Thanks Stuart, Shaun & Billy
ShaunW wrote:That snowspeeder is a little gem, Iggie, the detail has really popped out very nicely under your painting and weathering. Great work with the Trumpeter Wellington as well. In the naked plastic the geodetic effect looks a little overdone but once painted and varnished it looks good to me.
Shaun, these Bandai kits virtually weather themselves; chuck a bit of Tamiya smoke, or even ground pastels in water on them, and job done! The moulding is so sharp the every panel line, and every pipe or edge takes the wash beautifully.
As far as the Wellington is concerned, I really don't understand all the negativity about it on various forums and review sites. It builds easily, has plenty of detail, and as you say, with paint and varnish it looks the part.
In other news, but sort of linked (totally unwittingly on my part, honest!) to my last build this is the Military Wheels Soviet Aerosan; these vehicles were often to be found in the colder regions of the Soviet empire and were used for transporting the post and other civil functions. Sort of a Snowspeeder but old skool style!
The kit itself is of typical short-run quality, but to be fair goes together fairly well. Paint was Revell 'Blue' with Anthracite for the prop. No decals.
Not my best build ever, but it was fun (and ain't that the whole point?
) and it's an unusual little beast! Interestingly there is no guard around the prop such as you might see on the air boats in the south of the USA; very handy for trimming fingernails I suppose