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Good evening all
And so on the final day of the GB and with approx. 1hr 40 minutes to go.....I present the closing post of this thread!
I didn't want too shiny a finish, so rather than my usual satin finish I experimented with a final coat of a 50/50 mix of Vallejo's Matt and Satin Resin varnishes......which leaves just a light sheen.
The undercarriage posed the worst problems.....part of it was my fault, with me not properly reading the instructions that made it clear the undercarriage parts were slightly different for each side.....and so should have been impossible to put them together the way I did!
....but the worst part was that the sockets for the undercarriage were 'generously' sized, making it hard to get them at the correct angle and lined up with each other.
As you will see below, once they were reasonably solidly glued in, I left it hanging to dry properly....I didn't want to risk it spreading under the weight of the plane as it dried. I'll leave it overnight like that.
I hadn't appreciated just how much of the cockpit would be visible at this scale and so I am glad I scratched a new radio, which I am really pleased with.
A few pics of the final stages and the finished article are below but I'll post some more in the finished gallery when I get the chance.
Thanks to all who have stopped by and offered their support during this build!
ATB
Andrew
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Prepped for the final assembly....
I'm really liking the final finish....
White blotch on the rear of the wing root must be light reflecting somehow, as it's not there in real life.
Getting the undercarriage right - hopefully!!
Left hanging to set properly when I went out for the evening.
Not looking too bad at all, even if I say so myself...but better pics to follow!
And so on the final day of the GB and with approx. 1hr 40 minutes to go.....I present the closing post of this thread!
I didn't want too shiny a finish, so rather than my usual satin finish I experimented with a final coat of a 50/50 mix of Vallejo's Matt and Satin Resin varnishes......which leaves just a light sheen.
The undercarriage posed the worst problems.....part of it was my fault, with me not properly reading the instructions that made it clear the undercarriage parts were slightly different for each side.....and so should have been impossible to put them together the way I did!
....but the worst part was that the sockets for the undercarriage were 'generously' sized, making it hard to get them at the correct angle and lined up with each other.
As you will see below, once they were reasonably solidly glued in, I left it hanging to dry properly....I didn't want to risk it spreading under the weight of the plane as it dried. I'll leave it overnight like that.
I hadn't appreciated just how much of the cockpit would be visible at this scale and so I am glad I scratched a new radio, which I am really pleased with.
A few pics of the final stages and the finished article are below but I'll post some more in the finished gallery when I get the chance.
Thanks to all who have stopped by and offered their support during this build!
ATB
Andrew
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Prepped for the final assembly....
I'm really liking the final finish....
White blotch on the rear of the wing root must be light reflecting somehow, as it's not there in real life.
Getting the undercarriage right - hopefully!!
Left hanging to set properly when I went out for the evening.
Not looking too bad at all, even if I say so myself...but better pics to follow!
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