machine_marty Posted October 11, 2019 Author Share Posted October 11, 2019 OK, time for a long overdue update. Lots of progress since my last post so there's a few pics to show this; This is a resin detail set bought from ebay. Can't remember the name of the guy who makes these but do a search and you'll find it. Well worth the cash but not sure how much you'll actually get to see on the finished build. and painted.... Instrument panel - all out of the box Engines painted Build complete and ready for paint; I have to say, the fit of some of the parts is poor for a modern kit. The nose/gun section was particularly bad and required lots of superglue/rescribing. It also needs LOTS of noseweight to avoid a tail sitter..!! On to painting then; All main markings are sprayed using home made masks cut on my Portrait cutter Paints used were Mr Paint for the Olive Drab and Neutral Gray, Mr Hobby for the yellow and green on the markings. I'm using an Eagle Cal decal sheet of 'Clana Louise' but have found the nose markings to be quite ugly (lots of creases) when applied around the complex curves, so I've removed them and will mask/spray them instead. She's still to weather/decal etc so still a lot to do. This needs to be ready for Telford in four weeks time (gulp..!) for our local IPMS branch (IPMS Cleveland) 25th anniversary group display. Come and see this in the flesh scvrobeson, Phantom2, Kagemusha and 16 others 18 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lothar Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Stellar work in all aspects your showing - hats off !! That will become a showstopper I tell you! Lothar machine_marty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trak-Tor Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 It's looking really great! Looking forward to seeing it finished. Juraj machine_marty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Nice start and that Eduard etch looks real good. If you think the B-25 is on the large side the try one of the HB B-24's........now they are big!! Regards. Andy machine_marty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaker Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 happy.lappy is the ebay seller, Aus based. Nice work, seems to be going super fast so far! machine_marty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misha71 Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 great work machine_marty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine_marty Posted October 15, 2019 Author Share Posted October 15, 2019 A bit more progress. decided to mask/spray the mouth using the decals as a template for masks on my cutter. Came out better than I thought, so happy with that. I've applied a pin wash all over (photos to follow), and then it's just a case of putting it all together. Thanks for all the generous comments nmayhew, jimbo, Shawn M and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 love it, first 'H' I've seen built so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobinsonh Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 LOVELY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 What an impressive build going on... Thanks for sharing your build with us. I really like your painting. Interior, exterior you’re nailing it throughout. Troy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine_marty Posted October 22, 2019 Author Share Posted October 22, 2019 On 10/18/2019 at 6:32 PM, Shawn M said: love it, first 'H' I've seen built so far On 10/18/2019 at 8:33 PM, crobinsonh said: LOVELY! On 10/19/2019 at 1:31 AM, Troy Molitor said: What an impressive build going on... Thanks for sharing your build with us. I really like your painting. Interior, exterior you’re nailing it throughout. Troy Cheers guys..! Nearly finished, will post pics in the next few days. Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Lund Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Looks great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Looks very nice! Håkan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reconspit Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 Beautyful..., great job..., i‘m really keen on seeing it on its wheels... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine_marty Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 And she's finally finished...! Been a lot of work and a few moments where I thought I might be tempted to put this on the shelf of doom. However it's come to an end and am reasonably happy with the result. Not the best of kits in terms of detail and fit but with a bit (lot) of work she can be turned into what you see here. Just one pic for the moment, will post more this week when I can get some more decent photos taken. This one was taken by friend from our local model club; So - FINISHED LSP_Kevin, Javlin1, Iain and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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