Dazzled's Den
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Wonderful Stringbag and Mig. Well done.
Besting 60 years of mediocre building of average kits in the stand off scale
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Thank you very much Jeff.
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Plan B had mixed results.
Most of the parts came up quite well with a bit of Plastikote.
Of course, there's always one...
This is the clutch cover after I'd stripped it for the third time.
I've given it a polish and a couple of coats of grey primer.
I'll give it overnight to dry and then it'll be buffed up with micromesh ready for another attempt at a shiny coating.
Right now my bench is full of bike bits.
Also, as a bit of "relief", I did a little more to the Italeri Spitfire VB trop.
Obviously I've applied a "little" filler to the model
I also attached the pilots door, radiator and oil cooler intakes...
....plus the wingtips and the rudder which......
is a delightful fit
It's a shame about the fit as the model has some beautiful detail. It's going to be a test to see how much I can maintain.
Darryl
Most of the parts came up quite well with a bit of Plastikote.
Of course, there's always one...
This is the clutch cover after I'd stripped it for the third time.
I've given it a polish and a couple of coats of grey primer.
I'll give it overnight to dry and then it'll be buffed up with micromesh ready for another attempt at a shiny coating.
Right now my bench is full of bike bits.
Also, as a bit of "relief", I did a little more to the Italeri Spitfire VB trop.
Obviously I've applied a "little" filler to the model
I also attached the pilots door, radiator and oil cooler intakes...
....plus the wingtips and the rudder which......
is a delightful fit
It's a shame about the fit as the model has some beautiful detail. It's going to be a test to see how much I can maintain.
Darryl
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Nah - you don't need filler on that - it's a perfect fit!
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I think I've been neglecting this thread rather.
Anyhow, here's the latest news from the Den.
The 'orrible Italeri Spitfire and the not 'orrible but fighting me Airfix Typhoon have been put aside for the moment. First reason is that I was getting very enamoured with the Tamiya Katana I was building.
And it got finished
And I am, I have to admit, quite pleased with it
So, are the Spit and Tiffie back on the bench?
Well, no. Not because of a lack of motivation in wanting to progress them but for a rather more practical reason.
My cramped little den is full of Mig-21.
And this isn't all of it! I have to keep a fair amount to one side.
So, for the time being, it seems, the big Mig is going to dominate the Den.
Of course, the modelling tray may well be another matter....
Anyhow, here's the latest news from the Den.
The 'orrible Italeri Spitfire and the not 'orrible but fighting me Airfix Typhoon have been put aside for the moment. First reason is that I was getting very enamoured with the Tamiya Katana I was building.
And it got finished
And I am, I have to admit, quite pleased with it
So, are the Spit and Tiffie back on the bench?
Well, no. Not because of a lack of motivation in wanting to progress them but for a rather more practical reason.
My cramped little den is full of Mig-21.
And this isn't all of it! I have to keep a fair amount to one side.
So, for the time being, it seems, the big Mig is going to dominate the Den.
Of course, the modelling tray may well be another matter....
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That's a nice finish on the Katana. I have that Italeri Spit, I had heard it was a bit hit and miss but never realised how much so.
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I've never built an Italeri Spitfire either. I keep on hearing horror stories like thisshangos70 wrote:That's a nice finish on the Katana. I have that Italeri Spit, I had heard it was a bit hit and miss but never realised how much so.
I have managed a KP Spitfire, and that's as low as I'm getting!
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Lovely-looking bike model!
Which Big MiG is that on the bench?
cheers,
David
Which Big MiG is that on the bench?
cheers,
David
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Thanks Davidskypirate wrote:Lovely-looking bike model!
Which Big MiG is that on the bench?
cheers,
David
That's an Eduard 1/48th Mig-21PFM. It was an anniversary present from Mrs Dazzled
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That bike is awsome!
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One of these days, I must add one of these Eduard 21s to my stash.
(Of course I laboured over the OEZ kit before the Eduard one came out).
cheers,
David
(Of course I laboured over the OEZ kit before the Eduard one came out).
cheers,
David
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I can highly recommend the Eduard kits.
There are a LOT of fiddly little bits though.
The Laminate Floor Goblin (cousin of the Carpet Monster) hasn't had any yet but I have a feeling that it's only a matter of time.
There are a LOT of fiddly little bits though.
The Laminate Floor Goblin (cousin of the Carpet Monster) hasn't had any yet but I have a feeling that it's only a matter of time.
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Sir T wrote:That bike is awsome!
Thank you Stu
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Hmmmm.... I don't like superglue.Dazzled wrote:There are a LOT of fiddly little bits though.
Does the Weekend Edition dispense with all the extra fiddlies?
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skypirate wrote:Hmmmm.... I don't like superglue.Dazzled wrote:There are a LOT of fiddly little bits though.
Does the Weekend Edition dispense with all the extra fiddlies?
David
Not by much David. There's an awful lot of very small plastic details and the etch has alternative styrene bits that need painting.
The Den is still full of Mig.
But it is a little more progressed now.
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