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I wonder if the dollhouse scale is the same for these models. at the Hobby Lobby I go to, they have a section for dollhouses...quite a bit of stuff there are different types.....I'd check it out to see if you could substitute it. they even have wiring. I'm sure there are shops like H.L. where you live

my word! the interior look real!!! definitely detail overload awesome job!

a flight sim?........I've never tried one. I'm too busy swing'in swords and sling'in arrows my favorites are Gothic, Diablo, and Divine Divinity. thanks for the good word!

hello ED thanks for the kind word! I was going to use the airbrush, but I wasn't keen on the masking...........so I did it freehand with a brush. that was the only place where there was a lot of flash......the rest of the kit was pretty good. the fit is nice and had to drill one hole so far. it's too bad that there aren't any color pictures of the camo.......would have taken out a lot of the guesswork. I did a search on Capt. Rene Fonck and looked in the images page.....quite a bit of info there, along with other planes that the kit covers. Eduards has a kit out on the Spad XIIIC as well........it was developed after the Spad XII......began use in 1917. production was stepped up after the initial testings, and became more prominent by 1918.

I'm waiting on the Dr 1 to come in.........I got an e-mail saying that it was about to be shipped. that was the 23rd of June. .........anyway....... the main landing gear was added to the fuselage, before I painted the underside of the bottom wings. they are to be the same color more painting.......... the radiator cowling will be painted a light blue..........the seat, a flat brown. the prop was painted in various shades of wood browns......dry brushing...... the undersides of the horizontal stabilizers were painted, after the flash was removed. the underside of the fuselage and wings were painted when the landing gear was dry enough. the build presses on.........

so....as mentioned, I've done a little to it already. since there is no cockpit detail, the fuselage halves, lower wing, and cowl top has been assembled. I can put the seat in later. going online and looking at images.......I plan on building Capt. Rene Fonck's plane.......I find that his camo and marking are different than shown in the instructions. I'll get it close anyway....... so I painted up the fuselage and bottom wing tops. then I did the top surface of the upper wing... next was to paint the leather around the cockpit opening. there is a windshield for this plane........the frame was perfect for window maker this is a bit on the light side........next picture... I wanted to show the amount of flash at the locator pins of the horizontal stabilizers.....thought I didn't get a picture of them. I was glad to see that I did. other parts were being painted as all this was going on. the build is progressing quickly.....

I've never built a Glenco kit........looked kinda cool. usually, I'll take pictures of the contents, but with this one, I kinda missed it. I pulled it out earlier and did a little to it....but it ended up back in the box because of the painting involved. I didn't want to get too far into it before that happened. there really isn't much to the model.......no cockpit to speak of, just the seat. one thing I did notice though, is that there are injection pin marks in places one wouldn't want to see them. the kit dates around 1995.......the box is like new. the kit has decals for several different planes......they are produced by Scale Masters and they look really good. the instructions aren't much to speak of.......the parts are not numbered on the sprues. they are named...... the number of parts in the kit doesn't cause too much calamity, but it is neat since it gives the modeler a sense of what the parts are called. I miss that with the newer kits.......older kits used to do that.......number them as well as name them. this is it as far as the assembly goes. as can be seen, there is a small 'display' that comes along with it. I can envision this on a wooden base, but I have no interest in it and I chucked it. the bad thing here is that the sheet is in black n white..........hard to discern what color is which and where. a saving grace is that two of the planes are in color on the bottom of the box......a third plane is shown on the top of the box. they do offer a book that shows French and British camo and markings....48 pages #7801 we'll see what planes jumps out of this box

I think it looks awesome........flaws?..........I don't see'um a cozy place to read.......

I dip the decals in water and lay them on the table...of course they tend to curl a bit. when I see the paper has relaxed, then i'll try to move the decal with a finger. if good, it goes to the model, sliding it off the paper. sometimes I need to dip my finger tip in the water and touch the decal....it will leave a little extra water, that can be blotted up once the decal has been positioned correctly. I use a warm water, or at room temp. older kits can be problematic concerning decals.......if the paper is curled, then you know that the sheet has been exposed to humidity. some even experience micro cracking......exposed to humidity and heat.......changes in humidity and temp. the older, thicker decals can take some abuse, but the newer, thinner decals need to be handled more carefully. age will cause them to shrink........I've even gotten what I thought was a new decal sheet, only to find out that they are old and the cracking has occurred. the model looks super........bombers are such great subjects I see you didn't add weight to the nose {inside}.........what you can do is make a base and cement the tires to it......CA works best congratz on a really nice job!

