Popular Post reini Posted January 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 27, 2022 Supermarine Sea Otter Mk.I, FAA, Maryborough, Australia, June 1945 Sea Otter was the successor to Walrus and entered service late in WW2. It was the last bi-plane type to enter service in RAF or FAA - but it still rescued airmen in the 1950 for example in the Korean war. Kit: Special Hobby 1/72 Supermarine Sea Otter Mk.I 'WWII Service' (SH72429) Scale: 1/72 Paints: Hataka Red Line Weathering: Flory Models, Vallejo, Tamiya & Ammo Mig Rewarding but challenging little kit by Special Hobby (originally Azur). Wing construction was the challenging part, other than that it was very nice kit - but packed with lots of tiny PE and resin bits which could be quite fiddly. I also added some details of my own like the railings and rope which are lead wire. Rigging (my first) done with rubber wire found from an undisclosed source. Painted with Hataka acrylics and weathered using Flory wash and different enamel and acrylic based weathering products. WIP: 71 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in a shed Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Cracking job. I love this aeroplane and have toyed with making this kit, I always baulk at the thought of doing the rigging😱 though. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Excellent Sea Otter there, looks superb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Wow! Fantastic! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 I love it; totally, completely and utterly. Great model. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maginot Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 What a little cracker. Nice work on the railings, mooring tackle and overall finish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Amazing Sea Otter! On my honour, I had to double check that it's only 1:72nd scale. Twice, in fact… Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Lovely 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightningboy2000 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Wow, that is a little beauty! Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Superb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Absolutely gorgeous,..... well worth the effort,...... superb model! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Excellent! Well done that, mate. 👍 👍 👍 Cheers, Bill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Excellent modelling ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMLeonov Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Very smooth finish... with just the right amount of weathering. Well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 Superb Otter, love the subtle weathering 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempestwulf Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 Very decent, I'd be chuffed to have that in my cabinet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 Congratulations on a fine model well done 👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 That is beautiful and atmospheric painting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reini Posted January 29, 2022 Author Share Posted January 29, 2022 On 27/01/2022 at 13:00, Pete in a shed said: Cracking job. I love this aeroplane and have toyed with making this kit, I always baulk at the thought of doing the rigging😱 though. Pete Yeah, me too. My first rigging ever. But with rubber wire and CA glue it's not too hard, just quite slow and bit tedious. But my work isn't really the tidiest, it takes a lot more skill to make a proper neat job. On 27/01/2022 at 18:30, russ c said: Excellent Sea Otter there, looks superb Thanks a lot, it was rewarding to make On 27/01/2022 at 19:54, Farmerboy said: Wow! Fantastic! Thanks! On 27/01/2022 at 20:00, Natter said: I love it; totally, completely and utterly. Great model. Haha, thanks On 27/01/2022 at 20:07, Maginot said: What a little cracker. Nice work on the railings, mooring tackle and overall finish. Thanks, had fun doing all the extra details to this. It became quite difficult to handle in the end! On 27/01/2022 at 23:17, Spitfire31 said: Amazing Sea Otter! On my honour, I had to double check that it's only 1:72nd scale. Twice, in fact… Kind regards, Joachim Haha, yeah it's 1:72 On 27/01/2022 at 23:28, RidgeRunner said: Lovely Thank you On 27/01/2022 at 23:33, Lightningboy2000 said: Wow, that is a little beauty! Martin Thanks a lot On 27/01/2022 at 23:44, RMCS said: Superb Glad you like it On 28/01/2022 at 02:33, tonyot said: Absolutely gorgeous,..... well worth the effort,...... superb model! Thanks Took a lot of time and effort yes but I'm happy that it's done. On 28/01/2022 at 02:44, Navy Bird said: Excellent! Well done that, mate. 👍 👍 👍 Cheers, Bill Thanks! 23 hours ago, Wulfman said: Excellent modelling ! Wulfman Thank you 15 hours ago, Pyradus said: Very smooth finish... with just the right amount of weathering. Well done! Smooth from a right distance, don't look too close! 11 hours ago, woody37 said: Superb Otter, love the subtle weathering Thanks Weathering is always the fun part. 9 hours ago, Tempestwulf said: Very decent, I'd be chuffed to have that in my cabinet. Thanks It has already taken it's spot in my cabinet. 2 hours ago, Homer said: Congratulations on a fine model well done 👏 Thank you very much 2 hours ago, Bertie Psmith said: That is beautiful and atmospheric painting. Glad you like it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 That's one spectacular and outstanding kit!! Beautifully finished! Miguel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reini Posted January 29, 2022 Author Share Posted January 29, 2022 4 hours ago, Mig88 said: That's one spectacular and outstanding kit!! Beautifully finished! Miguel Thanks! I tried to make it look like it's been in use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishplanebeer Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 Utterly stunning! Regards Colin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Can't add to what the others have said, except to say I totally agree! Beautiful flying boat, and my favorite scheme! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOxley Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Really nice work…. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Absolutely beautiful!!!!!! My respects for an outstanding presentation. Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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