Tcoat Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 There is no way I was typing the full name in that title! Monday I got the hankering to build a nice out of box aircraft and since the kits I bought at the flea market a couple of weeks ago were sitting on the table so... For a change of pace this will be done with very lightly weathered almost factory fresh paint. Cockpit assembled Cockpit base coat Detail painted and tinted Future wash Not sure who designs these models with the nice padded bucket seat but it has to either go or be hidden and since this will be OOB then hidden it shall be. Base detail in gloss You know what wash. Even glossier. Pilot in dark brown wash but not flat coated yet. Cockpit still glossy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 Looking good ! I hope you build goes smother than my P51 is going ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcoat Posted March 30, 2023 Author Share Posted March 30, 2023 9 hours ago, cobraman said: Looking good ! I hope you build goes smother than my P51 is going ! About a quarter of the parts. No silly photo etch hinges, magnets to hold it closed or gimmicky interchangeable landing gear to deal with. Just some plain old well molded plastic so shouldn't be much that can go wrong. The only issue I have had is when I tried to put the decal on the panel it exploded into a million pieces and the resulting shrapnel almost took out two of my fish and the cat! Going to see if I can save the rest of them with an overcoat of lacquer but may have to go aftermarket. Be a shame because I like the kit markings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcoat Posted April 1, 2023 Author Share Posted April 1, 2023 Engine base coated and detail painted Pilot, cockpit and engine dark brown washed, flat coated, and ready to get closed up and hardly seen again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcoat Posted April 1, 2023 Author Share Posted April 1, 2023 It is very nice kit for it's age. Nice OOB detail without being at all fiddley. The plastic is a bit weird in that it can tear easily instead of cutting cleanly. Even using my nice sharp sprue cutters and trimming with a new blade I ended up with some torn spots where the sprue attached. The seams closed almost completely up with just some extra thin Tamiya cement. There was a very faint line in some spots that If I had squeezed just a but harder or longer probably would have went away. The wing roots however were a perfect fit with no filling required at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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