Jack12477
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Don't have to do much digging with my stash. 😒 Biggest problem is the size of the finished model(s). No more display room for them. -
Whew ! The two bottles that popped up on the London Whiskey Exchange were £993 plus change per bottle. Redbreast over here runs between $50 and $75 a bottle last time I bought one.
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Was not familiar with that label so I Googled it. After looking at the price at The Whiskey Exchange for one bottle,, I picked myself up off the floor and got my heart restarted.
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I've done that for priming but not final color. Can you build a jig like the one JAVLIN uses for decalling his plane, like one I copied from him ? You could use it to support the tank while spraying. Mine was done using a simple cordless power drill with Forstner bits (3/8 inch)
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That window strip is one continuous decal with clear areas where the windows fall. Very tricky to install, especially going under the wing and getting it aligned. Not sure ! Maybe drop back 40 yards and punt 😁 the Constellation still awaits my return ! So ???
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Me too ! I built a Tamiya version some 20 years ago, mine doesn't look as detailed as this one. Edward, do you have a nice bottle of 12 year old Redbreast in that bar ? Pour us a wee dram if you please ! 😜
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Impressive bird, Denis. Nice job.
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Lou, Edward, Mike, OC, thanks for the compliments. You're too kind.
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Yea, I heard they even fly in formation and attack like a squadron of dive bombers 😉
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Well, I guess it didn't come out too bad after that in flight collision with that flock of attack eagles over the Canadian arctic ! 🤪 Man they do grow them big up there. Final photos follow:
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First set of decals applied.
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Small update: Installed wheels and snow skis plus some minor parts. After the catastrophe with the nose cone and repairs and readied weights, it is a tad bit tail heavy, more so if the skis were not installed. Applied a Liquitex Gloss Acrylic medium to the black and red surfaces to seal them before a coat of Pledge to the whole model prior to applying the decals.
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Aka CBI => China Burma India ??? Denis, I think this was more prevalent . Maybe another "sneaky" build ! 😉🤫🤔🤪
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At my rapidly advancing age, I am looking more at downsizing as opposed to upsizing 😉
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What ? A bigger diorama? Another diorama ? I ran out of shelf space after the last 3 dioramas.
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Moving along with the disaster recovery, added the black and red accents to the wings Yes, I copied Javlin's jig, doesn't look as nice as his but it works.
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Almost ! But a tad bit more difficulty 😉 I also have the Italeri ambulance jeep kit, same style as this one. Have another one to sneak in 🤫
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Thanks EG
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And finished and for now added to my earlier diorama, until I find another display option
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continuing along And finally
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While I've been struggling with the Twin Otter kit, I decided to build this kit in parallel. Box says it is for 14 year old and up. The instruction are simple enough but don't show sequence within the individual steps which lead to some contortions when I went to install the driver. I literally had to install him one leg at a time, glue them together in situ, then glue the upper torso to the legs. But otherwise a fun and easy kit, altho there are no decals. Pictures follow:
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This is the Tamiya primer I use, light gray. Guess maybe I should try their white primer instead.
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Well, this isn't coming out the way I first envisioned but moving on. Trying to fix/hide the botched panel lines, getting the paint to cover etc. The paint I am using is Liquitex Cadmium Yellow acrylic
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That's why I stuck to American, British and German when I airbrushed my collection of WWII armor. 😉🤫 Your painting is progressing nicely Edward.
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replacing the windscreen would be near disastrous. Already had to use G-S Hypo Cement to replace side window that went bling into never-ending land of missing parts. Actually it was the GS glue that messed up the windscreen in the first place.
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