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Lupus
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Who wakes up at 5am to comment on a comment of scale models
I actually get quite impatient; you should see what some guys do. Way too much effort for me!
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It took me 4 years on an il2 model... I eventually gave it to my dad to work on and he's also just left it
Finished: Revell 1/48 Fw-190D-11 from the JV44 Papagei squadron that protected Me-262 fighters on takeoff and landing. Nice kit, and enjoyed it. I couldn't be bothered with lots of white stripe decals, so I masked and airbrushed the stripes on the bottom.
Sideshow Bob
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Accidently clicked the link and WT heck man. Beautiful builds. Where do you keep all these models. WOW.
I have shelves above my workspace, so they're all lined up there. I'm running out of space though...
Here's a full album:
I finished my Airfix 1/48 Fairey Gannet AS.4 model kit, probably the best Gannet kit available. What a superb kit, but so complex, with hundreds of steps and decals. I learnt some new things on this one, particularly with decals. A very enjoyable kit to build, and I think it came out pretty well. The Gannet really must be one of the most beautiful aircraft ever made. 
There were 168 steps in the instruction booklet, hundreds of decals (40 on the weapons, 13 on the canopies, and dozens of tiny ones all over the place), and hundreds of parts.
There were 168 steps in the instruction booklet, hundreds of decals (40 on the weapons, 13 on the canopies, and dozens of tiny ones all over the place), and hundreds of parts.
To go with the amazing Airfix Gannet, I did the worst Gannet kit in the world at the same time, the decades-old Frog 1/72 Gannet in Kriegsmarine markings. No cockpits, just heads (which I painted), and no wheel wells, I just painted them. All of 27 parts. It came out quite well though.
Finished, my Italeri 1/48 Saab AJ-37 Viggen. It was a rubbish kit, and the masking was a nightmare (and my paintwork could have been better), but it came out looking pretty decent. The "fields and meadows" camouflage is iconic. Bonus pic of my 35 or 40 year old Matchbox kit.
The Saab Viggen was a Cold War interceptor/fighter-bomber. The AJ-37 version I did is the fighter bomber, and it could carry a whole collection of rockets, fuel tanks, air to ground missiles, and air to air missiles, and more. The Viggen is the only aircraft ever to get a missile lock on the legendary SR-71 Blackbird.
The first colour I did was the light green. I printed templates I'd downloaded marked every colour on the template with a number, then using a scalpel, used the template to cut masking tape laid on a cutting mat, and masked the green piece by piece. Then I used a clear coat (theoretically to help seal the masking tape, though it didn't work with the first tape I used), black base, tan, and then the next colour, brown. I repeated for the black green, and finally did the olive green.
When I pulled all the tape off, I found a lot of bleeding under the light green tape, so I carefully masked around the affected areas, and gently resprayed and blended those bit (and had to add a brown I missed, and a brown I'd done wrong). I did a bit of post-shading (first time I've done it!) to bring back some of what was lost by the respraying. Then gloss coat, decals, a bit of panel lines (most lines were raised, sadly), and a matt coat.
In retrospect, I would have started with the smallest colours first (brown and black green), and left the big areas of light green for last. I would also have used the good masking tape first, LOL.
The Saab Viggen was a Cold War interceptor/fighter-bomber. The AJ-37 version I did is the fighter bomber, and it could carry a whole collection of rockets, fuel tanks, air to ground missiles, and air to air missiles, and more. The Viggen is the only aircraft ever to get a missile lock on the legendary SR-71 Blackbird.
The first colour I did was the light green. I printed templates I'd downloaded marked every colour on the template with a number, then using a scalpel, used the template to cut masking tape laid on a cutting mat, and masked the green piece by piece. Then I used a clear coat (theoretically to help seal the masking tape, though it didn't work with the first tape I used), black base, tan, and then the next colour, brown. I repeated for the black green, and finally did the olive green.
When I pulled all the tape off, I found a lot of bleeding under the light green tape, so I carefully masked around the affected areas, and gently resprayed and blended those bit (and had to add a brown I missed, and a brown I'd done wrong). I did a bit of post-shading (first time I've done it!) to bring back some of what was lost by the respraying. Then gloss coat, decals, a bit of panel lines (most lines were raised, sadly), and a matt coat.
In retrospect, I would have started with the smallest colours first (brown and black green), and left the big areas of light green for last. I would also have used the good masking tape first, LOL.
Nanfeishen
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Stunning Models and pics, thank you for sharing.
FYI , if you in Cape Town , the following event popped up on my local community board :
https://ctsmee.co.za/
FYI , if you in Cape Town , the following event popped up on my local community board :
https://ctsmee.co.za/
