Landlubber Mike

Great start on what looks like a very nice kit! I have a Wolfpack P-36 in the stash that I will probably build next, so would love to see your H75.

I thought I had replied earlier, but just wanted to say I love the build! Really great job Alan!

I tend to agree with you Alan - the 1/700 kits are much easier to move around and certainly take up less room. There's also much better range of subjects in 1/700 than 1/350. I still have some 1/350 kits for subjects I really want to model, but most of my ship kits are 1/700. I do have a 1/200 Bismarck with full Pontos upgrades, etc. in the stash - now that is a big kit! I've been thinking about putting it up for sale as well. I really like your Derfflinger. You've done a really great job on it!

Came out great! Very nice job! Thanks for sharing the mast alignment technique.

Looks really good. You can see all the great little details from this kit. Going to be a nice model when you're done.

Thanks Alan! Really appreciate the kind words.

Thanks Andy! It was actually easy and without any aggravation at all. Just took a while. Probably took 2 hours to apply all the masking, and then another hour to carefully remove it. But the application of the masking wasn't difficult at all.

Feel better soon Vossie!

I'm slowly getting closer to the finish Iine. I spent some time detailing out the Vector engines for the first model according to some pictures of the Gnome-Rhone 14M engines. The Vector engine is on the left, and the kit engine (which is pretty nice) is on the right. I'm at the painting stage now. I first started with the second Hs 129, and used a 0.18mm airbrush to brush on the green splotches: I then tackled the first Hs 129. I had used Mr. Hobby paints for the undercoat European scheme (I figured Mr. Color would have a strong adhesion than Vallejo). Then I sprayed a light coat of Mr. Surfacer semi-gloss for a little added protection. I struggled with how to do the camo scheme, and eventually settled on using liquid masks. I did a bunch of tests first using Mr. Hobby - Mr. Masking SOL R and Vallejo Liquid Mask. I tried them both out with sprays of Mr. Color and Vallejo paints on top as I wasn't sure if the Mr. Color would dissolve the Vallejo. Turned out both were completely fine and compatible with each other, with Mr. Color on Vallejo's mask and Vallejo on Mr. Hobby's mask. I ended up going with Vallejo as it was slightly easier to apply as it's a little less viscous compared to Mr. Masking. One tip I found online was to paint masking solutions using silicone brushes. They made it much easier to apply - just apply to a section, wipe the brush (because the masking solution starts drying pretty quickly), and repeat. Still took hours to do, but well worth it with no aggravation. I was really surprised how easy it was. One thing to note is that I read that it's better to not leave masking solutions on for too long. Some said a week or two and it was hard to get the mask off. Others said they've left masks on for months and had no problems. I ended up going with Mr. Color for the Mr. Color RLM 79. I have the Vallejo equivalent to do touchups as I find Mr. Color doesn't brush as easily. Anywhere here are the pictures. Thanks for looking in!

I have an Iwata Eclipse CS as my workhorse airbrush with an Iwata compressor. Really great products.

And wow, nice stash of MFH kits!! I bought the 1/12 Corvette C.1 as well. Hard to find a nicer looking car in my opinion. I also have the Tyrrell P34 kit - got that one for under retail off a FB group.

Just catching up with your log now Craig. Funny, I was just messaging with Rob earlier about lusting after this kit. I'm trying to stay strong with my New Year's resolution to not buy new kits, but this one looks awfully tempting.

Nicely done - love that color you chose.

That looks really well done Alan. I think the technique is referred to as zenithal highlighting. Vince Venturella on YouTube is really good to watch for techniques on miniature painting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-dQU-dSNa8

Really nicely done Alan. I agree with the 3D resin printing being another rabbit hole. I've got a few prints myself, mostly using them to learn painting techniques for figures in my dioramas. Definitely a nice little diversion.