The Red Sea Sharks (Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk)
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This box just sorta fell out of my stash.
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The sprues are surprisingly clean!
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Not a ton of interior detail, but with that thick canopy, who can tell?
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Interior paint Tamiya XF-71 Cockpit Green. The seams don't look too bad.
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Just a bit of sanding. Might've done a better job but, it passes the test this time.
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Canopy glued in place, main float ready to go.
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Underside painted Tamiya XF-19 Sky Grey and then masked.
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Topside painted Tamiya XF-8 Flat Blue.
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Float attached, base sorted with some silicon "water". Just some small bits to add on now.
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The decals gave me some trouble along the fuselage side, but oh well. We're done.
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Komentarzy
28 8 December 2021, 02:10
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This one just sorta fell off my shelf and hit me in the head on the way down... Not a ton of effort, but enjoyable and straightforward. I usually have a build like this after a bit of an absence from the modelling bench. Helps get me focused.
9 December 2021, 00:54
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I do love floatplanes! Most of the seam sanding has been done, and I've got the canopy on. Masking is next.
9 December 2021, 06:56
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This one seems to be going along smoothly… I must be doing something wrong. 😉
16 December 2021, 06:49
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Yeah. This one was a breeze. I had to go into the spares box for some decals because the first couple disintegrated on me. All in all a fun little project.
17 December 2021, 07:35
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Fantastic quickbuild, Greg! Looks cool! (and now I feel tempted to buy this kit... 😉 )
17 December 2021, 10:49
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Very nice build, Greg. But what is that horrendous tool in the front?
17 December 2021, 15:20
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Thanks guys. The Smer kit was actually pretty easy to build. I didn't have high expectations, and I didn't try to overdo it, but it came together quite easily.
That « horrendous tool in the front » are the handle side view of my sprue clippers. They were there to hold the nose down while the glue set. I drilled the hole a bit too large and it was wobbling around a bit too much on the brass rod that attaches it to the base.
Heh… Roland… what can I say… buying model kits and building model kits are two different hobbies! 😉
17 December 2021, 15:51
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Lovely. And dat colour, is it Tamiya X-4 I used on my Jetstream? Looks similar.
17 December 2021, 18:06
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It's Tamiya XF-8 Flat Blue. It's pretty close to X-4, but just a shade lighter I think.
17 December 2021, 18:10
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i like it, are you going to build the Daimler and the mosquito too?
21 December 2021, 18:41
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The Daimler is already built! (The Red Sea Sharks (Khmedi Daimler) | Album by strobez (1:72)) and the Mosquito is already in the stash, waiting for a rainy day. 😉
21 December 2021, 21:12