1/72 Valom Bristol Bombay

[Lucius Molchany]

Cockpit detail is good.Photoetched parts are tiny.,especially the control yoke and rudder pedals...

[mtaylor]

Moved this to the non-ship model area.

[Javlin]

Nice work thus far so small hat is off to ya. Kevin

[Lucius Molchany]

Yes tiny photoetch is a challenge!

[Lucius Molchany]

Rear gunner station!

[Lucius Molchany]

[Lucius Molchany]

[Lucius Molchany]

Fuselage halves joined...some body work will be required.

[Lucius Molchany]

Putty applied

[Lucius Molchany]

Getting the wings together

[Lucius Molchany]

There were pronounced gaps at the wing roots...so I made styrene fillets and will grind them down when the glue sets.  

[Lucius Molchany]

Worked well

[Lucius Molchany]

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[Lucius Molchany]

Pretty elaborate canopy framing

[popeye the sailor]

look'in pretty sweet!  

[Lucius Molchany]

Thanks!

[Lucius Molchany]

The rear turret is a 2 piece assembly...goes together well.

[popeye the sailor]

I had a Lindberg kit that was like that.........looked terrible!  hope your looks better....ie, no build ups around the locator pins.  looks like the top of R2D2  

Edited March 20, 2020 by popeye the sailor

[Lucius Molchany]

Yep!

[Lucius Molchany]

Primer applied

[Lucius Molchany]

Painted the underside..

[Lucius Molchany]

Desert tan applied

[Lucius Molchany]

Mask and shields applied to protect the blue underside.

[Lucius Molchany]

[Lucius Molchany]

[lmagna]

Nice progress philo. As a Transport/bomber this is not only an interesting seldom covered aircraft, but also an interesting color combination camouflage as well.

[Lucius Molchany]

Thanks!

[popeye the sailor]

really nice camo work   

[Lucius Molchany]

Thanks!