Popular Post russ c Posted August 11, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 11, 2023 Howdy all, Celebrated the nice weather by taking some pic`s of the latest addition to my Vietnam collection My attempt at Kinetic`s 1/48 Prowler kit Finished as an aircraft aboard the USS Enterprise that covered the evacuation of Saigon in `75 As usual mostly OOB though I did prise the wallet open and invest in an Eduard etched set for the seats In addition I added a few embellishments including: brake pipes from bits of wire and some rear view mirrors from foil, also some details for the internal canopy frames from plastic sheet and wire , a lot of filler, swearing and gnashing of teeth ( especially whilst doing the canopies ) Had a go at tinting the canopies with Future/Klear and orange food colouring Decals came from a Superscale set, the kit and the stash Hope you enjoy, thanks for looking Cheers Russ 101 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 That’s very smart. Love ‘em with the wings folded. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zigomar Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 What a beast! Love it Russ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 Well, i guess the question on everyone's mind is...... how exactly did you approach the infamous canopy design? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted August 11, 2023 Author Share Posted August 11, 2023 7 minutes ago, David H said: Well, i guess the question on everyone's mind is...... how exactly did you approach the infamous canopy design? Thanks David, it took a couple of attempts, I loosely fitted them to the kit using PVA glue, ran some liquid poly down the seam. taped the join, left over night. Added plastic strip on the inside, taped either side of the joint and filled over seam. sanded flat with the tape still on and peeled off when happy. Like I said, took a few tries to get it right. Cheers Russ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 2 minutes ago, russ c said: Thanks David, it took a couple of attempts, I loosely fitted them to the kit using PVA glue, ran some liquid poly down the seam. taped the join, left over night. Added plastic strip on the inside, taped either side of the joint and filled over seam. sanded flat with the tape still on and peeled off when happy. Like I said, took a few tries to get it right. Cheers Russ OK that makes sense.... i can see using some kind of PVA glue to hold things in place on one side. Then, when set going at it from the other side with liquid cement. You kind of wish the folks at Kinetic explained what their thought process was for tackling the problem... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 Impressive result. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 Great job on my favorite Prowler! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony.t Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 Stunning 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 That’s nice, good to see a high viz scheme for a change 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 It looks very impressive, Russ. Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopkp Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 That's a neat looking Prowler. However, there's one small point that you could probably quite easily correct if you wanted. The small triangular panels at the bottom of the front and rear canopies aren't actually clear, they're metal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 1 hour ago, ForestFan said: That’s nice, good to see a high viz scheme for a change Amen! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantherhawk27263 Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 Beautiful job, Russ!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted August 12, 2023 Author Share Posted August 12, 2023 12 hours ago, hopkp said: That's a neat looking Prowler. However, there's one small point that you could probably quite easily correct if you wanted. The small triangular panels at the bottom of the front and rear canopies aren't actually clear, they're metal. Being done at this moment 🙂, Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 Really great job on your Prowler - well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boom.boom Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 OUTSTANDING build Russ !!! I especially do like the subject, evacuation of Saigon! Beautiful! As I understand Kinetic's Prowler is far from the easiest kit to put together!? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 This is an awesome build Russ. Looks really eye catching. Serkan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod bettencourt Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 Looks great Russ, one of my favorite jets. Question, do you know if you built the older Kinetic kit or the later production one? Rod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted August 12, 2023 Author Share Posted August 12, 2023 3 hours ago, boom.boom said: OUTSTANDING build Russ !!! I especially do like the subject, evacuation of Saigon! Beautiful! As I understand Kinetic's Prowler is far from the easiest kit to put together!? Thanks BB, yeah the wheels go together OK and the tailplanes fitted well, everything else needs a bit of attention and as for those two part canopies........ Cheers Russ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted August 12, 2023 Author Share Posted August 12, 2023 1 minute ago, Rod bettencourt said: Looks great Russ, one of my favorite jets. Question, do you know if you built the older Kinetic kit or the later production one? Rod Thanks Ron, I think it was a later one as it had the option to do the wings unfolded. It was the Marines Playboy Bunny one. Cheers Russ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 Ooooo looks fantastic Russ, cracking work. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winded Penguin Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 First impression is that's fantastic. Taking a longer look, it's still fantastic! Attention to detail is everywhere 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keeff Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 Fantastic build and detailing 👌 Keith 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 Very nice Prowler Russ & I like the work you put in to photographing your models. CJP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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