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.