Mr. Hudson 536 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 (edited) Hi all, here is my new 1/72 MPM Douglas A-20G Havoc "la france libre": Construction: MPM has created a superb kit in 1/72 for the Douglas Havoc / Boston variants. In 2008 i brought the D-Day Havocs kit variants with the solid gun nose. At first, I wanted to build OOB, but after a while, some details were added scratch: Cockpit: Life raft and details Nose: Brass MG barrels (accessory), fuselage reinforcement, MG ejectors Fuselage: Rudimentary fuselage installation, rear exit Turret: Entire tower structure, brass MG barrels (accessory) Engines: Cables, valve lifters, exhaust pipes, slightly opened cooling flaps Charger: Inlet details, open outlet Gear: Brake lines, resin wheels (accessory) With some creative breaks, I worked on the model for almost 6 months. Original aircraft: My model, the "la france libre" was the first Havoc in Europe with 100 successful mission missions and was called "Miss laid" for a long time. The plane was sent to Paris in the autumn of 1944 for the French liberation celebration as a part of an exhibition and renamed for this reason. Most of the Havocs were heavily weathered. Source: worldwarphotos.info Finish: I wanted to transfer the impression of the original photo above to my model. The paintjob was started as standard for me on an Alclad Airframe aluminum primer. After that preshading, three glazing layers per colour, painting scratches with a silver pin, masking and painting of the walk-ways, masking, painting and weathering of the invasion stripes, intermediate finish with future, decals, washing, painted exhaust gas traces, dust oil paints, chalks etc. etc. Walkaround: Bottom: Details: I hope you like my model. Criticism, notes, and comments are gladly welcome. Kai Edited December 1, 2018 by Mr. Hudson 57 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Alpha Delta 210 4,996 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Awesome! Without seeing the photo, I would have thought the weathering was overdone! The invasion stripes on the upper wings look especially effective. Link to post Share on other sites
Koralik64 3,632 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Absolutely unique work, looks fantastic Link to post Share on other sites
Abandoned Project 774 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 27 minutes ago, Alpha Delta 210 said: Awesome! The invasion stripes on the upper wings look especially effective. 24 minutes ago, Koralik64 said: Looks fantastic I quite agree! Link to post Share on other sites
ForestFan 1,926 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Super build of an oft overlooked aeroplane. I'd love to hear more about your painting and weathering technique/process 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Mig88 4,204 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 (edited) Outstanding work! Superbly done and finished kit. Yes, those worn out invasion stripes look great. Congratulations! Miguel Edited December 1, 2018 by Mig88 Grammer error Link to post Share on other sites
Roman Schilhart 6,049 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Superb build with lots of nice extras, such as the wing stations. (I will never understand why MPM show them on the box top, but not include them on the sprues!) Link to post Share on other sites
IanC 3,236 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 I think the pre-shading IS overdone - I bet it didn't look as neat and 'regular' on the real aircraft. But as a piece of modelling art it's quite superb! Link to post Share on other sites
Piotr Sudnik 308 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Superb! Link to post Share on other sites
jean 4,597 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 It has already all been said. So Congrats are definitely in order! JR Link to post Share on other sites
Baldy 1,490 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Very nicely done. I too like your weathering - a bit too much for my taste but the reference picture does show heavy weathering. Very nicely built and finished. Cheers Malcolm Link to post Share on other sites
Corsairfoxfouruncle 23,501 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 WOW ..Now thats a great looking Havoc Link to post Share on other sites
Ilan 1,311 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Wow! what a Fantastic model! Link to post Share on other sites
modelling minion 12,994 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Seriously good model that. Excellent weathering. Link to post Share on other sites
Unfinished project 712 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Absolutely outstanding finish the weathering is sublime Link to post Share on other sites
Buzby061 2,443 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 A great replica of a very war weary machine. Pete Link to post Share on other sites
Martin Ford 420 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Simply brilliant. Perfection in fact. Even the yellow life raft looks superb. Congratulations. Link to post Share on other sites
Michael51 599 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 One can never have too much weathering. This is a suprb example of the art of weathering. I too would like to learn more of this art you have perfected, Michael Link to post Share on other sites
tomkil 68 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 An utter gem! Link to post Share on other sites
stevej60 37,342 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Superb build and finish. Link to post Share on other sites
tonyot 32,811 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 You have done an amazing job,....... very well done indeed, Cheers Tony Link to post Share on other sites
RidgeRunner 7,450 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 (edited) I like that Martin Edited December 1, 2018 by RidgeRunner Link to post Share on other sites
opus999 3,718 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 I'm impressed by how well you matched the invasion stripes of your reference Photo! Link to post Share on other sites
bigbadbadge 7,246 Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 Great work. You have achieved an amazing model and have replicated the machine in the photo beautifully. Congratulations. All the best Chris Link to post Share on other sites
F-32 4,601 Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Hubber hubber, that's lovely! Link to post Share on other sites
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