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Old 12-24-2017, 11:31 AM
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Barn Owl

I've been looking for a Barn Owl for some time. The only one I found was published by Leon Schuijt. At first I decided to leave it, mainly because I was looking for the British breed, which has a much lighter face. It appears that this breed is found in Europe.

However, when I realised that the model had been designed by Johan Scherft, I changed my mind - This isn't the first of his models I've made.

The owl is 1:1 scale and stands about 13 inches tall (34cm) and is very much in Johan's style, although I get the feeling that it is one of his early designs.

The kit was not a problem to make, my only reservation is that it has a gloss finish.

BTW Canon have a Barn Owl but it's a bit too "cute"

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Mike
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Old 12-24-2017, 06:33 PM
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That looks very realistic Mike. Nice build. From your comment about the gloss finish, I assume that Leon is selling pre-printed kits? They seem a little expensive for downloads, but as a kit I guess it's reasonable. No matter ... it's by Johan, and I ain't got it ... Bookmarked for purchase in the New Year when the credit card has cleared the Xmas Paypal.
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Old 12-25-2017, 06:08 AM
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I'm like John. It's on my "things to buy with Birthday money" list. Very nice build of a nice looking model. You already thought about this I'm sure, but a coat of matt clear sealer might knock down the shine a little bit.
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Old 12-25-2017, 06:30 AM
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Great work on this one, Mike.

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Old 12-25-2017, 06:52 AM
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Beautiful!!
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Old 12-25-2017, 11:07 AM
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Love the look of the owl!
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Old 12-25-2017, 06:24 PM
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Thanks for the comments.

It is a kit, but worth the money.

I had thought about spraying it, but I've never had very good results, the varnish tends to "pool" in the joins and overlapping parts.

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Mike
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Old 01-14-2018, 08:06 AM
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Wooah so nice
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Old 01-14-2018, 08:52 AM
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Hi Mike, very well done! I think this is indeed one of Johan’s earlier designs as I built it 20 years ago and I still have the model on display. If I’m not mistaken his first commercial model published by Lėon Schuijt was a couple of sparrows in ‘96 or about. It seems to me that your version has a darker print than mine and my version has a matt tone as well.

You could consider to apply matt varnish with a flat brush if you don’t want to spray. Just spray some in the cap of the can and use it as a paint jar. That’s what I usually do.

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Erik
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Old 01-14-2018, 11:47 AM
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My Owl was more of a matte/low sheen printing.
Definitely not glossy.
Glossy does look a bit weird on a bird.

My build:
Johan Scherft's Barn Owl "De Kerkuil"

The Owl's head is meant to be turned to the side,
I had difficulty lining up the precise artwork patterns
but if you got it to work straight on, then...

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