A few of my latest models

Onkel Neal · 04-25-22, 10:36 PM

Very nice! When you say commission, do you mean you build models for hire?

ajrimmer42 · 04-26-22, 04:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Onkel Neal

Very nice! When you say commission, do you mean you build models for hire?

I do indeed, it's something I started a few years back and is something I generally really enjoy. It can become a slight chore if you get a particularly bad kit to build but most of the time it's great. I currently have 4 aircraft awaiting bench time for a regular client in Italy, plus another 5 for a guy in the Czech Republic!

ajrimmer42 · 04-26-22, 04:11 AM

Speaking of my Czech client, he was kind enough to gift me this Fujimi 1/48 Bf109G-6 late last year. It's a nice kit, although let down slightly by some very awkward seams to fill and sand due to the moulds being designed to cater for a number of other 109 variants.

I built this one mostly from the box, using a Montex mask set for the Italian markings, a Quickboost resin tropical air filter, and brass tubing for the gun barrels.

This was also the first model I photographed with my new DSLR, a second hand Nikon D7000 & macro lens. Still getting the hang of it, but it does give some nice quality shots!

Onkel Neal · 04-26-22, 07:39 AM

Wow, that's excellent, thanks for posting. I would love to be able to sell models, if only to be able to build them and have a place for them. But I am several levels below the skill necessary. Do you have any videos detailing how you manage PE parts, how to glue them on?

Steve Gad · 04-26-22, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Onkel Neal

Wow, that's excellent, thanks for posting. I would love to be able to sell models, if only to be able to build them and have a place for them. But I am several levels below the skill necessary. Do you have any videos detailing how you manage PE parts, how to glue them on?

Some people are just good at it - especially the painting. Amazing aren't they?

Onkel Neal · 04-27-22, 08:22 AM

Yes, indeed. I keep telling myself if I am patient and keep at it I can become more skilled and produce models like that... ok, maybe not THAT good but much better than my current skill level.

Something as simple as using CA glue to attach tiny bits... if I could manage to get the part to stick to the model instead of the tweezers or my fingers it would be a giant first step.

ajrimmer42 · 04-28-22, 03:58 AM

Believe me I hate PE as much as anyone

I genuinely try to avoid it most of the time, but when I do use it I have no real technique to it other than decent CA and a good pair of sharp pointed tweezers.

What can help is using a CA accelerator to speed up the cure time, and also sometimes simply using PVA glue to attach parts can end up being easier than CA, especially larger pieces.

04-25-22, 10:36 PM	#1
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,292 Downloads: 534 Uploads: 224	Very nice! When you say commission, do you mean you build models for hire? __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

04-26-22, 04:11 AM	#3
ajrimmer42 Royal Kinotropist Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 987 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Speaking of my Czech client, he was kind enough to gift me this Fujimi 1/48 Bf109G-6 late last year. It's a nice kit, although let down slightly by some very awkward seams to fill and sand due to the moulds being designed to cater for a number of other 109 variants. I built this one mostly from the box, using a Montex mask set for the Italian markings, a Quickboost resin tropical air filter, and brass tubing for the gun barrels. This was also the first model I photographed with my new DSLR, a second hand Nikon D7000 & macro lens. Still getting the hang of it, but it does give some nice quality shots! __________________ Alex Don't judge a ship by the number of it's guns, but by the skill of it's crew.

04-26-22, 07:39 AM	#4
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,292 Downloads: 534 Uploads: 224	Wow, that's excellent, thanks for posting. I would love to be able to sell models, if only to be able to build them and have a place for them. But I am several levels below the skill necessary. Do you have any videos detailing how you manage PE parts, how to glue them on? __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

04-27-22, 08:22 AM	#6
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,292 Downloads: 534 Uploads: 224	Yes, indeed. I keep telling myself if I am patient and keep at it I can become more skilled and produce models like that... ok, maybe not THAT good but much better than my current skill level. Something as simple as using CA glue to attach tiny bits... if I could manage to get the part to stick to the model instead of the tweezers or my fingers it would be a giant first step. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

04-28-22, 03:58 AM	#7
ajrimmer42 Royal Kinotropist Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 987 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Believe me I hate PE as much as anyone I genuinely try to avoid it most of the time, but when I do use it I have no real technique to it other than decent CA and a good pair of sharp pointed tweezers. What can help is using a CA accelerator to speed up the cure time, and also sometimes simply using PVA glue to attach parts can end up being easier than CA, especially larger pieces. __________________ Alex Don't judge a ship by the number of it's guns, but by the skill of it's crew.