Scalemates Schwalbe Group build 2021View: Slideshow Mosaic List 1January 3, 2021 2January 3, 2021The fit of the topsides of both wings is not the best one. 3January 3, 2021Screwed it, I admit 🙁 4January 3, 2021That's it for day 2. 5January 4, 2021Bit disappointing innit? Luckily only a bit 🙂 6January 4, 2021The nacelles fit perfectly, only a small cut was required. 7January 6, 2021Engine front requires a bit of surgery. 8January 10, 2021 9January 10, 2021Canopy closed today, time for masking and spraying. 10January 16, 2021 11January 16, 2021 12January 19, 2021 13January 19, 2021 14January 19, 2021 15January 24, 2021SM-205, the darkest one of the three I'm gonna use. Btw. it turned out I can do some preshading using metalizers, which I've been unable to get so far 🙂 (see the horizontal stabilisers) 16January 30, 2021Resprayed, including the nacelles now. Time for masking. 17February 27, 2021Spraying completed. 18February 27, 2021 19February 27, 2021 20February 27, 2021Ready for the first layer of varnish. 21February 27, 2021 22March 13, 2021Thinking which sealant colour would be the best 23March 14, 2021Went for acrylic Humbrol 106 24April 2, 2021 25April 2, 2021 26April 3, 2021Time for decals - let the show begin! 27April 3, 2021How much glue can you expect on old Italeri decals? A lot! 28April 3, 2021Tail sevens are made of overlapping 1 & part of 2 🙂 29April 3, 2021The Fw 190 crosses from Italeri are bit too big, so I had to cut them here and there. 30April 3, 2021And it's done. 31April 4, 2021On its own wheels finally. 32April 4, 2021As the original pitot was partially offered to the carpet monster, I had to find a replacement. 33April 4, 2021Not sure there's anything I hate more than rigging. 34April 5, 2021So, that was my aim, let's see the result. 35April 5, 2021 36April 5, 2021 37April 5, 2021 38April 5, 2021 39April 5, 2021 40April 5, 2021 41April 5, 2021 42April 5, 2021 43April 5, 2021 44April 5, 2021 45April 5, 2021Taken from an overfliyng Mosquito PR 😉 46April 5, 2021 47April 5, 2021 48April 5, 2021 49April 5, 2021 50April 5, 2021 51April 5, 2021The picture that captivated me for decades and finally I've got my own rendition 🙂 52April 5, 2021 53April 7, 2021 Comments22 November 2024, 06:29 - Project infoSchwalbe53 images1:72CompletedGroup BuildScalemates Schwalbe Group build 20211. January until 31. December 2021All albumsView all albums »