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I'm calling a finish to this one now as I think I have managed the best I can, so stopping before I spoil it. This is the 1/72 Heller E-3, with Combat Decals markings for an E-3D in the special markings for the 100th Anniversary of 8 Sqn. This kit has sat unloved in my loft for over 10 years (mainly because of its really poor Heller French AF decals), but I was inspired by the recent Combat Decals release to bring it down and make a start. The RAF-specific parts are those supplied as part of the Heller kit (along with the CFM-56 engines in my release) and the only corrections I have made were to add a fillet in the joint between wing tip and ESM pods. As I suspected, taking completion photographs was "difficult" due to its size, but a sunny day here, a shiny garden table and a large paving stone seem to have worked. Rather depressingly, the wheels were already beginning to splay out of position by the end of this photo shoot. Some solid props will be needed if they are to survive. This is, I believe, the largest model I have ever made. I still have no idea where I will keep it, but the entire wing assembly remains detachable, which helps. For now though, its on display on a coffee table in my modelling room! I started this 3 weeks ago, with a detailed (if not entirely accurate) cockpit, none of which can now be seen: It is entirely brush painted, using Humbrol enamels, with an oil wash and W&N Acrylic matt varnish to finish. Klear was used to bed the decals down. The Combat Decals are nicely printed but VERY difficult to remove from the VERY crowded sheet. My inner engines are nicely clear of the ground despite the wings only being clipped in place. Alternative background. I photoshopped the paving stone joints out of the picture: ...and that was February's lockdown build. Pleased with that
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