jasman71 Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Here we have the Italeri 1/72nd Hustler. It didn't fall together, requiring filler around most major joints, and the undercarriage required a sense of humour considering the kit wasn't engineered at all to have raised u/c! A lot of filler and plastic strip went into making the closed doors more presentable! I didn't go too mad with the weathering, except on the underside where I found a pic of a 58 with smoke blackened elevons from the inner J79s. The kit decals were used for the Greased Lightning example, going on well and settling down nicely in the brushed-on Klear. I used some white decal stripe for the nose probe too. The Alclad used for the finish comprised of White, Polished, Dark, Dull, and Airframe Aluminiums, post-shading done with Steel, gun metal used in the engines and gun shroud and weathering with Pale Burnt Metal, Burnt Iron, and Jet Exhaust. I also notice I forgot to glaze the tiny windows! Senior moment but will be addressed soon! And this shot is me holding it outside in a vain attempt to show the Alclad off in sunlight! f 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Fantastic, don't see to many built. You've made a great looking model with a beautiful finish, Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ascoteer Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Oh I do like that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 That,s a real stunner,superb NM finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 beautiful Hustler! Great work on the BMF! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aka1878 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 That's a thing of some beauty - very impressive!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 You've achieved a great finish on that Hustler. Duncan B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mekon Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Wonderful finish, didn't appreciate the size of the plane until I saw the hand held photograph. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 That's a great finish! Do you put Kleer over the entire model to seal everything in? I've never used Alclad paints and want to have a go. I'm worried that a sealing coat will 'kill' the metal finish - any tips? Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 very nice work, looks great. very nmf and great finish... looks great displayed in flight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jer Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Really super build, not a build I've seen very often but I like what you've done. The NMF is excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booty003 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 I genuinely nearly wet myself when I saw this, an absolute beauty. You have done a perfect job on what I believe can be a pig of a kit. I love the head on picture with the camera low down. I NEED a B-58 in my life. Epic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PC2012 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Beautiful build I LOVE the Hustler. I have a Monogram 1/48 waiting to be built. Hope it turns out as good as yours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasman71 Posted January 28, 2015 Author Share Posted January 28, 2015 Thankyou chaps, much appreciated That's a great finish! Do you put Kleer over the entire model to seal everything in? I've never used Alclad paints and want to have a go. I'm worried that a sealing coat will 'kill' the metal finish - any tips? Tom The thing with Alclad, and I can't stress it enough, is surface prep. Any and every imperfection on the surcafe plastic will show through the Alclad as it is so thin, so the main thing is to get the surface as clean and smooth as possible. Usually I put a base coat of the Alclad primer/micro filler over the whole thing before a gloss black coat, but on this one I didn't bother with the primer, just spraying two coats of gloss black base coat over the whole thing. Over this was sprayed a coup,e of light coats of a Polished Aluminium, then some panels were masked off and was over sprayed with White Aluminium. Various other panels were then sprayed other shades as mentioned at the start. As for Klear, yes I usually spray a coat or two after each session with the Alclad as I have had paint lift up with the masking tape in the past, and I like to seal it in when I can. For decalling I brushed the Klear on and it does a fab job of pulling the decals down into the panel lines. If anything I think it slightly brings the shine down but it's just personal preference..Alclad do their own varnishes too and their gloss coat may not have any dulling effect at all...I don't know, I don't use it much I'm afraid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLC1966 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Fantastic model jasman71 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 That's an awesome model! Top work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 That is really one to be proud of, excellent work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Beautiful Hustler, nor often seen this one build and in this quality 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Sweet build, of a rarely seen kit. Finish on her is really nice. Well done mate Simon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Strasser Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 I've just been hustled, nice job, one of my favs. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Lovely big beast, you've done a cracking job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Fantastic ! looks great, really nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcanicity Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Gert lush, as we used to say in Somerset! That's an aircraft I'd love to have seen fly. You've really captured the sleek looks with that excellent NMF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyhunter66 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Superb and a great subject too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somtec Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Lovely variations in colour and weathering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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