Looks great, Aleks. Both biplanes and invasion stripes are evil! I avoid both of them like the plague. Photoetch turnbuckles will be a really nice touch, can't wait to see them installed. You have a stronger constitution than I do. Having said that, however, this plane should look great in invasion stripes.

Coming along beautifully!

Somehow I missed seeing this one... it slipped under my radar.

You have done some outstanding work on this model. The details you have shown on the cockpit and the engine amaze me. Well done, and I'll be watching for your next installment...

This is perfect timing on this neat little WIP and review of the Tamiya Swordfish. I had no interest at first to ever build one, but I now I have one. The attention to detail and extra parts you got for the build is a big help when it comes time to break this out and start to work on it. A great motivational WIp on a seldom seen build of an interesting subject. I'm taking notes as you go along especially on the wings. That was the one factor that originally turned me off on the kit in the first place, and why I don't have much interest in similar WW1 bi planes. This may change all that, never say never. Thanks for sharing Aleksandar.

Much obliged friends! 😀 @uscusn, @holzhamer
To reiterate, the greatest compliment for me is to be able to motive and inspire, so if I'm doing that while having fun I am in bliss!

“there is precious little to be seen from the initial black marbling layers. You can see some on the wings, but the fuselage is in the realm of homeopathy. I may skip this effort next time under the similar circumstances.” - sorry to hear that, I had the same problem, albeit not using the same methods you used here, when going with a all black camo finish and the use of weathering mediums over it. Since I’m building yet another all black camo aircraft I was seriously thinking of using marbling this time to get that uneven look your swordfish had earlier, not so sure after reading your experience 🙁

Aleksandar @asecular, I fully follow you on the social media comment - I am not on any of the "known" ones myself (I use ello.co that is virtually unknown, and very friendly - sort of like iModeler the way people "talk" to each other) - Now that aside, your "Fish" is coming along very well. It is often said that a black plane is very difficult to make as it tends to have little of interest in the colours (or lack thereof).

Your build is totally reversing that, and the way you have painted and weathered so far is an inspiration that will be put to good use in a 109 I plan to build in the distant future (points on marbling duly noted). Thank you for this interesting build!

Cheers friends!

Erik and George, @airbum, @gblair, this is my first black subject... well that is a lie, I just remembered Italeri SR-71 some 30+ years ago, painted with a brush using some "MOLAK" sludge without a thinner... I was puzzled why decals wouldn't stick to the corrugated matt surface... yeah, those were the days!

Anyways, the lack of sex-appeal in black finish will be more than compensated here with surface details that the Fish has more than there are fleas on a stray dog. Plus those white stripes scream for attention: "Please shoot at me if you are German!"

I need to go put more strings on this bag now...