Epeeman Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Dear all, This is the old Hasegawa kit that dates to the early 1970's which I picked up at a recent Kent model show. This particular kit was a 1991 re-issue example. It pretty straightforward build with minimal parts although some shimming was required in a couple of areas to improve the quality of fit. Mostly built OOB with some minor detailing/additions/alterations in cockpit, engine and control surfaces. Painted by brush. Finished in the markings of the US 16th Pusuit squadron year not stated in kit. Regards Dave 37 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Lovely build of this venerable kit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Lovely build and finish Dave! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Cracking build and finish Dave always fancied a build of one of their 1/32 inter war biplanes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 What a smashing P-12E! The displaced control surfaces add life to a model, that might otherwise look almost too perfect. Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 That’s excellent, very well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Beautiful model! That you can brush paint yellow and get such a beautiful result just blows me away. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binbrook87 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Blimey! Brush painted.....and YELLOW! How have you done that? Incredible work all round and the rigging is exceptional. Sadly I'm not brave enough to tackle wires 😬😬 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epeeman Posted August 9, 2022 Author Share Posted August 9, 2022 12 hours ago, SAT69 said: Beautiful model! That you can brush paint yellow and get such a beautiful result just blows me away. 11 hours ago, binbrook87 said: Blimey! Brush painted.....and YELLOW! How have you done that? Incredible work all round and the rigging is exceptional. Sadly I'm not brave enough to tackle wires 😬😬 My thanks to all for your lovely comments - appreciated. Regarding the yellow painting: I used matt white as a base coat for this colour. Top coats of the yellow (Revell aqua colour 'Lufthansa yellow') were applied in successive thin coats via the brush. There will be around 5 - 6 coats of the yellow in total applied. Also, don't let rigging put you off doing a model biplane - it's not a black art - you just need a method that works for you. Rigging on this one was straightforward anyway as there are not too wires to add. I used 'Pryme' knitting elastic for wing and tailpane; Oschi standard elastic for rudder and elevator cables and Oschi fine for the radio antenna. Regards Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Old kit and a superlative build! Beautiful brush painting. Congrats JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 I really love it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 Old kit, but still a funny colored flying thing. Lovely model 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheonix Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 That is a real stunner. Beautifully painted (as always) - the yellow really is eye-catching. Superb piece of modelling in every way. P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Ahhhh, nice to see one of Dave's biplane builds again, even if it isn't WW!! Seriously, that is one lovely looking P-12, and as others have said, amazing brushwork! Cheers John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russmeister 101 Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Lovely build! Paintwork is really smooth Bravo that man!! 👏🏆 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Beautiful build … Makes me a bit sad though as I had a chance at one of these a few years ago and walked away … 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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