bdt13 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Started this about 1987-1988 and got the main construction complete. Put it in a box to wait for better airbrushing skills. Sat until July 2011. Main view: Landing gear doors blue-tacked to a board while I get rid of ejector pin marks: One window left to mask. I do this a couple at a time and then work on other things to save my eyes, back (I tend to crouch REALLY close with no glasses on) and sanity. I was about 17-18 when I assembled this and had just discovered CA. If it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing! Must have been my motto in youth, or I just didn't realize what a mess I was making. About 10-15 hours of sanding, scribing lines I sanded off or covered with CA, etc. so far and likely more to go. Good thing I bought that SCR-01 from UMM! The nacelles are the worst part of my youthful assembly job: I'll keep the raised panel lines wherever I can. I'm just not ready to tackle a full re-scribe, and this will be a very clean bird when done (only APU exhaust and a little wash on the gear to bring out the details). The boarding ladder fits into the little slot at the bottom of the door even when most of it is closed. I believe this is prototypical. Got rid of the camera cupola and most of the pylons. Every type of filler under the sun can be seen here (Squadron green, CA, Mr. Surfacer, Aves): Don't you love it when you're sanding away and think you've done a good job, only to have the seam open up on you? This happens more than once on something you slapped together over 20 years ago and come back to. Vertical stab, wings in several places. Fuselage is holding, though. Sonobuoy area: This build is going back and forth with my M1A1 for the NA Forces in Europe GB, so it may not be too speedy. Thanks for looking. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blunce Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I'll keep the raised panel lines wherever I can. I'm just not ready to tackle a full re-scribe, and this will be a very clean bird when done (only APU exhaust and a little wash on the gear to bring out the details). Wise move. My very first complete rescribe was this kit. Not necessarily the best kit to cut yer teeth on scribing, but I got it done. Congrats on persevering and getting this one back to the in progress pile! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flight 666 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 (edited) I love this plane I've done it a few weeks ago. Good to bring it back in process 0 I´ll be watching your build and all the best wishes for it Edited December 14, 2011 by Flight 666 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bdt13 Posted July 10, 2012 Author Share Posted July 10, 2012 Not dead yet (or again)! Just keeps getting pushed behind other projects. Putty after primer, repeat ad nauseam. Seems the 25 year old seams in this thing keep wanting to open up again. More Tamiya Super Thin, please! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bdt13 Posted March 3, 2013 Author Share Posted March 3, 2013 OK, this beastie is all together and the seams seem to have stopped opening up. Primer on, now Light Gull Gray (Testors acrylic): Sorry the earlier photos all disappeared. The company hosting them move everything and now I can't figure out how to get them back. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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