loftycomfort Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 (edited) Hi, Here is my finished 1/32 F7U-3M Cutlass. It's a full resin kit by Fisher Models, and what a beautiful kit it was. This kit is so nice, I still can't believe it is resin and not a plastic kit. Basically everything was out of the box, I didn't add anything other than paint and glue (half a tube of 2-part epoxy glue used). The metallic finish was mostly done with Alclad, including aluminum, dark aluminum, polished aluminum, steel, and jet exhaust. The glossy blue and red markings were Gunze lacquer then coated with Alclad gloss coat. The landing gears were Tamiya acrylic titanium. The rest of the colours were Gunze acrylics. I hope you like it. THank you. Terry Edited January 25, 2013 by loftycomfort Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Excellent looking Cutlass! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 You did some mighty work on that resin beast! Fantastic results and it'll look gleaming gorgeous in you display case Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnS Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Beautiful job! :thumbsup: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Karl Sander Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Wow! Wonderful job! Despite the less than stellar history of that plane I always liked the unique look of it. I'd really like to build one sometime. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Iron Man Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Terry, your work is very inspiring. I think any model you touch turns into gold. One of the best at this hobby. Regards Roy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
falcon20driver Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Ugly airplane, BEAUTIFUL build! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 What can you say, it looks plain beautiful! Well done! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
huntermountain Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Not such an ugly plane in my opinion, but it sure is a stunning model. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bill Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Great NMF. Very sharp build Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dehowie Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Awesome looking result! Beautiful kit to..i keep admiring mine rather than starting it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zactoman Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Beautiful build Terry!!! Has Paul Fisher seen this yet? If not, you should send him some pics as I'm sure he'd be thrilled. Speaking of pics, I'd love to see some pics on a non-black background under natural lighting. Bravo... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loftycomfort Posted January 27, 2013 Author Share Posted January 27, 2013 Thank you, guys. Chris: yes Paul saw these and he put them on his website. I'll take some more pics when the sun is out. Terry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
camaroz06 Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 (edited) Very nice build! Care to share how you laid the alclad down? Black gloss, sand, and then the alclad? Edited January 27, 2013 by camaroz06 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loftycomfort Posted January 27, 2013 Author Share Posted January 27, 2013 Care to share how you laid the alclad down? Black gloss, sand, and then the alclad? I primed with a very thick layer of Mr Surfacer 1200 (almost used an entire bottle of the stuff), then polished the primed model. For most Alclad colours, it was just sprayed straight onto the primed polished model. For polished aluminum, it was first a thick coat of gloss black, then the Alclad. I'd love to see some pics on a non-black background under natural lighting. Here are some more shots taken with natural light. I'm glad I did this because it's only the first time the Cutlass goes out of the model room. It looks different with natural sunlight, more aluminum-y. Terry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Terry,, :jaw-dropping: Your F7U Gutless Cutlass is GORGEOUS :wub: :wub: The finish is silky smooth and looks simply ÃœBER .... :worship: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 (edited) :wub:/> :wub:/> The finish is silky smooth and looks simply ÜBER .... :worship:/> :worship:/> Oops double glitch ..sorry. Edited January 27, 2013 by HOLMES Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jynski Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Outstanding! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wild Bill Horton Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 great build. it looks like a volkswagen with a rudder. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Beautifully done! I've always loved the Cutlass. When my dad was in the Army, he played for the baseball team. They traveled to Japan to play the Navy. When the game was done, he started wandering around the base. There was an open hangar, and he peeked inside. There was a VX-4 Cutlass in gull gray/white just sitting there. He snapped a picture before he was shooed away. He scanned the slide and I now have a framed picture on my model room wall. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zactoman Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Here are some more shots taken with natural light. I'm glad I did this because it's only the first time the Cutlass goes out of the model room. It looks different with natural sunlight, more aluminum-y. aluminum-y? Wouldn't that be aluminummy? :P Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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