acarothers896 Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 Beautiful build, Alex. The weathering is spot on considering the conditions on Iwo Jima. Kudos. Andy Alex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Great stuff mate, I've added you to the gallery. Alex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 That is immaculate, Alex! Kev Alex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Cloud Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 A real beauty! Just the right amount of weathering in my opinion. Alex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Great Show! Love this. Brings back my own memories. Catchy scheme. Great shot. Great angle. No second yellow fuselage stripe? Thank you. Sincerely, Mark Alex and Hartmann52 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Great job, Alex! Your skills really show on this one! Alex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted March 1, 2021 Author Share Posted March 1, 2021 3 hours ago, dodgem37 said: No second yellow fuselage stripe? I debated over that - the part in front of the tail wheel well is this separate piece that drops in behind the radiator outlet, inset a little bit inside the contour of the fuselage overall. And the instructions called for it to be all flat black. I wasn’t sure whether or not the yellow stripe would have been continued over it or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted March 1, 2021 Author Share Posted March 1, 2021 6 hours ago, LSP_Kevin said: That is immaculate, Alex! Kev Thanks! Immaculate except for that darn reappearing seam on the radiator intake... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted March 1, 2021 Author Share Posted March 1, 2021 3 hours ago, Gazzas said: Great job, Alex! Your skills really show on this one! Thanks! This may be the first LSP that I really feel satisfied with in terms of the final result. Certainly a significant improvement over the last one I did! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted March 1, 2021 Author Share Posted March 1, 2021 5 hours ago, Johnny Cloud said: A real beauty! Just the right amount of weathering in my opinion. Thanks! I am really getting into using pastels for weathering. The matte surface quality and infinite opportunities to keep adding, removing, and reworking them are ideal for this application IMO. The only downside is that the final surface is delicate. I am only handling this model by the wingtips - touching it anywhere else will begin to wear away the pastels, or add skin oil to the mix which makes them much less visible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Lovely! I really have always loved the black and yellow strips. Very similar to my commission Dixie Boy. Great finish and a real gem of a model! Alex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 That is a great result, regardless of a seam that no one will ever see, and a perfectly convincing weathered NMF finish. Cheers Dennis Alex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpgsbody55 Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Very nicely done, Alex. You're tempting me to buy one of these. Cheers, Michael Alex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted March 3, 2021 Author Share Posted March 3, 2021 21 hours ago, Dpgsbody55 said: Very nicely done, Alex. You're tempting me to buy one of these. Cheers, Michael It's strongly recommended. I really enjoyed it, and the level of quality and detail in the kit really pushed me to try and do my most precise work to do justice to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nighthawk Calling 1 Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Outstanding build and beautifully finished well done Alex Alex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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