Wyvern
Construction started with the well detailed cockpit
Cockpit together
Cockpit painted in Revell anthracite. Details dry brushed with white and silver.
The seat was made up of several parts and very nicely detailed
The only thing missing were the ejection handles. I made some from some wire. Not brilliant and I think I'd do it differently next time
Seat and cockpit together
I also made some seat straps from painted Tamiya masking tape with a buckle made from a piece of PE fret
Centre wing section up next
Top sections mated to lower section
The engine/props were painted before installation otherwise they may have been awkward to do cleanly
Decided on wings unfolded. The outer sections join to the centre section with a couple of pegs each side. The horizontal stabilisers don't have their distinctive dihedral if installed how the kit is manufactured. Easy to remedy with a small file though.
Wings and stabs on. Canopy on and masked with cockpit interior colour sprayed on.
Everything primed with Ammo Mig One Shot black primer.
Adding marbling with white. Splotchy in places as I was having issues with tip-dry.
Wing top surface colour going on. My first time using Ammo Mig paints. Took a bit of getting used to. This top colour wasn't too bad, but the lower surface colour was a nightmare to get without orange peel.
As I said in one of the other captions, this 'sky' colour was really difficult to get a good finish on without any orange peel. I had to spray it in really thin coats and allow a few minutes between each one
I wish more manufacturers did this!
Painting flaps, airbrakes, gear doors and drop tanks
This was my first time using Ammo Mig Glossy Lucky Varnish and I won't be using it again. I used it as per the instructions with at 17psi and building up in thin coats. I lost count of how many coats went on, but maybe 8 in some places. And even then it wasn't overly glossy. Plus I ran into problems further down the line....
First decals on.
The varnish started peeling in places when I was applying the decals with Microset and Microsol. Someone on Instagram told me to watch out for it peeling. It had been left to dry for about 24 hours before I started decalling. I wasn't best pleased.
Flaps and gear doors on
For weathering I tried to steer clear of enamel washes and white spirit because of the issues I had with the varnish, so a lot of it was done with pigments
Commentaires
4 2 June 2020, 21:47
R VGYou don't see a Wyvern much. Quite an impressive model and very detailed in 1/72 scale!
2 June 2020, 22:53
Sparky RogersThanks Ben. I'm pleased with how it turned out. It was my first time using Ammo Mig Glossy Lucky Varnish and I don't rate it at all. It made doing the panel lines difficult.
R VG it's a great kit. Fantastic interior details too. The propeller assemblies aren't glued together. In theory you can take the props and hubs apart as there's lots of detail in those too. There are some details that Trumpeter got wrong but they're easily fixable.
Thanks Roland. A very interesting model indeed!
3 June 2020, 08:37
Sparky RogersYeah, I really should find a better background to photo my finished builds against!
I've just added some more in-build pictures.
Thank you Neuling, most kind
3 June 2020, 18:15
