hsr Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 For your viewing pleasure here is my Hasegawa X-29 build. I built this because the theme for my club's July contest is Red, White & Blue and this is the only kit I had with that scheme. Hopefully there will be enough of each color to qualify. The kit was the usual Hasegawa excellent fit. However the decals were a bit of a nightmare. The kit is old and so were the decals. I had 2 boxes. In one the decals were badly yellowed, but in the other they looked pretty good. However they turned out to be kind of brittle and I was trying to position them they started breaking apart. So I ended up with non optimal positioning and a lot of breaks. Luckily I was able to get a pretty good color match. but touching up the fine lines was difficult and I had to make do with good enough rather then perfect. Anyway, here it is; Enjoy 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve27752 Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Very nice, it looks like it should be in Thunderbirds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Looking good! Lovely build of a great-looking aircraft - well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsr Posted June 6, 2017 Author Share Posted June 6, 2017 Thanks guys. The contest description said "something like the Thunderbird" for colors so I hope it fits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Your "good enough" looks pretty darn special 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain goat Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 I've recently redeveloped an interest in this airplane so this is very welcome to me - your iteration looks the part, very nice! Jay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsr Posted June 11, 2017 Author Share Posted June 11, 2017 Thanks. It is a nice kit. The only issue is finding one with good decals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Coombs Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 Very nice indeed. I built one of these thirty years ago; the build is long gone though. I picked up another a few months ago. Seeing yours makes me think I should move it up the to-build list. Inspiration! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huvut76g7gbbui7 Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 Lovely model of a futuristic looking machine. Hard to believe the front end came from a 1963 fiscal year F-5 ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsr Posted June 11, 2017 Author Share Posted June 11, 2017 The design goes back to the '40s. It just didn't become practical until the advent of composite materials in the 90's. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Great job! I remember this kit when it came out, and it was praised from all quarters. It still looks very good. And to be honest, all your decal woes remain pretty much invisible! JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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