Kallisti Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 I didn't do a WIP for this build as it was relatively simple and quick, although the paint job took over a week of spraying, building up layers of small strips of masking tape and spraying again, only for when the final unmasking took place for the whole thing to look as if it had the measles or some dreadful skin disease!!! I was devastated after all that work, but then decided to spray one of the lighter grey colours (XF 80) over the whole lot to damp it down and voila, it worked! I then gave it quite a heavy dirt wash which finished it off nicely. A few spots of silver to bring up some highlights and I'm very happy with the result! The box says its 1:2400 Scale and it measures 12" long... it even comes with a tiny Dropship - so this is the initial frame in my scenic progression - the next scene was built a few years ago and can be seen here : http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234913827-aliens-dropship-and-apc/ and from back in April 2012, the next in the sequence... 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celt Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Well tidy,like it a lot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citroneto Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Awesome !!! Really nice!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carts Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Cracking Sulaco,nice finish,still got this to do,and managed to lose the dropship(its SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO tiny) and decals in the meantime. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Excellent stuff. It's often forgotten that a simple light spray-over can turn a 'cock-up' into a triumph. Great looking dio. Let's see more! Rearguards, Badder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted December 17, 2016 Author Share Posted December 17, 2016 You can see more of the Dropship Dio on this old thread: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 Thanks everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew D Jolly Rogers guy Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Very nice! I recall that the modelmakers for the film only built/detailed/painted one side of the SULACO to save time/money/materials. You may notice in the film that they always show the same side of her 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngstROM Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Great looking ship -I can almost taste the cornbread! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Nice work on the Sulaco. She looks great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victory-is-in-the-Kitchen Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Excellent work! I'll fetch your slippers for you 👌🏻 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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