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Hi all I don't normally do planes (to be honest I'm rubbish at them) but I remember building the airfix one as a young lad and I remembered it had so many more parts than any other plane I ever built, well I saw it and it bought back happy memories so I bought it, it's been in the stash for a while and since I'm starting to get bored of the ships at the moment and looking in the stash no cars took my fancy I thought while I'm waiting for my pocher 1/4 ducati I would pull this out and have a go. I'm not intending to try and build some great model as i dont have the knowledge or skill with a plane, I am intending to do the Knight Rider 300 version from the kit. Anyhow here is the kit and my start on it. Ken's the name modeling's the game.
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Looking forward to see how you get on with this Ken, will be following.
Al
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Hi all well I'm still doing it and here is the next update. Ken's the name modeling's the game.
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Always great to try something different and am sure you'll do a great job.... look forward to seeing how it all turns out.... Regards Alan
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Good to see you are continuing this build Ken, look forward to seeing it come together.
Al
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Hi all well I've developed a bad habit of starting models and not finishing them(I get to a boring bit or a tricky bit, or it's just not going very well (like this one) and I shelve it) Well I've decided this yr I'm going to try and restart, and who knows maybe even God forbid finish a few. Well this one not being a subject im very good at got left as soon as the going got even slightly tricky, when I left off (The kit dose not have the option for landing gear up but that was how I wanted it, simple enough I thought) the landing gear doors would not shut properly so I valiantly struggled for about 5 mins then shelved it and gave up. Well I've started it again and ive done my best with landing gear doors, had a go at doing the panel lines with a pin wash ruined it, stripped the paint off had another go, same result so this time I repainted it and tried my own idea I got some 600 grit and a piece of black pastel which I sanded over the wing I then rubbed it in with my finger, then wiped the mess off with a damp cloth, i am quite pleased with the effect. I've added some weathering (probably not great as I know little about planes but I'm happy with how it's going) Ken's the name modeling's the game.
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Next update, last one for a fortnight (holiday of a lifetime cruising the Caribbean) Ken's the name modeling's the game.
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Coming along well Ken. I never use an AB for exhaust staining, I found the best way for me is to use lamp black oil paint, put a couple of dots by the exhaust and dry brush with a flat semi stiff brush, that way you can build up the layers gradually and get a more sooty effect. Also if you need too, you can damp the brush with thinner (literally just slight damp, not wet) to pull it further if needed.
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Thanks for the info mate. Well got a bit more done on this. Ken's the name modeling's the game.
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Hi all another bit done. Ken's the name modeling's the game.
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