tucohoward Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Hi guys. It's been a while since I have been posting here but I have been building and trying to keep current on the forum. This is my most recent build which I just finished Saturday morning along with 12 hours on Friday to get it ready for the NoVa IPMS show on Saturday. Didn't really have time to look it over too closely yet but am happy with the result. Had a few issues with decals as I almost always do and ended up having to mask and paint the rudder and the upper wing roundels. I was most happy with the wing roundels as I used a circle cutter for the smaller rings but the cutter would only do 50mm max and I needed 52mm for the outermost 1mm white ring. I ended up clamping a #11 blade to a compass to cut it. Still surprised it worked that well. Fair amount of rigging on this one. I decided to go with fishing line and not EZ Line because I wanted it to be silver. Briefly thought about PE rigging for the RAF flat wire but decided that would be nuts. Anchored with Gaspatch turnbuckles and Bob's Buckles. I tried painting the fishing line first but even that thin layer of paint made it very difficult to thread through the tubing so had to paint them in place. Anyway, glad to post something again. Cheers, Jay kkarlsen, Gazzas, mustang1989 and 17 others 19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Wow! Kev tucohoward 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 That's super. tucohoward 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 This is awesome- well done. tucohoward 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 awesome rigging looks fantastic, and also scary! tucohoward 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Super duper nice! tucohoward 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aircare84 Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Great build ! The rigging turned out well, right choice using fishing line. Good luck at the show. Thanks for posting. tucohoward 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 If your ever so inclined white EZ Line and Prem knitting thread can both be easily colored with dye pens. tucohoward 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Palimaka Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Wow!! That is a superb build. Incredibly convincing finish, I love the subtle weathering and the slight patina and tones. Wow. Good luck at the show!! Richard Out2gtcha and tucohoward 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Ultradamsweet Jay tucohoward 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Very, very nice Jay. Good to see some of your work on here again! Regards. Andy tucohoward 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lothar Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 What a beauty, everything looks just perfect Lothar tucohoward 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 WOW!!! I'm really at a loss for words Jay. tucohoward 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Don't know how I missed this beauty, how lucky we are to have such a fantastic kit, and you've done it full justice. tucohoward 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Incredible, an absolute stunner! tucohoward 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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