Egilman

My approach to this would be to find a D.VII pilot who flew a DR.I It will be easier to come up with a D.VII's markings and then see if you can locate an image of his DR.I The problem is going to be there weren't a lot of distinctive markings for the D.VII's mostly purple/blue lozenge patterns with little else...... They were getting to the point where they just didn't have the time or the confidence to be so brazen anymore being very late in the war and it being clear that they couldn't win.... It wasn't fun anymore..... Air combat was maturing and losing it's charm, it was becoming just as nasty as the lines on the ground....

That's the one thing about Mr Color Clear Lacquers, finding just the right mix..... I've seen a lot of people have great success with 2K and 4K automotive diamond finishes though, if you don't mind dealing with automotive products... The yellow paint look fabulous my friend, a real show stopper.....

Very Very nice, But if I tried to latch onto one of those brother, I would have to leave it in my will to the offspring...... Fairly steep price tag makes pocher look cheap.... But they do build into incredible models..... especially the L/E versions....

That should glisten like a diamond....

A very interesting design, been serving since 2010... Here's a review of the Type 45 Daring class destroyers, the largest destroyers ever built....

I agree with Lou, you're TV is probably louder than that.....

Lothar, Goering to name two.... most of the aces that survived the war flew both types.... Beautiful rendering of a period fighter pilots airplane my friend.....

The workings haven't changed in centuries, just advanced in materials and design.... somewhere along the way the dutch perfected the method of allowing the wind itself (using sails) to set the angle of the blades to the wind making them, (by rotating the house) much, much, more efficient, and could therefore be built much, much larger on permanent stone bases.... But they are basically the same as these rotating houses on stilts which are rotated by hand.... That sir is modeling excellence, especially for a primarily wooden structure..... You scratchbuilding master jedi you..... Impressive....

Well, like your sig says, it IS your journey...... I think you will be fine brother, as long as they don't catch you..... EG Blue/grey figures in red coats with white harnesses is kinda strange I have to admit.....

It's a Type 45 RN Destroyer under construction/repair/refit.... HMS Dauntless and HMS Diamond.

GET IT BACK???? I submit, you NEVER lost it!!!!! Very Very nice.....

Yeah, on some of those pics she does, there are a few of her without the 3D radar dating back to 2012/14.... Excellent references as well...

She certainly does, I'm sure you will do her justice....

Sorry, didn't mean to do that, but the kit does represent the post 2 midlife refits she had, by 2014 or so, and not the most current updates.... the unfortunate thing is the manufacturer missed it, when they decided to do the version with the gun turret, (as built they had no defensive armament and no turreted gun) she was strictly an ASW detection/interdiction ship..... After the fall of the Soviet Union, and the lessening submarine threat they decided to make the ship more multi-role... they added many air defense and self defense upgrades, when they added the gun, is when they added the fin to increase speed..... Just another Trumpeter faux-pas...... Unfortunately..... EG

Hi Greg, I just noticed something different..... The Wings on the stern, if I look closely it actually looks like a single fin off the stern along the stern body line inset a few feet and tapering..... In the left hand red square I drew, you can see the inner line of this fin parallelling the outside bodyline above the waterline shows a definite tapering to a rounded edge.. and that lower darker portion that appears to be wet shows that as it goes towards the water, it starts to curve inwards to follow the sheer line of the stern, but is not a full radius as the edgeline can still be seen.... The right hand square shows that this fins outer surface blends perfectly with the ships outer hull profile... Only question I have is does it continue following the hull profile below the waterline or are they two separate fins? I don't see it on the kit, or anything that resembles it in the kit parts, and it doesn't appear on F234, HMS Iron Duke in the drydock pick either. Is it something unique to HMS Kent or something the kit manufacturer didn't pick up on? Update: I found a second pic of the Iron Duke..... It also shows this stern fin at a sharper angle showing it's profile and that it exists on the type and is distinctive.... looks like it continues underwater from port to starboard as well.... No doubt that it is there.... Further update: It was added to the class of ships during their first midlife update.... From Wiki.... Mid-life refit The class underwent mid-life refits which lasted 12–18 months and cost £15-20m. Aside from refurbishment of the mess decks and drive train, the ships are being fitted with a transom flap which can add up to one knot (1.9 km/h; 1.2 mph) to the top speed ....... I guess this was done sometime around 2011, it doesn't appear on the Duke class ships as originally built.... , ah, the helicopter hanger was updated in 2011 as well and the model appears to have the later hangar.... I don't see any parts that could represent this "Transom Flap" on the sprues..... Hope it helps.... EG

I don't know why they do that OC, but it is strange and does create more work....

