Heres my latest take-off from the workbench and also one of longest (started on april 2011) and heavy modified kit i never done. Performed for the Anti Submarine Warfare 2 group build
The original kit was already one of most detailed kit i never seen on my hands, all flying surfaces separated, good detailed cockpit , good fit and perfect decals , but i liked so much the fat shapes of the subject to perform some extra work, as Sir Kermit says, i doubled the number of pieces Used lots of differents materials for details and no aftermarket kits ( cheaper way is better )
As ever painted with handbrushed enamels, humbrol and model master, weathering with drybrush and panel washing.
Engines section are unglued to allowed move out from the plane.
Work in progress is step to step along the (A)SW2 GB.
Wheater are actually bad in Italy (on the north also peoples died for floods ) then i take some indoor picture of the gannet ,after i try to put more with sun, but heres final pictures for now:
with engines retracted
some detail
full extracted engines
Some selection from the wip, here the complete progress gallery
http://s405.photobucket.com/albums/pp139/bsyamato/modellismo/Revell%20Gannet%201-72/
lots of lead
Lots of troubles during the build ,especially for the weight, till the last piece of lead put on, the gannet continued to sit down on the tail, the i put lead weights on the engines, in front of wings, on the propeller cover.. and on the front well also i put the main gear wedges with the unfounded hope to back the center mass of the plane
that's all for now about the gannet , i hope you enjoy it