Tamiya Bell X-1
Contents of bag 1. Sprue A and a stand.
Sprue A. Fuselage parts.
Contents of bag 2. Sprue B and decals.
Decals are nice, crisp.
Sprue B in grey. Hardly any flash (and parts this will be a quicky)
Bag 3. Sprue B in clear plastic for a see through model. And a weight to prevent tail sitting.
Glued some tanks and bits to the fuselage. As I won't do a see through, no painting is required.
Highlighted some details in the pit with a wash and some brushwork.
Closed the fuselage. There is already a small step too be seen along the seam. 🙁
Some sanding to be done. There clearly is a step on the top and bottom of the fuselage
Sanding, sanding and more sanding. In the end I just filled the gap with CA glue and started sanding with 250 grit paper.
And it worked. Tidied everything up with 600 paper, 3600/6000/8000/12000 cloth
I think it worked out well. Glued the wings with CA as well, in an attempt to prevent the need for filler.
Glued the piece above the canopy. Needs sanding of course. Comenced masking of said canopy. 1 row done, 3 to go
Past the halfway mark
Canopy masker. Not exactly Eduard standard, but its good enough with my skill level
One 5 ml cup in my airbrush: started too dry, finished too weet on the tai.
This is the primer used.
Scribbles on a bit of plastic look okay
Actual paint on plane doesn't
Orange it is
Orange it is
Orange it is
Orange it is
Orange it is
Painted the pitot tubes gun metal
Painted the brakes gun metal grey
Port side decalling done.
Starboard as well.
Glued the right canopy. Masking was a *****, result quite satisfactory
Tail is a bit lopsided
Looks okay though
Added a wash.
Added a wash.
Cleaned the wash.
Cleaned the wash.
Cleaned the wash.
Undercarriage & wheels glued. Unpainted spot on front wheel will be glued to base.
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14 October 2024, 06:16 -
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