AliGauld Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 This was my surprise present form my son last Christmas. Never having made a resin kit before the very thought of it terrified me because it was a present and if I made a mess of it I wasn't just disappointing myself. So, after doing some interneting to get hints, tips and help I stuck my courage to the sticking place two weeks ago and decided to get on with it. No real problems with the build, a fair bit of filler and sanding especially on the bits that had shrunk. The only real problem was that the canopy didn't fit at all. Some hot water later a reasonable fit was managed. (More of this later). Painted with Vallejo Model Air AMT-12 Tamiya Nato Black Acrylic Humbrol Arrow Red Enamel Finished with W&N Satin Varnish. The decals, all six of them, went down with no problems then but when I unmasked the canopy it had gone completely cloudy. Must have reacted with the CA I suppose. I tried to tint it by hand but the damage was still visible, so Nato Black coating with a glossy coat to try and give it the impression of a canopy. Anyway enough waffle and on with the pictures. All in all I'm quite pleased and it looks very sinister in the cabinet. Thanks for looking, Cheers, Alistair 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbay133 Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 I remember reading the Craig Thomas book many years ago and thinking that it would make a good film. A few weeks later I found that a film was due to be released. For a 1982 film it was a very futuristic looking bird and your modelling makes it look as sinister as it did in the film. The black canopy only adds to the sinister feel. Nicely done. Graeme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted April 24, 2020 Author Share Posted April 24, 2020 12 minutes ago, dbay133 said: I remember reading the Craig Thomas book many years ago and thinking that it would make a good film. A few weeks later I found that a film was due to be released. For a 1982 film it was a very futuristic looking bird and your modelling makes it look as sinister as it did in the film. The black canopy only adds to the sinister feel. Nicely done. Graeme Hi There, I read the book at work and looked forward to the film which apart from the plane was a bit of a disappointment, loved the plane though. Many thanks for you kind comments. Cheers, Alistair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Fantastic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted April 25, 2020 Author Share Posted April 25, 2020 12 hours ago, RMCS said: Fantastic Thank You very much. Cheers, Alistair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidders Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 “You must always think Russian”. Great model - had the Anigrand 1/48 Firefox on my wish list for a while. Cheers, Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted April 25, 2020 Author Share Posted April 25, 2020 24 minutes ago, Sidders said: “You must always think Russian”. Great model - had the Anigrand 1/48 Firefox on my wish list for a while. Cheers, Mark Many Thanks Cheers, Alistair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 Very nice. Should be sitting on an iceberg though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted April 25, 2020 Author Share Posted April 25, 2020 14 minutes ago, John_W said: Very nice. Should be sitting on an iceberg though. Hi There, Thought about it but didn't have Mother 1 to go with it so bottled out. Cheers, Alistair 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 Cracking work, always thought it was a great looking aircraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted April 26, 2020 Author Share Posted April 26, 2020 18 hours ago, F-32 said: Cracking work, always thought it was a great looking aircraft Highlight of the film for me. Cheers, Alistair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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