toadwbg Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 This was a fun little 1/32 kit. Fairly simple. Biggest challenge was getting it to sit on its tricycle landing gear. I added nose weight but after everything was put together- twas still a tail sitter. So I used a small glob of blue-tak under the front wheel to hold her down. You can just see this in the photos. The only aftermarket I added was the Quick boost Ejection seat, which is a big improvement to an otherwise well-detailed kit. I had to do some minor surgery to cut out the molded-in seat and patch up the rear wall and ejection rails. Other than that- I added small diameter tube to replace the solid plastic gun-barrels. I also closed up the gun bay. I used the following paints and finishing techniques. This was finished in a RLM 81/82 over 76 cammo -Tamiya XF-63 German Grey for Interior RLM 66 -Tamiya XF-22 RLM grey for gear and bays. Normally I find this color too dark for RLM02, but this is a late war aircraft so what the hey... -Tamiya XF-5 + a little white for the RLM 82 -Polyscale 5050070 Brown Violet for RLM 81 -Mr. Color for the RLM 76 undersides -Gunze Acrylic RLM 04 for the Red on the engine intake -Brush coat of Future before decalling -Cut out decal film on individual insignia crosses -Did a ProModeler wash. There really isn't a lot of panel lines on this bird, I believe due to the very wooden construction of the real thing -Light paint chipping with a Prismacolor pencil -The seat cushion and belts were extensively hand-painted and weathered to bring out some interest. - Tires done with Vallejo Dark Rubber and a dry-brush of Raw Umber Fun build. I entered it in the 1/32 jet category at the April 2010 Madison, WI IPMS show. I didn't place but there was some STIFF competition! I had a few nice comments from other attendees. Here's some more pics: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Looks good mate! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrongWay Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 I love it! Drill a small hole in the bottom of the front wheel and insert a metal pin into it. You will have to make a hole for the display too but it will look great this way and also keep the model from sliding off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Looks Good.....You did a great job on it... Texas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allok Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Nice one. Great tip with the seat. I love these little planes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 Nice work! Turned out great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlow Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 Very nice. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigern007 Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 What a nice clean build! Now I want one.........cheers bigern..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 I like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lud13 Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Cool Salamander...That Revell kit is realy great. Dejan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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