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I have a dealer here state side that's getting one for me later this summer. From what he told me last month, it's due sometime around July-August unless some unforeseen difficulty comes up. There are other new Flyhawk releases coming out as well. He buys directly from Flyhawk. In the meantime, I already purchased the "I Love Kit" version of the Hood which came with a wood deck, photo etch, and metal barrels. It's based on the Trumpeter Hood kit and sold on Amazon for a reasonable price and I bought it before I knew Flyhawk was releasing one. I plan to start it very soon.
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A rabbit hole indeed. The distributor for those Ammo Mig items is just a short drive away from my house, so the temptation to try everything is huge. Spraygunner.com
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Looks great Alan. You've done an outstanding job with the photo etch and painting it all. Not a simple task by any means. The molded on details look spectacular on this kit. Very sharp.
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Have any of you ever used this painting method? It's very interesting and gives fabulous results. (20) How to Paint a Space Marine Rhino - YouTube
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The Oilbrusher series can be bought singularly or in color matched sets for various effects. You save a dollar or two by buying the set vs: singles. I want to try out the flesh tones soon.
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Happy to help (4) How to use OIL colors: OILBRUSHER - YouTube
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Thanks for the comments and for looking in Gary. Welcome aboard.
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In that same Mig Ammo Oilbrusher line, there is a color called "starship grime" that I used to try and pick out some detail in the AA armament.
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I agree that what you used has a pronounced odor, but the product I wrote about is completely different. No-hardly any odor. They even have their own little brush inside each bottle.
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I didn't notice hardly any odor at all. Very mild "turpentine" type of odor to the oilbrusher, but the solvent used to create the streaking effect is completely odorless. A white spirits type of enamel thinner.
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Ginger beer sounds interesting. Love the progress on the little tank. Amazing how much detail they pack into small scale models. This scale makes it so much more practical to display them. -
Ammo by Mig Streaking Oilbrusher has been out for a few years or more now, but this is the first time I got around to trying it. Here I used the rust colored streaking oilbrusher to see what kind of effect I could get with it.
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This photos are a comparison between the Pit-Road Akitsushima kit guns and the Fine Molds Nano Dread aftermarket guns. Pit-Road twin 25mm AA guns compared to the Fine Molds twin 25mm AA guns (stuck to the medicine bottle top) Pit-Road twin 127mm AA guns part # 36 & 37 compared to the Fine Molds twin 127mm AA guns I modified the Pit-Road main guns by grafting a different set of barrels onto the Pit-Road unit. Overall, the replacement barrels looked more realistic IMO
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Yes, I have a few 1:700 kits other than Flyhawk as well. I'll be starting a couple of them soon.
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I thought the weakest links not addressed by the photo etch upgrade set were the ship's guns and boats. Bought the Fine Molds guns and boats in order to address those areas. They are much better than the items included with the kit. It's the first time I've used the upgrades from this series so will see how it goes from this point.
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Your masking and paint look great Alan. The Flyhawk kits in 1:700 scale spoil us. Once you've had the pleasure of building one of them, it makes everything else in this scale look like a bathtub toy, but that's why the sell detail sets just to dress up the kits that would otherwise be mundane.
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Great project Denis, a trip down memory lane. That clear globe stand brings back lots of memories as it was found in a lot of old Revell kits. The B-24 stands out for me as the minister of the church I attended as a kid was a WW2 B-24 pilot. Upon questioning him, he told me some interesting short stories about bombing missions in Europe. One day my father and I went fishing with him in our boat and while fishing, he let go of a big blast of gas. I quickly turned and looked toward him while he laughed and said, "Craig, I bet you thought preachers didn't fart like that, didn't you?" He was right, I was a naive kid. I thought my dad was the only man alive who could fart like that. Little did I know, I would be right up there with the best of them when I grew older. 🙂
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Excellent!
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