This page is the main page for images of models built by Clemente Balladares . Each thumbnail will take you to a separate page with several images of that model. Some pages will have images of several different models. For more information, Clemente can be contacted via E-mail at: alki at cantv dot net .
Kit: Pegasus (1:72)
These are images of the in-progress Breguet from Pegasus. Belts come from Eduard, cockpit is scratched with cuted needles, the sides and ventral windows were open, and control surfaces were sectioned and relocated -specially the "elevons/air brakes" in downward position of the lower wings. Finally, the gun ring from Eduard is almost ready.
Kit: Eduard (1:72)
lbatros D.V flew by Lt. Carlos Meyer, especulative camo inside Js11 during July to Nov. 1917. The kit is the same Eduard Profipack repainted from a previous Michael Sigman´s model. New wings were painted in lilac MM2013 and forest green H88, the tail is turquoise blue H189 + 10% H25, ventral surfaces in H65. Wood is MM1735. The photoetched for the D.V came form the same kit.
Kit: Eduard (1:48)
Albatros D.Va of Michael Sigman from Jasta 78B made from the Eduard Profipack kit. This model was my first gold medal in local event of Caracas in the year 2001.
Kit: Roden (1:72)
Finally I´m sending pics from the Fokker D.VII from Roden 1/72 of Lt. Alloys Heldman, plane also flew by Lothar vn Richtofen around summer 1918. Seat belts from Eduard, engine open, decals from Aztec/Eduard/Roden combination, the wheels come from spare part and photoetched of the Fokker E.III of Eduard Profipack.
I am building the FokkerDVII 1/72 from Roden with the colors of Lt. Carlos Meyer. The engine was open, cockpit was improved with inverted lozenge on the sides, seat belts come from PE part by Eduard, decals are modificatons from Roden, Academy, Eduard, and finally I´m waiting for the white and black stripes of Jasta 4 and the DroolingBoxer art of the fuselage made by Aztec in Mexico. The profile was made by Dario Silva (Vnzla).
I'm attaching 8 images of my version of the MvR's Fokker DreiDecker 477/17 This is made from the extraordinary Eduard Profipack kit during the last four month of 2003. Cockpit is Wood MM1735, seat in Leather MM 1736, Gun Metal MM1405 for the machineguns. Camo in Matt Deck Green H66 applied with brush mixed with Matt Forest Green H150 over acrilic matt white Tamiya XF2, the red is a 1:1 mix of Matt Red H60 and Red Brown H160, below in Aircraft Blue H65. Neumatics in Dark Grey H156. The number was made from Aeromaster decals. Manfred is a resin from CMK.
This is my version of Rudolf Berthold´s Pfaltz D.IIIa from Roden kit. It achieved third place in the PM event of Maracay (the aviation city of Venezuela) last October 2002.
I´m sending images of the same Pfaltz D.IIIa of Rudolf Berthold repainted with the squeme of Lt. Carlos Meyer who probably flew this plane in Jasta 4 around Feb. 1918.
Kit: Airfix (1:72)
RAF RE8 of Lt. A.J. Longton & the gunner 2nd. Lt. T.L Carson Esq. #4 Royal Flying Corps. Shotdown by the Venezuelan- German Lt. Carlos (Karl) Meyer-Baldó of Jasta 11 near Diemlingseck, 31-July-1917. With an 1/72 very old kit of Airfix (1958), improved with photoetched part from Eduard: RFC belts and scarf gun ring.
This is the old Airfix Spad VII of George Guynemer. This kit requiere a lot of sanding, plus addition of Eduard photoetched french seatbelt.