Hi, I’ve just finished this one…
Any chance you can post larger pictures of the completed model (more pixels)?
How’s that Don, I’ve been having trouble with photobucket all day!
So I’ve edited the above and added two more pics now that pb is working.
Nice gloss finish, looks good. That clean finish really suits a race aircraft. I would like to make one suggestion, I know it is a difficult job but I do think that rigging it would make your build even better.
Thanks, much better. They look great.
Thanks guys but rigging? I’ve never tried it in 40+years! What would I use and how would it stay taught whilst the adhesive was drying?
PS I always spray a clear gloss or matt after paint /or decals.
Also I’ve built it because I have the Porco Rosso/Savoia S.21 in 1/72 yet to build. In the anime the Curtis was flown by the baddie and Porco Rosso was the goodie!
For rigging I use the thinnest monofilament thread I can find- I think it is about 12 mil. I found a smoked transparent (really is translucent) that looks very good.
I drill holes through the wings, and feed the thread through from either top of top wing or bottom of bottom. Then I glue it in place with tiny drop of CA. I drill an extremely small hole, about #70 or 72, so the slightest drop of color paint on tip of toothpick touches up the finish. Depending on how close you clip thread there may be a very slight bump, but if you do a decent job it is not very noticeable at all.
On planes that use formed SS flying wire, you can color the thread with a silver magic marker.
My favorite technique for rigging is strechted sprue, cut to length and glued with CA gel as last stage of a build.