Which 1/144 747/Shuttle kit?

Mars

 

 

Don Stauffer

I got rid of the Dragon kit when I picked up the Revell kit.  I have not built the Revell kit yet, so really can't say how well it will turn out.  However, I plan to sand off the panel lines. It is my view that at that scale, and normal model viewing distance the panels would not be that visible anyway.  I plan to do the plane in its older, almost all bare metal finish. I may do a few panels in a slightly different shade to indicate panels.  This creates the illusion of a panel line without a raised or scribed line.

 

 

 

Was it the panel issue that you didnt like about the Dragon kit or was it something else? I like the idea of painting panels a slightly differnt color. I will try that. next time

 

 

No, it was just the softness of some of the detail.

Don Stauffer

I got rid of the Dragon kit when I picked up the Revell kit.  I have not built the Revell kit yet, so really can't say how well it will turn out.  However, I plan to sand off the panel lines. It is my view that at that scale, and normal model viewing distance the panels would not be that visible anyway.  I plan to do the plane in its older, almost all bare metal finish. I may do a few panels in a slightly different shade to indicate panels.  This creates the illusion of a panel line without a raised or scribed line.

 

I got rid of the Dragon kit when I picked up the Revell kit.  I have not built the Revell kit yet, so really can't say how well it will turn out.  However, I plan to sand off the panel lines. It is my view that at that scale, and normal model viewing distance the panels would not be that visible anyway.  I plan to do the plane in its older, almost all bare metal finish. I may do a few panels in a slightly different shade to indicate panels.  This creates the illusion of a panel line without a raised or scribed line.