cardiff guy Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Hi All I've not posted in a while but Inspired by recent posts, and the fact that the box was falling apart I forged ahead with this one. This is my attempt at the old girl. The kit is the Esci 1/72 kit straight from the box. Despite the shape issues I'm happy with the way it turned out. And last a big shout out to the kind Brit modeller who explained that xtra acrlic's British Gulf armour lt stone is the same shade asRAF light stone. Hope you like it. 72 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan-o Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Yes very nice and good to see the old colour scheme. 👌 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatalbert Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Now that is very nice indeed,I love that paint scheme. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick BK Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Lovely job. My favourite colour scheme as I started on these beasts in 68 at Thorney Island and finished on them at Lyneham in 90. I have an Italieri 1/72 in my stash which I intend to finish in the crud and custard so can you tell me what colours you used. Thanks PBK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedy Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Hey that's a great model in a rare colour scheme. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adey m Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Lovely, lovely, lovely. And my favourite Hercules colour scheme too. An inspirational build. regards, adey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 That is a great looking Hercules 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 That's a fine looking Hercules and in a lovely nostalgic colour scheme. In my opinion, the best scheme ever worn by the Hercules. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinChipmunkfan Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Well done, great looking model - my favourite colours for a Hercules as well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 What a stunner,love the scheme too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 8 hours ago, cardiff guy said: Hope you like it. Very much so, great job & a GREAT scheme. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 That's turned out a treat. Having built the Esci and Italeri kits it is a pity the Esci kit has all those shape problems. I would love Italeri to retool their kit with recessed detail. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAAMAN Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Brilliant, beautifully finished 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Really nice Herc` there, looks great in that scheme too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkSH Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Excellent paint finish on this, really like it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephLalor Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 (edited) 22 hours ago, Patrick BK said: Lovely job. My favourite colour scheme as I started on these beasts in 68 at Thorney Island and finished on them at Lyneham in 90. I have an Italieri 1/72 in my stash which I intend to finish in the crud and custard so can you tell me what colours you used. Thanks PBK I can't speak on other paint brands, but both Dark Earth and Light Stone are also in the Xtracolor range, X002 and X029 respectively. I like that scheme too. I'm looking forward to one day getting it onto a Welsh Models Twin Pioneer. Edited June 17, 2018 by JosephLalor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickred Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Cracking job! Lovely model 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Looks great, I thought it was the Airfix version at first. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 What a superb job you have made of this Herk,..... and you have totally nailed the early scheme too. I was wary of the old Esci kit but seeing what you have done with it,.... I may give it a try sometime after all, Come of Revell,...... we need a new C-130 in 1/72nd scale!!! Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phone Phixer Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Great looking Herc. Lovely job on the early paint scheme too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 5 hours ago, tonyot said: What a superb job you have made of this Herk,..... and you have totally nailed the early scheme too. I was wary of the old Esci kit but seeing what you have done with it,.... I may give it a try sometime after all, Come of Revell,...... we need a new C-130 in 1/72nd scale!!! Cheers Tony Yes, yes, on all counts! A very attractive color scheme and an excellent build! Long overdue for replacement by Airfix and with some clever engineering, they could get a lot of versions out of a basic set of sprues. Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Great work! Looks every bit like a Hercules to me. Very nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Hello Cardiff, The Netherlands on the line. Yes, with this C-130 color scheme it all started for this famous transporter by the RAF. Decades later, it still dominates the flight ramp from many airbases around the wordl. You did a very good job on the AC. I take it for granted, that the white spot above the cockpit is to reduce warmth in the Far East. Regards, Orion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMB Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 (edited) Lovely job and you've got the colours spot on"! I was in the RAF at Lyneham during 1971-74 and saw the whole fleet of these in those colours. Just a couple of points that I hope you don't mind me mentioning. Firstly, when in these colours, they only had ONE RAF roundel above the port wing (none above the starboard wing) and ONE red/blue B-type roundel below the starboard wing. Also the finish was HIGH GLOSS and they did not adopt a matt finish until 1973 when the roundels were toned down to just red/blue. Edited June 18, 2018 by AMB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unfinished project Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Ahh nice to see a classic RAF schemed Hercules. Very well executed and would be proud to have her sitting on my shelves 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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