The Mikester Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Well, it's done and that's about all I have to say about it. A difficult build that I really didn't enjoy much. I knew the fit would be less than ideal and it was, but lots of putty, elbow grease and sandpaper took care of most of the issues. The intent was to use decals from Leading Edge which turned out to be a not so good idea. The roundels did not respond well to Micro-sol and were more or less a mess. Ended up removing them, sanding the affected areas smooth and repainting and then using Montex masks to paint the roundels. The demon on the broomstick, the "7" on the tail and the codes on the rudder were from the Leading Edge sheet, so it wasn't a complete loss but $20 for using just these items is a little pricey. Built pretty much OOB, the kit has a nice resin cockpit and pre-painted PE so not much else required. The bottom portion of the landing gear covers fit was not good so I left them off, I came across several photos with them removed on the real thing in operation so no biggie. I noticed after the photo session that I forgot the pitot tube as well, doh! Paint is Mr. Hobby colors based on IPMS Stockholm recommendations, not idea how close I actually came but doesn't look to far off to me. As always, thanks for looking! Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daywalker Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Hahaha... First to post on this one over here! Excellent build Mike, truly a jaw dropping model. Gorgeous! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ming Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 top notch work! the painting flows naturally Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Britaholic Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Now that's a great build of a rather challenging kit. Cheers Dennis Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chukw Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Great job, Mike- I can just see her trundling out onto that long, grass runway. What character! Cheers- chuk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Mike that is one tremendous GORGEOUS build. BRAVO ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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