This is one of those builds that just languishes forever and wont die. I got this kit about ten years ago, assembled most of it, and then it ended up back in a box for a while. A couple of years ago, I got it out and started painting it, but dropped it and cracked some of the seams, then broke the pitot tube, then the antenna, then some landing gear. Instead of throwing it in the garbage, I put it back in the box. For some reason, I got it out recently and decided to have a go at finally finishing it. The construction isn’t up to my current standards, but I’m pretty happy with the way the paint came out after so many issues. I didn’t add an antenna wire because I just wanted to call this one done, and I probably would have broken something else in the process. Comments welcomed. Sorry for the photo quality, my model space is being ‘remodelled’. [:)]
Jeff
Edit- after putting up the pictures, I notice the air intake on the left needs some black paint/wash to darken it.
Even with all it went through… looks real nice Lt. I didn’t know anything about this plane until I built teh big cousin of yours… in 1/32. Nicely done on the metal finish.
Not kidding-that looks better than my best builds right now. Pretty nice for saving it from the garbage…BTW FSM said the 1/32 Tony was “flawless, a joy to build”.
Thanks for the comments guys. The BMF is actually Tamiya AS-11, with a clearcoat of Gunze clear(not flat). Wingnut, I love the camo job on your Hien. I’m thinking about doing an Oscar in a similar fashion.
I really love the paint scheme on some of the Tonys. I wanted to do one with the mottled green on the wing and fuse. Thanks for showing yours.
Something that actually worked ok for me in the clear- coating task recently was a concoction of future, a few drops of Tam thinner, and a couple of drops of Tam flat base. No problems at all. Start out with less flat base and then add a drop of more for the top surfaces if needed.
