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Prop installed, nav lights, most of the decals applied. A little more painting, then will start the carrier deck.
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When this model first came out around 2005, it was hailed by modelers all over the world to be the best 1:32 plastic aircraft kit ever made. Not sure it still takes that honor, but it is a very nice kit. Fits very well. Great detail, but not overly complex.
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Yes, the 400 leveling thinner works well with both of their paint lines, Acrysion and Mr. Color lacquer. Slows down the drying time and allows the paints to self level.
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Wow OC, your Mossie is coming along so quickly and looks great!
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She looks awesome Phil!
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Named Barbara III for President George Bush's wife. President Bush was shot down twice over the Pacific, this was his 3rd and final plane of the war.
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They did stop importing to the USA when they were Gunze. Once they became Mr. Hobby, imports to the USA resumed. Not sure of all the details of what happened and why, but it could be they had to reformulate to pass certain hazardous designations by the USA. I could be wrong on this, I'm not really sure and have only heard tales that I'm repeating here.
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B-25 Mitchell "Meet Miss Runyon" by Javlin-HK-1/32
CDW replied to Javlin's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
And it's often the case that sourcing the right materials is as much or more of a challenge than building it. -
GSI Creos / Mr. Hobby They were once called Gunze Sangyo
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Thanks for asking Mike. I should have posted a photo of it:
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I've been hoarding the 1:350 Roma and a few detail sets. Your Heavy Cruiser Zara is tempting me to build the Roma. Whether it's automobiles, ships, or even aircraft, (not to mention the beautiful women) the Italians make some sexy looking things.
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Just a tip for all you modelers out there: for whatever reasons, Citadel makes the absolute best covering white paint I have found. It comes in a little plastic "tin", and can be found in the hobby shop miniatures section. Always keep a tin of it available for brush-on touch ups of white. Covers beautifully and does not leave brush marks when applied properly. I always dry mine with a hair dryer to get it to settle down and blend in with the surrounding white. The decal blue was matched my making a 50:50 mix of Acrysion Navy Blue with Acrysion Blue. The photo shows the large chunk of decal that tore away from the star and bar and stuck to the paper. This was the worst area that needed a touch up, but there are a few other smaller ones as well. Just glad I had some success in matching the right colors.
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Thanks...had to mix some shades of blue paint to match the decal blue.
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Thanks Kevin. These photos give some idea of the size of the stars and bars. Can you spot the touch ups I had to do on the wing and fuselage insignia's? The one on the wing had the largest boo boo to fix. A large chunk of it would not release from the decal backing paper and tore away from the rest of the decal.
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Hope I can do it justice. Thanks
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Thanks for the nice comments gentlemen.
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This is another kit with decals that are too old. Not quite as bad as the last couple of kits I built, but bad. Another year, and these would have been totally unusable. It's a shame because otherwise, these were probably pretty decent when the kit first came out. As fate would have it, this aircraft didn't have a lot of markings on it, so I'll get by with what I've got and some touch up paint. The stars and bars decals are huge on this thing, and those are the ones giving me the most trouble.
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Bell UH-1H Huey By lmagna - Dragon - 1/35 - PLASTIC
CDW replied to lmagna's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
My hearing is terrible once the person speaking turns their back and continues to speak. I have come to the conclusion that maybe I have unwittingly learned to read lips in some casual way. -
Bell UH-1H Huey By lmagna - Dragon - 1/35 - PLASTIC
CDW replied to lmagna's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
About 45 years ago, here's my wife watching me build a model. It's the 1:24 Airfix Stuka, I believe. Back in those days, I didn't need no stinking Optivisor, but today, I couldn't get along without it. It's a game changer..jpg.41e34c156b11c4259183443fed3aa496.jpg)
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Thanks Edward. Getting close to the end of the Avenger build, but I have yet to start the carrier deck display section it will rest upon. The carrier deck display section is mostly prefabricated, and all I must do is paint and finish it.
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Thanks Ken
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Thank you Jack
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Thank you Yves
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It all looks fantastic so far, Clare. Thanks for sharing it with us.
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