Mal (Holdfast) has submitted a great article on his superbly built Bf 110 G-2. Follow the link below to check it out.
Three Years and a Bf 110 G-2
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Feature: Bf 110 G-2 by Mal
Tin_Can
Florida, United States
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Posted: Saturday, March 22, 2003 - 05:33 PM UTC
Posted: Saturday, March 22, 2003 - 05:57 PM UTC
looks great.
I've made a note to read about this in detail on my next day off.. I have a G-2 started but i'm in PE hell with it. ( not to good with pe yet) and I have a G-4 set aside for a rainy year or so... :-)
I've made a note to read about this in detail on my next day off.. I have a G-2 started but i'm in PE hell with it. ( not to good with pe yet) and I have a G-4 set aside for a rainy year or so... :-)
propboy44256
Ohio, United States
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Posted: Sunday, March 23, 2003 - 02:51 AM UTC
I finished the G2, and just polished of the G4 nightfighter (RM 1/48).. The G4 nightfighter is a great kit!, Good link
Favorisio
United Kingdom
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Posted: Sunday, March 23, 2003 - 06:58 AM UTC
Mal
What an excellent feature :-) Crammed full of detail, loads of useful information to any builder, and clearly written.
I'm clearly going to have to read this over and over in order to get some good results out of my foray into plane building.
You really should write that book you know....
Roger
PS Thanks for the pic
What an excellent feature :-) Crammed full of detail, loads of useful information to any builder, and clearly written.
I'm clearly going to have to read this over and over in order to get some good results out of my foray into plane building.
You really should write that book you know....
Roger
PS Thanks for the pic
ladymodelbuilder
Virginia, United States
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Posted: Sunday, March 23, 2003 - 11:22 AM UTC
Hi Mal,
Love the feature !! The plane is beautiful, and the detail and other info in the feature made it a treat to read..... :-) :-)
Love the feature !! The plane is beautiful, and the detail and other info in the feature made it a treat to read..... :-) :-)
Posted: Monday, March 24, 2003 - 04:48 AM UTC
:-) Thanks for your comments, guys/gals.
Roger, no more undersurface views, I nearly dropped it getting that one.
Penny, I'm aware that in most books that you might read on modelling, the auther tells you what he did but not what might go wrong. More importantly you never get the lowdown on what to do when things go wrong. I tried to address some of these issues, hopefully encouraging others to have a go. The amount of time, effort, energy and frustration I have expended over the years, trying out those wonderful finishing ideas, finding that there is a vital ingrediant missing and having to work it out for yourself, is nobodies business. With some where like Armorama I feel it's important to pass on skills, so that others get to the stage where they can build and finish models to a decent standard. This helps keep them in the hobby and benefits us all.
propboy44256, I've shied away from the G-4, but I'll have to give it a go. I like the mirrorwave scheme.
Delbert, I only used PE seat belts :-) When you are ready maybe we can do a night fighter group build. I have a Ju 88G-6 and 2x He219A-7s, as well as the 110G-4. Maybe that could be the next campaign, after the BfB. :-)
Tin_Can, How did you figure that it took me 3 years? (probably did)
Mal
Roger, no more undersurface views, I nearly dropped it getting that one.
Penny, I'm aware that in most books that you might read on modelling, the auther tells you what he did but not what might go wrong. More importantly you never get the lowdown on what to do when things go wrong. I tried to address some of these issues, hopefully encouraging others to have a go. The amount of time, effort, energy and frustration I have expended over the years, trying out those wonderful finishing ideas, finding that there is a vital ingrediant missing and having to work it out for yourself, is nobodies business. With some where like Armorama I feel it's important to pass on skills, so that others get to the stage where they can build and finish models to a decent standard. This helps keep them in the hobby and benefits us all.
propboy44256, I've shied away from the G-4, but I'll have to give it a go. I like the mirrorwave scheme.
Delbert, I only used PE seat belts :-) When you are ready maybe we can do a night fighter group build. I have a Ju 88G-6 and 2x He219A-7s, as well as the 110G-4. Maybe that could be the next campaign, after the BfB. :-)
Tin_Can, How did you figure that it took me 3 years? (probably did)
Mal
Tin_Can
Florida, United States
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Posted: Monday, March 24, 2003 - 06:52 AM UTC
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Tin_Can, How did you figure that it took me 3 years? (probably did)
Mal
Well, it was kinda a guess plus it made a catchy title...lol!
Favorisio
United Kingdom
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Posted: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 - 12:36 PM UTC
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Roger, no more undersurface views, I nearly dropped it getting that one.
Hehehehe, sorry Mal, would have hated to have been resonsible for an accident. I still think though that you never get to see the underside, and a lot of time and effort goes into the painting of it. Not like a tank where you would never expect to see it LOL.
Thanks for the ones you've shown me anyway.
Roger