Sunday, April 05, 2009

1/144 "What-if" Gallery by Roberto






1/144 "What-if" Gallery by Roberto
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A series of models in "What-if" or hypothetical paint schemes, nothing serious (except painting skill), just some model fun!

A series of works by Roberto over the last few months, so here for you hot off the e-mail are items displayed for your entertainment and appreciation.

Me - 163B 'komet' (Popy) - Sud Front
Fw - Triebflugel (Popy) - Luft 46 Ost Front
Horten IX (Ho 290) (Popy) - Pre-War Glider School
FW-190 F8/R3 (Takara) - Ground Attack Scheme
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15 comments:

  1. pbhawkinMonday, April 06, 2009 4:58:00 am

    as usual.
    Very nice work.
    Lovely painting.

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  2. smeg1959Tuesday, April 07, 2009 4:11:00 am

    Roberto, you are a marvel! I have to keep pinching myself to reinforce that these examples are 1/144 and not much, much larger.

    Incidentally, I noticed the "D-KAYE" on the Horten. Is that really the rego? The "KAYE" bit correlates with the surname of the identity behind bluedonkey99! ;-)

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  3. AnonymousTuesday, April 07, 2009 7:01:00 am

    I think it was the name of the horten brothers dog?

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  4. robertkTuesday, April 07, 2009 9:41:00 am

    D-KAYE was a Horten overhaulled in a South America Garage...and since Horten doesn´t have a number plate to personalize...but you can find a full dvd ,playstation 3 and leather seats....on cockpit...

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  5. smeg1959Thursday, April 09, 2009 6:48:00 am

    Martin,

    You've remained very quiet on this one! ;-)

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  6. bluedonkey99Thursday, April 09, 2009 6:59:00 am

    Smeg,

    I think your barking up the wrong tree!

    bd99

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  7. smeg1959Saturday, April 11, 2009 1:14:00 pm

    Roberto,

    It's little surprise that any Horten aircraft would turn up in South America, as Reimar Horten lived in Argentina post-WW2 until his death in 1994.

    Apparently, there are a couple of Horten gliders on display at the Museo Nacional de Aeronautica in Buenos Aires(http://www.twitt.org/piernifero.htm). One appears to be of WW2 vintage, the other a Reimar creation built in Argentina.

    I can't confirm the name of the Horten's dog but BD99, I like your "barking up the wrong tree" comment. Very canine! ;-)

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  8. UnknownSaturday, April 11, 2009 7:51:00 pm

    Wow, these are really nice mods of existing gashapon toys. I wish I was just as skilled. :-)

    I still like the ME 262 Mistel Roberto had built awhile back. It's really impressive since he had to do a lot of scratchbuilding, which is the hallmark of a true great modeller!

    BTW, shouldn't the FW 190 be labeled as an F8 instead of an A8? I thought the letter F was primarily designated to ground-attack 190s.

    Anyway, congrats to Roberto for the great builds.

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  9. bluedonkey99Saturday, April 11, 2009 9:40:00 pm

    Marvin

    You are of course correct; it was me being lazy! Fw190 F-8/R3 it is from WOTL:FAOW S3

    BD99

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  10. UnknownSaturday, April 11, 2009 10:30:00 pm

    No worries, BD99! I guess I was just being my meticulous self :-).

    I actually have that F8/R3 which I converted into a generic-looking A8 by swapping the wings and canopy with that of the JG54 A8. I've always liked the look of the A8 and just warbirds in general without personalized markings for some reason. I guess that's why I really like the Bandai Wing Club series and somewhat the F-Toys Wing Kit series.

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  11. KirillThursday, April 23, 2009 12:16:00 pm

    Very nice!!! But so small... I thought 1/72 is small enough, but 1/144 is more smaller... It's very laborious task!!!

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  12. bluedonkey99Thursday, April 23, 2009 7:02:00 pm

    1/144 .... its the future! and where the skill lays?


    1/35 you can paint that with a yard brush!

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  13. AnonymousSaturday, June 06, 2009 8:44:00 am

    Very nice work roberto...
    ns-dap Ho229 version remenber me some picts of my site...

    http://cadcam.e-monsite.com/

    Kool painting....

    soon
    gery

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  14. gerySaturday, June 06, 2009 8:49:00 am

    Very nice work roberto ns dap version remenber me some picts...

    cadcam@netcourrier.com

    soon

    gery

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  15. rkmasukSaturday, June 06, 2009 12:25:00 pm

    Yes,Gery I did the horten as a request of a friend who wanted same painting scheme of that Luft46 art, and BD99 prefered a modified version with 2 red bands and smaller swastikas.

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