Norman Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Great work Alexey ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTiger66 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Really enjoying watching this build. Learning a lot! Great stuff Looks like the worst is over. Best regards Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Looks great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted April 6, 2016 Author Share Posted April 6, 2016 Thanks chaps. This is not a final coat of paint, rather a "bare metal" primer - Halford Audi Alluminium - makes it easier to spot tiny scratches, chips, bumps etc. The final finish ( ) is going to be several different Alclad-II shades to depict panel effect that is quite prominent on the real thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted April 7, 2016 Author Share Posted April 7, 2016 Engines attached. Another bucket of putty is needed to fill all the gaps 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Wow! Those engines change the whole character of the plane. Quite a bruiser now. Great stuff Cliff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Seeing this one take shape really gives a greater appreciation of its smooth and pleasing lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share Posted April 15, 2016 I spent to much time on merging engines, I afraid I won't make it to the end of the GB 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTiger66 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 It was worth the time to blend the engines. After all -you made them so you needed to do justice to them The silver guide coat is utterly unforgiving and shows just what real dedication and good modelling can achieve. It's coming along really well. Going to be stunning. Best regards Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Smart, very smart! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Sorry to hear you won't be finished this one for the GB but work of this quality takes time and effort so I'm glad you are not tempted to rush and risk spoiling such a beautiful model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted April 16, 2016 Author Share Posted April 16, 2016 "Wooden" props Base "Layers" "Wood structure" - technique similar to dry brushing but with more paint left on a brush "Leveling" - a coat of clear red-yellow-green Could not resist the temptation to try them on Spinner is pending a coat of silver 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Beautiful work on the props. Then again I've come to expect nothing less from you Alexey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norman Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Nice work ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted April 22, 2016 Author Share Posted April 22, 2016 Hole for the headlight. I use wonderful "Elf" lights Decals are drawn and printed. It seems I need to clean printer nozzles 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted April 25, 2016 Author Share Posted April 25, 2016 Nothing can be more demotivating than the lack of visible progress. I've been sanding, scribing, rivetting, painting and polishing the model over and over again for last two weeks to achieve the quality of the surface necessary for bare metal finish and still it is far from perfect. As I'm late for the GB I'm thinking I need some rest so I'm switching this build into background mode 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 The effort to get a good surface finish will be worthwhile Alexey. Please do keep posting updates as you progress with this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted November 26, 2016 Author Share Posted November 26, 2016 Time for KUTA - blown the dust from Mercury. In serveral months that passed since I last touched the model some seams have shrunk that is a good thing. Filled and sanded, but now I need to rescribe and rerivet 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 At the start of this thread there's a photo of Mercury on the step. She looks very much like a proto-Twin Otter there. Quite lovely, and yet another inspiration to buy something that I don't need, even if it *is* quite beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTiger66 Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 I've been hoping this one would get re-booted. . Wonderful subject and with a modeller of the right calibre to garner an extremely high quality result . Dusted off and shrinkages assessed; good restart Alexey Best regards TonyT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 Very little has changed on the photo but I assure you - all this time I was sanding, priming, polishing, scribing, rivetting and redoing what was done to make sure the surface is smooth enogh for NMF. Group portrait of all three of my KUTA entries - all three are NMF and non-injected (resin kit and two vacforms) - need to renew my supply of Alclad Aluminium 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted December 18, 2016 Author Share Posted December 18, 2016 Wanted some visual changes. Initially I wanted to create a rig but BlueTak works just fine 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted January 4, 2017 Author Share Posted January 4, 2017 Floats attached. Need to fill the gaps between struts and bodies 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandboof Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Nice work on the props Martin H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted January 15, 2017 Author Share Posted January 15, 2017 Wanted to finish it this weekend - it is not happening 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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