Courageous Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 On 1/25/2019 at 11:49 PM, hsr said: I am too stubborn to give up. I am much the same, have never put a build in the bin, well done for keeping with it. With her primer coat on, you should be chuffed, looks great (from here anyway) Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsr Posted January 27, 2019 Author Share Posted January 27, 2019 From here is should be easy, at least that's what I keep telling myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsr Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share Posted January 29, 2019 Major painting is complete. This may be sacrilege, but I decided that the white primer came out nice enough that it didn't need and over coat of white, so I went with it. The wings are Alclad Aluminum, the exhausts are Alclad Steel, and the lower tail is a mix of the 2. The white is an eggshell finish and I don't think it is glossy enough to take decals well so I am going to mask the wings and give it a couple coats of gloss. I should be able to decal by Friday. Back then. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinky coffeeboat Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Difficult build or not, it's actually looking really nice. Your hard work is worth it. Jeff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsr Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share Posted January 29, 2019 The only hurdle left is the decals. Finger crossed 🤞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 If ever their was evidence that it is possible to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, then this is it. Very nice. Martian 👽 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinky coffeeboat Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Too true Mr Martian. Some reviewers would claim this totally unbuildable and fit only for the bin. Jeff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsr Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share Posted January 29, 2019 I've seen worse, AKA Unicraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Looks quite futuristic. Like what them lot say, great work. you should be chuffed with what you have achieved so far. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsr Posted January 30, 2019 Author Share Posted January 30, 2019 5 hours ago, Courageous said: you should be chuffed with what you have achieved so far. I had to look up what chuffed meant 🙂, but I am Thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsr Posted January 31, 2019 Author Share Posted January 31, 2019 Just a quick update. It only needed 1 coat of glass, so I did the decals this morning. I think that decals make the model . The decals were very thin but went on fairly well. So tomorrow I will give it a coat of Alclad Light Sheen, remove the masking, add the wheels and pitot tuba and it will be done 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 On 29/01/2019 at 22:21, pinky coffeeboat said: Too true Mr Martian. Some reviewers would claim this totally unbuildable and fit only for the bin. Jeff Well, its certainly a crock of pig dung but this thread shows that it can just about be built with an inordinate amount of work. I certainly wouldn't recommend the kit to anyone though. Martian 👽 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smudge Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 That's looking really nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsr Posted January 31, 2019 Author Share Posted January 31, 2019 14 minutes ago, Martian Hale said: I certainly wouldn't recommend the kit to anyone though. Definitely not for the faint of heart or easily discouraged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Stickers are definitely making the kit. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastcat Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Great build - I really like this aircraft. As a kid, it was one of my first Revell models when scale didn't matter and the box art sold the kit. It's a real shame that AZ didn't use the opportunity to make a state of the art kit. All the same, it's nice to see it kitted again. Good luck with the rest of the build. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev The Modeller Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Very interesting subject, watching with interest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsr Posted February 1, 2019 Author Share Posted February 1, 2019 Finished!! You can see more pictures at It was a lot of work, but well worth it, and it was a relatively quick build. Thanks all those who have watched, commented and helps with suggestions 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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