Great job, Stik - I would have loved that as a present from an uncle.
Very nice, brush painting is not a lost art after all! I predict lots of smiles and airplane noises as soon as he receives this.
Gil
Gil, I think youre right! [;)]
Super nice work! I haven’t brush-painted anything but figures in years. BSYamato used to brush-paint his 1/72nd aircraft and they looked great- he even pre-shaded them with a brush.
I’m sure your nephew is going to be thrilled!
Gamera, BSY is a master of brush painting. Maybe one day I can get close to his skill level if I keep up with it. Thank you for the kind words! I’m sure the little guy will be quite happy.
Coming along fast Carlos! Looks great.
I still have some Poly S, is that Poly Scale the same with diffrent packaging?
Steve
Steve, this is one of the fastest builds that I’ve done in years. At least since the last time that I took part in a Weekend Madness GB. Polly S and Polly Scale are related, but different. Polly S was the original brand from the 70’s and formulated for brushing. Polly Scale came out in the mid to late 90’s and was optimized for airbrushing.
Great job! Can not believe that it was brush painted and that it’s a Hobbycraft kit.
TJS
TJS
Thank you Tom. Yes to both points. I think Hobbycraft kits just need a little love and they’ll turn out just fine, like here.
Great job, Stik - I would have loved that as a present from an uncle.
Thanks Hutch! My uncle only gave me unbuilt models… [;)]
Thanks to everyone for looking and your kind feedback…
That was certainly fast. Took me about the same amount of time to slap the old Monogram Bf-109E kit together, and I used my airbrush lol.
It looks perfect for flight in the sky of imagination!
Love it.
Thank you Mike. It was enjoyable to build in this manner. Although in hindsight I probably could have airbrushed this in the same time frame.
That turned out great. I’m impressed. Your nephew is going to love it. I know brush painting can take a lot of time , but often for me, the thought of cleaning the airbrush is the kicker, even though I don’t save much time. You are a good great Uncle, and maybe got some brownie points with with the Mrs?
Awesome work Skit. Eastern front topics are highly overlooked. My wife and I just visited an aviation museum in Miami and met an old Russian man whose father flew La-5s in 1944. He never talked much about his experiences, but it makes me wonder how much history is lost from a Russian standpoint. Makes me want to try the Zvezda kit.
well, Stik, I’m hosting lewbud’s weekend Madness gb this year over the turkey day weekend. Please swing by and take a look. a new bonus is the ‘last years leftovers’ week, preceding the Weekend build.
i’ll be finishing that F8E that never quite glued itself together.
bill
Thanks guys!
Knox, I’m with you on cleaning the airbrush. I thought that brush painting might be a timg saver in this case. But in all honesty with the second paint coats needed, there was no time saving involved. But it was enjoyable to go back and give brushing a go like I used to do. The Mrs. and I were happy to just have this done for the little guy. I suppose there may be a brownie point or two in there somewhere.
Andrew, I agree that WWII Red Air Force subjects are overlooked here in the west. I do know that they had the highest scoring Allied aces, and that their exploits do still live on in that part of the world. We just have to broaden our horizons. The Zvezda kit just arrived in the mail, and I gotta say, it’s a night and day difference between this one and the Zvezda La-5FN.
GM, I do have a lot on my plate for the next bit, but perhaps I can find something like this for the Weekend Madness GB. It’s been awhile since I’ve taken part in one of those.
He’s gonna love that. Turned out great.
Thanks. I don’t know why I put off building the kit for so long. It was handed off over the weekend for the little guy to get in the next week or so.