Kallisti Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Finished this a couple of weeks ago but never got around to photographing it properly. The kit is pretty straightforward and a reasonable reproduction of the original. The kit does feature a spring loaded missile but that was relatively easy to overcome. The missile itself comes with a hemispherical end which needs to be sharpened into a point. The cockpit detail is typically spartan so thats where most attention was paid in this build. The biggest problem I had was with the decals. The kit supplied ones were old, fragile and a a very curious mix of "spanglish" text! So the decals were custom printed from a source I found on the net. Problem was once the matt varnish was applied the "black" text turned into pink blobs. So the decals had to stripped off and attempts made to print decals that didn't run. This was done by forcing the colour printer to print ONLY black for the stencil markings This, therefore isn't 100% accurate but as soon as I tried to any red text the ink ran badly once decal varnish was applied Anyway enough talk, more photos! I tried to get a decent photo of the cockpit but the lighting was against me and all I got was glare from the canopy. I may try later when its dark outside and maybe the flash will then penetrate the canopy Sadly during this photo shoot, the clips holding the battery compartment lid on the camera decided to break and now its almost impossible to take photos with the bloody thing - two tiny bits of plastic have turned the camera into a virtual write-off!! Oh well maybe its an opportunity to upgrade... 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carts Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 This is excellent,could be a still from a "Making of UFO" Book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted October 19, 2013 Author Share Posted October 19, 2013 Thanks Carts, I did benefit from some excellent research by peeps out in Gerry Anderson fandom land to get hold of the image for the decals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triumphfan Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Turned out really well. You do have a nice GA collection going on now. Base looks great as well. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu_davros Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Cracking build, I love the interceptor and that base really adds atmosphere (or lack thereof). Cheers, Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmcclure Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 What a nice job - I like that very much. Those things look just as mean and effective now as they did when I was a kid! Cheers, Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Lovely job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 I really like this, great job and the base is good too - you are rather good at those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen T Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Very nice, another great base too. Glen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted October 21, 2013 Author Share Posted October 21, 2013 Thanks guys, yes I like my bases 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Of course, All your base are belong to us! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartG Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Really nice work there ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbeach84 Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Very attractive result! I have one briefly started awaiting further orders in its 'box hangar'. You refer to information useful for the markings - do you have a 'point' to it on the Web? Regards, Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted October 30, 2013 Author Share Posted October 30, 2013 The page is here: http://www.isoshado.org/4/4_attivita_files/intercettore_2000/intercettore_2000.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Would love to be able to find and build one of these! Fantastic work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roymattblack Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 (edited) It looks great. .......A photography suggestion - Stand it on something 4-5 feet off the ground in your garden - at NIGHT.... Take a few pics from low down using flash. I think you might be pleasantly surprised at the results. I've done similar myself a few times. Lovely build. Roy. Edited October 30, 2013 by roymattblack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted October 30, 2013 Author Share Posted October 30, 2013 Great idea!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerbannog Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 A really nice one Rene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbeach84 Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 (edited) Kallisti, I have found that 'duct tape' works well to retain plastic parts that have lost their integrity as in your camera's battery cover. (Guess I'd like to see the results of Roy's suggestion...) Thanks for the hand-off to ISOSHADO site. Paolo did some nice work on his replica model. Cheers! Robert Edited November 21, 2013 by rbeach84 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sturmovik30 Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 excellent i want to build one now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Amazing work Andrew I'm looking forward to seeing this one make it's next appearance at the club table Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted October 19, 2015 Author Share Posted October 19, 2015 Unlikely as it was built about 2 years ago it makes occasional appearances at shows, especially museum-type shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Unlikely as it was built about 2 years ago it makes occasional appearances at shows, especially museum-type shows. Yep - I meant the club table at shows etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Esposito Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 I wish Bandai would re-release or better yet retool these iconic craft from UFO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 I agree Mike - I certainly would like to have a go at this and also Joe 90's car which keeps slipping though my budget on ebay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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