ModelingEdmontonian Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 (edited) After a 20+ year hiatus, coronavirus pandemic has given me the opportunity to come back to a childhood hobby, and this lovely kit was my second go last fall. Finally had the chance to do some photos now--sadly I think she's already picked up some dust. Really can't say enough about the kit--went together like a dream. The all night camo isn't so interesting, granted, but I loved the red and white shark eyes and mouth against the black and over all I'm pleased with how it turned out. I brush painted it with Tamiya XF-69; weathered with Tamiya panel liner, pastels, and a little silver chipping. Perhaps would have liked a little more texture, but I like the subtle effects for the most part. For what was in essence a failure of a fighter (at least during the day), I do find it a beauty of a bird, somehow, and building it was a real pleasure. I'm tempted to do another in a different scheme! Hope you enjoy, and I certainly welcome constructive feedback. Edited February 22, 2021 by ModelingEdmontonian 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Aer Lingus Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 Nice work well done thanks for sharing Eamonn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 Looks very nice, and the weathering on the black is subtle and realistic. The night finish did show wear a lot so yours is probably at the newer end of the spectrum! The day scheme is also (IMHO) a very nice scheme if you want to do another one, but there are lots of other great kits out there to chose from. What has certainly changed in the past 20 years is the availability of online independent kit reviews. It’s always worth doing a quick search before hitting that “buy” button, because if you are going to spend time on a kit you don’t want to waste it on a bad one. I should listen to my own advice sometimes! Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Properjob56 Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 One of the few builds I've seen where the red circly (technical term) stencils on the underside didn't silver. One of life's mystery's is when some decals silver and some don't even tho prep and appln is the same. Ask me how I know. Good build 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railfan87 Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 Well done. I have this kit queued up for my next aircraft build. I hope my results come close to yours! Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swralph Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 Very nice build.😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 Nicely done! Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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