Yep not a lot of heavy aging there but some definite streaking on the stern and oil canning on the lower hull as well.... A real challenge to be sure......

Yeah, for the english navy that is a surprise, (at least to me) Still haven't seen a US ship looking that rust-buckety..... Close to overhaul I suppose.... No obvious rust patches or flaking paint in this view, some heavily faded, chalked paint along the extra wide boot topping and very apparent rust streaks..... (although your leading set of pics do show some smaller rust patches) Should be right up your alley brother, in fact a challenge not to overdo the effect I would think.... I'm sure you can do it, your rust streaking technique is right up there with the best of them.... Would love to see it done right..... Would be a work of art.....

They came from the factory in overall light grey....

Yesirree brother, Scalemates is the best modelers resource out there, but even with that being said, they don't have everything. and as far as old models there are some that aren't even listed on the web, anywhere.... Two years ago I went into my local hobby shop with one such kit, an original Idea toy company turtle ship, the rubber band powered one.... along with a few of their motorized tanks.... Untouched in mint boxes.... The owner of the store took them in trade and gave me run of the store choosing any five models he had in the shop, I went home with over 1,000.00 worth of models that day.... When I went back the next day, the turtle ship and two of the motorized tanks were long gone, (probably in his personal stash) and he had a huge smile on his face...... Was more than happy to make the exchange.... There is some very very rare stuff out there that never sees the likes of auction sites or old model kits....

Good point brother, if you ARE actually looking to buy, sold listings on e-bay is the best place to start, it is where I would start..... that way you have the general value of the kit in question. It appears to me as the kit is worth somewhere between 200 and 250 retail not counting shipping... (if you can locate a retailer that has one) and it absolute proof why that other one for a grand is still sitting there, it simply isn't worth a thousand dollars... So if you find a listing for the original 1961 kit below 200.00 shipped as a BIN, (for an untouched kit) you have a good deal given current market conditions... I would not pay more than 80.00 for the Revell Germany re-issue in untouched condition.... That is how I approached buying rare model kits back in the day, it's been over a decade since I've had my fingers in the market, but it doesn't appear that much has changed outside of there being fewer rare kits nowadays compared to back then.... Do your research first.... Thanks Lou....

The model # is H-391 the 1200 is the pressing number, smaller is earlier.... The oldest one I've ever seen offered for sale was H-391:264 The second number has nothing to do with the model itself but the production schedule it was pressed under...

Unfortunately brother there are only two Revell H391's on American Ebay according to Picclick, (Ebay indexer) the 1,050.00 (including shipping which has been available at that price since September) and the one for 174.00 (shipped) that is 2/3rds built and obviously been sitting on someone's shelf for an untold number of years... (based upon the dust and dirt all over the already assembled hull, a massive cleaning job before you could ever hope to finish it and the seller, who isn't the original owner, doesn't know if it is complete) All the other auctions for Kearsarge are for accessories for that 1/96 kit or for the 1/700th LHD.... Revell Germany's #05603 (2004 reissue) has been out of stock since 2013..... It's a very popular model and it seems like there are none of them available at this time.... It's a real gem if you can find one..... Either the original or the reissue

Yeah, I've got the Connie in mine as well along with the Heller Victory, someday I'll get around to building it again..... That particular Kearsarge kit today sells for well over 1,000 dollars if you can find one in mint condition... There's a guy that has a beat up one from his stash on evilbay CA right now and he got a 1,200C price on it It's the only one available for sale.... And actually Revell re-released the Kearsarge kit a few years back..... The kit being offered is a builder grade kit not a collector grade.... so one needs to be careful with the old stuff.... It's one of the reasons I got out of kit collecting, there are several that are worth it but most of the old classics have been re-released over the last decade or so and aren't really worth that much anymore..... The last one I bought was a Heller La Reale De France mint in a perfect box..... and three months later Heller re-releases it.... It's like any other investment in old items, The internet and online auctions has really hurt the kit collectors valuations hard and has almost extinguished the market for them..... (although there are still a few rare gems out there if you can find one)

It's a second run Revell kit from the '60's of the old Adams molds of the late '50's.... in their day they were the top of the plastic modeling world.... The 1/96th Connie is from the same class and company.... (and I would say that the molds have held up well seeing as they are in their third iteration)