Hi everyone,
Thanks for the kind comments guys, much appreciated
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Having a bit of a lull in the mojo trying to finish this one, going step by step the past weeks it finally has met the finish line
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After the
decals settled in, a medium grey wash for the top and a light grey one for the bottom and lighter bits was applied to bring out the panel lines and screws.
This when I found out the biggest gear doors didn’t match up at all with the rest of the bottom so some repainting and they look sort of the same now…
A coat of Satin was applied to seal it all in and give a final sheen to the whole plane.
Next came the scary moment on each build, removing the masking, only minor touch-ups were required.
Guestimated the hinge angle of the canopies and made up a way to mount them, just CA for the front one and some extra rods in black for the rear one.
The nav lights got their colours and I called it done:
To be honest not a kit for the feint hearted, the size and many moulding defects are a handful in achieving a decent result.
Still great to have this one’s sleek shape on the shelves too
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Thanks to Ron for starting the GB and giving me the push to build it otherwise it’ll be still sitting in the stash
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Thanks to all for the support during the build and more pics will be in the completed section
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Fernando