David G.

Thank you Joe. I'll get the situation with the mounted figure worked out. I just want to finish this one first. David G.

Thanks for the compliment Si. He was indeed quite touched. I'm still impressed with your work on the PE parts. Folding those davits must have been quite a bit of work on its own. David G.

You have my interest, go on. David G.

Paint and detailing look great! Could easily be mistaken for a 1:1. David G.

A lot of great progress since I last looked in. Must be getting close to final assembly. David G.

Nice color combination. David G.

Very cool! The paint scheme reminds me of the dazzle camouflage used on British and US naval vessels in WW I. The lighting adds a nice touch. David G.

The paint looks great, it's a bummer about the hood though. It's probably better that it happened to the hood rather than the roof or somewhere else on the body. In a worst case situation, the hood would be the easiest part to strip and refinish if it came to that. Hopefully it won't. David G.

Looks fantastic! David G.

I thought the chassis plate looked great, then I saw what you've done with the interior. ? Very striking appearance on the interior, well done! David G

Excellent work on the interior, nicely detailed. The paint looks great too, seems right for the era. David G.

Nice work on the extension, looks like it came out of the box that way. David G.

A clean, tight looking build, well done. David G.

Thank you Chaz. I haven't made a final decision on the configuration yet but here is the photo that inspired my color choice. It also looks like this one might have a continental bump that's color matched to the roof. I'm not sure if I want to go that route but it would be right for the time period. Thanks again for the input Chaz. David G.

Nice progress, the test fit looks good. David G.

Mr. J. be stylin! Very cool, thanks for posting it. David G.

There's really not too much to this one and I debated the thought of even doing a WIP for it. But since there was a bit of a process, I thought I'd post the pics. This kit includes two figures, the standing one that is featured here and one intended to be mounted on the Bat-Pod. I've done enough basic work on the mounted figure to know that fitting it to my already constructed Bat-Pod will take a good bit of work. I'll detail that in a separate WIP when I crack into it. The first paint configuration is based on the following photo. The Dupli-Color flat black was just a little to shiny for my liking and the gray didn't work out as well as I hoped. It looked to me like he was wearing a Bat-Bra. I managed to remove the Tamiya German Gray with thinner and micro swabs but ran into trouble when I sprayed the figure with Tamiya flat clear. The super hero went into the Super Clean for paint removal. After more than a week in the drink, here is my second attempt. The flat black laid down with much more "flat" than the first attempt and I think I finally have a good lip color. The Bat emblem on the chest is brush-painted with a layer of Tamiya X-22 Clear. I haven't quite decided yet, but I may dull that down just a little. I'm also trying to work out if I want to try a little highlighting on the body armor with an extremely dark gray... or a slightly lightened black. I do have concerns about mucking it up again. Any advice from experienced figure painters would be greatly appreciated. Here's a shot of the cape which is cleverly designed to act as the third leg in the tripod configuration that keeps the figure standing upright. Some of the mat finish has been polished by handling but I can give another shot of flat clear right before final assembly. As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to comment. David G.

A rather wicked looking paint scheme. David G.

Wow, that's still a lot of detail Si, quite impressive. I built one naval vessel with PE and it really tested my skills. It probably had less PE in total than what you've already placed on your current project. It was the vessel that my brother served on in the US Navy. A bummer about the lost part though. Some of these kits provide some redundancy for just such an occasion, no luck here? Or maybe haunt a couple of the military builder sites to see if you can latch onto a replacement. Regards, David G.

Nicely Done! David G.

Your work with figures is truly amazing. David G.

Ah, I remember when my hands were that steady, not so much any more. Excellent job! That kind of work takes a lot of patience. David G.

Wow, even more impressive. David G.

Excellent color choice! This is a great kit, I really enjoyed building mine. I can't wait to see where you go with yours. David G.

Great work so far! I've been working on one of these off and on for a few years now. I'm using a Monogram 59 Cadillac convertible as a donor so I can put a full chassis under it. It's quite a lot of work. What are your plans for the interior on yours? David G.