CHUUK

Very nice work! I've got one in the stash and have been holding out as I didn't quite know how to approach it with no cockpit detail and such. Yours gives me a bit of motivation to go out and seek some PE and/or resin goodies. Besides the Eduad PE you mentioned, any other after market enhancements available? Cheers! Chuck

All - many thanks for the replies! Cheers for the kind words!! Chuck

Second completion for 2010... but both were started in 2009. This is my first Russian aircraft, although in Finnish markings. The colours seem a bit bright, I just followed the instructions, honest! The thick Fujimi decals were, as always, very anti-climactic. This is a pretty decent kit, and everything is OOB, except the photo etch HUD. This was my first attempt at etch, and, well... let's just say the rest of the etch didn't make it. It was a good learning experience though! Cheers! Chuck

And you didn't even scribe the panel lines for him... gosh! Just kidding... that's a great start! I'm building a Draken with my daughter... it's probably gonna be pink and purple camo. Cheers! Chuck

Uhm... reference... we're supposed to look that stuff up? :-) I believe my reference was, gulp, first, a question posted as to the grey or silver undersides... and for the grey, I can't remember. I thought it was from a Fujimi RAF Phantom instruction set, and I bought the three colours and then never used them. Building this F6 I thought, hey, same colours (except the belly)! When it went on it did look a bit on the light side. After dirtying her up a bit I settled for "it's faded man... yeah..." :-) Now that I look though... H330 and H331 should be the right combo... dark sea grey. Cheers! Chuck

All - many thanks for the kind words! A couple of you ask about colours... silver belly is Alclad Aluminum, top is MM Acrylic Chrome Yellow over a white base, Mr. Color Medium Sea Grey (335), and MM Acrylic Dark Green... as I discovered my Mr. Color Dark Green had dried up. Cheers! Chuck

My first for 2010. Nice kit... I often get scared with Revells... it used to be you never know who's you're gonna get. Advice... the intakes/wing join need attention. Also, my attempt at clear nav lights on the wings about drove me mad due to the small size, and proximity of the pitot tube on the port wing. Impatience got the best of me again when I sprayed dullcoat too soon, leaving some of the weathering mottled/pooled in some areas such as the lower wing surfaces. Here's to more patience in 2010! Cheers! Chuck One of my cats was making funny faces at me as I was taking pictures on the patio... now you're all over the internet, ha!

Dave, MM Acrylics mostly... MkI - MM Dark Green, MM Dark Earth ANA, and MM RAF Sky Type S ANA MkVb - MM Dark Earth ANA, Tamiya XF60 Dark Yellow, and Pollyscale Azure Blue... which is way too blue! Cheers! Chuck

It's been a while since I last completed a model. I had a bit of a modeller's block I think. Tamiya are usually good to get the blood flowing again. Everything OOB, MM Acrylics. This was the first time I've attempted exhaust/gun stains. You can't see it in the pictures, but, I guess I didn't wait long enough between spraying the stains and applying the flat coat. The flat coat hit the acrylic and gave it an effect of rain drops on the stains. Anyway... it wouldn't be a model of mine if it were perfect... always something! Cheers! Chuck

All - many thanks for the kind words! Enzo - OD was Tamiya XF-64 (I think) Olive Drab... as per the instructions. Cheers! Chuck

Sorry for the lack of updates. I wanted to enjoy this one a bit and couldn't bring myself to fuss with the camera at every step. She's finished... ready for inspection. Cheers! Chuck

Every model I begin with the intent of weathering and fading and filtering. Again I failed... it's either the beauty of a clean paint job that I don't want to make a mess off... or I get impatient and just want to git'er dun. Cheers! Chuck

Day 1 & 2... A nice Tamiya 48 scale to soothe the nerves. This is my first P-47 - ever. I have to say this kit is really nice, but you've all read that hundreds of times. Attempted to mix dark dull green... some green zinc chromate, some dark green, and a touch of black. The only scratch were some cables leaving the throttle levers. Gonna try my first seat belt with this one. Instrument panel was painted black, dry brushed the outline of the gauges, then cut the decals up and applied the detail to each gauge one by one. Sidewall details... More sidewall details... My first attempt at spark plug wires... used 0.4mm round styrene, super glued to the conduit, then heated under a halogen desk lamp for pliability. Not my first time dropping elevators, but it is my first time recreating the hinges... thanks to "chukw's" Helldiver build on another forum for the how-to! Cheers! Chuck

Phabulous Phantom sir! Last year I went on a Phujimi Phantom Phrenzy... bought several kits of the RAF birds. With 2 already built, your Phantom inspires me to take one or two out of the stash and get back to work. Cheers! Chuck

Build thread Cheers! Chuck