nimrod54 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 This is my starter kit purchase from our generous sponsor and the plan is to build it as the in box scheme. The parts have been washed and left to dry in preparation for starting over the weekend. Here are the photos of the box and sprues.. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Good luck with your build buddy. It’s a great little kit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Your undercarriage legs look to be a lot straighter than the ones in my kit. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted September 11, 2018 Author Share Posted September 11, 2018 I had a bit of a push on this build today and have almost finished the cockpit painting. The plan is to build this out of the box, so I have used the decal provided for the instrument panel and even though I have a Quickboost replacement, I have used the kit seat and will add some belts to improve the look once I have finished painting the seat back. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr I have also opened up the spent cartridge chutes on the underside of the wings. by John L, on Flickr I'll glue the fuselage halves up later then leave it overnight before tidying the joins and adding the wings tomorrow. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted September 12, 2018 Author Share Posted September 12, 2018 The fuselage was assembled and cleaned up last night and I added the wings and tidied those joins today. Next job will be to get some primer and paint on.. by John L, on Flickr 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted September 22, 2018 Author Share Posted September 22, 2018 I think that I am going to be hard pressed to get my builds finished on time but I will keep plodding on and see how far I get. In the end it may come down to making a choice of completing one of them. This one has had the camouflage applied and I am now working my way through the small details before I clear coat and start adding decals. by John L, on Flickr 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Looks good dude, keep fighting the good fight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted September 23, 2018 Author Share Posted September 23, 2018 After a mammoth decaling session yesterday and some further work adding the details this morning this was how things stood around lunchtime. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr It was about this time that I decided there would be little chance of me completing both models, so I decided to focus my efforts on finishing this one. Work continued throughout the afternoon and I finished it a short while ago. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr I'll sort out the gallery photos in a little while. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Great work buddy, one over the line. Looking forward to your gallery shots. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted September 23, 2018 Author Share Posted September 23, 2018 40 minutes ago, Hockeyboy76 said: Great work buddy, one over the line. Looking forward to your gallery shots. Cheers buddy. I thought it would be better to concentrate on getting one done than having two fails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azureglo Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Good job, a nice finish and Mr Spaniel didn't chew on any of it prior to the gallery shot. Just a thought if you have access to some image editing software try and up the contrast- easiest way if you use Photoshop or gimp is to select what is obviously the white background and set that as the "highlight". Alternately its a fine and accurate representation of an overcast English winter... Cheers Anil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted September 23, 2018 Author Share Posted September 23, 2018 2 hours ago, azureglo said: Good job, a nice finish and Mr Spaniel didn't chew on any of it prior to the gallery shot. Just a thought if you have access to some image editing software try and up the contrast- easiest way if you use Photoshop or gimp is to select what is obviously the white background and set that as the "highlight". Alternately its a fine and accurate representation of an overcast English winter... Cheers Anil Thanks Anil, and no Molly didn't chew any bits - though at 15 months she does have a habit of sniffing and nosing things, on this occasion she left things alone. Thanks also for the editing tips, the dark look to the photos is not helped by the blue tint of the self cleaning glass on the conservatory roof and the time of day that I took the photos, you're right they do look wintry. Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azureglo Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Hey John, I took the liberty of illustrating my thoughts, here's a before and after: The after is a simple level change in Photoshop, a quick colour re -balance to get rid of the blue tint and slight sharpening pass, about 30 seconds... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted September 24, 2018 Author Share Posted September 24, 2018 10 hours ago, azureglo said: Hey John, I took the liberty of illustrating my thoughts, here's a before and after: The after is a simple level change in Photoshop, a quick colour re -balance to get rid of the blue tint and slight sharpening pass, about 30 seconds... I don't mind at all Anil, that illustrates the difference that editing would make perfectly. Thanks for taking the time to do that. I should really have made some adjustments to balance on the camera before I took the photos but forgot to do it this time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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