AH-1F Cobra Revell
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The real thing.
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So……I didn’t look at reference pictures or read the instructions that told me to mix the sand colour and white paint. This is not the right colour tone, but I am building this for my son and he isn’t going to care.
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ready for another coat of varnish before I experiment with a little oil paint weathering.
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Another coat of future before final weathering.
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Ready for some matt varnish
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ready for flight?!
Commenti
27 February 2015, 14:51
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Thank you. I have to be honest, this was not an expensive model and I had my doubts about the raised panel lines and some of the fitting so I just had fun with the paint. Possibly over weathered but all good practice.
27 February 2015, 15:59
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Gareth, that`s a nice Cobra!
The paintjob is very convincing. Now she have a character! That`s important....
"...over weathered...." ???????
Where?????
This terms are not well known in my language! LOL
Seriously, I know pictures of original Cobras what you want to denote as "over weathered! 🙂
👍 👍 👍 👍 👍
27 February 2015, 18:15
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Agree, perfect painting and weathering, she is coming really alive!
28 February 2015, 07:12
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Looking forward for the next steps, I guess your son will be very happy with this heli!
28 February 2015, 07:16
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I don't love the helicopters, but this has the whole intention to make me change my mind 😄
28 February 2015, 07:37
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Thank you everyone for your kind comments. I have looked at all your models on your profiles and they are incredible and inspiring. Now I know the standard of the people watching I better do a good job finishing this 🙂
28 February 2015, 19:32
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A well presented "Gun Slinger" Gareth, and necessity is the mother of invention. 🙂 Well Done.
28 February 2015, 19:51
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Your son has very good taste in aircraft. Nice job. Cobra's are the best. Gary
6 March 2015, 16:54
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Not yet. Still have a B-17 in the works and just completed a major home project. Didn't want to just jump into it without thinking about the best way to do it. Gary
11 March 2015, 14:34
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They are just so functional looking hey. !
And the surface detail is well presented.
Nicely done Gary
Will it be a ceiling dweller or in his own little display case to 'show and tell' at school. ?
11 March 2015, 18:27
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Thank you guys. Kerry, it will go to the ceiling where my son's friends (and my wife) can't hurt it.
11 March 2015, 19:36
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I used to stare at the ones my brother built and hung by a piece of fishing line for hours.
Now I do the same with the ones in my display case. :-/
11 March 2015, 22:09
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Brilliant piece of work, weathering and details are absolutely convincing and authentic !
No doubt your son will love it !
12 March 2015, 07:59
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Thank you everyone for the wonderful comments. Quite the complements when I look at the work you guys are doing.
12 March 2015, 12:25
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Ok, confession time. This was a cheap gift set that came with paints. I didn't look at the instructions that said to mix the Sand paint with the White to get the right colour. I thought it looked too dark so mixed up the lighter colour and covered the main parts of the panels. After decaling I gave it another light coat to "Sun bleach" the markings. So by correcting the wrong colour it's actually given the finished model more depth and nice weathering.
21 July 2015, 23:07
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Birthday present request for my son's 6th.