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Oh so close to finishing
Lots of complicated masking, there. Good work!
More progress
Looks like you got the landing gear struts squared away, Ed. Looking good!
Lots of great progress going on in here.
The 87 D got some love also lately.
On Ed's bench, ???
Nice paintwork!
Making up for lost time. Started this last night. Lost all my earlier in progress pics. but here's where I am
Thanks! I'll add the scale to the build roster.
That's really disappointing and frustrating, tj. All that work and effort, and the decals mess things up at the very end.
No possibility of substituting after market decals?
I will change the build roster to reflect your P-39. Is the scale 1/48?
Houston we have a big problem. Decals disintegrated in water. I have no replacements at the moment. So.....I'm changing my build. I'll be starting the Accurate Miniatures Airacobra. Doing it as a P-39M based in Algeria 1943
That's great, Steve. Your detail work is amazing. Nice work! Looking forward to seeing the final phases.
Got everything buttoned up and ready for weathering and decals.
Enjoy,
Steve
That is some tiny work, Steve! Should look great.
TJ,
That is some impressive taping and the finished camo shows it. Outstanding work so far!
Just some insane small details. Super small drilling of the mast and a bit of rigging with EZ-Line.
checkmateking02 Looking better and better! Exceptionally realistic weathering.
Looking better and better! Exceptionally realistic weathering.
Thanks CK. A bit of Artists Oils and then some dry brushing.
Looks great, tj. The mottling is where I always get into trouble. Good luck!
Ahh. Mottling to come next
Don't you love it. Sticky fingers and all.
Tape, tape, and more tape
Painted up some Value Gear resin tarps for the raft and also as coverings for the bridge and weapons. They‘ll be stowed around the boat for some visual interest.
I was really impressed by the quality and price of the Value Gear resin. I know I’ll be using more on future builds.
The raft is now weathered and I’m pretty happy about how it turned out. It helps a great detail when you start with a good base!
crown r n7 Steve. That boat is awesome, real fine detailing!
Steve. That boat is awesome, real fine detailing!
Thanks so much Crown, the 3D products coming out now are really impressive, so I can’t take all the credit.
checkmateking02 That's very impressive work with the raft, Steve. It's amazing how realistic it looks.
That's very impressive work with the raft, Steve. It's amazing how realistic it looks.
Thanks Boss. I’m going to post pictures of the weathered raft and gear next.
Looking forward to them, tj.
Nick.
Here’s an update on the PT Boat.
After I thought and thought on how I could super detail the life raft, I came up with a workable solution. The life raft is 3D printed from Shapeways.
First I decided to use the casing from the brass wire I used on the aft machine gun turret. Then I sliced them in half longitudinaly. After that I used The Chopper to get multiple lengths the exact size each and every time.
Then off to be painted.
I then used Syren line, which I use always use on sailing ship models, for the carrying line.
Finally, a test shot on the bow.
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