Col. Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 2 hours ago, Jabba said: Very good work in getting those rail right. I will possibly cheat with those and have a look in my A Model kit to see if they are there. The ones in my kit were a flash ridden mess so it turned out easier to make new ones but hopefully yours are more useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 54 minutes ago, Col. said: The ones in my kit were a flash ridden mess so it turned out easier to make new ones but hopefully yours are more useful. Had a quick look after my last post and they seem to be very useable, a little bit of scraping required and hopefully getting them off the sprue will not prove to difficult (thick attachment pieces). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 That is some top scratchbuilding Col.👍 Don't think I would have the patience to do that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted January 29, 2021 Author Share Posted January 29, 2021 Minor progress again. Fitted the side windows and masked up the glazing then painted the radome and wheelhubs with Humbrol's Hu131 Anyone else had strange behaviour from certain tins of Humbrol enamel lately? The 131 seemed a bit thinner than usual but dried much faster. Four coats on the radome within 24 hours. Once that and the fin panels are masked up I'll add the various aerials and probes (one of which will have to be scratch-build since Trumpeter couldn't be bothered) then hopefully the weather will warm up enough for spray painting to commence. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Edging ever closer to the main painting stage Col, the paint on the nose cone and wheels looks to be a good match for the real thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted January 29, 2021 Author Share Posted January 29, 2021 22 minutes ago, modelling minion said: Edging ever closer to the main painting stage Col, the paint on the nose cone and wheels looks to be a good match for the real thing. I've only ever seen 131 referred to as 'Mid Green' but it's the closest colour I've found to what's shown in all the photos I've come upon either on-line or in books so that's what I use it for 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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