philo426 Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railfreak78 Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Wow thats bright! Nice plane Is the body BMF or Alclad? Either way its beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philo426 Posted October 30, 2010 Author Share Posted October 30, 2010 Thanks1 it is BMF! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railfreak78 Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Thats great work! I've tried it on a couple things like engine detail and dashboards but was very un happy. You made it work good aroundt the rivets and bolts and body lines. I am really impressed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philo426 Posted October 31, 2010 Author Share Posted October 31, 2010 Thanks! i put it down in strips to coincide with the panel lines! Made it a lot easier.The wing insignias are not decals,I used a circle template to paint the white discs and then put star stickers in the center.I then painted the blue.Came out pretty good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Gibbons Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 (edited) Phillip, that's a beautiful job! I've been building foil finished aircraft for over 25 years, and nothing looks better than real aluminum to replicate natural metal finishes. I had actually started to build the same kit in the same way, but at the time, I had a roommate with cats that played with and hid a number of key parts (my fault for not packing my work area away better; I got sidetracked by a Saturday night beer and darts party my roommate had in our apt.), so it went into the abandoned project pile. No doubt, cats and models don't mix well. (As with beer and darts, lol!) Well done; I love the pre-war "yellow wings." I have a Grumman XF5F I've been slowly working on, but that will be finished in Tamiya Gloss Aluminum, as that's how Grumman painted it, along with the yellow wings. Edited November 1, 2010 by Jim Gibbons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philo426 Posted November 1, 2010 Author Share Posted November 1, 2010 Thanks1 How do you like my 1/32 Trumpeter Wildcat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Gibbons Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 Thanks1 How do you like my 1/32 Trumpeter Wildcat? Very nice; I'd like to tackle a 1/32 Trumpeter aircraft model someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCat Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 That's one beautiful plane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philo426 Posted November 1, 2010 Author Share Posted November 1, 2010 THhnks! It is a good kit but the PE hinges are a little tricky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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