Fokker completed.

A fun build of something unusual for me being a armor and ship modeler, OOb no rigging was done. The markings are Dutch and the entire lozenge pattern are decals.

Fokker progress

After some airbrush problems I managed to get this fuselage green at least, this model gets alomst 100% covered in lozenge decaling so the paint is not important to the finished model. The wing I am doing in a 3 color sceme as I have seen in my online refrences. With Humbrols I will try to replicate the almost transparent look of this wing. This subject is completely new and a nice break from the usual.

My next project something completely different.

Here is Rodens 1/72 Fokker E.V/D VIII kit. I have not built a plane in 20 years and never a prop plane. Small propeller craft modeling is completely new to me. I love the look of WW 1 aircraft, fine, delicate machines they were. I am hoping to get started this weekend and will try to do this kit justice.

Oliver Sacks at AMNH

Oliver Sacks will be at the AMNH in NYC on Oct 17th. I am hoping to make the talk. As I have said he is an amazing man and to hear him speak is an honor.

Amps East

I visited Amps East last Saturday. Its the only local Amps show for me here in Northern NJ. Great show, I missed last years East show and the Nationals and was looking foward to this one. I met up with a few modelers from the Model Armour forum I visit, that was a pleasure as modeling is a solitary hobby and it was great to meet other modelers and see their work. I use Tamiya,Polly Scale and Model Master paints, oil washes and pigments I make from soft pastel sticks on all my models. Having never looked into the "newer" paints, washes, pigments I visited the AK Interactive booth and looked into their products. With the help of a fellow modeler who was demoing the products I got an insight into how they are used. I ended up picking up 2 sets or washes, filters, pigments and am looking foward to trying them out soon I can see the advantage in using them over my old method. Practice will be required no doubt.

1/700 Kalinin

I have been busy with the radars and other brass parts for the superstructure, they are finished finally. Now working on the railings of which this ship has many of different sizes.

Kalinin progress

I got about 4 hrs work on the Kalinin today, managed to get the super structures on and most of the small parts, I lost 2 of the small tube like (life rings, bouys?) I am going to try to tuwn down aluminum tubing on the lathe to replicate these, if the alum does not work styrene will be the next attempt.

The Taig Lathe

This is my Taig Lathe, I bought this 3 years ago and after 2 house moves in a year and various other difficulties now I hope to put it to work. After much research and alot of advise from fellow home machinists on discussion boards I went with the Taig over a China made "mini lathe" I think I made the right decision. I originally bought the lathe for my scale plastic modeling work but am interested on scale steam engines now and hope to move from plastic to wooden ship modeling where the lathe with the milling attachment will come in very handy. In the photos you se the Taig with the milling attachment installed, the tool posts and tools and the accy's for the lathe. Also my new virgin workbench I build in my garage. Alot more organizing of tools and such to be done but its a start.

Kalinin

Progress so far, I have to paint the grey structures on deck, bollards, etc.

1/700 USSR Cruiser Kalinin

This is my 1/700 Kalinin build, I always liked the look of Soviet Cruiser with their red decks. Not easy to mask and paint in model form though.

BTR 70 finished

After a dusting of Tamiya earth, a satin coat and a quick wash my BTR 70 is done. A quick build not worrying about accuracy and super detailing, just for fun.

BTR 70 painted

I used a base color of Tamiya Buff with the Cammo being Tamiya Olive Green, Light Green, Dark Green, lightened with Desert Yellow. I saw this Cammo scheme online somewhere and liked it as it's different from most BTR 70 Cammo's I have seen. To be done yet is to add the antenna shoot a dusting on the lower portions of the vehicle with Flat Earth and a top coat of Polly Scale Satin.

BTR 70 before paint

BTR 70

A simple build OOB mostly. I replaced only the kit parts that were poor or covered by Eduards PE set.

Millville 2

More Millville photos.