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[rtfoe]

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I should think that this won't be cheap - better make that appointment with the Bank Manager!
Dave

Mind boggling tooling when I saw it. Was invited to sign on their display kit which was built only the night before by a team of Taiwanese builders. Testament to how good it builds up.



I've signed at the left wing fold cover.

Cheers,
Richard

[BattleshipBob]

Si

Waiting to pounce lol

[Si Benson]

Si

Waiting to pounce lol

I’d have put money on you being a little interested in that Bob :smiling5:

[Dave Ward]

On the AFV Club Facebook page.........................
Do you think it comes with all that stowage?

Dave

[Dave Ward]

From an emailshot from MiniArt 'coming soon'

Dave

[Dave Ward]

On the Zvezda Facebook page, boxart for two of their upcoming releases...................
I made the Zvezda 1/48 PE-2 last year,

and if this is a scaled down version, it will be a lovely little model................
Dave

[Guest]

I've been watching the teaser shots that Zvezda have been releasing of the PE-2. Looks like it will be a nice kit.

[Dave Ward]

Andy,
the 1/48 version has full interior & a complete engine installation - well worth a look ( I, as usual got mine at a good discount! ) - I also have the Zvezda 1/48 Su-2 in the stash, again with a full interior, also worth a look ( p.s. you can download the instructions for most of the Zvezda range from their website..... )
Dave

[Dave Ward]

On the Zvezda Facebook page - coming soon-

Photographs of this show splinter/digital camo ( if it can be called camouflage ), and it'll be a real test of skill to do this in 1/72!
Dave

[Guest]

It can be called camouflage, because it is (if done well — I have my doubts about it on a lot of vehicles these days, though).

The way it works (or is supposed to) is that from a distance, you’ll see the large shapes of the pattern, while from closer up, the pixelated blocks break up the outlines of the larger areas of colour, which makes them more effective. The original reason for using square blocks is because this was originally devised in the 1970s, and computers back then weren’t powerful enough to calculate rounded shapes that had this effect, so they ended up having to use squares instead. I have the impression that much of this seems lost on current camouflage designers, especially in places like China, where “block = digital = good” appears to be the main reasoning, without actually looking at whether it’s useful camo or not.

[Dave Ward]

Jakko,
I wonder how effective it can be - it may disguise the shape of the aircraft, but it can't hide that there is something there - travelling at Mach speeds, throwing out huge volumes of hot exhaust gases ( I don't believe all the hype about masking infra red emissions! ), it looks good - but I can't help thinking of the US, with the F-22 & F-35 in their simple drab grey finishes
Dave

[minitnkr]

The WWII German RR tried a version of this. Pretty effective at a distance. Have to agree not too on aircraft in flight. PaulE

[Guest]

Oh, I dunno.


Just for a bit of fun, eh?

I didn’t say it was all pointless, I said that a good deal of the current digital camo doesn’t look like it would be all that good camouflage.

Though I do have to say I also wonder about the model you posted a picture of. What does it look like from a distance? If the colours all blend together into a single overall one, it probably doesn’t help all that much compared to just a single overall colour — at least not at that distance, though it may work up close. The whole point behind the original digital camouflage was to do both: see https://archive.org/details/DTIC_ADA040342

[spanner570]

Bait the line, cast the hook - again!

Sorry, it's just the devil in me rearing it's ugly head once more.

My model picture removed.

Cheers
Naughty Ron

[Dave Ward]

On the MiniArt website - model in progress
I can see these popping up in dioramas..............
Dave