Thanks Peter! I had some great days in Dublin indeed!
Well, new year means new builds. As I said, this will be the most modern build since I started this thread. I signed in for the running Phantom Campaign and found this oldie in my stash, a Hasegawa F-4E Phantom II …
As I said, I will need only some stencils from the box sheet. Main paints will come again from Vallejo. No. 71097 Medium Gunship Grey FS36118 and USAF Medium Grey FS 36270.
As a side build (well, I hope … ) I will also try to get this little fellow together, which I drove often during my Bundeswehr times …
So the Phantom will be a slow build but I hope some of you will again follow me in the coming weeks. As always your acompany is much appreciated! I will start with both next week.
In my earlier model building days I have also built a few of them, mainly US but also Germany and a colourful IDF Kurnass. All brush painted. Long ago … So this will be my first Phantom painted with airbrush. As promised I have already started the build …
Not much done yet, only 10 out of over 40 steps. It feels like hundreds and hundreds of parts but it should be a fun build. The Iltis is put back in the stash for a while but the Phantom is waiting in the background. I plan to have both finished for my first model show in March.
So, finally a first small update after the restart last weekend. I have finished painting and assembling the cockpit. There are no PE parts or decals for the instruments, so I dry brushed them. Sorry, I’m no good figurine painter so I leave the guys as they are now. Lost the overhead handle for the ejection seat of the WSO but found one in the spare box. Not the same but better than nothing …
Aaaand I have finished my first model in 2025 last week! Needed 2 months to work on it. A bit “over engineered” for my taste but finally I won the fight.
Mercedes L1500 wrecker truck Frankfurt/Germany late 1940’s
Kit: MiniArt 1/35
Nearly all paints I have used are from Revell
No. 36 Carmine Red
No. 302 Black
No. 09 Anthracite
No 57 Grey
And Vallejo 71073 Metallic Black for the tow chain.
Great to see some pics here Torsten. The Phantom is coming along nicely. Love the wrecker.
The figures look pretty good from here. If you just remove the seam line on one and do a bit of a pin wash to accentuate the detail it will be all the difference you need.
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) I will also try to get this little fellow together, which I drove often during my Bundeswehr times …
but found one in the spare box. Not the same but better than nothing …
