Peterpools Posted January 8, 2023 Posted January 8, 2023 Ernie Nice work on the redo - looks mighty good and absolutely a gutsy move at this stage of the game. 1 1
HubertB Posted January 8, 2023 Posted January 8, 2023 The move has paid off, Ernie. This is really making the Beast looking better. And the end result is a tribute to both Infinity and your skills. Looking forward to see it finished. Hubert 2 1
Bomber_County Posted January 8, 2023 Posted January 8, 2023 Ernie, absolutely stunning, if I’d have tried that, hmmmmmm it would be with the Corsair on the SOD. This is going to look amazing once the greenhouse is unmasked…….congrats….. 2 1
CANicoll Posted January 8, 2023 Posted January 8, 2023 Oh yeah, MUCH better! Perfect re-fit and looks like it was always that way. nice job! 2 1
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted January 8, 2023 Author Administrators Posted January 8, 2023 The thing about short run kits is that a lot of the small details are somewhat vague and open for interpretation Im slowly figuring this out, but it needs to be correct, as the main gear is extremely prominent on the Helldiver. The gear is hand fitted into the wing so far. Some adjustment to do as of yet. 11 1
GazzaS Posted January 9, 2023 Posted January 9, 2023 Nice looking LG, Ernie. Damn fine build so far. 1
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted January 9, 2023 Author Administrators Posted January 9, 2023 On 1/9/2023 at 2:43 AM, GazzaS said: Nice looking LG, Ernie. Damn fine build so far. Expand Thanks Gary, but there’s still plenty of time to screw it up. 😂 Once ai get the basics together, I’ll be doing a bit more mild weathering, and shipborne equipment was generally kept shipshape, and then a few more stencils, followed by dullcoat. I’m certainly seeing the finish line here, now. The rear gun ring and seat is just sitting in there. I’ll have it out later and wear the heck out of it. Then the guns and brass ammo belts to finish it off. It looks like I have a ghost of white overspray on the prop, so I’ll need to touch that up as well. Dammit 10 1
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted January 9, 2023 Author Administrators Posted January 9, 2023 I haven’t felt this good about a build since I built my first Felixstowe. 9
HubertB Posted January 9, 2023 Posted January 9, 2023 If it’s not too regularly distributed, the white overspray on the prop may actually be a nice weathering touch. Hubert 2
BlrwestSiR Posted January 9, 2023 Posted January 9, 2023 That's looking really great. The gear does looks complicated. 2
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted January 9, 2023 Author Administrators Posted January 9, 2023 On 1/9/2023 at 9:07 AM, HubertB said: If it’s not too regularly distributed, the white overspray on the pro may actually be a nice weathering touch. Hubert Expand Nah, in person it looks stupid. It’s barely there, but it can be seen, and it has a clearly defined mask line. 3
Peterpools Posted January 9, 2023 Posted January 9, 2023 Ernie LG - looking good and the overspray could be a bit of weathering as well. 2
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted January 9, 2023 Author Administrators Posted January 9, 2023 On 1/9/2023 at 1:23 PM, BlrwestSiR said: That's looking really great. The gear does looks complicated. Expand The gear seems pretty stout, actually. There are a lot of anchor points as well. The only issue being vague fit. But, the internet is your friend here 2 1
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted January 11, 2023 Author Administrators Posted January 11, 2023 She’s getting closer. 8 3
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted January 11, 2023 Author Administrators Posted January 11, 2023 8 3
ScottsGT Posted January 11, 2023 Posted January 11, 2023 Ernie, did your airbrush explode in that last pic? 3
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted January 11, 2023 Author Administrators Posted January 11, 2023 On 1/11/2023 at 1:28 PM, ScottsGT said: Ernie, did your airbrush explode in that last pic? Expand Ha! Yep 4
CANicoll Posted January 11, 2023 Posted January 11, 2023 Ernie, Just beautiful! Looks amazing and you can definitely see the time and effort you put into this build. The scheme is one of my favorites. Oh, and all that work to drill out those dive flaps really pays off - especially in this scale. The wings in general look terrific. Still watching! Chris 4
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted January 11, 2023 Author Administrators Posted January 11, 2023 On 1/11/2023 at 6:39 PM, CANicoll said: Ernie, Just beautiful! Looks amazing and you can definitely see the time and effort you put into this build. The scheme is one of my favorites. Oh, and all that work to drill out those dive flaps really pays off - especially in this scale. The wings in general look terrific. Still watching! Chris Expand Thanks Chris. Yes, I need to diminish some of the harshness in places, where touchups were performed, etc. The lower flaps are jigged up right now and being soldered up, so hopefully I’ll have some completed lower flaps by this weekend. I’m curious what y’all think. To me, it looks too flat. There needs to be a bit of a sheen added to a few areas, and of course I’ll add engine oil stains and be using some pastels to give some grime. 2
KevinM Posted January 12, 2023 Posted January 12, 2023 On 1/11/2023 at 9:36 PM, Clunkmeister said: To me, it looks too flat Expand Looks Semi to me Ernie see some gloss about right to me. We need to add that little guy Ernie to our characters it's me about about 90% of the time "dumb as ____" 1 1
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted January 12, 2023 Author Administrators Posted January 12, 2023 On 1/12/2023 at 12:28 AM, KevinM said: Looks Semi to me Ernie see some gloss about right to me. We need to add that little guy Ernie to our characters it's me about about 90% of the time "dumb as ____" Expand I’ll talk to Jim about more characters 2
KevinM Posted January 12, 2023 Posted January 12, 2023 On 1/12/2023 at 12:41 AM, Clunkmeister said: I’ll talk to Jim about more characters Expand Cool!I used your name in blasphemous ways in the ZM109 thread.😂 1
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted January 12, 2023 Author Administrators Posted January 12, 2023 On 1/12/2023 at 1:15 AM, KevinM said: Cool!I used your name in blasphemous ways in the ZM109 thread.😂 Expand Call me anything you want except don’t call me late for dinner. 1 2
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