Black Knight Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 I finished this a couple of weeks ago. First thing - a big shoutout of thanks to theplasticsurgeon who very kindly sent me a replacement set of Airfix decals This was languishing on a shelf waiting to be finished. It just lacked the decals. Despite two (or more coats) of Liquid Decal Film my original Airfix decals just splintered into pieces. 33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin-42 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Looks great! Don’t feel bad about it languishing. Mine, despite being in the disply cabinet, still doesn’t have it’s drop tanks finished after about 20 years! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Now thats a good looking Dog ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Ah what memories, cracking job Black Knight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 The ole gal still cleans up nicely- good job! Looks even better than the box art! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 A mighty good result on what I believe is a fairly old-school kit! Ultimately, you got the decals and paint finish to really look great. Well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted November 6, 2019 Author Share Posted November 6, 2019 Thank you for the compliments chaps They are an encouragement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 2 hours ago, kapam said: A mighty good result on what I believe is a fairly old-school kit! Ultimately, you got the decals and paint finish to really look great. Well done! It dates from around 1974/75. At that time, Airfix produced some real crackers. Contemporary kits worth looking at in the same vein are the F-80 Shooting Star and the F-84F Thunderstreak. The only issue that some modern modellers might not like are the raised panel lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Very nice. mate Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Beautiful job BN,looks superb in its original scheme,I picked up one for a fiver on E-bay and had the decals on the bedroom window to bleach out the yellowing along with an original Airfix Skyraider and Phantom sheet,left the window open and a rainstorm swept in, the missus wasn't to happy to see loads of decals floating along the windowsill! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Ahhhh a classic, I remember it well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Nice job on that old kit!! Miguel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Excellent! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Leijdens Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Nice Sabre Dog! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 On 11/6/2019 at 6:17 PM, Eric Mc said: The only issue that some modern modellers might not like are the raised panel lines. Not really an issue for me. I know why recessed lines are more popular these days, but it can be argued that it actually may not suit all subjects. For instance, I have built Hasegawa's old B-17F and now I have acquired a G-model. The slightly raised lines on these kits may actually work better than recessed for this type. And somehow I think Hasegawa did a pretty good job getting the overall shape & form correct on their B-17's. Only my 10 cents worth though...…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark4700 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 I like it a lot. I’m sure I’ve got one of these somewhere. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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