Pin Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 I always liked the Comet. SBS kit is a bunch of resin, etched and metal cast parts of highest quality, will be fun to build. It will be Black/Gold "Black Magic", of course 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevDWC Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 I'll be watching this with interest. Such a lovely and purposeful looking plane. Hop the build goes well, Justin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 A resin kit in a blitzbuild. Doesn't get much cooler than that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted April 30, 2022 Author Share Posted April 30, 2022 3 hours ago, Enzo Matrix said: A resin kit in a blitzbuild. Doesn't get much cooler than that! Resin kits of high quality such as SBS, Small Stuff, Dekno or Prop&Jet are ideal for Blitz! The day was too beautiful for glue sniffing. Still, I managed to make some progress. The biggest problem is that the whole plane is black, including interior. Black is a difficult colour, too blind if not articulated so I tried to do some shading and drybrushing 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimJ Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Off to a good start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted May 1, 2022 Author Share Posted May 1, 2022 Resin has much higher dimensional stability than styrene. The fit is perfect 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 Looking at the position of the cockpit, the aircraft must have been very difficult to steer on the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted May 1, 2022 Author Share Posted May 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Enzo Matrix said: Looking at the position of the cockpit, the aircraft must have been very difficult to steer on the ground. Not really, such position was quite usual for tail-draggers of the epoch Resin transparencies are a bit turbid to my taste, I would prefer a vacform. Usual remedies - Tamiya polishing compounds and Kleer bath to the rescue 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 Great stuff Alexey It looks a lot better than my old Frog kit of the same aircraft Best of luck Cheers Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 That should look really good in black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 Looking very good - hope it is coming together today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 Looking great got the look of the Me262 about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted May 2, 2022 Author Share Posted May 2, 2022 One of the prominent features that are missing in the kit are rudder and elevator weight balances SWMBO just reminded me that we are going to theatre tonight ... This means that the chances to complete it on time are very slim. I don't want to rush, black gloss is not an easy finish 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olmec Head Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 Very impressive work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 Theatre comes first! Good luck with the black finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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