1st Build in 30 Years
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Cockpit
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Instrument Panel
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Howdy Pilot
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Assembled
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Not bad fit
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A few challenges to deal with
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Tricky parts - gaps around wing joint...
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And the intakes
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Wet and glossy (too bad it's not the 'right' colour)
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Almost done on the bench.
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Коментари
2 1 August 2020, 04:10
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Way to go - I just got back into the hobby after almost as long too. You obviously put a lot of work into making that old Revell model look decent. I did a similar thing by building a Revell B-25 with wheels up and swore I'll never do it again. They do a terrible job with the fit of those parts that were very obviously never designed to be built closed.
I hope you stick with building and look forward to seeing what you do with better models and maybe an airbrush! Good luck!
2 August 2020, 21:42
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Welcome back gorebug! 👍 Apparently you still have it in you! Enjoy your rekindled interest! 👍 🙂
2 August 2020, 21:53
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Thanks guys - I'm having all sorts of fun! I've picked up an airbrush, and a workbench, plus a few more kits and supplies. I've also started that B-25 kit, it's moving right along but agreed it'll be the last of the Revell-Monogram 'classics' for a while.
3 August 2020, 15:21
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Cool, it's actually not a terrible kit, aside from the raised panel lines. If it weren't for that I'd be tempted to do it again and see how much better I could do the second time. Just don't try and build it with the wheels up - those doors are a mess and nowhere close to the right size to fit closed. I had to use a lot of putty and it still didn't look great.
I highly recommend buying some pre-cut masks for the glass for that model. It'll save you a ton of time, sweat, and tears. I learned that the hard way. I don't think I'll ever build another model without them again.
3 August 2020, 15:48
Album info
With some extra time on my hands decided to try my hand on a hobby I hadn't participated in in close to 30 years.
While my skills are certainly mediocre, i had lots of fun trying all sorts of techniques that i never knew existed when I was a teenager.
This model includes my first attempts of:
Priming before painting;
Dry-brushing;
Thin Liquid Cement;
Oil washes;
Chipping/Weathering;
Spray painting (Testors Pearl Blue - not accurate, but beautiful);
Clear-parts glue;
Stretching sprue