Tzulscha Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Another build for the guy that flew the bird. This is the old Testors pushmipullyu. I did this as a pretty much straight OOB build a few years back and I recall doing a lot of filling and sanding to get things to fit properly. Still seeing a few seams i missed... Panel lines were done with a sharp pencil and the rivets were highlighted by a light sanding over the paint. One good thing about all those raised lines I suppose.. The base is a chunk of insulating foam cut with a hotwire. The concrete pad is sheet styrene scribed into panels, painted a tasteful cement grey, scrubbed with pastels and caulked with a syringe filled with thick black paint. Grass is railroad static grass applied over a nice muddy brown base colour. I cheated the extra windows using the kit decals at least partly because I didn't have time to do a full blown interior for the model and I am lazy. 3 inch cables were used to tie the plane down because, well it's windy around here. This is an ANG bird so it shouldn't have weapons onboard but the customer wanted them so there you go. Quick and dirty, cheap and cheerful, customer was happy, I got paid, and as they say, Robert is your fathers brother!. Right, go ahead and start the poo flinging! Q 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luft46 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 (edited) I have a real soft spot for these little fellas and you've done a nice job on this one, like it a lot Edited April 6, 2016 by Luft46 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nachtwulf Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Good looking that is. Looks like a fun no worries build. I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Great build of an interesting subject. The customer is always right!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 It is the cement grey being of a tasteful hue that carries the whole thing. Nicely done. Cheers, Mike 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Very nice Skymaster! In Swedish Coast Guard service, they were called 'suck'n'blow'… Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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