1/72 Dassault Ouragan (Heller)

Even snapped a few prior to adding the boom-y-thing-ies. (and the landing light was still MIA at this point)

Build notes - 1/72 Heller kit, very fine detail with raised panel lines.

Interior, handpainted. Ejection seat had wire handles & masking tape harnesses added. Underside was a light Humbrol gray, # escapes me… Topside colours were custom-mixed Tamiya acrylics. All original kit decals used here, after a 10-day bleaching session in a south-facing window. No surprises, no ill-fitting parts, very little filler was required. Ordnance was sourceed from the spares box, rockets from an older Academy Spitfire, bombs possibly from some Hasegawa FW190 kits? I opted to NOT use the black + yellow "Suez stripes" on this one, just not a fan of the look on this machine. The TEETH were enough.

Things I'd handle differently: navigation lights in the tip-tanks should have been set up with coloured plastic & masked ahead of paint + decals. Not completely happy with the canopy framing, but I rarely am. Attachment points for the bombs + rockets could've been cleaner. One bomb shifted some as it dried, not too noticeable from the pics, but I know it's there.   The air intake splitter could also have been a little more refined.

Overall, Liked this kit a lot, and I'd build another. Or take a crack at one of the newer-tooled Valom kits? Although I've heard they have some build-up issues.

Is that a shark mouth or a wild boar mouth?

You may be onto something. I just get used to seeing big toothy sharks' teeth on stuff, but.... those certainly could be boar's teeth.   This changes everything. We may need to vote on this.

Okay ;

 I have to know how much time I should do this in TEXAS . LOL.LOL.   T.B.

Tanker - Builder

Okay ;

 I have to know how much time I should do this in TEXAS . LOL.LOL.   T.B.

The "sun bleaching thing" I assume? Flat-out heat probably doesn't have much to do with the length of time, it's the UV rays getting through. That being said, 10 sunny days up here, probably does equate to fewer days in your area.

Nice build, and good job fixing the shark mouth. Cool scheme and a plane I hadn't heard of before to boot.

-BD-

I think its a Boar Mouth...

I think... you're correct....