Sebastijan

Great job! Please describe how you did the missile plume and smoke.

Nice project! Looking forward to next updates. Just got GWH Slovak Tiger kit today and it is BEAUTIFUL! Hope to find some time to start building it ASAP!

Oh thank you very much for the info - I wasn't aware of the blisters - quick photo check confirmed what you say.

Would love to build a Greek AUP F-4E - did Finemolds at any time announced that one? Is it possible to build one from any of the boxes? I guess I could scratch the bird slicers on the nose and fiddle with the instrument panel details but not sure how to tackle those intake (ECM?) pods, that are standard on Naval versions?

I've got some of Chris's Draken parts and they are 3d printed high quality stuff. Also met the guy in Moson last month - nice chap! Here's the address: https://www.wolf3dresinparts.at/

Traffic grey is suitable for refurbished and upgraded BMs and has a blue tone to it. For earlier 31s I guess MRP-354 Grey would more suitable. As for the weathering - you won't see rust, unless looking at some derelict or open air museum planes. What you will see is paint fading (Russians don't put their aircraft in hangars/shelters and so exposure to the elements does its thing. You will see some chipping here and there (I noticed interesting chips on 31s of the dark grey dielectric panels) and hydraulic fluid streaks, especially in the engines area and around whe

Here she is completed. You can see the in progress thread in the In progress forums. For full article and gallery, you can check my site: https://vvsmodelling.com/2025/03/14/messerschmitt-me-163-b1-komet/

Thank you, indeed it is! When shoot hits the fan. One of the negative sides of 3d printed models is the brittleness of the material. It is very fragile and I have cracked these parts before, while holding the model. However I managed to glue it back and blend it in without a problem. However, during the final steps of the assembly, the model slipped and hit the edge of the desk breaking away the rear part of the aircraft. Oh the frustration. But I knew one thing - if I am gonna recover from this, I have to fix it immediately, while the rage inside me was still ho

thank you!

Vacation only a warm distant memory, I finally managed to snap some modelling time. The landing gear was assembled without much problems and the model was given a coat of VMS Satin varnish to unify the work so far, protect the decals and prepare the surface for some light weathering to be done next. The wooden inner part of the skid can be seen from some angles and adds a nice contrasting touch of colour to the model.

Small update! Wheels were painted using AK Interactive markers - Black for the hubs, Tyre for the tyres and it can't get any simpler than this! While reading the Valiant's Me 163 book, I noticed a photo, where the inner part of the landing skid appears to be wooden and the whole thing wrapped in aluminium. So I've painted the upper part with AK Wood Base marker and then recreated the grain pattern with Abteilung oil paint (some brown shade, don't recall the exact name). A little detail, that will add some colour to the model albeit being

After the paint job it was time for decals. Not much to say on this topic - they are one of the best kit decals I have worked with - thin, sharp details and nice colours and minimal carrier film.

Painting time! After all the struggles, the model was primed with Mr.Surfacer 1200 grey and painted as always with MR. Paint RLM 76/81/82 combo. I've decided on the White 14 option with the attractive whole fuselage mottling. This was also a first real test for my brand new Harder & Steenbeck Airbrush Infinity CR Squidmar Miniatures special edition and it performed with flying colours!

Problems ahoy! The brittle resin bite my behind again. Dryfitting every major part as usual, when trying to remove the wings from the fuselage, the attachments grabbed the fuselage so hard that they broke parts of the wings off. I managed to superglue some parts back and fill the remaining gaps with green stuff putty and I am now in the process of fill-sand-primer- repeat until I'll be satisfied with the result. #fixthatshit

Awesome build, Andres!