FINISHED: "Ikarus 1916" - Shot down LVG C II

[Manni]

Andreas, again a piece of art.
Great job.
Manni

[Borsos]

Bud, Rick, Des, Juan and Manni, thank you very much for your comments and your interest!

Some first dryfitting of the mudguards today:


Of course the seats need new cushions...
Thank you!
Borsos

[Des]

Great work on the mudguards Borsos.

Des.

[Borsos]

Thank you Des!!!

in the meantime I made new cushions for the seats

I added the spare wheel

and was happy to find much more photos than I knew until then... Luckily just in time and not too late
https://www.flickr.com/photos/95112191@N02/sets/72157634236469984
According to these pics I reworked the interior

(compared to these pics, the distance between the rear doors and the backseat is too big. So the Ken Musgrave plans are not too precise here. Well, I'll live with that )
Here's the dashboard that I made with some HGW beezels and some airscale aircraft decals for the instruments. Well, it's an R.F.C. car, isn't it?

When I started to make the driver I took pics of every minor step as I intented to make the long promised tutorial with him. So I chose this miniart set

This guy should be the one and here are the main parts


It fits the car. Carving everything away that looks too Russian and too less British...

Drilling the arm for adding wire to change the pose
... then I thinned down the legs and made putees out of tamiya tape

And when I had started sculpting the R.F.C. maternity jacket...

... and then I realized that I had forgotten to take pics of the sculpting process...  Sorry! I'll do that tutorial. Promised!


Driver finished, crying for paint...
And some more figures I didn't show yet. I wanted to have a Scotsman with a kilt.

Once more all together:

Thank you!
Borsos

[IanB]

Those figures really are superb. I'm looking forward to seeing this all together.

Ian

[Edo]

I agree with Ian!
those figures are just great!

[Manni]

Sorry, when I repeat myself, but you are a real master, everything looks terrific, the modifications of the figures, the outstanding car and the superb paintjob.
In tiefer Verneigung,
Manni

[RAGIII]

Gorgeous work on the car and phenominal conversion work on the driver!
RAGIII

[lone modeller]

The work on the car is extremely good - you really are a talented modeller. The figures are also first class - and thank you for the mini - tutorial on the figure.

Stephen.

[Borsos]

Ian, Edo, Manni, Rick, Stephen, thank you very much for your encouraging words, they are highly appreciated!


Today some in progress shots of the Vauxhall, after finishing the painting (there is still much to do: Highlighting the seats, weathering the interior and exterior, dull coat and many other things...) I have to add some minor details, some lights and the hood. I think, I'll leave it open and uncovered, as I want the driver figure to remain visible. But I can see the finishing line, at least for the car.



The number is pure fiction and I used some decals of the Tommy's War Crossley Light Tender, because there are enough numbers in the kit. They are a little bit on the large side compared with photos of original Vauxhalls, but I had no other decals.
Best wishes
Borsos

[RAGIII]

Gorgeous! Your car has really taken on some character with the painting!
RAGIII

[lone modeller]

And that is just the car! With the figures alone this would make a simply superb duo - what will it look like with the wrecked aircraft? Do you intend to display this in a museum?

Stephen.

[jeroen_R90S]

What more can I add......... Looking great!

[Des]

Superb work reshaping and re-positioning the driver figure, he will really look the part once completed.

Des.

[Manni]

Geil am Seil (outstanding)
Just incredible. The colour modulation is perfect, the car by it self is perfectly done (you should go and sell resin copies), beautiful interieur. Hammer!
Gruß,
Manni