Zulu Hotel Alpha

Thank you all for your encouraging and positive comments. Adam, you may view the A350 in the link below.

Last Christmas, Secret Santa at work presented me with this kit. I have never built an airforce fighter jet on this scale. Last time I built a fighter jet I was probably 12-13 years old- so about 45 years ago. Over the last 5 years I have built 3 airliners . So, handling these tiny parts was an issue as puttying, sanding and painting was not easy. As a comparison I have provided photos of the Typhoon with an A320 and A350. Another issue was spending money on buying acrylic paints that will not probably use again and I do not have in my inventory. I decided to buy only Black Silk Matt (Revell Aqua acrylic) , which the main colour on the fuselage. I tried to do some artistic license to mix colour I had to completed the model. Painting was done using a brush. After painting the varish at the end, found that the varnish had become grainy, which did not help the finishing look. Also, the tail had some wapping and i tried steaming and straightening to correct the tail shape. Photos taken using an iPhone.- Overall, not great finish but still enjoyable enough.

Amazing build , beautiful finish.

Looks great- thanks for sharing.

lovely build.. thanks for sharing.

Fantastic build- hard work pays off. Thanks for sharing.

Looks fantastic, and Jetblue should name this aircraft 'Viking's Daughter'. Love the colours and the decals with all the details- the model cockpit crew gives a fun element to the build- as long as they are not fighting each other?

Looks great-Brings back memories of building the AIrfix A300 in the early 1980s.

so cute!

lovely build- looking forward to the VC-10.

love it- so much detail! i wonder when they will be retired. love it- so much detail! i wonder when they will be retired.

Thanks for sharing this lovely build.

looks elegant.. thanks for sharing

so cute!

A very smart looking build- thanks for sharing.