Johnny_K Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Well, this has been a long journey. I started this build in March 2018. The next month I put the kit on The Shelf Of Doom because I became feed up with the poor engineering of the model. In June, 2019, I decided to finish the kit. It took three months, and a number of sheets of Bare Metal Foil, to finish the kit. The WIP is here: Following are some photos of the finished build. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Brown Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Wow! That’s fantastic! Ben Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mstor Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Really beautiful. I'm amazed at how realistic you got the landing gear. They look like the real thing. The whole model is a tribute to your hard work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
adamitri Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Sweet Jesus, that's amazing.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Excellent work - thanks for sharing, and I hope you enjoyed using the decals. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Johnny_K Posted September 24, 2019 Author Share Posted September 24, 2019 1 hour ago, KursadA said: Excellent work - thanks for sharing, and I hope you enjoyed using the decals. The decals worked great!!! The smallest text is readable and the carrier film is clear. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B.Sin Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 5 hours ago, Ben Brown said: Wow! That’s fantastic! Ben You took the word's out of my mouth!!!👍 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Whiskey Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Good Lord! Where's Rick Moranis, I need him at my workbench too! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Excellent work! You NEED to bring that out to OrangeCon!!! It's here in sunny southern CA on Oct 12. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GeneK Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 A Modeling Masterpiece. Gene K Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff M Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Its ready for a mission! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 That's stunning, Johnny_K!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Johnny_K Posted September 24, 2019 Author Share Posted September 24, 2019 Thanks everyone! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 John, simply beautiful work. I really enjoyed following the WIP as I learned alot just from watching you solve the myriad of problems with this kti and regenerate it from the shelf of doom. Congratulations! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Beautiful. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drifterdon Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Amazing build sir! Turned out great. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SERNAK Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 As a famous movie-character ones said, "this belongs to a museum"!! Great job with an even greater finish!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slartibartfast Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Stunning! Nothing beats a bare metal finish done in bare metal foil. Thank you for perservering. The Hustler is a beauty and you did it well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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