LSP_Kevin

Thanks for your input, fellas. The finish already has some usable variegation from the black basing, and I was hoping to really push my weathering on this one. I'm pretty comfortable with post-shading using darker colours, but with this one I wanted to do some fading and lightening of the Olive Drab first, since it's already pretty dark, and only going to get more so. Quite why this has so completely paralysed my progress I'm not sure, other than not really knowing how to approach it. For the sake of just getting the build moving again, I'm just going to work on other areas, and see what happens. Kev

If you want to feel better about that, just check out any of my builds. Kev

Nice progress, Paul! Kev

Coming together very nicely, Andy! Kev

Just bringing this one to the fore, as it's one of the in-progress builds I have that I really want to finish before I start any more. It has been sitting on the sidelines for months now, stalled because I have no idea how to proceed with the weathering (and because my first attempt to paint the national markings was a failure). I really need to get it done, so would appreciate any tips, advice, prompts, recommendations, warnings, sympathy, empathy, donations, and general words of wisdom and encouragement from my betters. Here's a reminder of where it's at: Kev

Wonderful result, Paolo! And now the subject of this week's banner image on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/largescaleplanes Kev

Mark inadvertently sent them to me, but I've supplied him with the correct email address now. Kev

Just utterly jaw-dropping, Tony. Kev

Time, maybe - but not the money! Kev

That’s a bummer, Si. I hope you can resurrect it at some stage. Sad to think that you won’t be sharing any more of your builds, so I hope you’ll reconsider when the pain wears off! Kev

Impressive weathering, Spyros! Kev

This kit took ages to make its way downunder, and when it finally arrived, the price was such that I couldn't even afford it at that time. I should take a leaf out of K2's book and sell off a few kits, but short of that, I managed to scrape together enough bikkies to pull the trigger. Just don't expect me to build it any time soon! Kev

Coroguard painted on the undersides now: Just the silver bits and engines to go, and that's the paint job done (minus a few touch-ups on the white). Oh, I mustn't forget the APU exhaust! I've also assembled the wheels, which was a bit of a trial. They're currently awaiting some paint, and not worthy of a photo right now. More soon! Kev

Excellent paint work, Dave. Kev

I managed to tear myself away from the 777-shaped distraction long enough to get some work done on its smaller sibling. Wings and tailplanes painted in Light Grey, and Coroguard panels masked and painted on the upper surfaces. I've also taken possession of some replacement resin wheels from Bra.Z, but was a little alarmed when they arrived: I was expecting full wheels, especially in this scale. These look like a nightmare to free from their respective casting blocks and assemble. I appreciate that they were probably done this way to ease painting, but I've never had an issue painting them as whole wheels. In any case, this is what I have, and they're surely better than the white metal kit parts, so I'll tackle them soon enough. I think my original goal of getting it done by the end of the month seems a tad optimistic at this stage! Kev