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  1. Danstream
    Lovely done. Carefully assembled and very precisely painted. Indeed, you got a great looking model out of this old kit. Cheers, Dan
  2. Danstream
    Fantastic details. Waiting for the final, cheers, Dan
  3. Danstream
    Quite nice and sharp work on the turrets. Cheers, Dan
  4. Danstream
    Awesome model, I love the livery portrayed in the model. This time it was a quick build. The thick wing, trademark of Fokker on his late planes (Dr-1, DVII) and based on aerodynamic test data overlooked by others, is well visible in the model. Congrats, Dan
  5. Danstream
    Your Fokker turned out very nice. 👍 Dan
  6. Danstream
    My F-15 model found its final place in the exposition case in the local hobby shop, proudly showing off together with other models of mine: Dan
  7. Danstream
    Please note that the green color was applied by Fokker using a stiff brushes to deliberately obtain a streaked finish. I am looking forward to see this classic finished. Dan PS - I just noticed that the start of this build is appended to the Re 2005 one. I see that the streaking finish is what you are aiming at, so discard my comment above. If you would like to accept a comment on the result so far, I would say that it conveys the impression. However, in my view, we have to consider that the finish was done manually by brush strokes and if you imagine a person in scale doing that, probably you could have obtained a finer (smaller scale) texture. But this is just a thought of mine.
  8. Danstream
    You got an imposing model from this old lady with a great three tone livery. The cockpit through the canopy looks great. Congrats, Dan
  9. Danstream
    As already said by @Canute, the only way to avoid silvering of decals is to prepare the surface with a gloss coat. Unfortunately this means that you have to restore the wanted finish (matt or satin) afterwards. The Tamiya decals are known to be thick and recalcitrant to settling agents Pressing them down with pads soaked with rather hot water might help (probably the heat softens the decals and helps them to conform). If you have a look to my Spitfire in the link below you may see the result that I obtained with them. There I used hot water followed by numerous applications of Micro set/sol. I also sliced the decals around recessed or prominent details in several cases. Dan
  10. Danstream
    Amazing level of details. Following silently. Cheers, Dan
  11. Danstream
    It turned out very nice. The reveresed insignias on the wing are barely noticeable and do not detract from the good look of the model. I like the green finish which is not dead matt. Indeed, the paint used by Reggiane was a very dark green and had a degree of shine, probably to increase wear resistance and decrease drag. Cheers, Dan
  12. Danstream
    Lovely model and beautiful presentation. As said, there is a lot to like: the careful assebly, the great finish, the rigging, the propeller, the many details, etc. Are you aiming at muting the large decals? In that case, I might see your point. Have you tried to play a bit with post-processing the picture? I would like to see one of them turned into B/W or, better, to sepia. Congrats, Dan
  13. Danstream
    Hi Chris, let me add to what already said on this subject, having had the same problem and, luckily, a very satisfactory solution of it. I do not think that you activity of making models had anything to do with the insurgence of a cataract (although I rekonise that you used the sentence ironically). Among causes, we have: genetics, ageing and degradation due to UV exposure. I had all of these (I spent in my youth lot of time in sunny places without any sunglasses protections). Said that, the surgery resolved the problem brilliantly and I could see the world with new eyes (literally).
  14. Danstream
    Beautiful model. The green finish is spectacular and the rigging gives that busy look which is typical of these biplanes, I love it. Cheers, Dan
  15. Danstream
    Thanks Gary, I appreciate your comment. Dan
  16. Danstream
    Nice job on this great looking plane. I hate to say it now, but the insignias of the 'fasci's are unfortunately all upside down (including the colored one below the cockpit). If that doesn't bother you, I would suggest to leave them like that (it could even have an associated ideological meaning, if you wish). Greetings, Dan
  17. Danstream
    Great looking radial! Dan
  18. Danstream
    I believe it was the first combat plane to be called 'fighter'.
  19. Danstream
    Which scale? Very nicely done! Dan
  20. Danstream
    Great work on painting the cockpit, greetings, Dan
  21. Danstream
    Nice looking green finish. WWI planes have a special allure to me. Dan
  22. Danstream
    Nice Mossie and great pair, Andrew. Cheers, Dan
  23. Danstream
    Intresting subject, one of the sleekest Italian planes. PS there is a spelling typo in the name of the title, the correct name is 'Reggiane' 😉
  24. Danstream
    Thanks Edward, much appreciated 🙂
  25. Danstream
    Gorgeous, cool Emil. Masterfully done. Cheers, Dan

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