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My 1/72 scale aircraft

After a couple of days of painting, I added clear coat and decals. I decided to go with the camouflage version…
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In brighter light…
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Next will be the landing gear and doors.
The main landing gear are fairly complex, with a lot of parts.
After which I can put on the bombs, exhaust pipes, and propellers. Then will be the canopy, lights, etc., and finishing touches.

See ya next time…
 
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Dean62 said:
After a couple of days of painting, I did clear coat and decals. I decided to go with the camouflage version…
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In brighter light…
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Next will be the landing gear and doors.
The main landing gear are fairly complex, with a lot of parts.
After which I can put on the bombs, exhaust pipes, and propellers. Then will be the canopy, lights, etc., and finishing touches.

See ya next time…
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I love the underside color and details ! How did you do the panel lines?
 
Corsair said:
I love the underside color and details ! How did you do the panel lines?
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Thank you!
I do a wash of thinned out black in the panel lines and I don’t have to worry about getting any outside of the line because I haven’t painted yet. Then I dry brush over the areas with panel lines and paint the other areas. It is very time consuming, but it’s a nice effect. ;)
 
Dean62 said:
After a couple of days of painting, I added clear coat and decals. I decided to go with the camouflage version…
View attachment 617152View attachment 617153View attachment 617154View attachment 617155

In brighter light…
View attachment 617156View attachment 617158View attachment 617159View attachment 617160
View attachment 617163

Next will be the landing gear and doors.
The main landing gear are fairly complex, with a lot of parts.
After which I can put on the bombs, exhaust pipes, and propellers. Then will be the canopy, lights, etc., and finishing touches.

See ya next time…
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A very nice color scheme and accentuating of the seams, Dean.
Regards, Peter
 
Peter Voogt said:
A very nice color scheme and accentuating of the seams, Dean.
Regards, Peter
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Thanks Peter!
Daniel20 said:
I agree with Jeff, you hit a home run on the underside panels. The unusual rectangles and cross lines on top add to the uniqueness of the aircraft.
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Thanks Daniel!

ps - Not too many 1/72 scale models have great panel line detail, so when they do it's worth the extra effort to make them show.
 
Next was the main landing gear assemblies…
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I did the tail wheel too and finished the bombs as well…
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I painted the landing gear bay doors. Then it was time for assembly of all of those parts…
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And finally the bombs we’re glued on…
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Once this dries overnight, I can flip the airplane over on the wheels. In the interim I will begin assembly of the propellers.

See ya next time…
 
De Havilland Mosquito is finished!
I was a little apprehensive when I started it, but Tamiya did a great job with this kit. Everything went together well. The canopy frame was fun, I had to put the camouflage pattern on it. ;)
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On the shelf with the RAF aircraft of WW2…
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Considering my next build. Jet or WW1…
See ya next time…
 
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Next…
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This is another antique kit I found on EBay. I have been wanting to build one to add to the US training aircraft.

Old and very basic! Just seats and pilots…
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Since I am not adding pilots to obstruct the view in the cockpit, I decided to make instrument panels, control sticks, and add some rudder pedals. I also decided to add texture to the seats and finally add the runner boards you walk on, which will help attach the control sticks and rudder pedals.
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Then the fuselage halves were joined after installing everything to one side first.
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Next will be painting the fuselage after adding the wheel struts. Then I can add windshields and start work on the engine, which will need much modification to look presentable. ;)


See ya next time…
 
Dean62 said:
Next…
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This is another antique kit I found on EBay. I have been wanting to build one to add to the US training aircraft.

Old and very basic! Just seats and pilots…
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Since I am not adding pilots to obstruct the view in the cockpit, I decided to make instrument panels, control sticks, and add some rudder pedals. I also decided to add texture to the seats and finally add the runner boards you walk on, which will help attach the control sticks and rudder pedals.
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Then the fuselage halves were joined after installing everything to one side first.
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Next will be painting the fuselage after adding the wheel struts. Then I can add windshields and start work on the engine, which will need much modification to look presentable. ;)


See ya next time…
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I love the instrument panels !
 
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