Chip's "Ace" build...a little Pudgy.***Finished***
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Re: Chip's "Ace" build...a little Pudgy.
It looks good with the red tips to the tails.
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I am going to call this one finished, though there is one minor problem to fix. Even after filling the nose and cockpit front with lead it is still a tail sitter.
To overcome this I have drilled a hole in the front tyre and glued a piece of stretched sprue into it. This will eventually be secured into the base that I now have to create.
I have put quite a dark wash over it to give it a well used look, and posed it on a piece of polystyrene for the pics:
This is quite a nice kit to put together apart from the excessive amount of rivets, the warped tail boom and the need for copious amounts of weight to stop it from being a tail sitter. I would definitely do another, but pose it as an in flight model!
To overcome this I have drilled a hole in the front tyre and glued a piece of stretched sprue into it. This will eventually be secured into the base that I now have to create.
I have put quite a dark wash over it to give it a well used look, and posed it on a piece of polystyrene for the pics:
This is quite a nice kit to put together apart from the excessive amount of rivets, the warped tail boom and the need for copious amounts of weight to stop it from being a tail sitter. I would definitely do another, but pose it as an in flight model!
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Re: Chip's "Ace" build...a little Pudgy.***Finished***
Excellent! That looks great.
Shame about the tail sitter, know all to well how that is. You could put a tiny bit of tac under the front wheel if you don't want to make a base. I've done that on a few and atleast they don't sit on their back in the cabinet.
Shame about the tail sitter, know all to well how that is. You could put a tiny bit of tac under the front wheel if you don't want to make a base. I've done that on a few and atleast they don't sit on their back in the cabinet.
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Re: Chip's "Ace" build...a little Pudgy.***Finished***
That's looking very pretty. Great work on that old Airfix kit.
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Beautiful work
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Re: Chip's "Ace" build...a little Pudgy.***Finished***
That is excellent Chip. Neat fix for the tail sitting problem even if it does mean making a base.
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Re: Chip's "Ace" build...a little Pudgy.***Finished***
Looks good Chip. Better than one from my past.
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Re: Chip's "Ace" build...a little Pudgy.***Finished***
I am tempted to say "have a go at the Revell one" but I fear that I would be outcast from the forum. Great build and recovery you've achieved, nice one!
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Re: Chip's "Ace" build...a little Pudgy.***Finished***
Excellent!
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Re: Chip's "Ace" build...a little Pudgy.***Finished***
A very good rendition. Like the weathering. Not overdone
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Re: Chip's "Ace" build...a little Pudgy.***Finished***
Very, very nice job! Who doesn't love a P-38 ?!
Excellent build. I really must get me one of these.
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Excellent build. I really must get me one of these.
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Re: Chip's "Ace" build...a little Pudgy.***Finished***
That came out lovely Chip, great work.
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Re: Chip's "Ace" build...a little Pudgy.***Finished***
Thanks everyone.
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Re: Chip's "Ace" build...a little Pudgy.***Finished***
That's a great looking build, well done on your completed GB chip.
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