Popular Post Robin-42 Posted October 22, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 22, 2022 (edited) Another shelf of doom refugee. Finished last week. I started this sometime last century, it probably stalled due to the modellers legit fear of natural metal and all those wheels to paint. In my case I pulled it off the legendary shelf, sanded, primed and made the finish as smooth as possible, then applied Alclad’s primer. It didn’t harden, I gave it a month, no luck. I did some research and found I was a victim of the quality control issues they went through. It didn’t sand off so much as peel off. That took forever. So I sprayed it with Tamiya gloss black and ignored it for a month-I was a little paranoid at this point! Started spraying the Alclad aluminium-it crazed……. I think I applied it too thick. More sanding, more gloss black. I do have to admit this approach of endless prime and sand improved the panel lines by filling them in, which on the full size aircraft are barely noticeable. Eventually I got there. An entire package of post-it notes gave their lives while painting the panels. Kit was out of the box except for the excellent Caracal decals. They did get the wing walks slightly wrong. I noticed too late. Anyway, she is done, a beast of an aircraft, in my case and I don’t see myself doing another. A monument to perseverance or bullheadedness, not sure which. edit I forgot to add, anybody building this kit, I would recommend priming it with gloss black and mask the wing walks with 1mm Tamiya tape. Eliminates some fiddly decaling. Edited October 23, 2022 by Robin-42 73 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echen Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 Great NMF. Nice work altogether! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binbrook87 Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 That's a stunner! What a great looking machine the Hustler was. Fabulous work... especially on the NMF! 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesa Jussila Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 Metal paint look's impressive. Good that you finished this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f111guru Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 2 hours ago, Robin-42 said: Another shelf of doom refugee. Finished last week. I started this sometime last century, it probably stalled due to the modellers legit fear of natural metal and all those wheels to paint. In my case I pulled it off the legendary shelf, sanded, primed and made the finish as smooth as possible, then applied Alclad’s primer. It didn’t harden, I gave it a month, no luck. I did some research and found I was a victim of the quality control issues they went through. It didn’t sand off so much as peel off. That took forever. So I sprayed it with Tamiya gloss black and ignored it for a month-I was a little paranoid at this point! Started spraying the Alclad aluminium-it crazed……. I think I applied it too thick. More sanding, more gloss black. I do have to admit this approach of endless prime and sand improved the panel lines by filling them in, which on the full size aircraft are barely noticeable. Eventually I got there. An entire package of post-it notes gave their lives while painting the panels. Kit was out of the box except for the excellent Caracal decals. They did get the wing walks slightly wrong. I noticed too late. Anyway, she is done, a beast of an aircraft, in my case and I don’t see myself doing another. A monument to perseverance or bullheadedness, not sure which. Which ever the case @Robin-42what a beauty. You should be proud. All The Best, Ron VanDerwarker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 Stunning build! And there should be a law against shelves of doom! JR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 What an absolute beauty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulaero Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 As you say a beast of an aircraft but well worth it and a great save .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maginot Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 Phew! That must be a relief. Finish looks great. Vindicator bomber always springs to mind when I see one of these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin-42 Posted October 22, 2022 Author Share Posted October 22, 2022 Thanks for the kind words everyone, I still have an embarrassing number of started kits. I am trying to be self disciplined and only work on those plus I can do one of my WnW stash at a time. I do break my own rule-it is a hobby after all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 Given the crude nature of the molds for this kit, it turned out superb. Credit your perseverance and bullheadedness but I would include outstanding attention to detail and skill level. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Having built Italeri’s Hustler, it’s not only a beast of an aircraft, but a beast of a kit, too! Congrats on finishing this one so well, and as others have said, your NMF looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opus999 Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 That finish is gorgeous! Beautiful work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcello Rosa Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Top job on a tough kit. How many different Metallic paints did you end up using to get the different shades? All Alclad’s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Alan Bardell Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Beautiful paint finish and a great build. Congratulations. B R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in a shed Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Always great to see a Hustler finished and thats a beauty. Wow you had some problems with the paint! dont know if you can get it over there but have a go with humbrol 27002 aluminium. It hasn't failed me yet. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin-42 Posted October 23, 2022 Author Share Posted October 23, 2022 10 hours ago, Marcello Rosa said: Top job on a tough kit. How many different Metallic paints did you end up using to get the different shades? All Alclad’s? All Alclad. I use Tamiya’s rattle can Gloss Black which I polish. I understand the current Alclad primer is ok, but I am gun shy now! The model actually has mistakes and sanding marks, they just don’t show up in the pictures. If you find a flaw, you have to fix the entire panel, you can’t do touchups with Allcad. What I do like about it, is it dries pretty much instantly and tolerates handling well. I am not sure how many shades. I have all of the range, it was just the modellers, let’s try this one method.🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 I think Tenacity must be your middle name! After all your trials it turned out quite magnificently! 👏👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 I don't even know what that thing is!! But crikey you have done an amazing job on it Looks absolutely stunning in the metal finish Congrats! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tunguska Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Nice work! 👏 Let's take a moment to remember the Post-It notes that did such a good job in allowing you to achieve a brilliant finish. Respect. 🥲 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t15dja Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 You've done a fantastic job on my favourite plane. Well Done! However, is it me or does the Italeri Hustler look out of proportion? Either the wings are too small or the cockpit area too large? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeusa Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 I did the ancient Monogram/Revell 1/48 kit with working features a lifetime ago. It was never painted as were all the models I made at that time. Even though you went through trying times regarding the metal finish, it looks great and very convincing. Was to struggle onward and complete this kit. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin-42 Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 10 hours ago, t15dja said: You've done a fantastic job on my favourite plane. Well Done! However, is it me or does the Italeri Hustler look out of proportion? Either the wings are too small or the cockpit area too large? Apparently it was based on inaccurate drawings and is too short. Probably other errors as well. It was ok for it’s time, but like a lot of kits, overdue for replacement. In my case it was a rescue, not a rebuild! Part of it could be the camera lens and position as well, at least I switched out the wide angle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin-42 Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 6 hours ago, georgeusa said: I did the ancient Monogram/Revell 1/48 kit with working features a lifetime ago. It was never painted as were all the models I made at that time. Even though you went through trying times regarding the metal finish, it looks great and very convincing. Was to struggle onward and complete this kit. Thanks for sharing. If I was to define my life, I would say I find brick walls and bash my head against them until they fall over! Shelf of doom currently includes a Novo/Frog Attacker that came with three lower wings and one upper and a Heller CL215 that fell victim to a lamp falling over unnoticed. 100W light bulb vs styrene, styrene lost. On the plus side it didn’t catch fire! The back 1/4 was banana shaped. That has been repaired. It will get done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Lovely build, well worth the wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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