move the brush to obtain a passable result.

I agree with the others........don't be so hard on yourself Rick H.

Rick, the trials and errors path is the only one I know :sad-face:. What cheers me up is that even Leonardo da Vinci walked the same path ... (this statement just to show that I'm not always so hard on myself :rolling::smiling4::relieved:

They look excellent to me Andrea, well done

Thank you Garry, that was very useful as a "warm up" before the Grand Prix... which hasn't started yet :smiling:

AN to me also Andrea yes some fab looking models indeed in mine an all the others guys opinion really like the typhoons an the jet typhoon very nice work indeed so you have not lost any skills only complaint ive got is the pics need to be full size so we can see the beauty of your work :thumb2:
chris b

Wilco, Chris and thank you for your kind words.

[boatman]

CHEERS Andrea now we can enjoy looking at your work which is fab by the way some beautyfull aircraft there an love that sea fury with one wing up an one down brilliant modeling keep up the good work but i'll sit an study them this evening as im just on a tea break from working on tiger at he moment
ATB TO YOU SIR
chris b

[Andy the Sheep]

CHEERS Andrea now we can enjoy looking at your work which is fab by the way some beautyfull aircraft there an love that sea fury with one wing up an one down brilliant modeling keep up the good work but i'll sit an study them this evening as im just on a tea break from working on tiger at he moment
ATB TO YOU SIR
chris b

Thank you, Chris. Glad you liked it.
Your Tiger is brilliant modelling: mine is just assembling with fun.
Sea Fury: as far as I know one wing up and one wing down wasn't possible, at least not on a carrier deck and on fly-worth plane; but 2 wings up was boring and two wings down would have hidden some good details... so I came to the decision to ignore the mechanics of the folding wings and went for the 1 up 1 down solution.

[Ian M]

Nice work by all accounts. It could be interesting to see how the latest builds compare.

[Mickc1440]

Some very nice builds there Andrea, I too can't see any skills drop. My biggest area for improvement of my aircraft builds is seam lines, fortunately the F-16 I'm currently building doesn't have top and bottom joints.

[Andy the Sheep]

Nice work by all accounts. It could be interesting to see how the latest builds compare.

Thank you Ian.
I'd like to show some new builds but my bench is rather "cold", for the moment. Today my chores to help some friends to close their firm have ended by helping in loading their 2,5 ton. router (they cut and engraved plexiglas, brass, aluminum etc.) :tired:. Now its time to take care of the new house garden and, finally move there... :smiling3: My fingers tickle when I see some plastic and my nostrils crave for the stink of paints, but I must be patient, modelling time will come. I'll be back as soon as possible with my 1/48 P70 build and my shelf of doom supreme ruler, the 1/35 BV 206. In the meantime I'm enjoying this nice rabble. :thumb2:

[Tim Marlow]

Well, they look good to me Andy :thumb2:. Looking forward to new ones when you can make them.

[JR]

Andrea, don't be too critical of your work.
You've had a long wait to move to the new house with the 2 year forced break, have fun with the garden, wish I could pop over and help!
Nothing amiss with your work in any shape or form.

[GerryW]

They look good to me:thumb2:
A little trick that I've used in the past on 1/1 painting, for a blurred edge/line, have the mask up off the surface to be sprayed, depending on how blurred you want the edge as to how far from the surface.

[arb65912]

You are so fast, Andrea. Few builds in few months. :thumb2:

I will be doing my SU-27 probably a year or so.... :tongue-out3:

[Andy the Sheep]

You are so fast, Andrea. Few builds in few months. :thumb2:

I will be doing my SU-27 probably a year or so.... :tongue-out3:

Not really so fast: if you check the dates, it's a couple of years...

[arb65912]

Not really so fast: if you check the dates, it's a couple of years...

No races, it has to be fun, that is how I take it.