Thom216 Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Courageous move! Hope it turns out to your pleasure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc72 Posted November 4, 2019 Author Share Posted November 4, 2019 Only limited progress here: The dolly is more or less finished. And I am not talking about this Dolly or this Dolly: On the aircraft itself, I inserted brass tubes to replicate the exhaust instead of using the plastic stubs included in the kit. Obviously, the surrounding putty needs to be cleaned up and sanded. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 Looks like it wants to shed the floats and become a proper fighter! I like your detailing and the trolley looks great. Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 The beaching trolley looks very realistic! Very well done! Cheers Jaime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc72 Posted November 24, 2019 Author Share Posted November 24, 2019 And now with some paint: As you can see I like to play around with sophisticated pre-shading (with varying results). You can also discern the stressed skin effect. Next I will try to mask and airbrush the national insignia. I have never done this before, but a Japanese plane is obviously a good opportunity for a first try. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Looking great Doc. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc72 Posted December 7, 2019 Author Share Posted December 7, 2019 Now with meatballs. Cutting more or less circular masks actually proved more difficult than anticipated. I used a kind of circle-cutter, but I may invest into a better one in the future. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc72 Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 And decals.... Actually, I was a bit afraid how they would work. The decal sheet has "1995" printed on it and everything was a bit yellowed and brittle. As the national markings are sprayed I only used the serial/registration on the fin, the small stripes on the main float and the red lines on the wing. Some of the decals broke up, but so far no silvering. Probably the gloss coat (Future) helped to prevent that. Now all that is missing is a panel wash, some oil/fuel splatters, exhaust stains, probably some paint chips (not down to the aluminium) and a matt cote. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc72 Posted December 18, 2019 Author Share Posted December 18, 2019 Now it's finished. More pictures can be found in the gallery. Thanks for all the comments. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Looks great! The oil-canning has come out a treat and the trolley looks like 1:1 scale! Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Nice job mate, she's a beauty Cheers, Stew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Agree with all of the the above, really great job and superb paint and finish. The dolly is excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Sorry Doc, but I completely missed this build. The good news though is that when I first saw it in the Gallery, I thought 'what a great stressed skin effect'. I had no idea that you had created it yourself! Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Impressive weathering! Very realistic, especially the beaching trolley! Cheers Jaime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Now that is way nice, the soft sheen on it in your finished photos shows it off superbly. I'm well impressed with this. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Absolutely outstanding, ive never seen this kit built before, the trolley is worthy of its own entry in the gallery ! Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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