Bruce_Crosby Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 A Master Class on modelling a racer. Beautiful aircraft, beautiful model. Regards, Bruce Crosby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Oh man! I've got some serious Comet envy going on. Lovely work Eric. The texture on the control surfaces looks just about perfect on my monitor. Good job. The polished props and nose light are beautiful. This build gets better and better. Keep it up. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony C Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Have to say that the paint finish is so smooooth... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero77 Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Everything is great but the light on the nose tip looks awesome ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamj Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Splendid....Your Comet is Stellar. love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon P Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Lovely work. The real thing is a thing of extreme beauty, and this build absolutely does it justice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted December 10, 2014 Author Share Posted December 10, 2014 On its wheels. Whitey, Uncarina, Zero77 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simmo.b Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Cool man, I know from my build that that landing gear is tricky, looks good!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xmh53wrench Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Probably some of the best 2 hours Ive spent in a very long time......Absolutely stunning!!!! So sorry I missed this one.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 GEEEZZZ, thats pure beauty !.........Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Eric Looking mighty good on her gear Keep 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted December 10, 2014 Author Share Posted December 10, 2014 Thanks for all the nice comments guys. Should have this one finished up soon. Eric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero77 Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 (edited) All those 30's racers are definitely the most beautiful flying machines... Edited December 10, 2014 by Zero77 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted December 14, 2014 Author Share Posted December 14, 2014 Some more progress on this one. I found the instrument panel, but my chair found it first and I ran over it after it fell from the position that I had placed it for safekeeping. It got a little mangled in the process so I decided to knock up a new panel from plastic card. I was going to incorporate the Airscale bezels but I didn't want it looking too flash as the rest of the cockpit is a bit plain. Here is the kit photo etch panel vs my new one. I found that making a new one gave me the opportunity to increase the size of the panel, as the kit unit seemed to be a little on the small side. Here is the new panel with instruments from Airscales excellent decal set. I plan to give this a coat of semi gloss to flatten it and then apply clear glue to simulate the clear instrument faces. An issue that I have had with the finishing process has been picking out detail using a wash. Given the glossy finish, the wash is very hard to get to stay in the cracks and it was leaving me a bit annoyed as to how to get around this important process without it looking like it does below. I wanted a pin wash but it ended up looking very patchy and certainly would not cut it in the display cabinet. One of those little techniques that I often use to get tiny black lines is to use the black strip that seperates marking options in Wingnut Wings kits. They are very thin, straight and are high quality decals and are an excellent alternative to trying to paint the lines. I thought I would give it a try as a pin wash. Here you can see the new `wash' as applied to the wing root fairing. I have used the traditional wash technique on the engine cowling which you can see in this pic. I modified the gear doors, Reshaping the white metal parts to make them thinner, longer and more curved. The kit one is on the bottom. Looking pretty good! I glazed the canopy frame with individual pieces that I cut from a product packet. One of the more difficult modelling tasks that I have set myself, but in the end it should be worth it. (or it will end up in a tangled mess on the workshop floor!) I have this shot zoomed out as it is a bit rough at this stage. Closer inspection once I am done. Vandy 1 VX 4, TaffyMan, Whitey and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Super work Eric. The IP and re-shaped gear doors look excellent. Keep it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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