kpnuts Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Hi all I don't normally do planes (to be honest I'm rubbish at them) but I remember building the airfix one as a young lad and I remembered it had so many more parts than any other plane I ever built, well I saw it and it bought back happy memories so I bought it, it's been in the stash for a while and since I'm starting to get bored of the ships at the moment and looking in the stash no cars took my fancy I thought while I'm waiting for my pocher 1/4 ducati I would pull this out and have a go. I'm not intending to try and build some great model as i dont have the knowledge or skill with a plane, I am intending to do the Knight Rider 300 version from the kit. Anyhow here is the kit and my start on it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted August 19, 2017 Author Share Posted August 19, 2017 As I said I don't know why I bother with planes (give me an engine or a ship and I can do a half decent job) I've barely started this the cockpit was going ok till I glued the hull halves together and tried to get rid of the seam but also got rid of the panel lines (no point in trying to rescribe them had a disatrus attempt at rescribing lines on a Halifax so won't be trying that, I may attempt doing it as a crashed plane or one in a junk yard or maybe just shelve it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 Stay with it. Go with the flow. You may even begin to enjoy yourself! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goggsy Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 I agree, keep going with it. If you don't fancy redoing the lines then don't, those ones at the front will be pretty much invisible under the black glare panel anyway. Apart from losing the lines a bit what you've done looks fine to me; as it happens I'm building exactly the same kit at the moment so I'll be interested to see how you get on with it. I must admit I've quite enjoyed it so far but then planes are my thing and the last kit I built was Italeri's horrible B52H so I'm just glad to build something that doesn't need thirty quids worth of filler and sandpaper thrown at it. I'll stick some pictures of my Spad up tomorrow if time allows. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 Yeah, stick with it, you're all closed up and ready for the good bits. Are you building on your lap? Now that's a special talent right there. Tamiya planes are brilliant, I'm sure you'll do it justice in the end. Fair winds sir. John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted August 30, 2017 Author Share Posted August 30, 2017 Hi all well I'm still doing it and here is the next update. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 (edited) KP ... its looking good to me 👌 Never surrender ... never give up ! Thats how we get better. Even if this is the last plane you build ( i hope not) take it as a learning experience and try a new technique. Edited August 30, 2017 by Corsairfoxfouruncle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted September 19, 2017 Author Share Posted September 19, 2017 Hi all done a bit more on this. I have to say I'm a bit disappointed with tamiya they only give the option for landing gear down and I wanted it up but the doors are a really bad fit when you cut the unnecessary bits off to have them shut, I've bodged it up as best I can. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted January 13, 2019 Author Share Posted January 13, 2019 Hi all well I've developed a bad habit of starting models and not finishing them(I get to a boring bit or a tricky bit, or it's just not going very well (like this one) and I shelve it) Well I've decided this yr I'm going to try and restart, and who knows maybe even God forbid finish a few. Well this one not being a subject im very good at got left as soon as the going got even slightly tricky, when I left off (The kit dose not have the option for landing gear up but that was how I wanted it, simple enough I thought) the landing gear doors would not shut properly so I valiantly struggled for about 5 mins then shelved it and gave up. Well I've started it again and ive done my best with landing gear doors, had a go at doing the panel lines with a pin wash ruined it, stripped the paint off had another go, same result so this time I repainted it and tried my own idea I got some 600 grit and a piece of black pastel which I sanded over the wing I then rubbed it in with my finger, then wiped the mess off with a damp cloth, i am quite pleased with the effect. I've added some weathering (probably not great as I know little about planes but I'm happy with how it's going) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 Next update, last one for a fortnight (holiday of a lifetime cruising the Caribbean) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted February 8, 2019 Author Share Posted February 8, 2019 Hi all here is the next update, i was fairly sure I would make a mess of trying to do the exhaust staining with the airbrush so I opted for doing it with a brush, i know it would be better with the ab but I'm quite pleased with how it turned out. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted February 28, 2019 Author Share Posted February 28, 2019 Well got a bit more done on this. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted March 5, 2019 Author Share Posted March 5, 2019 Hi all another bit done. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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