Consider it DONE..
– Cheap Revell kit in 1/24; was given as a present from my brother, ten years ago
with not much details but flesh on some parts, others would build…
It was a 4 month project. It was more a happy that it is done :D. My workbench is a mess since then, and I haven’t touched anything modelrelated. But I ordered gunpla for 100€..
I am getting close not to die over detailing this Kit…. Real Rubber around the front and backshield..and fotoedged footpedals, barely seen, even without the cover.. 😀
I’m interested in getting into aircraft modeling and I wanted to start with my favorite plane of all time the SR-71 Blackbird. Any suggestions on a good kit and scale?
It was a birthdaypresent from my brother 13 years ago. Now it is time to give it back..^^. With all the photoedged parts and extras it isn’t that cheap anymore. But it gives you alot of space to impovise and scratchbuild.
I glued the ones in the middle but it was hoping i could manage to leave the mainbelts free. Sadly they dont bend on their own so much, that it would look realistic. Esp. In front of the seat. They also look too new.
Not sure how the old seatbelts were installed, but the new ones are installed like my Peugeot 207 posted here. A cross at the end to the nearest horizontal bar of a roll cage.
You can always weather the seatbelts.
As a modeler progress, they will get to a point where they won’t finish a kit ever because they always think something isn’t right &…[Read more]
Finished the underside of my Audi Urquattro. Want to preserve it with a topcoat but I am afraight that using just a matt coat will unify all the different shinings to much.any suggestions?
No problem. Sorry I’m so late, but I think your WIP is taking shape. Wood glue gives you time to fiddle with the seatbelts & if you screw up like touching the glue on the seat, you can wipe it off with a damp cloth or q-tip. Easy. CA on PE. Don’t bother with plastic cement except for interior to underside bonding. Also, wood glue on clear parts.…[Read more]
* Found this improperly built & painted kit in my stash
* Disassembled it & removed paints
* Lot of sanding, polishing & puttying even the clear parts
* New 3rd-party decals
* New color scheme
* DIY PE hood grill & side vents
* PE wheel pins, brake discs & windshield wiper
* Baremetal
I don’t know where to buy the Belkits seatbelts. They’re wovern fiber. No adhesives. I used wood glue. You can buy the other PE seatbelts in different colors (I don’t paint them, but you can). 1 side is adhesive. Like stickers. Cut to size & install. + PE buckles. You need 2 pairs of tweezers or needle-nose pilers to bend them. A magnifier would…[Read more]
1 thing for sure is the 3rd party merchandises or grade-up kits can & will cost more than the model kits. If you care about details, it’s worth it. Like you can detail gunplas with metal parts & whatnots. Or military kits with aftermarket upgrades. Insane details.
This is a build I finished last year of the old orginal VF-1J Max super Valkyrie.
Not bad kit for it’s age. Not as good as the latest Hasegawa kits. Bit still a piece of modeling history