Hello,
lately I have lost my modelling mojo a bit, thanks to the 2 wonderfull Roden kits I'm strugling with. In order to get it back and inspired by the few absolutely stunning Salmson build, that are/were ongoing lately, I decided to tackle this kit.
So far the build is everything I wanted to be - renewed my deteriorated modelling mojo back to the normal, frenzylike levels:) All the parts fit perfectly with one another, there is no flash, the ejectorpin marks are put on such places, that just few of them will be visible and hence, require filling and the level of detail is excellent. In order to say something not that positive about the kit, I will mention that the plastic is tan, ICM like and veeery soft. In other words - prone to injuries as can be seen on the second picture. Still this kind of plactis really easily melts, under the Tamiya SUper thin glue and the bonds, that are created are very strong!
I'm started working on the interior, the wood grain is oils over acrilycs. The paints used are pretty standart Tamiya XF-55 Deck Tan and Gunze Radome H-318. Th eoils are some kind of orange, burnt umber and burnt sienna.
For the linen I used Tamiya XF-55 Deck Tan, for the interior parts Tamiya XF-18 medium blue. The metal parts are done in a new for me way - using the AK interactive true metal paste. This thing is great for small to medium sized details, it is applied with a brush and polished. It looks like the thing, but not as good as Alclad paints, still it is absolutely acceptable for me and there is no need to clean the airbrush for 15 min after 30sec of painting a small part!
Today I'm going for a snowboard vacation in the Austrian alps, so the next update is going to be in 2-3 weeks. In the mean time questions, comments, reccomendations or constructive criticism are most welcomed
best reagrds,
Sasho
