Ettore Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 (edited) Finally, after more weeks of modeling strike............but because only I havent time, I started Gannet last week. First I made seat color, very particular in this airplane: a brow with some drops of red orange After I made cockpit with some Eduard pre coloured photoetched and I painted it black smoke with light point in dark grey Tomorrow I'll leave for Rome for a three-week stage..............if a certain Icelandic volcano will allow me.................Damn!! when I'll work on this kit ??? byeee Ettore Edited May 9, 2010 by Ettore Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VG 33 Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 Hi ettore Another winner with this "nice" aircraft. I'm looking forward. Patrick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Viasistina Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 (edited) This should be fun as I have struggled with this Gannet for months now. First of all, when you glue the fuselage sides together, there is a strange gap over the bay's rear bulkhead. I thought there might be a 'notch" on the bay doors to fill this in but no such luck. Some work goes there. Good luck masking the canopies. They are so thin and brittle that the slighted pressure from masking tape snaps them in two. I wrote to Revell for another set. They took six weeks to get here. I bought another Revell Gannet just to get the part off of ebay. Its funny how many guys think nothing of laying out $20-30 for resin parts but wouldnt lay out the $15 for another kit to get the replacement part. OK..once we have the canopies masked and painted..guess what? they dont line up properly on the bird. That's right..try and dry fit the forward canopies and they are "too long" on the fuselage. Solution...open one or both of them up (slide them back) and the space problems goes away. What another problem??? dry fit the bay doors closed..they dont fit at the aft end..no solution there except to display them open..Still need a challenge? Try figuring out the nose wheel configuration from the instructions. There are no locating holes to firm fix the gear, including the main gear on the wings, and all the struts and activating arms simply do not line up. Had enough?? Edited July 27, 2010 by Via Sistina Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 (edited) NICE ONE !! looking to see more soon... Edited October 9, 2010 by HOLMES Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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