matto21 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Hi all, Been away from the bench for a long time as a result of moving house and it's associated tasks and generally losing motivation with modelling. Recently got some mojo back and decided to pick this out of the stash. I also had some aftermarket parts to use with it. The Barracuda cockpit is a big improvement over the kit parts, although the aperture is pretty small. Once painted up, it does look the part. I had numerous issues with the fit of parts. The fuselage sides fitted particularly poorly and getting a half decent fit involved a lot of muttering, swearing and clamps. Fast forward a few steps and I'm finishing off the painting process. I've used Mr Hobby acrylics for the main colours, mottled and shaded for a bit of interest. I've also used the kit supplied decals which settled into the recessed details beautifully with a bit of Mr Mark Softer. Finally, I'm working on getting her on her own feet at the moment. I've used replacement wheels, again from Barracuda. They look great with a wash to highlight the detail. Thanks for looking. Matt Jeff, Shawn M, LSP_Kevin and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark M Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Lovlet and a great book, I've got most of them in the series, lightning, hunter, bucc, victor, Vulcan and my latest valient matto21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 What a big difference the resin makes ! Looks good........Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 That looks fantastic, Matt! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Looking good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto21 Posted January 28, 2018 Author Share Posted January 28, 2018 Thanks for the positive comments - much appreciated! I've finally managed to get her on her own feet this morning. I'm still not sure the undercarriage legs will stand the test of time though. I'll be glad to get this one off the bench! Gazzas, MikeC, TaffyMan and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Wow!!!!!!!!!!! This is some great work! matto21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 That is really cool! matto21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto21 Posted February 4, 2018 Author Share Posted February 4, 2018 Thank you both for your kind comments! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 I've done this kit myself. Your model looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto21 Posted February 15, 2018 Author Share Posted February 15, 2018 Finishing straight. Just a flat coat, then the canopy and pitot tube to add. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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