malpaso Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 The other night I finished my Italeri Sunderland which has been on the stocks since February - thus messing up my plan of a model per month for 2018. There has been some (a lot of) frustration along the way. If you'd like to read more about how I built the kit please see my article in this issue (pages 31-33) of our group newsletter. I assume early war bombs were painted in an early "its health and safety gone mad" bit of bureaucratic nonsense - bombs are dangerous so paint them yellow? A good portion of a tube of Squadron Green was used up on the plane, trying to level out the nose in front of the cockpit and even worse on top of the wings. The mainplanes are 1-2mm thicker than the stubs on the fuselage, so the filler was slathered on, for some reason I forgot to tape off the good side of the joints to ease clean up. Oh well. The top and bottom half of the wings weren't the same chord either so brute force was used! I didn't recall ever using such brutal methods when I read about them on Britmodeller, but obviously I had previously attacked models with this file as there was a goodly amount of squadron green on it... Another niggle was that the guy who did the panel trenching on one side of the aircraft was very heavy handed, whilst somebody else with a much lighter touch did the other side! Once the camo paint was on I also discovered there are very faint lines where there are mould inserts to change from Mk.I to Mk.III - needless to say I decided fixing these by that time would cause more damage than would be justified, but worth watching out for anyone else - I wonder whether the Mk.III ends up similarly afflicted? Although you get a good selection of decals, Italeri obviously didn't look closely enough at the famous photos of DAG as the code letters should be wider and the tail stripes thicker - at least as an emergency unit level paint job there are no stencils. Overall I'm pleased with the look of the plane, but I think it will be a while before I do another large flying boat. I usually avoid weathering, but I'd like to think I made a reasonable stab at the appallingly dishevelled state of DAG in period photos. I don't know where I'm going to put it now though. My main annoyance was clouting bits of it on the light or whatever in the workshop area, as it takes up so much more space when manoeuvring compared to a 1/72 Spitfire. Cheers Will PS for those concerned about such things I cut the grass tonight! 68 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huvut76g7gbbui7 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Your perseverance paid off.That looks the part. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 This looks very impressive indeed. I particularly like the extra wear and tear around the lower fuselage where water impact has had its toll. Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Beautiful Porcupine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Very nice Will...... one of the nicest Sunderland models that I have seen,.....love the weathering too, Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDSModeller Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Hi Will, That is one very nice Sunderland Model - well done!! I read through your Newsletter and comments - It's unfortunate that Italeri chose to design their Mk I/III the way they did - As I commented not long ago on another post/thread, you cannot make a one size fits all Sunderland. Sunderland's Mk I/II , III, V were all different beasties. Re: your Anti Submarine Bombs, Buff is probably a better colour but if you are happy with them? If you check out this photo of the same bombs on a Mk I (N9027 - famous for the photo of Burning in Valletta Harbour), note the colour, even though black/white https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_Sunderland#/media/File:Royal_Air_Force_Coastal_Command,_1939-1945._CH808.jpg Thanks for sharing your build and model with us Regards Alan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Excellent finish,great to see a different scheme to the usual white! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Lovely model Will, good job Sir 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 That's a great looking Sunderland Will. Your weathering is top notch, especially on the waterline. I've got a soft spot for the old girl as my old instructor who guided me through the ground based components of my PPL was Sunderland captain during the war. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAAMAN Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Nicely done, great waterline weathering 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil5208 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 well worth the effort nice Sunderland 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev The Modeller Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Lovely build mate, the weathering is excellent Got a real soft spot for these aircraft, I just wished there was one still flying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 A lovely BIG flying boat 9 hours ago, malpaso said: I don't know where I'm going to put it now though. My main annoyance was clouting bits of it on the light or whatever in the workshop area, as it takes up so much more space when manoeuvring compared to a 1/72 Spitfire. Something many modellers don't think about when they build their big birds... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 great work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwitrogg Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Nice build, and it looks great in brown/green for a change. I love what you've done below the waterline and general dirtyness. I dunno what's wrong with your grass....it's not knee height yet is it ! Cheers Gaz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 It might be coded DA-G buts i't's certainly no dag! Lovely model well done. Andrew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Very nice indeed! Regards J-W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Well wrestled into submission. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malpaso Posted April 20, 2018 Author Share Posted April 20, 2018 20 hours ago, LDSModeller said: Re: your Anti Submarine Bombs, Buff is probably a better colour but if you are happy with them? Thanks for all your comments and likes guys. I’m glad the model is appreciated. Alan, I can see buff for bombs, I’m sure I’ve seen various ammunition in that sort of colour in museums. The photo you linked was one I’d seen that convinced me not to go dark green or olive. Besides which I fancied them standing out from the grot. I may give them a brown wash to done the yellow down though. Cheers all Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Gorgeous (in a battered and careworn kind of way) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Cracking job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convair Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Very nice Sunderland. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Really nice Sunderland there, love the distressed paint around the water line. Great job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Nice work Will Great to see you got this one over the line. Weathering looks very effective. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Very nice indeed. I like the dark green/earth camo. Don't think I've seen one in that scheme. It's one I'd like to build but space is getting to be an issue with all of the multi-engine types I have waiting under the bench already. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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