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Modelers Lounge => The World of Scale Models => Topic started by: Allan31 on January 28, 2026, 06:13:04 AM

Title: Messaschnitzel.....FINI....
Post by: Allan31 on January 28, 2026, 06:13:04 AM: Lucky Pierre went under the Easy-Off and was out drying. Su saw it and remembered I had built Rif-Raf for her and she had it hanging up in her office before she retired.
She asked for me to hang it up again in our office. It had some slight battle damage since the end of hostilities that were repaired with some quick touch-ups of paint and a fresh coat of Future.

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Done. While rumaging about, I remembered and found the Messa-schnitzel I had started for her.

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Found in box all together, decals missing, now in the paint booth.

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I will finish it in the early RLM colors of 65/70/02 as in the movie.

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Title: Re: Messaschnitzel.....
Post by: Allan31 on January 28, 2026, 06:25:03 AM: Careful research. I wanted early BoB scheme, 70/02/65.

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Tape off.

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The destructions say hat should be brown but more digging found it blue.

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Much handringing here as to weather or not I shouild but on the blower and pipes. Thoughts?...

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Title: Re: Messaschnitzel.....
Post by: DaddyO on January 28, 2026, 07:36:53 AM: Well that takes me back Allan. I remember having one of the Messaschnitzel many many moons ago. Yours is looking great so far 8)

Paul
Title: Re: Messaschnitzel.....
Post by: NigelR on January 28, 2026, 07:35:36 PM: Yes to blower and pipes, that's the whole point! This is looking great.
Title: Re: Messaschnitzel.....
Post by: pepperman42 on January 28, 2026, 08:51:28 PM: Pipes no blower for me. Zuper duper charged!

Steve
Title: Re: Messaschnitzel.....
Post by: Allan31 on January 28, 2026, 10:09:18 PM: More careful research. An aftermarket 1/32 109 decal sheet to the rescue.

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Pipes and blower it is !!
Title: Re: Messaschnitzel.....
Post by: KiwiZac on January 29, 2026, 08:06:52 AM: It's looking terrific Allan, great work!

I'm still a touch surprised no-one's done a Buchon conversion kit ;D
Title: Re: Messaschnitzel.....
Post by: RAGIII on February 08, 2026, 01:23:28 AM: Quote from: KiwiZac on January 29, 2026, 08:06:52 AM
It's looking terrific Allan, great work!

I'm still a touch surprised no-one's done a Buchon conversion kit ;D

:o
RAGIII
Title: Re: Messaschnitzel.....
Post by: RAGIII on February 08, 2026, 01:24:40 AM: Perfect presentation of Galland. I Love what you did to this one. !
RAGIII
Title: Re: Messaschnitzel.....FINI....
Post by: Allan31 on February 08, 2026, 08:33:17 AM: Thanks all, this was a fun break.
The bottom...

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I've been having terrible problems with Photopheckit and I've not been able to load albums. these are all coming just from a random bucket I found I could load into, don't know what will happen when i move the pics to the correct album.

But, anyway, it's finished.

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And now zooming across the ceiling of our shared office with RifRaf....

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Onto Lucky Pierre who is cleaning up well...

Thanks for clicking along !!!
Title: Re: Messaschnitzel.....FINI....
Post by: NigelR on February 08, 2026, 07:19:43 PM: Yes!! Blower and pipes :) What great fun, I really want one of these now.....
Title: Re: Messaschnitzel.....FINI....
Post by: DaddyO on February 08, 2026, 08:23:27 PM: That's a fabulous and typically neat build young man - love it ;D

Paul
Title: Re: Messaschnitzel.....FINI....
Post by: pepperman42 on February 15, 2026, 11:05:35 PM: Very kool!

Steve
Title: Re: Messaschnitzel.....FINI....
Post by: RAGIII on February 16, 2026, 04:20:10 AM: They look great together hanging from the ceiling!
RAGIII