nickdanger

I picked up the 1/144 Roden Boeing 720 with Led Zeppelin livery recently and just started in on it. Link Now I see why the reviews were so tepid - a very challenging paint scheme when what could have been decals require paint. I was wondering if there are any completed examples of the kit OOB. Whenever I search it seems that people bail and go with a more sane paint + decal solution. It can;t be that the one I'm building will be the first. Can it?

That's going to be a great paint scheme. Nice choice.

Looks great. The Tamiya Mossie is one of my favorite kits - insanely great engineering.

Airfix 1/48 Spitfire Mk. Vb

All done ! Will post other pics to the completed thread

Forgot about the IFF antennae. Love working with EZ Line. Wow. Just updated my smartphone today. Much better photo quality with the camera now ! Stoked !

Getting close now. Did some medium gray washes for the black and black wash for the wheels.... Pretty much down to a flat finish plus final pastels and I'll call it done.

@SERNAK - Thanks. There's more here. Since most sunsets are pretty here in Hawai‘i, gotta take advantage. Landing gear on:

Subassemblies complete:

All decals are on: Might be my record for lowest number of decals on a 1/48 model - 8 total. Especially remarkable since it seems like Spitfire's are usually covered in stencils and such.

Futured and ready for decals and weathering:

Hope both of you guys bring your Spit game to next spring's 80th anniversary group build. Both of your recent birds are top notch.

Wow ! Clean and sharp. Nicely done.

She's black now

Small progress - added guns, underside cowling, and rear control surfaces.

Closed up the fuselage and wings

Added a quick black wash for depth and assembled the cockpit. Closing up the fuselage soon.

Thanks! This was also my first time using pastels. Pretty happy with the weathering.

Just completed my first 100% rescribing project: the 1/72 Revell SR-71. Bought it the Udvar-Hazy Air and Space gift shop this summer.

Finished up the Blackbird and so now I'm more focused on the Spitfire. Got the cockpit parts painted And assembled. Decided to use the kit's instrument panel decal. Not the greatest fit but with a little MicroSol and a squeeze, looks ok. Future is drying. Next step will be a quick dirty wash. Quick SR-71 shot for fun

I was actually looking forward to the IFF antennae. The last few Spits I've done have been later marks and I didn;t get to do rigging. This one will definitely have some cheese cutters!

First batch of cockpit parts preshaded: Concurrent build, put a coat of primer on the Blackbird:

Found a good pic using the Google: Thanks for the tip. Like you said, looks like a pretty straightforward mod/scratchbuild.

I've looked through my books and done some Googling but I can't find any pictures of exhaust shields. Do you have any I could use for reference?

Box is open ! Will be using the Aces of the Empire sheet for decaling. A little info on the subject: Cockpit parts are in their temporary home: Altoid tin. Just have another dark skinned beauty to finish up. 1/72 Revell SR-71: My first total rescribe job. Lots of work.