The subject is what keeps me going, as I love this aircraft. When you get over the kit quality and forget great expectations (speaking for myself and my average skill level), it’s actually very fun to build, but one really needs patience which I often lack these days having two little kids, haha. I kind of see it as fun practice. We’ll see how she turns out in the end.
I recently oredered two of Hobby Boss’s 1/72 widows with which I expect no trouble and just fun
Thanks for the encouragement!
Good luck to you as well! Looking forward to seeing your work!
Now I know why when I had my Vac-U-Form by Mattel everyone wanted canopies. I have built that kit twice in the original Black Moldings. I don’t remember that drastic a set of fit issues. It’s almost as if the clear plastic shrunk catostrophicly!
She received a second set of very thin coats (85%, thinner) this time those being Tamiya XF-59 Desert Yellow. I chose to lighten the OD with a yellow since OD is actually a mixture of yellow and black.
The first couple of photos are taken outside in daylight and the rest is from the study. This is as close as I could get to showing what I actually see in reality without taking fancy photos.
The effect of complementary pre-shading is subtle, but I think that it does add richness to the color scheme of the model.
Thanks a lot! I am glad that you find my method interesting. Appreciated!
I think that it opens up a lot of possibilities for interesting color interplay, but one should be careful and keep it subtle so it doesn’t look unrealistic.
It looks like you’re beating that bad boy into submission. I like the tarp idea. Great solution. Certainly better than ripping all the hair out of your head trying to get that fit.
Yes and the big O² bottle on the other side was yellow.
Also, on the starboard side panel details you painted the in-flight O² supply hoses for each crew position silver, when in fact they were actually flat green.
This post continues to be a trip down memory lane for me, as I remember building this kit when it was in the Monogram box, and being very much daunted by the glossy, four-page Shep Payne diorama included in the box.
I remember skipping the red decals and simply painting the upper surfaces red and masking off the red stripes on one of the all black-versions. That would be about 1980, before we had chipping medium, AM accessories, and the like.
