Mick Drover Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 (edited) Hi all. There's not much to say about this kit other than it was an enjoyable build. I've read a few articles and seen a few build/review videos and I don't know what the issue was were that folks found. This thing fell together with the only care being taken on the clean up of the sprue points. A few additional items in the way of Eduard exhausts and SBS Model block tread tires. An included set of resin tires for the RAAF option from Arma Hobby would have been a welcome addition as the build was held up for a week while wating for them. Paints are Mr Color lacquers along with a stack of others including oils, pigments and a few acrylics for the interior. I'd build another one for sure. Bancroft the bench mascot for scale. Cheers, Mick Edited January 28 by Mick Drover Corrected images 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Where are the pics. It’s saying they’re not found or have been removed. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Drover Posted January 28 Author Share Posted January 28 1 minute ago, franky boy said: Where are the pics. It’s saying they’re not found or have been removed. James Try again. I just replaced them with some newer one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Got it. Lovely work! Although that pilots well out of scale! James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Drover Posted January 28 Author Share Posted January 28 1 minute ago, franky boy said: Got it. Lovely work! Although that pilots well out of scale! James Yeah, he's a bit on the chonky side. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwinism Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Fantastic work Mick. I’m making this one at the moment - it won’t be as good as yours when it’s done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Drover Posted January 28 Author Share Posted January 28 19 minutes ago, Darwinism said: Fantastic work Mick. I’m making this one at the moment - it won’t be as good as yours when it’s done! Glad to hear you like it! You'll enjoy the build. Take care when installing the instrument panel as locating lugs can foul the windscreen and forward fairing. Mine was fine but I did need to shave off a wee dram of the clear plastic for it to fit comfortably. There are a few items that are incorrectly marked on the instructions. The upper wing roundels suggested are the wrong size however the correct sized ones are on the decal sheet. The gear legs are also incorrectly numbered when mating with the gear doors. The scissor links should be to the rear. Diagrams later in the instruction booklet indicate this correctly but it is incorrectly labelled at that step. The placards are really nice too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwinism Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 (edited) On 1/28/2023 at 9:16 PM, Mick Drover said: Glad to hear you like it! You'll enjoy the build. Take care when installing the instrument panel as locating lugs can foul the windscreen and forward fairing. Mine was fine but I did need to shave off a wee dram of the clear plastic for it to fit comfortably. There are a few items that are incorrectly marked on the instructions. The upper wing roundels suggested are the wrong size however the correct sized ones are on the decal sheet. The gear legs are also incorrectly numbered when mating with the gear doors. The scissor links should be to the rear. Diagrams later in the instruction booklet indicate this correctly but it is incorrectly labelled at that step. The placards are really nice too. Thanks for the head ups - I’ll watch out for those gotchas. Edited January 29 by Darwinism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Wow!!!!! It`s hard to believe that it`s in 72nd scale. The faded, sun bleached appearance is perfect!!!!!! A work of art indeed!!!! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Robin Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Wow, you've weathered the doodoos outa that one. Impressive work tho, it's certainly hard used and abused. Regards Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrzeM Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Great work, it looks sooooo real! Congratulations! G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Drover Posted January 30 Author Share Posted January 30 On 1/28/2023 at 10:23 PM, Sky Keg said: Wow!!!!! It`s hard to believe that it`s in 72nd scale. The faded, sun bleached appearance is perfect!!!!!! A work of art indeed!!!! Mike Thanks Mike. The reference photo I have suggests they were fairly weathered airframes. You wouldn't know it had the firewall scheme on it as the are forward of the firewall was really worn paint. I'd think due to the abrasive conditions they were in, the paint didn't hold u[p well. Mick On 1/29/2023 at 5:27 AM, Pete Robin said: Wow, you've weathered the doodoos outa that one. Impressive work tho, it's certainly hard used and abused. Regards Pete Certainly have Pete! They were well worn airframes. Mick 12 hours ago, GrzeM said: Great work, it looks sooooo real! Congratulations! G. Thanks G...now about those Hurricanes! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeusa Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 A great job on making the finish so faded. It is a well worn Mustang that looks "rode hard and put up wet". Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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