WEEKEND BUILD - Messerschmitt Me 163 - Hobby Boss
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It's an "Easy Assembly" kit with whopping 17 parts to deal with
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I had two sets of decals in the box and additionally an aftermarket one, much to choose from!
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The few parts were rapidly assembled, superglue and accelerator were used
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In no time I had the preshading down
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Lower side RLM76
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RLM82 for the upper fuselage...
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...and RLM81 Brown violet
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Gunze Acrylics were used, fantastic paint
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Some detail here and there..
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That was the work of the first evening!
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Second day, a coat of "Future" and application of decals
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Third day: panel line wash and finishing
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The decals were very sensitive and were partly dissolved by the wash, no big deal though I think it looks genuine!
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Small parts attached, some detail painting and a semiflat coat of clear later...
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One is for sure, that was a record time for me!
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Коментари
2 26 November 2018, 08:11
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Nice work! The clear part is of the box or did you use some vacu cabin?
29 November 2018, 08:35
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Thanks mates,
Jiri, it is completely OOB! Clear part also from box
1 December 2018, 09:34
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Very cool weekend build, I have to try this methodology one day😉
Yeap, the HB canopies used to be very clear, though not very thin.
2 January 2019, 11:30
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👍 It is my first HB airplane, so i can't say too much about that but the canopy was indeed surprizingly thin and clear given that this is "only" a "snap kit". A quick OOB build once in a while doesn't do any harm and this is surely not my last one!
2 January 2019, 18:04
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While glancing over my collection and dedusting a few boxes I stumbled over this little kit that has been collecting dust for a while...It was a spontaneous decision to give it a go and finish it on a weekend....