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Aircraft vs armor: who wants to crawl when he can fly?

Military vs civil: who wants to drive a bus when he can be the hottest, fastest and deadliest thing in the sky?

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I do like starting random topics of conversions – so here’s one… why ARE aircraft the most popular modelling subject - and why military and not civil? WHAT is it about aircraft that get us building them - why not cars or trucks or tractors or something else we see far more of everyday than Aircraft...

Thank you Portman for the nice words. Thomas, I'm afraid I'll disappoint cuz no big secret here. I open up with drill bits and do the rest with a #11 blade. Lots of patience, lots of TLC. In the end I smooth out any roughness with a brush dipped in liquid cement. And I wear my optivisor throughout t...

Thanks JimD and Mostrich. Here's some pix of the detailing work. http://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t410/traceur813/Falke/detail004.jpg http://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t410/traceur813/Falke/intake007.jpg http://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t410/traceur813/Falke/detail003.jpg http://i1058.photob...

Thanks Lyle for the kind words! Mostrich, thanks for the link. Had never seen this one before. I always like to see how others go about doing the kit I'm working on and never fail to pick up a trick or 2. This guy used an oil dot filter, which I just might do as well to give depth to the paint on th...

Thank you gents, your comments are really appreciated! I do need the motivation to finish this build and reading you helps! (That goes for all the preceding comments as well, thank you all!) See, I've been at it for over a year, off and on with other builds in between, and I want to get it done. Esp...

Thank you CallSignOWl.

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Detailing/improving the many gizmos that go to make up the abundant exterior detail of this kit. Opening up all the air-scoops: http://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t410/traceur813/Falke/boom_intake001.jpg http://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t410/traceur813/Falke/boom_intake003.jpg Adding detail from...

Thank you Kari and Vance! The next area that was in need of detailing after the pit was the Yakult bottle, aka engine (Yep, that's what Kow Yokoyama used to make the engine. Must be good for his health too!) As to me, I used wires and solder (good that, very flexible) for the wiring and plumbing as ...

Thank you all for the nice words. I'll be posting more pics soon. JimD, in case you're not familiar with it, this is one of the creations from the Maschinen Krieger universe created by Japanese artist and modeler Kow Yokoyama. Just Google it and you'll see. But beware, this stuff is highly addictive...