A few bits of progress, not a bad few days!
1/144 Academy MiG-29
It didn’t quite turn out as well as I hoped, but it is finished. When I masked off for the painting of the fins and nose, I didn’t push the masking tape hard enough into the panel lines, so, the paint in one location travelled down the panel line. Unfortunately, I forgot to record which paint I used… I remembered it was an acrylic, but that’s it! Still, as the instructions had disappeared, it wasn’t totally built correctly. With a few errors, and with the instructions missing, I couldn’t apply all the decals. As such, I just put on a few red stars, and left the rest off (for the spares box).
1/72 Hasegawa P-40N
My other P-40 went to the bin, but this one was a lot better. Actually, I could have saved the old one, but, wasn’t in the mood for a rescue job. The major problem was with the undercarriage doors. Hasegawa would have you cut part way into a bend, with no guidelines in the plastic. The answer was to do it carefully, scoring just mildly, then gradually increasing the depth, until a good break can be made. The first line was done by rocking the blade along the existing line, then carrying on into the raw plastic.
The white has been sprayed a few times. Originally with Tamiya white (acrylic), but I didn’t mix it that well, or something, so, I over-sprayed with Humbrol 34 enamel. Seems OK. Brushing painting the nose, as it didn’t spray well, not sure
1/72 Tamiya Seiran
The fit is so good, it holds together sans glue! Seams sanded down, with a dab of Mr.Surfacer to smooth it out. Ready for more…
1/144 Eduard Avia CS-92
Not a bad fit, except the upper nose for some reason. Still, all good now. Same for the wing roots, but, it’s all been filled and sanded. Ready for the engines, canopy, painting, etc.
1/144 Dragon Railgun ‘Leopold’
Some work here, but, a lot more needed!
1/48 Eduard Mirage IIIC
Partially primed, cockpit ready, sans seat, for which I’m painting some foil strip. All in, looks good! Amazing considering what a challenge it’s been so far…
