Author Topic: FINISHED: "Ikarus 1916" - Shot down LVG C II (Read 43573 times)

Borsos · « **Reply #75 on:** November 23, 2016, 11:14:29 PM »

Dear Justin, Rick, Stephen, Jeroen, Des and Manni,
thank you very much for your kind and encouraging words, Vielen Dank!

Meanwhile I finished painting and weathering (there will be some more mud when the car's attached to its base) and can call this step of the whole diorama project done too. Now I just need to build the motorcycle and the wrecked aircraft...

Borsos

Juan · « **Reply #76 on:** November 24, 2016, 02:52:05 AM »

Going to be quite a display when done. Your work is outstanding.

RAGIII · « **Reply #77 on:** November 24, 2016, 08:36:31 AM »

Stunning work on the car and figure. Looking forward to the rest!
RAGIII

Borsos · « **Reply #78 on:** December 03, 2016, 07:44:55 AM »

Thank you Juan, thank you, Rick!

I started with the motorcycle. It's the now-out-of-production AVIATTIC resin kit containing white metal and PE parts too. It's a challenging kit, I love it very much. The mudguards needed some Green Stuff to fix some minor defects, but nothing impossible to do. There are some flashes here and there but the fit is really fine, e. g. the PE spokes fit the rim perfectly. It is really sad that this kit is no longer available!

Borsos

Borsos · « **Reply #79 on:** December 05, 2016, 08:18:37 AM »

Juan · « **Reply #80 on:** December 05, 2016, 09:39:01 AM »

Wow Borsos, looking great as usual. The spokes on your wheels are a work of art onto themselves. Wish Aviattic still had this gem available.

Manni · « **Reply #81 on:** December 05, 2016, 05:46:39 PM »

Ah, this will be the next gem in your terrific dio.
Chapeau,
Manni

Monty · « **Reply #82 on:** December 06, 2016, 04:50:34 AM »

Borsos, that is a beautiful Vauxhall! I do like the colours and the textures you have achieved! A little Masterpiece on it's own! Great progress on the motorbike too... Regards, Marc

Borsos · « **Reply #83 on:** December 08, 2016, 08:53:33 AM »

Thank you very much Juan, Manni and Marc for your kind comments!

I finished the build of the motorcycle. Now it needs a primer, some careful cleaning up, paint and at last some cables - and not to forget: a driver. This resin kit was a real joy and turned out to be a delicate, but not too difficult build once the spokes are attached. As it is obvious I replaced many resin parts with brass rod. As far as I know this is the only WWI motorcycle besides the new Meng offering of a 1917 Peugeot and it's really a pitty that it's sold out now.

RAGIII · « **Reply #84 on:** December 09, 2016, 12:49:45 AM »

Fantastic work on a great limited run kit! Oh how I wish I could afford EVERY release done by Aviattic! I should have studied harder in College

RAGIII

lone modeller · « **Reply #85 on:** December 09, 2016, 03:53:18 AM »

That motorcycle looks very realistic indeed without paint! The elements of your duo are building pup well - it will be a masterpiece when it is complete.

Stephen.

Borsos · « **Reply #86 on:** December 11, 2016, 06:46:51 AM »

Thank you very much, Richard, Rick and Stephen!

The driver, or, well as I should call him, the rider is almost finished. He just still needs some goggles. I used the motorcycle rider from the new Meng French tanker set. There's a French motorcycle messenger that fit the P & M motorcycle quite well. But besides of some changes of the equippment, I had to change his right arm.
Borsos

RAGIII · « **Reply #87 on:** December 11, 2016, 07:49:12 AM »

Absolutely awesome work on the Rider!
RAGIII

Des · « **Reply #88 on:** December 11, 2016, 08:04:16 AM »

Gorgeous work on the bike and the rider.

Des.

Manni · « **Reply #89 on:** December 11, 2016, 06:42:34 PM »

Outstanding. The Dio will be a showstopper.
Hope you can manage once to come to Mol or Heiden to a model challenge.
Manni