Aigore Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Well then...the Stuka´s done...time for something different then :D I decided to get down to business with this old Monogram Delta Dart in a Revell box! The box contains 5 sprues with pretty nicely moulded parts, almost no flash at all... ...of wich one was a clear sprue And a nice little decal sheet, I haven´t decided wether I´ll use it or not yet tho. It´ll be a pretty much OOB build maybe decals and no I´m not going to rescribe it. The build will be overseen by this lil beauty.... pretty much a born superviser :/ As usual I begun with cleaning parts and mounting the on toothpics... Then I primed everything in Alclad grey primer... After that I shot a black preshade on the cockpit parts. Well now that old bird is oficially underway! Cheers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erik_g Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 (edited) Nu får du upphöra* bygga, och umgås lite med barnen.. du ger oss andra dåligt samvete :-D A Delta Dart, nice! Looks like a pretty detailed kit. The fact that it´s a monogram kit makes me think it´s quite old, am I right? Maybe I should spend the evening in the "man cave" instead of in front of the computer so that I get some modelling done too.. /E *"snuskordsfiltret" plockade bort synonymen till "upphöra" som, jag hade skrivit först :-) Edited November 22, 2011 by erik_g Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted November 22, 2011 Author Share Posted November 22, 2011 Nu får du upphöra* bygga, och umgås lite med barnen.. du ger oss andra dåligt samvete :-D A Delta Dart, nice! Looks like a pretty detailed kit. The fact that it´s a monogram kit makes me think it´s quite old, am I right? Maybe I should spend the evening in the "man cave" instead of in front of the computer so that I get some modelling done too.. /E *"snuskordsfiltret" plockade bort synonymen till "upphöra" som, jag hade skrivit först :-) Heheh..she´s with me while building, there´s a reason why I got me an expensive new compressor and changed all my paints to acryllics...all just so we could build together and she really loves it in daddy´s hobby cave :D It does help that she´s stuck in a baby sitter tho..... It´s a pretty old kit...how old I don´t know but at least from the 80´s if not even older.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flight 666 Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 I love this old Monogram/ Revell kits, even they not as god as the new one and it´s a lot of work to do them fine. I´m one step behind you follow your build. And don´t let your supervisor take too much under pressure :D :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted November 22, 2011 Author Share Posted November 22, 2011 Heheh :D Great, Flight :D Don´t hestitate to call me out on my follies! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blunce Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Eww, awesome, can't wait to watch you work your magic on this one. I rescribed my kit a few months ago, and it was quite a chore. It went back to the to-do pile for a later date, so I'll be taking notes on your build Janne. Don't think you can get anything past the inspector, so no shoddy work ya hear! -Brian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfgun33 Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 I've been thinking about getting this kit several time when I've seen it at Michael's. I'll be following your build to see how it goes together. Can't wait to see more. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Liberator24 Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 again...eagerly watching your build.......... kick it OLD SCHOOL! -Jim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted November 22, 2011 Author Share Posted November 22, 2011 Thanx Brian, Wolfgun and Jim :D I´ll try not to disapoint you :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted November 22, 2011 Author Share Posted November 22, 2011 The build is moving along nicely... I´ve shot light gull grey on top of the black preshade on the cockpit parts... The pit The bang seat, gonna have to look up some refs for the detail painting tho.. Same for the side walls and the IP I also got some interior green on air brakes and what have you Well the detail painting willl be fun but I really got to find me some refs :D Cheers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dragan_mig31 Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 I already like it :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted November 22, 2011 Author Share Posted November 22, 2011 Good to hear, Dragan :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Uncle Uncool Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 The build will be overseen by this lil beauty.... pretty much a born superviser :/ Uh-oh... :unsure: Judgin' by that gaze, looks to me like he/she's the kinda person who won't let any detail escape his/her sight unnoticed... Guess me'd be a tad scared, Jay-Jay, bloke, y'know. :lol: Cheers there, Unc² Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caudleryan Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Be sure to have lots of fun with that horizontal seam running down the fuselage. I had to completely rescribe mine due to the huge amount of filling and sanding to get rid of it. Also, I noticed, this kit might be out of your comfort zone. All of the kits I have seen you build, they fit pretty well. RYAN. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted November 22, 2011 Author Share Posted November 22, 2011 Be sure to have lots of fun with that horizontal seam running down the fuselage. I had to completely rescribe mine due to the huge amount of filling and sanding to get rid of it. Also, I noticed, this kit might be out of your comfort zone. All of the kits I have seen you build, they fit pretty well. RYAN. Heh, looking forward to it :D Tho I´ve built one or two short series kits in my days so some puttying won´t scare me off easily Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChippyWho Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 This will be awesome! The Revell/Monogram Century Series are my all-time favourites; I don't understand why there are so many concerns over fit. Maybe because they've been around a while, so if you catch an older one the parts could have distorted? I can only report that the RM F-105G that I backdated to an F pretty much built itself, whilst I always get into fights with modern Japanese products... I'll be following this with much interest, Sir! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted November 23, 2011 Author Share Posted November 23, 2011 Thanx for the confidence Chippy :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Janne, look what's on my bench at the moment ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted November 23, 2011 Author Share Posted November 23, 2011 Janne, look what's on my bench at the moment ;) LOL Great minds think alike? Going the full mile and rescribing eh? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dsmith Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 I am working on this kit at the moment, and it really isn't as bad as I thought it would be. If you line up the parts carefully enough, you only need some CA to fill in some small gaps. The only part I used putty, is ont the intakes - poor fit there. One thing I will say that will make it easier, is to cut off the flaps. Otherwise, the seam on the rear end is impossible to fill. Cheers, -Doug :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted November 23, 2011 Author Share Posted November 23, 2011 I am working on this kit at the moment, and it really isn't as bad as I thought it would be. If you line up the parts carefully enough, you only need some CA to fill in some small gaps. The only part I used putty, is ont the intakes - poor fit there. One thing I will say that will make it easier, is to cut off the flaps. Otherwise, the seam on the rear end is impossible to fill. Cheers, -Doug :) Thanx for the hints Doug :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Anders_Isaksson Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Nice work Janne! It sure is something special about those older Monogram kits. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted November 24, 2011 Author Share Posted November 24, 2011 Thanx Anders :D Very nostalgic..... I rememeber drooling over the Monogram kits in the toy store when I was a kid. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted November 30, 2011 Author Share Posted November 30, 2011 The wee one allowed me some build time :P More like painting time tho.. Started on the cockpit today. First off was the bang seat, which I enhanced a bit with copper wire A few splashes of paint later it looked like this... and the pit and the IP got some black on as well. Doesn´t look like much to the world yet but some washes and drybrushing will make the details show :D Cheers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
klintman Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 Ejection seat looks great! They still make this kit? I remember building one like 25yrs ago...urgh...I'm getting old. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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