AdamR Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 No major problems; a little more seam filling than I'm used to with Hasegawa. Otherwise a lovely kit. Homemade masks on all the red and yellow markings; kit decals; Eduard belts; EZ Line; Tamiya, Alclad II and Model Master paints. (At this point, postimag stopped working, so I guess that's all for today.) Bruce_Crosby, Girlscanplay2, shadowmare and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 Very nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 Neat! Great scheme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Cross Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 Are the wing letters edged in white or is that silvering? Otherwise it looks outstanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR Posted August 10, 2017 Author Share Posted August 10, 2017 Are the wing letters edged in white or is that silvering? Otherwise it looks outstanding. Silvering. The letters were originally together in one long decal for each side. I cut them apart, but I should have tried to trim each letter more tightly. The silvering surprised me because surface was quite smooth: bare Alclad. Any suggestions? I'm thinking of trying to sand them down lightly with a #1200 manicure stick, then polish them with #6000 and re-spray them with semi-gloss clear. The Alclad would make this a dicey procedure, I'm afraid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Okay..you can stop now.... AdamR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maxim Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Wow, that's nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Cross Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Silvering. The letters were originally together in one long decal for each side. I cut them apart, but I should have tried to trim each letter more tightly. The silvering surprised me because surface was quite smooth: bare Alclad. Any suggestions? I'm thinking of trying to sand them down lightly with a #1200 manicure stick, then polish them with #6000 and re-spray them with semi-gloss clear. The Alclad would make this a dicey procedure, I'm afraid. You could try cutting them out with a hobby knife and then GENTLY scraping away the selvage. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news like this on what otherwise is a terrific build. I think you can get this wrestled to the ground, and at worst would have to mask the decals and paint over the selvage with Alclad. AdamR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR Posted August 10, 2017 Author Share Posted August 10, 2017 Sorry to be the bearer of bad news like this...Not a problem. If I were thin skinned about it, I wouldn't have posted the pic's in the first place. 😠In the event, I cut them down a bit with the manicure stick, re-sprayed them with clear and weathered them a bit with some "mechanics' smudges" to blend them in. Better, not ideal. Chalk it up to lessons learned. Bill Cross 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Excellent work. AdamR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikester Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Very nice! AdamR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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