Thunnus Posted March 22, 2019 Author Share Posted March 22, 2019 17 hours ago, jep1210 said: This just keeps getting better. Thank you very much! I finally moved forward on the central cockpit piece. This contains the two side panels of the cockpit and I've laid down the base painting. The silver switches are old school enamel so I'm going to let this dry completely overnight, seal it with a gloss coat and then try to apply the Barracuda cockpit stencils. After that I can start adding the other detail bits that attach to this piece. The tail wheel well needs to be finished before the fuselage can be closed up so I'm starting the work here. Very nice detail out of the box that I will not add to but hopefully I'll be able to highlight the detail with some careful painting and weathering. There are some ejection pin discs that need to be filled. D.B. Andrus, Greg W, TorbenD and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted March 22, 2019 Author Share Posted March 22, 2019 There's Tamiya Detail and then there is Barracuda Detail. Hard to believe the impact these tiny decals make on the cockpit side consoles. They are small and hard to handle and need lots of patience to place but well worth the effort. I'm about 3/4 of the way done on the decals for this piece alone. ShotMagnet, Kaeone57, D.B. Andrus and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaeone57 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Gorgeous Work, just Simply Gorgeous!! Alfonso Thunnus and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jep1210 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 WOW, you're not kidding, those tiny little stencils really bring things to life. FANTASTIC!!! Thunnus and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 I was scared to start applying them but after a bit, it was quite enjoyable. Wish they offered these for more 32nd scale aircraft besides the F4U, Mossie and the Mustang. Outstanding work! Thunnus and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fvdm Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Wow, looks really great. Martinnfb and Thunnus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Those stencil decals are amazing! Congrats for getting them on!!! Martinnfb and Thunnus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Amazing! Martinnfb and Thunnus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Nicely done! Wow. The difference in a simple little additions (decals) makes. Lovely build going on here. Troy Martinnfb and Thunnus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misha71 Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 well done Thunnus and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaxos345 Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Awesome!!!! John Martinnfb and Thunnus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted March 25, 2019 Author Share Posted March 25, 2019 Those Barracuda placard decals are crazy right? So small that some of text is not readable under my magnifiers. Got through most of the cockpit decals and decided to dry fit some of the cockpit components together. The tail wheel well components have been painted Zinc Chromate and given a dark brown wash. A flat coat is still to come and I'm trying to figure out if I need to do any more weathering here as it will be pretty buttoned up when the fuselage halves go together. TAG, Tnarg, Martinnfb and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Superb, John! You have an impressively deft touch. Kev Thunnus and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Beautiful stuff, John! I think the tail wheel section looks fine as is. Maybe a little dry brushing with a lighter color to highlight parts visible when sealed up, just to make it stand out in there, but really not needed if you don't want to. Thunnus and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaxos345 Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 John, what brand is the ZCY?? Martinnfb and Thunnus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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