Simmo.b Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 (edited) Hi all, I made a New Years resolution when this awesome kit arrived that I would try to get her done this year, will I make it? who knows but with my promise in mind I have made a start. Things may change but at the moment I am doing this option. I was tempted by the colourfull birds but really like the idea of seeing all of the components that these birsd were constructed with, wood, metal cdl etc. I began by snipping off and cleaning up most of the components that make up the interior and giving them an undercoat of Tamiya surface primer, then the parts to be black were sprayed 'scale black' (a mix of Tamiya black and red brown). The black was masked and the parts to be finished in wood effect sprayed Gunz radome with some parts picked out in Gunz flesh. The side frames were placed against the fuse sides before being sprayed radome, this left a negative image on the fuse sides which acted as the guide for a preshade of scale black to go under the eventual Uschie wood decale that I intend to apply to this area. Thee finished effect should look pretty cool! Thanks for looking, more progress soon I hope!! Edited June 1, 2015 by Simmo.b MikeC, Vandy 1 VX 4, ericg and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Nice start, I think this kit is going to be a huge hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Great start mate and good to see you are posting on here. Eric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Wow, two of them now! Awesome stuff. Will be following along Simmo. Looks like you guys will already be deep into your builds before I even receive our review sample! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark64 Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 not my cup of tea but this looks like a fun build. Looking good. Will be watching this one. I love the art box. Oliver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazza21 Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Huge, definitely, but a hit I am not so sure at US$249... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Wow, two builds! I figured it would be far between builds of this beast! Great start! Like the pre-shading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmarriachi Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Wow.... will watching you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Great start; I'm looking forward to seeing how she progresses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simmo Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Wish that was me building her (simmo) lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simmo.b Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share Posted January 7, 2015 Some more progress, I applied a coat of raw umber over the previously undercoated parts with the exception of the forward floor and the fusalage sides which recieved ushie woodgrain decals. The end result looks pretty good but will hardly be seen through the cockpit openings...modelling for God I've heard it called!! the fuse sides uschie deecalled Sides with frames Floor bits And the other 'woodie bits' More soon, Vandy 1 VX 4, Zero77, Uncarina and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Sweet Mamacita! That looks simply amazing! I really like the weathered wood effect. Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Very nice work Brent! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 This looks absolutely superb! I can't wait to start mine but I have to finish the Gotha first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_S Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Awesome work! I've started mine, too - I could NOT say no... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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