Scale-Master Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 1/72 Monogram kit. Kind of a rescue; the tail was broken off and the rear fuselage top was mashed and broken with many spider cracks where the tail was. And the tail was oddly fractured with similar cracks on one side too. (I didn't realize the damage until I looked at the instructions trying to figure out what part number the tail was…) Fixed… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted January 30, 2021 Author Share Posted January 30, 2021 It's not like the interior can be seen through the tiny window, but I just had to paint it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Cool to save an old kit like this! I really like the x-planes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Looking forward to this one. Don't see many of these being built....at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted January 31, 2021 Author Share Posted January 31, 2021 Thanks Guys! I gave it a base coat of black, but it still needs more work before the final finish. The canopy section is temporarily held in place with white glue, and the window that will get a clear piece is "masked" by filling the hole with white glue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porschercr Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 11 hours ago, mustang1989 said: Looking forward to this one. Don't see many of these being built....at all. x2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kit Basher Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 It's fun to see you working on this. I have no doubt you will find a way to make this very basic kit into a masterpiece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted February 1, 2021 Author Share Posted February 1, 2021 Thanks guys. It's just a fun side project. I wet-sanded the base black with 1000 and went with Tamiya TS-29 for the final paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 Like the rest of the kit, the landing gear is pretty simple. Painted with Tamiya acylics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 The fuel tanks are two shades of silver. I used flat and gloss aluminum. It wasn’t worth the effort to create a polished "chrome" look for the shiny sections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 The decals responded well to soaking them in solvent during application. They are a little out of registration and heavy on the clear, but on par with much of the rest of the kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Very sharp, looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 The cals and markings are my favorite part of aircraft building. Gives the bird a true identity/ personality. Lookin' really good there Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted February 3, 2021 Author Share Posted February 3, 2021 Thanks guys! Next I dry buffed the black with a small amount of SNJ aluminum powder to soften the harshness of the black. This was followed up with a coat of Testors Metalizer Sealer to give a semi-gloss sheen and to seal it. Photos of the real plane range from nearly gloss black to multiple sheens and shades including some flat areas. As far as I'm concerned, this is fine for this project. The fuel tanks have been added too. The little canopy window had a crack in it that I didn't notice before so I used Krystal Kleer for it and the camera window in the belly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted February 3, 2021 Author Share Posted February 3, 2021 I originally put the wheels on the wrong nose gear & dolly parts, (I should have noticed earlier, but mostly working on it during late nights I missed it…). Even when I swapped them to the correct ones, the nose gear door was still longer than the wheels. So I trimmed the door so the tires would touch the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 I tip my hat to anyone that can take these old Monogram kits and turn 'em around to make them look this good. It takes alot of time, effort and grit to get them this way but the work is truly worth it. Looking great so far Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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