Hi again
I think I’ve just about got the main painting finished for my Gustav:
The control surfaces and slats are just dry-fitted at the moment. I give the kit a couple of coats of Klear and let it dry well before doing some weathering. I won’t go crazy, but the aircraft served with a couple of different units and had field-applied overpainting, so it would definitely show signs of a fair amount of use.
All the best
Rowan 
Nice job Torsten
The Hellcats are really coming to life with their markings on!
All the best
Rowan
Rowan,
nice progress. This one will really be an eye catcher!
Oliver
Torsten,
very nice bearcat with a rarely seen marking option!
Oliver
Hi again
I applied the rest of the decals yesterday. Everything went on fine, but I didn’t use the red stencil markings supplied in my kit, because a white fringe shows when they’re applied which just looks wrong. It’s not visible on the sheet, but comes from the underlay for the red ink, so I’ve used the alternative black ones instead. I don’t know if they’re correct for this particular airframe, but they look much better:
I’ll let everything dry today, before applying another gloss coat ready for some oil paints weathering.
All the best
Rowan
This seems like a really great campaign, I’d like to throw my hat in the ring if I may.
In the interest of a wide variety of builds, I am going to try and tackle the 1:48 Apollo 11 “Lunar Approach” which contains both the CSM and LM
Wonderful paint job, Rowan! 
I come to the end of this memorial campaign now as I could finish both Hellcats over this long weekend.
Grumman Hellcat Mk II JZ796, No. 808 Sqn FAA, aboard HMS Khedive, June 1945
Pilot: Sub Lt. Oscar Lorenzo
Grumman Hellcat Mk I JV132, No. 800 Sqn FAA, aboard HMS Emperor, May 1944
Pilot: Lt. Blythe Ritchie
Thanks for running this campaign, Rowan, which has a really sad reason. But it gave me the chance to build these really enjoyable kits.
Stay healthy!
Torsten 
Hi JohnnyO
Welcome aboard! It’s great to see something from a totally different genre in the campaign.
Wow - seeing Apollo 11 takes me back to when I was a kid, begging my parents to let me stay up late to see the live broadcast of the moon landing! Happy days! 
All the best
Rowan
Cheers Torsten
The Hellcats look wonderful! They really do capture the powerful look of the aircraft - and, of course, I’m always going to have a soft spot for British markings. 
As you say, the reason for this campaign is dreadfully sad, but I’m glad you’ve enjoyed building the kits. I’ve felt the same with the VW and Gustav.
All the best
Rowan
Fantastic work Torsten.
The Hellcat looks really good in FAA colours. Always had a soft spot for them. The first model I ever built was Matchbox’s Hellcat in the Pacific Fleet markings.
Thanks guys! I really enjoyed building the Hellcats and in FAA colours they look special indeed. Can’t say which I like more. Have 2 more Profipacks and 1 Weekender in my stash. As I have left some decals left over from this DualCombo I can clearly see the Weekender as another FAA Hellcat one day. There’s one marking in ETO camo but with PTO insignias.
Both Hellcats sit now next to my Ilmavoimat Bf 109 from last year. The Hellcats are huuuge! If you know that the 109 is in 1/48, one could think the Hellcats are in 1/32 …
Torsten, your F6Fs are splendid.
Group, I thought I joined but can’t find anything to prove it. I started a Tamiya Ki-84. Can I continue with it? If not, I can find another True Scale model to enter.
Thanks Fred!
Beautiful builds, Torsten!
I am in for this campaign. I am doing the Bf 109 with Hartmanns tulip.
More to follow - it Will still be some months before I get started.
Hi Fred
Welcome aboard! Your Hayate will be just right for the build.
All the best
Rowan
Hi Jesper
I’m really looking forward to seeing you tackle Hartmann’s mount - the Ace of Aces - it’s a perfect choice for this build.
All the best
Rowan
For those interested in my Apollo 11 build, I’ll be posting updates here
Here is my entry for the GB, Tamiya 1/48 Fw190 D-9. I’ve always wanted to build a 190, and what better way to do it than building it to honour Steffen. This is also my first build this year, so hoping I won’t get bogged down. The plan is to finish it in the RV markings of Stab./JG4.
Thanks for looking
Cheers 
Nice choice, Raj.
Have you decided on markings and camo? These late war fighters seem to be a mix of all kinds of markings and camo, so the choices are very interesting
