CliffB Posted February 12, 2019 Author Share Posted February 12, 2019 On 2/9/2019 at 10:37 PM, Romeo Alpha Yankee said: Well, at least you know the rivets are there Cliff, onward and upward! Thanks Ray. In fact I've kept faith and there's been a miraculous reappearance of the new rivets. Praise be! It seems that they are much more noticeable with a glossy finish (as are the bits of embedded dust etc ). The final finish will be slightly satin, so hopefully I'll get the best of both worlds..... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Good job on restoring the rivet detail Cliff, and it is hard to tell the replacements from the original under the gloss paint. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted February 15, 2019 Author Share Posted February 15, 2019 I finally got this finished The photo shows up two of the problems that I had along the way: I needed to apply 3 or 4 of my home-made decals to get the necessary colour density, so they're quite thick my use of white primer under sea blue proved be a mistake, as you get a pronounced white line when the canopy masks are removed. Needless to say both look fine in the flesh, so I won't be losing any sleep over them. You also might just notice the bright red torpedoes - painted exactly as Monogram specify! I quite like them now - as a nod to the kit's heritage. Notice too the real rubber main wheels - not just the tyres, the whole wheels. The ultimate in authenticity. Joking aside though, I'm really pleased with how this turned out. As a bit of fun, here it is with two of its colleagues - a 1/96 Hellcat (Lindberg) and a 1/100 P-47 (Eldon). To my eyes the mixed scales go together OK (the Catalina's about 1/104). I'll put some more photos in the Gallery, but in the meantime thank you to all who have supported this build and to Ray, Robert and Enzo for running things so well. Cheers Cliff 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Your Cat turned out good Cliff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 That is indeed a Cool Cat you have there Cliff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 Another terrific result Cliff. Well done, it's been great following this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Very nice Cliff, with regards to the primer showing on the canopy frames, perhaps try a dark wash to cover them up? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted February 17, 2019 Author Share Posted February 17, 2019 On 2/15/2019 at 11:57 PM, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Your Cat turned out good Cliff. 10 hours ago, Col. said: That is indeed a Cool Cat you have there Cliff 8 hours ago, nimrod54 said: Another terrific result Cliff. Well done, it's been great following this one. 5 hours ago, Romeo Alpha Yankee said: Very nice Cliff, with regards to the primer showing on the canopy frames, perhaps try a dark wash to cover them up? Thanks guys for your kind comments - they're much appreciated. Ray, thanks too for your suggestion - I'll give it a go Cliff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandboof Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Awesome yet again Cliff Martin H 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 A nice one Cliff, a bit of a struggle, but you got there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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