Thanks, and you're welcome!

Thank you much!🙏

Merci pour vos compliments! 🙏 C'est toujours un plaisir de lire votre appréciation. J'espère pouvoir publier d'autres vidéos de montage complet comme celles-ci à l'avenir.

Yeah, although it was built almost two years ago now. It's become one of those intriguing 'found footage' videos.. 😉 I haven't seen anyone build a cutaway from this kit yet, but there are actually some madlads out there who have motorised it as an RC model (including submersible capability) and with torpedoes that can be fired 😲

Thanks! It was indeed a fun little kit to build; I initially also wanted to build a Marder sub from the torpedoes.

You're welcome! A while back I have used this technique on a 1/72 Kübelwagen, so it should work. Good luck!👍

You're welcome! 👍

Thank you! I have the Waco CG-4 lined up for Market Garden.

Thanks! Especially the need for enough nose weight made it a bit of a challenge.

Merci ! J'ai pensé que ce serait une construction appropriée pour la commémoration des 80 ans du DDay. 🙂

Thanks! When this kit was first released it was 'highly detailed' for its time, with the whole Atar engine that could be displayed. Nowadays recessed panel lines are a must in modern releases. It looks like Special Hobby is going to release several up-to-date kits of the Mirage family!

You're welcome! 👍

Haha, glad you like it 👍

Thank you much!

Thanks! And yes, I should have searched for a aftermarket masking set.. The strip-and-maskol method sort of works, but with so many panels it's somewhat tricky to align everything properly.

Merci! Il semble qu'il y ait une ambiance Ju 87 dans l'air ce mois-ci😉 Il y a de nombreuses années que j'ai construit un kit Revell, en camouflage désert. Cet ancien modèle me manque, alors je voulais vraiment un nouveau Stuka sablonneux !

​@@KitKabinetbeau travail en tout cas 😊

Thanks! I wanted a bit more colour than the usual green-on-green splinter pattern, so I searched for a bit. This is in fact the kit I got at ESM Houten!

You're welcome! I don't know if it's possible to get a tone that dark for the Viking canopy with acetate sheet; I have never seen this material in that exact colour. Maybe you can colour it with a bath of Future, strongly tinted with acrylic ink. Or spray it with Tamiya clear colors. Anyway, good luck with your builds!

Thanks, it actually took me two tries to get the effect like this. Always room for improvement!

Although I have never tried it, I think it may be tricky to use an existing acetate canopy as the direct master. 1) Acetate canopies are typically very thin and may buckle under the pressure of the vacuum. Of course the master canopy can be filled (eg. with putty) to withstand the pressure, but.. 2) since the heated acetate sheet is made of the same material, it may still deform or even stick to the master as it transfers its heat. 3) A canopy formed over the master will also be slightly bigger, and fine detail from the original may be lost. You could try to make a plaster mould over the original acetate canopy and use that as a 'female' mould, but this is a much more elaborate procedure than the method used in this video. Hope this helps.

I would not recommend brushing it on; the pigment particles will most likely mix with the varnish and then smudge along with the brush strokes. With a sprayed varnish (in light several light coats, and letting it dry between the spray sessions) the varnish mist will settle and stay right on the spot where it is sprayed. Hope this helps.

Glad to be of help and good luck with your build!

Merci mon ami! Il semble que les Finlandais aient eu un peu plus de succès avec cet avion que les Néerlandais eux-mêmes. Bien sûr, je construirai la version néerlandaise à partir du kit MPM. En temps voulu !

@@KitKabinet Il y a bien longtemps j'avais construit le Fokker de Frog. J'en avais gardé un beau souvenir en me promettant de le refaire un jour!

Thanks! And yes, the PM kit is quite a dog to build. Luckily I also still have the much nicer MPM kit in the stash, earmarked to become a Dutch version!

Thanks! The MPM kit is a much nicer kit than this PM kit, but also tricky to find at the moment. Meanwhile, these basic PM kits are getting sold at premium prices. A re-release of the MPM kit would be most welcome!

Thanks! Good to hear that the scratchbuilding was worth its while😉

Thank you! And it was indeed a challenge but also a lot of fun to do🙂

Thank you much!

Thank you! A bit more work than anticipated, but also a fun challenge for a change.

Thank you and you're welcome!

Thanks, you're welcome!

Thanks! RS Models now has a Do17E with a much better interior, but this classic Airfix kit just got some old fashioned sprue and plasticard!

Thanks, you're welcome!

Thank you!

Thanks! The crankcase was made using 'Delft clay casting method'; I got the moulds from a friend when he finished his jewelry making course.

Yes; although Vietnamese MiG 17s had many different camouflage patterns, this technique should be suitable for the mottle patterned ones, such as the famous '3020'.

@@KitKabinet thank you very much!!!

Thank you!🙏

Merci pour vos généreux compliments, et je suis heureuse de vous avoir inspiré avec ce modèle, comme vous m'avez inspiré autrefois avec le Bf109B😉 J'attends avec impatience votre modèle, la version française du kit ressemble beaucoup au P-47 de Le Bourget.

@@KitKabinet bonne et heureuse nouvelle année 😊

I thought this one would take your fancy😉 Happy 2024!

Happy New Year to you too.. :) @@KitKabinet

Thank you, and you're welcome!

Theoretically you could use thicker sheet, but bear in mind that any detail like canopy frames and such will become even softer; the thickness of the sheet has to form over the details on the positive master mould, and you may lose some detail sharpness if thicker sheet is used. For unframed transparencies (observation domes, model car windscreens, etc.) this should not be a problem.