silverburn Posted December 18, 2009 Posted December 18, 2009 Hi guys Original build thread is here. I'm closing this one up to work on my 1:32 eurofighter This has been a build done on "automatic pilot", as my wife gave birth right at the start. What that means is, there were problems during the build - but no fault of the kits - they were my own, mainly through sleep deprivation. It also means the grand plans I had for authenticity went out the window, and I just ran with it - incorrect decals styles (eg: some numbers should be in white, not all black, and the squadron fighting in northern europe were unlikely to be fighting in Tunisia at the same time), incorrect armour and everything. The only problem with the kit I found was with the glass - there's a gap between the pilot and centre sections. Very little sanding/filling required at all actually. What would I do better next time? The exhaust soot - I simply could not get it to "flow" right. I was using tamiya weathering pastels - a better applicator perhaps? And I'd still like to work more on chipping and weathering - they actually don't show up too well here, as it's all very slight. Noticable just fine to the naked eye, which I guess is what counts! Lack of sleep aside, this was actually a nice wee build. Total time spent: about 7 hours. Anyway...enjoy. Camera's ISO settings freaking out, apparently, if you're wondering why some are more tinged than others.
Honeybadger Posted December 18, 2009 Posted December 18, 2009 Looks fantastic, especially the weathering. Good work!
silverburn Posted December 18, 2009 Author Posted December 18, 2009 (edited) Looks fantastic, especially the weathering. Good work! Thanks! I was toying with keeping you in suspense for a while longer there.... I should have chipped the canopy bits, now I think about! Too much of a rush to get onto my eurofighter... Edited December 18, 2009 by silverburn
spitfire Posted December 19, 2009 Posted December 19, 2009 That has turned out great for an old Revell kit, good job. Cheers Den
bentwaters81tfw Posted December 19, 2009 Posted December 19, 2009 That's a nice job. Never knew the underwing balkenkreuz extended onto the dive brakes!
FalkeEins Posted December 19, 2009 Posted December 19, 2009 (edited) That has turned out great for an old Revell kit, good job. thought is was the Hase reboxing.... still, looks v. good....try dry brushing oils for really effective exhaust staining...in fact I might have been tempted to give the entire airframe a burnt umber wash... (as opposed to a Promodeller wash which isn't 'strong' enough for me..) Edited December 19, 2009 by FalkeEins
spitfire Posted December 19, 2009 Posted December 19, 2009 thought is was the Hase reboxing....still, looks v. good....try dry brushing oils for really effective exhaust staining...in fact I might have been tempted to give the entire airframe a burnt umber wash... (as opposed to a Promodeller wash which isn't 'strong' enough for me..) Just after I made that post I realised that the old Revell kit was the B model and could not figure out where the D came from, did a search and could not find a review, so I could only presume that it was the Hasagawa kit reboxed. Cheers Den
keith in the uk Posted December 19, 2009 Posted December 19, 2009 Well it looks like a Stuka from where i am sitting , and a mighty fine one too
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