Bolleken's 1:72 stuff

[speedgraflex]

I am excited to see what you will do, Marius, and wish you the best. I will follow along with your progress with great delight. Your background shows in your approach. I find this discussion most relevant to the progress of model building in all scales. I particularly enjoy color theory. My feeling is that color needs to be defined less as a singular approach; and I take notice of what you paint underneath the final coat, which adds depth as well as detail. What I struggle with is paint characteristics of drying time, the whole curing process. I am getting ready to try out satin semi gloss lacquers on my next plane, mainly in the belief that this will emulate a factory finish that the planes have to a greater extent than acrylics. I would rather try and make mistakes than stick to a single approach, and all camouflage seems to have a characteristic adjustment that comes from usage. I appreciate how you judge this effect and keep the planes realistic in appearance.

[Stikpusher]

This is getting pretty wazoo... but seeing that it is a "what if?" project, you can be as wazoo as you like.

Now going along your "Battle of Britain II" line if thought, would the sandy colors be appropriate for that theater of operations? I would think the late war 81/82/83 colors perhaps with some 02 in a summer/fall 1940 style would be more appropriate... The sand colors would just seem so out of place over the Channel and England.

Now going off this tangent you could really have some fun with opposition Meteors and Vampires in appropriate 1940/1946 schemes... oh this could be fun... of course the USAAF would be present in P-59s and P-80s... unless you're thinking an alternate timeline where the war did not start until 1945...

[Bolleken]

Stikpusher, you might be right regarding the colors. In the other hand RLM81/82/83 or BOB 1 colors are too boring for me currently. I really like to see that butterfly scheme. Maybe I take the scheme in different colors. Dark green and light brown e.g.
Seeing that Ta 183 in a dog fight with the first Allies jets would be great.

[speedgraflex]

This might be even more wazoo, but what about morphing the dark brown mottle over greenish yellow as a kindred spirit or "totem" to the dragon or lizard?

MEET DRACO VOLANS

[Bolleken]

Cool

[speedgraflex]

I like it. A LOT. It makes sense to me... dragon, mythical, camouflage, scales (metal plates)... plus the colors could have an oil-like sheen as paint drapes over metal plated finish. I have seen some cool Huckebein TA 183s with a yellow color at the throat area... are you going to load up the bomb racks as well?

[Bolleken]

Maybe I use that camouflage on a P1101.
The Huckebein won't have bombs, maybe some secret Air-to-Air-rockets.

[Bolleken]

U know that I am in vacation. Today is the last day in Croatia. Tomorrow we will go to Italy.
I took a tiny little kit as holiday kit. Currently I am really addicted to modelling, so I wasn't able to avoid it.
See the pictures of my Airfix Piper Cherokee Arrow - a real Classic for me.
Target is to make it ready for painting until end of holidays.







To be honest it is not Airfix's best kit. Especially the clear parts are thick with sink marks and the mold is not fully filled what u can see at the edges of the windscreen.

[speedgraflex]

Lookin' good; that is such a tiny kit, Marius, but there is such a good quality to it, the seating and the cockpit look pretty good. Too bad about the sink marks in the plastic. I totally get the idea of being bit by the modeling bug and having to do something creative and craftsman like with your time. Looking forward to you ideas for the next steps!

[Stuart]

Nice little build that - the Arrow's a great little aircraft, I've flown in one many a time.

I hope you've enjoyed your holiday - I can back yesterday after two weeks away and it sucks - I really do hate where I live.