UKguyInUSA Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Hello Chaps, During my recent spate of "Hairy Stick" painting, I came across this kit buried in my stash with 3 other 1/144 scale kits. They were buried for good reason- i generally prefer large scale models that I see better with my aging eyes. But, I must have been going through a patch of masochistic delirium and decided to have a go. But that said, after wearing 4x magnification Opti-Visors during the whole build so that I could "see" what I was attempting, then taking them off at the end, my vision was blurred for a few days after trying to readjust. So, I'll never attempt one again! I completed this build during the first week of this month (February 2017). I got lazy with this one and didn't attempt any scratch-building in the cockpit! Astonishingly enough, this kit included some stencils which were hardly visible with magnification, let alone with the naked eye, the main decals were the size of the average stencil! The kit includes movable wings, so the photos below will show some images where the wings are both open and closed. The last 4 photos include two with the model next to a US Quarter coin- slightly smaller than a UK 10 pence coin and two with the model next to my Revell 1/32 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IIa to provide an idea of scale and how small this model is.... If you'd like to watch my YouTube "Build Video" for this model, there here is the link to it: Thanks in advance for looking at this post and the video, if you should watch that, and for any comments left, much appreciated! In the meantime, until my next build presentation ( Italeri 1/72 F-16 A/B NATO Falcon), happy modeling! Cheers, Martin 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celt Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 A mini marvel,like it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Very nice work, looks like a decent kit, shape looks good which is something many 1/144 kits lack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKguyInUSA Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 On 2/22/2017 at 8:12 PM, celt said: A mini marvel,like it. Thanks Celt, much appreciated 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notty Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 That is some showcase of surgical skills there, amazing quality for such tiny scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Looks big! Very nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKguyInUSA Posted March 5, 2017 Author Share Posted March 5, 2017 On 2/23/2017 at 3:41 AM, F-32 said: Very nice work, looks like a decent kit, shape looks good which is something many 1/144 kits lack Thanks F-32, much appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Stunning looking model, great fading on the paint. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Revisited today! Sadly pictures don't show, but vid does! Looks pretty accurate apart from the weapons! Will give it a serious thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 Mm yes the images are broken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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