In
my last post, about the LRDG test-game, you saw an unfinished Caproni-bomber on
the airfield, belonging to Laffe.
A
couple of mails, initially about who would get, and not get, what from the Winter
War Kickstarter, got the snowball rolling. No one wanted the Finnish bicyclists,
and by the way, I had started on my Fieseler Storch.
One
thing led to another, and a competition was on.
The
rules:
The
one (me or Laffe) to e-mail a picture of the finished plane to the others was the
winner of the competition.
The
quality of the paintjob should be good enough to post on our blogs
To
avoid a decisive victory the looser has 24 hours to finish his model. If he achieves
that, the victory is deemed a minor victory.
Prizes:
Decisive
Victory: The looser gets the bicyclists and must paint them within 3 months.
Bragging rights for the winner, and he also gets to choose the next competition.
Minor
Victory: The winner gets a limited bragging right. Thomas gets the bicyclists and can
choose the next competition.
Well,
I’m going to brag now. Guess who won. Yep, I don’t have to paint bicycle
troops, and I will decide the in-group Painting Challenge II. That challenge will see Thomas
participating also.
This
turned out to be a great way to finish a prioritized model in record-time.
Within 24 hours of me posting my picture, Laffe sent a mail of his Caproni.
Newly painted. He took the advice from Thomas, and took a pic of what was
ready. Turned out the underside wasn’t finished yet, so he swallowed the shame
and admitted humiliating defeat.
A,
sweeeeeeet.
Anyway.
The winning model, from Academy, is a Fieseler Fi. 156 Storch (which can
also be built as a Morane Saulnier MS 500/502 Criquet, used in Vietnam for
example) in 1/72.
A
straight-forward build. Some of the smaller details are on the thick side,
which is good for our wargaming uses. The canopy is a bit tricky, as it is made
from five clear-plastics pieces. I didn’t get a perfect fit and had to use some
green-stuff.
Paints used (Vallejo):
Inside
cockpit – 973 Light Sea Grey
Top
– 929 Light Brown
Underside
– 971 Green Grey
White
band – 883 Silver Grey
Propeller
– black
A
dusting of sand-coloured pigment overall, and some black pigment from the exhaust.
Good
enough, but won’t win any prizes… well, actually, it did J
Rub my nose in it will you :-)
ReplyDeleteVictory is extra sweet if you can rub someone's nose in it.
ReplyDeleteSweeeeet
It is not about winning, It is about humiliating!
ReplyDeleteRight!
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