Allan31 Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 (edited) A build done for a GB with a deadline leaving me only three days to complete. I missed the deadline by 23.5 hours so this a four day SPEED BUILD !! With only three days, the first ever ejection seat was scratched together and I vac-formed my own canopy. No time for much else. The rest is out-of-box except for the decals as the kits sheet resembled the Magna Carta in appearance. First build with my new airbrush and I'm very pleased with the airbrush and the results. As the Hellcat build progressed, all my decades old Badgers seemed to collectively say, "enough is enough..." Used MMP paints right out of the bottle, very pleased with performance and color accuracy. I'm thinking this now my new go-to paint. Probably the most glaring omission is an empty hole in the front of the engine nacelle. I will go back and fill that so I can sleep at night. So many 162's are photographed covered with mud/dirt, I may go and add that as well. This silly 3-4 day speed build was great fun. I would do it again but not too often !!! Edited October 3, 2021 by Allan31 44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatFlyHalf Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 Outragously good considering the starting point ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 Very nice work on a golden oldie. Well done 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 An oldie fer sure, but dressed up very nicely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 A remarkable 'speed job'! Are the panel joints indicated with a fine point marker, or something? They look very effective. Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 Sooooo much better than the joke HobbyBoss He-162 with its ridiculous flat canopy. The Frog mould may be a million years old, but you have shown that it still builds in to a great model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 It's a beauty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 A splendid job on the old Frog, great modelling ! Wulfman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis_C Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 Great result given Frog kit and just 3 or 4 days to finish it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 That looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 A gem. Bravo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiampieroSilvestri Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 Beautiful little kit! Saluti Giampiero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Leijdens Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 Nice! Looks like a Tamiya! Erik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorfinn Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 On 10/3/2021 at 12:36 PM, FatFlyHalf said: Outragously good considering the starting point ! Couldn't agree more! She's a lethal-looking beauty. (And the low-angle shots really capture the raptor-like appearance it never quite lived up to in real life. Great photography!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan31 Posted October 6, 2021 Author Share Posted October 6, 2021 On 10/4/2021 at 3:58 PM, Spitfire31 said: A remarkable 'speed job'! Are the panel joints indicated with a fine point marker, or something? They look very effective. Kind regards, Joachim Yes, sorry, forgot to mention that. I use the 005 pen. Much more fun than scribing. Airfix B-25 FROG Ta-152 Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan31 Posted October 6, 2021 Author Share Posted October 6, 2021 Wow, thanks everyone for your kind comments. The 3-4 day build was fun for its challenges but I don't recommend it as the usual way of building !! After pulling out and then returning kits to the stash, next up, ( for now anyway ), is the FROG Ju-87. I want to test other MMP paints they offer for RLM colors. Thanks again, a most appreciative group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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