After two months of on-again-off-again work on this kit, she’s FINALLY done!
The display would have been more dramatic, had I been able to find a mirror to put it on today. for fear of snapping the delicate canopy clean off, I elected not to pick it up to show you the detailed weapons-bays.
Constructive (or at least non-destructive) criticism is more than welcomed, of course! The buildup thread is here:
http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=20081
Thanks!!
Wow looks great. Whos kit is that?
I’d never seen that kit built up. Nice job, Captain!
Paul
it looks great. nicely done.
joe
something to be proud of.
The one I built is a Revell Germany kit, although I believe Italeri marketed the same kit as well.
nice build glenn!!! i’m not a big fan of modern a/c, but i am a big fan of the pics posted on this forum as it is someone’s patience, disipline, and elbow grease thats on display as well. well done. later.
I’m a fan of aviation all-around, though I prefer WWII era to most everything else. This one was a relatively simple build in terms of finish and weathering. I built it to get me back in the swing, as I’d been unable to build kits for about two years prior. I used a lot of tools and techniques that were new to me on this kit (Mr. Surfacer, panel-line rescribing, canopy tinting) and I’m happy with what I’ve learned.
I think the next kit will be a Gee-Bee racer diorama for my wife’s desk at work.
Nice job. Thanks for the build up photos too.
Wow, it looks really good. I built the same kit as a gift to a friend but it was nowhere near that workmanship.
You did a great job on the raptor mate. thanks for sharing.
Captain,
A very nice build. The first time I’ve seen that model. Looking good. The ladder adds a nice touch. Keep up the good work.
Richard
Superb!
Very nice looking Raptor Captain. Makes me want to go buy that kit now. But I would rather find the YF-23.
Wow that is nice, I scrapped one of my raptors which I was working on, so I might make another one now.
captain that is cool great model[bow][bow][bow][bow]
Awesome!!
Especially after watching the Stealth show on History last night. I’ve got a new appreciation for that bird - and your model does it justice!!
keep up the good work
Sweet camo job!!! Great build all around. I particularly like the tinted canopy. Is that the way it comes with the kit, or did you do something special to ‘smoke’ it?
Tamiya smoke. It’s rather boogered, although you can’t see it in the photographs. First, I tried airbrushing it onto the inside of the canopy. That ended up making it look fogged-over, so I stripped it. Then I tried dipping it, and that gave an uneven coverage, so I stripped it again. I finally got it to look at least halfway decent by dropping the pressure of my airbrush compressor significantly (like by half). Even then, it ended up slightly fogged in the center.
Fortunately, not many warbirds actually have tinted canopies!
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Well Done!!