Hi - sorry for not posting anything sooner but life keeps getting in the way. I hope this post works as I’m doing on my phone and can barely tell what I’m doing- apologies if the photos don’t work.
So I have shelved my current project (‘somewhere in Palestine’ - using the nice little ICM Model T’s and Roden RR armoured car) and commenced work on the tribute build for Des.
Here is the boxing – my overall impression is that it’s a solid kit that can be enhanced by various degrees depending on one’s patience and skill level. The maestros will probably reverse engineer most of the kit, but even those with modest skills such as myself can bump this kit up a bit. [Written a bit after - however, I am picking up quite a few things that are wrong as I keep working on it].
https://photos.app.goo.gl/nQigCXY3sS7xx9aA9 My main gripe with the kit is the number of ejector pin marks – on my one at least there are literally hundreds that have to be filled in. Indeed, I believe I’m heading towards a 1000 already that need to be filled in, along with seam lines that are hard to remove as the plastic is soft. Given it’s a strip down, I’m working on the assumption that potentially everything could be visible, so doing my best to cover these up, but it’s a slow and rather tedious process.
As an example, here are some of the wing ribs– 11 pin marks on each one and there are 48 of these!
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Lw7Hakex9JDhfkzv5 The chair could do with a bit of work – the wicker is fine, but the ‘cushion’ is rather strange and there is no padding around the frame of the chair. I’ve had a go with some Greenstuff(which I’ve never used before) but feel the cushion may be a bit thick and I may try to slim it down or make another attempt.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/1w2qbTRKjsrD3HUz7 The dashboard is nicely done and seems pretty accurate to me (noting there are a few variations in terms of configurations) – I just added a bit of detail here and there.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/bbNxbnGCo8YL5yWS8 The aluminium pieces come plated – to me it looks a bit toy-like, so I decided to strip it off with oven cleaner – note for file – use gloves and take more care next time; this stuff is corrosive on the skin. Clearly I haven’t cleaned a lot of ovens in my life.
Anyhow, back to filler and sanding – I’ll do an undercoat and no doubt there will be a second round to this process…..
cheers
Matt