I look for the small 'Mom & Pops........some of the best food comes from them sorry to hear of the problems you've had with the finish. I think it has a lot to do with the 'texture' of the finish........the powder may be weakening it. so, when you remove the masking, it takes the surface along with it. I wonder if there is a way it could be mixed........it would be a more uniformed paint.

great look'in tank Mark.........at first, it looked like it was a Rhino {had to squint}. as for the unit numbers, it would depend on the color.......white, red, white outlined in black, red outlined in white, that would designate the unit it belonged to. none the less.....it looks super! look'in forward in seeing the King

late to my own party... thanks all for the kind comments........ when I put the Belle in her place, I couldn't help noticing the differences in green. been fidget'in with a Glenco kit today........I'll show ya tomorrow yep Mike...that's the General I have a log in her somewhere.......thanks for the kind word

....I had to ask.....

catching up with your exploits........I must say, that is one shiny finish {so far}. looks great! you should be happy with it........if not, you can always bolt it to your car hood

Can't say that I can...............{can't wait to hear this one }

....and here are the gallery pictures I wanted to print pages of asphalt and tape them together to put the plane on..........but apparently, the ink cartridges must be dust by now. I haven't used the printer for some time now it's a bust, but I saved the images for future projects. this is a very good kit......can't stress this enough. I could have gotten closer to the subject.....there are some mistakes. this plane is a great subject....worthy of taking another stab at her...........but not at this time I have a few more projects I'd like to do.........but the call of the boat is getting stronger......I recently started the Steingraber twins, but the room is pretty warm {been hot here}, so I haven't wanted to spend a lot of time in there. I hope I did the Memphis Belle some justice. with the project finished, she will join the other two B 17's..........distinguished planes of honor, of time past. again........thanks for your following along and your many comments and suggestions.......

I kept to my word today..........the Memphis belle was back on the table. of course there was a short interlude with another project, but I'll get to that one when I really start to build the model. flipping her over, once I got a sturdy box to lay her on, I got a better look at the gap along the mating of the nose. I couldn't pull the nose together when it was time to join the halves.......likely something to do with that round part under the bombadier's station. I'll fill it with window maker and touch it up......should do well in getting rid of it the bomb bay doors are the focus here........the two doors and the four arms that open and close them. yup!........heard ya gasp! I know........the belly turret is an eyesore........not too much thought in the color dept. too late to change it now.......pretty sure the colors are what the instructions said.......I'll look it up, if only for future reference. the gun barrels are installed, as you can see. the tail guns are too. closed up the gap reasonably well.......could add another layer, but since no one I know will be looking at the under belly, it passes muster hey........we're done here.........let's go do some dorsal work. the antenna has been cemented in place already.........now to drill a hole in the vertical stabilizer and CA in some thin wire, my old stand by a hole was drilled through the starboard side wall of the navigator's station, and the second line was run to it. I kept the feed end short, or it would be seen through the dome glass. it was painted flat black and the rest of the job was touched up. now........we move onto the wings and put the props on the engines. this too a whole ten mins............if I'd stop dropp'in stuff. with a quick look over, I call this plane done you can't really see how close, but this is how close the belly turret is to the ground in the lowered position. the gallery is next......want to do something special. I'll have a better picture of this then. thanks for look'in in and following along

amazing progress 1:1 detail!

the seafire came out super OC. there is a difference in the type of decals used.......I've found this with different model companies. some supply a thicker decal......some decals have a form of flashing around them, and some are thin. I was over at Pheon decals, looking over some of their information / directions, and they suggest not using some of the decal solutions available. some are too strong and will tend to melt and distort the decal. it's probably best to test them first

thank you to all for the kind comments odd one for sure.........it's nice when you buy an older kit and it builds well. usually they are the ones that give the most problems. indeed Ed.........a Junker JU 52.......got my eye on a Savoia Marchetti SM 81.......an Italian tri-motor that can be built as commercial or military. I've got my eye on a few others. Mike.....the glamor shots are the last post I did........if you want to view her in a different setting, let me know. I'll post a few more that the interesting part Lou.......they built these planes....boxy look'in things, but you can also see when aircraft design began to get more and more complex, yet refined. .....the rounded fuselage, the more streamlined leading edges of the wings, and the changes in the materials used... thanks again for the likes and comments...I'm glad you enjoyed following along I'll get on the Belle........and Kempf's Dr 1.........I'm sure I can scare up something else

thanks for the good word gents I would have done something on her today, but I got saddled with a couple outside chores. I did get the broken gun back on though. I hope to get her back on the table tomorrow........good chance I can finish her off thanks again for all the interest!

splendid job.......very nicely done lighting it was a very nice touch. I showed it to the admiral, as I've done with every update.........I may get to do a doll house yet great job.........5 ⭐'s

here's the gallery of the model. it's really wasn't a terrible model.......some holes needed to be drilled out, flash wasn't too bad, and fit was reasonably good. the clear parts is about my only dig.......could be better quality. I believe I mentioned it before.......I found that there is actually a masking set for this model......Eduards put it out. oh well.......no matter.....I think I did a fair job of outlining the glass frames the antenna wires were painted flat black, along with a few touch ups, and it's now ready to show. so..........look'in like an early model Volvo, is the MB 200 I hope you enjoyed the build.......thank you to all who followed along. I appreciate the company!

thanks Egilman and OC..........this stuff is handy. I've used it to fill in portholes in ships.......it does have some limits though. if the opening is too large, it won't work too good. I used to be really good with it. commercial airliner models and HO really benefits from the use of it thanks for all who hit the like button