iggie's Special Christmas Goblin ***FINISHED***

[iggie]

Ok, for anyone still awake, further progress report:
Going at this a bit whatsit before elbow, as I'm doing the topsides painting first and will then tackle the black, white and silver undersides last
Dark Earth and Dark Green done, plus a dusting of aluminium on the rigging

[Old_Tonto]

That looks really good iggie. Great work.

[AndrewR]

Nice parallel rigging.

[iggie]

Cheers chaps; I'm still really enjoying this build, partly the less than beautiful looks of the aircraft and partly because it being a gift there is that extra incentive to 'do a proper job' of it
There are several bits of PE that I would ordinarily have cheerfully left on the fret, but that have been dutifully used on this one
So progress to last night:
Undercarriage fitted, undersides of wings painted (half black, half white) and a bit of touching up to the topside colours to neaten the leading edge demarcation, wind-shield and machine gun (including fore and back sights! ) fitted

[Arcwelder]

I like it a lot. And great job on the flying wires: not easy in 1/72 (or ever)

[iggie]

And here we have the finished article:
Acrylic paints (Humbrol and Revell) with hairy stick application....final matt varnish (Windsor & Newton) overall.
Rigging wires from sewing-in elastic
I've not weathered it (yet) but might in the future
Very enjoyable build, and it seems to be a kit that rewards a bit of effort; my thanks indeed to my Secret Santa, and to Matt for organising everything!

[Purplethistle]

Very smart work Iggie, especially the rigging.
Not familiar with the type, need to look it up.

[Dirkpitt289]

Now that is a very sharp build. Bravo!

[Old_Tonto]

Top build iggie. Great work.

[iggie]

Thanks chaps!

The varnish is an artists flat varnish, made by Windsor & newton and is acrylic so nice and easy brush cleaning and thinning (if required). It's full description is Galeria Mediums Matt Varnish 75ml. They do a gloss and satin too; all very easy to brush apply. Although I've yet to try airbrushing them, I can't see that it will be a problem

Here is a link to it for sale (other sites are available ): https://www.craftyarts.co.uk/art-suppli ... Ai9K8P8HAQ