Tamiya 1/48 Douglas skyraider

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Tamiya 1/48 Douglas skyraider

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Hi all I don't normally do planes (to be honest I'm rubbish at them) but I remember building the airfix one as a young lad and I remembered it had so many more parts than any other plane I ever built, well I saw it and it bought back happy memories so I bought it, it's been in the stash for a while and since I'm starting to get bored of the ships at the moment and looking in the stash no cars took my fancy I thought while I'm waiting for my pocher 1/4 ducati I would pull this out and have a go. I'm not intending to try and build some great model as i dont have the knowledge or skill with a plane, I am intending to do the Knight Rider 300 version from the kit.
Anyhow here is the kit and my start on it.
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I have always liked the spad,look forward to your progress.
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Hi all well I'm still doing it and here is the next update.
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Hi all done a bit more on this. I have to say I'm a bit disappointed with tamiya they only give the option for landing gear down and I wanted it up but the doors are a really bad fit when you cut the unnecessary bits off to have them shut, I've bodged it up as best I can.
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nice going so far! It is a very good kit.
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You can't be that rubbish - it's already better than mine! Keep up the good work.
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Well tidy,so far,keep it up.
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Hi all well I've developed a bad habit of starting models and not finishing them(I get to a boring bit or a tricky bit, or it's just not going very well (like this one) and I shelve it)

Well I've decided this yr I'm going to try and restart, and who knows maybe even God forbid finish a few.

Well this one not being a subject im very good at got left as soon as the going got even slightly tricky, when I left off (The kit dose not have the option for landing gear up but that was how I wanted it, simple enough I thought) the landing gear doors would not shut properly so I valiantly struggled for about 5 mins then shelved it and gave up.

Well I've started it again and ive done my best with landing gear doors, had a go at doing the panel lines with a pin wash ruined it, stripped the paint off had another go, same result so this time I repainted it and tried my own idea I got some 600 grit and a piece of black pastel which I sanded over the wing I then rubbed it in with my finger, then wiped the mess off with a damp cloth, i am quite pleased with the effect.

I've added some weathering (probably not great as I know little about planes but I'm happy with how it's going)

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That seems to have worked nicely
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It's great to see our Skyraider back and that is a good effort with the weathering - apart from once managing some exhaust staining on an Airfix Lancaster using my airbrush, I always seem to bottle it when it comes to weathering aircraft although I routinely weather military vehicles.
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I think you've achieved quite a good result with your weathering. I've never got on very well washes myself so I tend to use an old Tamiya weathering block (it's a bit like an eyeshadow trio, probably why I find it easier ;-) ). Just remember, what works for one won't always work for another, but it's what works for you. As long as you're happy with the results.

Keep up the good work.
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I think your weathering looks really good,weathering and rigging are no go areas for me :sad:
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Next update, last one for a fortnight (holiday of a lifetime cruising the Caribbean)

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Looking good!
Enjoy your cruise 8-)
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iggie wrote:Looking good!
Enjoy your cruise 8-)
Ditto
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