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Hi, I recieved Mike Krol's(Shoki) permission to post pics of his Kikka jet with a bit of antiqueing applied, I think they came out pretty cool, esp with the backrounds...

This is fantastic! Very lifelike and kool!

They turned out so much better, but I'm waiting for permission first!

I know the backround needs work, this was just a fun shot as was the other...

I was looking a Shoki's Kikka pics and thought with todays simple photo-editors you could retro the pics and make them look loke war photos. I played with a few pics and came up with a couple from the Claude I built, Mike if you'd like to see your kikka pic let me know, I did a couple of yours...

I see your point, I had a chance at the fairey rotodyne a few yeears back at less than 100.00 and didn't go for it. The others I nixed because of the same. Have you ever seen any Mon models? They make an Essex class carrier with an angled deck that I was interested in and didn't want to take...

Which ones Rick? Sorry Mike for the small Diversion, I have/had quite a few, maybe ....

David, we are both agreed on that, I'm rooting for a great kit. And you're also right about the bought vs built kit ratio. I started on Orliks afew years back when they had the F4U N in 1/50th scale and thought what a great company. This little beastie had engine, cockpit and other details...

David, I agree with the huge disparity of paper vs plastic costs, however, 8 to 12 USD a kit is still a lot of monies to be shelling out if the kit is only half bad. In fact I gladly shell out the additional monies for Halinskis when they are released just for the comfort factor of a near...

Carl, you are so right, it seems in this day and age of CAD that the fits should almost be automatic but....I sometimes think of Orlik as a source of detail parts to kitbash with. I have 2 of Roman's version of this aircraft, the Itai 3 color camo and a Spanish cival war version. I'm looking...

Looks to have both torpedos and bombs. also looks very detailed inside. Orlik does have some very cool offerings, hope the fit is good.

That is so cool!

Bravo! Excellant interior workmanship!

Holy Smokes! That looks like the inside of a museum spit! 11 years! I haven't worked on one of my marraiges that long!

Jim, 'bout time matey! And what a return! Like Barry sez you now have a place to stow up your hammock. I gaze in wonder at the detail in 1/250 scale? It was a PIA doing in 1/4 scale! A tot o' rum for the shipwright!

Looks great! It's a great idea to build other parts in between repetitive parts like tracks and engine cylinders. Excellant weathering also!

I gotta go with fluthecranks loco #6

Great build, absolutely fabulous. Great tracks and the Weathering is good too. On the active wear parts of the tread, the parts that hit the drive sprocket and the parts the grind into the ground should show a little bare metal, not quite silver but a bright metallic gray perhaps. Just a bare...

Chief, a few of us are "scratch-bashing". I do it alot with aircraft that don't have all the details one could hope for. PModels have great exteriors and wheel wells but need cockpits. There are a bunch of similar aircraft, a little snip and tuck, add a part and there you have it. My first...

My hats off to you, as a former bubblehead, I watch with great interest,, good on ya!