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Scott, you were asking about the Barracuda nose, here's a quick comparison to the kit one. Ignore the fact that it's bisected. I'm going to drop an engine into mine which gets around the fit issue I have with my version.
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"Alert 1 to Eagle 1, splash the Zeros!"- Tamiya F-14
BlrwestSiR replied to BlrwestSiR's topic in Let’s Get Wet Group Build.
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"Alert 1 to Eagle 1, splash the Zeros!"- Tamiya F-14
BlrwestSiR replied to BlrwestSiR's topic in Let’s Get Wet Group Build.
Thanks Peter. Looks like I'm going to just miss the cutoff. That's ok as I finally got this build off my bucket list. Here's more progress. Here's the nose section masked and painted. There's some touch-ups needed but those will wait until I've joined the two fuselage sections. -
"Alert 1 to Eagle 1, splash the Zeros!"- Tamiya F-14
BlrwestSiR replied to BlrwestSiR's topic in Let’s Get Wet Group Build.
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"Alert 1 to Eagle 1, splash the Zeros!"- Tamiya F-14
BlrwestSiR replied to BlrwestSiR's topic in Let’s Get Wet Group Build.
Still plugging away. Missiles are painted. Gear has had Hasegawa Mirror Finish applied to the oleos. Fuselage is coming together as well. Forced perspective might be throwing the proportions off a bit. -
I paint the cockpit, then add the decals. Any weathering comes last. I haven't sealed them prior to weathering. This has worked on Quinta and Kits World 3D decals. I have some Red Fox and Eduard ones but haven't used them yet. Hope that helps. Carl
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"Alert 1 to Eagle 1, splash the Zeros!"- Tamiya F-14
BlrwestSiR replied to BlrwestSiR's topic in Let’s Get Wet Group Build.
Thanks Rob. I think it'll be close. We'll see how much I can get done over the next couple days. -
"Alert 1 to Eagle 1, splash the Zeros!"- Tamiya F-14
BlrwestSiR replied to BlrwestSiR's topic in Let’s Get Wet Group Build.
The ventral fins are painted. Thanks to Scott for the heads up on the decal issue. Made it easier to do them now reather than when attached to the fuselage. Speaking of the fuselage, I did a quick test fit together. I started work on the canopy. Masking the clear bits and slowly gluing the frame on. A coat of black. -
"Alert 1 to Eagle 1, splash the Zeros!"- Tamiya F-14
BlrwestSiR replied to BlrwestSiR's topic in Let’s Get Wet Group Build.
Left side makes sense as the boarding ladder is on that side. I'll probably just mask and paint the walkways. They're just squares so shouldnt be too hard. * * Famous last words. -
I got a couple tools in the mail today. A pair of razor saws made by Galaxy. Stainless blades so hopefully a bit stronger than the ones I have now. The handles are rubber coated and being a bright red, it should make it easier to spot on my bench. I also got some masks for the Tamiya F-35A and the Takom Apache.
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1/16 scale Tiger VI Ausf E early build
BlrwestSiR replied to CrankyCrafstman's topic in LSM 1/35 and Larger Work In Progress
The coat of paint looks great. I have to agree that the elfenbien is a bit on the yellow side. -
LSM Modelling News 2023 merged Fran and Artful69’s threads
BlrwestSiR replied to Fran's topic in Modelling Discussion
Thunder Models do very nice detailed kits. Sort of like Miniart so this should be really good -
Don't you mean a European swallow?
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In Phil's defence:
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Revell/SH Hawker Tempest in 1/32-Finished
BlrwestSiR replied to KevinM's topic in LSM 1/35 and Larger Work In Progress
Lovely looking Tempest there Kevin. The Whirlwind goes together really nicely. The nacelle bulkheads need a small trim to fit correctly but that's all I've found on my build. -
An Arado of another color
BlrwestSiR replied to DRUMS01's topic in LSM 1/32 and Larger Aircraft Ready for Inspection
Great build and paint job. I really need to do something similar with my sons. They like modelling but we haven't done one together. Might be a good summer project for us. Carl -
C-47 Dakota- Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
BlrwestSiR replied to BlrwestSiR's topic in Walkarounds
You're welcome Martin! I thought if they helped you out, they may help out someone else. -
When I was at Heritage earlier this year, Martin asked me to grab some pics of their C-47 for his project. Here they are in no special order.
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Thanks Martin. Honestly, the tank is mostly done. It just needs the hatches put on it and the main gun I think. Maybe some other small bits.
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1/48 C-47 lookalike from Trumpeter
BlrwestSiR replied to Martinnfb's topic in LSM 1/48 Work in Progress
You're beating it into submission. Glad those pics helped. Carl