Justin M Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 This was my first resin kit build. It was built for someone who had a brother that flew the type with the Royal Navy No, 892 NAS. The person gave a generous donation to two charities in return; the RN Association and RAFAC. Much appreciated. I have built resin cockpits and engines in the past but taking on a whole kit looked like an interesting challenge. There was nothing terrifying and I would certainly do it again. The parts are shown below, all of which needed the usual preparation and filling of a few bubble holes here and there. And the level of detail is pretty good, as is the case with resin. Included was a nice selection of PE parts, with cockpit panels pre-painted. These were by Eduard. CMR saw sense to include 2 cockpit canopies to allow for errors in cutting it out. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin M Posted October 13, 2018 Author Share Posted October 13, 2018 The first task was cleaning up the parts and removing excess resin from the cockpit parts and then giving them an initial coat in preparation for detailing the cockpit. The Eduart PE adds a level of detail to the seats and also the instrument panel, all of which worked fine other than sanding to get the parts to fit well. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin M Posted October 13, 2018 Author Share Posted October 13, 2018 Next was building in the cockpit and the instrument panel. Highlighting edges was done using Citadel paints as they brush so well. There is a good-sized space in the nose for that ever important but often forgotten, nose weight. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 I have this kit in the stash. Cockpit looks like it's gone together well and painted, looks rather nice. Psst, don't forget that nose weight. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenCJ Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 Great job. Navy Bird built one of these. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin M Posted December 23, 2018 Author Share Posted December 23, 2018 Some further progress on the model. No major dramas and parts fitted quite well considering it is a resin kit. The airframe comes together. There were a few small air bubbles, especially on the leading edge, but these were easily filled. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin M Posted December 23, 2018 Author Share Posted December 23, 2018 A few coats of primer came next to highlight the blemishes and where surface prep was not good enough. And this shot nicely shows the detail in the flaps and wheel wells. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin M Posted December 23, 2018 Author Share Posted December 23, 2018 Next went on a layer of Humbrol Acrylic yellow for the Suez identification stripes. I hardly ever use Humbrol paint as I don't seem to get on with them. Their paints do not seem to have good coverage and require many more layers than my go-to-paint which is Gunze. I can't blame the paint as it obviously sells and I know that paints and their use is very much a personal matter. However, if anyone else has had the same experience and has a solution, please let me know as they have a good range. Getting the canopy to fit well and without inappropriate seems & gaps was a barrel of laughs! As was masking it. 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massimo Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 (edited) Very nice kit and very clean build!!! Well done!!! If I can make a suggestion, to get a brighter yellow.I would have sprayed a white base first. Ciao Massimo Edited December 23, 2018 by massimo2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 This is looking very smart. Excellent detail too. CMR always seems to deliver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Glad to see you back on this build. As you say, nicely detailed under some primer. I do agree with Masimo, a brighter yellow. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin M Posted December 31, 2018 Author Share Posted December 31, 2018 After the yellow, down went the black and then I masked off the recognition stripes and applied the underside colour. That was then masked off in preparation for the top side dark grey. Once dried off, the masking was removed to reveal the finished main paintwork. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobinsonh Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Great build of a delightful little model. Looking forward to your next update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin M Posted January 1, 2019 Author Share Posted January 1, 2019 Decals going down......post a coat of gloss. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Nice neat masking job you did there & nice finish CJP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Lookin' good... Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Looking rather cool that. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAVY870 Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Nice job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin M Posted January 2, 2019 Author Share Posted January 2, 2019 And the finished model. It was a pleasure to build and raise some money for the RN Association (who sent a very nice thank you letter) and RAFAC. First resin model I have built (other than detail bits like engines) and I am looking for another suitable 1/72 kit to do. Thanks all for the nice comments. 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Great build Justin. Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abat Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Very nicely done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Really nice,clean finish. Such a shame CMR kits appear to be getting thin on the ground. Edge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Lovely model Justin . Great work. I would love one of these, but the idea of building a whole resin kit has always put me off, I am not sure why, but it frightens me somehow. Although this seems the only way to get a decent Sea Venom without a ton of work on the old Frog kit. What a cracking result. All the best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobinsonh Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Lovely job. Now just pick another CMR kit - Buccaneer or Scimitar? Stay with the FAA theme 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolay Polyakov Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Excellent build Justin, congratulations! 👏 Cheers! 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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