Dave_R Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 (edited) Hi All Here's the sprue shots. The construction should be very easy, the painting not so much. NMF and gloss red are not my favorites. I'm looking forward to this as ever, there's some interesting builds proposed. Dave. Edited December 23, 2019 by Dave_R 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 I have a part finished one of these kits, it's a very nice moulding and it goes together really well. No fit issues anywhere and it looks the part to me. The colour scheme is an eye popper! I'm looking forward to seeing your one come together. Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 Yes!!! Love these kits, fit is almost snap tight in bits. Just careful with the radio mast and control stick off the sprue, notorious snappers...but il enjoy this one, good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_R Posted December 26, 2019 Author Share Posted December 26, 2019 Hi All, Starting a bit later than intended, but here we go. First job paint the cockpit and the interiors. Dave. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_R Posted December 26, 2019 Author Share Posted December 26, 2019 Hi All, Time for an update. + first beer. So after lunch I can get the fuselage together and the wings on. Dave. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_R Posted December 26, 2019 Author Share Posted December 26, 2019 Hi All, One pizza and another beer later and all the big bits are stuck together. + two beers It needs a bit of sanding and filling, tricky because the filler I normally use takes a good 12 hours to harden so I'm going to have to improvise. A few years back I did a "Starter Kit" GB and one of the rules you could only what was in the starter kit for the build so I used the tube cement as a filler and it worked OK. So I'm giving that a go so I can get it primed and base coated today. Dave. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_R Posted December 26, 2019 Author Share Posted December 26, 2019 Hi All, Ready for priming. + four beers ... and primed I'll leave there for today to let the primer dry properly. I wanted to get the metal coat on but there's not enough time. Dave. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_R Posted December 27, 2019 Author Share Posted December 27, 2019 Hi All, Part 2 begins. Dave. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_R Posted December 27, 2019 Author Share Posted December 27, 2019 Hi All, First part of the NMF is on. I'll give it an hour or so to dry, have something to eat and then start masking it up. Dave. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_R Posted December 27, 2019 Author Share Posted December 27, 2019 Hi All, After tedious couple of hours with masking tape and scalpel it's ready for more paint. The unmasked areas of the wing will be sprayed Tamiya X-32, the tail Hu 174 and the anti-glare panel Hu 155. Dave. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_R Posted December 27, 2019 Author Share Posted December 27, 2019 Hi All, Finally the airbrush has been put away. It doesn't look as contrasty in natural light. To do:- undercarriage decals prop wing tips canopy frame breaky bits (aerial, pitot) ... onwards. Dave. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 Great progress Dave & even better, its looking good. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_R Posted December 27, 2019 Author Share Posted December 27, 2019 Hi All The last few hours have been very frustrating - paint not drying, undercarriage falling off etc., etc. Anyhow here it is warts and all. I'll try and take some better photos tomorrow or Sunday. Dave. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 Came together very well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG X Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 That looks pretty amazing Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_R Posted December 29, 2019 Author Share Posted December 29, 2019 Hi All, I hate having to use on camera flash, so here's a couple of daylight photos (or what passes for daylight at the moment). Gallery photos later. Dave. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Very nice Dave, great finish! Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Another cracking build Dave,good fun this blitz building lark! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 That is scary, how beautiful kit you built in so little time! Ho-hum, there went all my excuses for not finding time to finish anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 She looks awesome well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Smart colour scheme, beautiful build! Regards, Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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